Chapter 261 The Four Emperors Can’t Get a Crown Prince
“There were hundreds of thousands of people who were victims of witchcraft, which was known as the ‘witchcraft disaster’ in history. Emperor Wu actually liked his prince very much and appointed him early. As the crown prince, Emperor Wu also tried his best to train him, but because of his superstitious belief in ghosts and witchcraft in his later years, he forced the prince to raise an army, and the father and son turned against each other."
"Even though Emperor Wu later woke up, Xiu! It is useless to build a womb of thoughts and a platform to look back upon the return of thoughts. Once a person dies, he will never come back to life. There is a joke in later generations that four eternal emperors cannot make up a complete prince..."
These words aroused great interest in Ying Zheng, but he could not be among the four emperors of the ages. Could the other three be Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty?
The First Emperor was very happy to be considered by later generations as one emperor for all eternity, but he didn't like this joke. What does it mean that four emperors for all eternity cannot make up a complete prince?
Nonsense, he didn't establish a crown prince at all. Although Fusu was the eldest son and the most likely young master to be the crown prince, he was not officially crowned crown prince by him, so how could he be counted among them?
Li Niandao: "The four eternal emperors are Your Majesty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty. This statement has a certain truth. Your Majesty did not establish a prince, Emperor Wu and the prince were defeated and committed suicide, and Emperor Taizong and the prince were demoted to Common people, the crown prince of Emperor Hongwu died of illness.”
Listen. After hearing Li Nian's words, Ying Zheng felt particularly comfortable in his heart. Although my Fusu died, the others were not much better. Only Emperor Hongwu's prince was better. I had already heard about Emperor Wu's prince. , that the prince of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was demoted to a commoner, there is a story to tell when you hear it, and you have to let Li Nian tell it when you have time.
After saying this joke, Li Nian continued: "In his later years, Emperor Wu also knew his faults, dismissed the alchemists, stopped seeking immortality, and changed the policy of governing the country from 'promoting merit' to 'preserving literature' and no longer paying attention to to fight abroad, but to encourage Hugh Stay healthy. But at this time, Emperor Wu had reached the end of his life!"
"In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, this Han emperor who had reigned for half a century and had made great achievements passed away and was succeeded by his son Liu Fuling. The throne.”
Hearing Li Nian say that Emperor Wu passed away, Meng Tian and the other three were quite a little sad, as if they really saw an old emperor stepping into the dust called history. Time is ruthless, and no matter how powerful and wise the emperor is, he will grow old and be eliminated. Buried by time.
Ying Zheng thought that one day he would return to time, but by then, how would future generations comment on him?
"Liu Fuling is the youngest son of Emperor Wu. He was only eight years old when he succeeded to the throne!"
Ying Zheng frowned and said: "Except for the prince and this son, Emperor Wu has no other heirs?"
Let an eight-year-old child be the emperor, and the young ruler will come to the court. Aren't you afraid that something will happen, like being ignored by powerful ministers, like being poisoned? Emperor Wu should not have made this choice with his wisdom.
Li Niandao: "Yes, but Emperor Wu didn't choose them. Emperor Wu didn't have many sons. He established the prince very early and devoted all his efforts to training the prince. He almost never considered training other sons. After the prince raised an army and committed suicide, Emperor Wu suddenly discovered that he had no heir. By then, Emperor Wu was in his late years, and it was too late to train a qualified prince again. "
“Among the sons of Emperor Wu who are still alive, Liu Kun, the king of Changyi, was kicked out of the crown prince by Emperor Wu because of Liu Quya’s incident. Liu Dan, king of Yan, and Liu Xu, king of Guangling, might have been crown princes, but they He was too anxious to become the prince, and even volunteered himself."
