"Unpleasant" The bloody road of Wu Zetian in Tang Dynasty reveals that the means of killing is more cruel than Lv Hou.

In China's long patriarchal society, Wu Zetian was the only female emperor who dared to call herself the emperor, and ruled China 16 years in the name of the emperor. She was empty, which shocked the whole world! Wu Zetian used many abnormal means on the way to the Queen, which was more vicious and cruel than Lv Hou and Cixi. Her ability to govern the country is comparable to that of Xiao Taihou, and her desire for power has reached an insurmountable peak. However, what we didn't expect was that Wu Zetian's will was full of kindness and humility. In her legacy, she announced that the harem, mausoleum and emperor order were called Tianhou Palace; Wang, Xiao, Chu Suiliang, Han Yuan and other descendants and relatives were ordered to resume business. She is no longer the emperor and is willing to be the daughter-in-law of the Li family. She forgave and even ingratiated herself with the descendants and relatives of her political enemies, the Queen Wang, Chu Suiliang and Han Yuan, so that they could all return to their old jobs. She no longer has any advantage, she has made peace with the whole world!

This will is completely different from her lifestyle, which basically denies the greatest career in her life, which surprised us. What prompted her to make such a will? To interpret this will, we still can't confine ourselves to making superficial judgments on the facts, but should contact all the important events related to the will and even look for answers from Wu Zetian's life trajectory and psychological trajectory. Wu Zetian, a native of Wenshui, Bing, was the second daughter of the warrior of the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Her biological mother, Yang, was her second wife and the daughter of Yang, the prime minister of Sui Dynasty. Samurai _ and his wife both believe in Buddhism. Wu Zetian began to believe in Buddhism when she was young, and was named after the word "Kongming". Later, Wu Zetian named herself 0/, including "the sun and the moon are in the sky" and "Wu/". Wu Zetian spent her childhood in a happy time. She is very clever, and she has traveled around with her father, which has increased her knowledge. 1 1 years old, Wu Zetian's father died, and she and her mother began to suffer from her half-brother Wu Hewu and her cousin Wu Huaiyun. This turn of fate made Wu Zetian realize this desolate world prematurely, and cast a heavy shadow on her sensitive mind. Almost all psychologists admit that childhood and adolescence have the most important influence on a person's life. Wu Zetian is like this. On the one hand, she cultivated the compassion and mystery of Buddhism; On the other hand, she felt the impermanence and indifference of the world; On the one hand, he is proud of his cleverness in the world of ice and snow and is praised by many people. On the other hand, he is keenly aware of the fickle emotions within his family and feels depressed. However, the huge and fierce contradiction pressed on Wu Zetian prematurely, which made her unconsciously form multiple personalities: she was independent and had a very fierce and extreme evil, which was concealed by her precocious personality and transformed into a rare masculinity in her daughter.

In 637, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, heard that the samurai's daughter was beautiful and clever, and was called into the palace. She became a talented person and was named Wu Meiniang. Wu Zetian was only 14 years old at this time. Mother Yang couldn't bear to let her daughter go and cried sadly. Wu Zetian looked casual and hinted to her mother: "It is not a good thing to see the son of heaven. Why are children sad? " It can be seen that Wu Zetian is ambitious and has been eager to leave home like a cage. After entering the palace, Wu Zetian stood out with her unique temperament and left a deep impression on Emperor Taizong. There is a fierce horse in the palace that no one can control. Wu Zetian volunteered and said to Emperor Taizong, "A concubine should have three things: a iron whip, two iron bars and three daggers." If iron whip refuses, he leads the troops to refuse and cuts his throat with a dagger. "Its rigid temperament left a deep impression on the battle-hardened Emperor Taizong. In the twenty years of Zhenguan, Taizong was seriously ill, and Prince Li Zhi served him every day. Wu Zetian began to contact the prince and married a man in love. During this time, Wu Zetian was troubled by a mysterious statement and was almost killed.

There were many mysterious cultures in the ancient court. As an old saying goes, we can see the great events in the world from the changes of the stars in the sky. The ancients were convinced of this and set up historians to observe the astronomical phenomena. In the later years of Emperor Taizong, Taipei Star was often seen in Chang 'an, Tang Dou during the day. Tai Shigong concluded after divination: "This woman is in charge of Chang." There is also a secret "secret book" circulating among the people, which records: "After the Three Tang Dynasties, Little Three Wu Wang won the world." Emperor Taizong hated this.

