Not sure yet: For readers of Xiao Shufei and Wu Zetian, the following Historical Encyclopedia editor will bring you a detailed introduction. Let’s continue reading~Both were women in Li Zhi’s harem, why couldn’t Xiao Shufei defeat Wu Zetian? Is Wu Zetian’s ability that great?
Wu Zetian’s return to the harem was inseparable from the help of Empress Wang. Queen Wang comes from a noble family and is the object of many people’s admiration. In addition, Queen Wang was also very beautiful and was promised by Emperor Taizong of Tang to Li Zhi when she was young. Later, Li Zhi became the emperor, and Queen Wang naturally became the empress. Unfortunately, Li Zhi did not like this virtuous wife, and Queen Wang was unable to give birth to a son and a daughter for Li Zhi, which became one of the reasons for Queen Wang’s tragic fate in the future. Queen Wang has a personality of golden branches and jade leaves, and has been carefree about food and clothing since childhood. No matter the other party’s status, Queen Wang will not deliberately please anyone for certain things. However, Li Zhi likes romance and dislikes this kind of cold and aloof woman, so Li Zhi and Queen Wang did not have a deep relationship.
Li Zhi was particularly fond of Xiao Liangdi at that time, and Xiao Liangdi gave birth to three children for Li Zhi. Xiao Liangdi’s family background is also very good, not inferior to Queen Wang’s family background. After becoming emperor, Li Zhi conferred the title of Prince Yong on Xiao Liangdi’s son and managed the best region at that time. This behavior also made Queen Wang very dissatisfied, because according to tradition, such a good area should be granted to the queen’s son. At this moment, there were rumors in the palace that Emperor Li Zhi was having an affair with a nun outside. Empress Wang was very angry after hearing this, but after thinking about it, she felt that Wu Zetian could be used as a chess piece. Empress Wang found a way to let Wu Zetian enter the harem in order to gain favor from Li Zhi. Empress Wang did not take Wu Zetian seriously because she believed that even if she had won all the favor of Li Zhi, as Wu Zetian, she could not confront her like Xiao Shufei. After listening to Empress Wang’s thoughts, Tang Gaozong was very happy because he had been worried that Empress Wang would hinder Wu Zetian’s return to the palace. But Emperor Gaozong of Tang did not expect that Empress Wang would take the initiative to find a solution for him, which made him overjoyed.
After entering the palace at the age of 28, Wu Zetian did not have much status, but started as a palace maid. Wu Zetian concealed her sharpness and treated Li Zhi with great gentleness and caution. In front of Queen Wang, Wu Zetian humbly bowed and carefully served her, gaining her trust. For the palace maids around Queen Wang and Empress Xiao Shufei, they began to solicit bribes and gained the trust of many palace maids. Later, Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, was very satisfied with Empress Wu Zetian. Empress Wang also loved Empress Wu Zetian, and many palace maids became her eyeliner. Soon, Wu Zetian was promoted to Wu Zhaoyi. Soon, Wu Zetian also gave birth to a son for Li Zhi, and by this time, Wu Zetian had already established a stable position. Due to Tang Gaozong’s cowardice, he liked women with strong and unyielding personalities. Wu Zetian is a woman with this personality. Not only that, but she is also older than Li Zhi, who is very attached to women who are older and more mature than herself. That’s why Tang Gaozong liked Wu Zetian so much and gave up on Xiao Shufei.
Wu Zetian’s son’s name was Li Hong, which made Queen Wang feel a sense of crisis. Because the name Li Hong holds a high position in Taoism and carries the meaning of becoming an emperor. Although Empress Wang spoke ill of Wu Zetian to Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of Tang still wanted to balance the situation on both sides and avoid offending either side. Wu Zetian is no longer the little girl she used to be. She deeply understands the principles and methods of palace intrigue, so on the road to the position of empress, Wu Zetian is determined to win.
