Luo, one of the "four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty", once wrote an article "Seeking Truth", which said: "Those who pretended to be ... in Wu's court once served as Emperor Taizong, and also changed their clothes to serve. Yue (sound J) is almost the last quarter, and the erotic palace is a mess. Concealing the private affairs of the first emperor, hiding the secrets of the chamber of secrets, beginners are jealous, and moths refuse to let people go; Cover your ears and steal the bell, flattery can confuse the Lord. After practicing yuan, I was dizzy and trapped in my gathering. Take lizards as the heart and wolves as the sex. Close to evil and eccentric, it harms loyalty and goodness. Kill my sister Xiong Tu, the mother of Mrs. regicide ... "It is said that Wu Zetian read this article to scold her, but she can't help him at all.
Wu Zetian is the only female emperor in the history of China. Her flattery skill is unparalleled, and her spirit and ability to dominate the world are unprecedented. Wu Zetian was elected as a palace talent by Emperor Taizong at the age of fourteen. After the death of Emperor Taizong, she became a nun, and was soon recalled as Zhao Yi by Emperor Gaozong who succeeded to the throne, and later became a queen. Later, Wu Zetian took part in political affairs, claiming to be the queen of heaven, and calling herself "double saints" with Emperor Gaozong. After the death of the emperor, Wu Zetian abolished Zhongzong and two emperors, became emperor himself, changed the Tang Dynasty to Zhou, and established the seven temples of Wu. This year is 690 AD. She specially coined a word and named herself "Zhu Zhao", which means there is nothing to see when the sun and the moon are in the sky.
After Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, she first defined the times as a "godsend", and then used titles such as "Long live the gobbledygook", "Long live the Dengfeng" and "Long live the Heaven". In the ancient history of China, no emperor was so heroic, unprecedented and unprecedented. Wu Zetian is not only arrogant and extravagant in politics, but also shows an amazing side in her life. Like a male emperor, she concubined and sealed the palace, fooling around with leaders all day, letting waiters sleep with her and living a miserable life. According to written records, at that time, Shen Nanying, Liu, Hou Xiang, Monk and others became her waiters because of their high aspirations. She also set up a "crane control supervisor" to collect beautiful men in the world, claiming to specialize in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, but it is actually the "first courtyard of the harem" for them to enjoy themselves.
Xue Huaiyi, formerly known as Feng Xiaobao, was a street drug dealer, burly and eloquent. According to the old Tang book? Biography of Xue Huaiyi: He hooked up with Princess Yao, the daughter of the emperor, and was later raped by Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian tasted the unprecedented boudoir music from Feng Xiaobao, and her face was full of fresh vitality. The whole person is full of vivid vitality, and even the ladies-in-waiting can feel her long-lost relaxation and tenderness. At that time, Buddhist activities were often held in the palace. Wu Zetian made Feng Xiaobao a monk and appointed him the owner of the White Horse Temple, and changed his name and surname. "Let Princess Taiping Xue Shao get married and let Shao be the father of the season." Let Xue Shao call him uncle and pretend to be a lady, while the imperial court calls him "Shi Xue" from top to bottom. Xue Huaiyi took advantage of Wu Zetian's luck, became lawless and went outside the law. On one occasion, due to Wu Zetian's luck, Shen Nanzi, an imperial doctor, burned Tang Ming in disgust. Wu Zetian knew it was Xue Huaiyi, but she was embarrassed. Instead, she ordered Xue Huaiyi to rebuild the hall. Xue became more and more arrogant and made more and more enemies. One day, Xue Huaiyi broke into Nanya, and only the Prime Minister could enter and leave without authorization. Prime Minister Su Liangsi didn't like his arrogance and actually slapped him dozens of times. Xue Huaiyi swollen face to wu zetian crying. Unexpectedly, Wu Zetian warned him: "This old man, I am also afraid of him. Teacher A will go in and out at the North Gate in the future, and Nanya is the way for the Prime Minister to go in and out, which is inviolable. "
For this reason, Princess Taiping, the daughter of Wu Zetian, once said to her mother, "Why not choose someone with elegant appearance to help you enjoy the sacred feelings and relieve your worries?" Why do you favor those street hooligans and laugh at them for generations? " Wu Zetian replied with emotion: "What you said is really good. Some time ago, Prime Minister Su hit his mouth, which was to bully him as a common people! If it is an official or an official's child, who is familiar with literature and ink, how dare South Asia insult him casually! " So Princess Taiping took the opportunity to recommend her lover to Wu Zetian, Zhang Changzong, the son of Zhang Jiucheng, assistant minister of Fengge (equivalent to prime minister) when Emperor Taizong was Emperor Taizong. First, she praised Zhang Nian for her weak crown, beautiful appearance and picturesque eyes. She was covered with snow, thin and unobtrusive, and quietly described the beautiful scenery between beds: it tasted like fresh litchi in the South China Sea. Wu Zetian was elated and accepted Zhang Changzong, who was called "Lotus Face", as a waiter. Zhang Changzong introduced his younger brother Zhang Yizhi to serve Wu Zetian in the palace. The Zhang brothers "all serve in the palace, all with rich powder and gorgeous clothes, all with Yang's favor ... Every banquet makes Chaozhou opera or officials laugh." If there is a banquet in the hall, the two military attaché s sit down and talk, without calculation. "This is what Wang Luobin pointed out in his essay, that is," Celebrating the Late Festival and disturbing the erotic palace "as mentioned in Old Tang Shu? There are also accounts in Biography, when Wu Zetian was an old woman in her seventies. Wu Zetian not only fooling around with the Zhang brothers, but also helped Zhang's mother find a lover. At this time, Xue Huaiyi, who preached Wu Zetian's private affairs everywhere, was finally killed at the behest of Princess Taiping.
