On August 18, 180 B.C., in the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an, the 62-year-old empress dowager Lü Yan was trembling and nestled on the imperial bed, and her mouth was muttering: "Lady Qi... Liu Ruyi... Don't bother me! There were only two people standing in the room, they were the empress dowager's younger brother Lü Lu the Prince of Zhao and Lü Chan the King of Liang, and the two of them rushed to see their sister like this when they got the edict of their sister, but they didn't want to see their sister like this!
Seeing that the two younger brothers had arrived, Lü Yanqiang propped himself up and said hesitantly: "Since I was injured by a dog in March, I have often been afraid of the wind and water, and in recent days I have often dreamed of the Qi family, afraid that time is running out... I have called you twice today to explain something to you. I don't have much time, and before I go, I will order you two to divide the Forbidden Army between the North and the South, in case the old ministers will attack after my death... And Lü Chan, you are promoted to Xiangguo, And Lü Lu, you want to marry your young daughter to Liu Hong, so that you can keep my Lü family safe..."
Lü Yan explained more than one thing after the death of Lü Lu and Lü Lu in one breath, and his tone gradually weakened, so he stopped speaking. After a moment of silence, Lü Yan suddenly said, "After I die, I will still be buried with Emperor Gao, not buried separately..."
After saying this, Lü Hou, who had been ruling on behalf of the emperor for fifteen years, died at the age of sixty-two.
Just as Lü Hou feared, a group of old ministers led by Zhou Bo immediately attacked after Lü Hou's death, led troops to kill Lü Chan Lü Lu and other Lü family members, and then welcomed liu Heng, the acting king, and the power was finally returned to Liu Shi, and Lü Hou's arrangements became nothing.
Lü Yan, history and posterity prefer to call lü hou, the wife of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, was promised to Liu Bang by his father Lü Gong when Liu Bang was still a small pavilion chief, and in the years that followed, Lü Yan took care of the family wholeheartedly, which can be described as responsible! After Liu Bang became emperor, Lü Yan helped Liu Bang plan and killed Han Xin and other ministers, just as Tai Shi Gong said: "Lü Hou is resolute, and the ministers killed by Emperor Gao are mostly afterwords!" It can be seen that Lü Hou is fierce and his political acumen is excellent.
In her later years, Liu Bang favored the young and beautiful Lady Qi, and therefore wanted to abolish Liu Ying, the crown prince of Lü Hou, which changed the thinking of Lü Hou, who had been bent on assisting her husband, so she actively sought political partners and retained the position of Prince liu Ying, and Liu Ying's benevolence and weakness also made it possible for her to seize the political dictatorship in the future.
After Liu Ying ascended the throne, Empress Lü's desire for power grew, and in order to take power into his own hands, he did not hesitate to violate Gao Zu's rule that "no one with a different surname could be crowned king" and divided Up Lü to grasp the authority. At the same time, for Lady Qi and Liu Ruyi, who had previously brought threats to them, Lü Hou used cruel means to directly lead to the death of his son Liu Ying, and it has to be said that Lü Hou's political desire was strong and unusual women were comparable.
As for the death of this Lü Hou, in ancient times, it is often rumored that it was caused by the entanglement of Lady Qi's wronged soul, which is very interesting. In recent years, with archaeological excavations, experts have proved that this Lü Houshi died of rabies. In March of the same year of his death, Lü Hou was bitten by a wild dog on the way home, and he did not take it seriously at that time, and gradually became afraid of wind and water. A generation of mothers, but died of rabies, no wonder the history books are difficult to record...