Wu Zetian killed countless founding fathers in order to claim the throne, but why did she dare not move Cheng Yaojin?

Wu Zetian killed countless founding fathers in order to claim the throne, but why did she dare not touch Cheng Yaojin?

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When it comes to the ancient empress of China, I believe everyone thinks of Wu Zetian. Yes, Wu Meiniang, who has been repeatedly interpreted in film and television dramas, is the only female emperor in China, Wu Zetian. After thousands of years, she is now a member of history, but the world has never stopped evaluating her. Some people say that she is vicious and violates the principle of monarch and minister, and she should be reviled, but others say that she is vicious. Standing up for the country deserves to be praised by the world ... The world has different opinions, and it is such a controversial queen who is puzzling when dealing with the relationship between monarch and minister.

Everyone knows that when Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, many veteran founding ministers disagreed, and all that was needed was to fight hard with Wu Zetian in court (threatening with his own life, of course), but Wu Zetian didn't appreciate it at all. She was determined to be the female emperor. Don't you want to show loyalty with death? Ok, then go to the first emperor and show it well! So in a rage, Wu Zetian sent those who opposed her to the guillotine. Even the founding fathers were not spared, and countless founding fathers were killed. No way, who let them provoke the powerful queen? It is strange that Cheng Yaojin, who is also a veteran of the DPRK, has nothing to do! Why is this? What did this Cheng Yaojin do to make Wu Zetian dare not touch him? Later, I realized that it was because of this!

Cheng Yaojin, I believe everyone is familiar with this name. As the saying goes, a Cheng Yaojin is killed halfway. Cheng Yaojin's image, which is well known in film and television dramas, is simple and lovely, and he is not good at literary knowledge, but such a seemingly simple person survived the storm of Wu Zetian's removal of the old courtiers! First of all, when Wu Zetian came to the top, there was a lot of opposition, but Cheng Yaojin didn't say a word. The ministers in the DPRK liked to get together and tied together with the same goal, which saved Wu Zetian the time of observation and speculation. Whoever opposed her would kill them, and would rather kill them by mistake. Cheng Yaojin, who knew what was at stake, remained "single" and was not too close to any minister in the DPRK, which made Wu Zetian dispel many doubts about him.

Secondly, he knows how to be silent and know how to protect himself. To tell the truth, Wu Zetian proclaimed himself, and what is the Li family? This Li family is definitely not willing, so it is allocated. This split into two multiple-choice questions, so the person who did the problem must choose, which can show the real thoughts of the ministers in the DPRK. And Cheng Yaojin doesn't say anything, and he doesn't object to everything that Wu Zetian has done. All of them are silent, which is the default! However, this default also made Wu Zetian dispel the idea of killing him. Finally, Cheng Yaojin's most important thing for Wu Zetian is his status as a veteran of the Three Dynasties. Think about it. A minister of the Three Dynasties recognized Wu Zetian as a female emperor. What else can others object to? This is Wu Zetian's chip to block those courtiers who dare not openly oppose it but are not convinced behind it.

Cheng Yaojin died in 665 AD, and Wu Zetian became emperor in 69 AD, which has no bad influence on Wu Zetian's claim to be emperor, but Wu Zetian needs Cheng Yaojin to stabilize people's hearts, so we can see why Cheng Yaojin, who is also an old minister, can live to an old age!