According to the principle of ancient throne succession law, there are direct descendants and no direct descendants. When all the sons of Han Hui Emperor Liu Ying in the direct line died, Liu Bang's direct line was cut off, so he could only inherit from the common line. When choo

In the last issue, we introduced the five major forces, namely the Hero Faction, the Qi Wang Clan, the Lu Group, the Huang Group and the Dai Wang Group. In this issue, we focus on King Qi and Liu Xiang . As the eldest grandson of Han Gaozu Liu Bang, Liu Xiang should have been the best candidate for the throne after pacifying all the Empress Lu . Why did he miss the throne?

In the competition for the throne, Liu Xiang himself has at least three major advantages.

is the first, legal advantage. After killing all the empresses, Liu Xiang believed that the throne belonged to him, because he had an innate advantage that could not be replaced by others. He was the eldest grandson of his great ancestor Liu Bang. According to the principle of ancient throne succession law, there are direct descendants and no direct descendants. When all the sons of Liu Ying in the direct line Han Hui Emperor Liu Ying died, Liu Bang's direct line was cut off, so he could only inherit from the common people. When choosing from a department, the priority is usually given to establishing the leader. According to this principle, Liu Xiang is the one to choose. Liu Heng , Liu Chang brothers and Liu Xiang are both commoners, but their generations are different, so who has priority?

Some people think that Liu Chang and Liu Heng are the uncles, and Liu Xiang is the nephew. Of course, the uncles have the advantage, but in fact it is not the case. Liu Xiang has the advantage because there is a rule in the ancient inheritance law. One rule: brothers do not enter the temple together. This means that if two brothers of the same generation become emperors, only one of them can enter the Ancestral Temple in the future. Therefore, under normal circumstances, it is necessary to avoid having two emperors in the same generation. Of course, there are special situations. Here we are just talking about the rules, not special situations. In fact, if Liu Xiang succeeds to the throne, he can even completely avoid the severance of the direct line, because he is the nephew of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty. According to the etiquette and law, he can be adopted as the son of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, and he will legitimately continue the direct line of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Heng does not have this advantage. Therefore, from a legal perspective, Liu Xiang's advantage is innate.

The second merit advantage. History credits Chen Ping and Zhou Bo as the first contributors to the defeat of Zhu Lu. In fact, Liu Xiang was the first contributor. After the death of Lu Pheasant , it was Liu Xiang who lit the first fire to eliminate Zhu Lu. Only then did the Lu Group grant Guan Ying military power and let him attack Liu Xiang. After Guan Ying got the military power, he fell out with Lu Chan, causing a confrontation between the three military forces of the Qi Wang family, the hero faction and the Lu family group. Obviously, without Liu Xiang's first fire, Guan Ying would not have gained military power. No matter how capable Chen Ping and Zhou Bo were, they would not dare to initiate a coup. After having two military forces against the Lu family, Liu Xiang's younger brother Liu Zhang killed Lu Chan and helped Zhou Bo seize the military power of the Southern Army. This was an extremely critical turning point in the entire incident. From the above process, we can see that Liu Xiang was not only the spark of the revolution, but also the most important executor of the suppression of Zhu Lu. He is of course the number one hero. If he had not been blocked by Guan Ying later, he should have made greater contributions.

Third, family advantage. There were eight Liu Xiang brothers. In addition to Liu Zhang, who was the main planner and participant in the pacification of Zhulu Zhong, they also had a younger brother named Liu Xingju , who was also the main insider of this coup. Liu Xiang's father Liu Fei was Liu Bang's eldest son. During Liu Bang's conquest of the world, Liu Fei was his only adult son. Because of this advantage, Liu Fei was named King of Qi by Liu Bang early and got the largest and richest estate in the country. In his early years, Cao Shen served as the prime minister of Qi State, which laid a good foundation for Liu Fei and his son to govern Qi State and cultivate their descendants. In fact, the Liu brothers were able to take the lead in raising troops. In addition to their courage, they were also very capable. First of all, as a prince, Liu Xiang had no military power. The military power of Qi State was in the hands of Prime Minister Shaoping. He could pass various It is not that simple to seize military power through means. Liu Zhang , Liu Xing lived under the nose of Empress Lu, dormant for so many years, quietly preparing for his eldest brother to raise an army. This ability scared both Chen Ping and Zhou Bo.

So Liu Xiang has so many advantages, why did he lose the election? It turns out that in addition to his advantages, he also has several fatal disadvantages.

