Why did Wu Zetian not dare to touch Di Renjie?

It was not that Wu Zetian did not dare to touch Di Renjie, but she admired Di Renjie's talent and intelligence. At the same time, she also saw his role in balancing power. As a famous official of the Tang Dynasty, Di Renjie won Wu Zetian's trust and respect with his wisdom and loyalty. His existence provided Wu Zetian with reliable support and a think tank. At the same time, he also played a role in balancing power. In addition, Di Renjie had always been loyal to Wu Zetian's orders and had no complaints, which also increased Wu Zetian's trust in him. Therefore, Wu Zetian chose to put Di Renjie in an important position and did not touch him because he valued his talent and loyalty, as well as his role in balancing power.

Di Renjie referred to Wu Zetian as "Old Guo".

Wu Zetian called Di Renjie "Old Guo".

Di Renjie helped Wu Zetian restore the people's livelihood, stabilize the court, and deter the foreign tribes after the regime was stabilized, leaving a glimmer of hope for Li Tang. He had established his prestige in the court and gained Wu Zetian's trust. Di Renjie's wisdom and strategy allowed him to avoid risks and protect his own safety. He had also advised Wu Zetian to make Li Xian the Crown Prince, expressing Wu Zetian's attitude of ruling the basic board. Di Renjie's achievements and reputation had earned him the praise of the court and the people, and he had become one of Wu Zetian's most trusted prime ministers.

Di Renjie supported and helped Wu Zetian. He was Wu Zetian's confidant and had a great influence on her. Di Renjie supported the royal family of Li Tang and became the prime minister to protect Li Tang's descendants. He suggested that Wu Zetian pass the throne to the son of Li, not the nephew of Wu. Di Renjie relied on his power and influence to control the other ministers who were loyal to the Tang Dynasty. In his later years, he successfully persuaded Wu Zetian to return to the Li family and reserved a large number of talents for the "post-Wu Zhou era". Therefore, it could be said that Di Renjie was helping Wu Zetian.

Di Renjie had saved Wu Zetian in the animated film " Young Di Renjie " and the movie series " Di Renjie." In the cartoon, Di Renjie and Shangguan Yi arrived in time to save Wu Zetian. In the movie series, Di Renjie saw through the plan to assassinate Wu Zetian and saved her life. These stories showed Di Renjie's wisdom, bravery, and loyalty, as well as his protection and support for Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian arrested Di Renjie because he was falsely accused of rebellion by Lai Junchen. In order to be released from prison, Di Renjie fully acknowledged the "fact" of his rebellion, but secretly wrote a letter to Wu Zetian on his clothes, revealing the truth that he was wronged. Wu Zetian discovered this fact after personally interrogating Di Renjie, and realized that Lai Junchen had forged the "Thank You Death Form." Although Wu Zetian released Di Renjie from prison, she did not reinstate him. Instead, she sent him to Pengze County as a county magistrate. As for why Wu Zetian didn't punish Lai Junchen and why he didn't let Di Renjie resume his original position, the search results didn't provide a clear answer.

Di Renjie's original remonstrance to Wu Zetian was: "The Emperor entrusted his two sons to His Majesty. Your Majesty now wants to move him to another clan, I'm afraid it's not God's will! Besides, who is closer to aunt and nephew than mother and son? If Your Majesty chooses a son, then after thousands of years, he will be worthy of eating in the ancestral temple and inherit the throne. If Your Majesty chooses a nephew, then I have never heard of a nephew being the son of heaven and accompanying his aunt in the ancestral temple."

Di Renjie had repeatedly advised Wu Zetian. In one of his remonstrances, Di Renjie mentioned the fact that Emperor Taizong had worked hard to manage the country and fought through life and death to conquer the world, as well as the responsibility of Emperor Gaozong entrusting his two sons to Wu Zetian. He asked Wu Zetian if he should obey the will of heaven and make Wu Sansi the crown prince after he had seized the throne for more than ten years. In addition, Di Renjie also advised Wu Zetian to abstain from sex, hoping that she could take care of Shengde and stay away from the two brothers. However, the details of how Di Renjie advised Wu Zetian were not mentioned.

[Wu Zetian once captured Di Renjie.] Within four months after Di Renjie became prime minister, he and the others were falsely accused by Lai Junchen and imprisoned. However, due to Wu Zetian's trust in Di Renjie, she personally interrogated him and finally cleared his name. Even so, Di Renjie was still demoted to Pengze as the county magistrate. As for the specific reason why Wu Zetian arrested Di Renjie, the search results did not provide a clear answer.