How did Wu Zetian sit on the throne?

After Wu Zetian entered the palace and was named a gifted scholar, it was not so smooth sailing, nor did it develop as her mother Yang Peony hoped. At that time, another astrologer, who was just as famous as Yuan Tiangang, asked Li to observe the astronomical phenomena in the Imperial Palace, and found that Taibai Star appeared in the daytime for several days in a row, so he divined a divination. This divination is so strange that Li dare not ignore it. He said to emperor Taizong, "mistress should be rich." At the same time, there is a manuscript "Secret Record" circulating in Chang 'an, which reads: "After the three generations of Tang Dynasty, Queen Wu Ying won the world." Emperor Taizong was shocked and decided to kill all those who had serious doubts about the contents of the secret record. After killing many innocent people, the butcher knife quietly raised to Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian calmly responded and survived. However, the extremely suspicious Emperor Taizong no longer believed or favored Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian not only fell out of favor, but was also demoted as a maid. She walks on thin ice all day. So, she readjusted her mind. The maid stood beside the emperor every day. Whenever Wu Zetian looked up, she would see the aggressive eyes of Emperor Taizong. She almost collapsed. She had to adjust her mentality in order to survive. From palpitation to calm confrontation, she experienced a scorching temper. When serving the emperor, being a talent is a pleasure of body and mind, and being a maid is to follow around and safeguard the dignity of the emperor without any loopholes. Emperor Taizong killed several times and abandoned his heart. Wu Zetian survived. At this time, Emperor Taizong has entered the old age of life. On this day, Emperor Taizong fell ill. Emperor Taizong asked Prince Li Zhichang to serve himself, and it was also convenient for him to teach the way of governing the country. The story of Wu Zetian, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian who served Emperor Taizong officially kicked off. Li Zhi's love for Wu Zetian is the result of two of a kind. Wu Zetian in these years as a maid, never thought he could be taken a fancy to by Prince Li Zhi. Later, they fell in love. Wu Zetian is a calculating woman. She was glad that it was her turn. She tried to cater to Li Zhi's frequent eyes. The struggle for power and status in court has never stopped. At one moment, some people are radiant and prosperous, and at another moment, some people are sad and frustrated. Li Zhi was pushed to the throne of the Crown Prince in the court struggle, and Wu Meiniang still had a glimmer of hope. However, this ray of hope was dashed with the death of Emperor Taizong. Before he died, Emperor Taizong forced Wu Zetian: "What are your plans after I die?" He is still thinking about the prophecy in the secret book, for fear that Wu Zetian will stay in the palace and seize his great Tang Dynasty. This problem, seemingly ordinary, actually hides a hint of murder. If you hesitate a little, or don't answer this question correctly, you are finished. Wu Zetian knelt down at once: "My courtiers were favored by the Lord and should have died, but the Lord's illness will definitely recover, and I will serve you faithfully. If the holy one loves you, the servants and concubines are willing to cut your hair, fast and recite Buddha, pray for the holy one and wish him a long life in return for your kindness. " This is Wu Zetian's idea of using his quick wits to protect himself, and it is also a frank move to become attached to the Buddha, and it is also the right choice for her to cleverly escape the pursuit of Taizong. It should be said that her mother's influence on her is still extremely profound. Emperor Taizong felt that as long as Wu Zetian escaped into an empty net and stayed away from the palace, his heart disease would be fine and everything would be fine. So he watched Wu Zetian pack up her things and was sent to Ganye Temple to have a haircut in Nepal. The wind is sad and the rain is sad, neither cold nor hot. On the way to Ganye Temple, Wu Zetian's mind was blank, and she really didn't know what the future was like. This year, Wu Zetian was 25 years old.

