Wu Zetian built a secret room and went there every night. Anyone who broke in would be punished. Why?

Out of curiosity, many people sneaked into Wu Zetian's secret room to see and put themselves in danger. However, after seeing inside the room, they were surprised.

Wu Zetian (also known as Wu Meiniang) was the first and only female emperor in the history of China. She was initially a concubine of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and later favored by Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi. When Li Zhi ascended the throne, she was made Empress, and eventually became Empress of the Wuzhou Dynasty, which she founded in 690, ruling until 705.

According to historical records, after ascending the throne, Wu Zetian built a secret room. Every night, she would enter it alone for a certain period of time and would not allow anyone to follow her. Later, a few close palace maids, out of curiosity, secretly followed her into the secret room. As a result, she discovered them and had them beaten to death right in the main hall.

From here, many rumors appeared related to Wu Zetian's secret room. Some people said that because she kept many male concubines in there, she did not dare to let anyone in. Not only that, some people also guessed that the Queen kept the secret to governing the country in the secret room. Because if not, why could she become the emperor and rule for 15 long years like that?

In 705, under the leadership of Zhang Jianzhi, the ministers launched the Shenlong Coup. Wu Zetian, who was ill at the time, was forced to hand over power and the throne to the Li Dynasty. Li Xian once again became the "most respected emperor".

The Empress was seriously ill at that time, and her two most trusted male concubines, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Zongchang, were executed. Power no longer discouraged her, and she died not long after. At that time, Tang Dynasty history books recorded that: "Due to old age and illness, she was forced to give up the throne to the Crown Prince, and passed away less than a year later."

After Wu Zetian passed away, people opened the secret room. According to the records in "Ancient Book of Tang", in this room there was a Buddhist hall, a Buddha statue, and portraits of Li Shimin and Li Zhi on both sides. Completely different from the rumors outside.

Faced with the above information, many people could not help but wonder why Wu Zetian absolutely forbade anyone from entering the room. Even though there was nothing inside that could negatively affect her status. According to speculations of Chinese historians, because she entered the palace during the reign of Li Shimin, Wu Zetian always had special feelings for him.

Furthermore, Wu Zetian was a strong woman and believed that she could do what men could do. Therefore, she admired Li Shimin because he created the prosperous Zhenguan period. However, in the end, Wu Zetian usurped the throne of the Li Dynasty. Perhaps that was why she always felt guilty towards Emperor Taizong of Tang.

As for Li Zhi, Wu Zetian had a complicated attitude towards him. When they first met, Wu Zetian wanted to gain a higher position, so she tried every means to please Li Zhi. But later, she realized that Li Zhi truly loved her, and he needed her talents to help him.

Gradually, the two became more and more in tune. At that time, Li Zhi had just ascended the throne, and power was not yet completely in his hands. Changsun Wuji held a lot of power. To consolidate his power, Li Zhi used the opportunity to establish Wu Zetian as empress to overthrow Changsun Wuji together.

Later, Li Zhi's health became increasingly weak, and he had no choice but to let Wu Zetian accompany him to the court to listen to political affairs. Wu Zetian's desire for power also grew, but disagreements and conflicts began to appear between the two. However, Li Zhi was inherently weak, and could not completely restrain Wu Zetian's actions. He could only watch helplessly as she grew stronger and stronger, and eventually even developed a sense of fear.

Li Zhi thought that after passing the throne to his son, everything would be fine, Wu Zetian would still be his empress. But he did not expect that after his death, Wu Zetian would usurp the Li Dynasty's territory, depose the emperor twice, and then even change the dynasty, calling herself Emperor Wu of Zhou.

Wu Zetian felt very guilty towards these two men. One was Li Shimin, the man who helped her get to where she was today. The other was Li Zhi, her husband who had loved her for many years. Therefore, after their deaths, Wu Zetian chose to build a secret room, hanging portraits of the two men in it, to repent for what she had done.

Furthermore, she was a Buddhist, so she built a Buddhist temple and hoped that Buddha would protect her from "retribution" from the previous emperor. On the outside, Wu Zetian always showed the image of a tough person. Only when she was in this secret room could she let go of all her defenses and find some peace.

The country's prosperity was the result of Wu Zetian's tireless efforts. This was something that even a man would find difficult to bear, let alone a woman. However, she could not show weakness in front of everyone.

Therefore, Wu Zetian could only choose to relieve her inner weaknesses by herself. That is why she built a secret room, and every night before going to bed, she had to come here once to pray for peace.

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