Why did Wu Zetian kill the two smart children and leave behind a son with an average IQ?

Because he was afraid that the clever child would take her place, and he was afraid that he would not be able to sit comfortably on the throne. Even if the son with an average IQ stayed, he was deposed as the crown prince when he grew up.

The crown prince Li Hong was deeply liked by Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, so during Li Zhi's reign, he had gradually handed over military affairs to Li Hong to manage, which made Wu Zetian, who had a very strong desire for power, dissatisfied, for the sake of power, she would kill his smart child, and the child with average IQ was not able and did not dare to confront her.

1.Ensure that your rights are not easily taken away and protect yourself; 2.The son with average IQ is easy to control and obedient; 3.Preserve the glory and splendor of the Wu family.

In historical legends, Wu Zetian did not hesitate to kill his daughter and poison his son in order to compete for favor on the throne, but according to the records of "Tang Shilu" and "Old Tang Book", the children all died of natural causes, and Wu Zetian did not kill his children.

In history, Wu Zetian was a very ruthless person, he did kill his daughter and blame the queen of the dynasty, which made the queen fall on the spot.

It is said that she was killed, and it is recorded in the official history that Wu Zetian gave birth to a daughter, and Queen Wang came to see her. After Queen Wang left, Wu Zetian quietly covered his daughter to death.

There should be, Wu Zetian strangled the child to death in order to achieve his goal.

Although there is such a record in the official history, it is still debatable, after all, as a mother, is it really so ruthless?

Wu Zetian killed her own son because her two sons threatened her position, and it had little to do with Wu Zetian's son Cong not being smart. Wu Zetian's remaining two sons are not to be feared, because Wu Zetian was already in power at that time.

1.Li Hong's death

Li Hong, the fifth son of Tang Gaozong, and the eldest son of Wu Zetian. In the second year of Shangyuan, on the way to Luoyang, he died suddenly and was only twenty-three years old in the palace. Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian were very heartbroken, and posthumously named Li Hong as the filial piety emperor.

But some people say that Li Hong was killed by Wu Zetian in Chang Rolling, because Tang Gaozong planned to give the Zen position to Beihuai Li Hong, if Li Hong became the emperor, there would be nothing to do with Wu Zetian, so Wu Zetian killed Li Hong and weighed the system himself.

However, Li Hong was already weak, and his death may not have anything to do with Wu Zetian. But before Li Hongsheng was born, Wu Zetian also added a lot of pressure to Li Hong and accelerated Li Hong's death. In this way, Li Hong's death has something to do with Wu Zetian.

2.Lee Hyun's death

Li Xian, the sixth son of Li Zhi of Tang Gaozong, and the second son of Empress Wu Zetian. In the second year of the Shangyuan Dynasty, he was canonized as the crown prince after the sudden death of the crown prince Li Hong, and he had very high talents and was deeply loved by Li Zhi of Tang Gaozong.

After two years of exposure, he was deposed as a concubine on the charge of treason and exiled to Bazhou. In the first year of civilization, he committed suicide at the age of only twenty-nine. Li Xian's deposition was Wu Zetian's proposal, but Li Xian's death was something Wu Zetian didn't want to see.

3.The remaining two sons have lived in fear for more than ten years

Wu Zetian's third son, Li Xian, became emperor after the death of Tang Gaozong. After becoming emperor, Li Xian was eager to regain power from Wu Zetian and create his own power, and was finally demoted to the king of Luling. After being demoted, Li Xian was worried all day long, afraid of being killed by Wu Zetian.

When Li Xian became emperor for the second time, Li Xian got rid of Wu Zetian's forces and seized the imperial power.

Wu Zetian's fourth son is Li Dan, and his life has been full of ups and downs. Li Dan was willing to be a puppet emperor, and after Wu Zetian's death, he took the initiative to abdicate to Li Longji in order to save his life.

The main reason is that the son with an average IQ is easy to control, and the son Wu Zetian, who is too smart, can't grasp it.

It's because these two friends can't affect her status because a child with an average IQ can't affect her status, and the smart one is likely to rebel against her, so she can only do this in order to ensure that her status is permanent.

Wu Zetian is the only empress in the Chinese calendar, and Wu Zetian in history is also very tyrannical, killing the decisive empress and killing his smart son, in order to prevent the son from usurping the throne.

This is because everything Wu Zetian does is to stabilize his regime. So he will get rid of some people who are not conducive to his political situation, and these two sons with average IQ are no threat to themselves, so they stay.

It's because she thinks that leaving these two sons with average IQ can be unnoticeable, and these two sons will live very well in the future, so she will do this.