Among the famous generals of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing can definitely be ranked, from the initial household slave, to later become a prominent general, and his family has become prominent and honorable because of him, but why was his family exterminated as soon as he died?
Wei Qing's combat ability is to make the Xiongnu all feel frightened, Emperor Wu of Han from the ascension to the throne, he changed the Han Dynasty's policy of submission to the outside world, and turned to take the initiative to attack, all kinds of troops to recover the lost territory of the ancestors, it was also at this time that Wei Qing's talent was displayed, and his sister Wei Zifu also entered the palace to become a mother-in-law, and the family became more and more prominent, and later his sister also gave birth to the crown prince Liu Zhao, Emperor Wu of Han was very fond of Liu Zhao, and he was also very important, so, What happened to make the family that the emperor valued so much be exterminated overnight?
Wei Qing seven conquests of the Xiongnu, beat the Xiongnu back to their hometown, the Han Dynasty also restored the former ruling area, after Wei Qing returned to the dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han honored him as a great general, Wei Qing's power is still above the chancellor, but we all know that the tree is a big move, Wei Qing is so favored, the family power is so huge, naturally it will cause dissatisfaction from others, when Wei Qing was alive, those villains feared his prestige and did not dare to make a mistake, but as soon as Wei Qing died, those villains began to stir, and the gong gao zhen lord was a problem that every emperor of the dynasty had to face. If it is a wise monarch, it is natural to tolerate and trust its courtiers, but if it is a faint monarch, mixed with capable courtiers, bad things will happen.
For the matter of foreign relatives interfering in politics, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty is particularly taboo, after all, the lessons of the past are too painful, when Wei Qing was alive, the emperor still trusted him, what Wei Qing did was also obvious to all, but when Wei Qing died, there were no people who deserved the trust of Emperor Wu of Han, plus there were some people who fanned the flames and spread some rumors everywhere, and the last straw that overwhelmed the Wei family was that Emperor Wu of Han fell ill, and often hallucinated, and those villains told the emperor that this disease was related to witchcraft. Then the emperor ordered a thorough investigation of the matter, and captured some enemies of the Wei family, who also designed to frame the prince Liu Zhao's rebellion, and Emperor Wu of Han was furious, so the Wei family was exterminated overnight.