Wu Zetian is the only female emperor in the history of China. While people affirmed her outstanding political talents, they also criticized her for living in poverty, saying that she was widely known and favored by waiters. So, how did Wu Zetian love waiters in history?

Luo, one of the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty, once wrote an article "To seek an audience", in which he said: "People who pretend to be in Wu's court ... once worked as Emperor Taizong, and once changed clothes and served. Evening festival, erotic palace chaos. Conceal the private affairs of the first emperor and draw a picture of the secret room. Beginners are jealous, moths refuse to let people; Cover your ears and steal the bell, flattery can confuse the Lord. After Jianyuan was in Zhai, my gentleman was trapped in gathering. Take lizards as the heart and wolves as the sex. Close to evil and eccentric, it harms loyalty and goodness. Kill my sister Xiong Tu, kill my mother ... It is said that Wu Zetian read this article and scolded her like a dog, but she couldn't help him at all.

Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian is the only female emperor in the history of China. Her flattery skill is unparalleled, and her spirit and ability to dominate the world are unprecedented. /kloc-at the age of 0/4, Wu Zetian was selected as a palace talent by Emperor Taizong. After the death of Emperor Taizong, she became a nun, and was soon recalled as Zhao Yi by Emperor Gaozong who succeeded to the throne, and later became a queen. Later, Wu Zetian took part in political affairs, calling herself the queen of heaven, and called herself the second saint with Gao Zong. After the death of the emperor, Wu Zetian abolished Zhongzong and two emperors, became emperor himself, changed the Tang Dynasty to Zhou, and established the seven temples of Wu. In 690 ad, she specially created a word named Zhu, which means that the sun and the moon are in the sky and there is nothing to see.

After Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, she first designated the era as a godsend, and later used the titles of Tian Shu, Long Live Dengfeng and Long Live Tian Tong. In the ancient history of China, no emperor was so heroic and dry-headed, which is unprecedented. Wu Zetian is not only arrogant and extravagant in politics, but also shows an amazing side in her life. Like a male emperor, she concubined and sealed the palace, fooling around with leaders all day, letting waiters sleep with her and living a miserable life. According to written records, at that time, Shen Nangong, Liu, Hou Xiang, Monk and others became her waiters because of their prominent positions. She also set up a crane-controlled prison to collect all the beautiful men in the world. She claimed to specialize in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, but it was actually the first courtyard in the harem for her to indulge in pleasure.

Xue Huaiyi, formerly known as Feng Xiaobao, was a street drug dealer, burly and eloquent. According to Xue Huaiyi Biography of Old Tang Dynasty, he first hooked up with his daughter Princess Yao and was later raped by Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian tasted the unprecedented boudoir music from Feng Xiaobao, her face regained its luster and gave off fresh vitality. The whole person is full of vitality, and even the ladies-in-waiting can feel her long-lost tenderness and thoughtfulness. At that time, Buddhist activities were often held in the palace. Wu Zetian made him a monk in order to hide his eyes and ears and make it convenient for him to become a monk, appointed him as the owner of the White Horse Temple, and changed his name, let him marry Xue Shao, the son-in-law of Princess Taiping, let Shao regard Ji's father as the de facto father, and let Xue Shao call him an uncle and pretend to be a good family. The imperial court is called Shi Xue from top to bottom. Xue Huaiyi took advantage of Wu Zetian's luck, became lawless and went outside the law. Once, because of Wu Zetian's luck, Shen Bernanke, a physician, burned Tang Ming in a rage. Wu Zetian knew it was Xue Huaiyi, but she was embarrassed. Instead, she ordered Xue Huaiyi to rebuild the hall. Xue became more and more arrogant and made more and more enemies. One day, Xue Huaiyi broke into South Asia where only the Prime Minister could enter and leave. Prime Minister Su Liangsi didn't like his arrogance and slapped him dozens of times. Xue Huaiyi swollen face to wu zetian crying. Unexpectedly, Wu Zetian warned him: This old man, I am also afraid of him. Teacher A will go in and out at the north gate in the future, and Nanya is the way for the Prime Minister to go in and out, so don't invade him.

