The mystery of the birth of a child during the reign of Lu Pheasant, the intersection of fate and strategy
Empress Lü of the Han Dynasty was definitely among the rulers"Ruthless"。She not only killed Han Xin, Peng Yue and other ministers, but also chopped Peng Yue into meat sauce and distributed it to the princes, and after Liu Bang's death, she turned her favorite concubine Mrs. Qi into her"Human"。During Liu Bang's reign, many princes and kings surnamed Liu died at his hands, but Liu Bang's eldest son Liu Fei survived, why? Because Liu Fei took the initiative to be demoted, he no longer posed a threat to Empress Lu.
Why did Empress Lu hunt down the kings of the Liu family?
There is no doubt that Empress Lu is extremely insecure about what happened to her, which has a strong desire for power, and the most important thing for her is to protect her son Liu Ying and her own status, which is why she hates Mrs. Qi so much.
After Liu Bang's failure to ascend the throne, as Liu Ying's only eldest son, it can be said that the throne is high, but Empress Lu is still worried because Liu Ying does not have an eldest son. Although Empress Lu put Princess Lu Yuan's daughter Zhang Yan on the throne, because Zhang Yan was too young, she never gave birth. Liu Ying thinks that one marriage and two marriages are unethical, and seeing Mrs. Qi's tragic situation, Liu Ying has also become depressed here, and her health is deteriorating, which makes Empress Lu unable not to worry about her.
After Liu Ying's death, Empress Lu used a trick to make Liu Gong his eldest son, but because Liu Gong threatened to take revenge after knowing his life experience, Empress Lu had to kill him again. In this way, Liu Ying once again lost her son-in-law. If Liu Ying died early without a son-in-law, Liu Gong's other sons would have a chance to become emperor.
Therefore, during the reign of Lü Pheasant, not only did he allow all the princes surnamed Liu to marry the daughters of the Lu family, but also killed the more dangerous princes and kings surnamed Liu, completely eliminating the hidden danger.
During the reign of Empress Lü, which kings did Liu Bang kill?
Liu Bang had eight sons, except for Liu Ying, the emperor of Han Hui, three of the remaining seven sons died because of Empress Lü, and although Liu Jian, the king of Yan, was not killed by Empress Lü, he had no successor because of Empress Lü.
1.Liu Ru, the former king of Chaochao: He was poisoned by Empress Lu. Liu Ru, the son of Mrs. Qi and Liu Bang, was undoubtedly one of the first people to be purified. In the seventh year of Gaozu of Han (200 BC), he was made acting king; In the ninth year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (198 BC), he was renamed King of Zhao. After the death of Han Gaozu, Empress Lu first imprisoned Mrs. Qi, and then lured Liu Ruyi to the palace. Liu Ying knew that Empress Lu hated Liu Ru to the core, so he took the same car and squatted in the same room with Liu Ru to defend Liu Ru, but Empress Lu finally took advantage of Liu Ying's reluctance to poison Liu Ru to death.
2.Liu You, King of Zhao (formerly King of Huaiyang): Died of starvation. Liu You, the sixth son of Liu Bang, was originally known as the King of Huaiyang, and was renamed the King of Zhao after Liu Ruyi's death. In the first month of the seventh year of Empress Lü (181 BC), Liu You did not like Empress Lü and liked other concubines. So she went to Empress Lu and slandered Liu You. As a result, Liu You was summoned to the capital and locked up in the official palace without food, causing Liu You to starve to death on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month.
3, Chao Wang (former Liang King) Liu Zhou: heroic sacrifice. Liu Zhou is Liu Bang's fifth son. In the eleventh year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (196 BC), Peng Yue, the king of Liang, was killed, and Liu Zhou ascended the throne. After Liu You starved to death, Liu Cang was reinstated as the king of Zhao and was ordered to marry Empress Lu's daughter as queen. However, Lü Chan already had a favorite concubine, and after Lü Chan's daughter became queen, she not only did not let Liu Cang get close to other women, but also poisoned Liu Can's beloved concubine. The death of his wife made Liu Che feel painful, but he was helpless. In despair and fear, Liu Cang finally committed suicide in the name of love four months later. When Empress Lu heard the news and saw that Liu Che had committed suicide for the sake of a woman, she abolished his country and destroyed his heirs.
