In 150 BC, one day, emperor Jing of Han suddenly received a report that his favorite minister Yuan Ang was assassinated in the street! Emperor Jing was furious and must find out the murderer! The minister thought to himself that we only had one head, and did not dare to check it! Because everyone understands that this must have been done by your brother Liang Wang.
This Liang king was Liu Wu, the Prince of Liang of the Western Han Dynasty, the second son of Liu Heng, the emperor of Han, and the half-brother of Liu Qi, the Emperor of HanJing, whose mother was Empress Dou, who always loved to interfere in politics at that time.
Because Liu Wu, the King of Liang, was the younger son of Empress Dowager Dou, he was spoiled from an early age, and his relationship with Liu Qi, the Emperor of Hanjing, was also very good, and the brothers were very close. After Liu Heng's death, Liu Qi became emperor, when Emperor Jing of Han first ascended the throne, he had not yet established a crown prince, and his brother Liu Wu was still intimate, and once the two of them drank together, Emperor Jing of Han drank a lot, and said casually: "After I live forever, it will be passed on to you the King of Liang." ”
Although Liu Wu knew that Liu Qi was talking about wine, he was happy in his heart and immediately told his mother Empress Dou, and When Empress Dou heard it, she also took it seriously and was equally happy. Liu Wu, with the favor of his mother and brother, overhauled the palace in the Liang Kingdom, made weapons, recruited strange people and strange people, four-way heroes, such as Yang Sheng, Gongsun Wei, Zou Yang and others, and when he went out, he also carried the banner of the emperor's reward, which was mighty and mighty, comparable to the emperor's prestige.
Later, Emperor Jing of Han provoked the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu because he adopted the erroneous "strategy of cutting the domain", and for a time, more than 500,000 rebels of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu were killed in Chang'an. However, to fight Chang'an, you must first pass through the State of Liang, at this time Liu Wu, the King of Liang, fully demonstrated the pride of "brothers in battle", and he sent Han Anguo and Zhang Yu as generals, desperately resisting, and dragging Wu Chu's main force to death.
At that time, due to the strength of the rebel army, Liang Guo was almost breached several times, but it was precisely because Liang Guo bit the rebels to death, which allowed Zhou Yafu to gather troops, take the opportunity to lightly go south, go around to the rebels, and cut off the rebels' food routes. In the end, the Wuchu rebels were cut off from grain and grass, most of the soldiers were starved to death, and the rebels retreated without a fight, and Zhou Yafu won the victory.
If it were not for the efforts of Liu Wu, the King of Liang, how could Zhou Yafu's 100,000 troops have defeated more than 500,000 rebels. Therefore, after the Wu-Chu coalition was destroyed, when calculating the merits, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, had the greatest merit, and for this reason, the Han Jing Emperor gave him countless rewards. From then on, Liu Wu was even more arrogant in his military service, and he entered the capital to meet the Han Jing Emperor, and the carriage he took was the carriage that the emperor rode, and even the waiters and lang officials of the Liang State were also honored, and entering and leaving the palace was as free as entering their own homes.
In 151 BC, Emperor Jing of Han deposed the crown prince Liu Rong, and Empress Dou proposed that Liu Wu be the heir, and Liu Qi was not easy to refuse, after all, this was what he had said himself before. Moreover, Liu Wugong was high, had money and soldiers, and had the support of the empress, and none of the ministers wanted to cause trouble for themselves, raise objections, and offend Liu Wu.
But the upright Yuan Ang did not agree, he was the first to stand up against it, in order to prevent this, Yuan Ang asked the empress: "The empress dowager wants to establish the king of Liang, and the king of Liang is the end, who do you want to establish?" (The old lady wants to make a younger son, and when the little son dies, to whom will the throne be passed?) ）
Empress Dowager Dou said, "I have restored the emperor." (After King Liang's death, he returned the throne to Emperor Jing's son.) ）
Yuan Ang shook his head after hearing this, and then used song Xuangong's story to tell the empress dowager that this trick would not work. At first, Song Xuangong was afraid that his son and Yi would not manage the country well, so he passed the throne to his younger brother Song Mugong at the time of his death. Later, when Song Mugong died, he thanked his brother for his trust in him, and returned to the throne with Yi, that is, Song Gong.