One day, Emperor Taizong and Chen Wu gave a banquet in the palace. The banquet was very lively, and the princes and ministers were more casual, talking and laughing, drinking and entertaining. The content of the wine list revolves around everyone's nickname. When it was Li Junxian's turn in Wuan, General Zuo Wuwei was the public security officer in Wulian County and the "Five Mothers" in posthumous title. Emperor Taizong was surprised, but he still smiled indifferently and said, "What kind of woman is brave and healthy!" Everyone laughed and looked at Li Junxian, a five-big, three-thick Beowulf, why there was a woman's nickname. In fact, in a harmonious atmosphere, Emperor Taizong has committed murder. According to the absolute superiority of men in the whole society, he doesn't think that women can take away his Li Jiangshan. So, why are there rumors of "mistress"? This is something he is jealous but confused about. Now from his speech, I think of the results of divination and the rumors in Historical Records, and think that there is the word "Wu" in his official name. Now he knows his nickname is "Wu Niang". Therefore, the so-called "five mothers" in "Wang Wuyou" is probably the "five mothers". Therefore, soon after, Emperor Taizong sent Li Junxian to Beijing as the secretariat of Huazhou. After a period of time, Emperor Taizong couldn't wait to find a charge and killed Li Junxian, the demon who colluded with Li Junxian.

After this incident, Emperor Taizong was still uneasy and secretly asked his wife, "What did the secret book say?" Li replied, "The minister looked up at the sky and looked down at the calendar. This man has been to the palace and is his relative. It's only been 30 years now. When the king was alive, he had killed all the descendants of the Tang Dynasty, and his omen came true. " Emperor Taizong trusted Li very much. Hearing this, he almost jumped up and thought, "This man is really evil. Is he going to kill all my children and grandchildren? " So I immediately asked, "If the suspect was killed, what was it?" I just want to kill everyone in the palace who has anything to do with the queen. If so, Wu Zetian must be one of the first victims. Fortunately, Li didn't want Emperor Taizong to kill him, saying, "God's will cannot be violated. You can't kill the king, you can only kill more innocent people. It is thirty years from now, isn't it? When you are old, you will have a charitable heart, and the harm may not be great. If you kill him now, God may cultivate strong people and act with extreme hatred. At that time, I am afraid that your descendants will not live! "

Hearing these words, Emperor Taizong was silent and finally concealed his murder. But in any case, according to the idea at that time, this matter was related to the fate of Tang Taizong's descendants and even the whole dynasty, and Tang Taizong could not ignore it. Wu Zetian was right under his nose. How could Emperor Taizong not secretly censor it? Clever, agile and brave, Wu Zetian not only escaped the danger, but also had something to do with Li Zhi. After the death of Emperor Taizong, Wu Zetian was forced to become a nun in Ganye Temple. Although she became more and more attached to Buddhism, she also tasted the sufferings of the world. The intrigue in the temple made her doubt the compassion of Buddhism. The longer passion and ambition are suppressed, the greater the rebound. Therefore, when Tang Gaozong went to Ganye Temple to burn incense, Wu Zetian tried her best to meet her. The old love rekindled and both of them shed tears. After the queen learned the news, she suggested that the emperor ask Wu Zetian to enter the palace, and Wu Zetian re-entered the palace.

In a word, after Wu Zetian entered the palace, she gathered 3000 cronies of the emperor together, and quickly established a network composed of a large number of eunuchs and maids by means of wooing threats, and launched a fierce struggle for the queen's throne. In order to achieve her goal, she not only damaged the Queen's reputation at the expense of killing her own daughter, but also lied that the Queen was "tired" of witchcraft and used unfair means to crowd out the Queen and others. The day when Wu Zetian became queen, that is, the day when Wang He was put in limbo. Wu Zetian imprisoned them in a closed building. In order not to let the emperor see them, she only opened a hole in the wall to put the utensils. But one day, I occasionally thought of the king and queen and went to visit them. When he saw their tragic experience, he couldn't help crying sadly: "Are the Queen and Shu Fei safe?" The queen cried and said, "I have sinned and become a maid-in-waiting. How can they get the title of queen? If the old gentleman falls out of favor and sees the sun and the moon again, please ask the emperor to rename this hospital Huixin Hospital. " Tang Gaozong nodded and said, "I must deal with this." I plan to take care of two people. But before Tang Gaozong took action, the news was quickly learned by Wu Zetian's agents. Wu Zetian flew into a rage She sent someone to beat the Queen Wang and the Queen Wang with a hundred sticks, then cut off their brothers and sisters and put them in an urn, and claimed to get these two bones drunk, let them live in extreme pain for a few days, and then die. It was more cruel than Lv Hou in the Han Dynasty.

