"Volume 199 of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" also said: "After that, you can't go to the left or right. Your mother, Mrs. Liu Xi of the State of Wei, and your uncle ordered Liu Xi to visit the Sixth Palace, but

"Volume 199 of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" also said: "After that, you can't go to the left or right. Your mother, Mrs. Liu Xi of the State of Wei, and your uncle ordered Liu Xi to visit the Sixth Palace, but it was not polite. Anyone who is disrespected by Wu Zhaoyi will be loyal to him and share his rewards with him. From then on, Zhaoyi would definitely know about Concubine Shu's movements, and he would listen to them all. ”Empress Wang has advantages that Wu Zetian cannot match in terms of family background, origin, relationship with the royal family, youth and beauty, etc. However, why can’t she compete with Wu Zetian? From the habits of his family members , we can find the problem. They are an arrogant family. They are not polite to others in the inner palace, and they are even less likely to please others.

Wu Zetian has no proud family tradition. There is no uncle who is the prime minister of the dynasty. Wu Zetian has nothing to rely on. Although her father, a warrior (Xun + Qian), participated in the Jinyang uprising in his early years, he has been dead for many years, and Wu Zetian's brothers are not very powerful. In the deep palace, she had no one to rely on except herself. What else could she rely on besides her relationship with the emperor? She could only use her humble attitude to win over the little people around her. As a result, she got. Wu Zetian won the trust and support of many people. From one aspect, Wu Zetian's victory in the struggle between the king and the queen was the victory of the common people over the nobles.

Wu Zetian fought independently in the palace, except for the emperor's emotional relationship. In addition to being able to protect her to a certain extent, Wu Zetian has to fight for everything by herself. The nature of this competition is very different for Wu Zetian and for Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu, even if the emperor does not love them. Years of experience have proven that the loss is only partial. But for Wu Zetian, if the emperor no longer has feelings for her, she may lose everything. If the emperor does not like her, Wu Zetian will have to suffer alone.

After all, the emotional issues in the harem can also be related to politics. Didn’t Queen Wang adopt Li Zhong to herself and make her the prince through the efforts of her uncle and Changsun Wuji, which gave herself a safety line? Such behavior would not be possible without the support of the court ministers. Therefore, this competition is a battle of life and death for Wu Zetian, but it is just a battle for favor between the queen and Concubine Xiao. The nature of the struggle will be different. Wu Zetian went all out to win over all the little people, and used every method to deepen her relationship with Gaozong, and finally won. In comparison, Wu Zetian was the weaker side. This is worth emphasizing. Later, Wu Zetian even won. It's very arrogant, but she was really the weak one at the beginning.