Quote by Wu Zetian

"見天子庸知非福，何兒女悲乎？"

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Wu Zetian (624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was the empress regnant (huangdi, 皇帝) and only ruler of the (Wu) Zhou dynasty.

"How do you know seeing the Son of Heaven is not a blessing? Why are you being sad about this?"

"I only need three things to subordinate it: an iron whip, an iron hammer, and a sharp dagger. I will whip it with the…"

"妾能制之，然須三物，一鐵鞭，二鐵□，三匕首。鐵鞭擊之不服，則以□□其首，又不服，則以匕首斷其喉。"