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Chapter 129 Wu Zetian's Fault

The people in front of the sky curtain listened to Li Wu talking about Wu Zetian's achievements, and it seemed that this empress did not do such a bad job!

There are also some remarkable aspects, not particularly good, but not particularly bad either.

This was much better than what many emperors had done. The emperors began to think deeply about it. It seemed that women were not just supposed to stay at home to take care of their husbands and children as they thought.

"I have talked about your achievements, Your Majesty. Now let me talk about your mistakes.

I have said this many times, as an emperor, he naturally has merits as well as faults.

The first is the use of torture. In order to consolidate your position, Your Majesty Wu Zetian used many cruel people.

These cruel people naturally led to many unjust cases and used brutal means to force people to confess.

Just like Lai Junchen whom I mentioned earlier, he was extremely cruel, liked to use torture, and his hands were stained with countless blood.

In fact, this also happened in other dynasties. For example, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, particularly liked to skin and stuff people with straw. Hiss, just thinking about it gives me goose bumps!" Li Wu shook his head. Thinking about those terrible punishments in ancient times, he couldn't help but shudder.

That's really scary.

Like the torture of zan (the third tone), which is the torture method often shown in TV dramas where fingers are clamped with something, I dare not imagine how painful it would be.

The fingers are connected to the heart!

There were also horrible things like beheading, lingchi, quartering, skinning, etc. Li Wu imagined many pictures in his mind and once again thanked himself for being born in this peaceful era.

During the reign of Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty: Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty was quite happy when Li Wu mentioned him, but then he heard him say that he loved skinning people.

Can you blame him?

Those people deserve to die. They are corrupt and accept bribes. All corrupt officials deserve to die. He still thinks his methods are not cruel enough.

"Zhongba, look at you, even the immortals know about your method," Empress Ma shook her head. She had also advised Zhu Yuanzhang to be more gentle in his handling of the matter.

But it was of no use. He might listen to other things, but when it came to corrupt officials, Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't listen at all!

Empress Ma herself hated corrupt officials because they had killed so many innocent people and caused so many families to be destroyed.

The ministers lowered their heads and dared not speak. They did not yet understand their emperor. They hated corrupt officials the most and wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible. It would be a great world without corrupt officials.

This makes them very cautious and they dare not be greedy, not at all!

If you find out, you will die, and it won’t be a quick death.

But, the salary is so low, even if I am not greedy, I can’t even support my family???

"All corrupt officials in the world deserve to die. It's not enough to just skin them alive and stuff them with straw. If I find out, I have plenty of ways to deal with them," Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately looked at the timid ministers, and snorted coldly when he saw their frightened looks.

Even Crown Prince Zhu Biao rarely said anything.

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Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty: You little immortal only remember that I love to skin people and stuff them with straw, but you don’t even look at what these people have done. Aren’t these corrupt officials supposed to be treated like this?

Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin: Corrupt officials! Although the means were a bit cruel, corrupt officials did deserve to die.

Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng: What’s the big deal about killing a few corrupt officials!

There is no emperor who doesn’t hate corrupt officials. Whose money are they greedy for? That is their money. Everything in the world belongs to the emperor, so it is not their money that they are greedy for!!!

The people also support it very much. In the eyes of the people, corrupt officials deserve to be punished by being skinned alive, and they are very supportive of that.

"Little Immortal, since these tortures exist, they are necessary," Wu Zetian smiled at Li Wu. Li Wu shrank back in fear, feeling a little scared.

"Yes, yes, yes," Li Wu nodded timidly, "Secondly, the brutal suppression of political enemies led to the accidental killing of many ministers.

Just like when the traitor Xu Jingye was quickly suppressed, many prime ministers and generals were killed or exiled.

The third is to eliminate the power of the royal family. I have mentioned this before. That is, Empress Wu Zetian killed a large number of members of the Li Tang royal family.

A large-scale massacre and purge was carried out against members of the Li Tang clan.

Therefore, later generations also think that your Majesty Zetian's methods are extremely cruel, but it is understandable," Li Wu nodded.

It was cruel, but that was how it was at that time. Wu Zetian wanted to ascend to the throne, so naturally she had to kill many people who opposed her, including members of the Li Tang royal family.

Otherwise, how can the emperor sit on the throne safely?

"I have my reasons for doing this," Wu Zetian said with a faint expression. She did not regret killing these people. They were all against her. How could she not kill them?

"The fourth is pleasure and letting male favorites interfere in government affairs."

Wu Zetian nodded and said, "I will change this in the future." There is no need for a male favorite who wants to seize power and usurp the throne!

Wu Zetian narrowed her eyes slightly. She already knew how long she could live, so she had thought about what she wanted to do countless times in her mind.

This time, she will do better, improve the status of women, and let the people live a good life.

Li Wu was a little confused when he heard Wu Zetian's sincere attitude, "Your Majesty, you..."

"My dear, I am also a human being. I will make mistakes naturally. I must correct my mistakes. Thank you, my dear," Wu Zetian smiled. Li Wu nodded with emotion. "Your Majesty is worthy of being a role model among women. You are generous and flexible. You are truly the material to be an emperor!"

Wu Zetian found it a little funny to see her praising him in a nonsensical way, but she still liked this little fairy very much. Not only could she bring them fairy seeds, but after watching him so many times in the sky, she could also see that he was a kind person who cared about women. As an empress, she naturally had to care about women all over the world, right?

"There is also the construction of palaces and Buddhist temples, etc. This is a common problem for many emperors, so I won't go into details."

These emperors always spend a lot of money to build palaces. Of course, she can understand that. After all, the emperor, as the master of the world, feels that he should live in a better and more luxurious place to be worthy of his status, right?

"That's all I have to say about your Majesty's achievements and faults," Li Wu smiled at her.

Wu Zetian also nodded, "Should I leave now?"

"No, no, Your Majesty, are you in such a hurry to leave?" Li Wu saw Wu Zetian was about to stand up and spoke quickly. She hadn't finished what she was saying yet.

Is this not all that happened to Her Majesty Wu Zetian?

Wu Zetian smiled at Li Wu and said, "Of course I am not in a hurry to leave. I haven't seen enough of the future!"

"Then Your Majesty, would you like to get up and walk around? We can talk while we walk." Your back and waist will ache if you sit all the time, so you should get up and walk around, right?

"Of course," she also wanted to see what was different about the place where the little fairy lived. This yard alone had a unique flavor.

Li Wu quickly stood up and went over to help Wu Zetian up. "Your Majesty, please be careful~"

"I am not old enough to need anyone's support," Wu Zetian did not refuse Li Wu's help, she was unwilling to accept her old age.

"Yes, yes, it is the younger generation who wants to pay homage to Your Majesty Zetian and want to help you."