The grandson of Emperor Wu of Han Liu He was deposed after being the emperor for 27 days, but this did not affect his enjoyment of wealth on earth. More than a thousand years later, people dug out more than 20,000 treasures from the tomb of the former emperor...
Grandpa Wu of Han "caught trouble"
Emperor Wu of Han was Liu He's grandfather, Liu He's father Liu Feng , who was "beautiful to the whole country" and was born to Mrs. Li . In the fourth year of Tianhan (97 BC), Liu He was named Changyi King (approximately located in Juye County, Shandong Province).
Emperor Wu of Han was a talented and stubborn emperor. After Wen Jing, he created an unprecedented prosperous situation in the Western Han Dynasty. However, in his later years, there was a serious ruling crisis. On the one hand, it was due to long-term external expansion, personal luxury, and strict usage, which made the treasury empty and social contradictions sharp; on the other hand, there were conflicts between Emperor Wu of Han and Prince Liu of the Crown, due to differences in personality and governance concepts. In addition, Emperor Wu of Han was in poor health in his later years, so the treacherous minister Jiang Chong of the treasury was provoked, believing that someone used witchcraft to cause the "Missary of witchcraft".
In the end, Captain Li and Empress Wei committed suicide, and both Wei were killed. The only survivors were the grandson of the prince, the great-grandson of Emperor Wu of Han, that is, later Emperor Xuan of Han.
After the "Witchcraft Disaster", Emperor Wu of Han gradually realized that Prince Li was wronged and dealt with those who were promoted to the throne because of persecution of the prince, to rehabilitate the prince, and issued a self-criticism to regret his previous mistakes, and shift the national strategy from external expansion to stable production. This is the famous "Luntai Imperial", which avoided the danger of the overthrow of the Western Han Dynasty.
After the "Witchcraft Disaster", the choice of the heir became a problem. In the third year of Zhenghe (90 BC), General Ershi Li Guangli (Mrs. Li’s brother) and his in-law prime minister Liu Quqi conspired to make Liu Ying the crown prince. However, Liu Feng was not the candidate whom Emperor Wu of Han liked. After the incident, Li Guangli surrendered to the Huns and Liu Quqi was beheaded in half.
The first year of Houyuan (88 BC), that is, the year before Emperor Wu of Han died, Liu died, and the cause of his death was unknown, perhaps there was a hidden truth. In the end, Emperor Wu of Han chose his youngest son, Liu Fuling, to ascend the throne, to serve as Emperor Zhao of Han, and to assist in the administration with Huo Guang, Jin Ri, Shangguan Jie, and Sang Hongyang, Huo Guang became the "talent".
Huo Guang picked the "soft persimmon" Liu He
Huo Guang was originally a Western Han Dynasty generals Huo Qubing half-brother. He was cautious and with Huo Qubing's relationship, he was trusted by Emperor Wu of Han, so he was finally able to receive the will to assist the government. During the reign of Emperor Zhao of Han, Huo Guang eliminated dissidents such as Sang Hongyang and Shangguan Jie through a series of actions, and eventually took charge of the government and took the government by himself.
However, Emperor Zhao of Han died at the age of 22 and had no children. Who will become the new emperor? This problem naturally fell on Huo Guang's head.
Emperor Zhao had no son, so the new emperor naturally chose other sons of Emperor Wu of Han. At that time, only King Guangling Liu Xu was still there. When the ministers discussed, most of them advocated the establishment of King Guangling. However, King Guangling was quite outstanding, "able to carry a tripod and a fierce beast in his hand". Huo Guang was very worried about him, fearing that he would become a major threat in the future. At this time, someone wrote a letter to cater to Huo Guang's idea. So Huo Guang issued an edict in the name of Empress Dowager Guan (Huo Guang's granddaughter) and sent someone to welcome Changyi King Liu He (after Liu died, he ascended the throne), and entered the Chang'an ascended the throne in the name of attending the funeral.
