In The Legend of Wu Zetian, Wu Meiniang and Li Ke **** dance in episode 75,
Wu Meiniang quarreled with Li Zhi in episode 76,
The Legend of Wu Zetian is a costume historical drama directed by Gao Yijun. The drama stars Fan Bingbing, Zhang Fengyi, Li Zhiting, Zhang Junning, Zhang Ting and Zhou Haimei.
The drama portrays a brand new, demonized Wu Zetian. It has a new and unique perspective compared to the previous works about Wu Zetian. The story is told from Wu Zetian's upbringing in her hometown to her power struggle after she entered the palace at the age of 14.
The drama landed on Hunan Satellite TV's Golden Eagle Solo Drama Theatre on December 21, 2014, and will land on Zhejiang Satellite TV's China Blue Drama Theatre on January 10, 2015.From the evening of December 28, 2014, "Legend of Wu Mei Niang" was abruptly taken off the air, and will continue to be aired on January 1, 2015, at 19:30 hours.
On March 31, 2015 the uncut version of the drama was aired on Taiwan's CTV and Taiwan's CTS.On April 26, 2015 the Cantonese cut of the drama was aired on Hong Kong's Jade Channel and HD Jade Channel.
Wu Zetian (624 A.D.-705 A.D.), also known as Wu Zetian or Empress Wu, was a native of Wenshui, Jinzhou (present-day east of Wenshui County, Shanxi), and the only universally recognized female emperor in Chinese history. She was Empress during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang (655-683), with the honorific title of Empress of Heaven, and was known as the Two Saints along with Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi of Tang, and was the Empress Dowager of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang and Emperor Ruizong of Tang, who claimed the title of Emperor Wuzhu on December 27, 683 - October 16, 690, and then established herself as Emperor Wuzhu (October 16, 690 -reigned on February 22, 705), and after abdicating in 705, became the only female Taishang Emperor in Chinese history. At the end of the Wu Zhou Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was restored with Shendu as the eastern capital. In the first year of the Shenlong lunar calendar, on the 26th day of the 11th month (December 16, 705), Wu died of illness in Shangyang Palace at the age of eighty-two, and was later buried in the Qianling Mausoleum with Emperor Gaozong, leaving an unmarked monument.
Li Ke, born in the second year of Wude (619 years), princed in the fourth year of Yong Hui (March 6, 653), the third son of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, and Wei Wang Li Tai is Li Shimin's many sons of the most virtuous, Li Shimin intended to set up Li Ke as the crown prince, but by the Changsun Wuji's strong opposition to the end. After Gaozong Li Zhi assumed the throne, Li Ke was framed to death by Changsun Wuji on the charge of plotting against him.
Tang Gaozong Li Zhi (July 21, 628 - December 27, 683), courtesy name Weishan, was the ninth son of Tang Emperor Li Shimin and the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China (reigned 649-683), whose mother was Empress Changsun, the third son of the first son. He was named King of Jin in the fifth year of the Zhenguan reign (631), and was installed as Crown Prince in the seventeenth year of the Zhenguan reign (643) after the successive abrogation of Crown Prince Li Chengqian, the eldest son of Emperor Tang Taizong, and Li Tai, the second son of Emperor Wei, who was installed as the Crown Prince in the twenty-third year of the Zhenguan reign (649) in the Hall of Great Jurisdiction in Chang'an and initiated the rule of the Yonghuizhi reign that was characterized by the legacy of the Zhenguan reign. Gaozong reigned for thirty-four years, Hongdao first year (683), Gaozong died, Queen Wu made on the gold, Su section of the two kings, Yiyang, Xuancheng two princesses listen to go to mourning. Buried in Qianling, posthumous name Emperor Emperor.