Today, the History Encyclopedia editor has prepared for you: Tang Dynasty Empress Wu Zetian. Interested friends, come and take a look!
From any perspective, Wu Zetian is the most famous and successful woman in history. She was the only female emperor who established her own dynasty and managed it well. It has changed the previous pattern of people thinking that only men could be emperors, and can be considered as the first person in the world. Only she knows how many twists and turns she has gone through, how much suffering she has endured and how much she has lost, and only she understands in her heart. No matter in which dynasty, it is not easy for a woman to succeed, much more difficult than a man.
Wu Zetian was very good at management and once personally asked students in court to select the most suitable talents. She established the martial arts examination, which selected people with good martial arts skills throughout the country to sprint for the army and reserve talents for future wars to resist foreign invasion. Her ideas were very long-term. She never cared about trivial matters with her ministers and placed all useful people in the right positions. During her reign, the entire dynasty enjoyed stable life, perfect strategies, and a revival of the arts and economy, while the people were very wealthy.
Although everyone says she is a good emperor, from another perspective, women have to put in a lot of effort to reach such a high position. That’s why some people think she’s not a good mother. All children are born from within her own body, and it is wrong to say that she has no love for them. However, when ambition and family conflict, she can only reluctantly give up all the children.
Wu Zetian once gave birth to five children, but unfortunately their fates were not good. Her eldest son became the crown prince and had a kind heart, which often led to conflicts with her mother. When faced with famine, she took the initiative to open a granary and release grain to protect her hostile concubine and daughter. In the end, she offended Empress Wu and passed away at the age of 24. The second son was a famous talent because someone said he could become the crown prince, and he was killed by his own mother. Overall, the fate of these children is not very good.
The only person she treated well was her daughter, Princess Taiping. She was quite arrogant towards her and gave her whatever she wanted. However, after learning that her son-in-law wanted to rebel, she did not hesitate to kill him. The editor believes that there are historical issues that exist in every era, and many people think that some of Wu Zetian’s actions are inappropriate, but it is obvious that she herself does not care. A woman who wants to embark on the path of success needs to put in too much effort, but it is precisely because of the existence of these powerful women in ancient times that people today are more courageous in their own lives.