"And this kind of thing is disrespectful in the eyes of Emperor Wu. , he can give it, but the sons cannot ask for it, and Emperor Wu may still feel that these two sons are forcing him, thinking that now that the prince is dead, Emperor Wu has no choice but them, so he can't choose his younger brother Liu Fuling, right? "
"In addition, Emperor Wu felt that these two people were 'unlike human beings', so it was okay to hand the big man into their hands. "So, Emperor Wu made Liu Fuling the crown prince, and appointed Huo Guang, Jin Rixi, Shangguan Jie, and Sang Hongyang as ministers of Tuogu to assist the young emperor Liu Fuling until he was old enough to take charge. In order to prevent Liu Fuling from Ling experienced the harem interference he encountered after he ascended the throne and killed Liu Fuling’s biological mother Zhao Jieyu! ”
"During the Han dynasty, the harem interfered with politics many times, such as Empress Lu, Empress Dowager Dou, the mother of Emperor Jing, and the Queen Mother, the mother of Emperor Wu. When Emperor Wu first ascended the throne, he was disturbed by the interference of the harem, so he killed Liu Fuling before his death. biological mother, to "No future troubles."
This is a fine tradition passed down from Pei Gong. There is no woman in the heart, and the natural god who governs the country, except for the one who "has messed up my family, is the prince." Don't you think so? Liu Bing has died. ?
"Although Liu Fuling was the emperor, he was too young, and the power in the court was actually controlled by the four ministers Tuogu. However, Jin Rixi died of illness first. After Shangguan Jie and Sang Hongyang were eliminated, Huo Guang took over the power alone. , all political affairs in the DPRK are decided by the general Huo Guang."
This powerful minister of Huo Guang will not want to seek to usurp the throne in the future, right? But the Han Dynasty still had an emperor after Liu Fuling, so if Huo Guang planned to rebel, it would probably not succeed.
"Huo Guang is Huo Qubing's half-brother, and he is highly regarded by Emperor Wu. Due to the many battles during Emperor Wu's reign and his troubles in his later years, the country's national power was weakened and people's livelihood was in decline. Huo Guang and Liu Fuling Adopting the policies adopted during the reign of Emperors Wen and Jing, easing corvee and reducing taxes, and resting with the people, the Han Dynasty began to recover its national strength. "
"During this period, the Han and the Huns also made peace. This was a period of relative peace and tranquility."
Even Emperor Wu was dead, but the Huns were still there, as if they could not be killed no matter how hard they fought. It was really difficult for Meng Tian to connect this Xiongnu with the Xiongnu who now established diplomatic relations with Great Qin.
"However, before Liu Fuling came to power, he died of illness at the age of twenty-one. He ascended the throne at the age of eight and reigned for thirteen years. Although he was the emperor, he did not have many achievements, but he also No big mistake."
"So he was listed as one of the seven consecutive Mingjuns of the Han Dynasty by some people in later generations, and he was posthumously named. 'Emperor Xiao Zhao' is called Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty. "
Ying Zheng, Meng Tian, and Meng Yi finally understood that the selection of the seven consecutive Ming emperors of the Han Dynasty was really loose. Among them, Han Gao, Han Wen, There were emperors like Han Wu who had great achievements, but there were also emperors like Liu Fuling who had a little too much water content.
According to this standard, it can be said that the Qin Dynasty produced several generations of virtuous kings. Are the kings after King Huiwen not virtuous? If they were not virtuous, would Great Qin be where it is today?
"Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty was only twenty-one years old when he died, and his queen was only fourteen or fifteen years old, leaving no heirs. However, the country could not live without a king for a day, so Huo Guang welcomed Emperor Wu's grandson, Chang The king of Yi, Liu He, became the emperor. "
Huo Guang did not take the throne himself, but instead appointed a new emperor?
This is not the time when Empress Lu passed away. Many of the Liu family kings were still there and had good strength. It was impossible for Zhou Bo and Chen Ping to usurp the throne.
At this time, the Liu family kings had been greatly weakened by Emperor Wu, and their strength was no longer what it was before. Moreover, Huo Guang had been in charge of the government for more than ten years, and his party members must be spread both inside and outside the court. It should not be difficult for him to usurp the throne. Could it be Huo Guang? Do you want to usher in a young emperor and then try to ascend to the throne?
(End of this chapter)