Today we are going to talk about Wu Zetian's experience after entering the palace at the beginning. In the last episode, we discussed her family background, her father Wu Shi Tong in the last years of the Sui Dynasty scattered his family wealth to join Li Yuan's Tang Club, and thus got Li Yuan's respect, Wu Shi Tong mixed quite well, and even the official residence of the third grade.
However, there is always an end to life, and Samurai died at the age of fifty-nine. The departure of her father brought great difficulties to Wu Zetian, because she lost the protection of her previous father, and the head of the family became her half-brother Wu Yuanqing.
Wu Yuanqing didn't like Wu Zetian's three mothers, so Wu Zetian's childhood was also very difficult, leaving a lot of shadows.
Wu Zetian's road to the palace originated from her outstanding beauty and lustful Li Shimin, who stepped into the palace at a young age. However, there is controversy in historical accounts about the exact time she entered the palace.
The Zizhi Tongjian records the eleventh year of Zhenguan, but this statement is suspected to be wrong. According to the record of "Tang Shilu", Wu Zetian should have entered the palace in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, which is more reliable.
Considering that Wu Zetian's father died in the ninth year of Zhenguan, if she entered the court in the eleventh year of Zhenguan, she couldn't be a bride after her father died for two years, it doesn't make sense logically.
Among the many beauties in the harem, Li Shimin seemed to be quite fond of Wu Zetian at first. After all, she was young and beautiful, her skin was as white as jade, and Li Shimin also gave her a thunderous name - Wu Meiniang, which was famous at that time.
According to Li Shimin's character, it is not easy to give her such a fleshy name, and the modern translation may be "charming little goblin". However, with the beauty of the harem in the clouds, it is not easy to stand out.
So, why did Li Shimin snub Wu Zetian in the end? It may have something to do with personal taste. After all, turnip and cabbage, each has his own love, and every man has his favorite type in his heart.
Take a look at Wang Sicong's example, although he has had many girl friends, almost all of them are Internet celebrity faces, which is exactly the type he likes. In the same way, Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was no exception.
However, in order to win Li Shimin's favor, Wu Zetian also made a lot of efforts, but the direction of her efforts seems to be a little off, what is the specific reason? Let's break it down in detail.
Li Shimin is a super killer Matt, especially fond of horses, one of which is particularly good, named"Lion Skull"γThe horse got its name because it was difficult to tame and was as playful as a lion.
Once, Li Shimin took a group of beloved concubines and Wu Zetian to see the horse taming with great interest. However, no matter how much the trainers tried, they could not bring the horse to its knees.
At this time, Wu Zetian walked up to Li Shimin and said confidently: "Your Majesty, I have a way to tame this horse." Li Shimin looked at Wu Zetian, although he was a little puzzled, he still gave her his trust.
Wu Zetian continued: "I only need three things: an iron whip, an iron hammer, and a dagger. When Li Shimin heard this, he was a little surprised in his heart, thinking that this was not a tool for horse training.
Just as he wanted to ask, Wu Zetian spoke: "If this horse is not convinced, I will whip it with an iron whip, if it still refuses, I will hit its head with a hammer, and finally if it still refuses, I will stab it to death with a dagger." β
These words stunned everyone present, and Li Shimin just said perfunctorily: "You are amazing." β
Li Shimin prefers the gentle and virtuous eldest grandson Empress, while Li Zhi prefers the strong personality of Wu Zetian. During Li Shimin's reign, Wu Zetian was difficult to be favored because of his incompatible personality.
However, after Li Shimin fell ill, Wu Zetian, as the emperor's favorite concubine, often took care of him by his side, and intersected with Li Zhi, laying the groundwork for their future story.
Cuiwei Palace took refuge in the summer, but Li Shimin unexpectedly slept for a long time. For his harem, the future is full of unknowns and uncertainties. If they do not have children, they can only shave their titles as nuns, pray for the blessings of the first emperor, and spend the rest of their lives.
Wu Zetian was one of them, and was forced to leave the palace and enter the Ganye Temple to practice. This not only laid the groundwork for her future belief in Buddhism, but also made her life full of challenges and endless loneliness.
Wu Zetian, the empress's version of the little novice, although she recited scriptures in the temple, her heart was full of thirst for power. But if she has been spending her entire life in the temple, then where did the empress come from?
Now that she has fallen to the lowest point in her life, how can she get out of the temple and return to the court?We'll continue with this question in the next issue. β