Wu Zetian thought that the Zhang brothers were aristocratic men and ministers should stop gossiping, but the loyal civil servant Di Renjie refused to buy them. The emperor had urged Wu Zetian to remove the "Crane Control Prison" in the filthy palace before. Now he grabbed Wu Zetian by the neck and said, "Yesterday I asked you to remove the" Crane Control Prison ",which is not worthy of the name. Although the name of "Crane Control Prison" has been removed, Reng Zhang is by your side, which really makes you tired of the reputation of the emperor. Unfortunately, the emperor is determined to leave this stain in the future and is willing to leave two copies as far away from them as possible. " Zhu Jing, Mr. Ruyi Langjun, also advised Wu Zetian: "My ambition is unpaid and I am extremely happy. Lust, ignorance, and wisdom are all the same, and saints can be restrained and not excessive, so the former sage motto is also ... "
Wu Zetian solemnly explained: "I was lucky enough to win two tickets, really for self-cultivation." In the past, I sacrificed my ancestors and had too many children, which exhausted my qi and blood, so I was entangled in illness. Although supplements such as ginseng antler are often taken, the effect is not great. Shen Nanying told me:' The decline of blood gas is beyond the reach of medicine stone. Adopt Yuanyang to nourish roots, combine yin and yang, and have rich blood and gas.' I thought it was fake, too. I tried it, and soon my blood became stronger and stronger, and my spirit became stronger and stronger. This is by no means a lie. I have two teeth to prove it. Di Renjie had nothing to say at the moment, so he had to walk down the steps: "It is also necessary to adjust the sacred bow moderately, which is enough to cause harm. I hope your majesty will stop here and can't add any waiters in the future. "Above the imperial court, it is rare to discuss waiters between this and this. However, it is also true that Wu Zetian was well maintained in her later years, but she was still old. To this end, she also changed her name to "Longevity".
In the first year of Shenlong (AD 705), Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi and other five ministers took advantage of Wu Zetian's serious illness to launch an attack at Xuanwu Gate, to meet Prince Li Zhe, behead Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong brothers, force Wu Zetian to abdicate and pass the throne to Li Zhe, that is, Tang Zhongzong. This winter, Wu Zetian died of illness. She was queen for twenty-four years, queen mother for seven years, proclaimed herself emperor for fifteen years, and ruled for forty-six years. After her death, posthumous title was buried with Gaozong in the name of Gaozong, so people later called her Wu Zetian.
Zhao Yi, a famous historian in the Qing Dynasty, said in Notes on Twenty-two Histories: "People are rich in the world, and concubines must move away. Later, both of them were queens, but it was not too strange that they were only favored by a few people, so they didn't think it was taboo at first, and they didn't have to be jealous. " Emperors of past dynasties can have concubines in droves. As a queen, Wu Zetian has only a few favored waiters before and after. Even compared with emperors who were not dissolute in history, they are few and far between, and there is nothing to blame. It should be said that this is a fair evaluation.
Wu Zetian has the ability to govern the country, ruled millions of subjects, and became an unparalleled female emperor in the history of China. Of course, she has every reason to pursue a luxurious life. What she wants is equal love with the male emperor. On the other hand, it also had a lot to do with the opening of social atmosphere at that time. In the Tang Dynasty, Neo-Confucianism was not popular, feudal ethics was not fully established, and the relationship between men and women was not as limited and closed as in later generations. Some people in later generations think this is immoral, but people at that time may not be ashamed. For example, princesses such as Heping, Levin, Xiangyang, Anle, Gogo, Yongjia, Shangguan Waner at that time all indulged in their private lives and raised a group of Toy Boy. Therefore, when we talk about Wu Zetian's favorite waiter, we should judge her more objectively under the circumstances at that time.