Today, the editor of the History Encyclopedia has prepared an article for everyone: Changsun Wuji’s power and influence. Interested friends, come and take a look!
Speaking of Changsun Wuji, we have to mention another person here. She was Empress Changsun of Emperor Taizong of Tang, nicknamed Guanyin Maiden. As for her great name, it has never been recorded in historical books, so there is no way to verify it. As everyone expected, Changsun Wuji, Changsun Empress, and two siblings, and Changsun Empress also suffered a lot when she was young. In the end, Changsun Wuji brought Tang Taizong and Changsun Empress together, creating a beautiful marriage.
But Changsun Wuji has never relied on the nepotism of Empress Changsun to be promoted to a higher rank. As one of the twenty-four meritorious officials of Lingyan Pavilion, Changsun Wuji’s immense power is entirely due to his own true abilities. When fighting against the Li Tang dynasty, Changsun Wuji had already followed Emperor Taizong to conquer the north and south. Emperor Taizong trusted him very much, and even Emperor Gaozong succeeded to the throne because Changsun Wuji strongly recommended him. Otherwise, Emperor Taizong would never have chosen the overly benevolent Emperor Gaozong as the next emperor. It was precisely because of Changsun Wuji’s assistance that the great stone in Emperor Taizong’s heart was slightly stabilized.
Why choose Emperor Gaozong of Tang? Changsun Wuji certainly had ulterior motives, just because Tang Gaozong was his nephew. Because Changsun Wuji was not only the uncle of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, the throne of Emperor Gaozong of Tang could be said to have been won by Changsun Wuji alone, so Emperor Gaozong of Tang had always held great reverence for this uncle. Faced with such a respectful attitude from the emperor, Changsun Wuji did not feel any discomfort, but calmly endured everything. Gradually, Changsun Wuji, who was addicted to controlling the government, began to be dissatisfied with Tang Gaozong’s unwillingness to delegate power to him and began to do whatever he wanted.
At that time, Wu Zetian was only in a prestigious position and had no qualifications to talk to Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji’s domineering attitude towards things made Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian both afraid of him. But later on, Changsun Wuji seemed to have no intention of stopping in the struggle for the center of power. Instead, he became more and more brave and fierce as he was defeated. However, Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian couldn’t cure him, so he became a little afraid and couldn’t hide. Can’t he afford to provoke him? Simply put, it’s that ridiculous self-esteem at work.
In fact, no matter how powerful Changsun Wuji was, this country was also under the rule of Li Tang. Despite public opinion, Changsun Wuji forcefully pushed Emperor Gaozong of Tang to the peak of his power, at most he could be considered a great hero. In addition, he also devoted himself wholeheartedly to the founding of the Tang Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was a loyal minister. However, this world still bears the surname Li, and Changsun Wuji has no reason to make the emperor of the Li family so wary.
