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Chapter 177 Policy Policy
  After listening to what the anchor said, ancient people from various dynasties changed their views on Wu Zetian.

Originally, in everyone's opinion, if Wu Zetian, a woman, ascended the throne and proclaimed herself emperor, she would definitely make the Tang Dynasty a mess.

After all, political struggle and governing the country are two different things. Wu Zetian's ability to become a queen shows that the political struggle is extremely fierce, but it is difficult for a woman to govern the country.

But everyone did not expect that Wu Zetian's political and economic policy measures were actually very good and decent.

Su Chen finished talking about Wu Zetian's political and economic policies and continued to talk about other aspects.

"Wu Zetian also made great achievements in culture. During her time in power, she opened up a wide range of opinions and promoted culture, which made culture developed."

"Although Wu Zetian herself admired Buddhism, she also made considerable contributions to the development of Confucianism and Taoism."

"During Wu Zetian's reign, the integration of the three religions was well developed. She also sent people to compile the essence of the three religions into a book called "The Heroes of the Three Religions."

"Wu Zetian attached great importance to the literary cultivation of officials and selected Beimen bachelors with excellent talents and learning, which improved the cultural quality of the bureaucracy."

"Wu Zetian also vigorously developed the imperial examination system. Her reform of the imperial examination system was mainly reflected in three aspects. First, she changed the examination content, second, she changed the examination methods, and third, she increased the number of students admitted."

"Wu Zetian also used rewards and punishments to promote the development of culture. If courtiers could not compose poems, it would be difficult for them to participate in court meetings. Those with literary talents could be promoted to ministers and assistants."

"Wu Zetian herself was well-read and well versed in literature and history. She often took the lead in composing poems, chanting the wind and chanting the moon, or organizing scribes to compile books."

"Under the influence of Wu Zetian, poetry creation flourished, and a large number of poets and talents emerged."

"These poets and talents changed from the luxurious and flashy palace poetry style since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and began to turn to poetry creation that describes real life, paving the way for the peak of Tang poetry in the Kaiyuan period."

"In addition, Wu Zetian personally presided over the compilation of more than a thousand volumes of books, during which historical talents also emerged."

Li Longji: Although I don’t want to admit it, I have to say fairly that it is precisely because of the foundation laid by Grandma Huang in poetry that Tang poetry reached its peak in my period.

Without Grandma Huang's active promotion of the development of poetry, it would not have been possible for a large number of world-famous poets to emerge in his prosperous Kaiyuan era.

Without the famous poems written by these famous poets, his prosperous Kaiyuan era would inevitably be eclipsed.

Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, He Zhizhang, Meng Haoran, Gao Shi, Liu Yuxi, Wang Changling, Han Yu, Zhang Jiuling, etc. The emergence of these poets one after another during his Kaiyuan period is inseparable from the contribution of Grandma Huang.

Chen Zi'ang: I don't see the ancients in front of me, and I don't see the coming ones in the future. Thinking of the long journey of heaven and earth, I shed tears with sadness.

Looking forward, I don’t see the sage kings who recruited talents in ancient times, and I don’t see the wise kings who seek talents from later generations behind me. When I think of the vast and infinite world, I can’t help but burst into tears with sadness in my eyes.

It is true that Her Majesty the Queen has indeed promoted the development of poetry, but what he wants is not to write popular poems, but to be reused by the Queen so that he can serve the country and fulfill his ambitions.

But unfortunately, he only suffered blows one after another because of his unappreciated talent. How much he hoped to realize his ideal.

Wu Zetian: @陈子安, you write very good poems and you seem to be a talented person. I want to see you when you come to the palace.

Chen Ziang's face was filled with excitement when he saw the Queen's barrage. He knew that his opportunity to make a contribution had finally come.

Her Majesty the Queen is so optimistic about the poems he wrote. Considering the importance Her Majesty the Queen attaches to talents, he believes that Her Majesty the Queen will definitely reuse him.

He is about to realize his ideal of serving the country, and nothing makes him happier than this.

Chen Ziang: @武泽天, the villain is coming to the palace right now.

This scene made other poets envious, why didn't they have such a good opportunity?

Especially Li Bai, he was also unrecognized for his talents, but His Majesty Xuanzong never gave him a chance to display his ambitions, and just gave him a false position as a dismissal.

Look at another person, Chen Ziang. They are both poets, but Chen Ziang has been appreciated by the Queen, and his future future is limitless.

He knew that the Queen valued talents the most. Now that Chen Ziang had demonstrated his talents to the Queen, Chen Ziang would definitely be welcomed into a prosperous career.

