Lu Xuan, who was born on the same day as Liu Bang, was named the king of Yan, why did he turn against him?
Empress Lu and Liu Bang are not only fellow villagers, but also born on the same day, the same month, and the same year, and have been good friends since childhood. After Liu Bang claimed that after the founding of the emperor, Zang Di, the king of Yan, rebelled against Liu Bang, and after Liu Bang put down the rebellion, he named Lu Xiaoman as the king of Yan, although Lu Xiaoman's merits were not outstanding enough. However, these two people, who have been friends since childhood, eventually turn against each other.
Zang Di, the king of Yan, was killed for rebellion, and Liu Bang made Empress Lu the king.
Zang Tu was a former general of the Yan Kingdom at the end of the Warring States period. In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and Chen Sheng sent Wuchen to destroy Zhao, and Wuchen later became king. After Wuchen pacified the Zhao State, he sent Han Guang to pacify the Yan State, and Han Guang finally invaded the Yan State and became the king, so Zang Di defected to Han Guang and became a general of Han Guang.
In the Battle of Yulin, Han Guang, the king of Yan, sent Zang Di to lead an army to rescue Zhao. Zang Di led the Yan army and followed Xiang Yu to the west into Guanzhong, Xiang Yu named him the king of Yan, and Han Guang was the king of Liaodong. Han Guang was very dissatisfied with this and refused to go to Liaodong, so Zang Di launched an attack, killing Han Guang and annexing Liaodong.
Later, Han Xin followed Li Zuoche's advice to pacify the Qi State and went to the Yan State, and Zang Di returned to Liu Bang's side. In the fifth year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), Liu Bang claimed that the emperor founded the country, and Zang Di retained his title and fief, but he frequently changed his court and openly attacked and killed the old master, which was obviously dishonorable. Later, Liu Bang purged Xiang Yu's old troops who had not yet surrendered, and Zang Tu rebelled in panic, but was soon wiped out by Liu Bang's army.
After the defeat and killing of Zang Di, the king of Yan, Liu Bang was faced with the problem of how to get rid of the Yan Kingdom. Because Yan was far from the administrative center of the Han Dynasty and isolated from the vassal states of Zhao and Liang, it was difficult to bring it under the jurisdiction of the ** imperial court, so he had to reappoint a vassal king to rule the Yan state, thus discouraging the local nobility.
Who will reign? Liu Bang chose among many heroes, and finally chose his friend Lu Manqin, who played from childhood to adulthood.
Lv Xiaobu and Liu Bang are fellow villagers, the two families are not just friends, Liu Bang and Lv Xiaobu were born on the same day, the same month, and the same year, and they have been very close since they were children, not only have they played football with excellent teammates since they were children, but also Lv Xiaobu has been Liu Bang's number one hope since he was a child.
After the establishment of the Pei Liu Bang District Army, Lu Su has always stood by his side. Although she does not have the credit of Cao Shen and others, she is the best person in the world. After Liu Bang became emperor, there was a difference between monarchs and ministers, and it was very difficult for others to enter and leave the palace, only Empress Lu could enter and leave the palace freely, which shows Liu Bang's favor for him.
Although Liu Bang's restoration of Yan was a last resort, he did not want the vassal states to break away from the control of the imperial court, so he felt that the relationship between the two sides was close and could bring the relationship between Yan and the ** imperial court closer.
In addition, Liu Bang canonized Empress Lu for another reason, that is, Empress Lu's military exploits are not important, and it is difficult to convince the public as a prince and queen, but if Empress Lu wants to continue to be the queen of princes, she must rely on the authority of the imperial court, and Liu Bang can use the authority of the imperial court to indirectly control the territory of Yan State.
Although the contradictions between the ** regime and the local princes of the Western Han Dynasty began to deepen with the rebellion of Yan Wang Zang Di and the surrender of Han Wangxin to the Xiongnu, due to the close relationship between Empress Lü and Liu Bang, Yan remained loyal to Liu Bang until the outbreak of the Chen Feng rebellion.
