Queen Wu Zetian

It turns out that Wu Zetian was already extremely smart when she was a child! Wu Zetian was born in a family of officials in the Tang Dynasty. She was extremely intelligent and beautiful since she was a child. However, her fate was not all smooth sailing. As a girl, Wu Zetian was selected into the palace and became a talented person of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. But in the palace, she did not receive special favor from Taizong, but was ignored. However, during this period of time, she secretly observed the power struggle in the palace and learned the tactics of power. After Taizong died, Wu Zetian entered Ganye Temple as a nun as usual. But she had an old relationship with Gaozong Li Zhi, and Li Zhi took her back to the palace. After returning to the palace, Wu Zetian began her difficult battle in the palace. Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu regarded her as a thorn in their side, but Wu Zetian relied on her own resourcefulness and decisiveness to eliminate obstacles step by step, and finally ascended to the position of queen. Wu Zetian, who became queen, was not satisfied with her existing power. She began to participate in government affairs and showed outstanding political talents. Gaozong Li Zhi was in poor health, and Wu Zetian gradually gained more power. After Gaozong's death, Wu Zetian's son Li Xian ascended the throne, but was soon deposed and Li Dan ascended the throne. Wu Zetian continued to rule the court as the Queen Mother. The ministers in the DPRK were dissatisfied with her expansion of power and opposed it one after another. But Wu Zetian suppressed the opposition forces with iron-blooded means. Finally in 690 AD, Wu Zetian proclaimed herself emperor, changed the name of her country to Zhou, and became the only orthodox female emperor in Chinese history. During her reign, Wu Zetian implemented a series of reform measures to promote economic development and cultural prosperity. But her rule is also