This article is originally created by: Upstairs Old Fan
When Liu Qi, the Emperor of Hanjing, was the crown prince, he once caused a sensational anecdote because of the murder, and this murder also sowed a seed of hatred. After emperor Jingdi of Han ascended the throne, the seeds began to sprout and eventually broke through the soil, causing great trouble for Emperor Jingdi of Han. Several princes actually jointly raised troops to rebel, directly threatening the fate of the Han Jing Emperor and the Western Han Dynasty. So why did the Han Jing Emperor kill people at that time? How did this murder relate to the subsequent large-scale rebellion?
In 165 BC, Liu Xian, the crown prince of Wu Wang Liu Hao, went to the capital to meet and play chess with the crown prince Liu Qi, Liu Xian's personality was usually more arrogant and fierce, in the process of playing chess, the two had a dispute, Liu Xian's attitude was very bad, Liu Qi picked up the chessboard and smashed it on Liu Xian's head, Liu Xian was killed on the spot. When his son had an accident, Lao Tzu wiped his ass, and Emperor Wen of Han ordered someone to send the coffin of Prince Wu back to the State of Wu for burial, and after arriving in the Kingdom of Wu, Liu Tao, the King of Wu, was very angry and scolded: "The whole world is the Liu family, and if you die in Chang'an, you will be buried in Chang'an, so why come to the State of Wu for burial." So he refused to accept the goods and ordered the coffin to be returned. According to common sense, the princes had to go to Chang'an regularly every year to worship, but Liu Hao, the king of Wu, claimed to be ill and secretly plotted rebellion.
Liu Hao was the son of Liu Zhong, the second brother of Han Gaozu. In 196 BC, King Yingbu of Huainan rebelled, and Liu Bang personally marched, when Liu Hao also went to war with the army and served in the army. After the rebellion was put down, Liu Jia, the king of Jing at the time, was killed in battle and had no heirs, so he changed the state of Jing to the state of Wu, and conferred the title of Liu Hao as the King of Wu, ruling over the three counties and fifty-three cities in the southeast, and the capital was Guangling (present-day Yangzhou, Jiangsu). Liu Bang summoned Liu Hao to see his mask reversed, but the seal had been granted, so he patted Liu Hao's shoulder and said, "Fifty years later, there will be rebels in the southeast?" Wouldn't it be you kid? The world is the same family, I hope you do not have a rebellious heart. Frightened, Liu Hao quickly knelt down on the ground and prostrated his head repeatedly, saying, "The minister does not dare." ”
When Liu Hao was crowned King of Wu, he was only twenty years old, and Liu Bang's prestige and ability at that time were far beyond Liu Hao's reach, at that time Liu Hao was full of fear and did not dare to have a reaction, but in the Wen Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng and Liu Hao were cousins, and Liu Hao was still an elder brother, so there were some changes in mentality.
Liu Hao, the king of Wu, said that he was ill, and Emperor Wen of Han sent emissaries to investigate to see if King Wu was really bedridden, and the result was naturally that King Wu was not ill, so all the envoys of the State of Wu were detained. Later, an emissary of the State of Wu entered the capital and said to Emperor Wen of Han: "At first, King Wu did lie about lying ill, but after being discovered, Your Majesty was in a hurry, and King Wu was naturally very nervous, afraid of being blamed by His Majesty, so he had no choice but to continue to claim illness." I hope that Your Majesty will put aside your past grievances and readjust your relationship with King Wu. "Emperor Wen of Han adopted the advice of the emissaries, first releasing all the detained emissaries of the State of Wu, and then giving the King of Wu a few, a staff, a few stools, and a staff, and then the King of Wu could take the cane and sit on the stool; Finally, King Wu was allowed to no longer ascend to the throne. At the same time, King Wu's rebellious heart was relaxed, and the plan of rebellion was temporarily canceled, but this seed of hatred had been buried in King Wu's heart.
There was a copper mountain in Yuzhang County, which was under the jurisdiction of the State of Wu, and king Wu mined copper ore to mint money, and two kinds of coins were popular at that time, one was the Deng money minted by Emperor Wen's fortunate minister Deng Tong, and the other was the Wu King's money, and Wu Deng qian was used all over the world.
In addition, the state of Wu was close to the sea, and the king of Wu boiled seawater to make salt, and the imperial court of successive dynasties was specialized in salt, but in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the princes were allowed to make salt by themselves, and salt was an indispensable necessity for the common people, so that the financial resources of Liu Hao, the king of Wu, were very strong.
It is precisely because Wu Guo can not only mint money himself, but also sell salt, and have sufficient financial revenue, so the people of Wu Guo do not have to pay taxes, which is deeply approved by the people of Wu Guo.
Not only that, in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, military service was called "more", if you personally go to military service, it is called "Jian geng", you can also find someone to perform military service for you, called "over more". If you find someone to perform military service for you, the state pays for you, pays for the service at the market price, and gives it more generously, so that some people from poor families are very willing to perform military service. This move not only won the hearts of the rich, but also made the Wu state have sufficient military resources.
No matter what era, what is the most important thing? talent! Liu Tao, the king of Wu, was well versed in this way, and often went to comfort the talented people, not only to give them gifts, but also to the surrounding people, thus enveloping the talents in the territory of the Wu kingdom.
The people of the State of Wu violated the law in other princely states, and the other princely states sent people to the state of Wu to arrest them, and the king of Wu all sheltered them, and did not allow other princely states to come to the state of Wu to arrest the people of the state of Wu. Although it sounds incredible now, this move has attracted a group of outlaws.
Almost everyone in the State of Wu was taken care of by King Wu, and these decrees were persistently implemented by Wu for more than forty years, from the time king Wu succeeded to the throne and until the rebellion was launched. Therefore, the history books record that such a person has been able to make him many people for more than forty years.
Liu Hao, the king of Wu, did not have the intention of rebellion at first, but only wanted to appease his own people and stabilize the country. But if it comes to a critical moment, his appeal will be very strong. Therefore, in 154 BC, Liu Hao launched a rebellion, and the whole country recruited soldiers and soldiers, and mobilized more than 200,000 people. He also joined forces with the Kings of Chu, Jiaodong, Jiaoxi, Jinan, Zhao, and Chuan, which is known in history as the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms".