Wu Zetian's eternal mystery is true.

Introduction: Wu Zetian is the only orthodox queen in the history of China. Wu Zetian was born smart and resourceful, with profound talent and outstanding strategy. After nearly 30 years of assisting Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, she ascended the throne and changed the Tang Dynasty to Zhou Dynasty, becoming an unprecedented orthodox female emperor in the feudal history of China. However, she left eight mysteries in her life, which are still unsolved.

1. The mystery of the face

In the seventh year of Wude, Wu Zetian was born in Wenshui County in central Shanxi. After Wu Zetian came to power, because she was born here, she changed her name to Xing Wu County, and followed the example of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, exempting the people here from taxes. After Wu Zetian abdicated, she immediately restored the name of Wenshui County.

His father samurai asked Yuan Tiangang, a famous fortune teller in Yizhou, to tell his family's fortune, saying that they were all rich. Wu Zetian was still in her arms, dressed in boys' clothes, and was picked up by the wet nurse. Yuan Tiangang "looked up" and said in shock: "dzi beads have a phoenix neck, which is extremely expensive". And predicted that if she is a woman, she will be the master of the world in the future.

It is also said that Yuan Tiangang not only looked at Wu Zetian's face, but also made her walk several steps before deciding that "if she is a woman, she should be the son of heaven". The emperors in the history books, either auspicious or supernatural, have proved that "the monarch is given by God". Then, Wu Zetian is no exception.

2. The Mystery of Toy Boy

A calm analysis of Wu Zetian's Toy Boy problem can be seen from two angles: one is from her physiological needs as a "person" and a "woman", and the other is from her perspective as a politician and a queen.

As a woman, she needs a man to satisfy her, but this need will never be satisfied.

In the first year of Tianshou, Wu Zetian officially ascended the throne, changed her title to Zhou, and became a veritable female emperor. Her needs as a woman have also been aroused. Her favorite Xue Huaiyi was assassinated by her because she was tall and strong, but she didn't "tame" her.

She favored Shen Nan Polygonum hydropiper, but she was rejected because she reached middle age. Her lucky brother, Zhang Yizhi, has a peach blossom face and is very kind to her, which makes her spiritually satisfied. Chun Qing stayed for the time being. She thanked Zhang Er for her dedication, awarded senior officials and entrusted her with the management of the country, becoming the most trusted person in her later years.

As a queen and a shrewd politician, Wu Zetian raised Toy Boy mainly to show the authority of the queen. Wu Zetian became a waiter after she was 73 years old. Even if she lives well, stays healthy and takes aphrodisiacs, it is difficult to rejuvenate an old woman. She is showing off to everyone: Since a man can have a group of concubines when he is emperor, a woman should be served by a Toy Boy when she is enthroned. When it comes to the history of China, no other woman is an emperor.

As a female politician, if she wants to be invincible in the autocratic era of male emperors, it can be said that she is "building a big tree to attract the wind" and faces the difficulty of going it alone. In order to convince our subjects, we must establish our absolute authority and dignity artificially and actively. She should exercise the same rights and enjoy the same benefits as the male emperor in all fields. So on the issue of "sex", she had to follow the example of the male emperor. Even if it is not for "sexual desire", she wants to have a few young members of the opposite sex to comfort her loneliness and relieve her old worries, which is understandable for her as the son of heaven.

In a word, Wu Zetian's life is great and unique, and her later life is full of "sexual happiness". Accompanied by many people, as a big woman, she calmly handled the huge work pressure of an imperial leader and completed a heavy and powerful fatal blow to masculinity by a woman.

3. The mystery of the name

According to historical records, Wu Zetian used the names Mei Niang and Chang before her death. According to the research of scholars in Taiwan Province Province, before she was called Mei Niang, she also had a name called Yue.

"Tai Ping Guang Ji" contains the name of Mei Niang: "Taizong learned the beauty of women and was called a gifted scholar. Only fourteen years old. " "When I met the emperor, I was given the name Mei Niang". Well, Wu Zetian used the name Mei Niang for about 20 years. Because she entered the palace twice since Ganye Temple, her identity became Zhao Yi of Tang Gaozong. It is obviously inappropriate to continue to call "Mei Niang" from the perspective of ethics or political system. What is clear is that she abandoned the name Mei Niang immediately after she became king.

Kong Ming's name was recorded in the emotional record of Tang Xinyu: "If I smell it again, everyone will be famous. I should use Kong Ming's name. " Ming, in the world; Empty, Buddhist terminology. Everything is empty. May be just ascended the throne, in order to keep a low profile, so I chose this slightly negative name.

