In fact, the statement that Wu Zetian is a wise king mainly comes from Guo Moruo, a great historian in modern times. He praised Wu Zetian greatly in the play, thus forming a conclusion and spreading like wildfire. In fact, the creation of this drama has its specific political background, and many of its historical arguments are untenable. Wu Zetian himself is good at politics and political struggles, and is not a wise monarch and saint.
Wu Zetian statue
Guo Moruo said in his book that Wu Zetian's regime won the hearts of the people and won the support of the people, and the main evidence for this conclusion is nothing more than what Wu Zetian said? Love the people instead of the body? Words in history books and some superficial articles. In fact, this kind of superficial article has existed throughout the ages, and it does not make much sense. During the period of Lv Hou, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang continued his policy of recuperation and further developed and restored the society. However, marquis Wu and marquis Lu are very different.
According to historical records, the political situation in Wuhou is very bad. Writing "Shanghai Military Interests Book" said that among the rivers at that time, Gansu, Qin and Liang in the northwest, Qingdao, Xu, Cao and Bian in Shandong, Cang, Ying, Heng and Zhao in Hebei suffered from famine, floods and droughts, military service was transferred, and the plague died and dispersed, which shows that the world was uneasy.
Wu Zetian's Wordless Monument
Many official imperial edicts also reflect that the world is cold and there are many fugitives. Li Qiao said in the above table in the Year of the Holy Yuan Dynasty in Wu Zhou that there are many people in the world, some of whom escaped from military towns and some escaped from corvees. It can be seen that the number of fugitives at that time has formed an important social problem. The imperial edict of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty also pointed out that on the anniversary of the Five Dynasties, the northern minorities invaded frequently, and there would be fierce years after the army, frequent floods and droughts, and a large number of farmers fled their household registration, which was still an important hidden danger at that time.
Wuhou was especially criticized by later generations, that is, excessive belief in Buddhism led to extremely serious extravagance and waste. Although Wuhou is old, he still likes to dress up. In the second year of Emperor Gaozong Xianheng, the Buddha statue of Dalu Ashe was built in Longmen. As soon as Wuhou did it, he donated 10,000 yuan, which shows its extravagance. Not only that, the marquis of Wu believed in Buddhism and successively built Tang Ming, Elysium, Shu Tian and Kyushu Ding, all of which were great events that wasted people's money.
Lushena Buddha statue
In a word, Wu Zetian stood out in the ancient political struggle in China and had a great influence on the history of China. However, xing, the people suffer; The political struggle of Wu Zetian and others is cruel and dirty, and it is an internal struggle of the ruling class, which is really not good for the people.