If being able to become an emperor was the ultimate dream of many men in ancient times, then being able to become an empress was the ultimate dream of many women in ancient times. According to the records of the Zizhi Tongjian, in order to become an empress, Wu Zetian even did not hesitate to kill his own daughter in order to overthrow the original empress Wang, which shows how tempting the position of empress is to people.
Huo Chengjun in the Western Han Dynasty was a person who very much wanted to become an empress, and according to common sense, it was not difficult for her to become an empress, because her father's name was Huo Guang. Huo Guang was the half-brother of the famous Han general Huo Fuyi, who was personally brought to Chang'an by Huo Quyi and raised and educated, and became a trusted vassal when Emperor Wu of Han was dying, and gradually fell into power.
How great is Huo Guang's power? After the death of the original Han Zhao Emperor, he first established Liu He the Prince of Changyi as emperor, and later abolished Liu He's throne, and replaced him with Emperor Wu of Han's great-grandson Liu Qing as emperor, that is, the later Emperor Xuan of Han, that is to say, his power was great enough to depose Tianzi, and he was a famous courtier in ancient history.
Huo Chengjun is Huo Guang's beloved daughter, she wants to marry Emperor Xuan of Han to become the empress of the Great Han Dynasty, originally this matter is not too complicated, after all, Huo Guang not only has the "merit from the dragon", but also has the power to the opposition, even the emperor must look at his face, just need to say a word to Emperor Xuan of Han, this matter is also done, but Emperor Xuan of Han is a very obsessive person.
Emperor Xuan of Han's life was rather bleak, he was the only emperor in history to grow up in prison, he was only a few months old, his grandfather Liu Zhao, who was originally the crown prince, was killed because he was involved in the "Case of witchcraft", and the whole clan was wiped out, leaving only a swaddled self, because of the protection of loyal subjects, barely survived, and grew up safely.
It was only when he grew up that Emperor Xuan of Han, because his grandfather was charged with "conspiracy", so people did not dare to associate with him, and no girl was willing to marry him, only a girl named Xu Pingjun did not dislike his life, and at the darkest time of his life, he was very brave to marry him, accompanied him in the house with ventilation on all sides, and spent many years of ups and downs.
When Emperor Xuan of Han ascended the throne in 74 BC, the first thing he did was to make Xu Pingjun, the wife of the chaff, empress, and the whole world knew that his love for Xu Pingjun could not be shaken, as long as Xu Pingjun was still alive, then the empress would always be Xu Pingjun. So Huo Chengjun let his parents quietly poison Xu Pingjun, and although Emperor Xuan of Han knew the truth of this matter, he had no choice but to do anything about Huo Guang at that time, but instead made Huo Chengjun empress the next day.
Emperor Xuan of Han endured for 5 years, and after waiting for his own power to grow, he destroyed the Huo GuangJiu Clan and deposed Huo Chengjun as empress, and Huo Chengjun committed suicide in endless regret.