Which emperor did Wu Zetian marry first?

At first, he was a gifted scholar of Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin.

In November of the 11th year of Zhenguan (637), after Emperor Taizong came to Luoyang Palace (Wei Zi), he heard that 14-year-old Wu Zetian was "beautiful in Rong Zhi", so he called her into the palace, named her Wucai, and named her "Wu Mei", which was later mistakenly called Wu Meiniang. Before Wu Zetian entered the palace, she bid farewell to her widowed mother, Shi Yang, and said, "Don't you know that it is a blessing to serve the wise son of heaven? Why are you crying like a child? "

There is no detailed description of Wu Zetian's life in the palace during the reign of Li Shimin, only remembering that Wu Zetian trained horses for Li Shimin in his later years. In Li Shimin, there is a horse named Lion Qi. It is fat and willful, and no one can tame it.

Wu Zetian waited by and said to Li Shimin, "I can subdue it, but I need three things: iron whip, iron bars and daggers. Hit it with an iron whip. If you don't accept it, hit it on the head with an iron bar. If you don't accept it, cut its throat with a dagger. " Upon hearing this, Li Shimin praised Wu Zetian's ambition.

However, Wu Zetian didn't get Li Shimin's favor. She has been a talent for 12 years, and her status has never been improved. However, during Li Shimin's serious illness, Wu Zetian and Prince Li Zhi began to establish feelings.

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Because of the death of Emperor Taizong, all the concubines of Emperor Taizong had to have their hair cut and pray for him. So Wu Zetian was also cut off at that time. In 650 AD, Tang Gaozong made pilgrimages and met Wu Zetian.

He and Wu Zetian cried to each other about the sadness caused by parting. By this time, Queen Tang Gaozong had fallen out of favor because she had no children. But the queen saw the affection between Wu Zetian and Tang Gaozong, so she deliberately put in a good word in front of Tang Gaozong.

Let Tang Gaozong take Wu Zetian to the palace. But the queen is not for Wu Zetian, but for herself. Because Tang Gaozong loves Xiao Shufei in the palace, the queen has no choice, so she wants Wu Zetian to compare with Xiao Shufei.

The queen said these words, just to Tang Gaozong's liking, and brought Wu Zetian back to the palace. In May of the following year, Wu Zetian was named second-class Zhao Yi. Wu Zetian is also a heartless person. After she entered the palace.

They tried their best to demote the Queen and Xiao Shufei to Shu Ren, and Wu Zetian inexplicably accused them of poisoning. They also stripped their parents and brothers of their official positions and exiled them to the wild.

It was also at this time that Wu Zetian was made queen. Later, Wu Zetian had nightmares when she slept every night. She went to see the Queen and Xiao Shufei, both of whom were hanging around the palace with their heads covered and their hair loose. So Wu Zetian, after she mastered the power of state affairs.

I will live in Luoyang for a long time and will not go back to Chang 'an. In April of the following year, Wu Zetian fabricated various charges, dismissed Sun Chang Wuji and Han Yuan, and exiled them to desolate places.

And prohibit them from returning to the capital. Tang Gaozong often has a headache, so sometimes she ignores the failure of state affairs, so she asks Wu Zetian to help her go to court and take care of it. Wu Zetian was born a very overbearing person.

So whenever Tang Gaozong is in court, Wu Zetian must sit in the back and listen to politics. Sometimes, the power of life and death must be approved by Wu Zetian, and Tang Gaozong can only be passive to Nuo Nuo and Nuo Nuo.

After a long time, Tang Gaozong couldn't stand it, so he asked Shangguan Yi to enter the palace to discuss the abolition of government with him. However, he was questioned by Wu Zetian before the abolition of the imperial edict was completed.

Tang Gaozong put the blame on Shangguan Yi at that time, and Shangguan Yi was not only beheaded, but also the whole family was sickened and put to death. After the death of Tang Gaozong, Wu Zetian succeeded to the throne.

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