Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 637 My Brother Chapter Six Hundred Thirty-Five Wu Zhao's Childhood Rise Begins

In fact, our Emperor Zetian experienced a very miserable life when he was young. Wu Zetian’s childhood was quite rough. Her father, the samurai, was originally the minister of the Ministry of Industry in the capital of Chang’an, and later transferred to the minister of six. .Because of his important use by the imperial court, he was often called up to manage the people everywhere, so the whole family often moved.

Wu Zetian followed in his father's footsteps and traveled all over half of China.This experience broadened her horizons and cultivated her extraordinary courage.

Wu Zetian is mainly the emperor Li Yuanxie in the ninth year of Zhenguan, the warrior Xun became ill in Jingzhou from grief, and died of crying blood.

In December, Wu Zetian's family escorted the coffin of the warrior Xun and traveled thousands of miles to return to the former residence of Bingzhou.Under the guardianship of Li Ji, the governor of Bingzhou, the warrior Xun was buried.

At that time, Wu Zetian was only 12 years old. Since then, Wu Zetian's family has lived a sad life of orphans and widowed mothers.

Don't you know how ruthless the brothers of the Wu family are? After the samurai Xun was buried, Yang led his three daughters to live in the old house of the Wu family in Wenshui.The bones of the samurai Xun were not yet cold, and the brothers Yuan Qing and Yuan Shuang, born to the Xiangli family, joined forces with their cousins ​​and began to make things difficult for Yang's mother and daughter.

At first, they didn't give Yang's "stepmother" a good look, and they were picky everywhere. Later, they often bullied Wu Zetian and the three sisters, beating and scolding or refusing to eat.

Later, the brothers gathered members of the Wu clan to exclude Yang's mother and daughter, insisting that they be expelled from Wumen.

In desperation, Yang thought of her mother's family. After burning incense in front of her deceased husband's spirit, she asked Wu Zetian's three sisters to kneel down and kowtow to her father, and then led them out of the gate of Wu's family resolutely to the capital of Tang Dynasty at that time. Chang'an still lives a life of being dependent on others,

At that time, you didn't know how miserable Wu Zetian was. The family had no money, so he relied on a few women to wash clothes to make money. Especially in winter, when washing clothes in the canal, his hands would be frozen and unconscious.

Then some people will come to bully Wu Zetian's family. It's true that every night, Yang will bring the three sisters and weep bitterly. They can be said to be ineffective every day.

Fortunately, when Wu Zetian was 14 years old, Li Shimin heard a rumor that the Wu family had a girl who had grown up and was very beautiful. He called Wu Zetian to the palace for a moment.

To be honest, after Li Shimin met Wu Zetian, he also created a record, that is, he was promoted to be a talented person the first time he met His Majesty. At that time, Li Shimin and Wu Zetian had not started to do business, because Wu Zetian was too young. It was indeed quite nervous, Li Shimin was not in a hurry, he just hugged Wu Zetian and waited for the next step, but suddenly there was a thunderstorm outside, and a bolt of lightning struck into the house.

At this moment, Wu Zetian, who was weak and small, hugged Li Shimin. At that time, Wu Zetian didn't think much about it, but just wanted to protect the emperor.Li Shimin's country back then was achieved step by step by himself. He understood the intrigue between people too well, let alone in the palace, so he paid special attention to people who could treat him sincerely.

In this way, Wu Zetian, who was only 14 years old, was favored by Li Shimin, and he decreed that she could be canonized as a "talented person". ", it can also be seen from this that Li Shimin really likes Wu Zetian very much, and Wu Zetian also thinks that he can make it to the top.

But what Wu Zetian didn't expect was that since then, he has never been promoted again.

Because Li Shimin is an "old Jianghu" after all, in the process of constant contact with Wu Zetian, he felt more and more that this woman is not simple, because she is so smart. Although Li Shimin likes her intelligence, he is also very worried about her use of On the wrong path, Li Shimin can see more clearly than his son, whether beauty or country is more important.

So except for the first night when Li Shimin named him a talented person, Li Shimin never raised Wu Zetian's rank until his death.

But because she was able to transform from an ordinary person to a talented person on the first night, she also became a legend in the harem at that time, because the speed of her rise was too fast.

Although some people wanted to win this honor in the future, none of them had the ability to make the emperor make an exception again, so it can be seen that Wu Zetian was definitely not a simple role from the moment he entered the palace.

Of course, Li Shimin also gave Wu Zetian a chance during the period. One day not long after Wu Zetian entered the palace, Li Shimin, who was good at riding and shooting, suddenly became interested, and led a group of concubines out of the palace for a walk.

Coincidentally, a mighty BMW called Lion Cong presented by the Western Regions aroused Li Shimin's great interest, but this horse has a violent personality and no one can tame it.

Li Shimin wanted to tame it very much, so he asked his followers: "Who can tame it? I have a reward!" Everyone probably knew how powerful this horse was, so they all kept silent.

At this time, Wu Zetian, who was standing in the crowd, volunteered and said: "Your Majesty, I can tame it!" Li Shimin was surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Tell me, Wu Mei, how can you tame it?"

Wu Zetian replied calmly: "I need three things, one is an iron whip, the other is an iron hammer, and the third is a dagger." Li Shimin was puzzled, and asked again: "It's a horse, what do you want these things for?"

