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In Chinese history, the Tang Dynasty was the most open and prosperous dynasty.

The Zhenguan Reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang and the Kaiyuan Prosperity of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

Even the period when Wu Zetian was the empress made people yearn for that era.

As the saying goes, a good father will have a good son.

With such a wise and ambitious emperor, her children will surely have legendary experiences.

"When Princess Taiping was young, she often visited her grandmother, Lady Rongguo. One time, her maid was raped by her cousin Helan Minzhi."

"This incident made Wu Zetian very angry, especially because Helan Minzhi had previously defiled a future crown princess."

"Wu Zetian finally decided to revoke Helan Minzhi's status as the heir of the Wu family and exiled him, and sentenced him to death halfway."

"In 670 AD, Mrs. Rongguo died."

"Princess Taiping became a Taoist priest to show her filial piety to her grandmother Wu Zetian and took the Taoist name Taiping."

"Although she claims to be a nun, she lives in the palace most of the time."

"When Princess Taiping was twelve or thirteen years old, the Tubo side sent an envoy to ask to marry Princess Taiping."

"Wu Zetian did not want Princess Taiping to marry far away in Tibet, so she built the Taiping Temple for her."

"Let Princess Taiping enter the temple to become a nun and receive ordination, thus rejecting Tubo."

"In 681 AD, when Princess Taiping was 16 years old, she married Xue Shao, the nephew of Emperor Gaozong of Tang."

"Wu Zetian once wanted Xue Shao to divorce his wives because they were not of noble birth."

“But someone told her that the Xiao family was from the Lanling Xiao family, so she gave up the idea.”

"In 683 AD, after Emperor Gaozong of Tang died, Wu Zetian planned to become emperor, and members of the imperial family began to plot a rebellion."

"Xue Yi participated in the rebellion of Li Chong, a member of the Tang royal family, and implicated Xue Shao, but Xue Shao himself did not participate."

"Wu Zetian ordered the execution of Xue Yi and the beating of Xue Shao with a hundred sticks. Xue Shao eventually starved to death in prison."

"That year, Princess Taiping had just turned 25, and her youngest son was born not long ago."

"Afterwards, in order to comfort her daughter, Wu Zetian broke the custom of limiting the number of households to 350 and increased the title of Princess Taiping to 1,200 households."

"Not long after Xue Shao's death, Wu Zetian began to look for another consort for Princess Taiping."

"Wu Chengsi was the first choice for the imperial consort. He was the son of Wu Zetian's half-brother Wu Yuanshuang."

"Princess Taiping was unwilling to marry Wu Chengsi and escaped when the wedding was about to take place."

"In 690 AD, Princess Taiping remarried to Wu Youji."

"Before this, Wu Zetian executed Wu Youji's wife in order to get Princess Taiping to marry Wu Youji."

"This marriage was considered a measure taken by Wu Zetian to protect Princess Taiping."

"Not long after, Wu Zetian officially ascended the throne and became emperor."

"Princess Taiping and Wu Youji had two sons and two daughters."

"During her second marriage, Princess Taiping not only kept many male lovers but also committed adultery with court officials."

"Not long after, Wu Zetian's first male favorite Xue Huaiyi burned down the Mingtang because he was angry with Wu Zetian."

"Princess Taiping sent someone to Xue Huaiyi to falsely convey the imperial decree, saying that Wu Zetian had summoned him to meet at Yaoguang Palace."

"At the same time, he sent his trusted wet nurse, Madam Zhang, to lead warriors to ambush at the Yaoguang Palace, and finally executed Xue Huaiyi."

"Then Princess Taiping presented her favorite male lover Zhang Changzong to her mother Wu Zetian."

"Zhang Changzong then introduced his brother Zhang Yizhi to Wu Zetian, and Princess Taiping won Wu Zetian's trust."

"In addition, Princess Taiping also participated in the overthrow of the cruel official Lai Junchen."

"Lai Junchen originally helped Wu Zetian investigate the treason case, but after Wu Zetian's rule became more stable."

"Because there was no suspect of treason, he fabricated charges and falsely accused the Wu kings and Princess Taiping."

"They also want to falsely accuse the heir to the throne and Prince Luling of conspiracy with the imperial guards of the North and South Yamen, hoping to steal state power."

"Wu Zetian had already seen through his intentions and was not deceived."

