What is the superiority of Wu Zetian, who had a very high status in ancient times? is also a woman ruling the country, why did Wu Zetian dare to raise a face, but Cixi didn't dare? Wu Zetian was one of the most legendary female political scientists in ancient China and the only female emperor of an ancient Chinese feudal dynasty. She entered the court from the Forbidden Court of the Deep Palace, eventually replacing the Li Tang Dynasty and creating a peaceful and prosperous eraIn the whole process, she showed extraordinary insight, decisiveness, and various means and strategies.
Wu Zetian's most admirable thing is her unique employment strategy, which played a fundamental role in her consolidation of the throne. The imperial examination was a landmark system for electing officials in ancient China, it can allow the children of the poor to enter the officialdom through their own efforts to display their talents, which is relatively fair. Wu Zetian perfected the imperial examination system and also reused the children of the poor family, which naturally played a role in winning the hearts of the people and expanding the ruling base. In terms of liberal arts, Wu Zetian added the palace examination, adjusted the subjects of the imperial examination, innovated the content of the examination, and selected people who are truly talented and learned.
When Wu Zetian was in power, he changed the name of the Tang Dynasty to "Zhou", but the bureaucracy and the basic policies of the country did not changeWu Zetian also rectified the rule of officials and developed culture and education, so the country's economy has been further developed during the reign of Wu Zetian, and the history books have also given a high evaluation, saidWu Zetian continued to carry forward the good atmosphere of Zhenguan's rule and opened the way for the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty. Because of this, the common people don't care too much about Wu Zetian's personal life, and they don't care too much about the Datang name change, all they care about is whether their living environment is stable.
According to historical records, Wu Zetian's prime ministers are also more flexible and pragmatic, and in foreign relations, some ethnic minorities and foreign countries still use the name of the Tang Dynasty, because the ministers coaxed Wu Zetian to say that they could suppress each other. The common people have a high opinion of Wu Zetian, and the basic principle of her governance is to pay attention to the national economy and people's livelihood, rectify the rule of officials, and Wu Zetian can be called a great female politician.
How big is Wu Zetian's power? Why does no one dare to take care of the wanton noodle head? Wu Zetian raised a lot in his later yearsFace head, we can understand that she is the male spouse of a female political leader, and Wu Zetian favored these faces of her in his later years, so that later the Manchu ministers were in danger. Judging from the various policies and the way various things are handled,Wu Zetian is definitely a very smart person with extremely high ruling ability, but it has to be mentioned,Wu Zetian is also very brutal, she basically killed all the politically capable people in the Li family, and even killed her own son, and Wu Zetian takes great care of the Wu family, and even once Wu Zetian had such an idea, saying that he could make his nephew the crown prince and let his nephew succeed him after a hundred years.
ThankfullyDi RenjieAt the critical moment, she persuaded her that there would be almost no nephews sacrificing to her aunt when people in the past dynasties sacrificed, relatively speaking, she was still a son, even if her son was not surnamed Wu, but after all, Wu Zetian's blood flowed in his body, and for this reason, Wu Zetian did not pass on the world to the Wu family. So,What strange and ruining things did the emperors of the Tang Dynasty do? The first thing was that Li Zhi took his father's concubine, and the second thing was that Li Shimin killed his brother and occupied his brother-in-law, in contrastTang Xuanzong Li Longji was even more ruthless, and when he fell in love with his daughter-in-law, he simply divorced his son and daughter-in-law, and then summoned his daughter-in-law into the palace.
Maybe in the Tang Dynasty, people's sense of morality was not so strong, after all, there was no Song Ming Dynasty at that time, so those Tang Dynasty emperors did countless things that would make people's jaws drop, so what is Wu Zetian's raising a few faces? In fact, there is another reason why Wu Zetian raises his face, everyone knows that the status of women in ancient society was extremely lowAlthough Wu Zetian held state power, he was unable to completely improve the status of women, since this is the case,She rebelled as an emperor and challenged this patriarchal society, since the male emperor can have three thousand beauties, why can't she, as a female emperor, have a male favorite? Therefore, Wu Zetian's behavior of choosing a man to serve her in the palace is no different from that of a male emperor choosing a concubine.
What is so outstanding about Wu Zetian, why did Cixi not dare to follow Wu Zetian's example? When Wu Zetian was in power, China was powerful in all directions, and when the Empress Dowager Cixi was in power, it became a Quartet in power, and the difference between the two achievements was like a king and bronze. However, the Empress Dowager Cixi defeated Wu Zetian in one aspect, that isFidelity to her husband。Wu Zetian first killed Tang Taizong, and later killed his son Tang Gaozong, and later became a crowd, but the Empress Dowager Cixi only had some rumors chasing after the wind and shadows, and never derailed.
MoreoverThe harem system of the Tang Dynasty did not seem to be very strict, the boundary between the front and back dynasties is also very blurred, which gives Wu Zetian and others an opportunity. On the other hand, in the Qing Dynasty after 1000 years, the system of the entire empire is becoming more and more perfect, and all aspects of harem management have become very mature after more than 1000 years of running-in, and the harem system basically blocks all the possibilities of derailment of concubines, so it is impossible to have a large number of concubines derailed like TV dramas.
First of all, the side of the harem ladies and nobles24 hoursis accompanied by a large number of palace people and eunuchs, which basically cuts off the possibility of the Empress Dowager Cixi getting the people around her to cheat herself, after all, it is difficult to deal with so many people. We don't know if Cixi wants to cheat, but it is certain that Cixi will definitely not dare, if she really has a male favorite, it will never be put on the surface. Compared with Wu Zetian, Cixi's way of ruling power is very different, and Cixi's power is in accordance with the law of etiquette, because the rules of the Qing Dynasty are like thisThe Empress Dowager Cixi has been legal to listen to the government three times, as the so-called mother is more expensive than the son, if her son Tongzhi Emperor did not die so soon after the government, Cixi would never have had the opportunity to listen to the government all the time.
ExactlyBecause those emperors all ascended the throne at a young age, Cixi had the opportunity to take power, that is to say, Cixi's power is scrupulous, at least the appearance must be sufficient, otherwise it will not be justified by outsiders. Compared with Wu Zetian,Empress Dowager Cixi's reign was not thorough enough, because the Qing Dynasty not only had one empress, but another Empress Dowager Ci'an could restrain Cixi's behavior, This can also be found in the history books, every time Cixi makes a decision, even if she pretends to be, she has to ask the Empress Dowager Ci'an, because Ci'an's status is above her, so Cixi does not dare to follow Wu Zetian for various reasons.