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The Tang Dynasty during Wu Zetian's reign was an era full of change and vitality, and her own rule was full of legends and controversies. Simply put, she inherited a mess of fierce internal power struggle and unstable external frontier, while she left behind a powerful Dynasty with stronger national strength, talented people and a solid foundation for the "Kaiyuan Flourishing Age". Political reform with an iron fist. Wu Zetian knew that as a female emperor, her rule was full of challenges.In order to consolidate her power, she carried out a series of drastic reforms. -Attacking powerful families and promoting poor families: She vigorously attacked the Guanlong aristocratic group headed by Zhangsun Wuji and firmly grasped the power in the hands of the central government. For this reason, she did not hesitate to appoint to handsome minister, Zhou Xing and other cruel officials, means ruthless, everyone in the court felt insecure. She greatly developed the imperial examination system, initiated the "imperial examination" and "military examination", and selected talents without sticking to one pattern. Many capable officials who later assisted Emperor Xuanzong in creating prosperity, such as Di Renjie, Yao Chong and Song Jing, were promoted in her time. She moved the political center from Chang'an to Luoyang and renamed it "Shendu", where she completed the transformation of power from the Empress Dowager of Tang to the Emperor of Wuzhou.
2026-07-06 05:11:44