On the Eve of a Golden Age: Political Intrigue in the Post-Wu Zetian Era

Name: On the Eve of a Golden Age: Political Intrigue in the Post-Wu Zetian Era
Author: Wu Peng

盛世前夜：后武则天时代的政治缠斗

by Wu Peng (吴鹏)

Status: Completed
Length: 346k Words
Genre: Historical
Updated: 2y ago
Source: Fanqie

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In the eight years before the Kaiyuan Golden Age, court politics remained under the shadow of Empress Wu Zetian. This brief period can be called the post-Wu Zetian era. During those eight years, high-level politics were in constant turmoil. Four coups took place: the Shenlong, Jinglong, Tanglong, and Xiantian coups, and five emperors came and went: Wu Zetian, Zhongzong, the Shao Emperor, Ruizong, and Xuanzong. One colorful figure after another took the stage, as the ruling banner changed hands again and again. Behind the tangled political upheavals was a struggle between two political lines: "reconciling the Li and Wu houses" and "settling accounts with the Zhou of Wu."

Written in an accessible, flowing style and drawing on a wealth of detailed historical facts, this book retraces the origins and course of the four coups. It shows how the various factions sought ways to turn the tide in desperate circumstances, captures the shifting positions and subtle humanity of numerous historical figures, and explores the deeper causes of political turmoil and the lessons it holds beyond its own age.

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