I am a Woman

Wu Zetian was a great woman in Chinese history, a legendary empress, and the greatest rebel against Confucian etiquette. Her life was complex in character and diverse in roles: she was both a grim mother and a loving emperor; she possessed both formidable means and an open mind to accept advice. Enthusiasm and calmness, cruelty and tenderness, wisdom and stubbornness, all blended harmoniously in her. This book, from a brand-new perspective, describes the clear clues of Wu Zetian's success, revealing her superb strategies in handling complex government affairs. With a unique style of writing, it narrates the game process of Wu Zetian from a young girl to an empress, depicting a series of thrilling historical scenes such as seizing the throne, deposing the empress, ascending the throne, suppressing rebellions, and encountering political coups, portraying the complex and changing psychological world of a female politician.