Where is Wu Zetian’s hometown?

Wu Zetian’s hometown was Wenshui, Bingzhou, which is today Wenshui, Shanxi.

Wu Zetian is the second daughter of the warrior Xun, the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty. Her mother is Yang, who was born in the royal family of the Sui Dynasty. Wu Zetian's ancestral home is in Wenshui County, Bingzhou, which is today Beixu County, Wenshui County, Shanxi Province. village.

Wu Zetian was called into the harem as a talented person during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. She was only fourteen years old at the time. After Taizong died, because she was a woman named Wu, she was sent to Ganye Temple to get her hair styled. Ni.

After Zetian lost his hair and shaved his head, he still lived a normal life of Qingqing Red Fish for four or five years. After Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne, he once went to Ganye Temple to perform incense and fell in love at first sight. In the fifth year of Hui's reign, she was admitted to the harem and granted the title of Zhaoyi. In the second year, she was named queen.

After the death of Emperor Gaozong, Wu Zetian became the empress dowager of Tang Zhongzong and Tang Ruizong. In 690, Wu Zetian proclaimed herself emperor and changed the name of her country to Zhou.

Extended information:

According to the "New Book of Tang·Biography of Yuan Tiangang", when Wu Zetian was a child, her father, the warrior Xun, became the governor of Lizhou. There was a local fortune teller named Yuan Tiangang who once read her face.

Yuan Tiangang once passed by Wu Zetian's house and met Mrs. Yang by chance. When Yuan Tiangang saw her, he immediately said, Madam, you were born with extraordinary bone skills, and there must be a noble son in your family.

After hearing this, Mrs. Yang immediately invited Yuan Tiangang to her home, wanting him to see which child was the noble son. According to the custom at the time, she would see the son first.

Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang were pulled out. Yuan Tiangang looked at them and said, these two men are good-looking, and they will be the sons of the family in the future. Then, he called his eldest daughter out.

Yuan Tiangang looked at it again and said, this little lady was born well, and she will definitely be a noble lady in the future. It is a pity that her husband will not be able to do well after she becomes rich and wealthy.

Then the nanny took Wu Zetian out. Wu Zetian was still very young at the time and was wearing boy's clothes. When Yuan Tiangang looked at the child, his expression suddenly changed.

Both Mrs. Yang and the warrior Yu felt it, and immediately asked, Mr. Yuan, what do you think of our child? Yuan Tiangang shook his head and said, "I don't think it's good, you have to let her take two steps down to the ground."

Wu Zetian took two steps and suddenly looked at Yuan Tiangang with a pair of big eyes. Yuan Tiangang said, "Oh, it's incredible. This husband was born with dragon eyes and a phoenix neck. He looks so blessed and wealthy. How could he be a boy? If he were a girl, she would definitely be the master of the world."

In the end, Wu Zetian entered the palace as the empress and was jointly called the Second Saint with Tang Gaozong. Later, she established the Zhou Wu Dynasty and became the only empress in Chinese history.

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