For this reason, Princess Taiping, the daughter of Wu Zetian, once said to her mother: Why not choose someone with elegant appearance to help you enjoy the sacred feelings and relieve your worries? Why do you favor those street hooligans and laugh at them for generations? Wu Zetian replied with emotion: What you said is really good. Some time ago, Prime Minister Su hit his mouth, which was to bully him as a common people! If an official or an official's child is familiar with literature and pen and ink, how dare South Asia insult him casually? So Princess Taiping took the opportunity to recommend her lover to Wu Zetian, Zhang Changzong, the son of Zhang Jiucheng, assistant minister of Fengge of Emperor Taizong. First, she praised Zhang Nian's weak crown, beautiful face, picturesque eyes, covered with snow, thin and not explicit, and then she quietly described the bed. Wu Zetian was elated and took Zhang Changzong, known as Lotus Face, as a waiter. Zhang Changzong introduced his younger brother Zhang Yizhi to serve Wu Zetian in the palace. The Zhang brothers are all serving in the palace. They are all rich in powder and fine in clothes, and they are all favored by Yang ... Every banquet makes Chaozhou opera or officials laugh. If there is a banquet in the inner hall, then the two military attaché s sit down and laugh and tease and give nothing. This is what Wang's essays refer to, that is, celebrating the Spring Festival and promiscuous erotic palace, which is also described in the Biography of Old Tang Dynasty and other articles. Wu Zetian was an old woman in her seventies at that time. Wu Zetian not only fooling around with the Zhang brothers, but also helped Zhang's mother find a lover. At this time, Xue Huaiyi, who preached Wu Zetian's private affairs everywhere, was finally killed at the behest of Princess Taiping.

Wu Zetian thought that the Zhang brothers were aristocratic men and ministers should stop gossiping, but the loyal civil servant Di Renjie refused to buy them. The emperor had urged Wu Zetian to remove the crane control prison in the filthy palace before. Now he grabbed Wu Zetian by the neck and said, Yesterday I asked you to remove the crane control prison, which is not worthy of the name. Although the name of Crane Control Prison has been removed now, Reng Zhang's presence at your majesty's side has really made you famous. Unfortunately, the emperor is determined to leave this stain in the future. He is willing to go to two places as far away from them as possible. Zhu Jing, Mr. Ruyi Langjun, also advised Wu Zetian: My ambition is unpaid and I am extremely happy. Lust, ignorance and wisdom are all the same. Sages can control them, and if they don't overstep the rules, then the sages' motto is also. ...

Wu Zetian solemnly explained: I was lucky enough to win two tickets, really for the sake of self-cultivation. In the past, I sacrificed my ancestors and had too many children, which exhausted my qi and blood, so I was entangled in illness. Although supplements such as ginseng antler are often taken, the effect is not great. Shen Nan Gong told me:' The decline of blood gas is beyond the reach of medicine stone. Adopt Yuanyang to nourish roots, combine yin and yang, and have sufficient blood and gas.' I thought it was fake, too. I tried it, and soon my blood became stronger and stronger, and my spirit became stronger and stronger. This is by no means a lie. I have two teeth to prove it. Di Renjie had nothing to say at the moment, so he had to walk down the steps: the sacred bow should be properly adjusted, and indulgence should be enough to cause harm. I hope your majesty will stop here and stop adding waiters in the future. Above the imperial court, it is rare to discuss the service between the monarch and the minister. However, it is also true that Wu Zetian was well maintained in her later years, but she is still old, and she also wrote a letter specifically for longevity.

In the first year of Shenlong (705), while Wu Zetian was seriously ill, five ministers, including Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi, made an attack at Xuanwu Gate, welcomed Prince Li Zhe, beheaded Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong brothers, forced Wu Zetian to abdicate, and passed the throne to Li Zhe, that is, Tang Zhongzong. This winter, Wu Zetian died of illness. She was queen for 24 years, queen mother for 7 years, proclaimed herself emperor 15 years, and was in power for 46 years. After her death, the great sage of posthumous title was buried with Emperor Gaozong in the name of Emperor Gaozong, so people later called her Wu Zetian.

Zhao Yi, a famous historian in the Qing Dynasty, said in the Notes on Twenty-two Histories: The master is rich in the four seas, and the concubine moves thousands of times. Later, he became a queen, but it was not too strange that he only favored a few people, so he didn't think it was taboo at first, and he didn't have to be shy. Emperors of past dynasties can have concubines in droves. As a queen, Wu Zetian has only a few favored waiters before and after. Even compared with emperors who were not dissolute in history, they are few and far between, and there is nothing to blame. It should be said that this is a fair evaluation.

Wu Zetian has the ability to govern the country, ruled tens of millions of subjects, and became an unparalleled female emperor in the history of China. Of course, she has every reason to pursue a luxurious life. What she wants is equal love with the male emperor. On the other hand, it also had a lot to do with the opening of social atmosphere at that time. In the Tang Dynasty, Neo-Confucianism was not popular, feudal ethics was not fully established, and the relationship between men and women was not as limited and closed as in later generations. Some people in later generations think this is immoral, but people at that time may not be ashamed. For example, princesses such as Heping, Levin, Xiangyang, Anle, Gogo, Yongjia, Shangguan Waner at that time all indulged in their private lives and raised a group of Toy Boy. Therefore, when we talk about Wu Zetian's favorite waiter, we should judge her more objectively under the circumstances at that time.