As for why Liu He was chosen, Huo Guang probably based on the following considerations: First, Liu He's seniority is lower than Liu Xu, which is easier to use Shangguan Tai later "called a senior"; Second, Liu He is less than 20 years old and has basically no political ideas; Third, it is said that Liu He is still "very stupid and naive" and is easier to control by Huo Guang.
Just like that, Liu He ruled the world legendarily.
was deposed for less than a month in power and was deposed
However, Liu He's legend has not ended and has just begun.
Reasonable, it is natural for such a man to be controlled by Huo Guang, but the development of things is surprising. Just 27 days after ascending the throne, Liu He was deposed by Huo Guang.
Historical records show that the main reason for Liu He's deposed was that he was promiscuous and did not abide by etiquette and law, including violating various regulations on the way to the funeral. He should have cried outside of Chang'an City, but Liu He said that his throat was sore and he couldn't cry. After ascending the throne, he committed adultery and indulged in alcohol and sex... In short, all kinds of unreliables, so that when he was deposed, the Empress Dowager listened to the minister's report and listed his bad deeds, but couldn't listen to him, and said "enough"!
Of course, is this really the case? I'm afraid this is not exactly the case, because history is written by the winner. For the deposed Liu He, historical records are inevitably uglied and rendered.
Basically, Liu He was deposed was the result of the power struggle. Judging from some of Liu He's actions after he ascended the throne, he seemed to be starting to restore the emperor's power, which naturally aroused Huo Guang's vigilance and dissatisfaction. This should be the main reason why Huo Guang deposed Liu He.
From the perspective of the process of abolishing and establishment, Huo Guang's personal power is almost dominated by it. Huo Guang first conspired with General Cheqi and Cavalry in private to decree the matter, and then convened a meeting of ministers in Weiyang Palace. When the matter was proposed to depose the emperor, the matter happened suddenly, and no one dared to express his opinion. At this time, Huo Guang's confidant Tian Yannian stood up with a sword and said, "Today's matter must be decided immediately. If anyone doesn't express his opinion quickly, I will kill him!" In shock, the ministers had to kowtow one after another to express their obedience to the general's arrangements.
pretending to be crazy and stupid and wealthy—Life
After Liu He was deposed, he survived the "witchcraft disaster". Liu Xun (original name Liu Bingyi ), who was born in the people, was chosen as emperor. The reason why Huo Guang chose Liu Xun was naturally because he felt that he was easy to control.
However, Huo Guang took a look away again. During Huo Guang's lifetime, Emperor Xuan of Han entrusted him with respect and politeness on the surface, but was very afraid in his heart. Less than three years after Huo Guang's death, Emperor Xuan of Han destroyed the Huo family through a series of political tricks and successfully eliminated the Huo family's power.
Of course, Emperor Xuan of Han still faced the legacy of the deposed emperor Liu He. After Liu He was deposed, he still returned to Changyi, but he did not have a title. He only gave him two thousand households, and it turned out that the Wang family's property was given to him.
At first, Emperor Xuan of Han was taboo and guard against Liu He, and ordered the local prefect to monitor it secretly. Zhang Chang went to Liu He's home many times to investigate and report the situation to Emperor Xuan of Han, saying that Liu He was "about twenty-six or seven years old, had a weak body, misbehaving, had a group of wives and children, and his behavior and words were a bit idiotic." Emperor Xuan of Han finally felt relieved and appointed Liu He as the Haihunhou (now Nanchang, Jiangxi) to demonstrate his "benevolence".
Liu He died in the third year of Shenjue (59 BC). Judging from the heavy burial objects released by the Haihunhou Tomb , even after the deposed, the former emperor still enjoyed a luxurious life of luxury and luxury, which was obviously related to the fact that he was allowed to continue to enjoy the original royal property when he was abolished.
■Zhang Jianbin
selected from " Mountains and Seas "
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