1 said that Wu Zetian herself thought that the late emperor had made great contributions and could not write. Wu Zetian said that merits and demerits were left to later generations to comment. It is said that this biography is mainly the task of her successor Li Xian, who is the son of Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian, namely Li Zhe. Wu Zetian died a few years after Li Xian succeeded to the throne. As a son, Li Xian really doesn't know how to make a biography of the old lady Wu Zetian, because during Wu Zetian's reign, she killed a number of her own children one after another. Kill a generation of loyal minister Sun Chang Wuji and kill his eldest son Li Hong with poisoned wine; Demote the famous calligrapher Chu Suiliang and his second son Li Xian, third son Li Xian and fourth son Li Dan. She is in hell to pay New Year greetings to the DPRK's important ministers, such as Lai Ji, Han Yuan and Liu Ying. Who dares to disobey herself? "Sisters" like the Queen Wang and her were falsely accused of many crimes, then tortured inhumanely, and finally executed, even their daughters. So there is a certain basis for saying that Wu Zetian is a tyrant. Wuhou proclaimed himself emperor Li and destroyed the country. Later scholars think that 3 is more credible, that is, the son is unwilling to say whether the mother has made great achievements or made many mistakes. In short, Wu Zetian can't be called a monarch. The people she slaughtered belonged to the most kings in the past dynasties, especially the granddaughter of her granddaughter = = = = = = = Zhao Yi commented in the Qing Dynasty, "In ancient times, there were Shi Hu, Shu Sheng, Qi, Beiqi and Jin Hailing Yang, and their English masters were all good killers, but they were all good killers. From the beginning, it was no longer reasonable to lie to the king and queen and deny the love for Li Mao and deprive Yan Ni of his privacy. And when he acceded to the throne, he abolished the Queen and Emperor Xiao Liang, each with 200 staffs, and threw them into the urn, saying that they were drunk. A few days after death, you will find your body. He also captured Sun Chang Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others to death, and killed Shangguan Yi. Speaking of acting, that is to say, that fierce flame will kill people. However, it is natural that jealous people have to hurt others. After weighing the system, he wanted to establish a strong position to control the world and opened the door for informers. He set up prisons for cruel officials Zhou Xing, Lai Junchen and Qiu, referring to the connection between generals and generals. All cases were counter-measures, and officials struggled for ability during the week, so there was no vain day for slaughter. Ministers include Pei Yan, Liu Yizhi, Deng Xuanting, Yan, Zhang Guangfu, Wei, Liu Qixian, Wang, Fan, Pei Judao, Zhang Xinglian, Li, Sun, Gu Baozhong and Liu Qi, General You, Li Guangyi, Heiya Changzhi, Zhao Huaijie and Zhang Qian Xu. Shu Liao is Zhou Simao, Hao Xiangxian, Gong, Gong Siming, Gong, Guo Zhengyi, Gong Zhiyuan, Gong Pengzu, Wang Lingfu, Liu Changcong, Liu Yanjing, Liu, Su Jianyan, Bai Lingyan, Qiao, Hui, Du Rutong, Zhang and Yuan Wanqing. Even Qiu and Lai Junchen, who tried their best to harm courtiers, were killed. His immigrants sent thousands to Lingnan, killed more than 300 people, and sent six imperial envoys to Jiannan and Guizhou middle counties, all of which were afraid of killing people. Liu killed more than 900 people, and the rest did not decrease by 500. Although Ming Taizu punished Hu and Lan too much. However, this is still a Chinese and foreign bureaucrat, not a relative. Zhen, King of Yue, and Chong Wang, King of Langya, set out to seek the restoration of the royal family, but they were punished and failed. So he killed Yuanjia, Ling Kui, Wang Ai, Huang Gongzhuan, Dongguan Gongrong, Huo, Jiangdu Wangxu, Yuan Ming, Runan Grace Wai Wong, Poyang Gongluan, Guanghan Gongmi, Wenshan Gongyi, Wang Jue of Hengshan Mountain, Wang Jiang Zhixiang and their sons Jiao and Si Zhengwang Guan. Chang Li, Li Xun, Li Yue, Ang Lee, Li Yuan, Li Ying, Li, Li Yuanzhen and Julu Gonghuang were killed by six envoys, except their ancestral home. Although he killed the descendants of Gao and Wu, and killed the descendants of Emperor Taizong and Taizong, he never entered the customs. But this is still called Li, not Wu. Wu and are brothers, Liang and Huai Yun are brothers, but and want to do nothing. My