佛祖歷代通載 12.54

12.54

（二十四）　則天武后曌改元光宅（一云。順聖曌并州文水人也。父武士彠。官至工部尚書荊州都督。封應國公。天后甞為尼於感業寺。時年十四。天皇幸寺見而悅之。選為昭儀。進號宸妃。帝崩后攝政。立諸武為王。甲辰大定。及天后疾。狄梁公仁傑等。迎廬陵王登位。明年乙巳崩于上陽。壽八十一。附之乾陵。在位二十一年）。

(24) Empress Zetian, Wu Zhao, changed the reign title to Guangzhai (one source says: Shunsheng Zhao was a native of Wenshui in Bingzhou. Her father was Wu Shihuo, whose office reached Minister of Works and Commander-in-Chief of Jingzhou, enfeoffed as Duke of Ying. The Empress of Heaven was once a nun at Ganye Monastery, being fourteen years old at the time. Emperor Tianhuang visited the monastery, saw her and was pleased by her, selecting her as a Lady of Bright Deportment, and later promoting her title to Imperial Consort. After the Emperor died, the Empress acted as regent, creating members of the Wu clan princes. In the jiachen year [she assumed full rule]. When the Empress of Heaven fell ill, Duke Di of Liang, Renjie, and others welcomed back the Prince of Luling to ascend the throne. In the following year, yisi, she died at Shangyang at the age of eighty-one, and was interred alongside at Qianling. She reigned for twenty-one years).