That a man of such literary talent has fallen into obscurity and disuse is the fault of my chancellors.
如此才士,流落不偶,宰相之過也。
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Wu Zetian
The only female emperor in Chinese history (624-705). Founded the Zhou dynasty in 690, reformed civil-service examinations, promoted commoners — but built a regime of informants and purges that took even her own sons.
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Source: 『新唐書』駱賓王伝(駱賓王が李敬業のために起草した武則天弾劾檄文を読んだ際の発言)Verified