The Han Dynasty, as one of the greatest dynasties in the history of the Chinese nation, lasted for more than four hundred years, and in these four hundred years, many famous emperors appeared. Especially in the Western Han Dynasty, after the founding of the country, there were eight wise monarchs in a row. However, there was such an emperor, completely overshadowed by the aura of his father, mother, and brother, and rarely saw any records of him. So, who is this unknown emperor?
Most people think that after Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, it was Liu Heng, the Emperor of Han. As everyone knows, there is actually an emperor among the two, and he is Liu Ying, the Emperor of Han Hui. Liu Ying was the second son of Liu Bang, but because he was born to Empress Lü, he was the eldest son of Liu Fu and was made crown prince early. After Liu Bang's death, Liu Ying, who was only sixteen years old, naturally inherited the throne. Liu Ying is lucky, but also unfortunate, he is intelligent and agile, benevolent personality, should be a generation of Ming jun, but there is a more intelligent and fierce, and powerful mother.
After Liu Ying succeeded to the throne, his mother Lü Hou seized state power. Lü Hou continued to make her political ally Xiao He the chancellor of the Han Dynasty. For some time after that, the resolutions on major state affairs were all written by Lü Hou and Xiao He, and Liu Ying only needed to nod her head and do a superficial kung fu. After Xiao He's death, Cao Zan took the post of Chancellor.
Once, Liu Ying and Cao Shan were chatting, and Cao Shan said to Liu Ying: "Gao Zu and Xiao He Cheng xiang calmed down the world and formulated the law, Your Majesty only needs to follow the established procedures to implement it, and we subordinates will each take up our duties." This is the "Xiao Zhi Cao Sui" that has been passed down in later generations.
Liu Ying is also a person with good character. His mother Lü Hou was very disgusted with Lady Qi's mother and son, and once Lü Hou sent Liu Ruyi, the King of Zhao, into Beijing, wanting to commit harm, Liu Ying knew about it, and every day she ate with her brother and rested together, so that Lü Hou could not find the opportunity to start, thus saving her brother's life. Later, Liu Ying went to the early dynasty and left his brother to sleep, which was such a kung fu, and was seized by Lü Hou to kill Liu Ruyi.
After Liu Ruyi's death, Lü Hou began to persecute Lady Qi, cutting off her limbs, destroying her facial features, and putting her in a bucket to make a "human figure". After some time, Lü Hou actually invited her son Liu Ying to watch her "outstanding" works. After Liu Ying saw it, her heart was unbearable and afraid, and she asked her mother who it was. Lü Hou told him that it was Lady Qi. After hearing this, Liu Ying couldn't help but feel sad, so he fell seriously ill and ignored the government from then on. He sent someone to tell Empress Lü: "Although I am the emperor, I am also the son of the empress dowager, and the empress dowager is so cruel that I have no face to continue to rule the world." ”
A few years later, Liu Ying became depressed and died at the age of twenty-four. Because during his reign, the power of the state was controlled by Lü Hou, so Sima Qian did not even write a separate benji for Liu Ying, but wrote him in the Lü Hou benji.
It was Lü Hou's arbitrary behavior that caused Liu Ying's tragedy, perhaps she thought that this was the love and protection of her son, but the eagle always had to spread its wings and soar, living under the wings of her parents, and it was going to be a problem after all. Liu Ying's nickname is "Emperor Hui", which fully illustrates his benevolent but tragic life.