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Wu Zetian
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“How do you know seeing the Son of Heaven is not a blessing? Why are you being sad about this?”
Wu Zetian (624–705) said by 705 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I only need three things to subordinate it: an iron whip, an iron hammer, and a sharp dagger. I will whip it with the iron whip. If it does not submit, I will hammer its head with the iron hammer. If it still does not submit, I will cut its throat with the dagger.”
Wu Zetian (624–705) said by 705 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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。”
Wu Zetian (624–705) said by 705 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Zizhi Tongjian (1084), Volume 206
“見天子庸知非福，何兒女悲乎？”
Wu Zetian (624–705) said by 705 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source