"But her nephew Wu Chengsi found Lai Junchen's behavior disturbing, so he decided to use Princess Taiping's power to suppress Lai Junchen."

"Princess Taiping signed the letter accusing Lai Junchen, and then privately communicated with Wu Zetian, and Lai Junchen was eventually executed."

"Wu Zetian thought that Princess Taiping looked and behaved like herself, and she often discussed state affairs with her."

"But Wu Zetian never allowed Princess Taiping to reveal her involvement in political affairs during her lifetime."

"Princess Taiping feared her mother, so she was more restrained in her behavior, and only decorated her mansion extensively to the public."

"During the last years of the Wu Dynasty, the conflict between the Wu and Li families became increasingly acute."

"In order to avoid future political struggles, Wu Zetian recalled Li Xian, the Prince of Luling, and linked the Wu and Li families together through a series of marriages."

"Wu Zetian also allowed Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er, as well as two male favorites Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi, to take power."

"Although Princess Taiping is the daughter-in-law of the Wu family, she has always supported the Li family politically."

Empress Ma: Princess Taiping was Wu Zetian's favorite daughter. Fortunately, the throne was not passed to Princess Taiping.

Wu Zetian was the first empress in history, and she came to the throne because of her husband.

Li Zhi suffered from headaches, and at first Wu Zetian only helped Li Zhi review memorials.

Later, power gradually penetrated into every corner and gradually gained real power.

In fact, at this time, Wu Zetian already felt a little sorry for the Li family.

Wu Zetian was always in a dilemma over the issue of choosing a successor.

The reason why she is in a dilemma is that no matter who is chosen as the successor, it will be disadvantageous to her.

Neither her son nor her nephew from her mother's side was her best choice.

However, if Wu Zetian chose Princess Taiping as her heir, she would definitely not be in a dilemma.

However, there are two reasons why Wu Zetian did not pass the throne to Princess Taiping in the end.

First, support from the imperial court.

The Tang Dynasty seemed to be a monarchy, but in fact it was the result of competition among various forces.

Princess Taiping had a weak political position and was unable to support the government.

Second, although the Tang Dynasty was very open, it was still a society influenced by Confucian culture.

Discrimination against women was still very serious, and court officials were almost all men.

The reason why Wu Zetian was able to become emperor was a historical accident, which Princess Taiping could not learn.

In addition, Wu Zetian had several other considerations.

First, Princess Taiping supported the Li family in her heart.

Princess Taiping supported the Li family's ideas, but she did not express it when Wu Zetian was in power.

However, judging from her later participation in the killing of Empress Wei and Shangguan Wan'er, as well as her involvement in the attack on the Wu family.

It is certain that Princess Taiping identified herself as a member of the Li family, not the Wu family.

If she were to become an emperor in the future, she might turn the Wu family's kingdom into the Li family's kingdom.

In this case, Wu Zetian's wish could not be realized.

Second, Princess Taiping faced two threats: Li Xian and Li Dan.

Princess Taiping had the ability to govern, but she was far inferior to Wu Zetian.

If she became emperor, she would have no advantages in any aspect, and there would also be Li Xian and Li Dan.

These two people will never give up.

Even if they wanted to give up, there were many ministers who would support them in causing trouble.

Unless Wu Zetian killed these two sons, but that was obviously impossible.

Therefore, taking various considerations into account.

In the end, Wu Zetian did not pass the throne to Princess Taiping, but returned it to the Li family.

Although Princess Taiping was also very capable, Wu Zetian also liked her very much.

But Wu Zetian was afraid that if she passed the throne to Princess Taiping, people would be dissatisfied, and the world would be in chaos again, and the common people would suffer in the end.

"In 701 AD, the slander of Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi killed the direct heirs of the two families, which aroused the resentment of the Wu and Li families."

"The following year, Crown Prince Li Xian, Prince of Xiang Li Dan, and Princess Taiping jointly wrote a petition requesting that Zhang Changzong, Wu Zetian's favorite, be granted the title of king."

"At that time, Wu Zetian had already led the court back from Luoyang to Chang'an, the old capital of the Tang Dynasty."

"Wu Zetian rejected this request and instead conferred the title of Duke on the two Zhangs."

"In 703 AD, Zhang Changzong falsely accused Wei Yuanzhong of being Princess Taiping's lover."

