According to records, after Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, the harem raised many faces, that is, beautiful men for Wu Zetian to enjoy and meet her needs. Among them, Wu Zetian was most favored by Zhang Yizhi, Zhang Changzong, Shen Nan and Xue Huaiyi. According to the old Tang Dynasty book Zhang Hangzhuan, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong are brothers. They are in their twenties, beautiful in white and good in melody and lyrics. After finding Zhang Changzong, Princess Taiping recommended him to Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian was very satisfied with her sexual ability, so she was favored by the marquis of Wu. Later, Zhang Changzong recommended his younger brother Zhang Yizhi to Wu Zetian, saying, "My brother's tools are easy to use and he works with him." When Wu Zetian summoned him, he was very happy to find that Zhang Yizhi was really spectacular. From then on, the two brothers lived in the palace in the name of writing books in the palace for Wu Zetian to indulge.
There are many sources of Wu Zetian's face, the most important one is presented by Princess Taiping. Princess Taiping, as the daughter of Wu Zetian, lived together day and night, inherited the blood of Wu Zetian's lust and lust, and knew Wu Zetian's preferences. In order to please her mother, she is willing to take the lead and introduce drugs to Wu Zetian. According to the old Tang book, Xue Huaiyi met Princess Taiping for the first time. Princess Taiping saw that he was burly and strong. After personal testing, she found that he had strong sexual ability, so she led him into the palace and formally recommended him to Wu Zetian, saying that Bao Xiao was very useful and could serve nearby. Wu Zetian appointed him squire, accompanied him, and had sex in the morning and evening, which was very satisfying.
After the news of Wu Zetian spread widely, many men who felt good about themselves volunteered to serve Wu Zetian in the palace. According to Old Tang Book, Liu was recommended by his father and Hou Xiangyun, and his son was white and beautiful. Hou Xiangyun, the head of the left prison guard, is too strong and too Xue Huaiyi. He wants to worship himself in Chen Chen. Most of these people who dare to recommend themselves are outstanding. They are handsome, strong and energetic. Wu Zetian is very happy. As long as they can satisfy themselves, they all accept it and give them high officials and generous salaries. As a result, more and more people volunteered to be one of the many concubines of Wu Zetian.
Besides the recommendation of her daughter, bureaucrats and Toy Boy, Wu Zetian often sent court officials to collect folk secrets. It is said that at that time, Shangguan Waner, a talented woman in the palace, had accepted such a task. Before Shangguan Waner set off, Wu Zetian also told her face to face how to choose a man. Based on this principle, Shangguan Waner searched around and chose the right one for Wu Zetian.
In these ways, Wu Zetian's face became spectacular. In order to strengthen their management, in 698 AD, Wu Zetian set up a crane control prison. Crane control prison is an institution established by Wu Zetian alone, and its establishment is probably related to Wu Zetian's thought of worshipping Taoism. At the beginning of 699 AD, Empress Wu Zetian set up a crane supervisor and a priest. At the beginning of 700 AD, she changed the crane control to Fengzhen House, which was managed by two brothers, Zhang Yizhi and Changzong, and became the three palaces and six courtyards of emperors in previous dynasties. The Zhang brothers, like the queens and concubines of the Eastern Palace and the Western Palace, became the stewards of the concubines of Wu Zetian.
The recruitment of Toy Boy made Wu Zetian blocked by loyal ministers. Di Renjie wrote that two of them are around your majesty, which really makes you tired of the emperor's holy name. It's a pity that the emperor is determined to win the future. Wu Zetian knew that she was indefensible, so she had to explain in a roundabout way, praising the emperor as a loyal veteran, and entrusted him with the important task of the country, but the emperor's private minister should not ask. The two lucky ones are for rest and sophistry. In the past, they bowed to the first emperor, had too many children and exhausted their blood, so they were riddled with diseases. Although they often take supplements such as ginseng, the effect is not great. Now only by using Yuanyang to repair roots can yin and yang be combined and blood gas be sufficient. The courtiers' persuasion failed, and Wu Zetian became even more unscrupulous, so that Wu Zetian left many political affairs to the Zhang Yizhi brothers. The second human right leans towards China, and even Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi, nephews of Wu Zetian, compete to lead the horse for them.
Of course, not all leaders can be favored by Wu Zetian. As a leader, it is not enough to have a handsome appearance. Although Wuhou is over 60 years old, he has a good way of keeping in good health, and his beauty is indeed the same as that of that year, but the physiological changes of people cannot be changed. Between embroidery and embroidery, the marquis of Wu can't do whatever he wants, and it is easy to get furious. From this point of view, Wu Zetian said that she has 3,000 faces. Although it is not official, she has a wide range and loves men. In fact, when it comes to emperors' three palaces and six courtyards and three thousand beauties, it is often not a real reference, but refers to the fact that there are many concubines in the emperor's harem. In this way, Wu Zetian's statement of three thousand is also valid.