In the first year of Yuan Ping, Liu Fuling, the youngest son of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, that is, Emperor Zhao of Han suddenly died in Weiyang Palace in Chang'an, only 21 years old, the country could not be without a monarch for a day, the emperor suddenly died, caught the ministers of the court by surprise, they faced a very serious problem, that is, who will inherit the throne.
At that time, the great general Huo Guang had great power, he single-handedly controlled the imperial court, and the problem of succession was naturally decided by him, Emperor Zhao of Han died, the fourth son of Emperor Wu of Han was still alive, it was reasonable to say that the throne should be inherited by King Guangling, but Huo Guang did not agree, he thought that King Guangling would only hunt and have fun all day long, and there was no appearance of an emperor at all, so Huo Guangsi wanted to go or decided to find a qualified heir from the grandsons of Emperor Wu of Han.
In the end, Huo Guang selected the heir as Liu He, the king of Changyi, and then asked the empress dowager to issue an edict ordering Liu He to enter the palace to inherit the throne, Liu He did not expect that the pie would fall from the sky, and smashed it on his head, he was only 18 years old at the time, because his father died at the age of 5, so he inherited the title of King of Changyi very early, and the small place of Changyi had almost nothing to do with the throne, but Huo Guang chose him.
Liu He was overjoyed to learn that he was about to become emperor, Changyi was 140 miles away from the capital, he rode all the way on a fast horse, and his heart was too anxious to die four or five horses before he arrived in Chang'an.
The history books record that Liu He was a faint and indulgent monarch, it is said that he did not forget to rob the women on his way to Chang'an, and when he arrived in the capital, it was said that he should weep in front of the coffin of Emperor Han Zhao to show respect, but Liu He used the sore throat to cry out as an excuse and skipped the etiquette, which Huo Guang listed among his 1127 crimes.
What is even more outrageous is that after Liu He ascended the throne, he also frolicked in the palace with palace women and horses every day, and did not pay any attention to royal etiquette, on the day of Emperor Han Zhao's funeral, Liu He also invited musicians to play musical instruments, sing and dance, among these more than a thousand crimes, one of the worst, it is said that Liu He was mixed in the concubines of the former emperor every day when the bones of Emperor Han Zhao had not yet been buried, and did not allow others to pass on it, otherwise he would be sentenced to the punishment of waist beheading.
In just 27 days, the great general Huo Guang sent someone to collect Liu He's various crimes, a total of 1127, the funny thing is that Huo Guang personally put Liu He on the throne, and now seeing Liu He doing such a terrible thing, his face also feels lightless, and he thinks about it or decides to abolish it.
At that time, after he collected these crimes, he took his courtiers to meet the empress dowager, and also read Liu He's various crimes in the upper dynasty, and finally the empress dowager ordered Liu He to be abolished, so the history books called Liu He the deposed emperor of Han, and after being deposed, he was renamed the Marquis of Haixia, and in just four years, Liu He died of illness in grief.
The evaluation of Liu He in history is all negative, and they all think that he is a cynical emperor, but when the tomb of Hai Xiahou was excavated, archaeologists found that perhaps the world misunderstood Liu He, and the Liu He recorded in the history books may not be true.
In the tomb, experts found a large number of sage screens, and from the information in the tomb literature, it can be known that Liu He likes the way of the sages, coupled with the discovery of a large number of bamboo janes in the tomb, proving that Liu He is a learned person, just imagine, if Liu He is as incompetent and greedy as recorded in the history books, he will never put a portrait of a sage in his funeral.
Maybe it is not so simple that Hai Dihou was deposed, maybe he and Huo Guang's concept were not compatible, or it may be that he showed his sharp edge early, so that Huo Guang felt the crisis, and in just 27 days, he found 1127 crimes, will it be too much, then Liu He is so incompetent, Huo Guang should not have found out earlier? But we may never know the answer to these mysteries.