Why does Wu Zetian like monks?

As the only woman who officially proclaimed herself emperor in history, Wu Zetian is definitely not an ordinary person. She is not only gorgeous and beautiful, but also brilliant, ruthless and talented. She is better than most male emperors and stronger than most men in thought. Such a person can never be analyzed according to the average woman.

Wu Zetian likes monks, first of all because she believes in Buddhism. As for why she believes in Buddhism, I think it has something to do with her personal experience.

Wu Zetian started from the talents of Emperor Taizong. At that time, she was still young, but she fell in love with Prince Li Zhi. After Li Zhi proclaimed himself emperor, he began to gain favor gradually. With the talent status of the first emperor, he became a queen all the way. Here is not only favored, Wu Zetian's scheming means can be seen. There are many deductive legends here. For example, in order to frame the Queen, she strangled her own daughter and framed others. Even if this is not true, her biting is definitely not groundless. As for her seizure of power, her reuse of cruel officials Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen, and her wanton killing of those who opposed her are recorded in both old and new Tang books.

In reality, many people do the same. After doing many bad things, they began to believe in Buddhism in order to feel at ease. Wu Zetian became an emperor by virtue of her female flow, and she can be said to have fought countless battles all the way. It is normal to believe in Buddhism and seek peace of mind at this time. After she became emperor, she built temples, built Buddha statues and translated Buddhist scriptures, and Buddhism began to flourish.

On the one hand, seeking peace of mind, on the other hand, believing in Buddhism can provide more public opinion support for claiming to be the emperor. As early as the Tang Taizong period, Xuanzang brought back Buddhist scriptures from India for translation. During the period of Wu Zetian, an Indian monk translated the Book of Baoyu, saying that a female bodhisattva was born in the East and became emperor, and Wu Zetian was also called Maitreya reincarnation. In this way, when Wu Zetian became emperor, it became the will of the Buddha, and everything was logical.

As for Feng Xiaobao, the face she liked was not a monk, but a drug dealer in the Jianghu, but was inadvertently excavated by Princess Taiping and presented to Wu Zetian. But this birth is really shameful. As Wu Zetian believed in Buddhism, he became a monk and changed his name to Xue Huaiyi.

Wu Zetian likes noodles first, which is human nature. Kissinger summed up a sentence, power is the best aphrodisiac, the greater a person's power, the higher his desire. Wu Zetian is already an emperor, and her desire is naturally infinite. In the past, male emperors could have seventy-two concubines in three palaces and six courtyards. Why can't I? Xue Huaiyi was not the only one in her family, but because of his poor background, he became a monk.