How many of Wu Zetian’s own flesh and blood did she kill in one go?
Wu Zetian gave birth to four sons. The eldest son, Li Hong, died when he was twenty-four. It is said that he was poisoned by Wu Zetian. The second son was Li Xian, the third son Li Xian (Zhe) was Zhongzong, and the fourth son Li Dan was Ruizong. Two daughters, but one was killed by herself, leaving only Princess Taiping.
Wu Zetian’s four sons
Wu Zetian gave birth to four sons, all of whom were useless and useless:
The eldest son, Li Hong, was appointed As a prince, he suffered from tuberculosis and died at the age of 24. It is said that he had different political opinions with his mother, so some people suspected that Wu Zetian poisoned him. The basis for this speculation is that Wu Zetian had killed her one-year-old daughter and put the blame on him. Queen Wang thinks that this woman is cruel and vicious...but this is not enough. There is no sufficient evidence. Just guessing based on her past actions (and the past events are also guesses), she concludes that Wu Zetian was killed. A biological son is obviously not the proper attitude in history.
The second son, Li Xian, was first named King Yong and later made a prince. It is said that he was also exiled to Bazhou due to political disagreements with his mother. He died there soon after. Many people say that Wu Zetian sent someone to poison him to death, and the basis is as above.
The third son, Li Xian, was first named King Ying of Zhou, and later made the prince. It is said that he looked exactly like Taizong ( Li Shimin), after the death of Gaozong (Li Zhi), he succeeded to the throne and was known as Zhongzong in history. He had a cowardly character and was deposed after being emperor for three months. He was demoted to King of Luling. He was later restored to the throne in 705, but Five years later, he was poisoned to death in the Shenlong Palace by his wife and daughter (Empress Wei and Princess Anle). This man was really a coward.
The fourth son, Li Dan, was first named King of Yin and Zhongzong. After Li Xian was deposed, he became emperor. He was a coward and did nothing. He was the puppet emperor for seven years and was deposed and replaced by Wu Zetian.
Wu Zetian was born with two daughters, one was Princess Taiping, Born in the second year of Qianfeng (667 AD). The other daughter, according to historical records, was born at the end of the fourth year of Yonghui (AD 653), and should rank second among the six children. Emperor Gaozong loved him very much and regarded him as the apple of his eye. Queen Wang also liked her very much because she had no children. In the early spring of Yonghui's fifth year, Queen Wang came to Wu Zetian's residence to see the little princess. As soon as Queen Wang left, Wu Zetian secretly strangled the daughter to death and covered her with a quilt. After a while Gaozong came. Wu Zetian put on a smile and went to the bed to hug the little princess and took off the quilt. Then he burst into tears. 6 When Gaozong saw the situation, he interrogated the people around him and found out that Queen Wang had just arrived, so he concluded that Queen Wang had done it, and strengthened his determination to depose Queen Wang and establish Wu Zetian. In this way, an infant less than one year old became a victim of political struggle.