Emperor Zhao of Han in film and television works
In 74 BC, the young Emperor Zhao of Han fell ill and died, leaving no heirs, and the Han Dynasty faced a dilemma of how to choose a new emperor. At this time, the key player to the korean situation was the great general Huo Guang, and he became the final decision-maker.
Emperor Wu of Han himself had six sons, Liu Zhao, Liu Hong, Liu Dan, Liu Ji and four others who had died for various reasons. After the death of Emperor Zhao of Han, Emperor Wu of Han also had a son alive, he was Liu Xu, the Prince of Guangling, who was originally the most promising person to inherit the throne and the most qualified person to inherit the throne. However, Huo Guang was in a big position, he certainly did not want an adult monarch to appear in front of him, if Liu Xu became emperor, he would inevitably have a fierce power struggle with Huo Guang, facing Liu Xu, Huo Guang did not have the certainty of victory. Therefore, Huo Guang had a very headache, how could he get Liu Xu out? At this time, a Lang official wrote to the emperor in time, saying that Liu Xu was deposed by the former emperor, and if the former emperor was still alive at this time, he would not establish Liu Xu. Huo Guang was very happy and immediately gave this Lang guan a knighthood. In this way, Liu Xu launched a competition.
The mausoleum of Liu Xu, the King of Guangling
Excluding the sons of Emperor Wu of Han, he could only choose from his grandchildren. Liu Xu himself did not consider it, and his children naturally need not be said. Liu Hong had no sons, and Liu Bao's son had already been killed. Although Liu Dan left several sons, Liu Dan initially fought with Huo Guang for power and was forced by Huo Guang to commit suicide. Therefore, Liu Dan's sons are not considered. At this moment, for Huo Guang, the only thing that could be considered was Liu Ji's son. Liu He, the Prince of Changyi, had a son named Liu He, and after Liu Yi's death, Liu Ji succeeded his father as King of Changyi. Therefore, Huo Guang summoned Liu He, the king of Changyi, to Chang'an in the name of empress dowager to inherit the throne. On June of the first year of YuanPing, Liu He accepted the emperor's seal and officially ascended the throne, and after forty-three days of vacancy, he finally had a new emperor.
The seal of Liu He found in the tomb of Marquis Hai of Nanchang
It stands to reason that a new emperor has emerged, and the crisis of imperial succession should have passed. However, things are not so simple. According to the "Biography of the King of Changyi in the Book of Han", Liu He was very incompetent on the way to Chang'an, not only did not sympathize with his feelings, but also robbed the women of the people all the way. When he arrived in Chang'an, according to the etiquette system, he should mourn for Emperor Han Zhao, and he excused himself on the pretext of a sore throat. After Liu He ascended the throne, he still did not repent at all. Before Emperor Han Zhao was buried, he was singing and dancing in the imperial palace, and judging from the records of the Book of Han, Liu He's behavior was simply the same as that of the King of Shang's wine pond meat forest! Not only that, Liu He also rewarded his old courtiers from Changyi. When he came to Chang'an, he did not first sacrifice the ancestors, but many times sacrificed Liu Qi, the king of Changyi. And so on, and so on. Later, according to the statistics of Yang Chang and others, Liu He had been on the throne for twenty-seven days, and had done a total of 1,127 bad things!
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Co-authored, this Liu He came to Chang'an all day and did bad things! Do more than forty bad things every day, except for the time to sleep and eat, and do at least two or three bad things every hour! Is there really such a strange thing in the world? Of course not, these are certainly the words of the victors! In the end, Huo Guang deposed Liu He in the name of the empress!
So, did Liu He really commit so many sins? Of course not, I am afraid that there is really no species in the world that does three things in every hour! What is the actual situation? In fact, after Liu He came to Chang'an, he did not want to be a puppet emperor and wanted to really live the addiction of being an emperor. But Huo Guang, who held great power, did not want anyone to point fingers in front of him!
Huo Guang in film and television works
After Liu He was deposed, Huo Guang did not give up, he continued to carry out large-scale liquidation! In the past, liu he's people around him were sentenced to death on the grounds that they had not advised Liu He. When these two hundred people were escorted to the execution ground, they shouted one after another: "When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic!" This reveals the truth, and it is not that Liu He has done so many bad things. Instead, he had a power struggle with Huo Guang and was deposed by Huo Guang.
Then, we all say that the emperor is the supreme emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan and has great power, so why is he willing to be deposed by others? In fact, the phrase "when the break is continuous, it is chaotic" illustrates the problem. In fact, Liu He's men were indeed advising Liu He to act in time, to strike first, and to take down Huo Guang. However, Liu He did not listen to the advice of his subordinates, did not act, and was finally deposed by Huo Guang.
So, why didn't Liu He do it? The reason is first of all because Liu He himself may feel that the timing is not yet ripe, or it is also possible that Liu He feels that Huo Guang does not dare to move. In fact, Liu He himself was indeed prepared. But it really didn't happen in time. He did not expect that Huo Guang would really dare to risk the world to depose the monarch. Huo Guang himself later said that he recalled that when he deposed Liu He, he also said: "It makes me sick and palpitated to this day." That is, many years later, Huo Guang still had palpitations when he remembered the events of that year. This shows that the victory of Huo Guang and others in the beginning also brought great contingency. Most likely, Huo Guang and the others also felt that Liu He would also take action, so they took a timely shot before Liu He and the others launched.
The territory of the Western Han Dynasty
The second reason why Liu He did not dare to act rashly was that Huo Guang's own general was not a puppet general, but he held real power. In particular, the military power of the current dynasty was in huo Guang's hands. Huo Guang's son-in-law, the Liao general Fan Mingyou, was serving as a weiyang guard lieutenant at that time, responsible for the security of weiyang palace, Huo Guang's other son-in-law, Ren Shengzhonglang, the general Yulin supervisor, who held the power of the Yulin army, and a son-in-law, Deng Guanghan, who also served as a changle guard lieutenant, responsible for the security of Changle Palace, and his son-in-law Zhao Ping, who served as a scattered cavalry lieutenant, responsible for commanding the cavalry of the imperial court. Zhang Shuo, the son-in-law of Huo Guang's sister's family, served as Guanglu's doctor, and his granddaughter-in-law served as a general. After making this list, you probably know how big Huo Guang's influence in the DPRK was at that time!
Therefore, in the final analysis, the fundamental reason why Liu He, the king of Changyi, did not dare to act rashly was because the strength was not in his hands, and he could only ask for more blessings!