Li Xian, the second child, is dignified and decent, and has been favored by Li Zhi since he was a child. Li Zhi and Li Ji praised this son's cleverness many times. After Li Hongzhang's death, Li Xian succeeded to the throne as a prince and managed the country. He handled political affairs concisely and vividly, and raised his hand to praise the officials. Li Zhi wrote an inscription in recognition. Li Xian has also established its own administrative team. However, it is rumored in the palace that Li Xian is the sister of Wuhou and the son of the Korean wife. Li Xuanxuan listened with a grain of salt. The marquis of Wu wrote many letters criticizing Li Xian, which made Li Xian even more uneasy. Mother and son were more suspicious, so the marquis of Wu sent Xue, Pei Yan and others to search the Prince's Mansion. As a result, many soldiers were found. When this matter was reported to Li Zhi, Li Zhi said that the child was not sensible and could be given a lighter punishment. The marquis of Wu said, however, Li Xian has a rebellious heart, and I want to put righteousness above family loyalty, so I can't forgive him. Shu Ren's waste. Wu Zetian became emperor and forced Li Xian to commit suicide at the age of 34.
The third son, Li Xian, was made the Crown Prince after the death of Li Hongzhang and Li Xian. After Li Zhi's death, he became emperor, and Wuhou was empress dowager. Pei Yan has the support of testamentary edict, and his politics depends on Wuhou. Li Xian's re-used relatives wanted to form their own team, so they wanted to promote their father, Wei, to serve as the middle school (the post of prime minister). Prime Minister Pei Yan immediately said no, and was furious, saying: I can give the world to Wei, but I can't. Do I have any extra servants? In fact, it was just an angry remark, but Pei Yan immediately reported it to Wuhou, who took advantage of it and abolished Li Xian, who had been in office for only 55 days, and became the king of Luling. Li Xian lived for a year when he was abandoned, and he was scared to commit suicide many times. Fortunately, Wei Hou survived with him. Although it was later reset, it has become a frightened bird and made a mess of the country.
Li Dan, the fourth son, is deeply loved by Tang Gaozong because he is the youngest of the brothers. I am modest and eager to learn, proficient in calligraphy, and have a good study of textual research and exegetics. The marquis of Wu abolished Li Xian as the queen of Luling, changed Li Dan as the emperor, and the court was in charge of state affairs. Li Dan is under house arrest in the harem and is not allowed to predict political affairs. Not only can he not go in and out of the palace at will, but he can't even move freely in the palace. Wu Zetian usurped the Tang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty. Li Dan was reduced to an heir, given the surname Wu, and moved to the East Palace. All manners conform to the crown prince's specifications. Finally, it was difficult to survive until Wu Zetian died and power was handed over to Li Longji.
Princess Taiping is the last child of Emperor Gaozong and Wuhou, and Taiping is her name. Tubo came to propose marriage and named Princess Taiping. Li Zhi and Wuhou didn't want their daughter to marry Tubo, so they used the princess's becoming a monk as an excuse to build a concept of peace and let her stay. /kloc-married Tang Gaozong's first nephew Xue Shao at the age of 0/6. Xue Shao was sentenced by Wu Zetian to starve to death in prison for participating in the rebellion. Soon, Princess Taiping remarried to Wu. Wu Zetian executed Wu's wife in order to let Princess Taiping marry Wu Jiyou. This marriage is considered as a means taken by Wu Zetian to protect Princess Taiping. Wu Zetian officially ascended the throne two months after Princess Taiping's second marriage. Princess Taiping avoided danger because she became the daughter-in-law of the Wu family. Since then, Princess Taiping has participated in political affairs, which is the link and spokesperson for Wu Zetian to appease Wu Li's two families. After the death of Wu Zetian, she failed in the struggle with Li Longji and was sentenced to death at home.
Of Wu Zetian's four sons, two were killed by her and two were forced to be disabled by her, which was not cruel. As the saying goes, tiger poison doesn't eat children, and she is more cruel than a tiger. But she dotes on her daughter Princess Taiping. The reason is that her sons are the legal heirs of the Li and Tang Dynasties. She wants to usurp Li Tang and must get rid of them. Daughter has no legal inheritance qualification, so she can die well. Therefore, everything is ultimately caused by power. A poisonous woman like Wu Zetian is rare in the history of China for thousands of years.