However, the son of Song Mugong did not recognize it, nor did those who were loyal to Song Gong, so as a result, Dazai Huadu killed Song Gong and welcomed Song Mugong's son Feng Weijun, who was the Duke of SongZhuang. Since then, everyone has believed that we must abide by the rule of passing the throne to our sons, otherwise it will cause trouble.
Empress Dowager Dou and Emperor Jing of Han listened to Yuan Ang's analysis and dismissed Liu Wu as their heir. In order to appease Liu Wu and avoid making trouble in the capital division, this matter was done very secretly, until Liu Wu resigned from the imperial court and returned to the feudal state, he did not know that he had been released.
Liu Wu rubbed shoulders with the throne, very angry, and inquired that Yuan Ang had ruined his own good deeds. He plotted with Yang Sheng, Gongsun Wei and others to secretly send people to assassinate Yuan Ang, and as a result, a generation of famous ministers Yuan Ang was assassinated in public on the street outside the gate of Anling City.
After the incident, it caused an uproar, public opinion was overwhelming, and Emperor Jingdi of Han was also very angry, secretly thinking that if the murderer was not found out, the emperor himself would be too faceless, so he summoned the group of ministers and ordered a strict investigation, and the murderer must be found. The ministers all knew in their hearts that this matter must have been done by your dear brother Liang Wang, and another person would not have the courage to do so!
King Liang was Emperor Jing's younger brother, Empress Dou's younger son, and was much favored, and if anyone checked on King Liang, Empress Dowager Dou would certainly not be able to make a difference. The ministers secretly thought that they did not have a second head, and they did not dare to check it. Emperor Jing was worried when he suddenly thought of a person: Uncle Tian.
Uncle Tian was an old courtier of many dynasties, who had worked under Zhang Ao, the King of Zhao, and later Zhang Ao was accused of rebellion, and everyone did not dare to follow Zhang Ao to Chang'an, but Uncle Tian shaved his hair, put on a shackle, and voluntarily followed, for which Liu Bang was very appreciative of him. Later, Emperor Wen of Han, Liu Heng, also attached great importance to him, believing that he was a highly respected elder in the world.
Therefore, Emperor Jingdi of Han gave the job of investigating and dealing with the murderer to Uncle Tian. Uncle Tian has gone through many emperors without falling, and he has a set of official wisdom. After Uncle Tian received this hot potato, he did not panic, but instead seriously went to Liang Guo to investigate, and then returned to the imperial court to make an errand with Emperor Jing of Han.
Emperor Jingdi of Han asked, "Have you found out who the murderer is?" “
Uncle Tian: "Find out, it's the King of Liang!" “
Emperor Jingdi of Han: "Is there any evidence?" “
Uncle Tian: "Yes! But I burned it!
Emperor Jingdi of Han was anxious when he heard this: "You are so bold, isn't this a bully?" Why burned! “
Uncle Tian: "Emperor, don't ask about this anymore!" ”
Emperor Jing of Han came to be interested, why didn't I ask about this? Uncle Tian analyzed with high emotional intelligence: "If I bring back the evidence, according to the law of the land, the king of Liang will be executed, if the king of Liang is executed, the empress dowager will not think about tea, and the emperor will be accused of filial piety; if the king of Liang is not executed, the emperor will break the law and be condemned by the people!" “
Emperor Han Jingdi thought, this is really the case, but the case always has to have an ending, ah, how to explain to the world? Uncle Tian then pulled Out King Liang's close associates Gongsun Wei and Yang Sheng, saying that the two had assassinated Yuan An, but King Liang did not know about it and closed the case.
Although Liu Wu saved his head, emperor Jing of Han alienated Liu Wu from then on, and Liu Wu was terrified, and over time, he became confused and sullen, and died a few years later. However, Emperor Jingdi of Han became more and more appreciative of Uncle Tian and made him the chancellor of the State of Lu until his death.