The building of a secret room may have been seen by many people in many movies and TV shows, and it can be said that it is not uncommon. However, what is more attractive is who built their own secret room and what is inside it? It is said that Empress Wu Zetian once built a secret room for herself, and she had to go inside every night before going to bed, and no one knew what she would do inside. Many people will daydream when they see here, perhaps looking for a male pet? However, it is not a secret that Empress Wu Zetian had a male pet,
Many people know that there is no need to build a secret room, so what is the purpose of this secret room?
1. What did Wu Zetian build a secret room for
At first glance, many friends may be daydreaming about this question. Wu Zetian is highly regarded as the “Empress” and has many romantic affairs. Men have needs, and women also have needs, especially Wu Zetian. The recorded facial expressions are already based on the unit of “strengthening the connection”. So, is this secret room where Wu Zetian hides her beauty in a “golden house”?
The author can answer with certainty that this secret room is definitely not a place for the queen to have sex alone. So, what is the purpose of this room? Let’s first briefly describe the setup of this secret room.
During Wu Zetian’s lifetime, there was only one palace maid in charge who sneaked in out of curiosity and was eventually discovered by the empress and sentenced to death. From then on, the mystery of this secret room became even more intriguing. Under the majesty of the empress, the secret was only revealed after she had returned to the west on the main road. It turned out that this secret room was simply impossible!
There is a Buddha statue placed on the front of this secret room, with portraits of Tang Taizong Li Shimin and Tang Gaozong Li Zhi on both sides of the statue. These two portraits are very wrinkled, giving the impression of intentional damage. And there is also a simple desk in the secret room, on which are scriptures copied by Wu Zetian.
Why does Wu Zetian have to enter the secret room every day
The secret room is simple, but there are many things worth pondering. When Wu Zetian entered the palace in her teens, she first became a talented person of Li Shimin and also a type of concubine. However, she went through Li Shimin’s reign and did not gain favor. There are even claims that Li Shimin had no relationship with her. Of course, these are speculations from later generations. What we want to talk about is Wu Zetian’s responsibilities as a talented person of Li Shimin’s reign.
Li Shimin was very lecherous. After the “Xuanwu Gate Incident”, he occupied Li Jiancheng’s wife and the fourth brother Li Yuanji’s concubine Yang, especially doting on Yang. When the Empress Changsun of the main palace passed away, he even wanted to make her empress. Fortunately, Wei Zheng advised him in time, otherwise it would have become a joke for a thousand years. When Wu Zetian entered the palace, she was appointed as a talented person. The main job of the concubine in this position was to record the diet, daily life, and sericulture affairs of the concubines in the palace, and to report their various situations throughout the year to the emperor. From the two words’ record ‘, it can be seen that the position of talented person requires culture, and under the traditional idea of’ a woman without talent is virtuous’ in ancient times, most women had no culture, so Wu Zetian should play the role of a female secretary.
Li Shimin had outstanding abilities and raised a total of 35 children in her lifetime, with countless beauties in her harem. Therefore, Wu Zetian was not very attractive to Emperor Taizong, who had been through the wind and moon for a long time. For Wu Zetian, in her young girl’s heart, Emperor Taizong was a lofty, wise, and powerful figure worthy of her lifelong admiration.
It is said that Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, had already fallen in love with Wu Zetian for a long time. After Emperor Taizong passed away, he took Wu Zetian out of the nunnery and greatly favored her. Later, he also created the “Two Saints in Court”. On the one hand, Li Zhi genuinely liked Wu Zetian, and on the other hand, this indicates that Wu Zetian had extraordinary political skills and governance abilities.
The most important person in Wu Zetian’s heart
When her body was not fully developed, she met Emperor Taizong and only recognized Wu Zetian with her talent and knowledge, but did not receive the treatment of a true concubine. However, when she met Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi, Wu Zetian obtained everything that women long for, love and family affection. Therefore, these two people can be said to be very important to Wu Zetian in her life.
Wu Zetian believed in Buddhism, and the placement of Buddha statues in her secret room was easy to understand, as it was a place of meditation and Buddhist practice. The table was filled with copied scriptures, which further proved this point. As the ruler of a country, she had a bright appearance, but her heart was also very agonizing. Therefore, it is likely that Wu Zetian used reciting Buddhist scriptures to ease her mind.
And can we consider the two wrinkled emperors to be the most important men in Wu Zetian’s heart? When the empress remembers unhappy past events, will she take off the portrait and cry? Because only here is the empress’s own world. When facing the two most important men in her life, she will still act coquettishly like before, but everything has already changed. This secret room is Wu Zetian’s own secret garden, right.
