When Wu Zetian was in power, more than 300 prisoners in Sixing Temple forged a big footprint, and Wu Zetian ordered an Amnesty. Why?

When Wu Zetian was in power, more than 300 prisoners in Sixing Temple forged a big footprint, saying it was a miracle, and Wu Zetian granted amnesty to the world. Here's what happened. There are more than 300 prisoners in Sixing Temple who are idle and bored. I heard that Empress Wu Zetian likes auspicious things, so they made a big footprint together, and then claimed to see a tall golden saint. The saint said that these prisoners were all made a wish. Don't be afraid. Today, the son of heaven is a wise king, and he will pardon you soon.

Then he disappeared, leaving only one footprint here. Wu Zetian heard the news and immediately sent someone to check it. She really saw a huge footprint, so she wrote a letter to the world and changed the year number.

Many emperors in ancient times liked Rui, either colorful auspicious clouds or unicorn beasts. Officials are also busy congratulating and kowtowing to the emperor. Empress Wu Zetian, as the only female emperor in a patriarchal society, needs some auspicious signs to prove that her imperial power is given by heaven. When she was Wu Cairen of Emperor Taizong, the fortune teller Li even figured out that a woman named Wu ascended the throne, which prevented Emperor Taizong from killing maids.

There were many such auspicious events in the warrior era of the Queen. According to Zhang Kun's book "A Book of Ruling and Ruling" in Tang Dynasty, a man got a piece of purple white stone in Luoshui, which read: "My wife is near the water, and Yongchang is the emperor's business". After presenting it to the queen, she was rewarded with five fruits. In fact, this is nothing more than engraving on the white stone and coating it with purple stone powder and medicine. Tribute to one stone can get the five senses, which shows the queen's preference for auspiciousness.