Short history video: Inventory of the top ten emperors at the beginning!

"sharp?"

"How can a woman be so good?"

These two sentences were the common reaction of everyone in Wanjie after seeing Zhang Wei's evaluation of Wu Zetian.

At this time, in the mirror of the heavens.

"To evaluate whether an emperor is powerful or not, the first thing to look at is the power of centralization. Whether the majority is in the hands of the ministers or the majority in the hands of the emperor."

"During Wu Zetian's time, it was obvious that Wu Zhou's power and the direction of the world followed Wu Zetian's thinking."

"As for the Guanlong nobles who stood firm in the Tang Dynasty, they were pulled down from the altar during the Wu Zhou period."

"Only this, nothing else counts, Wu Zetian is also better than many emperors who are restrained by ministers."

Sui.

Emperor Sui Yang was at a loss when he saw this.

"what?"

"Pull the Guanlong nobles down from the altar?"

"Why is this woman so fierce?"

Aristocrats have appeared since before the Qin and Han Dynasties.

This week, a group of nobles that have accumulated over the years under the ritual system of rites will become stronger the longer they exist.

The emperors of all dynasties, including fierce men like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, must unite with them.

Win over.

It's a family of its own.

When it came to Emperor Sui Yang, Emperor Sui Yang believed that if the empire wanted to develop, it could not be led by these nobles.

Especially the nobles of Guanlong, who are too ink-stained and selfish.

Emperor Sui Yang thought he could do it himself.

Later, when he saw that he had let the nobles of Guanlong take the good head, he also understood.

I am not strong enough.

Who would have thought that the Guanlong nobles who smashed him into pieces.

People pulled it down.

Moreover, it was smashed by a woman.

How can you not be surprised?

At this time, in the mirror of the heavens.

"Before Wu Zhou, since the beginning of Qin and Han Dynasties, nobles have always been an important force that controls the world."

"Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about the Cui clan of Qinghe. From the Han Dynasty to Wu Zetian's reign, its noble power lasted for nearly 700 years."

"Five surnames and seven watchers, almost all of them are like this."

"They, the nobles who used to be on the sidelines, smiled and watched the situation rise, and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai."

"They live a more stable and wonderful life than many royal families."

"It can be said that no matter how the dynasties change, they will always be the local emperors."

"Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, these nobles seized the opportunity in the troubled times and formed a powerful family."

"This is a transformation and upgrade of the nobility."

"It can be said that the establishment of Sui was the cooperation of a group of elites."

"Since the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan, Li Shimin, one by one, discovered that when they were powerful people, other powerful people were brothers."

"But they are emperors, and the family members still want to be brothers with them."

"Especially the Guanlong aristocrats, who worked closely together among a group of clans to build the Sui Dynasty, felt that the Sui was not good, overthrew it, and casually built Tang. They didn't just want to be the emperor's brothers. "

"They also want to be the emperor's eldest brother."

"These four, together with Li Zhi and the five emperors, racked their brains, maneuvered, and suppressed the Guanlong Group."

"Throughout their lives, each has their own destiny, but at most, Li Zhi won the Guanlong Group by one round."

"In this round, there was Wu Zetian's assist, but the blow to the Guanlong Group was the loss of an empire's giant arm to back it up. Basically, it's not a big deal."

"Wu Zetian put the child and the throne in his own hands, and the Guanlong nobles lost the key to controlling the empire, but it's still not a big problem."

"After all, the world is so big, someone needs to watch over it."

"So, the nobles of Guanlong are still good."

"Wu Zetian can't stand it anymore."

"The wealthy Shandong clan in Luoyang saw an opportunity. Empress, no, your majesty, use us. We have long wanted to kill these Guanlong Group members."

"Wu Zetian smiled slightly, of course."

"One emperor and one courtier, if I want to rule the world, I have to use my own people."

"When the Shandong nobles desperately challenged the authority of the Guanlong nobles and expressed their sincerity, Wu Zetian said with great distress, Shandong nobles, you have worked too hard, and the Guanlong Group is too strong. I will help you find some helpers."

"Thus, before I knew it, Wu Zetian used the Shandong wealthy family who hoped to replace the absolute hegemony of the Guanlong aristocrats to help her bear the harm, and at the same time opened up the imperial examination and established a new imperial examination!"