Is “Emperor Gaozong deposed Empress Wang and established Consort Wu, with Chu Suiliang protesting” true?
The Old Book of Tang, Biographies of Empresses and Consorts, Part 1, records that when Emperor Gaozong wanted to depose the empress, 'Zhangsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others firmly remonstrated, so he stopped,' but later he was determined to depose and establish. In Chapter 71 of Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Suiliang remonstrated in the court, saying, 'Your words are still in my ears, the empress has not been found guilty, how can she be lightly deposed?' Gaozong was determined, and then 'deposed Empress Wang and Consort Xiao as commoners,' and banished Suiliang out of the capital. The plot completely matches the official history.
In the official history, Emperor Gaozong was determined to depose the empress and banish the remonstrating minister, and the novel vividly reproduces the historical scene of court debate.
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