Liu He was the ninth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, the grandson of Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che and the son of Liu Qi, the Prince of Changyi. After the death of Emperor Han Zhao, he was summoned to the palace as a crown prince and became the future emperor, but he was also the emperor who reigned for the shortest time.
The reason why Liu He was able to be summoned to the palace as a prince was because of Huo Guang in the final analysis. Huo Guang was an auxiliary chancellor during the reign of Emperor Zhao of Han and held power exclusively.
Emperor Liu Fuling of Han Zhao had no sons, and this line of his was impossible. Then according to the etiquette system, it should be chosen from his brothers, that is, the other sons of Emperor Wu of Han.
Emperor Wu of Han had six sons in his lifetime, in addition to Liu Fuling, the Emperor of Han Zhao, Liu Zheng, Liu Hong the Prince of Qi, Liu Dan the Prince of Yan, and Liu Qi the Prince of Changyi have all died, and only Liu Xu, the King of Guangling, is still alive.
But this guy behaved lawlessly, and he hated him very much as early as when Emperor Wu of Han was emperor. During the reign of Emperor Han Zhao, he also coveted the throne and invited witches to curse the emperor.
Another reason is that he is old, and if he becomes emperor, then naturally he is not easy to control.
Then, since the sons of Emperor Wu of Han had no choice, they could only choose from the grandchildren of Emperor Wu of Han.
The eldest son, Liu Zhao's son, also died in that disaster, but Liu Zhao had a grandson who was still alive, he was Liu Yiji, but he had been living in the folk for many years, and he was a lower generation, at least at the time.
The second eldest, Liu Hong, died very early and did not leave a son at all.
The third elder Liu Dan actually had three sons.
The fourth elder is not only there, but his sons are also the most, with a total of six sons. (One of the sons was killed for unspeakable acts with his father and concubine, but the timing of the killing is uncertain, and the remaining five sons are still alive.)
The fifth elder Liu Ji died early, but left a son Liu He.
It can be said that Huo Guang's choice is still there, if you have to choose from the grandchildren of Emperor Wu of Han, then there are at least nearly 10 candidates.
But Huo Guang chose Liu He.
In fact, there is a reason why he did this. Liu He had no foundation, he had neither the help of his father nor the support of his mother's relatives.
At the same time, he is very young, which is also a very important reason why Huo Guang likes him, after all, it is easy to control at a young age.