The death of Lü Pheasant and the fall of the Lü clique The weakness and fleeting power of power
To understand this issue, we must start with the dispute between Empress Lu and Mrs. Qi. Empress Lü was able to win because her dominant position was supported by the majority of the courtiers, so she was able to quickly take control of the government after Liu Bang's death. Although these Han courtiers chose Empress Lü over Madame Qi, they did so to preserve Liu Bang's rule, and it is not difficult to understand why they rebelled against Liu Bang even when his faction was already threatening his rule.
In the dispute between Empress Lü and Mrs. Qi, the ministers chose Empress Lü between Empress Lü and Mrs. Qi.
Empress Lu is Liu Bang's original wife. After Liu Bang's defeat at the Battle of Pengcheng, Empress Lü was captured by Xiang Yu along with Liu Laodong and was not released until after the Hong Kong Peace Conference. After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and became emperor, Empress Lu justifiably became the empress.
In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, dynastic power can be roughly divided into four parts:
1.Feng Pei Group: This is the group that originally followed Liu Bang. Many of them had achieved considerable success in the late Qin and Chu-Han wars, and their close relationship with Liu Bang gave them great influence in the imperial court in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, such as Zhou Bo, Cao Shen, Xiao He, and Fan Xu.
Lü's second group: This is the group of Lü Ze, the elder brother of Lü Hou. After Liu Bang's uprising, Empress Lü's brother Lü Zeye led an army to be stationed in Shandong, the father of the Shan family. Although Lü Ze's army fought in concert with Liu Bang in the Chu-Han War at the end of the Qin Dynasty, it was still a relatively independent force overall. Chen Xi, Jin She, Ding Fu, Fu Kuan, Feng Ying and others have also made great achievements.
3.Aristocratic group: mainly refers to the aristocratic ministers who gradually fell under Liu Bang in the late Qin War and the Chu and Han wars, most of these people have some extraordinary talents, and have made great achievements in the process of Liu Bang's fight against the world, not only have great influence in the court, but also many people have become emperors, and the power is so great that it should not be underestimated. The most important of these are Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, Han Xin and Peng Yue.
4.Princes: After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu was divided"Eighteen Road Princes"。Although most were wiped out in later wars, a few survived thanks to Liu Bang's support, and may have less power in the court, but considerable power at the local level. For example, Zang Di, the king of Yan, Yingbu the king of Huainan, and Wu Rui, the king of Changsha.
In the eighth year of Gaozu of Han (191 BC), Lü Ze was killed in a campaign against the rebellion of Han Wangxin, which was a huge blow to the Lü family. Soon,"The Prince's Dispute"broke out, and the contradiction between Empress Lu and Mrs. Qi deepened. In order to keep Liu Ying's position as the crown prince, Empress Lü, backed by the Lü family, quickly controlled the government, incorporated the Fengpei Group and a group of heroes, threatened to suppress the princes, and finally forced Liu Bang to give up his plan to replace the prince.
The reason why Lu Hou was able to"The Prince's Dispute"Zhong won because the ministers in the palace all supported Empress Lu, and Liu Bang had to weigh the pros and cons. Before and after Liu Bang became emperor, Empress Lu had a deep friendship with the Fengpei Group, and Empress Lu was Liu Ying's eldest son, so it is not difficult to understand why the ministers of the court and China would choose Empress Lu between Mrs. Qi and Empress Lu.
The Lü faction threatened Liu Bang's rule, so the ministers chose Liu Bang between Lü and Liu.
With the support of many people in the court, Empress Lü not only won the battle with Madame Qi, but after her death, Liu Bang also took control of the government.
However, the ministers of the court chose Empress Lü between Empress Lü and Mrs. Qi in order to ensure the rule of the Liu family, so in"The dispute over the crown prince"Supporting Empress Lu cannot be said to be disloyal to the Liu family. Further developments in the situation also proved that they could choose to support Empress Lü when Empress Lü did not threaten Liu's rule, but they could not hesitate to suppress Empress Lü when Empress Lü threatened Liu's rule.
After Empress Lu came to power, not only broke"No, no Wang, no Liu"also spared the kings of the Lu family. After all, Lu Ze is not the sworn enemy of the ministers, because he has done enough, but the ministers have to beware that the other Lu families have formed different factions. As the Lü family's influence in the court grew, and Empress Lü deposed the emperor at will, the faction of the Lü family had seriously threatened the rule of the Lü family.
Therefore, after the death of Empress Lü, the Fengpei and Gongsun factions led by Chen Ping and Zhou Bo were quickly launched"The Lu Rebellion"to eliminate the threat of the Lü clan and maintain the rule of the Liu clan. Empress Lu was apparently unprepared for this, and was wiped out without encountering any resistance.
It can be said that Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and others led it"The Zhulu Rebellion"The reason why the regime change was able to be achieved with lightning speed was that the Lu family was caught off guard at that time, and the second was that the Lu family was weak and incompetent (no one was available except for relatives). Zhou Bo and Chen Ping worked more for the stability of the Lü regime, so they blocked the army of Liu Xiang, the king of Qi, in Guanzhong, and finally accepted the acting king Liu Heng as emperor, thus avoiding a larger and longer period of turmoil.