Remorse and Confession? The Golden Tablet of Absolution of Wu Zetian | Tea with Amy

To become China's ONLY female Emperor, Wu Zetian had to be more ruthless and clever than any man. She built a reign of fear, eliminated her rivals, and shattered 3000 years of tradition. So why was her final message to the gods a list of her own supposed "sins"? In this episode of Tea with Amy, we investigate the shocking accusations that defined her rule. Did she really murder her own baby to frame a rival? What is the gruesome legend of the "Drunken Bones"? And why did her final monument, her Wordless Stele (無字碑), have no inscription at all? Let's explore the brutal choices and brilliant maneuvers of a master strategist to decode her final, mysterious message.