The Relationship between Mei Niang and Li Shimin

Mr. Yang Chen has an interesting point, that is, Li Shimin may not have contacted Wu Zetian at all. The implication is that there is no sexual relationship between Li Shimin and Wu Zetian. The reason is that Wu Zetian spent seven years in Li Shimin's harem, but there was no record of childbirth or pregnancy. After the death of Li Shimin, the new emperor Li Zhi took Wu Zetian, who became a nun, from Kanye Temple into the harem, and gave birth to his son Li Hong the following year. This is the most direct comment that Li Shimin "never touched" Wu Zetian. It's a long story After Wu Zetian entered the harem of Li Shimin, her official title was "gifted scholar". This position is one of the female officials in the inner palace, and she has a lower position among the emperors' concubines, so she certainly has the obligation of "being favored". Among the concubines in the harem, the main duty of "gifted scholars" is to record their diet and sericulture, and report their harvest for one year to the emperor. The emperor slept with his beloved woman, and talented people sometimes changed clothes for the emperor and made notes. He even attended the official activities of the emperor meeting with ministers in the palace, and drafted handwritten letters on behalf of the emperor. It can be said that talented people have the dual identity of "sexual partner" and "minister" of the emperor in the harem. It can be seen that the position of "gifted scholar" does not have to be beautiful, but it must be talented, a talented woman, and must have certain knowledge of literature and history and cultural level to be competent. Other levels of concubines as long as they are beautiful, gentle and virtuous. Emperor Taizong named Wu Zetian as a "gifted scholar" because he wanted to appreciate her intelligence to a great extent, not her appearance. Li Shimin is very lewd and has a strong sexual function. He had 35 children in his life, including 14 dragon sons and 2 1 dragon daughters, but none of them were born to Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian entered the harem in her prime, and so did Li Shimin. Both sides have strong reproductive ability, and Li Shimin also has a birth record in his later years. Wu Zetian stayed by Li Shimin's side for seven years and was a close-fitting "minister", but she didn't give birth to a man and a woman. Why is this? To a large extent, it shows that in Li Shimin's eyes, Wu Zetian was not a beauty in the harem at that time, and Li Shimin didn't care about her at all, so she was not tempted and didn't have "sexual interest", and only treated her as a "minister". So, there is still some truth. Li Shimin's harem is really beautiful as a cloud. From the perspective of beauty and beauty, it is still possible that Li Shimin never touched Wu Zetian. According to historical records, the most beautiful woman in my mind is her brother-in-law, Yang, the concubine of her fourth brother Li Yuanji. The relationship between Yang and Yang happened like this. At that time, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, killed a pair of brothers, Li, the eldest brother, and Yuan Ji, the fourth brother, and won the throne of the emperor, which was quite bloody. After the change of palace, Li Shimin occupied the crown princess and sister-in-law Dai Ji. Li Yuanji's wife Yang was finally got. Yang was born as a maiko, with gorgeous appearance and bright eyes and white teeth, which can be described as charming and charming. After Li Yuanji's death, Yang went to Stone to talk about his feelings. He soon confused his sister-in-law, so regardless of other people's gossip and quarrels, he took Yang into the harem and made him a "Jieyu", which won him great favor. Another circumstantial evidence can also prove that the most beautiful and favorite woman in her eyes is Yang, not Wu Zetian or others. After the death of his eldest grandson, he decided to make Yang the new queen. If Kevin·Z, who dared to speak, hadn't protested, things would have been settled long ago. At that time, Wei Zhi persuaded Li Shimin to say, "Your Majesty, you are a wise gentleman and want to compare your achievements with those of Tang Yao and Yu Shun. How can you be a queen now so that you won't be laughed at in the future? " This only dispelled Yang's idea of being a queen and did not put the new queen to death. Therefore, either the most beautiful woman or Wu Zetian is the most talented woman in Li Shimin's harem, and neither is she. Yang Chen gave an example in the book. At that time, a more talented and beautiful "gifted scholar" than Wu Zetian was called Xu Hui, and Li Shimin especially liked her. In Xu Xianfei's Book of the New Tang Dynasty (Volume 76), Xu Hui, a virtuous princess of Emperor Taizong, was born in the Great Wall of Huzhou. When I was born in May, I could speak. When I was four years old, I studied the Analects of Confucius and poetry. At the age of eight, I became a writer. "Hearing this, Li Shimin called Xu Hui into the palace and named him a" gifted scholar ". Soon, Xu Hui was promoted to a second-class position, while Wu Zetian was only a "talent" when she died in Li Shimin. And Xu Hui seems very moved by Li Shimin's true feelings. After Li Shimin's death, Xu Hui "longed for illness and refused to take medicine. Said: "The emperor is very kind to me. I have to raise a dog and a horse to sleep in the garden first, and I have made up my mind. " Soon, this talented woman died in grief at the age of 24. After his death, he was honored as a "virtuous princess" and buried Li Shimin in Zhaoling. Visible, whether beauty or talent, in Li Shimin harem women, wu zetian is inferior, can't count her. By the way, what kind of woman is Wu Zetian? She is a strong and brave woman. In today's words, she can be classified as a "strong woman". This can be seen from Wu Zetian's "Training Horses". At that time, Li Shimin could not subdue the BMW Zi Ziqi who paid tribute to the Western Regions. This horse is so violent that no one can control it. Wu Zetian said, "I can make it with only three things: a iron whip, two hammers and three daggers. If iron whip refuses to accept the whip, he will hit it with a hammer. If he refuses to accept it, he will cut his throat with a dagger and kill it. " Li Shizhong listened and took a deep breath. But royal history is often not written for the most beautiful woman in the harem. Love is blind. When a "strong woman" meets a weak and affectionate Li Zhi, the fate of Wu Zetian is completely changed. It is the saying that "one yin and one yang is the Tao". However, how Wu Zetian handled Li Zhi's Tao is a mystery, just as she and Li Shimin had no children after seven years. %D%A