The Eve of Prosperity: Political Struggles in the Post-Wu Zetian Era

In the eight years before the Kaiyuan period, imperial politics had been under the influence of Wu Zetian, which can be called the post-Wu Zetian era. In these short eight years, high-level politics continued to be turbulent, with four coups including Shenlong, Jinglong, Tanglong, and Xiantian, and the replacement of five emperors: Wu Zetian, Zhongzong, Shao Di, Ruizhong, and Xuanzong. Various characters appear on stage, and the king's flag changes on the city wall. Behind the complicated political chaos is the struggle between the two political lines of "contracting Li Wu" and "liquidating Wu Zhou". This book uses popular and smooth writing and a large number of detailed historical facts to review the ins and outs of the four coups, showing the various countermeasures of various forces seeking to reverse the dilemma, presenting the changes in the positions of many characters and the subtleties of human nature, exploring the underlying causes of political turmoil, and its significance that transcends the times.