"The two were imprisoned, and the relationship between the two Zhangs, Princess Taiping and the Li family was completely broken."

"In the first year of the Shenlong reign, Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi launched a mutiny, killed the two Zhangs, and forced Wu Zetian to abdicate to Crown Prince Li Xian."

"Because Princess Taiping participated in the killing of the two Zhang brothers, she was awarded the title of Princess Taiping for her meritorious service."

"In 707 AD, Princess Anle asked Emperor Zhongzong of Tang to make her the Crown Princess. At the same time, Wu Sansi and his son were in power, which caused dissatisfaction among Crown Prince Li Chongjun."

"In July, Li Chongjun rebelled and killed Wu Sansi and his son."

"But he was killed by his followers during the attack on the palace, and the coup failed."

"Afterwards, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang wanted to thoroughly investigate those involved in the coup."

"Princess Anle and the Minister of War took this opportunity to frame Princess Taiping and Li Dan, falsely accusing them of colluding with Li Chongjun."

"However, the chief judge wept and gave Li Xian advice during the trial."

"I spoke up for Princess Taiping and Li Dan, and they were able to escape death."

"After that, Princess Taiping and Princess Anle formed their own factions and slandered each other."

"In 710 AD, Yan Qinrong met with Emperor Zhongzong of Tang and accused Empress Wei of interfering in government affairs and Princess Anle of plotting rebellion."

"Soon after Yan Qinrong left the palace, he was killed in front of the palace by Prime Minister Zong Chuke, a close friend of Empress Wei."

"In June of the same year, Li Xian was poisoned to death by Empress Wei and Princess Anle."

"Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping drafted the will together, appointing Prince Wen Li Chongmao as the crown prince, with Empress Wei presiding over government affairs and Prince Xiang Li Dan assisting in political affairs."

"But not long after, Zong Chuke led the prime minister to submit a petition together."

"I request that Empress Wei take charge of government affairs and remove Prince Li Dan from his post as advisor on government affairs."

"In July, Princess Taiping participated in the action of Li Longji, the son of Li Dan, and others to kill Empress Wei, eliminating the followers of Empress Wei and those who supported Crown Prince Li Chongmao."

"In the end, Princess Taiping successfully supported Prince Li Dan as the new emperor, and Princess Taiping was promoted to the title of Wanhu."

"Li Dan often discussed the court's policies with Princess Taiping, and would send the prime minister to her home to seek her opinions on certain issues."

"Whenever the prime ministers reported on matters, Li Dan would ask whether they had discussed it with Princess Taiping."

"Whatever Princess Taiping wants to do, Li Dan will fully support her."

"Princess Taiping's authority and status surpassed that of Emperor Li Dan, so there were countless people who fawned on her."

"Officials' promotion or demotion was determined by a single word from Princess Taiping, and countless scholars were given important positions through her recommendation."

"Princess Taiping's property, including fields and gardens, is spread across the suburbs of Chang'an and other places."

"Her purchases of treasures and artifacts covered the Lingnan and Bashu regions, and there was an endless stream of people buying treasures for her and sending her items."

"In addition, Princess Taiping also imitated the palace's pomp and circumstance in her daily life."

"Whether in clothing, food or housing, they all display royal luxury and style."

"After Li Dan came to power, Li Longji was named crown prince for his meritorious service."

"At first, Princess Taiping didn't pay much attention to Crown Prince Li Longji, thinking that he was still very young and didn't have mature abilities."

"But soon after, Princess Taiping thought that Li Longji was wise and calm, which would affect her power."

"Therefore, Princess Taiping began to plan to appoint a weak and incompetent person as the crown prince so that she could maintain her current power and position for a long time."

"In order to achieve this goal, Princess Taiping repeatedly spread rumors."

"It is claimed that the crown prince is not the emperor's eldest son and should not be made the crown prince."

"In 710 AD, Li Dan issued an edict warning his subjects not to believe any rumors."

"At this time, Princess Taiping often sent people to monitor Li Longji's actions, and even the slightest things would be reported to Li Dan."

"In addition, Princess Taiping also placed many of her spies around Li Longji, which made Li Longji feel very uneasy."

Wang Anshi: In the face of power, it was already destined that Li Longji and Princess Taiping would go from cooperation to estrangement.

Everyone knows that Wu Zetian, the first female emperor of the Tang Dynasty, seized power from her own son.

