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The women of the Tang Dynasty were very powerful, especially those from the royal family. They were more ruthless in seizing power than men, and many attempted rebellion, causing the deaths of their brothers and sons. There was only one Princess Anle, who not only wanted to seize the throne of her father, Emperor Tang Zhongzong, but also poisoned her own father to death.
Princess Anle suffered a lot in her childhood. Her mother gave birth to her on the way to being exiled, and she lived with her parents in a remote and cold place for more than ten years. Her father felt sorry for her and, seeing that she was born clever and beautiful, he doted on her even more. Princess Anle was indulged in her arrogant and willful behavior.
After her father was summoned back to the palace and became the emperor again, her good days arrived. She didn’t have enough luxurious clothes and food, nor did she have enough luxury. There were also beautiful men inside and outside the palace for her to choose from. Her father doesn’t care about her, her mother enjoys with her.
Besides, she also loves power. Women in the Tang Dynasty seemed to love power more than men, and Emperor Zhongzong did not like to worry about being an emperor. Many things in the court were decided by his mother, Empress Wei.
Empress Wei grew up with Princess Taiping and was surrounded by Empress Wu Zetian since childhood. She witnessed her immense power and envied her in her heart. Now, Tang Zhongzong is also guilty of incompetence. She feels like she is almost like the Empress Wu of the past, and also wants to one day indulge in the addiction of being a female emperor.
Princess Anle has enjoyed the ultimate wealth and wants to enjoy the ultimate power and become the Empress Dowager. Her father didn’t agree, but joked with her that if your mother became the empress dowager, he would make you the empress dowager.
This joke is too big. Princess Anle was blinded by power and urged her mother to seize power and become the queen.
At first, Empress Wei didn’t have the courage to do so. After all, her queen was doing well, and Emperor Tang Zhongzong condoned all her misbehavior. She didn’t need to take such a big risk.
But Princess Anle was unwilling and eager to become the Empress Dowager. She repeatedly urged Empress Wei and colluded with courtiers to frame the Crown Prince and vigorously expand her power.
It’s also Tang Zhongzong’s fault for this. As the mother and daughter had suffered a lot with him back then, he promised to compensate them and indulged them without limit, satisfying them with everything.
The private life of Empress Wei and Princess Anle is infinitely absurd, and he doesn’t care about it; Wei Hou intervened in the political affairs of the court, and when he encountered disagreements, he left with a sense of anger like a child; Princess Anle went even further. She wrote the edict herself, not letting him read what was written, only asking him to sign it, and he signed it without error.
As the saying goes, ‘A filial son does not give birth to a loving father’s family.’ As expected, Emperor Tang Zhongzong showed infinite love and arrogance towards Princess Anle, but as a result, this daughter had no father daughter affection for him. Just because he didn’t agree to make her the Empress Dowager, she felt resentful and wanted to remove her father from the throne.
There were too many absurd things between the mother and daughter, which caused dissatisfaction among the courtiers and many unbearable words reached the ears of Tang Zhongzong. At the same time, there are also petty people stirring up trouble, saying that Emperor Zhongzong wants to depose Empress Wei. Wei Hou finally panicked and seized power with Princess Anle. Princess Anle was naturally eager to do so, regardless of whether Zhongzong was her biological father.
Tang Zhongzong loved to eat cakes, so Empress Wei personally made cakes for him to eat. He ate a few pieces and then passed away.
Empress Wei fulfilled her wish of ruling the court and holding great power, as if she would soon be able to become a legitimate female emperor. Princess Anle was also proud, thinking that she would soon become the Empress Dowager.
Unfortunately, these two women have the ambition of the Emperor Wu, but lack the ability of the Emperor Wu. That day, Princess Anle was happily dressing up and having fun with handsome men at home when the Feather Forest Army attacked and ended her life with one sword.
These two women deserve to be punished. Tang Zhongzong died at the hands of his spoiled wife and daughter, and there is nothing to sympathize with.
