The third view is that Wu Zetian is a self-aware person, and it is smart to set up a monument without words. It is the best way for future generations to comment on merits and demerits. Fourth: In order to maintain Taoist rule and prevent Confucianism from coming to power, the blood of Confucian scholars is a river. Wu Zetian knew that most of history was written by Confucianism. If this monument is not erected, the reputation of that generation of queens will be completely black.
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There have been different opinions on Wu Zetian since the Tang Dynasty. The emperors in the early Tang Dynasty were all her direct descendants, and the Confucian orthodoxy had not fully occupied the dominant position, so the evaluation of Wu Zetian at that time was still relatively positive. However, with the passage of time, especially Sima Guang's History as a Mirror, Wu was severely criticized.
After Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism occupied a dominant position in China's thought, ignoring women's views decided to evaluate Wu Zetian. For example, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Wang Fuzhi, a famous thinker, once commented on Wu Zetian as "a place where ghosts and gods can't tolerate, and where subjects complain." However, it is undeniable that Wu Hou was good at governing the country, attached importance to recruiting talents, and created the "palace examination" system of the imperial examination.
Moreover, we can make good use of such famous officials as Di, Zhang Jianzhi, Huan, Jing Hui and Yao Chong. During the reign of Wu Zetian, the national policy was steady, the military strategy was appropriate, the culture was revived, and the people were rich, so she was known as the legacy of Zhenguan, which laid the foundation for the long-term stability of her grandson Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Wu Zetian made great contributions to history.
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