He also devoted all his efforts to cultivating his daughter, Princess Taiping, hoping that his daughter could be like himself.

However, he did not expect that after his death, the throne would return to the Li family.

All this was because of Li Longji, the nephew of Princess Taiping. After Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Xian, abdicated, his empress, Wei, did not leave him.

Instead, she never left her husband and resolutely accompanied him through those difficult times.

Finally, Li Xian became emperor, but Wei was not satisfied with continuing to be the queen.

After seeing what her mother-in-law Wu Zetian did, she also hoped that she could become the second Wu Zetian.

In addition, Li Xian's daughter, Princess Anle, was also obsessed with power and wanted her father to depose the crown prince and make herself the crown princess.

Li Xian was a cowardly man, even though his wife and daughter showed a strong desire for his power and even wanted him to disappear.

He just turned a blind eye and pretended he saw nothing.

The Wei mother and daughter slowly extended their hands inside and outside the court and felt the wonderful taste of power.

Knowing that Li Xian was the biggest obstacle to their becoming emperor, she actually poisoned Li Xian to death.

Wei thought that the descendants of the Li family would continue to swallow their anger and dare not say a word as they did during the Wu Zetian period.

Unexpectedly, this also infringed on Princess Taiping's interests.

Li Longji took advantage of this and cooperated with Princess Taiping to overthrow Wei.

Because they all knew that once the power was given to Wei, Princess Taiping and Li Longji would never be able to enter the center of power in the future.

Both of them were smart and capable people, and Li Longji also used his excellent interpersonal relationships and persuasive skills to convince the leader of the Imperial Guards.

Finally, in the dead of night, the order to launch a coup was issued.

The war ended with Li Longji's victory, and Li Longji's father Li Dan ascended the throne.

Li Dan knew that all this was due to Li Longji's contribution, so he made Li Longji the crown prince, even though Li Longji was only Li Dan's illegitimate son.

The cooperation between Li Longji and Princess Taiping collapsed after the coup, and the two became enemies.

Li Dan was caught between his son and sister, trying to mediate between them, hoping that the two would not be so hostile to each other, but it was of no avail.

In order to bring down Li Longji, Princess Taiping even proposed the theory of bloodline.

Because Li Longji was born out of wedlock, the throne should have been inherited by his eldest son Li Chengqi.

However, Li Dan did not agree. Whenever he saw memorials requesting a change of the crown prince, he pretended not to see them.

When Princess Taiping saw that this method didn't work, she thought of another one and invented the method of astrology.

Taking advantage of the changes in the stars, tell Li Dan that there is a change in the imperial star.

Unexpectedly, Li Dan misunderstood and thought it was a hint from God to let Li Longji succeed to the throne, but instead Li Longji benefited from it.

Princess Taiping shot herself in the foot, and Li Longji successfully inherited the throne.

The first thing Li Longji did after ascending the throne was to take decisive action against Princess Taiping.

Because Princess Taiping went too far, Li Longji was extremely angry and eliminated Princess Taiping's power in one fell swoop.

Li Dan realized that passing the throne to his son would only exacerbate his sister's downfall.

This made him feel disheartened, and he handed over all power to Li Longji and hid in the palace to enjoy his old age.

From then on, the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty was truly concentrated in the emperor, and no one deliberately disrupted state affairs anymore.

The success of Li Longji's two coups was enough to show that he was indeed a smart emperor.

In the early stage when Li Longji and Princess Taiping cooperated, they trusted each other. In the later stage, he was also very decisive when dealing with Princess Taiping. It can be seen that he is indeed capable.

"In 711 AD, Princess Taiping formed a clique with the Chief of Yizhou and others to attack Crown Prince Li Longji."

"She sent someone to invite Wei Anshi to her home, but was rejected by Wei Anshi."

"One day, Li Dan privately summoned Wei Anshi and asked him to pay attention to the relationship between Li Longji and the civil and military officials in the court."

"Wei Anshi said that Li Longji was supported by the civil and military officials, and that the previous rumors about the crown prince were spread by Princess Taiping, and he praised Li Longji in front of Emperor Ruizong of Tang."

"Princess Taiping overheard their conversation behind the curtain, and then she spread all kinds of rumors to attack Wei Anshi and even tried to arrest him, but failed."

