The woman who claimed to be the emperor earlier than Wu Zetian is called Chen Shuozhen. The social background in which Chen Shuozhen lived was the reign of Tang Gaozong, during which the Tang Dynasty was in a stage of prosperity and development. Qingxi, Zhejiang, where Chen Shuozhen lived, was rich in products. But because of this, the people in Qingxi County need to pay more taxes, so the people there are not rich. One year, Qingxi County was suddenly hit by a big flood, so the local people lost their crops. But in this case, the imperial court not only failed to open a granary to help the people, but also collected taxes as usual.

On the one hand, people in Qingxi County suffered huge losses due to floods, and on the other hand, they had to pay various taxes. At that time, the streets and alleys of Qingxi County were also hungry and cold, and the people were in dire straits. As a member of the people in Qingxi County, Chen Shuozhen didn't suffer too much loss because of the flood, but she couldn't bear to watch other villagers starve to death. In order to help the villagers, Chen Shuozhen stole the owner's food. The shopkeeper was not a good man, so he beat up Chen Shuozhen and locked him up.

Many villagers who had received relief did not want Chen Shuozhen to die because of them, so they joined forces to rescue Chen Shuozhen. After being rescued, Chen Shuozhen hid in a deep mountain called Fuchuan Mountain to avoid being hunted. After this incident, Chen Shuozhen thoroughly understood that if he really wanted to save the people, he would overthrow the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Realizing this, Chen Shuozhen began to secretly launch an uprising. After the uprising team developed to a certain scale, she officially announced the uprising.

During the uprising, Chen Shuozhen has been serving? Emperor Wen Jia? Pretend to be yourself, and there has never been a woman before her? The emperor? Pretend to be a precedent. However, the uprising ended in failure. Chen Shuozhen was arrested after the uprising failed and finally died of naked punishment. In addition, it is said that when Chen Shuozhen became a monk, he met Wu Zetian, who became a monk in Ganye Temple. They were once close enough to be called sisters. But when Chen Shuozhen was in trouble, Wu Zetian turned a deaf ear to her distress letter, which also led Chen Shuozhen to denounce Wu Zetian's injustice.