CHINESE DRAMA : THE EMPRESS OF CHINA 武則天 (武媚娘传奇) VOL.1-75 END

STORY :

In 637 AD, a young girl named Wu Ru Yi from Jingzhou County was selected into the imperial harem of the Tang Dynasty. Ru Yi danced very well and outshined all the other girls. During a rehearsal, she caught the attention and affection of the emperor Tai Zong Li Shi Min, who nicknamed her Meiniang, which means elegant lady. At the time, she was 14 years old, and he was 39. The same night, another girl was murdered, and everyone accused Meiniang of being the killer. She was tortured to confess the “truth” and was banished into the Cold Palace.

贞观十一年，武如意（范冰冰饰）选入大唐后宫。时逢先皇后长孙皇后（张定涵饰）忌日，宫廷里正在排《兰陵王》之舞，如意以绝妙舞姿艳压群芳，并与唐太宗李世民（张丰毅饰）邂逅于承庆殿上。是年，武媚娘十四岁，太宗三十九岁。大祭当晚，郑婉言死于非命，所有证据指向如意，她饱受酷刑，被发配掖庭。一年期满，如意被放出，在大朝会上三番五次展露头彩，使得太宗赐其名媚娘，封为才人。媚娘一时成为后宫所有女人的众矢之的，身陷各种尔虞我诈的宫廷阴谋。皇储争斗腥风血雨，媚娘不料被卷其中，两人的爱情经历来自“女主武氏”预言的压力，媚娘以退为进却未想到李世民轰然离去，带走了她此生最热烈的一段爱恋。削发为尼的媚娘为腹中孩儿计划离开感业寺，然而阴差阳错回到宫中的她竟又流产，所有证据指向王皇后（施诗饰），为了复仇，媚娘走向了一直爱慕着她的唐高宗李治（李治廷饰）。永徽三年，媚娘被封为昭仪。精心策划的复仇最终让王皇后、萧淑妃（张馨予饰）自食其果，然而陪伴着李治经历兄弟反叛后，媚娘遂发现，李治给了她家，一个她不忍再离开之地。永徽六年，媚娘被立皇后。媚娘帮助李治清肃了门阀势力，大唐日渐昌盛，而李治却心有余而力不足，皇储之争忽隐忽现。永淳二年冬，李治驾崩，新皇昏庸无能，各种政治倾轧将媚娘推到风口浪尖处。天授元年，武媚娘身着皇袍头戴帝冕，在众人注视下一步步登上则天楼，称圣神皇帝。