He Lanmin, with the courtesy name Changzhu, was a descendant of Xianbei and a native of Luoyang, Henan during the Tang Dynasty. Interested readers and history encyclopedia editors, let’s take a look together!
Helan Minzhi is the nephew of Empress Wu Zetian. Empress Wu Zetian likes this nephew very much, which is of course the favor of elders towards younger generations. She is preparing to focus on supporting this relative.
Supporting such a graceful and beautiful young man, Wu Zetian also had some helplessness, because their Wu family, including her two cousins and two half brothers, were very cruel to Wu Zetian’s mother and daughter when they were young. After Wu Zetian gained favor, she punished them all, and the outcome was very tragic.
As the empress, it is normal to cultivate some of her own power. It seems that she chose this nephew. Wu Zetian has a very good relationship with her sister, so she particularly favors this nephew.
What ordinary people say about liking younger generations is probably just a few words of praise, buying better gifts, providing financial support, and so on. But as Empress Wu Zetian, she likes things the most sincerely and fundamentally.
Directly giving Helanmin the surname Wu, inheriting his father’s title as a warrior, and even conferring a third rank official, this is not a metaphorical heir anymore. The whole point is to make him the inheritor of his father, the head of the Wu family.
If Helan Minzhi is not too inappropriate, it is possible that Wu Zetian will pass on the throne to him in the future. Perhaps Wu Zetian absorbed all the purification of their family, and the ultimate fact shows that none of Wu Zetian’s relatives, especially Helan Minzhi, are capable of causing trouble for her, and they are all the kind of troubles that were very big in ancient times, like to mess around with men and women.
This ordinary act of forcibly snatching civilian women goes without saying, and I’m afraid it won’t arouse Helan Minzhi’s interest. The demons of He Lanmin are all targeting big shots.
At that time, Li Hong, the eldest son of Empress Wu Zetian, had already grown up and was preparing to receive a concubine. He had already chosen the daughter of the Yang family as the crown princess, but when he saw that the wedding was about to take place, Helan Minzhi used his means to seduce Miss Yang.
Wu Zetian was so angry that she had to cancel the wedding at the last minute, which was nothing. Huo Huowan was Wu Zetian’s son, and then Huo Huowan was Wu Zetian’s daughter.
Princess Taiping was Wu Zetian’s youngest child and the only surviving daughter, so Wu Zetian doted on her very much. One time, when Princess Taiping went to her grandmother’s house to play, Helan Minzhi actually raped her palace maid.
As the saying goes, even when it comes to fighting a dog, it depends on the owner. Helan Minzhi’s actions are simply disrespectful to Princess Taiping. However, despite her anger, Wu Zetian still endured it. This is not to say that Wu Zetian values family relationships very much, but mainly because Helan Minzhi has a talisman, which is Wu Zetian’s mother, Lady Yang.
This Mrs. Yang, who is also the maternal grandmother of Helan Minzhi, is considered a cross generational relationship by ordinary people, but the final result shocked everyone. Helan Minzhi actually had an affair with Mrs. Yang. If this statement were not clearly written in history, no one would dare to write it that way.
Why did such a beast keep him? Despite Wu Zetian’s reluctance, she eventually gave up on this successor. Wu Zetian exiled him to Leizhou and eventually strangled him with a reins halfway through.
If the story of Helan Minzhi ends here, perhaps Ximen Qing will really feel much cleaner than him, but there is another truth to the matter, at least what we see above is not the whole story.
As the only female emperor of China, Empress Wu Zetian’s path to power was full of hardships. The most criticized aspect was naturally killing people, and Li Shimin also killed people in order to ascend to power. However, Empress Wu Zetian had a special trait. The closer she was to someone, the more she killed them. Those surnamed Li and Wu had to be killed, even her younger sister’s children were not spared.
Wu Zetian had two cousins and two older brothers who, due to their previous mistreatment of Wu Zetian’s mother and daughter, were eventually killed by Wu Zetian. Then, Wu Shun, his sister who had a good relationship with him, was brought into the palace by Wu Zetian to serve Li Zhi together.
As a result, the older sister also brought her daughter into the palace. The younger daughter was young and full of energy, and had some intention of replacing Wu Zetian. However, as soon as Wu Shun died, Wu Zetian poisoned her younger daughter as well.
And Helan Minzhi also discovered the truth about his sister being poisoned to death, and began to distance herself from Wu Zetian. Seeing the succession plan fall through, Wu Zetian, who had always adhered to the principle of neither doing nor doing, decided to get rid of Helan Minzhi.
He Lanmin was not an ordinary person. His official position and title were all given by the state, and it was not easy to kill him. Therefore, Wu Zetian wrote five major charges against He Lanmin, one of which was adultery with his grandmother.
This is a bit exaggerated. In ancient times, it was important not to publicize family secrets. Wu Zetian actually said such an incredible thing, which seems not to be enough to kill Helan Minzhi. Coincidentally, Lady Yang lived to the age of 92 and had already passed away the year before Helan Minzhi’s accident.
This is likely fabricated by Wu Zetian, who once again used the death of a close relative to attack the enemy. In another version of the story, Helan Minzhi is a charming and beautiful young man who loves literature.
History may not have an absolute and complete truth, but in any case, Wu Zetian became increasingly lonely. She killed Helan Minzhi, and Wu Zetian was one step closer to ultimate victory. However, this was still far from enough. She became a lone wolf and needed broader support. Next, Wu Zetian had to prepare for public opinion to declare herself emperor, but her preparation was somewhat special because important work was actually accomplished through one of her male pets.
