After Huo Guang excluded Shangguan Ji's father and son, Sang Hongyang and others, he reached the pinnacle of politics, and his mentality gradually changed. From a retained minister, he gradually evolved into a powerful minister. This was not Huo Guang's plan, but reality pushed him to this position, leaving him with no choice but to retreat.
Liu Fuling is too restricted, and he doesn't like to be restrained when he is young and vigorous. Huo Guang made him feel extremely depressed and uncomfortable, and in the end, the young Liu Fuling was suffocated to death. This was an unexpected thing for Huo Guang, there was a power vacuum, and he urgently needed to find an heir to the throne. Since Liu Fuling had no sons, the succession to the throne could only be elected from among the princes and kings. Huo Guang initially chose Liu He, the king of Changyi, who was a descendant of Lady Li and a close bloodline of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. However, in just over 100 days after Liu He took the throne, he showed his behavior of losing virtue and depravity, which made Huo Guang feel anxious.
What Liu He did was actually exaggerated, and to accomplish such a feat, he had to do at least ten bad things every day, which meant that he was doing evil almost even when he was sleeping. The real reason for deposing Liu He was that he was eager to seize power, which aroused Huo Guang's alarm. Power was hard-won for Huo Guang, and Liu He's radical behavior made Huo Guang feel uneasy. Liu He's sharpness was revealed, and Huo Guang decided to take action. However, deposing the emperor was a risky move that required the gathering of sufficient evidence. Liu He's various misdeeds were excavated and the evidence was conclusive. The next question was who would depose Liu He, and finally the Empress Dowager Shangguan would come forward and declare Liu He unfit to be emperor.
After Liu He was deposed, Huo Guang's prestige among the ministers increased greatly and he was regarded as the savior. The ministers supported Huo Guang's decision, because Liu He had been causing turmoil since he came to power, and everyone's interests were affected. Liu He was sent to the fiefdom, and his entourage failed to return, becoming a ghost in a foreign land. In the process of being escorted to the execution ground, some people loudly accused Huo Guang of being a powerful minister and a thief of the country, but no one seemed to care, everyone only knew that Liu He was deposed and their good days were back.
However, a new question arises: who will be the new emperor?Huo Guang could not serve as emperor in person, and a suitable candidate had to be chosen. However, it seems that there is no suitable candidate among the princes and kings. Huo Guang originally chose Liu He because he thought he was easy to control, but the result almost made Huo Guang **. At this time, Bingji proposed Liu Aiji's candidate. Liu Yi is already the grandson of the prince Liu Ju, and is the only bloodline of the "Witch Curse" Houwei clan. Although Liu Ying has been living in the people for many years and seems to know nothing about the court and politics, he shows enough respect for Huo Guang. Huo Guang had conducted an all-round investigation of Liu Ai, and only officially proclaimed himself emperor after he was made a marquis.
Although Liu Yi already felt that Huo Guang was in control of him, he did not have a seizure. He expressed his gratitude to the ministers and destroyed the Huo family, but he was grateful for Huo Guang's merits. Liu Yi has shown extraordinary political wisdom, starting from cloth clothes and gradually becoming a promising king. He destroyed the Huo clan and showed excellent political vision. Although he rejected Huo Guang's offer to marry his daughter to him, he skillfully solved the problem by making Xu Pingjun empress in a clever way.
Huo Guang lacked confidence in his son in his old age and foresaw that disaster might befall him. Therefore, he decided to marry his daughter to Liu Aiji to consolidate Huo's position. However, Liu Ying had already rejected Huo Guang's proposal, and he did not want Xu Guanghan to become a marquis. Huo Guang's contempt for leadership was the bane for the Huo family, even though Liu had finally proven himself to be a promising monarch.
As the king of Zhongxing in the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Ying has experienced many twists and turns, and finally succeeded in seizing the throne. He destroyed the Huo family, showed excellent political vision, and became a promising king. The history of Liu Ai has been a family story, the legendary story of a rising king.
The power dispute between Huo Guang and Liu Yiji constitutes a breathtaking chapter in history. Behind this conspiracy is the interweaving of political struggle, family interests and personal wisdom, showing the contest between power and wisdom in ancient politics.
First of all, Huo Guang's wisdom has been fully demonstrated in the political arena. As an important minister who was entrusted to be orphaned, he climbed to the pinnacle of politics step by step by skillfully excluding dissidents. Instead of enjoying the overthrown position, he began to think about the responsibilities and troubles that come with power. However, Liu Fuling's sudden death put Huo Guang in a new predicament. This incident created a power vacuum, forcing Huo Guang to quickly find a suitable heir, showing his calmness and decisiveness in times of crisis.
The emergence of Liu Ai has become a new variable in the Huo Guang regime. He started from cloth clothes, and through wisdom and resourcefulness, he succeeded in seizing the throne. Liu is no longer just a submissive puppet, but has defused a series of potential political crises through the flexible use of political means. He rejected Huo Guang's proposal to marry his daughter to him, showing his independent thinking and choice in family relationships, which was quite rare in ancient feudal society.
Huo Guang's assessment and choice of Liu Aiji, as well as Liu's response to the conspiracy, show the political wisdom of both sides. Huo Guang's careful investigation and meticulous arrangements have enabled Liu to deal flexibly in the political arena. And Liu Ai has skillfully maintained his independence in the court by refusing Huo Guang's arrangement, and is not bound by family relationships. This flexibility and resourcefulness of his became a key factor in his success in seizing the throne.
However, when Huo Guang chose Liu Aiji, he did not give full consideration to the rest of the family. The contempt for Xu Guanghan eventually became a fatal mistake for Huo Guang. This contempt for the leadership eventually led to the extinction of the Huo clan after Huo Guang's death, casting a shadow on Huo Guang's political wisdom.
In general, this historical story not only shows the game of power and wisdom in ancient politics, but also shows the far-reaching impact of power and wisdom on the fate of families and individuals. The story of Huo Guang and Liu Aiji's conspiracy is a vivid and complex picture scroll in the history of conspiracy, which is thought-provoking.
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