In the struggle to enter the palace, Wu Zetian also began to compete with Sun Chang Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Han Yuan and other dignitaries. At first, she tried to win the support of Sun Chang Wuji and others through peaceful means, but no matter how humble she was, she could not succeed. Wu Zetian turned away with strong resentment. When Yu Liang, the king of Chu, kowtowed and bled to persuade Tang Gaozong, Wu Zetian shouted under the curtain, "Why don't you kill this old man!" It can be seen that she has gradually stepped into politics. Because the Battle of Empress was a contest between the political forces headed by Wu Zetian and another important political force headed by Sun Chang Wuji, its success or failure directly affected the changes of the political forces in the whole Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, after Sun Chang Wuji was killed, Wu Zetian's throne was rock solid. Since then, Wu Zetian has been favored by Tang Gaozong. Tang Gaozong has 12 children, and the last six were born by Wu Zetian. It can be seen that other concubines did not get the protection of the emperor. In the Qing Dynasty, Jong Li, the eldest son of Wu Zetian, was crowned Prince by Wuji of Sun Chang and was replaced by Li Hong, the 4-year-old son of Wu Zetian. As a result, Wu Zetian's position is even more unbreakable.

The government's political power originated from its support for Wu Zetian, which actually increased Wu Zetian's political weight and made her no longer limited to being a harem queen. In the fifth year of the reign of Emperor Xianqing, Tang Gaozong handed over some state affairs to Wu Zetian because of the "cold wind, too many things to see". Wu Zetian is "sensitive to nature, dabbling in literature and history, and doing things according to the purpose." He was very satisfied with the way Tang Gaozong handled Wu Zetian, so he entrusted his political affairs to himself. The Tang dynasty was open-minded, and the obstacles for women to participate in politics were much smaller than those in other dynasties. With this kind of soil, Wu Zetian's political talents can be brought into full play, and her own power network has gradually formed. She recruited many literary scholars, formed her own think tank, named it Beimen Bachelor, and asked them to compile Biography of Women, Official Records, Liao Baixin Police and Le Shu, which were distributed all over the country and expanded their influence. She let think tanks participate in important government affairs, and often secretly ordered them to participate in government deliberations and divide the power of the Prime Minister. Wu Zetian plans to expand students all over the world, open the door to the imperial examination, extensively select officials and cultivate their own strength. This behavior ran through her political career until she became an examiner herself. Her twelve suggestions, such as persuading farmers to teach mulberry, giving gifts, prohibiting floating skills, saving labor, spreading rumors and making mistakes, are very popular. She also presided over the change of surname Lu, which not only improved Wu's position, but also achieved fruitful results? For these officials, it is undoubtedly a good thing to gather middle and lower-level officials and raise those who were above five grades to the level of scholars. At the same time, this practice of breaking the gate valve system is also in line with the people's heart and the law of historical development. These achievements greatly enhanced Wu Zetian's lofty authority. In Yao Hui, the empress of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian participated in politics for decades and thirty years, and was called "two saints".

Wu Zetian's desire for power has obviously expanded, and her power network has been continuously expanded and strengthened, which actually controls the real power of the imperial court. This is not Tang Gaozong's intention. He regretted it a little and tried to regain power. Because someone reported Wu Zetian's witchcraft in the palace, he ordered Shangguan Yi, assistant minister of Zhongshu, to be abolished. I'm sure Wu Zetian has eyes and ears everywhere in the palace. When she heard the news, she immediately went to the emperor and expressed her dissatisfaction by using both hard and soft methods. Tang Gaozong saw that the matter had leaked out, but after it was forcibly abolished, the situation was not good, so she took Shangguan Yi as a scapegoat and asked Wu Zetian to fill the door for her? Let's go Since then, Wu Zetian's power has become more powerful. "If he wants to kill, he will kill, and the son of heaven will pay the price." .

In the first year of Shang and Yuan Dynasties, Tang Gaozong was called the Emperor of Heaven and Wu Zetian was called the Queen of Heaven. In 675, the 24-year-old Crown Prince Li Hong played music to demand the release of Xiao Shufei's daughter, which angered Wu Zetian. A few days later, she died suddenly and was thought to have been poisoned by Wu Zetian. Tang Gaozong was so excited that his illness became worse. He originally intended to settle in Wu Zetian, but finally gave up because of the strong opposition of the courtiers. Later, Li Xian, the second son of Wu Zetian, was named Prince. Li Xian wanted to make a difference and soon developed his influence, which influenced Wu Zetian. In the power struggle, Wu Zetian won't let anyone go, even her own son. Therefore, there was a fierce contradiction between mother and son, so that Li Xian suspected that he was not the biological son of Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian was very angry and made an excuse to demote Li Xian to Shu Ren. Then, she made her third son Li the new prince.

