Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Zong Qinkewas an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian''s Zhou Dynasty, serving briefly as chancellor during Wu Zetian''s reign.It is not known when Zong Qinke was born, but it is known that he was from Hedong, and that his mother was a cousin of Wu Zetian''s. As of 689, when Wu Zetian was empress dowager and regent over her son Emperor Ruizong, Zong was Fengge Shilang , the deputy head of the legislative bureau of government , and he submitted 12 new characters to substitute for common characters such as Tian . Around the new year 690, she adopted and promulgated the new characters, which were used until at least 705.