Chang's name is contained in "Biography of Shu and Wu in the New Tang Dynasty": "The Queen Mother changed Chang to an imperial edict." It is possible that Wu Zetian changed her name to "Chang" shortly after she was called "Kongming". The words "bright" and "empty" form the word "qi", which is pronounced "Zhao" to highlight the brightness. Her original twelve words, the first one is "bang". In order to avoid taboo, he changed the imperial edict into a book order, and his grandson Li had to change his name to Li Zhongrun. From then on, Wu Zetian became famous until her death.

According to the textual research of Taiwan Province provincial scholars, Wu Zetian also has a name called Yue, which is mainly based on the conclusion of Tang Zhao Ji in, that "Sun Chuyue" was named Mao Dao because of "avoiding the taboo in the palace" and quoted circumstantial evidence. Because there is no evidence, it can only be said that this is the case. But it stands to reason that she had a name before calling Mei Niang, that is, she was fourteen years old.

4. Mystery of "Sudden Death of a Daughter"

Wu Zetian gave birth to four sons and two daughters for Tang Gaozong. Among them, the eldest daughter died in infancy. For the death of the baby, both Wu Zetian and Queen Wang were accused of "murder". However, there are different opinions about the truth. Sima Guang, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once asserted from the ethical nature of "tiger poison doesn't eat its son" that "fear of martial arts won't be so shallow", but most people would rather believe that it exists than that it doesn't exist.

It is not recorded in the biographies and biographies of Chu Xiang, but "the son of a baby with a trembling throat" is mentioned in Mitchell's place. The specific situation is unknown. Record: "Zhao Yi's daughter died suddenly and was killed by Queen Wang."

Made a detailed record: "Zhao Yi gave birth to a daughter, then took care of her and went. Zhao Yi dived into the water to kill his son and waited for the emperor. Yang smiled and watched her die. I was surprised and asked questions left and right. They all say' come back later'. Ostentation and extravagance means crying sadly, which the emperor can't observe. He said angrily, "after killing my daughter, I lusted after my wife, and now I am evil!" " "

This has a short record, which was recorded in Yonghui for five years. In short, it is a fact that Wu Zetian had a daughter who died suddenly. Whether it is unexplained death, accidental suffocation death, or really Wu Zetian's "sudden death", this matter has indeed become a weapon for Wu Zetian to fight against the queen.

5. Mystery of "Killing Sister and Killing Brother"

Wang wrote Zi Jian to criticize Wu Zetian for "killing his father and mother". "Killing my sister" should be untrue, because all the books do not clearly record the cause of death of her sister, Mrs. Han. The two daughters of Han's wife were both killed by Wu Zetian, and it is a fact that the death of one of Helan's family is directly related to Wu Zetian's "Tu Xiong".

Wu Zetian's "Brother Tu" was established, but there are some differences in the plot. For example, when Helan's family was poisoned, the old Tang book said it was in Wu Zetian's mother's mansion. According to the Book of Old Tang Dynasty, Tang Yao Hui gave a banquet to commemorate Mount Tai's meditation.

After the death of Guo Wei, the sister of Lady Wu Zetian, her daughter Helan was named Mrs. Guo Wei and lived in the palace to serve Tang Gaozong. Helan was only in his twenties at that time, and Wu Zetian was 47 years old. Therefore, she is jealous of this young niece.

So, at the banquet where officials presented food to the emperor and queen after the seal of Mount Tai, she poisoned the food and asked Wu Weiliang, the secretariat of the first state, and Wu Huaiyun, the secretariat of the second state, to present food to Mrs. Wei, which led to her sudden death after eating it. Later, he blamed the Wu Weiliang brothers, killed them and changed their faith.

Wu Liang and Wu Huaiyun are Wu Zetian's cousins. According to the old and new records in the Biography of the Empress of the New Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian's father, a samurai, was "disrespectful to Yang" after his death. Yang, the mother of Wu Zetian. "Rude", the meaning is unknown.

At the beginning of Wu Zetian's participation in politics, Wu Weiliang's brother was promoted to be an official because he needed the help of his relatives, regardless of hatred. But their brother didn't appreciate it, and even threatened that if it was because of the queen's promotion, we would be "worried but not honored." So Wu Zetian killed two birds with one stone, took the opportunity to kill his niece, and then killed his cousin.

