Editing Wu Zetian (section)

=== North Gate Scholars ===
Toward the end of Gaozong's life, Wu began engaging a number of mid-level officials who had literary talent, including Yuan Wanqing ({{lang|zh|元萬頃}}), [[Liu Yizhi]], [[Fan Lübing]], Miao Chuke ({{lang|zh|苗楚客}}), Zhou Simao ({{lang|zh|周思茂}}), and Han Chubin ({{lang|zh|韓楚賓}}), to write a number of works on her behalf, including the ''Biographies of Notable Women'' ({{lang|zh|列女傳}}), ''Guidelines for Imperial Subjects'' ({{lang|zh|臣軌}}), and ''New Teachings for Official Staff Members'' ({{lang|zh|百僚新誡}}). Collectively, they became known as the "North Gate Scholars" ({{lang|zh|北門學士}}), because they served inside the palace, which was north of the imperial government buildings, and Wu sought advice from them to divert the powers of the chancellors.<ref name="ZZTJ202" />