The chancellor secretly saved a death row prisoner, and 18 years later the death row prisoner became an emperor and extended the life of the Han Dynasty for 82 years
Throughout the ages, there have been countless things that have saved the lives of others, and sometimes have unpredictable positive effects. For example, a minister of the Han Dynasty once risked his life to save a baby death row prisoner, and as a result, 18 years later, the rescued person ascended the throne as emperor and became a very accomplished Ming Emperor of the Han Dynasty. This person was Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Qian, and this chancellor was Bingji.
Without Bingji, the Han Xuan Emperor Liu Qian would have died in prison, or was killed by his great-grandfather Emperor Wu of Han, who could have become a famous generation of heroes in history. Among the emperors of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han has always been a figure of mixed praise and criticism. Emperor Wu of Han was brilliant and strategic in his lifetime, but in his later years he did many wrong things, requisitioning the Xiongnu to make the people's resentment boil, needless to say, and also killed his own son.
According to historical records, in 92 BC, Emperor Wudi of Han was resting in his bedroom one evening, and the shadow saw an assassin flashing outside the door, and Emperor Wudi of Han immediately summoned guards, but in the end he did not even see a shadow. Emperor Wu of Han was extremely angry at this time, and a few days later he ordered the Janissaries to search the palace and close the gates of Chang'an, after which the scourge of witchcraft began.
The elderly Emperor Wu of Han began to weaken mentally and physically, and was suspicious all day long, dreaming that someone had cursed him. So he sent Jiang Chong to investigate the case, but Jiang Chong was too selfish and had always been grumpy about his estrangement from the crown prince Liu Zhao. He wanted to take advantage of Emperor Wudi of Han's old confusion to take this opportunity to kill the prince and set up a whole set up for Emperor Wudi of Han to think that the prince wanted to succeed to the throne as soon as possible and used tricks to kill him. Emperor Wu of Han actually listened to him and forced Empress Wei Zifu and Crown Prince Liu Zhu to commit suicide. And Liu Zhao's son and daughter-in-law were all planted. Liu Yuan, a grandson who is only a few months old, is still in prison.
Inside the Chang'an Prison, there was a court lieutenant named Bingji, who was responsible for guarding all the criminals in the "witch cases." Bing Ji was very sympathetic to these implicated prisoners, especially poor Liu Yuan, so he selected two female prisoners in prison, namely Guo Zhengqing and Hu Group, who were nurses, who were specifically responsible for breastfeeding Liu Yuan, and also temporarily exempted these two people from punishment, so that Liu Xiang was able to "survive".
Four years later, Emperor Wu listened to the warlock's statement that "there is a heavenly son in Chang'an Prison" and ordered the killing of all prisoners, including his own great-grandchildren. Bingji forced the prison door shut and "toppled" the messenger back along with the edict in his hand. The emissary had no way, so he reported the situation to the emperor, and at this time Emperor Wu's mind was somewhat clear, so he sighed and said, "The emperor's great-grandson's life should not be extinguished, it seems that this is what Heaven asked Bingji to do." Afterwards, Emperor Wu ordered a general amnesty, and a large number of prisoners were set free. After Liu Qian was released from prison, he had nowhere to go, so Bing Ji paid him to hire a nanny to take good care of his diet and living.
In 74 BC, Huo Guang assisted Liu Qing in ascending the throne. That is, the tenth emperor of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Xuan of Han. Liu Qing can be described as a rare sage in Chinese history, who worked hard to reform the government and defend the country. He once defeated the Xiongnu, recovered 1.6 million square kilometers of territory, and set up the capital of the Western Regions, which continued the life of the Han Dynasty for 82 years (in 8 AD, Wang Mang dynasty Han Jianxin)!
Later, by chance, Liu Xiang learned of what happened to him in his childhood, learned that Bingji was his savior, and was greatly moved, and named Bingji the Marquis of Boyang, talking about the heart of repaying his kindness. Because Bing Ji was a clean and honest official and had outstanding ability, it was not long before Liu Que promoted him to the rank of chancellor and a very popular subject. Bing Ji was tolerant and generous, knew every measure and knew the general body, and was a rare talent of the prime minister, who later became a generation of famous ministers and was listed in the list of heroes of the Qilin Pavilion