Wu Zetian was born in a prominent family. His father Wu Shihuo was originally a businessman, but he had a forward-looking vision. Tang Gaozu set out from Taiyuan, and Wu Shihuo firmly supported Tang Gaozu and provided him with rich materials. After Tang Gaozu proclaimed himself emperor, he did not forget Wu Shihuo's contribution, appointed him as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and named him lord protector. As a founding hero, Wu Shihuo was a great minister, but he never dreamed that his daughter Wu Zetian was worse than him.
Eleven years of Zhenguan is a very important year in life for Wu Zetian, who is still a girl. Emperor Taizong took her into the harem and named her a "gifted scholar", which belonged to the five beauties of the harem, neither high nor low. Emperor Taizong admired Wu Zetian. After all, she is young, beautiful and talented, with a weak appearance and a strong heart. There is a fierce horse in the palace, and no one can control it. Wu Zetian said, "If I can control it, I must have three things, one is iron whip, the other is a spade, and the third is a dagger. If iron whip refuses to accept the beating, he will slap his head. If he refuses to accept it, he will cut his throat with a dagger. "
The ancients said: disaster comes from the mouth! Wu Zetian's remarks surprised the ministers next to him. Emperor Taizong praised her for being more ambitious than men, but she was suspicious and wary and gradually alienated her. According to the practice of the harem in the Tang Dynasty, after the death of Emperor Taizong, all the concubines who did not give birth to a son and a half were sent to the temple to have their hair cut as nuns. After the death of Emperor Taizong, Wu Zetian had no choice but to obey the arrangement and became a nun in Kanye Temple.
The same fate, different state of mind, Wu Zetian never gave up when other concubines bowed their heads and faced the reality and fasted and recited Buddha with peace of mind, and no longer had other fantasies. She is waiting for someone to come, take her away from the temple and regain her favor. This man is the new emperor Li Zhi. Waiting is a kind of suffering, but it is also a kind of happiness. As long as that person shows up, it's worth it no matter how long.
In Kanye Temple, Wu Zetian had no intention of chanting. She is brilliant and occasionally writes poems to pass the boring time. No matter how strong her heart is, in the final analysis, Wu Zetian is a woman with the tenderness of an ordinary woman. She wrote the most emotional poems, which were imitated by scholars in the Tang and Song Dynasties, even the poet Li Bai candidly admit defeat.
Ruyi Niang
Tang wuzetian
Zhu Jian thinks in succession, looking haggard and fragmented.
If you don't believe me, you will cry. Open the box and take the pomegranate skirt.
The first sentence, "Seeing Zhu is full of thoughts", skillfully uses three techniques of Fu Bixing, which seems to describe the changes of scenery, but actually implies the sadness that time flies and the face is easy to get old. The original meaning of "Zhu" is red, and the original meaning of "Bi" is green. Wu Zetian actually regarded red as green, which was not caused by myopia or red-green color blindness. The essential reason is that she misses her lover so much that she is uneasy. In short, she is lovesick.
The second sentence, "haggard and fragmented", comes straight to the point, not dragging its feet at all, and tells the reason for haggard and sadness. "Jun" refers to Li Zhi and. Wu Zetian is four years older than Li Zhi. After Li Zhi was made a prince, Wu Zetian fell in love with this handsome young man. Li Zhi also fell in love with Wu Zetian, but they dared not cross the line, so they had to bury this love in their hearts.
The last two sentences, "Don't believe me, shed tears, get rid of the pomegranate skirt", are even more direct, telling the suffering of Li Zhi's lovesickness. Countless days and nights, Wu Zetian shed tears alone. At this time, she is not greedy for the prosperity of the past, but simply misses Li Zhi and wants to meet him in her dream. Worried that Li Zhi wouldn't believe me, he clearly wrote: "The pomegranate skirt you gave me was covered with tears I shed because I missed you. Take a good look at the pomegranate skirt and you will understand my love for you. "
Li Zhi inherited the throne, and his status changed from a prince to an emperor, with 3,000 concubines, but he was not fickle and still loved Wu Zetian. Later, Li Zhi went to Ganye Temple to burn incense. After four years, he once again saw his former lover Wu Zetian, and bit by bit came to his mind. Especially after reading this poem written by Wu Zetian, it's hard not to get excited. On the monkey, Wu Zetian was secularized, accepted as a princess, and named Zhao Yi.
The poem Yi Ru Niang spread, and "Look at Zhu" became an idiom. Meng Jiao, Xin Qiji and other Tang and Song literati used and imitated this poem in succession. For example, Xin Qiji once wrote, "When you lean on the bar and look at it, the powder disappears." It is said that when Li Bai wrote the poem "Sauvignon Blanc", his wife smiled and said, "Do you know how to write a poem after martial arts?" Li Bai was silent and felt that his wife's words were very reasonable. From the bottom of his heart, he also thinks that his poems are not as good as Ruyi Niang.