Wu Zetian forbade eating meat, and ministers in the court ate mutton. How did Wu Zetian handle it?

During the period of Wu Zetian, it was once forbidden to slaughter livestock. Minister Du Su once beat Wu De to eat mutton at home. When Wu Zetian saw it, he asked Zhang De, and showed him Du Su's memorial, telling him to be careful in making friends, or he would be killed.

Wu Zetian is the only woman in the history of China. In ancient feudal society, it was really difficult for a woman to be the master of the world. Wu Zetian not only dared to think, but also dared to do it. Her success greatly improved the status of many women at that time, but after all, it was a feudal society, and the status of women could not be higher than that of men. Therefore, at the beginning of her accession to the throne, Wu Zetian was also worried about the instability of her throne, so she called herself the deity. Wu Zetian was there at that time.

Because Buddhism pays attention to the equality of all beings, Buddhists do not kill or eat meat. Wu Zetian believed in Buddhism at that time, so she did not eat meat. At that time, as an emperor, she asked people in the Tang Dynasty not to eat meat like her. Actually, this is really difficult. You know, people who don't eat meat will have no strength. Although it is not malnutrition, it is too difficult for some manual workers or soldiers. But at that time, there were policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. For example, as long as these meat products are not slaughtered by themselves, such as being killed by wild animals, that person will not violate Wu Zetian's ban if he eats them again.

Later, Wu Zetian also understood that the ban was unrealistic, so she turned a blind eye to the following countermeasures. But at that time, it became a means for some people to crack down on political opponents, and Zhang De was also prosecuted for this matter. After reading it, Wu Zetian showed Du Su's petition to Zhang De for the people around him to see. This also shows Wu Zetian's brilliant way of employing people.