Since Wu Zetian was a hero, how did she let these twelve years go by in a blur? I think, to analyze why Wu Zetian did not get Tang Taizong's heart, first of all, we must analyze what kind of women Tang Taizong actually like. What kind of women did Emperor Tang Taizong like? There was one woman whom Emperor Tang Taizong adored all his life, and she was Empress Changsun. Empress Changsun was the woman Tang Taizong respected the most in his life. She grew up with a good knowledge of books and reasoning, and at the age of thirteen, she married Li Shimin, the King of Qin. After Li Shimin became emperor, he often wanted to discuss state affairs with her, but Empress Changsun always avoided answering, she said: "The morning of the female chicken, but the family's claim. I am a woman, how dare I hear about political affairs?" Meaning that the hen crowing is a family misfortune ah, I am a woman, how can I interfere in national affairs? Therefore, no matter how Tang Taizong asked, she kept silent. So, is the Empress Changsun a person who only cares about the firewood, rice, oil and salt, and knows nothing about politics and is not interested in it? Of course not. Let me give you a few examples so that you will understand.
First, as we all know, Li Shimin was a young hero, and when he was the King of Qin, he and his father, Li Yuan, together conquered the east and the west, and built up great achievements. Several of the biggest rivals of Li Yuan's group, such as Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, were taken down by Li Shimin. With his great merits, his ambition swelled, not willing to just be the King of Qin, he wanted to be the Crown Prince, and thus the Emperor. Driven by his ambition, Li Shimin's conflicts with his brother, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, his younger brother, Li Yuanji, and his father, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, grew daily. In this tense atmosphere of palace crisis, what did Changsun do? She was prudent, very diligent in honoring Li Yuan and pleasing his old man, while at the same time, she tried to bring in the concubines around Li Yuan and make good relationships with them. What is the use of this? In fact, this is the same as in Li Yuan side inserted a lot of eyes. In this way, every move of Li Yuan and his other sons was in the eyes of Li Shimin. In the art of war, it is said that know your enemy and know yourself, and you will not be in danger in a hundred battles, and the Changsun clan has made a great achievement in obtaining information about the enemy for Li Shimin.
Secondly, at the time of the Xuanwumen mutiny, Li Shimin's conflicts with his father and brother had already turned white-hot, and he was going to meet in arms. Li Shimin personally on the battlefield, Changsun's in the Qin Wangfu inspire the generals, encourage them to fight the enemy. In the husband and wife *** with efforts, Xuanwumen change a success, Li Shimin ascended to the throne of the emperor, Changsun's also become empress.
Third, after Li Shimin became emperor, he was motivated to rule. He was afraid that he did not do a good job, and often said to his ministers with an open mind, "I have something wrong, you must put forward, to speak your mind." Among the ministers, Wei Zheng did the best job. Wei Zheng is a famous admonition, to Li Shimin advice is his duty, and he spoke bluntly, often let Taizong can not stand. One day at the court, he finally annoyed Tang Taizong. Tang Taizong returned to the harem in anger, the more he thought about it, the more angry he felt that he had lost face, and said to himself, "I will kill this Tian She Weng!" That is, I must clean up this country bumpkin! Empress Changsun heard this sentence, without saying a word, gracefully turned into the house, not long after wearing a heavy court dress came out, kneeling at the Tang Taizong salute. The court dress that is the queen in the major occasions to wear a big dress ah. Tang Taizong was startled, busy asking: "Empress why do you want to do this big salute to me?" Empress Changsun said, "I have heard that when the king is clear, the minister is straight." Now Wei Zheng dares to advise you frankly, which means that you are a very wise emperor, so I specially congratulate you! Tang Taizong heard the dragon's face, but also understand the heart of the empress: the empress is advising himself, to be an emperor to have the temperament, the chest should be like the sea, to accommodate a hundred rivers, which can not be for a little thing to kill!
Fourth, the Empress Changsun is a very virtuous person, but because of too much worry, the body is not good, thirty-six years old died. When she was terminally ill, both the emperor and the crown prince were very anxious. Diseases indiscriminately, Prince Chengqian idea, said: "medicine is ready to exhaust, your body is not convalescent, please play pardon prisoners, and into the Tao, hope that the blessing of the help." Want to pardon prisoners, and then more monks, pray for her life. However, Empress Changsun said, "Death and life have their own destiny, not humanly imposed. If I can extend my life by praying for blessings, I am not doing any evil. If doing good is ineffective, what blessing can be sought?" Expressing firm opposition. On her deathbed, she said to Tang Taizong: you must not reuse relatives, now my mother's family have been an official, but you must not let them be a high-powered officials, "careful not to deal with the power of the key". Why? Because since ancient times, no good results have come from the interference of foreign relatives in politics. If you really want to be good to me and to my mother's family, don't give them the opportunity to interfere in politics. She also said, "When I die, don't give me a generous burial. When I am alive, as a woman, not beneficial to the world; dead, how can I let the country waste money on my funeral. It is really a simple and sensible queen model.