"Princess Taiping once stopped the prime minister in her sedan chair and implicitly suggested that the crown prince should be appointed instead."

"Prime Minister Song Jing said that the prince had made great contributions to the country and was the master of the ancestral temple and the country, and rejected Princess Taiping's request."

"In 711 AD, Emperor Ruizong of Tang was planning to pass the throne to the crown prince, but the censors who were attached to Princess Taiping advised him against it."

"Not long after, the crown prince requested to give up the crown prince position to Li Chengqi, the Prince of Song, but was rejected by Emperor Ruizong of Tang."

"The crown prince then requested that Princess Taiping be recalled to the capital, and only then did Princess Taiping return to the capital."

"After returning to the capital, Princess Taiping participated in the appointment of court officials."

"In 712 AD, the governor of Puzhou took the initiative to seek refuge with Princess Taiping, who recommended him to be the Minister of Justice."

"In the autumn of the same year, Princess Taiping instructed a person who was knowledgeable in astronomy and calendar to advise Li Dan that the appearance of the comet indicated that it was time to get rid of the old and start anew."

"This is a sign that the crown prince will soon ascend the throne as the new emperor, but Li Dan said that the throne should be passed on to a virtuous person to avoid disaster."

"Princess Taiping and her followers strongly opposed it and believed that this was not feasible."

"But Li Dan refused to listen and passed the throne to the crown prince Li Longji, and abdicated to become the emperor emeritus."

"In 713 AD, shortly after Li Longji ascended the throne."

"Princess Taiping began to take advantage of the power of Emperor Taizong of Tang and took control of the government."

"She had a fierce conflict with Li Longji, five of the seven prime ministers were her disciples, and more than half of the civil and military officials in the court were also attached to her."

"Princess Taiping conspired with the General of the Left Imperial Guards, the General of the Right Imperial Guards, the Secretary of the Central Secretariat and others to depose Emperor Xuanzong of Tang."

"In addition, Princess Taiping also conspired with the palace maid Yuanshi to mix poison into the Tianma powder taken by Li Longji."

"When Princess Taiping was planning to poison Li Longji, Wang Ju thought the situation was urgent and advised Li Longji to take action."

"The Minister of State sent someone from the Eastern Capital Luoyang to deliver a saber to Li Longji, asking Xuanzong to make a quick decision and eliminate the power of Princess Taiping."

"The Chief Secretary of Jingzhou also came to the court to persuade Li Longji to get rid of Princess Taiping, but Li Longji hesitated because he was afraid of alarming the emperor."

"The Chief of Jingzhou also advised Li Longji to put the country first, and suggested that he first control the left and right Yulin Army and the left and right Wanqi Army, and then capture Princess Taiping and her followers in one fell swoop."

"Li Longji agreed very much and appointed him as the Minister of Personnel."

"In 713 AD, Wei Zhigu reported to Li Longji that Princess Taiping had started a rebellion."

"After Li Longji learned the news, he, together with Prince of Qi Li Fan, Prince of Xue Li Ye and others, decided to take the lead in eliminating Princess Taiping's forces."

"Upon hearing of the incident, the retired emperor, Emperor Ruizong of Tang, climbed up to the gate tower of Chengtian Gate."

"Guo Yuanzhen told him that this was just a decision made by the emperor to eliminate the rebels, and no other major incidents occurred."

"Li Longji also came to the gate tower, and Li Dan issued an imperial decree."

"Based on the crimes of Dou Huaizheng and others, a general amnesty was issued, but their relatives and accomplices were not included."

"Xue Ji was imprisoned in Wannian County Prison and sentenced to death."

"Princess Taiping fled to a mountain temple after the incident and only emerged after hiding for three days."

"Tang Xuanzong Li Longji issued an edict to execute Princess Taiping in her own residence. Dozens of people, including her son and her followers, were also executed."

Su Shi: Although Princess Taiping had strong political ambitions and abilities, it was impossible for her to become an empress like Wu Zetian.

Even though Princess Taiping held tremendous power and could manipulate the emperor's dethronement and enthronement, she still could not become the empress.

This depends on the political environment, historical background, ideological limitations, Wu Zetian's feelings towards Taiping, and Taiping's own abilities at the time.

First of all, judging from the comparison of the status of Princess Taiping and Wu Zetian, Princess Taiping is not as good as Wu Zetian.