sister's daughter was named Mrs. Wei after being kept in private. After being poisoned privately, she was accused of being pregnant and killed for kindness. But this is still a half-nephew, and it doesn't get along very well. If the son of Emperor Gaozong is the heir of the emperor, this loyal minister born in the harem will be established as the Crown Prince. Because Wuhou has a son, he is willing to give up his position and change his seal, abolish Guizhou and give him death. Wang Ze, born in the harem of Yang and Xu Sujie, was born in Wu Sansi, who satirized Zhou Xing's false rebellion and hanged himself in the back pavilion. I heard that seven sons and nine sons were punished, and the youngest son was imprisoned in Leizhou. However, this is still not born, and Prince Hong is the mother and son, and he became the second son. His virtue is well known all over the world, so he invited Xiao Shufei's daughter to get married, so he hated it, and because of his cleverness, he was inconvenienced and died unexpectedly. When Hiro died, he made his younger brother a prince, and later he made his parents and children. He also made people commit adultery by touching jealousy. Emperor Gaozong wanted to downplay his sins and later said, "It is unforgivable to destroy one's family." It was abandoned as a bully with Liu, and later sent Qiu to force him to kill him and his son. Only one son kept the ceremony, but he was also confined in the palace and was repeatedly beaten with a stick. Wang Shao, the son of the middle emperor, embellished it, then his eldest grandson, Princess Yongtai, then his eldest daughter, Wu Yanji, the husband, and then her eldest daughter. The three of them tasted private words and went out to the palace, which might be unfavorable. When they heard about it, they committed suicide. Princess Taiping's husband, Ma Xu Xue Shao, married her son-in-law and killed her in private anger. This is because of indulgence and killing relatives and children, and justice is destroyed. However, it is still inconvenient to indulge and hurt. Xue Huaiyi went to bed, was favored at the moment, and was appointed as the marching manager. He led 18 generals to sip silently, and took Prime Minister Li Zhaode and Su Weidao as their long history Sima, which was of great love. Later, he suspected that even Princess Taiping had dozens of strong women, tied them up and killed them, and the bodies were transported back to Baima Temple by car. The person who loved you the most gave up his love and died ... It's really unprecedented patience! "
For such a ruthless woman, there were many apologists at that time and later, who thought that Wu Zetian's era was "top-down rule" and she was also an "outstanding female politician". Take the increase of registered permanent residence as an example. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong Yonghui, there were only 3.8 million households. By the death of Wu Zetian, the registered permanent residence in the Tang Dynasty had increased to 6.2 million households. The author believes that these developments are all caused by the development inertia under the rule of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong, especially after Zhenguan.
Moreover, after Wu Hou became the "queen of heaven", that is, after she mastered the real state power, the external forces of the Tang Dynasty began to show signs of shrinking. In 670, Tang Jun was defeated by Tubo, and the four towns of Anxi were lost. In 670 and 676, Anton Khufu was evacuated from Pyongyang to Liaodong twice. In 677, the Han officials in Koguryo's old place were basically withdrawn. In 674, Silla became bigger and bigger, which was beyond the reach of the Tang Dynasty. In 678, Tubo was strong, and the Tang Dynasty could only use "no good general" as an excuse not to send troops. In 696, Li Zhongchen, the commander-in-chief of Qidan at the end of the Song Dynasty, rebelled, and Wu Zhou sent troops and the whole army was wiped out. Then, the Turks silently sipped and rose by force, which made Wu Zhou.
So looking at her son, Li Xian, doesn't know how to write a biography for his mother. Li Xian's son, Prince Li Zhongrun of Yide, the grandson of Wuhou, was forced to death because he privately discussed with his sister Princess Yongtai that his grandmother's 70-year-old man could still have sex. Li Xian's own brother is also the parent-child of Wuhou, and Prince Li Xian was also killed by his mother. In short, the Li family, not his own,