How were ancient kings born? Yes
Inherit according to tradition
That is, the former emperor died and the crown prince succeeded to the throne; there were also
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For example, Zhu Yuanzhang launched an uprising to overthrow the old dynasty and establish the Ming Dynasty; there were countless half-princes
Kill each other for the throne
Such as the yongzheng emperor's accession to the throne.
Generally speaking, the former emperor will make a prince during his lifetime, and once he dies, he will be succeeded by a prince.
The choice of the crown prince is generally for the eldest son, that is, the crown prince born to the empress. Liu Fei of the Western Han Dynasty was the eldest son of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gaozu, but he was not the eldest son of a concubine, so the succession to the throne was lost to him.
As we all know, Lü Hou was a person who was very cruel to Liu Bang's other children, but Liu Fei, as Liu Bang's eldest son, could still live to the end, all because of this
He knows how to make trade-offs,
In order to survive, he could only
Recognize his sister Princess Luyuan as his mother;
There were no storms in his life, but
Eight of the nine sons he gave birth to chose to rebel, and all of them were killed in the end.
First, Liu Fei is not a concubine
Liu Bang's empress was Lü Yan, so
Empress Lü's son Liu Ying was the eldest son;
He will also be made crown prince.
Liu Fei was only born to Liu Bang's mistress who was not yet married, and Liu Bang had not yet become emperor when he was born.
And Liu Bang was able to become emperor, thanks to the support of the Lü family. Lü Yan was actually married to him at that time, and Liu Bang had nothing.
Then Liu Bang gradually started his family, and finally succeeded in ascending to the throne, and Lü Shi naturally became his empress.
Although Liu Fei was the eldest son of Liu Bang, because he was not a concubine, the position of crown prince had nothing to do with him
However, Liu Bang was still very fond of his first child
He was made the king of the State of Qi, which was the largest vassal state at the time, and Liu Bang also sent the powerful general Cao San to assist him.
Second, Lü Hou's heart was fierce
Lü Yan married Liu Bang not only to marry, but also much younger than him; but even so, Liu Bang, like most men, had
Like the smell of the new and the old
。 Empress Lü was later taken away and imprisoned for several years.
During this period, Liu Bang fell in love with his new favorite Lady Qi because she was young, beautiful, and understanding.
Later, Lü Hou was successfully rescued and came back to see the great change of the harem
I couldn't help but be furious
And what makes her most unbearable is that
At the instigation of Mrs. Qi
，
Liu Bang actually moved the idea of establishing another prince
。 And this new candidate is naturally the son of the new favorite, Liu Ruyi. You know, it was all up to the Lü clan to help Liu Bang win the throne.
Now the establishment of another prince is undoubtedly the practice of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.
Lu Hou naturally did not allow this to happen, she
It can only win over the powerful ministers of the DPRK and the Middle Kingdom
Let them speak for themselves and the crown prince Liu Ying, and must not agree to Liu Bang's idea of establishing another prince. Although Liu Bang favored Lady Qi and Liu Ruyi's mother and son, he would not let the courtiers be dissatisfied with him in order to please them.
Therefore, under the opposition of many courtiers, Liu Ying retained his position as crown prince.
Although he retained the position of prince, he
Lü Hou was angry about this storm
。 She attributed all the reasons and faults to Mrs. Qi, so she waited
Liu Bang died after Liu Ying succeeded to the throne
, she pooped
Relying on the power in his hands to attack other once favored concubines, the most tragic was Lady Qi, and Lü Hou executed her with a cruel death.
Third, save your life and recognize your sister as your mother
Liu Fei also heard what Lü Hou had done, and he knew that he could not return to the Western Han Dynasty, so it was better to stay in the State of Qi with peace of mind. But after all, the State of Qi was a fief of the Western Han Dynasty, and it was okay not to go back to live, but it was impossible to escape it by occasionally going back to visit and visit.
In the second year of Xiao Hui, Liu Fei returned to the capital to meet the new emperor, although Liu Ying was the new emperor Han Huidi, but
In terms of generations, Liu Fei was his older brother; Liu Ying did not inherit the fierce heart of his mother Lü Hou, but was generous and benevolent,
After seeing Madame Qi's tragic situation, she was very sad. So he treated his brother too
Treat each other with courtesy.
Emperor Hui of Han returned to Beijing to welcome his brother
A special banquet was set up for them to wash the dust, and he thought it was a family banquet
The elders and children were orderly, so he let Liu Fei sit in the top position
Can this
The move made Lü Hou feel dissatisfied. Because the head is the noble side, it is the main seat in a group of seats.
Liu Fei did not realize that there was anything wrong with accepting it gladly,
Lü Hou wanted to take the opportunity to solve him to avoid trouble.
She ordered someone to send two glasses of poisonous wine to Liu Fei, no matter which one he drank and died; but let it
To Lü Hou's surprise, Emperor Hui of Han actually took another glass of wine to pay homage to Empress Lü with Liu Fei
One cup, Lu Hou saw that he had to hurriedly overturn the glass of wine.
Seeing this situation, Liu Fei naturally knew that the glass of wine could not be drunk; he also knew that Lü Hou's heart was fierce, so he did
One must come up with a way to get away with the best of both worlds.
He worried day and night for fear of losing his life in Chang'an, and finally the Qi domestic historians who came to Chang'an with him gave him a trick to let him escape successfully.
This method is
Princess Lu Yuan found a breakthrough
Although Lü Hou was very cruel to others, he really loved his two children. Nesch said
Princess Lu Yuan's number of cities is small, while the qi state has a vast land and a large number of cities; some of them can show their sincerity to Princess Lu Yuan.
Liu Fei did as he was told,
Not only did she give Princess Lu yuan a fief, but she also changed her title.
Princess Lu Yuan was originally Liu Fei's younger sister by generation, but
Liu Fei honored her as empress dowager, so that Princess Lu Yuan became her own mother according to the rules
。 Liu Fei's approach made Lü Hou very satisfied, and Liu Fei successfully returned to his fiefdom.
The rebellion of the fourth and eighth sons failed
Liu Fei actually counts
It's smart people,
From him
Know how to choose between honoring sisters as mothers
It can be seen that if it were not so, he would most likely not be able to leave Chang'an alive as he feared. Another point he was in
The rule of inaction in the State of Qi was actually the most suitable ruling strategy for the people at that time, although Cao Gan advised him, but the decision-making power was in him, and he was also called a Ming Emperor.
Although Liu Fei is a smart man, his sons seem to be slightly inferior. Liu Fei died in the sixth year of Xiaohui, and his eldest son Liu Xiang succeeded him as the King of Qi.
Later, Emperor Hui of Han and Empress Lü both died one after another, and Liu Xiang was eyeing the throne. However, he did not think that the ministers had taken a fancy to Liu Heng, the Emperor of Han, and Liu Xiang could only obediently leave.
After Liu Heng ascended the throne,
Liu Fei's other sons were also not at ease, and they would raise an army to rebel at every turn
But Emperor Wen of Han was not able to become emperor for no reason, otherwise it would have been impossible to create a prosperous era of wenjing rule.
Several of Liu Fei's sons also failed in their rebellions
。
5. Summary
Liu Fei's life can be called no wind and no waves,
He also knows what belongs to him and what he cannot transgress. But his descendants repeatedly challenged the imperial power, and finally ended up in a desperate end.
Get the throne
In a sense, it also needs to be timely and geographically favorable
Liu Fei did not have the status of the eldest son to get the throne, and his sons also did not get the throne because other courtiers had their own hearts and supporters.