4.Liu Jian, King of Yan: His son was killed, and his son and grandson were cut off. Liu Jian is Liu Bang's eighth son. In the eleventh year of Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (196 BC), Empress Lu of Yan went to the Xiongnu, and Liu Jian was named King of Yan. In September of the seventh year of the reign of Lü (181 BC), Liu Jian died. He had a concubine, but was killed by Empress Lu. The heir was dismissed, and the name of the country was abolished.
As mentioned earlier, in the era of the Later Lü Dynasty, Liu Bang did not have many posthumous children, only Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, was raised by the Empress Lü, and the acting king Liu Heng (whose mother was not favored at that time) and Liu Fei, the king of Qi, were lucky to survive.
The survival of Liu Fei, the king of Qi, had both internal and external reasons.
Logically, Liu Fei, the eldest son of Liu Bang, the king of Qi, was a greater threat to Empress Lü, but Liu Fei unexpectedly escaped death, and I personally think there are two main reasons.
1.Internal causes: Actually, Liu Fei is not a big threat to Empress Lu. Liu Fei is a descendant of Liu Bang and Empress Lu before marriage. After Cao's birth, although Liu Fei was Liu Bang's eldest son, it should be pointed out that Liu Fei could hardly be regarded as an ordinary son in name, and could only be regarded as an illegitimate child. This is because Liu Bang was called the emperor (perhaps Liu Bang has died), and the Cao family did not enter the harem, nor did he give him a proper name, not even a nickname. In accordance with"Patriarchy"Even if he is not the concubine of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty Liu Ying, Liu Fei's position is very unstable, so it is not his turn to take the throne, which is said to be the main reason why Empress Lu let Liu Fei go. Although Empress Lu is cold-blooded, there is naturally no need to kill innocents indiscriminately for people who do not threaten him.
2.External causes: Liu Fei is simple and studious. After Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty Liu Ying ascended the throne, Liu Fei entered Beijing to meet Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty in the second year of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty (193 BC). In October of that year, Emperor Hui of Han and Liu Fei held a banquet and drank in the palace of Luhou. Since Liu Fei was his brother, Liu Ying let him sit in the front row of the banquet according to family etiquette. As a result, Empress Lu almost poisoned Liu Fei with poisoned wine, but fortunately Liu Ying came to the rescue. Liu Fei saw that Empress Lu insisted on killing him, and he was worried all day long. The historian of the Qi people suggested that he dedicate his land to Empress Lü in order to get out of the predicament. Liu Fei then presented Chengyang County to Empress Lu, and said that he would use this land as the Tang family of Empress Lu's daughter, Princess Lu Yuan, and respect Empress Lu as the queen mother. Empress Lu was very happy, and immediately agreed to Liu Fei's request, and held a banquet at Liu Fei's house, and everyone was drunk. Afterwards, Empress Lu did not pursue Liu Fei's fault and sent him back to the fiefdom.
As mentioned above, although Liu Fei did not legally pose a threat to Empress Lü, this threat reappeared when Liu Ying really respected Liu Fei as his brother, and Liu Fei was killed as a result. Liu Fei's dedication of the field certainly made Empress Lu happy, but this was not enough to eliminate Empress Lu's murderous intent, and it was precisely the clause of honoring Princess Lu Yuan as the queen mother that allowed Liu Fei to escape from death.
As Liu Bang's eldest son, Liu Fei was not only on an equal footing with Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ying, and Princess Lu Yuan, but also their elder brother. Princess Lu Yuan was respected as the queen mother, which was equivalent to the emperor being demoted, and Liu Ying's sons and nephews naturally did not pose a threat to Empress Lu.