First of all, the first disadvantage is that Liu Xiang is too powerful for the hero faction and is difficult to control. The Liu brothers are too capable, which is a good thing for national construction, but for Chen Ping and Zhou Bo, this has become a worry. If such a powerful person becomes the emperor, how can we live? The court has always been a stage for the strong. If the emperor is strong, the ministers will have no choice but to lie on the ground and obey orders. If Liu Xiang becomes emperor, the three brothers must be the first to defeat Zhu Lu. But on the other hand, what if an unrelated person is appointed emperor? There is no doubt that Chen Ping and Zhou Bo must be the first to take credit. In this way, the ministers will also take the credit and gain the power. I believe this multiple-choice question will not be difficult for Chen Ping and Zhou Bo to choose at all.

The second one is that Liu Xiang’s relative is too powerful. Liu Xiang is not only strong himself, but he also has a strong relative - Sijun. History books say that Sijun was domineering and cruel, and he was also a powerful character. The key is Liu Xiang still trusted and relied on his uncle very much. There are no specific examples of Sijun in the history books. It is estimated that the so-called tyranny and cruelty is not the key. The key is that Liu Xiang trusted and relied on his uncle very much. Just imagine, if Liu Xiang ascends the throne, whose future position will he have? It must be Sijun, so can Chen Ping and Zhou Bo be willing to do it? This can be seen from the fact that after Emperor Wen of Han came to the throne, his uncle Bo Zhao did not become prime minister, but only became a general of the guard. There is some kind of unknown transaction between them!

Third, there is no internal response from the DPRK. When Zhu Lu was killed, most of the heroes were no longer alive, especially Cao Shen, who had been the prime minister of Qi State. Liu Xiang had no internal correspondent to speak for him in the court, and he was not in the chain of interests in the court. Liu Xiang is in this circle. Not only that, in order to successfully obtain military power, Liu Xiang also deceived the clan Langya King Liu Ze. He used deception to trick Liu Ze into Qi State, then put him under house arrest and seized the military power of Langya Kingdom . Liu Xiang's behavior made Liu Ze very unhappy. You must know that Liu Ze was the oldest member of the Liu family at that time. He and Liu Bang were brothers. Although their blood relationship was a little distant and they were insulated from the throne, they still had the power to support the emperor. In this matter, the weight of his words is more important. In fact, Liu Ze was the first one to speak out against Liu Xiang. He had no internal source, and now he has offended a few people who can speak for him. It would be strange if Liu Xiang did not lose the election.

From the above analysis, we can draw a conclusion that is not good for Liu Xiang. His advantages are exactly what the Heroes Faction can take advantage of, and his disadvantages are precisely the driving force for the Heroes Faction to suppress him. To put it bluntly, Liu Xiang is someone else's tool.

Then Liu Xiang didn’t realize his embarrassing situation? Why did he accept this unfair result against his will? Why not use your military power to fight? Liu Xiang did not realize his embarrassing situation, because from the beginning, he did not expect that Chen Ping and Zhou Bo would deceive him. As a vassal state, Qi State had no more than 2,000 troops. The quantity and quality will not be too high. If he dares to raise an army, he must have the promise and plan of Chen Ping and Zhou Bo. Otherwise, he will never dare to do something like throwing an egg at a stone. This is why he was later copied by Liu Heng. The reason why he didn't dare to resist was that compared to the Central Forbidden Army, his strength was far from enough. In fact, Guan Ying's army was always suppressing Xingyang. It was not until his trump card was revealed that Liu Xiang discovered that the hero faction had killed two birds with one stone. Guan Ying's army could almost attack the Lu Group, and in turn also You can hit him.

So what method did the Heroes faction use to make Liu Xiang fall into their trap unknowingly? This is where the meritorious faction is clever. They made some kind of promise and hint to Liu Xiang. What is this promise and hint? Dear readers, you can think about it. Only the throne can make Liu Xiang willing to take such a big risk.The tragedy of Liu Xiang is that he never understood the psychology of Chen Ping and Zhou Bo, and chose to believe in each other. What is even more tragic is that he never grasped a trump card that could counter the hero's power. In the end, he could only swallow his anger and fight for Liu Heng made a wedding dress.

Okay, let’s stop here today, and in the next issue we will discuss why Zhou Bo claimed that his behavior was to An Liu, after pacifying the Lu Group, why he killed Young Emperor Liu Hong, and even Have all the direct sons of Han Hui Emperor Liu Ying been killed?