How many men did Wu Zetian have in her life, and who was her favorite man

Today, the History Encyclopedia editor will bring you Wu Zetian, hoping to be helpful to everyone.
As the only empress in feudal China for thousands of years, Wu Zetian’s life has always been a source of inspiration for later generations’ creations. Especially in modern times, TV dramas about Empress Wu Zetian appear on television screens every few decades. The beautiful “Great Ming Palace Lyrics” portrays a queen who is passionate about power, emotionally unsuccessful, and adept at manipulating people’s hearts from the perspective of Princess Taiping, while “Supreme Beauty” tells the story of Empress Wu Zetian losing her lover and eventually becoming a queen after being intervened by royal power. Did Wu Zetian have true love in her life? Who is her favorite man?
Empress Wu Zetian
Both official and unofficial histories mention that Wu Zetian once had many men. Especially after proclaiming herself emperor, she began to have male pets, including monks and officials, among whom the famous ones were Zhang Yizhi’s two brothers and Xue Huaiyi. But just like every man has a white moonlight in his heart, Wu Zetian also has her own cinnabar mole in her heart, which is her husband Tang Gaozong Li Zhi.
As soon as Wu Zetian entered the palace, she became a talented person of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. At this time, she was only 28 years old. Faced with the founding emperor who created the prosperous era of Zhenguan, Wu Zetian had more admiration. After Li Shimin’s death, his son Li Zhi succeeded to the throne, and Wu Zetian was sent to the Gan Ye Temple as a nun.
But by this time, Wu Zetian had already met Li Zhi and had been deeply connected with him until Li Shimin’s death day. Li Zhi entered the Gan Ye Temple to meet her, and their feelings could no longer be suppressed. Wu Zetian was taken out of Gan Ye Temple by Li Zhi, and from then on, the two were not only a lifelong loving couple, but also lifelong comrades in arms. During the process of abolishing senior ministers and strengthening the centralization of imperial power, Wu Zetian always cooperated with Li Zhi.
In ancient times, to determine who a person truly loves, it was generally based on who was buried with them, especially when the time difference between their deaths was too large. After Wu Zetian’s death, not only was she buried with Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, but her personal burial accessory was not a luxury item, but the pomegranate skirt she wore when she met Li Zhi. Perhaps Wu Zetian’s constantly changing male pets in the middle and later stages were just a trace of pursuing her beloved.