In 141 BC, Liu Che ascended the throne, ushering in the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. However, it was not Liu Che who was initially crowned crown prince, but his eldest brother Liu Rong.
Liu Rong was deposed as the King of Linjiang, and Liu Che, the King of Jiaodong, naturally ascended to the throne as the new crown prince.
After Liu Rong was deposed, he took the domain, and after only two years, he was accused of encroaching on the land of the Zongmiao Temple to build a palace, and was ordered to enter Beijing for questioning, and when he met a cool official, he had to commit suicide, and he was only in his early twenties.
Most of the roots of Liu Rong's tragic life as King of Linjiang came from his mother, Li Ji, the former favorite of Emperor Jingdi of Han, ---.
Li Ji bore three sons to Emperor Jing, and he was highly favored, and the eldest son was made crown prince.
The pampered and arrogant Li Ji not only did not look at Emperor Jing's many concubines in the eyes, but even with the identity of the prince's biological mother and future empress dowager, she also neglected Emperor Jing's sister Princess Guantao.
Princess Guantao was a very dangerous figure, and for the sake of her own and the family's vital interests, she proposed a marriage and wanted her daughter Chen Ajiao to marry the crown prince Liu Rong.
Princess Guantao played well, but Li Ji did not accept the offer--- she bluntly refused the kindness of the eldest sister-in-law.
In fact, this marriage was very beneficial to the young prince, but Li Ji could not see this. The good fortune of the smooth sailing made her self-righteously believe that the future of herself and her sons was also a smooth road.
In her eyes, she only saw that Princess Guantao was constantly giving beauty to the emperor, threatening her position (in fact, from Guantao to Pingyang, sending beautiful women to her brother who became the emperor seemed to be a favorite of the princesses). Jealousy made Li Ji very dissatisfied with the eldest sister-in-law, so Li Ji had no idea about marriage.
Of course, at this time, the favored Li Ji did not expect what kind of mistake she had made.
And that's not even the deadliest.
Emperor Jing did like Li Ji, or at least he had some degree of trust in Li Ji. So he asked her one day if he could take care of the rest of his concubines and children after a hundred years.
At this time, Kurihime became the ultimate example of death. She actually refused to even do superficial kung fu, and directly slapped her face --- "Li Ji is angry, refuses to respond, and is not inferior."
Emperor Jing was disappointed, and since then he has had the idea of abolishing the establishment.
In 150, Emperor Jing deposed Liu Rong and made Liu Che crown prince.
Li Ji died in a corner of the palace, and her once despised opponent, Liu Che's birth mother Wang Meiren, laughed to the end.
How did Li Ji, who originally had a good hand of cards, lose to Wang Meiren, who was inferior to her everywhere?
First, in terms of foresight, Li Ji is not as good as Wang Meiren
Kurihime's start was indeed a great one. As long as she does not die, has a broader heart, has a long-term vision, and carefully considers the benefits that marriage with Princess Guantao can bring, she will not go all the way to the black.
However, jealousy and resentment not only made Li Ji a powerful enemy for herself, but also gave the opportunity to Wang Meiren in vain.
Princess Guantao, who was disgraced by Li Ji, weighed the pros and cons and chose Liu Che, who had the auspicious omen of "dreaming of the sun". Wang Meiren was simply overjoyed and immediately agreed.
The next history went directly according to the ideas of Princess Guantao and Wang Meiren.
Second, in terms of mental means, Li Ji is still inferior to Wang Meiren
Princess Guantao seized the opportunity to say to the emperor that Li Ji was not, and even said that she "wished to spit on her back" and practiced witchcraft. Emperor Jing was half-convinced and did not pursue it.
But years of affection and pampering finally have a time to be exhausted.
When the imperial court officials asked the crown prince to be made empress, the anger accumulated by Emperor Jing finally broke out, and instead of directly executing the speakers, he also changed the seat of the prince to a different person.
Of course, no one would have thought that this poor head bird was actually too stupid, instigated by Wang Meiren's hands for a few words, and thought that he could make suggestions for the emperor's family affairs.
Finally, as far as her own understanding is concerned, Li Ji is far less thorough than Wang Meiren.
The emperor's grace is nothing more than a passing cloud, and it cannot last long. The silly Kurihime is too confident to notice how hateful her high-profile dazzling is, and she does not consider how to further deepen the foundation of her mother and son, but instead places everything on the crumbling grace.
What Wang Meiren saw was how to plan step by step, establish an important network of relationships, and take the future into his own hands.
Therefore, Wang Meiren became the final winner.