Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a great emperor in history, and his empresses such as Chen Ajiao, Wei Zifu, Lady Li, and Lady Gou Yi were also quite famous.
However, when it comes to his children, except for the well-known Prince Liu Ju and his youngest son Liu Fuling, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, there seems to be no sense of existence for the others.
In feudal society, even the noble princess could not escape the shackles of interests. Among the six daughters of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Princess Wei Chang is the most respected, and her treatment status is on par with that of the princes and kings, which shows that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty favored her.
However, Princess Pingyang was obsessed with the affairs of the emperor, and in order to expand her influence, she did not hesitate to ask for Princess Wei Chang, the son of Cao Xiang, who was born to her ex-husband Cao Shou, which also exposed her true purpose.
Princess Wei Chang was born with a noble background and was deeply favored, but Liu Che decisively agreed to her marriage to Cao Xiang, the Marquis of Pingyang, and soon after, Princess Wei Chang married Cao Xiang, who followed Wei Qing against the Xiongnu.
Although Cao Xiang has no significant achievements, he is not a gentleman. Unfortunately, Cao Xiang's life span was short, and he died in the third year of Yuan Ding, leaving behind their only son, Cao Zong.
After Cao Xiang's death, Princess Wei Chang soon married Fang Shi Luan Da, all of which stemmed from Emperor Wu of Han's fascination with Taoism and his trust in Fang Shi Luanda.
Luan Da was named General Wuli, General Tianshi, General Dishi, General Datong, General Tiandao, until the Marquis of Letong, and for a while, his reputation shook the whole country.
However, the good times did not last long, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty soon found out that Luan Da was a **, so he was beheaded.
Before marrying Luan Da, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave Princess Wei Chang ten catties ** and changed her fief to Dangli, so Princess Wei Chang is also known as Princess Dangli.
Dangli is the richest place on the Jiaodong Peninsula, and Princess Wei Chang is the only princess of the Eastern and Western Han Dynasty to be crowned Yanyi, which once again proves that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty favored her.
The history of Princess Wei's two marriages is recorded in the "Historical Records" and the "Book of Han", but the time of her death is not clearly recorded.
Some believe that she died before the witch curse and did not experience the pain of losing a loved one. Because in the witch plague, her mother, the prince's younger brother Liu Ju and her two younger sisters all died.
Princess Zhuyi and Princess Yangshi, two royal princesses from Wei Zifu, had a very rough fate compared to Emperor Wu's other daughters, and were even brutally killed by their biological father.
So, how did they get involved in this witchcraft that shocked history? The scourge of witchcraft can be called a complex serial case in the history of the Western Han Dynasty, caused by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty being addicted to the art of Huang Lao's witchcraft.
This disaster originally originated from the daily phenomenon of harem concubines using witchcraft to attack each other. At first, Emperor Wu of Han didn't care. However, as the battle between the concubines intensified, accusing each other of cursing the emperor, Emperor Wu of Han was deeply furious.
As a result, he ordered the execution of a large number of palace people and foreign ministers. After that, Emperor Wu of Han often dreamed in his dreams that someone cursed him, which made it difficult for him to sleep.
One day, he dreamed that someone had come to assassinate him, and when he woke up, he immediately called for someone to search the harem, which turned out to be a large number of puppets and spells.
This became an important clue to uncover the prelude to the curse of witchcraft.
In the witch case, someone falsely accused Gongsun Jingsheng, the son of Gongsun He, the prime minister of the dynasty, of cursing the emperor with witchcraft. Gongsun He's wife is Wei Zifu's sister, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has a pretty good relationship with Gongsun He.
However, Gongsun Jingsheng is a lustful, greedy and womanizer, accepting ** bribes and being found to be problematic. He was soon imprisoned, and the witchcraft escalated.
In ancient times, there was a father who did not hesitate to make false accusations against others in order to save his son, and even disregarded the lives of innocent people. What this father did ruined not only his son, but also his family and his own reputation.
Eventually, the father and his family, including innocent princesses and members of the royal family, were slaughtered and destroyed in the shadow of witchcraft.
This story tells us that witchcraft is not only a kind of magic, but also a force that destroys harmony and causes tragedy.
We should resolutely resist and oppose this kind of magic to maintain social harmony and stability.
Princess Eyi, the only woman in history to be named the eldest princess among the children of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, has always been a mystery. Who her mother was and when she was born is not recorded in history.
In the history books, she is called the lord of the Gai, the princess of Egai, the princess of Eyi or the eldest princess of Egai, and her fief is in Eyi, so she is honored as the princess of Eyi. Eyi, a remote and barren place, may have hinted at the fact that her status was low and her mother was not favored.
There are two theories about the origin of the name of the princess of Eyi. One theory is that she took her mother's surname, probably because her mother's surname was Gai; Another theory is that when she grew up, she married Gaihou as his wife, hence the name.
However, why did the princess of Eyi get the title of eldest princess? This has to do with her raising her younger brother Liu Fuling. In order to prevent the harem**, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made Liu Fuling the crown prince and killed his biological mother, Mrs. Gou Yi.
After the death of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Fuling was only eight years old, his parents died, and his only sister was Princess Eyi. As a result, Princess Eyi took on the responsibility of raising her younger brother, and thus received the title of eldest princess.
