Chapter 255 Things that happened when Emperor Wen came to power
“During Liu Ying’s reign, not much happened. The country was stable and the borders were peaceful. The world that had experienced the pain of war began to recover, but during his reign, Not long, only seven years. After his death, he was given the posthumous name Xiaohui. The emperor has no temple name. "
Li Niandao: "The Han Dynasty has very strict management of temple names. There are seven emperors in the Han Dynasty who have temple names. Four of them are in the Western Han Dynasty. One of them is naturally the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Pei Gong, whose temple name is Taizu. His posthumous title is Emperor Gao, the second is Liu Heng, his temple name is Taizong, and his posthumous title is Xiaowen. The third emperor is Liu Che, whose temple name is Shizong, and his posthumous title is Emperor Xiaowu. The fourth is Liu Xun, whose temple name is Zhongzong and whose posthumous title is Emperor Xiaoxuan. "
"According to what Liu Ying did in history, it is true. He can be regarded as a wise king, but due to his short reign and his mother Empress Lu If you are indulgent, you cannot be considered a great ruler, let alone be compared with emperors such as Your Majesty, Han Gao, Han Wu, Tang Zong, and Hong Wu."
Ying Zheng liked to hear this, but Li Nian said it. It is also true that Liu Ying is at least much better than those anthropomorphic emperors, and what he does is not outrageous.
"The third wise king of the Han Dynasty was the Han Wen Emperor Liu Heng whom we just mentioned. He was also the son of Pei Gong, but he was not born to Empress Lu. He succeeded to the throne because after Liu Ying's death, Empress Lu came to rule. She He successively established Liu Ying's two sons as emperors, namely the former young emperor Liu Gong and the later young emperor Liu Hong. ”
"It is said that Liu Gong is the son of Liu Ying and the people of the same palace. Queen Liu Ying and Zhang Yan have nothing to do, so Empress Lu ordered people to carry Liu Gong and call her Zhang Yan's son. She also killed Liu Gong's mother and made Liu Gong the crown prince. But wait As Liu Gong grew older, he learned that his biological mother had been killed and Zhang Yan was not his biological mother, so he vowed to avenge his biological mother. ”
"Of course Empress Lu couldn't tolerate it, so she deposed Liu Gong and killed him."
"Insert a sentence here, Zhang Yan will be childless. First, because she married Liu Ying at a young age, Liu Gong was too young to be married to Liu Ying. Ying only married Liu Ying four years before her death. At that time, Zhang Yan was only eleven years old. Secondly, Zhang Yan was Liu Ying's niece. , whose mother, Princess Lu Yuan, is Liu Ying’s sister.”
“Since they are close relatives and at such an age, it is strange to be pregnant. Even if she is pregnant, there is a high probability that she will die. Although Empress Lu thought of this plan. To strengthen the power of the Lu family, we also want Liu and Lu to share the world, but it is actually harming others and ourselves."
"After Liu Gong was killed, Empress Lu made Liu Hong the emperor. He reigned for four years, but he succeeded to the throne because of Empress Lu. When Empress Lu died, it would be difficult for her to do so."
< br>"During the period when Empress Lu came to the dynasty to claim power, she made Zhu Lu the king, and took many measures to make the Liu family The king and the ministers in the court were extremely dissatisfied. Once Empress Lu died, everyone would liquidate the people and things related to Empress Lu. "
Meng Tian asked at this time: "Liu Hong is the emperor. Although he was established by Empress Lu, he was also the son of Han Hui Emperor Liu Ying. , his title is just right, how can he be liquidated?"
Li Nian smiled and said: "If his name is just right, why not let Zhou Bo and Chen not be right? The equalizers said that Liu Hong was not Liu Ying's biological son and deposed him. Liu Hong was then He is young and has no real power in his hands. How can he compete with the founding ministers who fought against his great father? "
Hearing Li Nian mention Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, Meng Tian sighed secretly in his heart, and his thoughts were interrupted. It was confirmed, because he had seen these two people, both of whom were young.
"After Liu Hong was deposed, the emperor's position was vacant. However, the sky cannot live without the sun, and the country cannot live without a king. Zhou Bo and others came up with the idea of establishing a new emperor, so they thought about it carefully. Later, he fell in love with Liu Heng, who was the king at the time, and took Liu Heng to Chang'an to inherit the throne."
