To quell the rebellion of Zhulu, the mystery of the acting king Liu Heng was awarded the throne in vain
In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, after the death of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, although the throne was passed on for three generations, the power of the court was always in the hands of Empress Lu. After the death of Empress Lu,"The Lu Rebellion"Outbreak, Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and others ** Lu's Group. During this period, Liu Heng, who was proclaimed as the ** emperor, achieved nothing, but in"The Zhulu Rebellion"Later, he was able to inherit the throne. Why is this so?
The Lu family is in"The Lu Rebellion"but the question of who will succeed to the throne has become a problem.
Since the crown prince Liu Ying was weak and incompetent, the balance of power in the imperial court had to be maintained to ensure his succession to the throne, and the key to this balance was the mutual containment of the internal and external courts. With Liu Bang's consent, Empress Lü of the Han Dynasty gradually took control of the government in the last years of Liu Bang's life.
But the development of things far exceeded Liu Bang's expectations: after Han Gaozu Lu Pheasant came to power, he immediately began to purge Mrs. Qi's mother and son, because Mrs. Qi's mother and son threatened the status of her mother and son, she first killed Liu Ruyi, the king of Zhao, and later, she turned Mrs. Qi into a pig, which made Liu Ying, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, very shocked, and even terminally ill, no longer caring about the government, and finally died of depression after seven years.
Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty ignored the government affairs, and Empress Lu took control of the government and established Liu Ying and his concubine Liu Gong as the crown prince, claiming to be born to Liu Ying and Empress Zhang Yan, and killing his mother. After Liu Ying's death, Empress Lu established the former young emperor Liu Gong and another young emperor Liu Hong as emperors, and reigned for a long time as a widowed empress.
Empress Lu not only posthumously crowned her younger brother Lu Zewei"King Wu mourns", and also posthumously crowned his nephews Lu Tai, Lu Yuan, and Lu Luwei"King Wu mourns"。The Liu clan and ministers were extremely resentful of the Lu clan, but they did not dare to express their dissatisfaction.
In the eighth year of Empress Han Gao (180 BC), Lü Pheasant fell seriously ill, and she made a series of preparations for a possible reckoning, persuading the Lü family not to give up their military power. However, after the death of Lu Pheasant,"The Lu Rebellion"broke out, Zhou Bo, Chen and others to"The Lu Rebellion"quickly disintegrated and eradicated the Lu family.
After the Lu family was eradicated, a group of ministers deposed the second young emperor Liu Xiong on the grounds that"The Young Emperor and Liu Tai, the King of Lu (Liang), Liu Wu, the King of Huaiyang, and Liu Chao, the King of Changshan, were not the sons of Emperor Xiaohui", and Liu Ying's other sons could not inherit the throne. Therefore, the question of who will inherit the throne has become a dilemma for everyone.
Among Liu Bang's sons, only Liu Heng of the Dai clan could ascend to the throne.
Among Liu Bang's sons, Liu Fei, King of Qi, Liu Chou of Zhao (former King of Liang) were dead, Liu Ruyi, King of Zhao, Liu You of Zhao (former King of Huaiyang), and Liu Jian, King of Yan, were killed by Empress Lu, and only Liu Heng, King of Dai, and Liu Chang, King of Huainan, were still alive at that time, and they undoubtedly had the highest inheritance rights.
1. Acting King Liu Heng: The order of inheritance is the highest. Among the living emperors, Liu Heng is the eldest because his mother Bo Ji was not favored in Liu Bang's harem, so Liu Heng's mother and son were spared, according to"Standing up"The principle of Liu Heng's inheritance is undoubtedly the highest. In addition, the ministers of the court and the central government were very strict with their relatives to prevent a repeat of the situation when Empress Lu was in power, and Bo Ji only had one younger brother, Bo Zhao, and his status was not very high, so Liu Heng was the most promising person to inherit the throne among the ministers at that time.
2.Liu Chang, King of Huainan: Raised by Empress Lu. Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, was Liu Bang's youngest son. His mother was originally the beauty of Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, who was later presented to Liu Bang by Han Gaozu and became pregnant after an affectionate courtship. However, because Liu Chang lost his mother since he was a child and was raised by Empress Lu, he escaped a catastrophe. However, since he was raised by Empress Lu, the ministers did not dare to make him the crown prince.
As mentioned earlier, Liu Heng was the highest among Liu Bang's sons, and Liu Chang was raised by Empress Lu, so only Liu Heng, the acting king, could inherit the throne.
The possibility that Liu Bang's descendants will lose the throne for various reasons.
Since Liu Ruyi, the king of Qi, and Liu Chou, the king of Qi, had no sons, Liu Jian, the king of Yan, was taken the throne by Empress Lu, and the only descendants of Liu Bang who were eligible to inherit the throne at that time were Liu Xiang, the eldest son of Liu Fei, the king of Qi, and Liu Sui, the eldest son of Liu You, the king of Qi.
1.Liu Xiang: The ambition is too great to bear to get rid of it. At the time of Lü Fazan's death, Liu Fei's second son Liu Zhang (Zhu Xuhou) was in Chang'an with his wife Liu Xiang (the daughter of Lü Lu's nephew), Liu Zhang learned from his wife that Lü Fazan was going to rebel, so he immediately sent an envoy to inform Liu Xiang, the younger brother of the then King of Qi, asking him to lead an army to the west, eliminate the Lü family, and seize the throne. So, Liu Xiang quickly gathered his army and sent envoys"False rebellion of the Lu country", captured the army of Liu Ze, the king of Lu Zhao, and then led the army to the west. If it weren't for Gui Ying blocking at the pass"The Zhulu Rebellion"It's hard to say how it ended. His perverse behavior was also the reason why the ministers did not dare to support him as emperor.
Liu Sui II: Her mother was the niece of Empress Lü. Although the historical books do not record who Liu Sui's biological mother was, according to the records of the "Historical Records - Empress Dowager Lü Benji", the wife of Liu You, the king of Zhao, Lü Shi, is likely to be the niece of Empress Lü, and"The Lu family is jealous"The records show that Liu You, the king of Zhao, probably did not dare to accept the imperial concubine during the reign of Empress Lü. Such a relationship naturally made Liu Zheng disqualified from inheriting the throne.
As mentioned earlier, due to Liu Xiang's ambitions and Liu Sui's Lu origins, none of Liu Bang's descendants had a chance to ascend to the throne.
In short, on the premise of not violating the patriarchal principle, among Liu Bang's descendants, only Liu Heng, the acting king, is qualified to inherit the throne, and he is also the most likely to inherit the throne, so his inheritance is reasonable.