Text: Illness (Reading History Columnist)
In the third year of the Han Jing Emperor (154 BC), the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms broke out.
Liu Wu, the Prince of Liang, defended Suiyang City and acted as a meat shield to desperately resist the Wu-Chu alliance, creating excellent convenience for Zhou Yafu's army operations, allowing Zhou Yafu to wait for work and quell the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms within three months.
But Liu Wu, the Prince of Liang, who fought bloodily on the front line, did not only think of protecting his brother Liu Qi, the Emperor of Hanjing. He really calculated the words that Liu Qi said to him: "Long live the thousand autumns and the heirloom is located in the king." ”
It all started with a banquet.
In the year when the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms broke out, relatives such as Emperor Jing of Han, King Xiao of Liang, Empress Dowager Dou, and Dou Bao sat together to eat and gather. After drinking and eating, he began to make a family routine, and then the Han Jing Emperor said to the King of Liang, "When I die, this throne will be yours." ”
In the "Records of History", it is recorded that Shang and Liang Wang Yan drank, and tasted the calm words: "Long live the thousand autumns and long live the king." "The king resigned. Although he knows that it is not the most, he is happy in his heart. The same is true of the Empress.
The Han Jing Emperor "calmly spoke", which showed that the old fox of the Han Jing Emperor had already planned to say this. So why did Emperor Jingdi of Han say this to his brother?
It was to use the throne to tie King Xiao of Liang to himself to deal with the turmoil that might be caused by the cutting of the domain in the future. I have promised you the throne, and the cutting of the domain has become our own business, in order to strengthen our power, so you must not only not resist me, but also help me. Because to help me is to help yourself.
It should be known that Liu Wu's Liang State was a big country with more than forty cities in the world, and geographically held a key position in containing the eastern kingdoms and shielding the imperial court. To cut the domain, you must first win him over, at least stabilize him.
Therefore, after tying Liang Guo, who was the gateway to the imperial court, with himself, he was also insured.
Therefore, Emperor Jingdi of Han said this in order to deal with the possible upcoming rebellion of the various kingdoms, and he urgently needed the help of Liang Xiaowang. Whether Emperor Jing of Han wanted to or not, this sentence had to be said.
Because King Xiao of Liang now lacks nothing but the throne.
In the "Records of History", it is recorded that the filial king, the young son of Empress Dou, loved it, and the reward was invincible.
King Xiao of Liang was the younger son of Empress Dowager Dou, and he was so favored. Aside from the throne, there really wasn't anything worthy of Liang Xiaowang's heart.
However, in this banquet, Liang Xiaowang's reaction was also a little confusing: although he knew that it was not the most important thing to say, he was happy in his heart. Knowing that his brother's words were not true, he was still happy. Why are you happy?
According to the thinking of normal people, will you be happy knowing that others have promised you an impossible condition? But King Xiao of Liang, who ruled the country, was not short of heart, so why did he steal joy?
Because behind him stood the old mother Empress Dou. The old lady had always been doting on this young son, and Liang Xiaowang quickly agreed to any request.
King Xiao of Liang even exerted his strength to suckle on the battlefield, in order to one day be able to rely on his own merits and the pressure of Old Lady Dou to force Emperor Jing of Han to pass the throne to him-after all, his brother kept his mother's promise, and his mother was happy to acquiesce.
Therefore, by the time the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms was settled, the rebels killed by Liang Guo could be half open to the imperial court.
Originally, I thought that this would work, but I did not expect that the Han Jing Emperor immediately made Liu Rong crown prince.
Liang Xiaowang was depressed in his heart, and although he had also received a great material reward, the promise of the throne always lingered in his mind.
