Is Wu Zetian still in power in the Tang Dynasty only because of Di Renjie's persuasion?

On the surface, Wu Zetian was still in power in the Tang Dynasty because she was persuaded by the emperor, but I think actually Wu Zetian already knew that she had nothing to play, so she listened to the emperor's persuasion and made a step back to leading the country by the descendants of Tang Dynasty. It's only for his own face, otherwise it would be even more embarrassing to be rebelled.

In fact, at these points, Wu Zetian completely lost. First of all, she lost everyone's heart, because Li Tang and his emperor paid more attention to some folk reputations. Because every generation of emperors is very popular with the people, and the ministers they lead are deeply influenced by Confucianism and are loyal to the monarch and patriotic. So I don't think these ministers will really work for Wu Zetian.

Secondly, Wu Zetian wanted to pass on the throne to Wu's descendants, but Wu's descendants were mediocre in qualifications, and no one could shoulder this burden to govern the country. Moreover, the relationship between Wu Zetian and Wu Shi is not good, because she was cornered by some warriors before entering the palace, thus becoming a woman around the emperor. If she cedes the throne to the descendants of samurai, the ministers below will always punish them if they make mistakes.

The third point is age. At that time, Wu Zetian was already sixty or seventy years old, and now she has reached the retirement age. So she doesn't have any political foresight and energy to deal with these things. Because power always seems to belong to the superior. But in fact, you only have this right if you are obedient to you and work for you, so she doesn't have this right. That's why he came back to Tang.