However, the new emperor Li Zhi was a romantic son of Wu Zetian's father. He is so devoted to Wu Zetian's peerless beauty that he won't have the heart to let Wu Zetian go to Kanye Temple alone. However, it is more likely that Li Zhi's appreciation of Wu Zetian is by no means simple in appearance. Li Shimin, who has been with her for 0/2 years, is not beautiful at the age of 25. It may also be that there have been many conversations with the court, or even the failure of the court. Wu Zetian's transcendental knowledge touched Li Zhi, who made such a great determination to bring a father's talent and a contemporary woman back to the palace. At that time, in the palace, the battle between Queen Wang and Xiao Shufei became more and more fierce. In order to completely defeat Xiao Shufei, who was favored by Emperor Gaozong, the infertile king and queen almost hollowed out her heart, to the point where the authorities tried their best. She was very happy to learn about the recent frequent affair between Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian, and privately let Wu Zetian grow her hair. She suggested that Emperor Gaozong bring Wu Zetian into the harem, so as to alienate the emperor and Xiao Shufei. In the spring of the 4th year of Yonghui (653), 29-year-old Wu Zetian took her illegitimate child with Li Zhi, bid farewell to the life of a nun for four years, left Ganye Temple and entered the palace for the second time. She was canonized as a ritual vessel by Emperor Gaozong, ranking first among the two, three levels higher than the talents who entered the palace for the first time, and became a higher-ranking concubine, second only to the imperial concubine. This incident suddenly caused a sensation inside and outside the government. Actually, Wu Zetian is not satisfied with being a Zhao Yi, but her goal is to compete for the position of queen. With the support of Li Yifu, Cui, Xu, Yuan and other civilian bureaucrats, they began to plan to abolish the Queen. Chu Suiliang, Yu Zhining, Han Yuan and Liu Shuang, led by my uncle Sun Chang Wuji, strongly opposed it. Yuan knew that the matter was serious and immediately told Wu Zetian's mother, Yang Peony. Yang Mudan immediately told Xu about it. Xu told Wu Zetian and Emperor Gaozong that at Wu Zetian's suggestion and inspiration, Yang Peony and Xu personally asked Wuji to intercede and send gold, silver and jewelry, but they were all rejected. At this moment, the rumor that "Dragon Boat is pregnant" came from inside and outside the imperial court, telling the whole story of Wu Zetian's birth.

In July of the ninth year of Wude, he was enthroned by Zen, changed his chastity, respected Gaozu as the emperor's father, and became the queen. Wu Shihuo was relieved of the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and was given 200 Jin of gold. He was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou, in charge of the military affairs of Yuzhou, Yuzhou and Sichuan and Shandong. A year later, he served as the commander-in-chief of Lizhou and served as the military commander of six countries, including Dragon, Stone, Jing, and Dragon, adding 500 households to the city and giving treasures and clothes to play with. He was 5 1 year-old. Yang Peony left Chang 'an with her children and moved to Lizhou with her husband, which is now Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province. Wu Shihuo has been the magistrate of Lizhou for five or six years, and Yang Peony and his daughter have been living in the magistrate with him. Guangyuan City is located in the northern edge of Sichuan Province, on the upper reaches of Jialing River, bordering Shaanxi and Gansu. It is an ancient historical city that enjoys "the key of northern Sichuan" and "the important town of Shumen". There are Qinling Mountains in the north and Jianmen in Nanping; The Phoenix Mountain in the east stands tall, and the Wulong Mountain Scenic Resort in the west is in the air, surrounded by mountains and thundering everywhere. It is also the only way for Jianmen Shudao (ancient plank road), Jialing River Road, contemporary Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway and baoji-chengdu railway. When Wu Shihuo arrived in Lizhou, just like in Yangzhou, he worked hard and loved the people. Before long, Lizhou was stable and prosperous. Lizhou and Zhang Xian have some similarities, including mountains and water. However, Jialing River is more charming than Weihe River. As the wife of the viceroy, Yang Peony will certainly attend this important celebration. Merchants and people in Lizhou specially prepared a beautifully decorated dragon boat for the commander-in-chief of Wudu. And Mrs. Yang boarded the dragon boat and watched the race. When the time came, the commander gave the order, firecrackers rang, gongs and drums roared, and the sound was like thunder. The dragon boat rushed to the center of the river along the river, showing a scene of prosperity. People in Lizhou Mountain City are very happy, with gongs and drums, laughter and singing from men and women by the river. Just as everyone was in high spirits, a dark cloud appeared above the dragon boat in Doudufu, covering the dragon boat in Doudufu. Suddenly it was dark all around, and a black dragon flew down from Wengshan, circled around the official ship, and disappeared after entering the canopy. The dark clouds soon took off, drifted north and gradually disappeared. The people on the dragon boat in Doudufu were scared out in a cold sweat, saying that this was a strange phenomenon that had never been seen before. Governor Wudu was also surprised. It is obvious that the sun in the sky is red at noon. Why is there a storm? Only the governor's wife was half lying in the canopy. When she saw that the ferocious black gas was a dragon, she got into her stomach. Although she was startled, there was nothing wrong with her.

