What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
In history, there are really several princes who have died before they have succeeded to the throne, the most famous of which are Liu Zhao, the crown prince of Emperor Wu of Han, Li Jiancheng, the crown prince of Li Yuan, the prince of Tang Gaozu, and Zhu Biao, the crown prince of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.
So, after the death of these princes, how were their princesses and sons placed?
Liu Was killed for the "Scourge of witchcraft"
First of all, let's talk about Liu Zhao, Liu Zhao was the eldest son of Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che, his mother was Empress Wei Zifu, he was made crown prince at the age of seven, he liked the process, and later because Jiang Chong had a disagreement with Liu Zhi and Wei Zifu, he was worried that Emperor Wu of Han would be killed by Liu Zhao after his death, so he blamed Liu Zhao for the misfortune of witchcraft, Emperor Wu of Han mistakenly believed and lied, thinking that Liu Zhi was plotting rebellion, so he sent troops to suppress it, Liu Zhaobing fled in defeat, and finally committed suicide because he refused to be arrested and humiliated.
After Liu Zhao's suicide, Liu Che was still not relieved, and he copied all of Liu Zhao's concubines, children, etc., only Liu Zhi, who was still in his infancy, had survived, but was still thrown into prison, and after the death of Liu Fuling, the emperor of Han Zhao, the chancellor Huo Guang took Liu Yi back to replace Liu He, the Marquis of Haixia, who had reigned for only 27 days, and became emperor, so that the throne of the Western Han Dynasty returned to Liu Zhao's vein.
Li Shimin launched the "Xuanwumen Rebellion" to kill the crown prince Li Jiancheng
Li Jiancheng was the eldest son of Li Yuan, the emperor of Tang Gaozu, and the eldest brother of Li Shimin; after Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, he made Li Jiancheng the crown prince, and Li Shimin, the King of Qin, because of his long-term conquests abroad and the establishment of military merits and his control of authority, was very dissatisfied with Li Jiancheng's establishment as crown prince, so he tried his best to replace him, and many times the people of the world falsely accused the prince of colluding with the side generals to rebel, but Li Yuan was unable to do so.
After that, the friction between the Qin palace and the Eastern Palace continued, Li Jiancheng, fearing the strength of the Qin palace, suggested that Li Yuan expel Li Shimin's staff Fang Xuanling and Du Ruyi from the Qin palace, strictly ordering them not to meet, and wen wuduo of the Qin palace was dismissed from office and released, leaving only changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, Wei Chigong, Zhang Gongjin and a few others in the palace, and everyone felt panicked, so they advised Li Shimin to take action as soon as possible to kill Li Jiancheng and force Li Yuan to abdicate.
In the early morning of June 4, Li Shimin led Qin Qiong, Wei Chigong, Cheng Rujie, Hou Junji and others to set up an ambush at Xuanwu Gate, and the crown prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the prince of Qi, were summoned to the palace and marched to the Linhu Hall, feeling that things were a little wrong, so they turned around and prepared to go back, Li Shimin chased after Li Jiancheng from behind while shouting, and shot Li Jiancheng with an arrow, and Wei Chigong killed Li Yuanji.
Li Shimin also took advantage of the situation to kill Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's sons, and then forced Li Yuan to abdicate, and after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he included Li Jiancheng's concubines Zheng Guanyin and Li Yuanji's concubines in his harem.
Zhu Biao fell ill and died
Zhu Biao was the eldest son of Zhu Yuanzhang, when Zhu Yuanzhang called him the King of Wu, he established Zhu Biao as the son of the world, studied under Song Lian, zhu Yuanzhang established Daming, and made him the crown prince.
In August of the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu (1391), Zhu Biao was ordered to inspect Shaanxi, and at the same time, Zhu Biao, the king of Qin who was also sealed here, was recalled to the Capital Division because of his many mistakes in the local area, and Zhu Biao was also asked to investigate the words and deeds of the King of Qin.
Zhu Biao fell ill shortly after returning to Beijing from qinzhong inspection, and during his illness he also wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang about the preparation of the capital, and on April 25, 1392, in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu (1392), Zhu Biao fell ill and died, and Zhu Yuanzhang wept bitterly and buried him on the east side of Xiaoling, nicknamed "Prince Yiwen".
Zhu Yuanzhang followed the principle of "establishing a concubine and establishing a long time", zhu Biao's son Zhu Yunjiao was made the emperor's grandson, Zhu Yunjiao was young, Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that he would not be able to suppress the founding ministers of the dprk in the future, so Zhu Yuanzhang went on a killing spree, almost removing these obstacles one by one, and after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Yunjiao smoothly ascended the throne as emperor.
But Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that he was defensive, that is, he did not calculate that his son would rebel, he was actually clearing the obstacle for Zhu Di, and finally Zhu Di rebelled successfully and robbed Zhu Biao of the throne.
After Zhu Di succeeded to the throne, Zhu Yunzhuo's whereabouts are unknown, Zhu Yunjiao's eldest brother died early, the other three younger brothers are not recorded, Zhu Biao's concubine Chang Yuchun's daughter Chang Shi died in the eleventh year of Hongwu, and the successor concubine Lü Shi was able to die well, and was honored as the empress dowager during the Jianwen Emperor, and Zhu Di was renamed Prince Yiwen after seizing the throne.