6. Mystery of Mausoleum

If the mausoleum of the emperor in the world is the most difficult to dig, then there is no doubt that it is Wu Zetian's "eternal defense" dry mausoleum. Her mausoleum was split by the sword of the cold weapon era and bombarded by the machine guns and heavy artillery of the hot weapon era. However, in the long years of 1200 years, Ganling was independent.

Don't you think there are still people stealing ancient tombs? No, from the moment Wu Zetian lay in Ganling, Liangshan never stopped. Huang Chao, the leader of the rebel army in the late Tang Dynasty, was the first person to go to Ganling. He led 400,000 peasant rebels and almost leveled half of Liangshan, but he got nothing because he misjudged the direction.

The second person who reached out to Ganling was Wen Tao, our Yaozhou ambassador in the Five Dynasties. Before Ganling, this man had excavated 17 Tang tombs, and only Ganling was left. When Huang likes to cut corners, he also dug Ganling in broad daylight with tens of thousands of men, only to find that the mountain was hit by wind and rain three times. The weather cleared up immediately when the troops retreated. Tao Wen really didn't understand what was going on, so he gave up the idea. Ling escaped the second robbery at this time.

The most dangerous thing is the third time. During the Republic of China, Sun Lianzhong, the general of Kuomintang, sent a modern reorganization division. Under the cover of military exercises, he blasted the third floor of the tomb with black powder and erected stone bars. When he was about to go in, a thick smoke suddenly appeared, spiraled up and turned into a tornado, destroying the whole army to pieces. In this way, Gan Ling finally escaped the last bullet.

7. The mystery of longevity

Entering the palace at the age of fourteen is the reference year and event to determine Wu Zetian's birthday. The author has a special textual research on this: from the end of the eleventh year of Zhenguan to the beginning of the twelfth year, Emperor Taizong visited Henan and Shanxi provinces today.

/kloc-In February of 0/2, he left Luoyang, the capital of East China, and returned to the west by bus. At this time, Emperor Taizong "turned pale at the smell" and brought Wu Zetian into the harem as a talent. So Wu Zetian was born in Wude for seven years and died in the first year of Shenlong. According to China's traditional imaginary age algorithm, she is 8 1 year old.

8. The Mystery of "No Word Monument"

On November 26th, the first year of Shenlong, Wu Zetian died in Xianjutang, Luoyang, the eastern capital. Tang Zhongzong and his ministers discussed burying his mother in his father's dry grave, which was opposed by Yanshan Temple. Citing the geomantic theory and the ethics that men are superior to women, he advocated that "choose a good place next to Ganling, take the tomb of life, and don't build another grave", that is, build another grave. Tang Zhongzong ordered his ministers to discuss in detail, and finally followed Wu Zetian's "return to the tomb" letters and buried her in Ganling.

Mausoleum, in Beiliang Mountain, Gan County, Shaanxi Province. There are two 6.3-meter-high stone tablets in front of the mausoleum. One is "The Lotus Story of Datang" written by Wu Zetian for Tang Gaozong. The other one was built for Wu Zetian in Tang Dynasty, and was called "the tablet without words" by later generations because it had no words. There was never a monument in Queen China's mausoleum.

However, Wu Zetian's mausoleum made an exception to erect a monument, but made an exception not to leave words on the monument, which caused many discussions in later generations. Generally speaking, this means that all the merits and demerits of Wu Zetian's life have been left behind.

There is also a saying that Wu Zetian's life experience as the daughter-in-law of the Li family overthrown by the Zhou Dynasty is hard to describe. This is not the case, but it was defended by Tong Ji. According to the regulation that the first two monuments in Ganling are 6.3 meters high, the author makes the following guess: When Wu Zetian buried Tang Gaozong at that time, she prepared two monuments, one for herself, that is, Records of the Tang Dynasty. A hundred years later, she can carve.

Unexpectedly, Wu Zetian was abdicated and died soon. Because Tang Zhongzong's monarchs and ministers satisfied her desire to bury Gan Ling, the monument she prepared before her death was erected in Gan Ling. At that time, it was a sacred map. Write it on paper and read it. This may be a stopgap measure. It is another matter to carve similar words on a stone tablet to make her immortal.

Obviously, no one would have proposed such a memorial at that time. Then, before the deceased is buried and the monument prepared by the deceased is erected in front of Yuling, this funeral must be called "complete merit".

From this, we have to admire Wu Zetian's cleverness and wit. She/kloc-entered the palace at the age of 0/4,/kloc-became the queen at the age of 0/8, and became the emperor in 35 years. After her death, it took 1200 years to prove the firmness and charm of her mausoleum. It can be said that Wu Zetian conquered the world before his death and history after his death.