In the history of the feudal dynasty for more than 2,000 years, the women of the Tang Dynasty had the highest status, which created such a female emperor as Wu Zetian, and her daughter Princess Taiping and Princess Anle, the daughter of Emperor Li Xian of Tang, also had the ambition to become an empress, and once had power to fall to the opposition, no one dared to provoke, and throughout history, including Princess Taiping and Princess Anle, there were 4 princesses with the highest status.
【Princess Taiping】
Princess Taiping was the youngest child of Wu Zetian and Emperor Gaozong of Tang, the only daughter of Wu Zetian to live, and was much loved since childhood, in 679, Tubo came to propose to Tang and named to marry Princess Taiping, but Wu Zetian did not want her daughter to leave him, and eventually Tubo married another princess.
Two years later, Princess Taiping married Emperor Gaozong's nephew Xue Shao, and when she got married, the pomp and circumstance was very large, and the wedding car was extraordinarily wide, so that the wall of the county pavilion had to be demolished, and not long after Princess Taiping married into the Xue family, Wu Zetian felt that Xue Shao's sister-in-law's birth was not noble enough, so he wanted to force the Xue family to divorce his wife.
Although Wu Zetian was persuaded by others, Princess Taiping and Xue Shao also had a peaceful life, but in 688, xue Shao, even if he did not participate in the rebellion of his brother Xue Yan, was starved to death in prison by Wu Zetian, and Wu Zetian broke the convention and increased the number of princess Taiping's households to 1,200 households.
In 690, Wu Zetian executed Wu Youji's wife in order to let Princess Taiping marry her nephew Wu Youji, and in the same year Wu Zetian became emperor, and Princess Taiping participated in the imperial government, but the movement was small, and Princess Taiping walked from behind the scenes to the front of the curtain, after Emperor Zhongzong of Tang's Li Xian's restoration.
【Princess Anle】
Princess Anle Li Shu'er had the title of "the first beauty of the Tang Dynasty", Li Shu'er first married Wu Chongxun, the son of Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Sansi, and then remarried Wu Yanxiu, the son of Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Chengsi, after Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was restored, Princess Anle cooperated with her mother Empress Wei to intervene in the government affairs, doing the business of selling officials and knights, and later even poisoned Tang Zhongzong.
However, Princess Anle and Empress Wei failed to fight the joint efforts of Princess Taiping and Li Longji, the son of Tang Ruizong, and Li Longji, in eradicating the power of Princess Anle and Empress Wei, preemptively disposed of Princess Taiping, and in 712, Li Longji ascended the throne as emperor and became Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.
【Princess Binh Duong Zhao】
Princess Pingyang Zhao was the third daughter of Li Yuan, the emperor of Tang Gaozu, and before Li Yuan was proclaimed emperor, Princess Pingzhaoyang responded to Li Yuan's rebellion and led the "Niangzi Army" to make meritorious achievements, and in 617, when Li Yuan's main force crossed the Yellow River into Guanzhong, Princess Pingyang Zhao had already laid a large territory for him in Guanzhong, and the Great Wall Pass also had "Niangzi Pass".
In 623, Princess Pingyang Zhao died, and Li Yuan, who was already the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, ordered the daughter to be buried with military ceremonies, and Princess Pingyang Zhao was also the only princess who left a good reputation among the 4 princesses who were in power and opposition.
【Princess Guantao】
Princess Liu of Guantao was the concubine of Emperor Wen of Han and Empress Dou, who was scheming, good at scheming, and had the same status as the princes, and under the favor of Empress Dowager Dou and the tolerance of Emperor Jingdi of Han, the military officials of the Chinese did not dare to offend Princess Guantao.
And Liu Che was able to ascend to the throne, Guan Tao Chang Princess is credited, Liu Che ascended the throne as the Han Che Emperor, Guan Tao Chang Princess was honored as "Dou Tai Lord", and in history, the princess's male pet began with The Guan Tao Chang Princess.
In 116 BC, Princess Guantaochang died, and on her deathbed, she confessed that she was not buried with her husband Chen Wu, but with her lover Dong Yan in Baling, so historians have many insults against him.