Why did Wu Zetian have several children with Li Zhi, but not with Li Shimin?

Wu Zetian's life is legendary enough. He slept with two emperors. The two emperors were still father and son, and finally he became emperor. Two of his four sons are emperors. It can be said that the woman who has made such brilliant achievements in history may be Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian became a gifted scholar of Li Shimin of Emperor Taizong and Li Zhi of Tang Gaozong. However, she did not give birth to a son and a half with Li Shimin for so long, but gave birth to four sons and two daughters with Li Zhi. What is the reason?

First of all, talk about the fertility of Li Shimin and Wu Zetian. Li Shimin * * * has 35 children in his life, which is a little worse than his father Tang Gaozu's sowing ability, but his strength is also to be reckoned with, indicating that his fertility is no problem, and there is no problem of infertility, and Wu Zetian gave birth to four sons and two daughters in one breath after being included in the harem by Li Zhi. You see Wu Zetian's fertility is no problem, so where is the problem?

Wu Zetian was brought into the harem by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin in the 11th year of Zhenguan (638). At this time, Wu Zetian 14 years old and Li Shimin was 40 years old. Wu Zetian was brought into the harem by Li Shimin because she heard about Wu Zetian's talent. After Wu Zetian entered Li Shimin harem and became a gifted scholar with five talents, Li Shimin gave her the title of "Wu Mei", which shows that Wu Zetian's beauty should not be boasted. Li Shimin naturally didn't want her to bring Wu Zetian into the harem to help with government affairs.

It just takes two hands to have a baby, and it depends on coincidence. Wu Zetian didn't give Li Shimin a son and a half for two reasons. One is that although Wu Zetian was favored by Li Shimin, she was not favored by Li Shimin. The other is that although Li Shimin is only 40 years old, she is in poor health and her fertility has weakened.

Wu Zetian entered the palace in the eleventh year of Zhenguan, when she was named a five-character gifted scholar. In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (649), Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, died of illness. As a talented person, Wu Zetian was sent to Ganye Temple and stayed in the palace for twelve years, but she was not promoted. It can be seen that Wu Zetian is not favored by Li Shimin.

Wu Zetian cannot be loved by Li Shimin. Wu Zetian's toughness is likely to disgust Li Shimin. In her later years, Wu Zetian and her ministers recalled an incident that happened in Li Shimin's harem. Li Shimin has a good horse named Lion Qi. Although it is very good, it doesn't obey the rules, and no one can tame it. She can only watch it in the stable.

On this day, Li Shimin looked at the fine weather and took all the concubines in the harem to see the horses. Among them, Wu Zetian, who just entered the palace, saw the lion's tall and powerful appearance, and Emperor Taizong really wanted to ride it out for a ride. He just felt that he couldn't tame it and get close to its body. He couldn't help but sigh: "It's a good horse, but unfortunately no one can tame it."

All the concubines were silent after hearing this. At this time, Wu Zetian stood up and said that I could tame it. Li Shimin asked her how you tamed it. Wu Zetian replied: "As long as there are three things, one is iron whip, the other is a hammer, and the third is a dagger." Emperor Taizong said in surprise that these things are not tools for training horses.

Wu Zetian said, "I'll whip it with iron whip first and see if it refuses. If it refuses, I will hammer its head with a hammer and then cut its throat with a dagger. Anyway, I can't use it, and it's useless to keep it! " Although Li Shimin praised Wu Zetian's ambition after hearing this, he estimated that he was disgusted, so he didn't give Wu Zetian any reward or promote her.

Li Shimin is a very talented person. Naturally, he will not appreciate a heartless and domineering woman. Since then, he is likely to alienate Wu Zetian. If Wu Zetian is unlucky, it is naturally impossible to get pregnant.

Another possibility is that Li Shimin's fertility was poor at that time. Although Li Shimin is only 40 years old, he is still in his prime. However, according to historical records, Li Shimin had no children after the age of 40. It can be seen that after Li Shimin accepted Wu Zetian, not only did Wu Zetian have no children, but other concubines also had no children.

Li Zhi and Wu Zetian can have so many children naturally because they are both young. Li Zhi is four years younger than Wu Zetian. After Li Zhi became a prince, Wu Zetian consciously seduced Li Zhi. Li Zhi is a weak and kind Lord. This kind of person is easily attracted to a woman with the temperament of a royal sister. When Li Shimin was still alive, they fell in love.

After Li Shimin's death, Wu Zetian was sent to Ganye Temple to become a monk. Li Zhi met Wu Zetian in the harem. At this time, Wu Zetian was 26 years old and Li Zhi was 22 years old. When the two men confided in each other, the Queen Wang encouraged Li Zhi to bring Wu Zetian into the harem. The queen's purpose is to use Wu Zetian to suppress it. I didn't expect both of them to die at the hands of Wu Zetian, and Li Zhi and Wu Zetian were doing the opposite, so it would be better in the palace.

Generally speaking, Wu Zetian and Li Shimin have been together for so long, which should be favored, but only a few times. In addition, Li Shimin's fertility has weakened, so Wu Zetian is not pregnant, while Li Zhi and Wu Zetian are both young and it is normal to have several children.