Judging from her origin, Princess Taiping's origin was indeed much nobler than that of Wu Zetian.

However, in this matter, noble birth is not an advantage.

It is said that a married daughter no longer belongs to her own family but to her husband's family.

Applied to Princess Taiping and Wu Zetian, one is the daughter-in-law of the royal family and the other is the daughter of the royal family.

In a system where patriarchy prevails, we only hear about wives taking care of their husbands and mothers taking care of their sons.

I have never heard of a younger sister taking care of her older brother, or a married daughter taking care of her father.

Therefore, Wu Zetian had a much better status than Princess Taiping.

In the early days, when Wu Zetian controlled power.

To outsiders, Wu Zetian was assisting Emperor Gaozong of Tang.

After Emperor Gaozong of Tang died, it was because his son was not ambitious enough.

Therefore, Wu Zetian temporarily took charge of power for him.

Even if Wu Zetian eventually kicked her son off the throne, people would only say it was because her son was not ambitious enough.

Therefore, in terms of ethics and morality, she will not be criticized too much.

However, Princess Taiping was much more passive. The reason she had power was because she was a princess of the Tang Dynasty.

But, it is precisely because she is a princess of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, she cannot become an emperor in the true sense.

After all, it's common sense.

Strictly speaking, once she gets married she is no longer a member of the royal family.

It can be said that daughters have no inheritance rights.

Some families who don't have sons would rather adopt a son from their brothers and relatives to inherit their family business than give it to their daughter, son-in-law or grandson.

Therefore, it was impossible for Wu Zetian to pass the throne to Princess Taiping.

Therefore, even if Princess Taiping did turn the tide and stabilize the turbulent Li Tang Dynasty.

However, once the political situation stabilized, she would have no reason to interfere in the royal politics.

Secondly, in terms of political strength, Princess Taiping was far inferior to Wu Zetian.

When Emperor Gaozong of Tang was still alive, Wu Zetian began to build up her own power.

From the central government to local governments, she has cultivated her own power, both in military and politics.

During her decades-long career as a queen, she relied on the trust of Emperor Gaozong of Tang to cultivate wave after wave of talented newcomers for herself.

Moreover, the policies she introduced have shown results to the people.

After Wu Zetian came to power, she was ostracized and ridiculed by some of the old forces.

But, it wasn't a big loss for her.

The people never care who sits on the throne; they only care whether the policies of those in power are beneficial to them.

Wu Zetian's policies were beneficial to them, so they naturally supported Wu Zetian.

However, Princess Taiping began to participate in politics in the early years of Wu Zetian and thus gained considerable power.

However, her political climax began after Emperor Ruizong of Tang came to power.

From the two years that Emperor Ruizong of Tang ruled, plus the one year he was the emperor emeritus, it was only three years in total.

During these three years, Princess Taiping's power seemed very strong.

However, the officials under her control were very limited.

Therefore, after Li Longji killed the people who followed Princess Taiping, she was powerless to resist.

And, for the people.

It doesn't matter whether Princess Taiping or Li Longji is in power, they don't care about it.

Finally, judging from the strength of the enemy, the enemies Princess Taiping faced were far stronger than those faced by Wu Zetian.

When Wu Zetian became emperor, the enemies she had to face were her two sons.

In front of them, Wu Zetian had a natural advantage, which was her identity as a mother.

To her, if her son listens to her, he is following filial piety, and if he does not listen to her, he is being unfilial.

Compared with Wu Zetian herself, the political talents of Wu Zetian's two sons are really nothing.

Therefore, in the eyes of the world, Wu Zetian became emperor.

Although it is a bit shocking, it is also reasonable.

As long as she finally returns power to the Li Tang bloodline, no one will have anything to say.

However, Princess Taiping was different; her ultimate political enemy was her nephew Li Longji.

Although, my aunt is also an elder.

However, her authority over her nephew was not as great as that of a mother over her son.

Even if he admitted that his nephew should be filial to his aunt, how could Li Longji be merciful in the face of imperial power!

In terms of status, traditional ethics determined that Wu Zetian had absolute prestige over her son, while Princess Taiping had no status advantage over her nephew.

Besides, Li Longji's political talent is still higher than Princess Taiping's.

Therefore, it was not surprising that Princess Taiping could not ascend to the throne. (End of this chapter)