How many of her own flesh and blood did Wu Zetian kill?

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.

Wu Zetian has two daughters, one is Princess Taiping, who was born in the second year of official seal (AD 667). Another daughter, according to historical records, was born at the end of the fourth year of Yonghui (AD 653), and should be the second among the six children. Emperor Gaozong liked it very much and regarded it as the apple of his eye. Queen Wang likes it, too, because she has no children. Looking around, in the early spring of the fifth year of Yonghui, Queen Wang came to Wu Zetian's residence to visit the little princess. As soon as the queen left, Wu Zetian secretly strangled her daughter and covered her with a quilt. After a while, Emperor Gaozong came. Wu Zetian put on a smiling face, hugged the little princess on the bed and lifted the quilt. I started crying. Seeing that the situation was not good, the emperor interrogated the people around him and knew that the queen had just been here, so he concluded that it was the queen who did it, which strengthened his determination to abolish the queen and establish Wu Zetian. In this way, babies born less than one year old have become victims of political struggles.