Wu Zetian said confidently and boldly: "Isn't it very violent? I will whip it with an iron whip first. If it refuses to accept it, I will hit its head with a hammer. If it refuses to accept it again, I will stab it in the throat with a dagger. Watch it Can it still be violent?"

Li Shimin was dumbfounded when he heard this, and then sneered: "You are amazing, I am convinced!" That means: You are too fierce, how could this be the idea of ​​a little girl!
There is no doubt that Wu Zetian's idea eventually died down.Because Lion Cong is a BMW, and Li Shimin is a horse lover, how could he allow Wu Zetian to tame horses like this?

Wu Zetian originally wanted to show off in front of Li Shimin and show her true qualities as a super girl, but she did not expect to be self-defeating, making Li Shimin feel that she was cruel and merciless, and she was definitely not a kind person, so he became more wary of her, so he did not reuse or get close to her.

In fact, Wu Zetian came up with such an idea has its roots.

First, her father, the samurai Xun, was a horse general. Under his influence, Wu Zetian had been trained in riding and archery since she was a child, so she naturally mastered some methods of horse training.

Second, Li Shimin is an emperor on horseback. Wu Zetian admired him so much, and imitated him everywhere after entering the palace. His riding and archery skills must be good.

Third, Li Shimin's decree to tame the lion cong provided Wu Zetian with an opportunity to express herself, and of course she had to use this opportunity to express herself.

It is a pity that Wu Zetian is not deeply involved in the world, does not understand human nature and heart, and does not understand Li Shimin's personality and preferences, so she recklessly expressed herself, and the result was a delay in her future.

Later, Li Shimin doted on Xu Hui. Xu Hui became a talented person together with Wu Zetian, and she was two years younger than Wu Zetian. She was very similar to Wu Zetian.As a result, her knowledge increased rapidly, her literary talent became more beautiful, and she was deeply loved by Li Shimin.

Moreover, Xu Hui also has the good qualities of the eldest grandson empress: gentle and virtuous, kind and honest, with a heart for the world.When Xu Hui entered the palace, the Tang Dynasty was already highly prosperous, and this was all the great achievements of Li Shimin.

Looking back on the past, he was a little smug, and even started to waste money and people, and engaged in some government image projects.Xu Hui, who cared about the people all over the world, couldn't stand it anymore, so he advised Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, our country is still in the initial stage of construction and development. As the leader of the country, you must maintain the style of hard work, be modest and prudent, and be vigilant. arrogant style"

Li Shimin deserves to be a generation of sages.He greatly appreciated Xu Hui's honest advice, and quickly promoted Xu Hui to be Jieyu.From a fifth-rank talented person to a third-rank Jieyu, Xu Hui has made two big strides forward, but Wu Zetian is still staying where she is. To be honest, Wu Zetian can still bear it at this time. After all, some people are very lucky, so Wu Zetian is still waiting. Chance.

After Xu Hui was promoted, she continued to care about the world, and continued to advise Li Shimin to work hard and guard against arrogance and impetuosity. Li Shimin felt that she was a rare and virtuous wife, and promoted her to be a good wife.Filling capacity is one of the nine concubines, and the official residence is the second rank.

At this time, Wu Zetian was really a little messy. More importantly, Wu Zetian, who had been a talent in the palace for eight years, began to be afraid. She was afraid that she would die of old age in the palace. This kind of fear made Wu Zetian sometimes Will be sleepless all night.

Because she has hatred, a bitter hatred, and she wants revenge. She can't let those people live happily. Who are these people? They are Wu Zetian's five elder brothers, namely Yuan Qing, Wu Yuanshuang, Wu Huailiang, and Wu Wei Liang and Wu Huaiyun. Among them, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang are Wu Meiniang's half-brothers, while Wu Huailiang, Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun are the sons of Wu Meiniang's father's brother. These five people once did indescribable things to Wu Zetian.

No one knows what they did to Wu Zetian, but after Wu Zetian took power, they died very strangely:

First there was Wu Yuanqing, who was exiled to a place called Longzhou in the southwest of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where he was frightened to death.

Then there was Wu Yuanshuang, who was exiled to Sanya, Hainan (far enough away), and also died.

Then came Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun. According to history books, Wu Meiniang hit two birds with one shot and killed two birds with one stone. Because Li Zhi fell in love with Mrs. Wei Guo, the daughter of Wu Meiniang's sister, Mrs. Han, Wu Meiniang put poison in the meat sauce. Let Mrs. Wei Guo eat it, but Mrs. Wei Guo died.Wu Meiniang defined the murderer as her cousin Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun.So the two elder brothers were executed, and their surnames were changed to Zhushi from then on, which means that the hearts of these brothers are more poisonous than the viper.

The matter is not over yet, Wu Meiniang's father's elder brother's family actually gave birth to three sons, besides Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun who were killed by Wu Meiniang, there is also a big brother Wu Huailiang.

But Wu Huailiang died a long time ago, and it’s okay to die. Wu Meiniang took Wu Huailiang’s wife, Shan Shi, into the palace as a slave. With every bone broken, Shanshi died wailing in great pain.

Wu Zetian has hatred, deep-rooted hatred, so she doesn't want to just stay in the palace like this for the rest of her life. At this time, Wu Zetian had a chance. She saw Li Zhi, a little guy who was obsessed with him, so Wu Zetian finally waved away. Confused, she started her crazy road.

(End of this chapter)