During the Han Dynasty, the national strength was strong, the national treasury was abundant, and the army strength was superior. Under the rule of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the territory of the Han Dynasty was further expanded and its merits were outstanding. However, such a brilliant emperor, in his old age, made a decision that made his courtiers think he was terminally ill—to kill a woman.
Historically, the han dynasty, which was at its peak, could not get rid of the shackles of feudal superstition, and once flourished in witchcraft, and there was a ridiculous saying in the folk that as long as a doll was buried in the ground and cursed the person he wanted to curse, he could make the other party suffer misfortune.
The rumor was just a rumor, but the people believed it, and for a time witchcraft prevailed, which had a certain impact on the emperor's governance.
Later, some villains used this incident as evidence to frame the crown prince Liu Zhao, hoping to punish the prince severely. After receiving the wind, Liu Zhi was angry and attacked his heart, and killed the villain one step ahead, however, sending troops without authorization was a major crime, Liu Zhao's personality was weak, afraid of bearing this consequence, and finally chose to commit suicide.
When the crown prince was gone, Emperor Wu of Han made Lady Hook Yi's son the crown prince, which showed that he had high hopes for him. Her son became the crown prince, and Lady Hook Yi was quite happy, but she did not know that Emperor Wu of Han was bent on killing her. Soon, Emperor Wu of Han arbitrarily charged Lady Hook Yi with a crime, and without saying a word, he killed her.
Hearing that Lady Hook Yi had been killed by the emperor, the courtiers were talking about it, thinking that the emperor was old and terminally ill, and he wanted to kill his own woman, not to mention that she was still the prince's mother-in-law. Faced with the confusion of his subjects, Emperor Wu of Han later made an explanation.
Lessons from the past, lessons from the future. The weak son and the strong mother will chaos the world. It turned out that when Liu Ying was young, the fact that Lü Hou had ascended to the throne was always a thorn in the emperor's heart, and if the thorn of Lady Hook Yi was not removed, the future emperor would certainly be quite pierced. In order to protect the young prince, Emperor Wu of Han held the attitude of preferring to kill ten thousand wrong than a thousand, and cut the grass and roots of Lady Hook Yi.
Before his death, Emperor Wu of Han, faced with a confused courtier, desperately beheaded Lady Hook Yi, and indeed had the style of a king. In the subsequent dynasties, some also imitated Emperor Wu of Han, and some could not bear it. At that time, the Xianfeng Emperor was out of intolerance and did not get rid of Cixi before he died. The appearance of Empress Dowager Cixi in the Qing Dynasty also confirmed the error of the weak mother of the imperial family, and the practice of Emperor Wu of Han was also quite wise.