Let's review her road to success! Wu Zetian was originally a gifted scholar in Emperor Taizong's palace and served Emperor Taizong at the age of fourteen. At that time, in the royal stable of Emperor Taizong, there was a famous horse named "Lion Qi", which was strong and tall, but grumpy and difficult to control.
Once, Emperor Taizong took his concubine to see a horse and joked with everyone, "Who among you can subdue it?" The concubines were afraid to speak. Fourteen-year-old Wu Zetian bravely stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I can!" " Taizong looked at her in surprise and asked what she could do. Wu Zetian said, "Just give me three things: the first is iron whip, the second is a hammer, and the third is a dagger. If it is naughty, whip it; Not satisfied, hit it on the head with a hammer; If you make trouble again, cut its neck with a dagger. " Emperor Taizong laughed it off. Although I feel that what Wu Zetian said is a bit naive, I also appreciate her provocative character.
After the death of Emperor Taizong, according to the rules of the court at that time, Wu Zetian was sent to Ganye Temple to become a monk. However, she did not recite the Buddha with peace of mind, but deliberately came up with it. In the second year, on the anniversary of Emperor Taizong's death, Emperor Taizong Li Zhi came to Ganye Temple to offer pilgrimages, and Wu Zetian seized the opportunity. She reminded the emperor of his previous affairs. Wu Zetian's beauty and old love made the emperor no longer care about the constraints of Buddhist rules and ethics and brought Wu Zetian back to the palace.
When she entered the palace again this time, Wu Zetian was 28 years old. According to the general theory, women of this age are basically half-year-old women in Xu Niang. After all, she is not as delicate as a teenager. However, Wu Zetian's calculation is not comparable to that of ordinary people. And her beauty may indeed be outstanding, and the emperor has laid the foundation for her feelings. After a long separation, she can better grasp the emperor's heart. Wu Zetian's re-entry into the palace this time is also related to the struggle in the palace. At that time, in order to compete with Xiao Shufei, the queen encouraged the emperor to take Wu Zetian into the palace, and even made her own decision to let Wu Zetian have long hair before entering the palace. The queen didn't think she was inviting the wolf into the house.
After Wu Zetian entered the palace, basically the emperor only loved her. Four men and two women were born before and after, and the emperor always had twelve children. The last six were born to Wu Zetian, so Wu Zetian's love is incomparable to other concubines, which even the king and queen who advocated letting him into the palace did not think of. As a result, she also suffered a big loss. After Wu Zetian's position was firmly established, she began to have calculated activities. In the harem, she tried to woo eunuchs and maids, especially those who had bad relations with the Queen and Xiao Shufei. She always tries to get close to them and give them some small favors so that they can pay attention to the activities of the Queen and Shu Fei.
On the one hand, when Emperor Gaozong doted on her, she always showed her generosity and even forced him to live with his rival in love. First, she joined forces with the Queen to attack Xiao Shufei, and finally she turned Xiao Shufei into Shu Ren. The second child born by Wu Zetian is a girl, very cute, and the Queen Wang likes it very much. She often visited, and when Emperor Gaozong came, she left. Wu Zetian took advantage of this opportunity to kill her son for the position of queen.
Wu Zetian strangled her daughter after the Queen left, then covered herself with a quilt and disguised herself. Here comes the emperor, pretending to smile. When she saw her daughter again, Wu Zetian burst into tears. I don't know if she had some regrets. Tiger poison doesn't eat children. Isn't Wu Zetian worse than an animal? Maybe power can really make people lose their minds, so that no one can recognize it.
Wu Zetian used general reasoning to frame the queen. Mother or father killed the baby, which only happens when she is poor or desperate. Her lovely daughter and princess were strangled alive, and no one would doubt that it was her biological mother Wu Zetian. The emperor thought so, too, so he flew into a rage when he heard that the queen was just out of date, not to mention that the queen had never given birth to a child, so the emperor finally abolished her. At this point, Wu Zetian finally realized her dream of being a queen.
Wu Zetian really did it. The specific performance is two aspects:
The first thing is to be patient. The hatred of killing one's father and taking away one's husband must be the limit of human patience. However, you have to endure what others can endure, and you have to endure what others can't endure! You can't ruin the happiness of your life because of a moment of anger. To see a bright future, as Li Bai said-"Dapeng rises with the wind one day and soars in Wan Li". When you really climb to the top, it will be a sense of satisfaction to look back at your past difficult climbing process.