Wu Zetian has a complex with monks. Why is Wu Zetian infatuated with "Monks"?

The main reason is that it is difficult for Wu Zetian to meet Shoushou in the palace, so she made Shoushou a monk to meet him privately. This made people at that time think that Wu Zetian had a complex with monks. In fact, Wu Zetian is not just obsessed with monks. In order to avoid the gossip of the world, she can only let her favorite face be shaved into a monk and enter the palace as a Buddhist, so that she will not be criticized by others smoothly.

In the ancient imperial court, in order to protect the safety and reputation of the emperor and prevent his harem from contacting others, there were no pure men in the palace, only castrated eunuchs or some maids in charge of taking care of the daily life of the emperor. This kind of rule started from Qin Shihuang's generation and lasted until Wu Zetian's time. This has become an established rule in the palace, and even the emperor cannot easily change it. Therefore, in order to meet her favorite face, Wu Zetian chose monks and Taoists who were able to enter and leave the palace at that time as her face.

Secondly, the reason why she chose to become a monk was also related to Wu Zetian's influence from her mother. Wu Zetian's mother is very Buddhist. When she was a child, Wu Zetian naturally became interested in Buddhism. Moreover, in order to consolidate her status as queen, Wu Zetian specially ordered people to forge the Buddhist classic "Dayun Sutra" and polish it, writing that Wu Zetian was the symbol of Buddhism when he was emperor. Therefore, with the help of Buddhist forces, Wu Zetian was able to quickly grasp the trend of public opinion and consolidate her status as a queen.

In this way, Wu Zetian naturally has a soft spot for Buddhism and monks. In the later period of her reign, she also vigorously developed Buddhist culture, making the Tang Dynasty the heyday of Buddhist development.