Emperor Liu Fuling of Han Zhao (94 BC – 74 BC), the younger son of Emperor Wu of Han and Lady Zhao Jieyu (Lady Hook Ge), reigned for ten years and was the eighth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. He took the throne at the age of 8 and collapsed at the age of 21, and his pro-government time was not long, but with the assistance of Huo Guang, he put a bunch of messes left by Emperor Wu of Han in his later years to govern and develop in a benign direction, and the economy has recovered greatly, laying a good foundation for the later "Zhaoxuan Zhongxing".
Liu Fuling was born in the mother's womb in 14 months, which once made the rumors in the palace continue, how to be born when Emperor Wu was 62 years old, as the youngest son of Emperor Wu, Emperor Wu liked him very much, and gradually suppressed the rumors. Liu Fuling was clever and clever since childhood, healthy and lively, and often accompanied Emperor Wu, bringing a lot of heavenly happiness to Emperor Wu.
In Emperor Wu's later years, after experiencing the "scourge of witchcraft", the crown prince Liu Zhao died tragically, and the issue of establishing an heir was once again placed in front of him. Although Emperor Wu had many heirs, but not many of them met the requirements, after several years of investigation and careful consideration, he felt that the youngest son who had been clever and clever since childhood, and who was most like himself, would definitely make a great cause and decide to make Li Fuling the crown prince. In order to prevent the recurrence of the incident of the son and the mother and the monopoly of foreign relatives, he ruthlessly killed his beloved Lady Hook Yi.
In 87 BC, Emperor Wu died of illness, and Liu Fuling ascended the throne, and was jointly assisted by Sima Huoguang, the general Jin Riju and the imperial master Sang Hongyang, who were left to him by Emperor Wu. The 8-year-old Liu Fuling smoothly took over the power of the Han Dynasty from his father, but the Han regime he took over was actually a mess. Although Emperor Wu was a hero in his life, he made many mistakes in his later years, and the exhaustion of soldiers, the construction of civil engineering, and the scourge of witchcraft all brought serious harm to society. After Liu Fuling became emperor, Huo Guang presided over the imperial government, and Huo Guang continued the policy of recuperation in the early Han Dynasty, attached importance to agricultural production, and further lightened the thin endowment, which effectively alleviated social contradictions.
After a serious disagreement between Huo Guang and Sang Hongyang's concept of governance, the 14-year-old Liu Fuling, who had just come to power, explicitly and firmly supported Huo Guang's policies many times, allowing Huo Guang's policy of rest with the people to continue to be implemented.
Liu Dan, the King of Yan, colluded with Shangguan Jie and Sang Hongyang to plot rebellions, repeatedly provoked the relationship between Liu Fuling and Huo Guang, and tried to get rid of Huo Guang before seizing the throne, but under the mutual trust of Emperor Zhao and Huo Guang, he repeatedly foiled each other's tricks. After the conspiracy of Hou Shangguan Jie and others was thoroughly exposed, they prepared to directly launch a military coup, but emperor Zhao of Han and Huo Guang grasped the coup plan of Shangguan Jie and others in advance, and preemptively arrested Shangguan Jie, Sang Hongyang and other chief ministers, and destroyed their families, and the King of Yan and Princess Eyi subsequently committed suicide in fear of sin, so that the Western Han Dynasty was stabilized again.
In June 74 BC, Liu Fuling died of a violent illness at the age of 21, leaving no heirs. He reigned for 13 years and was buried in Pingling after his death, with the posthumous title of "Emperor Xiaozhao".