In the long river of Chinese history, there is a unique and eye-catching figure, he is the first deposed prince in Chinese history, Liu Rong. The deposition of the crown prince may have been a low point in his career, but it was surprisingly an emperor of the ages. This dramatic turn of events makes one think deeply about fate.
In the process of Liu Rong's deposition as the crown prince, did he hide political intrigues, family feuds, or his personal experiences and personality traits? How did he rise to prominence in the shadow of the deposed prince and finally achieve the glory of a generation of emperors?
What kind of changes and unexpected gains does the story of this waste prince contain? Let's trace the footsteps of history and unlock the wonderful legend behind the deposed prince of Liu Rong, and the strange fate of how he became the first emperor of the ages.
After Liu Qi succeeded to the throne as Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, he appointed his eldest son Liu Rong as the crown prince, and his mother Li Ji was also favored. As Emperor Jing's favorite concubine, Li Ji has a prominent position in the palace, adhering to the identity of the crown prince's mother, she is majestic and majestic, and is favored by Emperor Jing and his ministers. However, this move angered Emperor Jing's sister and aunt Liu Yan, who originally wanted her daughter to marry Liu Rong as a concubine in order to consolidate her position.
After all, if she becomes the crown princess, her daughter's status must be superior, and as the mother of the crown princess, she can also have the weight to speak in the court. Who knew that Kurihime not only refused this family business, but also forbade other concubines to spit and curse in front of her and her daughter, and forbade waiters to poison their meals. As the mother of the crown prince, Li Ji's power made Liu Yan hate her.
She felt that her sister had disgraced her and taken away the power that was rightfully theirs. So she immediately turned to Emperor Jing's favorite concubine Wang Meiren and proposed to let her daughter marry her son Liu Che as a concubine. Wang Meiren also understood that if her son could become the crown prince, she would be able to control the power, so she readily agreed to this family business. Liu Yan immediately stood on the same front with Wang Meiren and teamed up to deal with Li Ji.
They decided to support Liu Che to ascend to the crown prince and take away the inheritance of Li Ji's son. In order to achieve this goal, Liu Concubine will do whatever it takes, she is ruthless, and she is determined to drive away this sister and her son who threaten her position. So she began to slander Li Ji in front of Emperor Jing, calling her "jealous" and "superstitious witchcraft", and even fabricated Li Ji to kill the sons of other concubines to ensure her son's position as crown prince.
Liu's various slanders gradually took effect, and Emperor Jing's impression of Li Ji gradually deteriorated, and he no longer favored her as before. At this time, Li Ji was getting old, her appearance was not as good as before, and she could no longer serve Emperor Jing. Concubine Liu and Wang Meiren seized the opportunity and finally let her fall out of favor in Emperor Jing's heart. However, Liu Rong's position as the crown prince was still strong, and Liu Rong decided to take more extreme measures.
Emperor Jing's health was getting weaker and weaker, and he knew that his time was short, so he instructed Li Ji to treat the sons of other concubines after his death and not ** them. After hearing this, Li Ji became more and more arrogant, and she said to Emperor Jing in a loud voice: "I won't care about those other people's sons!" I won't let Liu Che ascend to the dragon throne of the Great Han if I die! ”
Emperor Jing was furious and immediately blamed Li Ji for not having the appearance of a concubine. And Liu Concubine added fuel to the fire on the side, she said that the prince's biological mother was so lawless, and Liu Rong's accession to the throne in the future would also bring disaster to the country and the people. Although Emperor Jing was still patient and did not get angry, Liu Yan understood that this was a good opportunity.
She immediately instigated the minister to ask for Li Ji to be the empress in front of Emperor Jing, intending to make Emperor Jing's anger completely explode. She deliberately chose the time when Emperor Jing was angry to raise this matter, the purpose was to kill two birds with one stone, so that Emperor Jing could depose Liu Rong's crown prince and her son could benefit. The minister, who was also her confidant, immediately proposed the need to give the crown prince's biological mother a title to ensure her status.
Sure enough, Emperor Jing was furious when he heard this: "It's just nonsense!" Li Ji is so lawless, if she is made the queen, it will only cause chaos in the government! He not only put the minister to death to vent his hatred, but also directly deposed Liu Rong as the crown prince in 150 BC and renamed him the king of Linjiang. At this point, Liu Rong and Li Ji collapsed, and Liu's conspiracy succeeded. She succeeded in marrying her daughter to the new prince and became the de facto Dazai herself. And Liu Rong and Li Ji's mother and son also began a bleak life from then on.
Although he has lost the position of crown prince, Liu Rong still has a glimmer of hope and wants to return to his father's favor through hard work. However, in 148 BC, he was suddenly accused of the crime of invading the temple and the palace as a palace, and he couldn't help but be shocked. He realized that this must be Liu Concubine and Wang Meiren framing him, with the purpose of forcing him to commit suicide.
Emperor Jing did not directly execute Liu Rong this time, but angrily summoned him to Beijing to face the saint. Liu Rong understood that this was a trap, and his father would have to put himself to death. However, he has lost the position of crown prince, and he has no power to fight back, so he can only choose to obey. Before setting off from the north gate of Gangneung, the people saw him off with tears in their eyes, which shows the people's aspirations. This made Liu Rong even more sad, he knew too well that he was destined to be unable to return to heaven.
Sure enough, the axle of the car broke halfway through, and Liu Rong's coachman cried and said to him: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that you have no skills to return to heaven." Liu Rong was saddened, and finally on the way to the lieutenant's mansion, he chose to commit suicide by taking poison. Because this road is too familiar, he often went in and out of China and Korea when he was a prince, but now he has to come as a sinner. In despair, he really couldn't face such a cruel fate.
After Liu Rong's death, the people were heartbroken and carried soil to build a tomb for him. And Liu Concubine and Wang Meiren conspired in the court, and finally let the 7-year-old Liu Che successfully ascend to the crown prince. Emperor Jing died in 141 BC, and Liu Che succeeded to the throne, which was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who was as famous as Qin Shi Huang in the future. And Liu Rong was just a victim of the palace struggle, and even his last wish to return to his hometown Jiangling for burial could not be realized, so he could only be hastily buried on the spot. Behind its tragic fate is a palace conspiracy directed by Liu Yan.
Liu Rong's tragedy is a portrayal of palace battles. The aunt can do whatever it takes to be powerful, the mother can be lawless in order to protect her son, and even the father can depose the prince for his own selfish desires. They think they are clever in their schemes, but they don't know that they will bring disaster to the country and the people.
Since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the dispute over the abolition of the establishment has come and gone, and the cannibalism of the royal family has led to the weakening of the national strength, and external troubles are frequent. Liu Rong is just one of them, but it is the most deplorable. He could have accomplished great things, and if there were no palace intrigues, he might have been the master of the Han Dynasty.
However, God did not fulfill people's wishes, and Liu Rong died after only a short career as a prince. At the same time, several generations of Ming monarchs were deposed, including Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who later made a comeback. It can be seen that the court dispute is nothing but a game, and the livelihood and well-being of the subjects are destroyed in an instant. May this bloody court struggle disappear as soon as possible, and the country's society can be stable for a long time.