The earth on Gaozong's grave is not yet dry — to whom shall the six-foot orphan emperor be entrusted?
一抔之土未乾,六尺之孤何託。
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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: 駱賓王『討武曌檄』を読んだ武則天の反応箇所として『新唐書』に記録Verified