When Li Shimin was alive, did he know the relationship between Prince Li Zhi and Wu Zetian?

When Li Shimin was alive, there were not many intersections with Wu Zetian, almost only a handful. In Li Shimin's mind, Wu Zetian is just one of his concubines. Wu Zetian left her behind shortly after she entered the palace.

In the twelve years after she entered the palace, Wu Zetian was just a talented person, and it was not until he met Li Zhi that her life was changed.

So when Li Shimin was alive, did you know the relationship between Li Zhi and Wu Zetian?

Look at Wu Zetian before and after entering the palace:

Wu Zetian was originally the daughter of Wu Shihuo. After she was born into a noble family, she was already beautiful at the age of fourteen. Li Shimin learned that Wu Shihuo had a beautiful daughter, so she called Wu Zetian to the palace. After being named a gifted scholar, Wu Zetian lived silently in the harem, but never gave up her pursuit of power.

For Wu Zetian in the period of Emperor Taizong, there are not many historical records, and Wu Zetian, who is unknown, also has a crisis in it. At that time, Venus appeared many times during the day, and the master divined that it was a "mistress". There is a saying among the people:

"After three generations of the Tang Dynasty, the female king Wu will take her place."

Li Shimin this with a grain of salt, so he went to the feng shui master and astronomer Li, Li Xiang explained:

"I have been observing astronomical phenomena for a long time. This man is in the harem and is a relative of your majesty. From now on, he will become the king of the world and completely destroy the Li royal family. "

In utter amazement, ready to kill all the people involved, Li advised:

"This is destiny takes a hand, can't change. Since it is impossible to judge who it is, it may hurt innocent people. Maybe we should have good ideas, and then we may reduce some disasters. "

If you were any other monarch, you would definitely go to prison. You'd rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go. But Li Shimin didn't do it. When he was advised to eat enough, Li Shimin resigned and let it go.

This is the gap in the quality of emperors, who are also people, but the gap between people may be worlds apart. It was because of Li Shimin's tolerance that Wu Zetian was able to escape. After all, at that time, she had already said that "a female ruler is characterized by a king". If Li Shimin really pursues it, Wu Zetian will definitely wish she were dead.

Secondly, what overlaps with Li Shimin is the lion gas incident:

Li Shimin has a good horse named Lion Qi. Although its color is good, it is very violent. Once, Li Shimin and his concubines came to see the horse and asked if anyone had a way to ride it. Wu Zetian seized this opportunity in time:

"I can do it, but I must have three things, a iron whip, two hammers and three daggers. If iron whip refuses to accept the beating, he will slap his head with an iron bar, and if he refuses to accept it, he will cut his throat with a dagger. "

Wu Zetian intends to subdue the horse with violence. Li Shimin was in distress situation at this, but the fate of Wu Zetian has not changed.

Look at the cognitive process of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian again;

Wu Zetian is an ambitious woman. He is not only ambitious, but also patient enough. She has been in the palace for ten years and has never been taken seriously, but she has never given up. Every time she shuttled to the harem, she was looking for an opportunity to change her destiny until she met Li Zhi.

Li Shimin was ill in bed in his later years and needed someone to take care of him. Filial Li Zhi did his duty. In order to take care of his father, Li Zhi even stayed up all night. He never stopped drinking water and taking medicine, and Li Zhi personally sucked an abscess for Li Shimin. In order to take care of his father, Li Zhi temporarily placed a residence beside him, while Wu Zetian was also taking care of Li Shimin.

On this day, Li Zhi went to the palace to take care of Li Shimin and happened to meet Wu Zetian, who was busy. The two of them had dry wood and fire, so they got together. On the one hand, it is not excluded that Wu Zetian deliberately seduced Li Zhi. After all, the opportunity is just around the corner. As long as we can catch the prince, the future can be expected.

On the other hand, Li Zhi was deeply tired of taking care of his father for a long time. It is said that there has been no dutiful son before bed for a long time. On one occasion, Li Shimin advised his son to go out to play, but Li Zhi dared not do so out of filial piety, so he had to stay by the bed.

After seeing Wu Zetian, Li Zhi's world opened two doors. It won't seem so boring to take care of patients these days. Even Li Zhi wants to stay with Li Shimin all the time, so that he can often see Wu Zetian.

History:

"On the prince, emperor taizong into shi, see talent wu shi and yue. Taizong collapsed, and Wu Shi followed the public feeling that the temple was Nepal. "

Wu Zetian is outstanding in beauty. In her twenties, when she was in her prime, she happened to meet a big boy like Li Zhi who was willing to fight and get it. The exact time is unknown, but it was this short encounter that made Wu Zetian and Li Zhi remember each other. For Wu Zetian, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and for Li Zhi, this is roughly the so-called love.

After Li Shimin's death, this experience ended, and Li Zhi became the emperor. As the concubine of the first emperor, Wu Zetian could only go to Ganye Temple to become a nun. However, it was not long before, because of this relationship, Li Zhi once again called Wu Zetian into the harem.

Finally, Li Shimin should not know the relationship between Li Zhi and Wu Zetian:

Li Shimin's disease in his later years is called wind disease, which is a hereditary disease. This disease has been afflicting the children of the royal family in Li Tang, which is roughly equivalent to the current stroke, and it is incurable.

Talented people have a lower status among concubines, but they are still concubines of the first emperor. In other words, this kind of love between Li Zhi and Wu Zetian is neither fish nor fowl, which is contrary to the Three Cardinals and the Five Permanent Principles and ethics. Therefore, the date between Li Zhi and Wu Zetian must be secret, and the others are unknown. If this person leaks out, it will have a great influence on the reputation of Prince Li Zhi.

If Li Shimin knew about this, it would never let Li Zhi go, even if Li Shimin was generous, it would never allow this to happen. As a result, Li Shimin died of illness, and Li Zhi ascended the throne smoothly. There is no deviation, so Li Shimin knows nothing about it.

Secondly, during his serious illness, Li Shimin may feel confused. Because of the stroke, he may not be able to speak or move half his body. In other words, there is no way to accurately express their orders, and there is no way to deal with Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. Maybe Li Shimin is aware of this, but he may not be able to speak or move. Li Zhi's throne came almost out of thin air. As far as ability is concerned, he is inferior to his two brothers, Lee Tae and Li Chenggan. However, due to the infighting between Lee Tae and Li Chenggan, Li Shimin had to cede the Prince to Li Zhi.

Of course, there is also the support of Sun Chang and other important officials, so in order to keep the throne, he can't make mistakes at such a critical moment as taking care of his father. Li Zhi will keep his relationship with Wu Zetian strictly confidential, and Wu Zetian will not disclose it to the public in the future, so we judge that Li Shimin is unaware of it.

Judging from Li Zhi's personality, he is also a very cautious person, and it is precisely because he cannot be treated like Li Shimin that he will fool around with Wu Zetian.

Of course, history can't repeat itself, and we can't go back to find out, but this cuckold husband is completely worn by Li Shimin!