Liu Ying, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, was the second emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. He was the son of Liu Bang and Empress Lu. Today, the editor has compiled relevant content for you. I wonder if it can help you expand some knowledge? Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Liu

　Huidi of the Han DynastyLiu Ying,the second emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, he was the son of Liu Bang and Queen Lv. Today, the editor has compiled relevant content for you. I wonder if it can help you expand some knowledge?

Liu Ying, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, was protected by his mother Empress Lu all his life. She was the one who succeeded and failed. He died in depression at the age of only 24. His tragic life makes people sigh and think deeply.

　(1) Using tricks to protect the crown prince

Generally speaking, the founding emperor is considered to be the best among men. Otherwise, how could he overcome the others and have the last laugh? But the reason for his descendants is unclear. The Western Han Dynasty is a vivid example. Although Liu Bang had little education and was a gangster when he was young, he was broad-minded, uninhibited and uninhibited, and knew how to know and employ people. He worked hard several times and finally achieved great success. For some unknown reason, Liu Bang and Empress Lu’s son Liu Ying were completely different from the older generation. Liu Ying is weak and indecisive by nature. After being made a prince at the age of seven, he received specialized education for several years, but made little progress. This made the emperor's father Liu Bang very angry, and he had the idea of ​​​​deposing him.

Queen Lu is Liu Bang’s miserable wife. She has endured a life of humiliation and pain that many people can’t imagine to achieve her current status. It stands to reason that Liu Bang should cherish his wife who is a loser. What is regrettable is that after Liu Bang became emperor, he changed his mind and fell in love with his beloved concubine Mrs. Qi , and became more and more indifferent to Empress Lu. Under the influence of Mrs. Qi's pillow wind, Liu Bang fell in love with the house and planned to abolish Liu Ying and make Mrs. Qi's son Liu Ruyi the prince. When Queen Lu inquired about this news, she quickly asked the resourceful Zhang Liang for advice. Zhang Liang thought for a moment and came up with a brilliant idea. He quietly told Empress Lu that it could be done in this way!

At the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, there were four famous scholars: Dongyuan Gong, Mr. Jiaoli, Qiliji and Xia Huang Gong, who did not want to be an official, lived in Shangshan in today's Danfeng, Shaanxi Province. He was more than eighty years old, with white beard and hair. People called him " Shangshan Sihao ". Empress Lu followed Zhang Liang's idea and spent a lot of effort to find them and agreed on terms to place them in the prince's mansion and serve as teachers for the prince.

One day Liu Bang hosted a banquet for officials in the palace. The prince came, followed by the "Four Hao of Shangshan". Liu Bang didn't know them, and when he inquired about them, they turned out to be the "Shangshan Sihao" who had heard their names for a long time but had never met them. In the past, Liu Bang planned to invite them to come out, but they were rejected. Liu Bang felt strange and asked about the reason. "Shangshan Sihao" replied: The emperor is looking down on the noble scholar, and we don't want to humiliate ourselves, so we won't come. Now the prince is a virtuous man, and all the wise people in the world yearn for it. We volunteer to assist him...

Liu Bang was shocked when he heard this, and he gave up the idea of ​​establishing another prince.

　(2) Liu Ying left a shadow in her heart

Empress Lu brutally attacked people she could not stand, and her methods were very cruel and vicious, leaving a lingering psychological shadow on Liu Ying. According to modern terms, she suffered from mental illness disease.

Because of Liu Bang, Empress Lu’s jealousy of Mrs. Qi was completely out of a woman’s normal psychology. But the old and beautiful Empress Lu used all means to achieve psychological balance by using her power, which is completely inhumane. As Mrs. Qi, she was arrogant and tried every means to change her son to be the prince, which deepened Empress Lu's resentment towards her.

After Liu Bang died and Liu Ying succeeded to the throne, Empress Lu became the empress dowager with real power. In the past, she dared to kill the famous Han Xin first, but now she still dare not kill an old emperor's concubine? It can be said that, As soon as Liu Bang stretched out his legs, Mrs. Qi lost her protective umbrella and became a fish on the sword. At the beginning, Empress Lu did not want to put her to death. According to modern terms, it was just a labor reform to kill her arrogance. Mrs. Qi's concentration was weak and she didn't know how to hold back. She made up songs to express her resentment, and her rebellious spirit was clearly revealed.The more Empress Lu thought about it, the angrier she became, so she decided to kill her, cut off her hands and feet, gouged out her eyes, damaged her ears, gave him medicine to make her mute, and threw her in the toilet as a "human pig". Liu Ying was so frightened when she saw Mrs. Qi's bloody appearance that she didn't believe that her mother could do such a cruel and inhumane thing.

Queen Lu was a careful person. She thought that Mrs. Qi's son Liu Ruyi might want to take revenge when he grew up, so she decided to kill him as soon as possible without doing anything else. Before Liu Bang died, he entrusted Liu Ruyi, who was 15 years old at the time, to the Prime Minister Zhou Chang. When Empress Lu's imperial edict came, Zhou Chang, who knew the details of it, took advantage of Liu Bang's last order and refused. The cunning Empress Lu first recruited Zhou Chang and then Liu Ruyi, and her goal was achieved. Liu Ying witnessed the murder of Mrs. Qi and understood her mother's vicious intentions. In order to protect his brother who was in the same place but in another place, he would not leave her side 24 hours a day. Liu Ying has the habit of getting up early every day to practice archery. The young and delicate Liu Ruyi is very annoyed when she gets up early. Liu Ying thought that an accident might not happen in such a short time, so one day she didn't ask him to get up and go with her. When he came back, Liu Ruyi was bleeding from her orifices and died on the bed.

Liu Ying witnessed the tragic experience of Mrs. Qi and Liu Ruyi, and what was even more tragic was that she could not prevent the tragic experience from happening to her. Empress Lu chose Zhang, Liu Ying's close nephew, as her queen. This behavior was illegal in modern society, but at that time, it was considered "increasing intimacy". However, Zhang was unable to have children, so Empress Lu ordered Zhang to bring in the son of another beauty in the palace and make him the crown prince. In order to hide the incident from others, all the people who knew about it were executed.

From then on, Liu Ying did not want to see her mother again. She never asked about government affairs every day, but only drank to drown her sorrows.

　(3) Short-lived ruling career

At the beginning of Liu Ying's reign, he promoted veteran Cao Shen to be prime minister. With his assistance, he carried out many reforms. In terms of taxation, he restored the policy of " 15 taxes per ". Efforts should be made to reduce taxes on the common people so that they can recuperate and recuperate. In terms of promoting social development, folk women are encouraged to marry and have children as early as possible to increase the total social population. Revise the policy of favoring agriculture and suppressing business, and take measures to promote business development and increase national income.

In terms of culture, the abolition of the "book-holding law" established since the first emperor of Qin, allowing private collection of books, revived the long-suppressed Confucianism and various schools of thought, and promoted the prosperity of culture. At the same time, organized forces completed the comprehensive renovation of the Great Wall of China. This huge project in ancient times was only rivaled by the city of Rome.

To be honest, the above-mentioned measures played a great role in promoting the economic, social and cultural development in the early Western Han Dynasty. It can be imagined that if it weren't for Empress Lu's misbehavior and if Liu Ying could get rid of his mother's control and govern, he might have lived longer and become an emperor who made a difference.