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You know there is a famous saying - but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, known as the First Emperor of the Ages, acted the opposite and finally made the young Liu Fuling his heir, why is that?
In feudal dynasties, succession to the throne was a crucial decision, which was related to the rise and fall of the country. In order to ensure the fairness and stability of this decision, the ancient dynasties designed a complete set of systems and regulations.
Among them, the Han Dynasty is a typical example. Under the rule of the Han Dynasty, the status and power of the descendants were fully guaranteed, and this system became the basis and reference for the succession system of other dynasties in later dynasties.
Since ancient times, the royal family has attached great importance to the inheritance of concubines, and usually appoints the son born to the queen as the crown prince. However, if the queen has no children, she will take the sons of her concubines as her own in order to inherit the throne in the future.
In ancient times, emperors had many wives and concubines and many children, but the right to inherit the throne only belonged to the children born to their wives. Because of this, the eldest son enjoys advantages in terms of throne succession, separation, and titles, far surpassing other princes.
In ancient times, the eldest son was regarded as a symbol of the highest status. This was confirmed in the succession to the throne in the Han Dynasty. Most of those who were made crown princes were eldest sons, and even if they did not eventually inherit the throne, the fact that they were made crown princes is a testament to their status.
Liu Bang's successor was Liu Ying, the son of Empress Lu. Then, Emperor Wen's eldest son Liu Qi was made the crown prince, and he was Emperor Wen's eldest son. Later, after Emperor Wen succeeded to the throne, he chose his eldest son Liu Rong as the crown prince, although Liu Rong was not a son-in-law, he was Liu Qi's eldest son.
Liu Rong was deposed and succeeded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, who made his eldest son the crown prince during his reign. Although the crown prince died later, he set up a younger son instead, but before that, all emperors were established as heirs.
It was also a helpless move for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to set up a young son, which will be explained further later.
Only four of the Han empresses had biological children, and none of the rest had any concubines, which led directly to the rise of adopting heirs as heirs to the throne. The Han Dynasty succession system was modified on the basis of the Qin Dynasty system, which was more suitable for the replacement of imperial power.
In ancient times, battles for the throne often led to rivers of bloodshed and the deaths of countless descendants. But since this policy has been in place, it has directly cut off the possibility of others inheriting the throne, and in a word, it can be summed up as: as soon as the policy comes out, the throne is unique.
In the early days when Liu Ju became the crown prince, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed him as the first person on the throne. However, as he grew older, Emperor Wu of Han became more and more suspicious. This suspicion deeply unnerves Liu Ju, as the crown prince.
At this critical moment, the scourge of witchcraft was like a thunderbolt from the sky, making the elderly Emperor Wu of Han even more suspicious, and he absolutely could not tolerate this matter. At present, the truth of the facts will be put aside for the time being, and the focus will be on the main law of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
The crown prince Liu committed suicide, and Emperor Wu's other two sons were also killed in the incident, which made Emperor Wu's choice of succession to the throne deeply troubled.
Liu Ju's grievances are undoubted, after all, he was the true beloved son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. When he was young, Emperor Wu of Han trusted Liu Ju to be incomparable, but as he grew older, his ears became weaker.
In the vast number of ** waves, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued a "Guilty Edict". The young Liu Fuling is undoubtedly his most favored heir, and since ancient times, pampering young sons has been a tradition of Chinese culture, even the imperial Liu Che is no exception.
The suspicious Emperor Wu of Han made a decision on the issue of establishing an heir, which was to follow the example of his ancestors and let his son leave his mother.
There is no shortage of cases of foreign relatives in history, which had a huge impact on the imperial power to a large extent. We might as well look back at the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the wise choice of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can be seen.
He chose to go to his mother and keep his son, which is undoubtedly the wisest choice. Since most of the young sons in the Eastern Han Dynasty were young sons, there would be a situation where the queen mother would be in power, and over time it would evolve into the dictatorship of foreign relatives.
There was such an experience even in the former dynasties.
In the long history, there are many mothers who took charge of the government and politics when the monarch was young. For example, Empress Zhao Wei of Zhao State, Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin State, Empress Dowager of Warring States Period, and Empress Dowager Dou of Han Dynasty.
One might ask why Emperor Wu of Han didn't appoint other princes as queens, after all, he had six sons. In the art of witchcraft, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has already lost three children, and after only three children are left, it is inevitable that there will be some anxious people.
After the eldest son and the second son passed away one after another, the third son naturally became the first person in the family. However, he excessively expressed his desire for the throne, much to the displeasure of Emperor Wu of Han. After all, the emperor was still alive, and it seemed a little inappropriate to fight for the throne so eagerly.
No matter which emperor it was, he couldn't tolerate such a thing happening, so Liu Sanzi lost the opportunity. Although Liu Sizi can be an idle prince, not only Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty himself will not be satisfied with making him emperor, but even the ministers in the court will not agree.
What dynasty would make an emperor a prince who only knows how to enjoy? Therefore, Liu Fuling became the only candidate. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was well aware of the danger of the suspicion of the lord Shaoguo, so he left several capable ministers for Liu Fuling to assist him before he died.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty skillfully used the influence of his relatives, through his own wisdom and the assistance of his ministers, to ensure the stable throne of his son Liu Fuling. Although he was a man of the ages, in his later years he made decisions similar to those of most emperors, setting the stage for the turmoil of later generations.