However, the princess of Eyi later became involved in court politics and united with Liu Dan, the king of Yan, Shangguan and his son, Sang Hongyang and others to try to confront Huo Guang, but in the end she failed, and she chose to commit suicide.
Princess Yi'an's biological mother is unknown, but according to historical records, she married Zhaoping Jun, the son of Princess Wu Longxi. According to custom, the princess usually chose the liehou as her husband, but Emperor Wu chose for her a Zhaoping Jun who was lower in rank than the liehou.
This shows that Emperor Wu did not favor her very much. Moreover, Zhao Pingjun is an old man with poor conduct.
Princess Longxi had long expected that something would happen to her son, so she asked Emperor Wu for the "gold medal for avoiding death" in advance, but in the end, Zhaopingjun was executed by Emperor Wu for "drunken killing the master".
Since then, Princess Yi'an has been reduced to a widow. Although the historical records do not clearly indicate her fate, we can speculate that her fate was not satisfactory either. As for Princess Shiyi, there is no record in the history books.
This may be because her status is too humble to be recorded. From this, we can see that although the six daughters of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty are all princesses of the emperor's family, their fate is not related to happiness.
So, what about his six sons?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had six sons, the eldest son Liu Ju, the second son Liu Hong, the third son Liu Dan, the fourth son Liu Xu, the fifth son Liu Ji, and the sixth son Liu Fuling. Among them, the crown prince Liu Yi died in the witch curse, and his mother Empress Wei was also related to him.
After Liu Ju raised the army, he received the support of his mother, and mobilized the queen's middle stable carriage frame, arsenal weapons and Changle Palace guards. Without Wei Zifu's help, Liu Ju probably wouldn't be able to kill Jiang Chong.
Therefore, Wei Zifu's queen ribbon was withdrawn, and in an irrefutable situation, she chose to commit suicide. Liu Hong, the king of Qi, had a biological mother who was Mrs. Wang, and was also favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
He was crowned as the prince of the princes along with Liu Dan, the king of Yan, and Liu Xu, the king of Guangling. Madame Wang wanted to give Luoyang to Liu Hong, but Emperor Wu of Han rejected her request, believing that Luoyang was the capital of the Han state.
Due to his mother's favor, Liu Hong did not suffer any crimes, and he enjoyed the feud for eight years, after which he died without an heir, and the feud was revoked.
Liu Dan, the king of Yan, and Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, were the sons of Li Ji, but they were not recognized by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. After the death of the crown prince Liu Ju, the king of Qi Liu Hong died early, and according to the ancestral system of Lichang, Liu Dan should become the heir.
However, Emperor Wu did not choose him. Liu Dan thinks very highly of himself, often calls himself the crown prince, and makes no secret of it. But the crown prince's crown never fell on his head, and he began to feel anxious.
So, he wrote to Emperor Wu, hoping to become the palace guard. This is something that the prince used to do in the past, and Liu Dan is obviously blatantly fighting for the position of the prince.
However, his actions made Emperor Wu feel very angry, because he was his own son and should not be threatened by others. Therefore, Emperor Wu immediately beheaded the messenger who delivered the message.
This move woke Liu Dan up from a dream, and he realized that the crown prince did not belong to him. Soon after, he was cut down three more counties for hiding fugitives. After this incident, Liu Dan fell ill, and he no longer had the idea of competing for the crown prince.
However, when Liu Fuling ascended the throne, Liu Dan still did not give up and tried to launch a rebellion twice. For the first time, he united with Liu Chang and others of the clan to resist, but Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty did not expand the impact of the incident in consideration of family affection.
The second time, he once again united with the eldest princess of Hubei and Shangguan Ji and others to prepare for another rebellion. This time, he was not so lucky, Da Sima Huoguang showed no mercy, and Liu Dan was forced to commit suicide.
Liu Xu was uninhibited, physically strong, able to lift the crown, and fought with bears, wild boars and other fierce beasts empty-handed. But he did not abide by the law, and Emperor Wu of Han did not consider him as an heir.
He was not convinced by Emperor Zhao and Emperor Xuan, and cursed them with witchcraft. After Liu Xu committed suicide, the feudal state was abolished, and several of his sons became concubines. Liu Ji's mother is Mrs. Li, and because she is the favorite concubine of Emperor Wu, she is also very loved.
But his mother died early and his uncle surrendered, so that he lost his backer, and Liu Ji never had the opportunity to become a ** person. His son Liu He became emperor, but was removed from office after only 27 days in power.
Before Liu Ji died before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, some people suspect that he was killed by Emperor Wu, but the historical records are not detailed.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Fuling, although he was an emperor, was like a puppet and had a short life. He was swayed by power, haunted, and died young. Why is that?
In fact, it all has to do with power struggles. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had six sons, but in his later years, only four remained, and the first three were unreliable, so Emperor Wu could only choose Liu Fuling**.
However, Liu Fuling's mother, Mrs. Gouyi, was killed, and after Emperor Wu's death, due to his young age, he was raised by his eldest sister, Princess Eyi, and was restrained by her. When he grew up, he was restrained by Huo Guang.
As a result, he was dominated by power all his life and could not be free. This is why none of the six sons and six daughters of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty died well, and their fates are closely related to the power struggle.