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The most prosperous dynasty in our country may be known to everyone, which was the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Tang Zhongzong created the Tang Dynasty at the beginning, but unfortunately the good times did not last long. After only one year of reign, his throne was seized by his mother Wu Zetian Wuhou, and he was demoted to the position of Prince Luling. During Wu Zetian’s reign, some people launched a rebellion to help Tang Zhongzong restore imperial power, but were suppressed by Wu Zetian. Afterwards, Empress Wu felt that her power was greatly challenged, so she began to secretly kill and eliminate the rebellious courtiers in the court.
In this large-scale purge, many people took advantage of their power to eliminate dissidents and strengthen themselves, among whom Di Renjie was one of the most famous good people falsely accused. Di Renjie was falsely accused by the current prime minister and was arrested and imprisoned. Later, he was required to plead guilty in order to avoid the death penalty. Later, Di Renjie was able to bend and stretch, pretending to admit his crimes, which made Lai Junchen relax his vigilance. So Di Renjie tore off his cloth and wrote a letter back home to tell him about his experience. His son even brought a handkerchief to meet Wu Zetian and received her forgiveness. After Di Renjie was released, Lai Junchen continued to alarm and request Wu Zetian to kill him, but Wu Zetian did not kill him.
There are two reasons why Wu Zetian did not kill Di Renjie. On the one hand, Wu Zetian was a person who valued talent, and Di Renjie was already well-known in the city-state at that time, and was also highly respected by the local people. So for Wu Zetian, Di Renjie was a rare talent, and in addition, in the era of building political power, she should not have given up on anyone who was beneficial to her. Therefore, Wu Zetian left Di Renjie to show her authority and attitude towards work to the world, so that the people could believe in her.
The second reason is because of Di Renjie’s ability to compromise this time. Only with the ability to compromise can a man achieve great things. In this prison, Di Renjie’s attitude of pretending to confess and then finding a way to defend himself has always been seen by Wu Zetian. For someone like him who is full of strategy and knows how to advance and retreat, Wu Zetian naturally would not want to let him suffer any losses. After all, such a person is a kind of harm to herself, so she took advantage of this and kept Di Renjie.
It has to be said that Wu Zetian was a truly visionary person who could distinguish the influence of everyone on her, which is why she became the first female emperor of our country. And during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, she was able to govern the country very well, which led to the later prosperity of the Kaiyuan era and the later strength and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Such a discerning person, apart from not being able to adapt to the times, is considered to have done everything in their power. As a ruler of the people, he is also worthy of their love and admiration.