At this moment, he couldn't help but envy Chen Zi'ang. If only His Majesty Xuanzong could value talents as much as the Queen did, then he wouldn't have nowhere to display his talents.

"In terms of military affairs, Wu Zetian continued to implement the government army system since the Tang Dynasty, and firmly controlled the general power in the central government."

"At the same time, we attached great importance to the selection of military generals and the training of military talents, and advocated the practice of field farming by the border guards, which established strong military strength for the Wu Zhou regime and ensured the long-term peace and stability of the country."

"Under Wu Zetian's rule, military talents emerged in large numbers, and there were countless people with outstanding military exploits and superior strategies."

"During her reign, Wu Zetian effectively maintained the stability of the political situation, successfully quelled rebellions and promoted the unification of the country."

"Wu Zetian showed outstanding military insight, quickly quelled the rebellion of Xu Jingye and others, and achieved quick victory in the battle against the opposition forces."

"This is not only due to the excellent generals Wu Zetian appointed, but also proves that she has certain military talents."

"In addition, Wu Zetian also strengthened the country's border defense and improved relations with various ethnic groups in the northwest."

"Wu Zetian continued Tang Taizong's ethnic policy and resolutely safeguarded the unity of the country, showing extraordinary ambition and courage."

"In the process of quelling the rebellion and promoting reunification, Wu Zetian adopted the strategy of appeasing the rebels if they surrendered, and attacking them if they rebelled, thus minimizing the loss of military power."

"Wu Zetian abolished the system of imperial censors and military supervisors, encouraging generals to use their talents to achieve victory while preventing generals from being too authoritarian."

"Wu Zetian's military policies consolidated her rule and demonstrated the country's majesty."

Ying Zheng: From this point of view, Wu Zetian's military talents are also good. As a woman, she can make achievements in the military, which shows that Wu Zetian is indeed excellent.

To be able to use military means to maintain political stability and national tranquility, in addition to Wu Zetian's military talents, military talents are indispensable.

If he remembered correctly, Wu Zetian not only developed the imperial examination system, but also pioneered the military examination system.

These military talents with outstanding military exploits and outstanding strategies must have been cultivated through the military examination system.

Now he was not only interested in the imperial examination system, but also in the military examination system.

I just don’t know if the video on the talent training system that the anchor will broadcast tomorrow includes military talents.

Li Shimin: If you surrender, you will appease them, if you rebel, you will attack them. This strategy is good, and it can indeed minimize the loss of military strength. But how can we abolish the system of censors and military supervisors? Abolishing this system can indeed give full play to the talents of generals, but it can also easily lead to the generals having no one to supervise them, which will lead to the generals relying on their own troops and self-respect, thus endangering the country of the Tang Dynasty.

He seemed to have imagined that Jieduzhi would grow bigger and bigger without supervision, and finally reach the point of being uncontrollable. One of the reasons for the Anshi Rebellion after the prosperity of Kaiyuan was that Jiedu had too much power and became a self-respecting warlord with troops.

He didn't know whether the increase in the number of Jiedushi envoys had something to do with Wu Zetian's abolition of the censorship and military supervision system, but presumably Wu Zetian or Li Longji, after seeing the root causes of the Anshi Rebellion, would definitely take action in this regard and restrain military generals. The problem of excessive power.

"Wu Zetian's attitude towards the Turks showed a strategy focused on appeasing, and reusing famous ministers and generals at critical moments."

"Wu Zetian adopted a flexible policy and decided whether to adopt a strategy of comfort or crusade according to the situation."

"Wu Zetian did not blindly use force to solve problems, but sought peaceful solutions."

"Wu Zetian's strategies and military deployment eventually caused the Turks to gradually retreat under her rule, ending their intrusion into the north of the Tang Dynasty."

"Wu Zetian took advantage of the conflict between the monarch and the ministers of Tubo (bo) and recognized the fact that Tubo occupied Qinghai in exchange for Tibet giving up the Western Regions."

"After that, Tubo Zampu took real power and negotiated peace with Wu Zetian, and the relationship between Tang Dynasty and Tubo was eased."

"During the period of Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo invaded and occupied the four towns of Anxi in the Western Regions. Li Zhi sent large armies twice to try to regain the four towns, but both ended in failure."

"In 692, Tang Xiujing, the governor of Xizhou, wrote a letter requesting Wu Zetian to recover the four towns of Anxi. Wu Zetian immediately approved and sent a large army to defeat Tubo and successfully recovered the four towns of Anxi in the Western Region."

"Wu Zetian regained the four towns in Anxi and established the Beiting Protectorate, safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, re-opening the Silk Road from the Central Plains to Central Asia, and promoting economic and cultural exchanges."

