It is mentioned in Interpretation of Ten Different Historical Faces: Historical Code Ⅱ that Wu Zetian 14 became the "Wu Cairen" of Emperor Taizong after she entered the palace, but she was actually the lover of Emperor Taizong's father and son. After the death of Emperor Taizong, Wu Zetian entered the palace as a nun and began a miserable and lonely nun life. Just when Wu Zetian encountered the lowest point in her life, Feng Xiaobao, who lived in the nearby White Horse Temple, appeared. According to the book, Wu Zetian and Feng Xiaobao met on the well platform, while Feng Xiaobao loved jade and often helped Wu Zetian draw water from the well. You come and I go, and the two get to know each other. Because both of them became monks halfway, they couldn't resist the secular temptation. Therefore, Feng Xiaobao loved meat and often gave pheasants to Wu Zetian. As the young people now say, "If you want to take away his heart, you must take away his stomach first." Feng Xiaobao secretly gave the delicious food to Wu Zetian for three days. Wu Zetian often had a tryst with Feng Xiaobao in the name of drawing water from the well. After Wu Zetian returned to the palace, she often had secret contacts with Feng Xiaobao. It was not until the death of Emperor Gaozong that Wu Zetian accepted Toy Boy in the harem, and Feng Xiaobao, her confidant when she was a victim, was her first Toy Boy. Wu Zetian appointed him as a squire and slept with Feng Xiaobao every night.
Wu Zetian's mother and daughter used Toy Boy.
After Feng Xiaobao entered the palace, it was inconvenient to have a tryst with Wu Zetian. Since he was not born in the cremation, Wu Zetian tried to change his identity, changing his surname to Xue and his name. Not only that, Wu Zetian also let him associate with Xu Xue Shao, the husband of Princess Taiping, and let Xue Shao call him uncle, which greatly improved Xue Huaiyi's status. But the supported Xue Huaiyi was not loyal to Wu Zetian. According to the records in the book, Xue Huaiyi kept many mistresses outside and gave birth to more than a dozen children, but the biggest lover was none other than Princess Taiping, the daughter of Wu Zetian, and Xue Huaiyi became Toy Boy for Wu Zetian's mother and daughter. After gaining the trust of Wu Zetian's mother and daughter, Xue Huaiyi was very arrogant and took the opportunity to suppress other Toy Boy of Wu Zetian. At this time, Wu Zetian had gradually disliked him, and Princess Taiping also advised Wu Zetian that Xue Huaiyi was just a street rascal and didn't deserve luck at all, otherwise he would be laughed at by thousands of generations. In the end, Xue Huaiyi ended up "bludgeoning to death". Not only that, Wu Zetian also ordered Xue Huaiyi's body to be sent to Baima Temple, burned to ashes, and built a stupa in the mud.
Princess Taiping introduced the new Toy Boy to her.
After the death of Xue Huaiyi, the first Toy Boy around Wu Zetian officially "stepped down". When Princess Taiping saw that Wu Zetian had no special luck for the time being, she took the initiative to recommend her lover, Zhang Changzong. The two brothers described in the book are extremely handsome men. "Young, jade as snow, picturesque eyebrows, covered with snow, flawless, thin but not obvious, rich and not thin." When Wu Zetian saw the two brothers, she was beaming with satisfaction and immediately accepted them as Toy Boy. After the two brothers were favored, they had a career. They were first appointed as corps commander and Shao Qing, and then they were promoted many times. Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong are responsible for crane control and secretary supervision respectively. After the two brothers seized power, they were in power. As the "harem" of Wu Zetian, they also intervened in Wu Zetian's government affairs. Emma Wu Zetian's nephews, Wu and Wu Sansi, are fighting for their horses. Under the love of Wu Zetian, the two brothers are still fighting for luxury and cruelty in the palace, which is really arrogant.
The new favorite is having an affair with Shangguan Waner.
Although the two brothers were deeply loved by Wu Zetian, Zhang Changzong, like Xue Huaiyi, was not loyal to Wu Zetian and had an affair with Wu Zetian's confidant girl Shangguan Waner. According to the book, Shangguan Waner is "enchanting and gorgeous, beautiful and light, and with her natural intelligence and beauty, she became a poet, with extraordinary literary talent, and wrote thousands of words, especially calligraphy, which is beautiful and elegant, with a style like hairpin flowers." Shangguan Waner is Wu Zetian's confidant. When Zhang Changzong served Wu Zetian, she always accompanied her. At this time, Shangguan Waner was in love, and Zhang Changzong was beautiful, so Shangguan Waner could not resist his temptation. One day, Shangguan Waner flirted with Zhang Changzong at a private meeting and happened to be caught by Wu Zetian. How can Wu Zetian tolerate her Toy Boy having an affair with a close-fitting girl? She was so angry that she pulled out a golden knife and stuck it in Shangguan Waner's front bun, hurting Shangguan Waner's left forehead. She said angrily, "How dare you approach my Toy Boy? You should be executed! " Because Zhang Changzong interceded for Wan'er, he was pardoned. Here is another interesting story: Wan'er stabbed a red plum blossom on the scar to cover it up. Who knows that the red plum blossom on the forehead makes Wan'er more charming, and the ladies-in-waiting regard it as a beauty. Some people secretly painted red on their foreheads with rouge, and gradually this kind of "red plum makeup" came into being in the palace.