The Historical Story of Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian created the script of Heaven for the cultural reform. Some Japanese characters have also spread to Japan and become the names of some Japanese. The seal of the new word Zetian was also found in Gyeongju, South Korea.

The year before Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, she changed her name to "Qi". Qi is the writing of "Zhao" in Zetian, which means "the sun and the moon are in the sky". Also known as "blindness", it means "eyes in the air". Wu Zetian thinks that she is as lofty as the sun and the moon, hanging high above the sky.

2. Enjoy Tang Ming.

Tang Ming is not only a palace for political affairs, but also a place to worship God. It is the highest residence of Wu Zetian and a symbol of imperial power. Enjoying Tang Ming was an important political activity when Wu Zetian was in power. Before the Wu Zhou Revolution, Wu Zetian had rewarded Tang Ming five times.

Tang Ming is 294 feet high and 300 feet wide. * * * Three floors, round cover, surrounded by Kowloon Tower. At the top, there is an iron phoenix, ten feet high, decorated with gold. It is called "Vientiane Holy Land". After the completion of Tang Ming, Wu Zetian hosted a banquet for the monarch and ministers, granted amnesty to the whole world, and allowed people to visit the Vientiane Shrine in Wei Zi. It is extremely rare in the history of the world to allow people to visit the main hall of the palace.

After Tang Ming was built and Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, from the first year of Yongchang (689) to the fourth year of Chang 'an (704), the temple became the main hall and her ruling center almost every year.

3, Phoenix to instrument

According to Zi Tong Zhi Jian, on September 5, the first year (690), the ministers said, "A phoenix flew out and landed on the sycamore tree in the palace." Wu Zetian led the crowd to watch. After seeing Wu Zetian, Phoenix flew to the southeast, but behind her, tens of thousands of rosefinch gathered in the court and danced, refusing to leave for a long time.

Seeing this scene, a minister immediately fell to his knees and explained to Wu Zetian, "Phoenix symbolizes you in the Jade Emperor. It flew to Su Zhengtai, saw you and left, suggesting that you became a treasure; These cardinals represent us. If you don't reign, it's against God's will. We can't afford to kneel if Suzaku doesn't leave! "

In a seemingly desperate situation, Wu Zetian decided to "conform to God's will" and became emperor, and tens of thousands of Suzaku really flew away behind him.

In fact, this is not really auspicious, but a public opinion created by Wu Zetian for the throne. Phoenix dressed as a peacock, "tens of thousands of cardinals gathered in court" because Wu Zetian sent someone to cover the court with bird food in advance and seized the right opportunity to release tens of thousands of cardinals from their cages. Birds that have been hungry for a long time naturally refused to leave in the court for a long time, so they successfully created this auspicious symbol.

4. Praise the virtues of all ethnic groups

In August of the third year of longevity (694), Wu Sansi, the King of Liang, led leaders and envoys from all over the world and invited Shu Tian (a memorial column) to be cast in copper and iron and stand outside the gate of the Imperial City, in order to remember the achievements of Wu Zetian, demote and praise Wu Zhou. Countries have gathered billions of dollars, but it is still not enough to buy all the copper and iron in the world, so we must use folk agricultural tools to make up for it.

In April of the following year, Shu Tian was completed, with a height of 150 feet, eight columns, and a lower iron mountain with a circumference of 170 feet. The central prism is surrounded by bronze dragons and Kirin, and at the top is a cloud-covered dew plate. Four dragons stand on it with fire beads, one foot high.

Worker Mao Boluo made a model, and Wu Sansi wrote an inscription on the post with the names of civil and military officials and heads of state. Wu Zetian herself made a list, saying that "all countries in the Zhou Dynasty praised Shu Tian", implying that Wu Zhou Empire was at the center of the world, leading countries, reconciling countries and standing at the top of the world. ?

Shu Tian was originally the first star of the Big Dipper. Wu Zetian built Shu Tian on behalf of Zhou, which means that Wu Zhou leads all countries and leads the world trend. All countries bow to Wu Zetian like stars to Polaris. Shu Tian also compared the central political power of the country, standing in front of the imperial city, indicating that the imperial power is supreme, and Luoyang, the capital of God, is the hub of the imperial power.

5. The hostess Wu Wang.

When Wu Zetian was still in infancy, Yuan Tiangang saw Wu Zetian's mother Yang and said in surprise: "My wife's bones will definitely give birth to a son!" Wu Zetian's mother sold her two sons Wu Hewu to Yuan Tiangang for face reading. But Yuan Tiangang said that he can be an official with Taoism, but he is only a risk-averse who can protect his family, and it should not be too expensive.

Yang also called Wu Zetian's sister Wu Shun (later renamed Han wife) out for Yuan Tiangang to take pictures. Yuan Tiangang said, "This woman is expensive and not good for her husband!" Finally, the nanny took out Wu Zetian's boy clothes. When Yuan Tiangang saw Wu Zetian in her infancy, she was surprised and said that she was a "phoenix-necked dragon, which was very expensive!" But he said regretfully, "It's a pity it's a man. If it is a woman, it is the master of the world! " " ?

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