Wu Zetian, the only queen in history, was born in poverty. How did she get elected to the palace?

Wu Zetian, named Wu Zhao, also known as Wu Meiniang, was called Wu Zetian. She is a native of Wenshui (now Wenshui County, Shanxi Province) and the founding monarch of the Wu and Zhou Dynasties in the Tang Dynasty. She reigned for 15 years and was the only orthodox female emperor in the history of China.

The word in Wu Zetian's name was later coined by herself, and it was also her own word, meaning above the sun and the moon, supercilious. This is also very similar to Wu Zetian's cold and arrogant character.

Wu Zetian was born in an ordinary peasant family. His father's name is Wu Shihuo, and the Wu family has been farming for generations. Then, Wu Zetian, who was born in such a family that depended on farming for a living, was elected to the palace and even became emperor.

In fact, when the Wu family came to Wu Zetian's parents, they wanted to change their living conditions and were unwilling to farm all their lives, so he chose to go out and do wood business. At that time, it was in the late period of Yang Di, and the whole country was building a large scale, and the timber market was very hot. It was a good time to make money, and Wu Zetian's father caught up.

In this way, in a few years, Wu Zetian's father made a lot of money, and his life was better with money. Wu Shihuo also began to enjoy life, so he bought an official position and made friends with some senior officials and dignitaries, including Li Yuan, who later became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

In the later period of Emperor Yang Di's rule, it was a turbulent period of war. Li Guang, the emperor of Yang Di, caused chaos in the world because of his tyranny. Although Li Yuan was regarded as the imperial concubine of the Sui Dynasty and the commander of Taiyuan, he was also the object of Yang Di's punishment. At this time, Tang gaozu had the will to resist. However, Tang Gaozu is, after all, the nephew of the Lonely Queen of Yang Di, and theoretically related. Besides, rebellion is an adventure, and the whole life will be lost, so Tang Gaozu hesitated at that time.

It happened that this time, Wu Zetian's father came. He thinks that Tang gaozu is a man with the respect of the son of heaven, a man who does great things, and maybe he can really be an emperor in the future. So he persuaded Tang Gaozu to send troops. Later, in order to confuse Tang Gaozu, this boy even made up a lie, saying that he had a dream a few days ago that Tang Gaozu became an emperor, saying that he had a nose and eyes, and Wu Shihuo also promised Tang Gaozu that he would be responsible for military expenses.

Tang Gaozu believed this and was dissatisfied with Emperor Yang Di. Coupled with the bewitch of Wu Zetian's father, Tang Gaozu finally decided to arise.

In this way, Li Yuan led a great army from Taiyuan into Guanzhong, and later conquered Chang 'an, the capital of Sui Dynasty, which is Xi 'an today. Finally, Yang Di was beheaded by his subordinates, and Li Yuan officially ascended the throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Chang 'an, changing his country name to "Tang", overthrowing the Sui Dynasty and truly becoming the son of heaven.

Tang Gaozu became emperor, and Wu Shihuo played an important role. Naturally, he was awarded an official rank. Tang Gaozu was born in an official position as a Taoist priest, became the secretariat of Jingzhou, worshipped the history of the Ministry of Industry, and was named Ying Guogong. There are official positions, but after all, humble origins make people feel ridiculous. So Wu Shihuo wanted to marry a noble daughter-in-law to change his background, so Li Yuan introduced the daughter of Yang Da, the prime minister of Sui Dynasty, to him. Yang, her daughter, is the mother of Wu Zetian.

After Yang He got married, three children were born within a few years. Unfortunately, all three children are women. Originally, the couple wanted a boy, but a series of babies were girls.

Can't, Wu Shihuo still don't give up, so please a fortuneteller to calculate at home, see if he can have a son's life in the future. The fortune teller invited by Wu Shihuo is not a mortal, he is Yuan Tiangang, a magical celestial teacher.

As luck would have it, Yuan Tiangang came into the room just in time for your nanny to run away with one of the Wu children. Yuan Tiangang glanced at the child and said in surprise, "Oh, no, if the child is a girl, it is the life of the female emperor!" " Hearing this, Wu Shihuo and his wife were frightened to disgrace. This second child was originally a girl. Do Chi people really have their own destiny? My daughter really has a destiny to be an emperor. If this is true, what son do you want?

So, Wu Shihuo asked the fortune teller carefully and told Yuan Tiangang that the nurse was holding a girl. Yuan Tiangang decided that this girl must be an emperor in the future. The husband and wife are extremely satisfied and feel that their daughter's future is immeasurable!

The daughter predicted by Yuan Tiangang was the later Wu Zetian. From that day on, Wu Zetian was spoiled by her father at home. Later, when she was twelve years old, her father Wu Shihuo died suddenly, and Wu Zetian's position in the family plummeted. Two years later, Wu Zetian was fourteen years old and graceful, just like a bud in bud. Later, when Li Shimin, the ruling Emperor Taizong, heard about Wu Zetian's beauty, she sent someone to Wu Jiazhao to invite Wu Zetian into the palace. In this way, after Wu Zetian entered the palace, she was regarded as "Wu Meiniang" by Li Shimin.

From then on, Wu Zetian began to show her talents in the palace, outsmarting the princess and obeying the state affairs. Finally, as predicted by fortune-teller Yuan Tiangang, she realized her dream of being an emperor and became the only female emperor in the history of China.