The people of the Tang Dynasty during Wu Zetian's period were very satisfied with the queen's military strategies and did not let the people go to war without breaking their muscles.

The Tang Dynasty mainly faced two foreign enemies, the Turks and the Tibetans. This was also a foreign invasion that had existed in the Tang Dynasty for many years.

What the common people are most worried about is that the current emperor does not care about their life and death at all, and goes to war at every turn.

Once a war breaks out, it will inevitably waste people and money, and the people who will be injured are their own people.

It's okay once or twice, but if they fight too many times, they won't be able to bear it.

Fortunately, their Majesty the Queen has done a very good job in this regard and does not fight at every turn.

In the end, various strategies were adopted to successfully solve the problem of Turkic and Tibetan intrusion and maintain the stability of the Tang Dynasty border.

Li Zhi: Mei Niang did a good job and successfully recovered the Western Region that I lost.

When Tubo sent troops to occupy the four towns of Anxi in the Western Regions, he sent troops to regain the Western Regions in anger, but in the end he failed and returned helplessly.

Moreover, he sent troops twice in succession, but the Western Region was still not recovered. This was a regret that always existed in his heart.

Now that he knew that Mei Niang had successfully regained the four Anxi towns in the Western Region, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Wu Zetian's diplomatic policy ideas were flexible and she made timely adjustments according to changes in the situation, creating a relatively stable external environment for the Tang Dynasty."

"The foreign activities during Wu Zetian's period were deep and extensive, and the foreign policy was adjusted according to the situation at that time, which enabled the Tang Dynasty to continue the rule of Zhenguan and laid an important material foundation for the prosperous Kaiyuan era."

"Wu Zetian gradually stopped the large-scale foreign military use since Taizong and Gaozong."

"Make timely decisions based on the situation at the time to ensure that the interests of the Tang Dynasty are maximized and losses are minimized."

"Cease the use of troops on the Korean Peninsula and Japan, and turn our attention to restoring domestic stability and strengthening border areas."

"Wu Zetian implemented the jimi system in surrounding areas to establish a new international order."

“She built a Tang Dynasty-led system of restraint in Northeast Asia and Central Asia. This system started from the inside out and used the restraint prefectures to control the borders and minority areas of the East Asian international order.”

"Wu Zetian strengthens exchanges with surrounding areas and has a negative attitude towards other areas that are far away."

"A two-sided strategy was adopted for the relationship between Persia and Dashi. On the one hand, it helped Persia recover, and on the other hand, it maintained friendly relations with Dashi."

"Relations with North Korea and Japan are relatively positive and stable ties have been maintained."

"Wu Zetian's foreign policy focused on stability and unity. On the one hand, she focused on maintaining the stability of surrounding areas by stopping the use of foreign military troops and establishing a regulatory system. On the other hand, she did not actively seek contact with other regions."

The foreign policy during Wu Zetian's period shifted from offense to defense, and ancient people in various dynasties had different opinions.

Some people think that this measure is very good, as it can reduce the burden on the people and eliminate the need for large-scale foreign military use, which will cause a waste of people and money.

However, there were also some people in various dynasties who believed that Wu Zetian's conservative foreign policy had lost the dignity of the Tang Dynasty.

The reason why Tang Taizong Li Shimin was called the King of Kings, and the reason why the Tang Dynasty was subject to submission from all over the world, was all due to the majesty of Li Shimin's single soldier.

It completely frightened the neighboring countries, so other countries feared the Tang Dynasty like a tiger.

But now that Wu Zetian is taking the initiative to shrink her military power, the majesty of the Tang Dynasty will also shrink.

If things go on like this, the surrounding countries will no longer respect the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty, where all nations came to visit, will inevitably become history.

Of course, the common people of all dynasties were on Wu Zetian's side.

After all, from the perspective of their common people, they just want to live and work in peace and contentment and don't want to fight at all.

Wu Zetian also knew that the adjustment of foreign policy would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among some subjects, but she did not care at all.

Everything she did was for the long-term peace and stability of the Tang Dynasty and for the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

Compared to using large-scale external troops to maintain the face of the Tang Dynasty, she was more concerned about the actual benefits that the Tang Dynasty gained.

As long as the interests of the Tang Dynasty can be maximized and losses minimized, she doesn't care about the lies.

Facts have proved that her timely adjustments to foreign policies have achieved very good results, and the people have been able to recuperate and recuperate.

She seized the throne of the Tang Dynasty and proclaimed herself emperor, but the domestic situation was already unstable. If she continued to use the large-scale foreign military policy of the Taizong and Gaozong periods, I am afraid that the new regime she had just established would collapse.

(End of this chapter)