In the tenth year of the Han Dynasty (197 BC), Chen Feng launched a rebellion. Since Chen Feng was in charge of the elite troops of Zhao and Dai at the time, the scale of this rebellion was unprecedented. Lü Xiaoman was ordered to attack Chen Feng from the northeast, and Liu Bang was forced to transfer troops north. The rebels not only rebelled, but worked very hard.
Zhang Sheng went to the Xiongnu and met Zang Yan, the son of Zang Di, the former king of Yan who was exiled to the Xiongnu. Zang Yan said to Zhang Sheng:"If Chen Feng is destroyed, it will be the turn of Yan Kingdom, and you and your master will soon become a piece of meat on someone else's chopping block. "He advised Zhang Sheng to train the bandits to be self-reliant, only in this way could he ensure the eternal survival of the Yan Kingdom. Zhang Sheng felt that Zhang Yan was reasonable, so he secretly contacted the Xiongnu and asked the Xiongnu to help Chen Xuan.
After discovering Zhang Sheng's strange behavior, Lu Xiaolin first wrote a letter to Liu Bang, asking Liu Bang to kill Zhang Sheng's family, proving that Lu Xiaolin did not have the opposite idea at that time. However, when Zhang Sheng returned to Yan's side and told her Zang Yan's story, Yan's heart was turbulent.
For example, Yan King Zang Di and Han Xin were killed for rebellion, Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin, was killed by Empress Lü, King Zhang Ao of Zhao was disbanded, and King Peng Yue of Liang was disbanded and killed for disobedience, which clearly revealed the main contradiction between *** and the local princes, and Empress Lü had to carefully consider Zhang Sheng's suggestion to save his life.
Even if Liu Bang favors Lu Xiaobu, for the sake of the country's stability, who can guarantee that Liu Bang will not attack Lu Xiaobu? Since the two kingdoms of Zi and Zhao existed in name only, Yan was actually the last vassal state in the north to stop Chen Xuan's rebellion, so this was indeed a good protection strategy.
After Empress Lü found out, on the one hand, she wrote to the imperial court to exonerate Zhang Sheng, and on the other hand, she sent someone to contact Chen Xian and asked him to order the army to flee to the vicinity of Yan State, creating the illusion that the two sides were not fighting each other.
Later, Chen Xuan's subordinates informed Liu Bang, who did not believe that Empress Lu would resist at first, so he sent someone to summon Empress Lu to meet. However, Empress Lu said that she was sick and did not dare to go, so she refused to go. Liu Bang became suspicious and sent Beiyang Marquis Cheng Yi and Imperial Doctor Zhao Yao to investigate.
They all wanted to start investigating Empress Lu's subordinates, so Empress Lu closed the door and told his subordinates that Liu Bang and Empress Lu were going to get rid of him, but they didn't expect the news to reach Liu Bang's ears. Later, Liu Bang heard all the news of Empress Lü's rebellion from the Xiongnu generals. On the twelfth day of February in the second year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (195 BC), he sent Fan Xu to attack the Yan State and issued an edict to pardon all the officials and citizens of the Yan State, including those who rebelled with Empress Lü, as long as they wished.
When Empress Lu saw that Liu Bang still remembered the old relationship, she wanted to take her family to the capital to ask for guilt, but she only waited for the news of Liu Bang's death. Empress Lü knew that she would never have a chance to explain again, so she fled to the Xiongnu with her family and friends, was named Empress Hulu, and died in the Xiongnu the following year at the age of 63.
As mentioned earlier, the treason of the Lu State stemmed from the contradictions between the princes and the ** court, and from the successive killing and removal of the princes with different surnames, which produced a desire for self-preservation. However, as the two sides drifted apart, the gap widened and eventually developed into a life-and-death situation.