In 180 BC, Lü Hou, who had been in power for many years, died, and after the outbreak of the Zhulu Rebellion, the members of the Lü family, including the daughters of foreign marriages, were almost wiped out, and in this turmoil, the most beneficial was neither the sons of Emperor Hui of Han nor Liu Xiang, the eldest grandson of Liu Bangshu, who had made great contributions to the rebellion of Zhu lü, several sons of Emperor Hui of Han were killed by Zhou Bo and Chen Pingren on the grounds that they were descendants of Lü and not the sons of Liu Ying, and Liu Xiang was killed by Liu Ze, the king of Langya, and Liu Xiang, the king of Langya, and Liu Xiang.
In fact, the one who benefited the most from the Rebellion of Zhu Lü was Liu Heng, the acting king of the Daiguo. At the time of the Zhulu Rebellion, Liu Heng was still uneasy on behalf of the state and knew little about the situation in Jingzhong, so when the imperial courtiers elected him as the heir to the throne, the first reaction of him and his staff was not ecstasy, but suspicion and fear.
To this end, Liu Heng also specially let his uncle Bo Zhao enter Beijing to confirm the news, when Bo Zhao got the confirmed news, Liu Hengyou and his staff held several meetings, and even carried out divination, when all the preparations were ready, Liu Heng entered Beijing with some of his henchmen and guards, and took the big pie that fell from the sky.
Of course, Liu Heng did not pay a price, in fact, his four concubines died during this time, as for the cause of death, the "History" is recorded as follows: "And the king was established as emperor, and the four sons born to the queen died of illness." ”
Liu Heng ascended the throne in September 188 BC, and in the first month of 187 BC, the ministers suggested that Liu Qi, who was born to Dou Ji, was the longest and should therefore be made crown prince, that is, in the more than three months between Liu Heng's ascension to the throne and the election of the crown prince, all four of Liu Heng's concubines died.
The "Historical Record" believes that they died of illness, but it is clear that the possibility of illness and death is very small, just to explain that these four concubines are all born to the queen when Liu Heng was the acting king, according to the theory, they should have names, but there is no history book, and it is also a brush stroke for them, as if they are taboo.
Another point is more noteworthy, Liu Heng's queen should be a member of the Lü family, when Lü Hou married the girls of the Lü family to the princes in order to restrain the princes, Liu Heng was naturally not spared, and another piece of evidence is that Liu Heng did not posthumously seal the queen after he took the throne, so Liu Heng's queen is most likely a member of the Lü family. Therefore, before Liu Heng, that is, during the rebellion of Zhulu, the queen died, and was not sick and died, but was killed.
After the queen died, Liu Heng received news from the capital and entered the capital as emperor, and then all four sons born to the queen died. The death probability of the four people was killed, as for who did it, there has been no conclusion in history, it seems that the courtiers, Liu Heng, Dou Ji, etc. are all possible, but there are also places that do not make sense, perhaps the truth has long been buried, we can only glimpse that the four sons were killed.
In addition to these four concubines, Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng also had four sons, the most famous of whom were Liu Qi, the Emperor of Han Jing, born to Dou Ji, and Liu Wu the Prince of Liang. After the death of Liu Heng's four concubines, Liu Qi, who was born to Dou Ji, became the eldest son, so he was made crown prince, and soon after his mother was crowned empress, Dou Ji was made empress, and Empress Dou's second son Liu Wu was made the Prince of Liang.
The brothers also had a very unpleasant quarrel later, and most of the brothers of the imperial family in ancient history seemed to be brothers of the same mother, such as Yang Yong and Yang Guang, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and Li Tai, etc. Liu Qi and Liu Wu were no exception, and it was their mother, Empress Dou, who later estranged the two.
After Liu Qi became emperor, he was still very good to this brother, and after becoming emperor, Liu Qi had only one younger brother, and originally he had two half-brothers, namely Liu San and Liu Yi. It is not recorded who Liu San's birth mother was, but he was created the King of Taiyuan in 178 BC, and later changed his title to DaiWang because he had obtained the land of the Daiguo.
However, even if the State of Taiyuan merged into the land of the DaiGuo, his power was still relatively weak, and it was a very small existence in the princely states, and Liu Shan died in 162 BC, and when he died, he was not yet thirty years old, and he should have died of illness.
Before Liu San's death was Emperor Wen of Han's youngest son, Liu Yi (劉揖), who was recorded in history as "the youngest son of King Huai, and Ai Xing was different from his son." "The King of Huai here is Liu Yi, who was made the King of Liang in 179 BC, and also worshiped Jia Yi as a Taifu, who had a good future, but he fell off his horse and died in 169 BC, and poor him was young and had no sons, so Liu Wu, who was originally crowned king of Huaiyang, became the King of Liang.
Therefore, when Liu Qi ascended the throne in 157 BC, he was left with only one younger brother, Liu Wu, or the younger brother of a mother' compatriot, how could he not love each other?
Liu Wu once entered the dynasty, when the brothers drank wine and had a strong drink, Liu Qi said to Liu Wu: "Long live the thousand autumns and pass it on to the king." "Although Jun has no joke, who dares to take it seriously after getting drunk?" However, the speaker had no intention of listening, and both Liu Wu and Empress Dou were concerned about it.
Especially when Liu Qi later made Liu Rong, the eldest son of Shu, crown prince and deposed the crown prince three years later, Empress Dou hoped to make Liu Wu the crown prince and become Liu Qi's heir in the future, saying that Empress Dou really loved this young son, the mother and son were really mothers and sons of filial piety, Liu Wu wanted to stay in the capital for a period of time after entering the dynasty, Liu Qizun, during the time when Liu Wu stayed in the capital, "entering the Jing Emperor and going out hunting in the same car." "Those servants, lang officials, and gurudwaras from Liang Guolai were treated no differently from the eunuchs of the Han Dynasty.
Among them, of course, there is Liu Qi's brotherly love for Liu Wu's younger brother, more is actually Empress Dou's love for this young son, and it is precisely because of Empress Dou's love for him, coupled with Liu Qi's love for him, and his own great contributions to the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, these factors together made Liang Guo a princely power at that time, Liu Wu's honor guard in Liang Guo was comparable to that of the Son of Heaven, and over time, he naturally thought about the emperor's addiction.
When Liu Rong was deposed, Liu Wu happened to be staying in the capital, so the mother and son also made a plan, and Empress Dou directly proposed to make Liu Wu the crown prince, but this was rejected by the courtiers headed by Yuan Ang, so Empress Dou's purpose was not achieved.
It was precisely because of this that Liu Wu had a grudge against Yuan Ang, and in the case that Liu Che's overall situation of becoming the crown prince had been decided, Liu Wu and his staff plotted to kill Yuan Ang and a dozen other courtiers, causing a sensation, which became the fuse of the brothers' estrangement, although in the end, under the interference of Princess Guantao and Empress Dou, Liu Qi forgave Liu Wu, but Empress Dou's blatant favoritism towards her young son made Liu Qi very sad, and the feelings between the brothers were no longer the same, and Liu Qi no longer allowed Liu Wu to stay in Beijing.
In 144 BC, after Liu Wu entered the dynasty, he wanted to stay in the capital for a while, but liu Qi refused, Liu Wu returned to Liang kingdom with a sullen mood, and then had a serious illness, and half a year later he died of illness, Empress Dou heard the news of the death of her young son, and actually said to Liu Qi: "Kill my son!" "Then go on a hunger strike, which is really embarrassing for Liu Qi."
In fact, seriously speaking, Liu Wu had such an ending, which was caused by Empress Dou's preference and his own pampering and arrogance.