Ying Zhengdao: "The people who like Liu Heng think that Liu Heng is easy to control?"
Li Nian doesn't believe that people like Zhou Bo will act impartially when establishing the new emperor. He has no other ideas at all. He probably wants to Find someone who is not strong but has a good temper to be the emperor. Not everyone will be Huo Guang.
After listening to Ying Zheng's words, Li Nian nodded and said: "That's probably true. Among Pei Gong's disciples, Liu Heng is not favored. He has always kept a low profile and has a good reputation among the kings as 'generous and kind'. Reputation."
Li Nian deliberately emphasized the words "generous and kind". "But what they don't know is that Liu Heng is very smart. When he first entered Chang'an, he knew that he was still young and lacked strength, so he lay dormant and listened to the words of his veterans. However, he continued to gain momentum and truly gained real power step by step."
Zhou Bo and others thought they were welcoming an imperial dog that would listen to them, but they didn't know that they were welcoming a king wolf that they couldn't deal with. They actually shot themselves in the foot with a big rock.
“As for Liu Heng’s temperament, there is an uncertain rumor in later generations that can express it.” The world of the Liu family has become the world of the Lu family. Even a dog raised by the Lu family can serve as an emperor and receive the imperial food given by Empress Lu."
"Under such circumstances, the Liu family was naturally targeted by Empress Lu. All the Liu family kings were required to marry Lu's daughters. Even if the Liu family kings had wives, they had to divorce or kill their original wives. Liu Heng was no exception. Under the powerful Empress Lu, his queen was also a daughter of the Lu family and gave birth to four sons for him. "
"When Queen Lu was here, he and the queen were very affectionate, otherwise they would not have given birth to four sons. However, after Lu's death, all the Lus were liquidated. Before Liu Heng ascended the throne, his queen and four sons all died."
“Some people in later generations will recognize This is because Liu Heng killed his wife and son for the sake of the stability of his throne."
"Because it was Zhou Bo and Chen Ping who elected him as emperor, and the officials had just liquidated Zhu Lu, but Liu Heng's wife was killed. She is the daughter of the Lu family. If Liu Heng becomes the emperor, Emperor, isn’t the daughter of the Lu family the queen, and the son born of the daughter of the Lu family is the prince?”
“When the time comes, what will the Lu family’s daughter do to rehabilitate Zhu Lu? Those who have liquidated Zhu Lu will be able to do well What will happen?”
“Liu Heng killed his wife, but it relieved the worries of the ministers. It was like a guarantee to the ministers: You can rest assured that I will ascend the throne. I, Liu Heng, and Zhu Lu are not the same. Let’s live together.”
From the perspective of historical conspiracy theory, this matter is indeed possible. The death of Liu Heng's queen and four sons was too coincidental, and judging from the style of their ancestor Pei Gong, it is also possible.
Most of the emperors of the Han Dynasty, especially those who were wise emperors, were ruthless. For example, Han Gao and Han Wu were ruthless men who could be cruel to their wives and children. Liu Heng killed his wife and children, but it was just Liu's genes It's just an excellent performance.
Li Niandao: "This is a rumor, not conclusive, and it is difficult for future generations to conclude. It is indeed possible that Liu Heng killed his wife and children, but it is also unreasonable:"
"One is that Liu Heng was at that time Not all the kings of the Lu family married daughters of the Lu family; secondly, Tai Shigong did not clearly record it in the "Historical Records"; thirdly, the identities of these four sons were doubtful and they were not necessarily born to their queens; fourthly, Liu Heng is the son of Pei Gong, and his queen must be carefully selected. Not only everyone in the world knows it, but important ministers such as Zhou Bo and Chen Ping cannot know her origin."
"If she is really the daughter of the Lu family, Will Zhou Bo and Chen Ping take the risk to choose Liu Heng as emperor? Knowing that Queen Liu Heng has given birth to a son, they dare to bet that Liu Heng and Lu's daughter do not have a deep relationship? "
I went to print medical records for my grandma today, so I updated it late.
(End of this chapter)