Empress Wu Zetian's Secret History

This film (drama)Also known as武则天秘史，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2011Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating6.4(For reference only)。

In the year 683 AD, Emperor Gaozong of Tang passed away, and his son Li Xian (played by Wang Hao) ascended to the throne. The following year, Empress Dowager Wu (played by Yin Tao) established Li Dan (played by Tian Yupeng) as emperor, deposing Li Xian to the status of King of Luling, thus beginning the era of Wu Zetian's autocratic rule. In September of the first year of the Shisheng era, Xu Jingye (played by Dong Yanlin) launched a rebellion in Yangzhou against Wu Zetian's dictatorship. Wu dispatched a large army to quickly quell the uprising and executed the opposition, including the regent Pei Yan (played by Yang Hongwu), further consolidating her ruling position. Later, she schemed to force members of the Li Tang royal family to defect and gradually eliminated dissenters, executing anyone who posed a threat to her rule. To achieve her goal of becoming emperor, she appointed only those close to her, abused cruel officials, and spread tales from ancient texts about women ruling the world. She also built the Wanxiang Divine Palace, created auspicious signs, and generated public opinion in favor of her future ascension to the throne. Five years after deposing Li Xian, on May 18 of the fourth year of Chui Gong, Wu named herself “Holy Mother Divine Emperor,” taking her first step toward her dream of becoming Empress...