The Three Kingdoms happened after the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the last emperor of the Han Dynasty was Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Poor Liu Xie has been under the control of others since he sat on the throne of the Son of Heaven. Today, let's get to know Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty!
Liu Xie, born in 181. The second son of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, and the half-brother of Emperor Liu Wei of the Han Dynasty. Liu Xie's mother, Wang Meiren, was born in a famous family, with elegant manners and good looks, and won the favor of Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
At that time, it was Empress He who dominated the harem of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, she was born in a butcher's family, and was elected to the palace by bribing eunuchs and became the queen. Empress He was jealous that Wang Meiren had a son, which would threaten her status, so she instructed someone to secretly put the poison in the decoction that Wang Meiren took after giving birth, and Wang Meiren died immediately after drinking it.
Emperor Ling of Han quickly found out that it was Empress He who did it, and prepared to abolish Empress He. But Empress He had already used huge sums of money to buy off the eunuch Cao Jie and others trusted by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty in advance. The eunuchs knelt down together, why did the queen intercede, and Emperor Han Ling finally pardoned Queen He.
Liu Xie was not yet full-term at this time, and Emperor Ling of Han asked Empress Dowager Dong (Emperor Ling's biological mother) to raise him. Emperor Ling of Han felt that this son was very similar to himself, so he named him "Xie".
In 189, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty wanted to make Liu Xie the crown prince. Because Liu Wei behaved stupidly and frivolously. Liu Xie was carefully raised by the Empress Dowager Dong since he was a child, and his demeanor was dignified, and he was deeply loved by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. The edict entrusted Liu Xie to the eunuch and the military academy captain Jian Shuo. In April, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died, Jian Shuo wanted to preemptively set up Liu Xie as the emperor and kill the general He Jin, but was betrayed by his subordinate Sima Panyin but failed, He Jin then supported Liu Wei as the emperor and the young emperor of the Han Dynasty. Since then, He's relatives have gained power, and then He Jin found an opportunity to hunt and kill Jian Shuo.
In August 189, He Jin privately summoned Dong Zhuo to Beijing to force the queen to kill the eunuchs. But before Dong Zhuo arrived in the capital, He Jin was killed by Zhang Rang and other eunuchs. He Jin's subordinates bloodied all the eunuchs in the palace. Zhang Rang was unable to fight back, and kidnapped Liu Xie and the young emperor Liu Wei and escaped from the palace. Dong Zhuo rushed to Beibi Mountain and finally rescued Liu Xie and Liu Wei.
When Dong Zhuo asked Liu Bian the cause of the trouble, Liu Biao was inarticulate, and when he asked Liu Xie, Liu Xie was able to answer fluently. Dong Zhuo thought that Liu Xie was more capable than Liu Bian, and he thought that he was of the same clan as the Empress Dowager Dong, who adopted Liu Xie, so he wanted to abolish Liu Xie and establish Liu Xie.
After returning to the capital, Dong Zhuo's army took full control of the situation. On the first day of September, Dong Zhuo officially announced the deposition of the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Wei, and established Liu Xie as the emperor and the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo proclaimed himself Xiangguo and completely controlled the ** regime.
In the first month of 190, the state and county shepherds in various places raised troops in the name of crusading against Dong Zhuo. and jointly promoted Yuan Shao, the Taishou of Bohai, as the leader of the alliance. Dong Zhuo was defeated, and in February, he ordered the capital to be moved to Chang'an and burned the palace city of Luoyang.
In 192, Situ Wang Yun and Zhonglang conspired with Lü Bu to assassinate Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo was stabbed to death, Wang Yunlu was still a scholar, and Lü Bu was promoted to General Fenwei, and the two jointly presided over the government. Dong Zhuo's troops surrendered to Wang Yun, but Wang Yun refused to accept it. Li Wei Guo Yan led troops to besiege Chang'an, Wang Yun was also forced to death by Li Wei Guo Yan, and Liu Xie was transferred to the control of Li Wei Guo Yan.
In 195, Li Yu and Guo Yan fought one after another because of the disagreement over power. Dong Cheng, the uncle of the country, took the opportunity to protect Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty to Luoyang. On the way back, Liu Xie issued an edict to let all the princes Qin Wang. However, the princes supported their own troops and were unwilling to come to meet Liu Xie. Only Cao Cao had the foresight to bring troops to Luoyang to meet Liu Xie.
In 196, Liu Xie, at the suggestion of Cao Cao, moved the capital to Xuchang. Liu Xie officially handed over the baton from Li Dao Guo Yan to Cao Cao, and then began the life of a puppet emperor. Liu Xie arrived in Xuchang and changed Xuchang to Xudu. Liu Xie worshiped Cao Cao as a commonplace, and rode the general.
In 199, Liu Xie was unwilling to be a puppet and privately summoned Liu Bei, who was trapped in Xudu, in the toilet. Liu Bei promised to rescue Liu Xie and help the Han family. Later, Liu Xie secretly issued an edict with clothes, ordering Dong Guiren's father, Dong Cheng, a chariot general, to connect with the righteous people of the world and try to kill Cao Cao. Before he could act, Liu Bei went north because of Yuan Shu's expedition.
In the first month of 200, the matter of the edict was revealed, Dong Cheng and others were killed by Cao Cao, and Dong Guiren was also executed. At that time, Dong Guiren was pregnant, and Liu Xie asked Cao Cao many times, but he still couldn't save his life. Cao Cao also made his daughter Cao Jie the empress.
In 208, Liu Xie worshiped Cao Cao as prime minister.
In 213, Liu Xie was forced to crown Cao Cao as the Duke of Wei and add Jiuxi.
In 216, Liu Xie was forced to worship Cao Cao as the king of Wei.
In March 220, Cao Cao, the king of Wei, died and was succeeded by Cao Pi. Liu Xielai hung Cao Cao, and was forced by Hua Xin to kneel for Cao Cao. In November, Cao Pi forced Liu Xiechan to give him the throne. Liu Xie was forced to have no choice but to cooperate. After three resignations and three concessions, in December, Cao Pi ascended the altar of Zen and accepted the jade seal, that is, the emperor's throne. The name of the country was changed to Wei, Cao Cao was posthumously honored as Emperor Wu, and Liu Xie was named the Duke of Shanyang.
On the way back to his fiefdom, Liu Xie felt that he had lost his ancestors' country and had no face to be buried in the Han soil, so he sent someone to smash the boat he was riding and drowned himself in the river.