After a while, Yang Peony became pregnant again and was put in the sky as the commander of the military region. On the 23rd day of the first month of the following year, Yang Peony went into labor, but this time it was not as smooth as before. In an instant, the clouds filled the hall, the golden light flashed, and the aroma in the hall was dense; Then a colorful phoenix flew from Dongshan, hovering over the DuDu mansion, gave a cry, then spread its wings and flew to Chang 'an. Such a strange phenomenon, Wu Dudu some in shock, I don't know is good or bad. Just wondering, I heard a few babies crying in the hall, and Yang Peony gave birth to Wu Zetian. Of course, this is just a legend. This myth and legend should be made up by Yang Peony for Wu Zetian to seize the position of queen. It is said that Wu Zetian was pregnant before she was born, and the phoenix came to find the item, which of course helped her to fight for power with the queen. After Wu Zetian came to power, she changed her name to Wulong Mountain Scenic Resort, the Xishan Mountain in Mingli Prefecture, calling it the Black Dragon Pool on the river beach, and changed Dongshan Mountain to Phoenix Mountain. The Xishan Temple where Yangman engaged in Buddhist activities in Lizhou was renamed Huangze Temple, and it was repaired and expanded.

The legend of dragon boat pregnancy came out to abolish infighting. On October 13th, six years (655), the emperor issued a decree: The Queen Wang and her conspirators in poisoning, nullifying their deeds, and their mother and brother were both removed from their names and moved to Lingnan. Seeing that the overall situation of the waste Li has been decided, the civil and military officials have fallen to the side of He Xu and have served in succession, asking Zhao Yi to be the queen. 10 19, Emperor Gaozong officially promulgated the "Letter of Wu Lizhaoyi as the Queen". After the imperial edict was issued, a grand ceremony of "receiving the queen" was held according to the ceremony of Zhenguan. Tai Chi Palace and Zhangyu Hall were decorated with lanterns, and the banquet atmosphere was unusually warm. Wu, wearing a Xiaguan, rode in a chariot after the imperial edict, then admired the honor guard and entered the palace to ascend to the throne of the queen. Yang Mudan was also invited to the palace. She saw the grand occasion of conferring the Queen and witnessed the glory and dignity of her daughter. Horses and chariots followed each other, colorful flags hunted, Gong E and his attendants surrounded him, and even Yu Zhining, Xu, Li Ji and Li Yifu, the founding fathers, knelt down to pay homage, and the emperor personally went out to meet him. I can't help crying at the thought of being discriminated against by Wu's sons and nephews in Wenshui and my daughter's scene in Ganye Temple, 18, my widowed predicament. In the end, my daughter's luck changed, and she was also very difficult. At that time, she thought it was the mercy of the Buddha, the result of her meditation and the blessing of the dharma protector. Soon, Yang Peony entered the palace. At the request of Wu Zetian, the emperor issued a decree and granted it many times. Yang Peony, who lives in the palace, is provided with daily food and clothing by the imperial court, and usually served by Gong E, eating delicacies, wearing silks and satins, and going out by luxury car. Not to mention the nephew of the Wu family, all the people in the court, including the emperor, respect her very much. In March of the fifth year of Xianqing (660), the marquis of Wu went to Bingzhou, Wu's hometown, and gave a banquet "Officials and their relatives, state officials belong to their elders", "Give them three days" and "worship the old house, have a banquet, and start a mountain in Yin". This is the second time that Wu Zetian has returned to her hometown. Different from more than 20 years ago, this time she returned to China with the clothes of the emperor's son-in-law to pay homage to her ancestors. This year, Yang Peony is 82 years old. However, she was in high spirits and walked with the emperor and queen, without feeling tired at all. After leaving Wenshui for more than 20 years, she visited her husband's grave and held a grand memorial service. In October of this year, the emperor fell ill, and "the wind was too dazzling to see", so she handed over the government affairs of the court to the descendants of Wu, which was essentially all the power of the court, and she made her own decisions and acted arbitrarily. From then on, Wu Zetian showed her political talent. Because Wu Zetian was overbearing by nature, whenever there was a major choice, the emperor had to obey her. The emperor was very dissatisfied, so he consulted with Prime Minister Shangguan Yi in the first year of Linde (664) and planned to abolish the post of Wu Zetian. However, before Shangguan Yi's imperial edict was drafted, Wu Zetian had got the news. She went directly to the emperor to ask about it. Tang Gaozong had to put the blame on Shangguan Yi. In December, Shangguan Yi was arrested and imprisoned, and was soon beheaded. From then on, every time Tang Gaozong went to court, Wu Zetian was manipulated behind the scenes, and the world power was completely in the hands of Wuhou. Even life and death are decided by the marquis of Wu, and the emperor can only obey orders. Therefore, both inside and outside the imperial court are called "two saints".