Wu Zetian accompanied Emperor Taizong for eleven years. Why doesn't she have children?

Dirty Tang and smelly Han were the most powerful dynasties in Han and Tang dynasties, but there were many "chaos" in the secret history of harem; Empress Wu Zetian has served two husbands, who are father and son. Wu Zetian/Kloc-entered the palace at the age of 0/4. She was a talented person in Li Shimin in Emperor Taizong 12, but she had no son. After the death of Emperor Taizong, he met Li Zhi again. Wu Zetian and Li Zhi lived for decades and gave birth to six children for Li Zhi. Why?

On the other hand, Wu Zetian's family background is described by the most fashionable words nowadays. Wu Zetian is a typical "rich second generation".

Wu Zetian's family background

Wu Zetian's father was the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, and his mother Yang was the younger brother of the Sui King and the daughter of the Duke of Suining. With such a prominent family background, it is not an exaggeration to use the word "rich second generation" to compare Wu Zetian.

Wu Shihuo is engaged in timber trade. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, there was chaos in the world. In 6 17, Li Yuan fought against the Sui Dynasty in Taiyuan, and Wu Shihuo provided Li Yuan with money, food, clothing and military supplies many times.

In 6 18, Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor in Chang 'an and founded the Tang Dynasty. As a "hero of the Yuan Dynasty", Wu Shihuo was appointed as the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the official of Beijing, and was appointed as lord protector.

However, the good times did not last long. When Wu Zetian was twelve years old, her father Samurai King died, and her cousins, Wu Huaiyun and Wu were rude to her mother Yang. Soon, Wu Zetian moved back to Chang 'an from Jingzhou with her mother.

First court appearance

In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin came to Luoyang Palace. He heard that Wu Zetian, who was 14 years old, was beautiful in appearance and dignified in manners, so he called her into the palace, making her a five-person talent and calling her "Wu Mei". From then on, Wu Zetian began her court life. In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin died. Wu Zetian and other childless concubines joined the Ganye Temple in Chang 'an as nuns, but she has been alienated from the newly acceded to the throne Tang Gaozong Li Zhi.

Enter the palace again

In May of the first year of Yonghui, when Li Zhi entered Ganye Temple to pay homage to the anniversary of Li Shimin's death, he met Wu Zetian again. After they met, they told each other about their lovesickness. Later, the queen asked Li Zhi to take Wu Zetian into the palace, and Li Zhi agreed.

In May of the second year of Yonghui, Li Zhi's mourning period expired, and Wu Zetian entered the palace again. After entering the palace, Wu Zetian soon gave birth to her son Li Hong, and later gave birth to six children for Li Zhi.

Strangely, Wu Zetian was a talented person for 12 years in the period of Emperor Taizong, but she had no children. During Tang Gaozong's time, she gave birth to six children. Why?

First of all, the ages of Wu Zetian and Li Shimin may affect the fertility.

Wu Zetian was only 14 years old when she first entered the palace. At this age, her body is not fully developed. As for Wu Zetian's life in the palace during the reign of Li Shimin, there is no detailed description in the history books. However, judging from the fact that Wu Zetian came to Li Shimin in 12, her status has never improved, and Wu Zetian has not been favored by Li Shimin.

In addition, judging from Wu Zetian's responsibility for talents, "talent" is one of the titles of female officials in the inner palace and one of the concubines of the emperor. The main duty of "talented people" is to record the diet, daily life and sericulture of concubines, and report their harvest for one year to the emperor. When the emperor sleeps with his beloved woman, only people have to change clothes for the emperor and make a record of his residence.

It is more appropriate to say that "talented people" are the companions of the emperor than the "confidential secretary" in the imperial palace.

Wu Zetian was once a "talent" in Li Shimin, and Shangguan Waner was also a talent in Tang Gaozong. Emperor Taizong named Wu Zetian as a "gifted scholar" in order to appreciate her intelligence to a greater extent, not her appearance.

On the other hand, when Wu Zetian entered the palace, Li Shimin was 39 years old. Li Shimin had 15 concubines and 14 sons and 20 daughters. However, Li Shimin's only sons born after the age of 40 are Wang Zhao, Li Fook wo Wang Cao and Li Ming, which shows that when he entered Li Shimin after the age of 40, his physical condition was not as good as before.

Therefore, in the era of Emperor Taizong, Wu Zetian was probably not favored by Li Shimin, but only regarded her as a "confidential minister".

Secondly, "Emperor Chuan III, Wu Dai Li Xing" persuaded Li Shimin.

During the Zhenguan period, there was a celestial phenomenon of "Tai Bai Xing turns against me in the daytime" in Chang 'an.

"Taibai Star often appears in the daytime", which indicates that there will be a great event in the era of underdeveloped ancient science, which is likely to affect Li Tang Jiangshan and Li Shimin.

So, I asked Li, the surname, and the surname got a divination of "the emperor passed on the third generation, and the military generation".

Li Shimin was very angry after hearing this, and wanted to catch all the people related to "Wu". General Zuo Wuwei, who was guarding Xuanwu Gate, and Li Junxian of Wulian County were executed for revealing their nicknames at a banquet.

Later, Tai Shi asked Li to tell Emperor Taizong that this "Udai" was not elsewhere, but in his harem, which made him very scared.

In addition, in the early years, there was a "secret record" circulating among the people in Chang 'an City, saying, "After Tang III, the mistress won the world."

Because the rumors were consistent with divination, Emperor Taizong was extremely disgusted and resentful after learning it. This also explains why Wu Zetian has always been a talented person in the period of Emperor Taizong, but she has been left out in the cold.

Wu Zetian was left out in the cold during the reign of Emperor Taizong. Naturally, it took a talented child 12 years. After Wu Zetian met Li Zhi, she met Zhen and gave birth to six children. Perhaps it was a surprise to Emperor Taizong, and when Taishi asked Li to predict misfortune, it was estimated that if Emperor Taizong knew about it, he would have to climb out of the underground palace.