In 202 BC, Liu Bang established his rule over the Western Han Dynasty. During his reign, there was always a hesitant thing, that is, to depose the crown prince at that time, Liu Ying.
Liu Ying was the son of Lü Hou and Liu Bang. Lü Hou was Liu Bang's wife, and long before Liu Bang became emperor, Lü Yan accompanied Liu Bang and never abandoned. However, after Liu Bang became king, there were still many more new people around him. At that time, the person who Liu Bang liked and loved the most was Lady Qi Jiqi.
Qi Ji was an endlessly beautiful woman, and when Liu Bang first saw her, he was reluctant to give up. In addition to being beautiful, Qi Ji is also very good at dancing, so Liu Bang is very pampered. Later, Qi Ji did not give birth to a son Liu Ruyi before Liu Bang.
When Liu Bang was the King of Han, his son Liu Ying was made crown prince, and later, after Liu Bang officially became emperor, Liu Ying also became the crown prince. However, Lady Qi wanted to make her son the crown prince, so she did not add less oil and vinegar in front of Liu Bang. Gradually, Liu Bang also felt that looking for Liu Ruyi was not a good candidate, so he kept thinking about abolishing the prince in his heart. In addition, there was another one around him who added oil and vinegar, so, in the court, he brought up this matter.
However, at that time, in the court, the ministers were mostly opposed. In order to protect his son's position as crown prince, Lü Hou repeatedly sought help from Zhang Liang, and later, under Zhang Liang's guidance, Lü Hou found the "Shangshan Sihao".
Later, when Liu Bang once again wanted to abolish the crown prince, he happened to see 4 white-haired old men beside his son Liu Ying, and he was surprised. After all, he had asked them, but he hadn't been able to move. Seeing that they had actually assisted Laura with his son, Liu Bang asked why. The 4 old men said that the current prince was very good, and after praising it in all aspects, he snuffed out Liu Bang's thoughts of abolishing the prince. Lady Qi's plan also ended in failure.
In 195 BC, Liu Bang died, and Lü Hou's son Liu Ying succeeded to the throne. However, the young Liu Ying was very unfamiliar with political affairs, so Lü Hou began to listen to the government. At that time, the power of the entire court was controlled by Lü Hou. At this time, Lü Hou remembered the seizure of the crown prince's throne that year, and she took revenge on Qi Ji.
Qi Ji's son Liu Ruyi was tricked back into the palace by Lü Hou and poisoned to death with a glass of poisoned wine, while Qi Ji was even more miserable, Qi Ji was first arranged by Lü Hou to do some labor work, and then he was drizzled by Lü Hou with dumb medicine to shave off his hair, and also cut off his limbs, etc., becoming a "human yan", and the fate was tragic, as we all know. It is said that at that time, Lü Hou also had people use the most expensive medicinal materials to stop the bleeding of Lady Qi, and then continued to torture her.
At that time, Qi Ji's father was in charge of the military, but for the survival of the entire family, he still gave up for his daughter.
Looking back at the beginning, although Qi Ji has always been favored by Liu Bang, she is also somewhat pampered and proud, which is also an important reason for the final tragedy. Participating in the struggle for power is originally a dangerous thing, not to mention the inheritance of the imperial family. Mrs. Qi's ambition, coupled with her not-so-clever move, is actually adding to her own blockage. If you had kept a low profile at the time, the ending might have been very different.