The Western Han Dynasty can be said to be a very special dynasty. It is undeniable that the Wenzhi martial arts of the Western Han Dynasty can be counted as the top in all the dynasties and dynasties of China. However, throughout the 210th year of the Western Han Dynasty, except for the reign of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gaozu, and the reign of Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the power of the dynasty can be said to be under the control of foreign relatives.
After Liu Bang's death, his empress Lü shi seized power and left her mother, the Lü family, to act arbitrarily. It was not until after Lü's death that the Lü family was liquidated. After Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, he was impressed by the precedent of Lü's unauthorized power, and on his deathbed, he deliberately executed Lady Hook Ge. But he did not want to, Huo Guang became a new ruler and grasped the government for more than twenty years.
Huo Guang was a famous courtier of the Western Han Dynasty. Huo Guang's elder brother was a famous national hero of the Western Han Dynasty, who was sick with the wolf In the Battle of Mobei. A large part of the reason why Huo Guang was able to rise step by step was due to his brother Huo's illness. If there was no Huo to go ill, it was uncertain whether Huo Guang would be able to step by step to the position of a powerful minister above ten thousand people under one person.
Huo Guang was recommended by Huo Toyi to enter the imperial court as an official, because Emperor Wu of Han was extremely fond of Huo Guang's illness, and he loved Wu and Wuxia, and Huo Guang's career path could also be said to be smooth. When Huo Went ill died, Emperor Wu of Han, in order to alleviate his thoughts of Huo Go's illness, let Huo Guang serve him.
Since Huo Went's death, Huo Guang had served at the side of Emperor Wu of Han, so his official position was getting higher and higher. At the same time, Huo Guang, who had served Emperor Wu of Han for more than twenty years, was calm and cautious, and did not make a mistake. At the same time, Prince Wei and Empress Wei were related to Huo Guang, but Huo Guang never contacted them. Therefore, he was deeply appreciated by Emperor Wu of Han, and before his death, he became the minister of Emperor Wu of Han. Being able to become the minister of entrustment before the death of Emperor Wu of Han shows that Huo Guang is very trusted by Emperor Wu of Han, and in the heart of Emperor Wu of Han, Huo Guang is undoubtedly a loyal subject.
After the death of Emperor Wu of Han, he was succeeded by Liu Fuling, the Emperor of Han Zhao. Emperor Han Zhao also had great trust in Huo Guang. When Huo Guang was dedicated to assisting Emperor Wu of Han, he dutifully fulfilled his duties and drove the Western Han carriage forward with Emperor Zhao of Han.
During the reign of Emperor Zhao of Han, in order to gain higher power, Shangguan Jie, together with the eldest princess, Liu Dan the Prince of Yan, and the chancellor Sang Hongyang, slandered Huo Guang in the name of the King of Yan for having a disobedient heart. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by the fourteen-year-old Emperor Han Zhao, so Shangguan Ji did not stop doing two things, planned to launch a coup d'état to kill Huo Guang, depose Emperor Han Zhao, and make King Yan emperor, and make himself a powerful vassal of the opposition.
Unfortunately, the plan was leaked, and the Shangguan Clan was exterminated by Huo Guang, and the Eldest Princess and the King of Yan also committed suicide. In the meantime, Huo Guang gained the full trust of Emperor Han Zhao, monopolized power, and really had power in the opposite direction.
In 74 BC, Emperor Han Zhao died, but Emperor Han Zhao had no heirs, and who would inherit the throne was placed in front of Huo Guang. At this time, Huo Guang's heart was entangled, although he had already monopolized the power, but after all, the power was given by the royal family. If you want to have power forever, you have to sit on the throne yourself. But at this time, Huo Guang had the opportunity and the power to usurp the Han.
Huo Guang thought about it again and again, remembering the cultivation of Emperor Wu of Han and the unconditional trust of Emperor Zhao of Han, and finally felt that he wanted to be a person like Zhou Gongdan. Therefore, Liu He, the grandson of Emperor Wu of Han, succeeded to the throne and ascended to the throne. But Liu He was too absurd and unscrupulous, and both the government and the public were dissatisfied. Therefore, Huo Guang followed Yi Yin's example, deposed Liu He, and welcomed The Prince's grandson Liu Yi (劉病) as Emperor Xuan of Han.
After that, Huo Guang did his best to assist Emperor Xuan of Han until his death. After Huo Guang's death, his family did not end up very well, and they were all killed by Emperor Xuan of Han.
Looking back on Huo Guang's life, he worked diligently and made great contributions to the strength of the Western Han Dynasty. After death, even the family was wiped out, and this ending can be said to be tragic. Some people say that Huo Guang is a traitor, and the author cannot agree with this. In the author's personal opinion, Huo Guang was undoubtedly a loyal subject, assisted four generations of emperors, bowed to the power of the Western Han Dynasty, and died later. How could such a person say that he was a traitor? Unfortunately, Huo Guang's descendants were not contentious enough to inherit the glory of their ancestors.
Although it is said that after Huo Guang's death, the Huo family was destroyed by the clan, but Huo Guang was still respected by the emperors of the Han Dynasty, and during the reign of Emperor Hancheng, he also added a hundred tomb keepers to Huo Guang. Therefore, the author believes that Huo Guang is a powerful minister, but also a loyal minister, and a zhou gongdan-like person.
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Book of Han
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