Although the edict of "The Love of the Sword" is very romantic, it also reflects the strong feelings between Emperor Xuan of Han and Empress Xu, but there is no need to pull it to such a high height, after all, behind this most romantic edict, there is still a strong political meaning.
We all know that Emperor Xuan of Han was no longer a natural emperor, and not long after his birth, he was imprisoned because of the death of his grandfather Liu Zhao, the crown prince. After several life and death, when he was five years old, he was ordered by Emperor Wu of Han to be supported by the court. Ye Ting also has a name, which everyone may be more familiar with, that is, Yong Lane, the place where Liu Bang's favorite Lady Qi did coolies before her death. Fortunately, Zhang He was once a guest of Liu Zhao, and his friendship was quite deep, so he took good care of Liu Yi, not only paid for him to study and learn, but when he grew up, he naturally had to think about his lifelong affairs.
Therefore, Xu Pingjun came to Liu Yiji's side. After their marriage, they had a son named Liu Yi [shì]. Yi, meaning grand appearance, perhaps because of this child's name, has brought luck to Liu Yi, he has indeed become grand. Just half a year after the birth of this child, Liu Yi has become the Son of Great Han.
After becoming emperor, it was natural to bring Xu Pingjun's mother and son into the palace, but Liu Yi did not directly make Xu Pingjun empress, but first sealed the position of Jieyu, second only to the empress. Seeing that the empress position was vacant, the ministers naturally had to choose a candidate who was more favorable to them, so Huo Guang's younger daughter Huo Chengjun became their best candidate. Watching the ministers praise Huo Chengjun in tongues, Emperor Xuan of Han did not squeak. Subsequently, he issued an edict "Seeking the Sword of the Ancient Sword", so obviously conveying his nostalgia to the courtiers, the ministers naturally knew the holy will, so they proposed to make Xu Jieyu empress.
In this way, Xu Pingjun became empress, but only three years later, she was poisoned by Huo Guang's wife Xian, in collusion with the female doctor Chun Yuyan. Huo Chengjun then entered the palace and was promoted to Concubine, and a year later took Xu Pingjun's original position as empress. However, she was only an empress for one more year than Xu Pingjun, and she and her Huo family were uprooted by Emperor Xuan of Han, the Huo family was exterminated, and she was deposed and sent to live in the "Cold Palace", where she died 12 years later.
Emperor Xuan of Han, feeling the horror of the harem struggle, no longer dared to easily appoint a favored concubine as an empress, but instead made a concubine Wang Shi, whom she did not favor, as empress after two years of vacancy. This move made her harem become peaceful from then on, and the favored concubines no longer had to fight for their position, and Empress Wang could also take good care of Xu Pingjun's son, Liu Yi, the future Emperor of Han Yuan.
It can be seen that although the "deep love of the sword" is very romantic, behind it is also a game between the newly enthroned Emperor Xuan of Han and the powerful Huo forces. However, although Xu Pingjun became empress, in the end it also became her catalyst, and she had to sigh again that politics is sometimes too cruel.