After quelling the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, Liu Wu's material wealth increased again: so the filial king built the Eastern Garden, which was more than three hundred miles away. Seventy miles of Guangsui Yang City. The Dazhi Palace Room, for the compound road, belongs to the platform for more than thirty miles from the palace. He was given the banner of the Son of Heaven and rode out from a thousand multipliers. East and West are hunted, and they are intended to be the Son of Heaven. ...... Liang Duo made hundreds of thousands of weapons, crossbows and spears, and the treasury had millions of dollars, and there were more pearls and jade treasures than the Beijing division.
The scale of their own travel is no different from that of Tianzi, and even if there are many weapons, money, and jewelry, they almost don't live in Chang'an City.
After Emperor Wen of Han played liu chang to death, another story of "Zheng Boke Duan Yu Yan" is about to be staged.
In October of the seventh year of the Han Jing Emperor, King Xiao of Liang once again entered the dynasty, and then wrote to the Han Jing Emperor that he wanted to be close to his mother and asked to stay in Jingshi for a while. Emperor Jingdi of Han agreed.
Then in November, the crown prince Liu Rong was deposed.
Although the history books record that Liu Rong was deposed mainly because of the eldest princess Liu Yan and The birth mother of Emperor Wu of Han, Lady Wang, and it does not show that this matter has anything to do with Liu Wu, this time is too coincidental.
Anyway, after Liu Rong was deposed, Liang Xiaowang felt that his opportunity had come. So he joined forces with his mother Empress Dowager Dou to put pressure on his brother Emperor Jing.
However, only the chancellor Yuan Ang and others in the "Records of History" once persuaded Emperor Jing of Han, and then asked Empress Dou to dispel this plan. As for how Yuan Ang persuaded, why Empress Dou gave up, and why King Xiao of Liang failed, Sima Qian only left the six words "secret, the world does not know".
The failure of King Xiao of Liang to seize the throne this time meant that he was completely away from the emperor's throne. Not long after, Liu Che was made crown prince by Emperor Jing of Han, so King Xiao of Liang transferred all the resentment in his heart to Yuan Ang and others who had opposed him.
So he and Yang Sheng, Gongsun Wei and others secretly sent assassins to the capital to assassinate Yuan Ang and a dozen other people. After winning the battle, the court captured the Assassin, but found that the Assassin was missing.
Then Emperor Jing of Han began to suspect that the King of Liang had done it: so Tianzi meant the King of Liang, chased the thief, and made Guo Liang make it. Send someone to investigate, and it is true that it was directed by the King of Liang.
What does this sentence "The Son of Heaven means the King of Liang"? It shows that emperor Jing of Han has a good idea of the small actions made by King Liang! Otherwise, he wouldn't have been the first to suspect King Liang's head.
However, Emperor Jing of Han eventually compromised with the King of Liang, only to have King Xiao of Liang hand over Yang Sheng and Gongsun Wei to replace the dead. He did not treat Liang Xiaowang in the same way that his father Emperor Wen of Han treated Liu Chang, the king of Huainan.
After experiencing the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, the current State of Liang was already the most powerful of the princely states, and the geographical location of the State of Liang was close to Guanzhong. If King Xiao of Liang had been forced to raise a chess piece and create a rebellion against Emperor Jing of Han, losing the protection of Liang Guo, the hinterland of Guanzhong would be like a beast with its belly exposed, which would be directly hit to the heart.
Therefore, Emperor Jing of Han did not dare to say that King Xiao of Liang was pressing too hard. And, of course, their common mother, Empress Dou.
When Empress Dowager Dou knew about this matter, she was worried, afraid that Emperor Jing of Han would kill her young son, so she did not think about tea. It was still the Han Jing Emperor who let the people handling the case tell a lie in front of Empress Dou, so that he could calm the old lady's heart and start eating again.
King Xiao of Liang was depressed and fell ill and died five years later.
Therefore, Emperor Jingdi of Han divided the State of Liang into five and gave it to The Five Sons of King Xiao of Liang.
At this point, starting from Liu Bang and not until the time of the Han Jing Emperor, the hidden dangers of the princes were quelled. This also provided a strong guarantee for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to attack the Xiongnu in the north.