Wu Zetian gave birth to four sons, the eldest son Li Hong, who died at the age of 24. It is said that she was poisoned by Wu Zetian. The second son, the third son (Zhe) is Zhongzong, and the fourth son Li Dan is. Two daughters, but one was killed by herself, leaving only the later Princess Taiping.
Wu Zetian's four sons
Wu Zetian * * * gave birth to four sons, all useless waste:
Li Hong, the eldest son, was made a prince, suffered from consumption and died at the age of 24. It is said that he and his mother have different political views, so some people suspect that Wu Zetian poisoned him. The basis of this speculation is that Wu Zetian killed her one-year-old daughter and blamed the queen for thinking that this woman is cruel ... But this is not enough, and there is not enough evidence, just relying on her past actions to guess (in addition,
The second son, Li Xian, was named King Yong first, then Prince. It is said that he was also exiled to Bazhou because of his disagreement with his mother's political views, and he died there soon. Many people say that Wu Zetian also sent someone to poison him, which is also based on the same reason.
The third son, Li Xian, was originally called the King of Zhou, and later became a prince. It is said that he looks like Emperor Taizong (Li Shimin). Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi) succeeded to the throne after his death, which was called Zhongzong in history. He was fatuous and cowardly. After three months as emperor, he was deposed and demoted to King Luling. After that, he was reset in 705, but five years later he was killed by his wife and daughter (Wei Ruyun).
The fourth son, Li Dan, was originally named Wang Yin, and the middle emperor, Li Xian, was deposed as the emperor. He is a coward and has done nothing. After seven years as a puppet emperor, he was deposed and replaced by Wu Zetian.
It should be said that since the four sons are not worthy, it is normal for Wu Zetian to replace them. You can't put an incompetent person on the stage and shout hooray three times, and then you can replace him after he dies (or steps down)! This is the courage of a hero, but afterwards, Zhuge Liang is a villain.
Wu Zetian is really an amazing woman with both wisdom and courage. There are many people who scold her and praise her in history. But the only justified queen in China's history is aggressive and admirable. Her reign was not the best in history, but the economy was developing, the country was stable, the government was not corrupt, and officials were not greedy ... Such a woman was much better than some men. Her four. Ha ha!
Wu Zetian lived to be 82 years old. After her death, many women wanted to learn from her, but many of them were ambitious but not talented. Wei, the wife of her daughter-in-law, is such a woman.
Wu Zetian's wisdom was not passed on to her son, but her daughter Princess Taiping had some courage from her mother. None of Wu Zetian's four sons succeeded!
After Wei Ruyun poisoned her husband (Chinese emperor Li Xian), she also wanted to learn from Wu Zetian and monopolize the state affairs, but she was ambitious but unable. Soon, Princess Taiping, together with her nephew Li Longji, incited Yu Linjun to kill Wei Ruyun and his henchmen, and helped Li Dan regain the throne.
Li Longji is the fourth son of Li Dan and the grandson of Wu Zetian.
After Li Dan, Li Longji succeeded to the throne. He is the famous Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and he dotes on Yang Guifei. "Mimia has no color, and the emperor gave up his early hearing from then on," is another historical story.