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Empress Wu, initially unimpressed with the lineages of Xue Shao's brothers' wives, wanted to order his brothers to divorce their wives—stopping only after it was pointed out to her that Lady Xiao, the wife of Xue Shao's older brother Xue Yi (薛顗), was a grandniece of the deceased chancellor Xiao Yu. The official Feng Yuanchang was ...
x Xue Shao (薛绍), son of Princess Chengyang (城阳公主) Xue Chongxun (薛崇训) Lady Xue; Lady Xue, Lady of County Wanquan (万泉县主) (686-710), son Doulu Jian (豆卢建) married Princess Jianping (建平公主). Xue Chongjian (薛崇简) (688-724) x Wu Youji (武攸暨) (663-712), grandson of Wu Zetian's uncle Wu Shirang (武士让)
The innocent princess fell in love with Xue Shao, a commoner she met outside of the palace. She was determined to marry him, and Empress Wu allowed for their marriage. Xue Shao already had a wife and refused to marry Princess Taiping. Empress Wu then murdered Xue Shao's wife so the daughter she dearly loved would find happiness.
In 701, Li Chongzhao (now named Li Chongrun to observe naming taboo for Wu Zetian (whose personal name was Wu Zhao) and now carrying the title of Prince of Shao), Li Zhe's daughter Li Xianhui the Princess Yongtai, and Li Xianhui's husband Wu Yanji (武延基) the Prince of Wei (Wu Zetian's grandnephew), were accused of secretly disparaging Wu ...
Empress Wu Zetian. Ruyijun zhuan chronicles Wu Zetian 's rise to power while detailing her numerous sexual encounters, [5] especially with the male protagonist Xue Aocao. [4] [18] The title refers to Xue, [19] a thirty-year-old virgin [19] who is conferred the title of "Ruyijun" or "Lord of Perfect Satisfaction" by Empress Wu Zetian.
Wu was China's only empress, and she exercised her power by introducing many reforms. In addition to changing the way people dressed, she wanted to change the words people used. Empress Wu's written reforms resulted in new characters, which were not created from scratch, but borrowed elements of older characters.
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Wu Zi Bei Ge, also known as Wu Zi Bei Ge: Wu Zetian Zhuan, is a 2006 Chinese television series based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of "Empress Regnant". The series was directed and written by Chen Yanmin, and starred Siqin Gaowa and Wen Zhengrong as the empress.