In December of the first year of Hongdao, Tang Gaozong died in Luoyang Palace. Before he died, he called Pei Yan, the commander-in-chief of Chinese Books, to his side and left a will: "If you don't die, you will be the first one. If you hesitate militarily, it will stop in a few days. "

According to Tang Gaozong's will, Prince Li Zhe ascended the throne and became Tang Zhongzong. Wu Zetian was honored as Empress Dowager Cixi and continued to be in charge of government affairs. Young and strong, he ignored the law and promoted his father Wei. Pei Yan objected and flew into a rage: "I just gave the world to Zhen _, why not!" Pei Yan was afraid and quickly reported to Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian summoned officials with great fanfare, and immediately issued an order from the Empress Dowager, abolishing Tang Zhongzong as the king of Luling and making her youngest son Li Dan the emperor, namely Tang Ruizong. The reason why Wu Zetian did this was actually to pave the way for her ambition. However, to be an unprecedented female emperor, after all, such a thing has great risks. Wu Zetian is bold and cautious, and moves step by step in the temptation.

Abolishing Buddhism is a major test planned by Wu Zetian. As a result, Xu Jingye and others defected. The gifted scholar Luo also wrote the famous classic Begging, condemning Wu Zetian's disobedience and igniting the public's anti-military passion by "trying to see who is who in the world today". However, the mutiny in Xu Jingye was quickly suppressed. Obviously, neither King Luo nor King Luo summoned a very powerful force. On the contrary, Wu Zetian found confidence in the process of suppressing rebellion and mutiny. Asking Pei to return Zetian to the emperor is bound to violate Wu Zetian's autocratic power. She immediately ordered her men to forge evidence of Pei Yan's collusion with the rebels and split Pei Yan in two. Some court officials sympathized with Pei Yan and did not believe that Pei Yan would collude with the rebels. Wu Zetian also used iron and blood to deal with these ministers. Since then, Wu Zetian has opened the door to informers, reused cruel officials, and subjected the Qin Dynasty to inhuman torture and death, and the whole court was shrouded in terror! On the other hand, it opens the door for temptation, attracting and hiring a large number of scholars who have lost power and no background for their own use.

In order to become a female emperor, Wu Zetian overstepped ethical boundaries, forced her second son, Li Xian, an abandoned commoner, and then flogged Li Xian's sons, namely her own grandchildren Li Shouyi and Li Guangshun. The third son, Li Zhe, was deposed as the king of Luling, completely under house arrest and without personal freedom. Emperor Li Dan, who had acceded to the throne, was placed in another temple and was not allowed to participate in any political affairs like a puppet. Wu Zetian pretended to go back to the emperor in order to test her youngest son, but Li Dan's fear was too serious to accept. In this way, Wu Zetian was quite satisfied with the last emperor.

It is cruel to his own son and other descendants and ministers of the Li royal family. As for the other sons, the son of Emperor Li and King Li He, one died and the other was afraid. Several other princes, Wu Zetian, made a deal. Although they were named Heng Wang, Chu Longwang and Wei Longwang respectively, they still sent people to watch them. If there are any differences, they will not hesitate to take any bloody measures. Records: "Since Empress Dowager Cixi went public, she has appointed cruel officials, first punishing hundreds of aristocratic officials of the imperial clan in the Tang Dynasty, and then punishing hundreds of ministers, and there are countless ministers and generals. Every time an official is taken away, the domestic servant will steal and say, "The Ghost Garden is coming again. "It's not ten days a month, need to be caught by the mask family. Teacher Lei, the author of "",once made statistics and said:

The author investigated the early royal children 2 15 listed in Zi Tong Zhi Jian, among which 1 13 was an accident since the Emperor Gaozu. Among them, 63 people were killed or demoted after Wu Hou took office, accounting for 60% of the imperial clan accident rate; If you add 14 people who were exiled, stripped naked or absconded because of crimes committed by Wuhou, the figure is as high as 73%. The punishment for the Holocaust was mainly carried out before the revolution. The victims of the royal family are mainly descendants of Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Taizong and their empresses, and even hundreds of families have close ties with the Party. The king's concubines and main martyrs were hastily buried, while the young were slaves or servants of the government. So a month before the revolution, when Tong Jian described that members of the Twelve Imperial Clans were killed.

The "revolution" mentioned above refers to the great political changes caused by the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty by Wu Zetian instead of Li Tang. During this period, Wu Zetian easily suppressed the mutiny of Yue and other leaders. This made her once again prove her absolute superiority in the political situation, and therefore she ascended the throne of the queen more calmly. It is no exaggeration to say that Wu Zetian built a bridge to the supreme with blood stains. Her character highlights the devil's evil spirits and is frightening.