Chapter 73 The Empress Wu Zhao of the Wu Zhou Dynasty (Part 2)

When the woman in the green gauze skirt returned to her mansion with Madouudou and Zhiguoguo, Madouudou was shocked when she saw the three words "Princess Mansion" in front of the door.

"Sister...you? Are you a princess?"

Madoudou looked at the woman in the green gauze skirt in surprise. He secretly regretted that he didn't seem to ask the name of the woman in the green gauze skirt.

The woman in the green gauze skirt covered her mouth and smiled, and she took the initiative to introduce her identity to Madoudou and Zhiguoguo.

"Yes, I am Princess Taiping. This is my mansion. I have many musicians in my mansion. You can enjoy the latest music."

Madoudou looked at Princess Taiping overjoyed, and he held Zhi Guoguo's little hand and said excitedly.

"Sister, this princess sister is Princess Taiping, the queen's favorite little daughter."

Madoudou's understanding of Princess Taiping came from the image of Princess Taiping in movies and TV series. He did not expect that the real Princess Taiping would not be arrogant and extravagant, but would be very approachable, humble and polite.

"How do you know that my mother loves me the most?"

Princess Taiping Li Lingyue looked at Madouudou and Zhiguoguo suspiciously. When they first met, Madouudou and Zhiguoguo seemed to be unfamiliar with the city of Luoyang, but now they know that she is her mother's favorite.

daughter.

Madoudou cleared her throat and looked at Princess Taiping sheepishly.

"Princess, there are legends about you and Her Majesty the Queen in our hometown. You are both heroes among women."

Princess Taiping was very happy to hear Madou Doudou praising her mother Wu Zhao (zhào). The person she admired most since she was a child was Wu Zhao (zhào).

After entering the princess mansion, Princess Taiping called for the musicians to prepare a silk and bamboo banquet for Madou Dou and Zhi Guoguo.

Listening to the sound of silk and bamboo, the music sung by the musicians had a lingering sound. There were also dancing girls with wide sleeves and dancing in the air. This was the most shocking audio-visual feast that Madoudou had ever seen.

During the dinner, Princess Taiping introduced the folk customs and social conditions of Wu Zhou to Madoudou, and told the strategies and measures of the empress Wu Zhao (zhào) in governing the country. Her words were full of admiration for her mother Wu Zhao (zhào).

When Princess Taiping mentioned that the empress Wu Zhao (zhào) created various official selection systems such as self-selection, official examination, palace examination and military examination in order to select talents, Madoudou couldn't help but be amazed.

"Will selecting a large number of officials result in too many officials? If everyone becomes an official, who will do the work?"

Madoudou's words made Princess Taiping burst into laughter. She picked up the tea cup in her hand and took a sip, and patiently told Madoudou and Zhi Guoguo about Empress Wu Zhao's talent selection mechanism.

"My mother wants to leave real gold in the big waves. Officials will be appointed on a trial basis. If they fail to complete or do not do well within the specified time, they will be replaced by capable people. What my mother wants is for capable people to come to the job.

, Those who are superior work hard, and after picking orchids, they will be useful officials to the court."

Empress Wu Zhao (zhào) reigned for fifteen years, and she appointed 73 prime ministers. Most of the wise ministers in Kaiyuan were selected by Empress Wu Zhao (zhào). The four famous prime ministers of Kaiyuan (Yao Chong, Song Jing, Zhang Shuo,

Zhang Jiuling) all come from the Wuzhou period.

Benevolence, wisdom, and courage are what Confucius called the three virtues. He said that having such character is a gentleman. Under the rule of Wu Zhou, the benevolence of Master Lou, the wisdom of Di Renjie, and the courage of Xu Yougong were all combined. All three were considered gentlemen.

, realizing the first real situation in history where "gentlemen rule the world".

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Wu Zhao (zhào), also known as Wu Zetian, was born in Wenshui, Bingzhou (now Wenshui County, Shanxi Province). A politician from the Tang Dynasty to the Wu Zhou Dynasty, the founding monarch of the Wu Zhou Dynasty, and the only orthodox female emperor in Chinese history, she was the oldest to ascend the throne (

67 years old) and one of the longest lived emperors (82 years old).

In 690 AD, Wu Zhao (zhào) proclaimed himself emperor and changed the name of the country to Zhou. During her reign, she innovated the official selection system and created bootstrapping, official examinations, imperial examinations, military examinations, etc. Each year, as many as 50,000 officials were elected, which was more than 100,000.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the number increased fifty-fold, realizing the first real "gentlemen ruling the world" in history; she was also good at governing the country, with active policies, proper military strategies, cultural renaissance, rapid economic development, and the people had ample food and clothing, and lived and worked in peace and contentment.

The days played a pivotal role in connecting the past and the future between the rule of Zhenguan and the prosperous Kaiyuan Dynasty, and were known as the "Reign of Wu Zhou" in history.

She successively recovered four towns in Anxi and millions of square kilometers from the Later Turks, and made Dangxiang, Qiang, Tubo tribes, southwest Yongchang barbarians, Kunming, etc. all submit to her. The territory reached an unprecedented 12.41 million square kilometers.
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