Emperor Liu Fuling of the Han Dynasty was the youngest son of Emperor Wu of Han. In order to prevent the harem from rebelling after his death, Emperor Wu of Han gave Liu Fuling the death of his mother after making him crown prince. It is said that Liu Fuling's mother was pregnant with him for fourteen months, and because of the ancient legend that Yao was also born in April, Liu Fuling's birth was also regarded as Xiangrui.
Later, Liu Fuling's eldest brother committed suicide because of the incident of Wu Jiao. For a long time afterwards, the Han Dynasty did not have a prince. Liu Fuling was the youngest son of his father, and he was talented and physically strong when he was young. Emperor Wu of Han felt that his son was very similar to his youth, and he loved Liu Fuling very much. Emperor Wu of Han wanted to make this child crown prince, but how could the emperor bring it up himself? Emperor Wu of Han ordered the court painter to draw a picture of The Duke of Zhou and give it to the chancellor. The chancellor understood the emperor's meaning and persuaded the emperor at the imperial court to make Liu Fuling crown prince. When Liu Fuling was eight years old, his father died, and he ascended the throne as emperor. He was appointed Minister of Korea and China. Due to the emperor's young age, the regents began to fight for power and profit. Among them, the Shangguan family and the Huo family fought the fiercest. Later, the six-year-old daughter of the Shangguan family became Liu Fuling's empress. Liu Fuling was a very accomplished emperor, and he once quelled the civil unrest in the imperial court. The Han Emperor Liu Fuling strengthened the military garrison in the north and quelled the war in the southwest. The Han Emperor Liu Fuling adopted a recuperative measure in the economy, exempting some of the peasants from taxation. The emperor strengthened ties with the Western Regions and improved relations with the Western Regions. Liu Fuling attached great importance to cultural education like his father. Unfortunately, the emperor had a short lifespan and died just over twenty. [page]
How did Liu Fuling die
The Han Zhao Emperor Liu Fuling died in 74 BC, only twenty-one years old at the age of twenty-one, and reigned for only thirteen years, which made many people who liked him in later generations feel sorry. Regarding the cause of death of Liu Fuling, the Emperor of Han Zhao, most of the records in the history books have only four words: "died of illness", so some people doubted this.
After Liu Fuling's death, many historians believe that Huo Guang had the trust of Emperor Zhao. Su Rui even said that Liu Fuling's short-lived and premature death was Huo Guang's fault. Therefore, many people in later generations used conspiracy theories to explain the cause of Liu Fuling's death, analyzing that Liu Fuling died violently was killed by him, and the murderer was most likely Huo Guang. For example, in the TV series "Song in the Clouds of The Love affair of the Great Han", Liu Fuling was poisoned by Liu Qing, the emperor of Han Xuan, and Huo Guang was also one of the people who killed him. In addition, some people believe that Huo Guang killed Liu Fuling because Liu Fuling was not the son of Emperor Wu of Han. It is rumored that Liu Fuling was born fourteen months pregnant, which is not in line with scientific common sense. Therefore, they speculated that before the death of Emperor Wu of Han, huo Guang's task also included finding out this matter, and secretly killing Liu Fuling after Huo Guang found out the truth about his birth, so in history, Huo Guang immediately supported Liu He, the eldest son of Emperor Wu, as emperor after Liu Fuling's death. However, this view is too far-fetched, and more people believe that Huo Guang killed Liu Fuling for power. Although there are different reasons for believing that Liu Fuling is the person he killed, the analysis of Liu Fuling's death from the existing historical data should have nothing to do with others. On the one hand, it is recorded that Liu Fuling had been ill for a long time before his death, and he had found many doctors but still had no cure, so his illness and death were not sudden; In addition, when Liu Fuling was alive, Liu Fuling had always been in the civil community, and Huo Guang was Liu Fuling's assistant minister because of his trust and ability to power the opposition, so neither of them had the opportunity or reason to kill Liu Fuling.
Liu Fuling's wife
Liu Fuling's wife was Empress Shangguan. The empress was the youngest empress in history, and at the age of six she married the emperor, who was five years older than herself. Shangguan's husband died when he was sixteen years old, and after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, Shangguan was honored as empress dowager. Twenty-seven days later, the new emperor was deposed, Liu Qing ascended the throne, and Shangguan became the empress dowager. In a few years, the harem women need to walk for decades.
The Empress of the Song of the Clouds
Empress Shangguan was born with honorable birth, her grandfather was a general, her maternal grandfather was Huo Guang, and the two most powerful families in the dynasty were the relatives of Empress Shangguan. The emperor's sister had chosen the daughter of the Zhou family to enter the middle palace, and the Shangguan family did not want to make the Shangguan family empress, so they went to Huo Guang for consultation, hoping to get help from the Yue family. But Huo Guang had his own considerations, the emperor was too young to be old enough to please his wife, and Shangguan's age was too young, and he did not want someone with the surname Shangguan to become an empress, even though it was his own granddaughter. The Shangguan family did not hesitate to begin to curry favor with the eldest princess's lover, promising that as long as Shangguan became empress, they would make him a marquis. With the help of the princess's lover, the Shangguan clan finally became empress. However, huo Guang later refused to make the princess's lover a marquis, which caused resentment among the Shangguan family and the princess. The Shangguan family wanted to kill Huo Guang and change the dynasty. In the end, the plot was revealed, and everyone in the Shangguan family fell into law. At that time, the empress was only eight years old, and had nothing to do with the coup, coupled with her blood relationship with Huo Guang, she was not prosecuted, and the position of empress was not deposed. Huo Guang wanted his granddaughter to give birth to a dragon son, and he ordered that many palace ladies could not serve the emperor. Liu Fuling's wife was always only the empress. Even so, the Shangguan clan did not give birth to children. After the death of her husband, Empress Shangguan lived in the deep palace for a long time at the age of fifty-one. [page]
Liu Fuling's love
There are actually two Liu Fuling we know, one is real in history, and the other is fictionalized in the novel and TV series "Song in the Clouds". The two Liu Fuling are not exactly the same, but it can be said that their love ended in tragedy, mainly due to his early death.
The historical Liu Fuling ascended the throne at the age of 8 and died of illness at the age of 21. During his reign, there was only Empress Shangguan and no other concubines to accompany him. Even those countless palace women in the harem, Liu Fuling, as the emperor, could not approach at will, let alone produce love. As for Empress Shangguan, she was 6 years younger than Liu Fuling and entered the palace because of her power-loving father and grandfather. Moreover, it is recorded that after the Shangguan family plotted against the clan and was exterminated, Empress Shangguan, although spared, was also snubbed by Liu Fuling. It can be seen from this that in his short life, liu Fuling in history did not have so-called love, at least not beautiful love.
And Liu Fuling in "Song in the Clouds", we can be sure that he has love, she is the heroine Huo Yunge. After Liu Fuling ascended the throne, he was trapped in the desert on a trip outside the country, and was finally rescued by the young girl Huo Yunge. The two fell in love with each other and made a ten-year covenant. Ten years later, the two had a misunderstanding between yin and yang, and Yunge empathized with the third party Meng Jue. After that, after many hardships, the two finally became dependents, and Liu Fuling even gave up the throne for love. However, shortly after the marriage, Liu Fuling was poisoned and died of illness early, and the two lovers were eventually separated by yin and yang.
No matter which version of Liu Fuling, his love is not beautiful, and this is inseparable from his short life. In addition, the interference of Liu Fuling's assistant minister Huo Guang in Liu Fuling's private life was also one of the important reasons for his lack of love.