As a woman, she ascended the throne in a time of crisis and bathed the royal city in blood, holding up half of the Western Regions amid the chaos.
With no powerful backers, no outside support, and no destiny on her side, she swept across nations and struck fear into foreign lands through sheer iron will and an emperor's vision.
At the summit of the Congling Mountains, she secured the Western Regions and subdued the tribes;
On the trade routes, she minted currency and dominated the world;
On the battlefield, she crushed the coalition forces and subdued powerful enemies;
At court, she reformed the bureaucracy and improved her people's lives.
Fields flourished, granaries brimmed, nations paid tribute, and every trade prospered.
Li Shimin bowed his head to forge an alliance, and rulers from every land bent the knee. The Western Regions were unified, and she stood supreme beneath the heavens.
No romance, no love story, pure political intrigue, a true empress.
She is the Glazed Empress, born in a baptism of blood, and the revered sovereign of all under heaven.
A woman alone established an empire for the ages, her name recorded in history and celebrated for all time.
