Six stories of historical celebrity Wu Zetian

Six stories of historical celebrity Wu Zetian

First of all, the red heart stone

Wu Zetian was lucky, and the people all over the world racked their brains to get what they needed. On one occasion, a citizen of Luoyang, the eastern capital, saw a stone on the beach of Luohe, and accidentally broke it in half, and found that the center of the stone was red. He quickly dedicated this stone to Wu Zetian and said, "This stone has a red heart loyal to the emperor." Wu Zetian was very happy. At this time, Minister Li Zhaode reminded Wu Zetian: "This stone has a red heart loyal to the emperor. Are all the other stones going to rebel? " Although Wu Zetian realized something, she still didn't blame the person who offered the stone.

Second, wisdom is short-lived.

Wu Zetian has a deep relationship with Buddhism. After she proclaimed herself emperor, she ordered that human beings should not slaughter animals. On one occasion, Wu Zetian sent an imperial envoy, Mr. Lou, on a business trip. Mr. Lou was eating in a restaurant, and the chef served a meat dish. Teacher Lou asked, "It is forbidden to kill animals in the world. How can there be meat? " The cook said, "The jackal killed the sheep and had to eat meat." Teacher Lou said, "This jackal is really sensible. When I meet a big official like me, he will bite a sheep and just give me a solution. "

After a while, the chef brought another fish. Teacher Lou asked where the fish came from, and the chef replied, "Fish was also killed by jackals." After hearing this, Teacher Lou reprimanded the chef and said, "The jackal can't dive, so naturally he won't kill fish. Why not say it's an otter? "

This incident was later reflected to Wu Zetian, who laughed it off.

Third, good or bad luck is unpredictable.

I am very happy that a boy has been added to Zhang Degu's family. To celebrate, he secretly slaughtered a sheep and entertained his colleagues who came to congratulate him.

Zhang De's colleague Du Su, with a slightly lower position, secretly hid a piece of meat in his arms when entertaining guests. After leaving the Zhang family, he immediately went to see Wu Zetian, denounced Zhang De for violating the slaughter ban, and demanded that he be convicted.

The next day, when Wu Zetian met Zhang Deshi, she asked, "I heard that you have added a boy. I am very happy for you. However, where did you get the mutton for everyone? " Hearing this, Zhang De knew that he had been reported, and quickly kowtowed and pleaded guilty.

Unexpectedly, Wu Zetian said with a smile, "I forbid the slaughter of animals, but people who have weddings and funerals are not prohibited here, so I won't blame you." Just a piece of advice. From now on, when you entertain your colleagues, you should also see others serve food. "At the same time, Du Su reported his letter to Zhang De for viewing.

The ministers in the DPRK all praised the wisdom of the Empress Dowager. Du Su is also very ashamed of his behavior.

Fourth, avoid hitting Liu Myanmar.

During Wu Zetian's wishful thinking, the imperial court issued a strict ban on slaughter, and Peng Xianjue, the impartial censor, was responsible for patrolling Luoyang, the eastern capital, and investigating those who violated the ban.

One day, in Dingdingmen, Dongdu, a grass cart was overturned, just revealing two slaughtered sheep hidden in the grass. The gatekeeper in charge of guarding the city gate quickly reported the situation to Peng. Peng thinks the problem is serious. After investigation, he thought that Liu Mian, the police officer in charge of law enforcement, was dereliction of duty. So, Empress Peng said, "Liu Myanmar is in charge of law enforcement. If these two sheep are not found, they should be punished with sticks." The two sheep were confiscated and mutton was sent to South Asia for serving ministers. "Myanmar liu also feel dereliction of duty, then wore a few New Pants, waiting for the rod.

The next day, the queen gave instructions in the memorial, saying, "It is shocking to suggest that subordinates blame Liu Myanmar, so it is unnecessary to implement it. Give the mutton to Liu Myanmar. "

When the imperial edict came out, all the civil servants in Manchu raised their hands and cheered, but Peng was a little embarrassed. Later, some people commented that the queen's works often won the hearts of the people, and she really deserves to be the king and monarch.

Fifth, the army is afraid of cats.

Legend has it that after Empress Wu Zetian achieved the status of Queen by means of display, the former Queen Wang and Xiao Fei were imprisoned in limbo. The cold palace is completely sealed, leaving only a hole in the wall to transport food. Although Emperor Gaozong abolished the Queen and Xiao Fei, he still missed them. Once, the Queen Wang secretly went to visit them. She said to them, "If the emperor still remembers the old feelings and lets us see the light of day again, please ask the emperor to name this yard back to the garden."

Who knows that this time the emperor's meeting, not only did not make the king and queen see the light of day again, but they were killed. How can Zetian, who is in power, tolerate the return of Wang and Xiao and endanger his position? Therefore, when Wuhou learned that Emperor Gaozong had visited the cold palace, he flew into a rage. Without telling the emperor, she ordered Wang and Xiao to be punished with a hundred sticks, and cruelly cut off their hands and feet and threw them into the wine jar. A few days later, Wang and Xiao died. Xiao Shufei cursed Wu Zetian before he died, saying, "Ah, Wu Zetian's fox killed us so cruelly. May I be reborn as a cat in the afterlife, and may Wu be reborn as a mouse in the afterlife. Bite her throat. " Xiao Shufei's curse made Wu Zetian jumpy. From then on, she always saw the ghosts of Wang and Xiao in her dreams, as horrible as when they died. Wu Zetian couldn't stand such torture, so she suggested that Emperor Gaozong move to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and never return to Chang 'an.

From then on, Wuhou was frightened at the sight of cats. During her stay in Luoyang, cats were forbidden in the palace.

Six, the queen is too flattering.

After Wu Zetian's position in the imperial court was gradually consolidated, she was called "two saints" with Gaozong in the palace and was named "Tianhou" by Gaozong. Maybe it's a woman's nature. She likes to hear nice words, so some good people try their best to please her.

On one occasion, Hu Yanqing, a native of Xiangzhou, used cinnabar to make a pigment, wrote "Ten Thousand Years of the Emperor" on the belly of a turtle, posing as a natural god and presenting it to the court. Minister Li Zhaode accused him of being untrue, scraped off the words with a knife and demanded that the liar Hu Yanqing be handed over to the judicial organs for punishment. After listening to the report, Wu Zetian said, "It's not a bad idea to have a son of heaven for ten thousand years!" Order not to pursue.

Once, a doctor named Zhu wrote to Wu Zetian, saying, "I saw in my dream the day before yesterday that your majesty had ruled the world for 800 years." Wu Zetian was very happy to see it, and immediately ordered him to be awarded an official post of gleaning.

One winter, the condemned prisoners in the prison of the Ministry of Justice will be executed. These death row prisoners managed to leave several huge footprints five feet long inside and outside the prison wall. In the middle of the night, this group of prisoners shouted at the same time, and the prison officer went to inquire. Death row inmates said, "Just now, a saint appeared. He was three feet long and had a golden face. The sage said to us,' your's death penalty has been wronged, but don't worry. The emperor is wise, and he will soon pardon the whole world. "This bizarre thing was immediately reported to Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian immediately ordered the imperial army to light the ground with torches. After careful observation, she found that there were indeed several huge footprints. So, I thought it was God's will, pardoning the world, pardoning death row inmates, and changing the "first year of Dazu".

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