Han Gaozu Liu Bang had a total of 8 sons.
They were Liu Fei, the eldest son, Liu Ying, the third son, Liu Ruyi, the third son, Lady Qi, Liu Heng, the fourth son, Liu Heng, the fifth son, Liu Hui, the sixth son, Liu You, the seventh son, Liu Bang, and Zhang Ao, and the last eighth son, Liu Jian.
His concubine Liu Ying was born to Empress Lü, and after Liu Bang's death, he succeeded to the throne as emperor, also known as Emperor Hui of Han.
Liu Heng, born to the fourth son Bo Ji, was proclaimed emperor by Zhou Bo and Chen Pingren after Lü Hou's death, later Emperor Wen of Han.
Among Liu Bang's 8 sons, the main ones who were really persecuted by Empress Lü were the third son Liu Ruyi, the fifth son Liu Hui, and the sixth son Liu You. Why did Liu Fei, the most powerful, let lü hou let him go?
First, Lü Hou thought about harming Liu Fei, and Liu Fei skillfully defused it
According to the Book of Han, Liu Fei was born to Liu Bang and a concubine when he was not yet in existence, and the concubine said that the popular point is the outer chamber, the lover outside, and there is no formal husband and wife relationship.
Liu Fei was born before Lü Yan married Liu Bang, and later Lü Yan gave birth to Liu Ying, the Emperor of Han Hui, and the brothers were brought up by Lü Yan, so the feelings should be good.
In the sixth year of Han Gaozu, Liu Fei was established as the King of Qi, with more than seventy cities in his fiefdom.
Liu Fei had so many cities, which showed that Liu Bang valued his eldest son. Later, Liu Bang died, the Han Hui Emperor Liu Ying succeeded to the throne, Liu Fei entered the capital to meet, Liu Ying and Liu Fei drank at the banquet together, and Lü Hou was also there at that time.
Probably out of the love of growing up together, Liu Ying respected his brother very much, and actually let the eldest brother sit on the upper seat according to family etiquette.
If it is an ordinary family, the eldest brother should indeed sit on the upper seat, but now that Liu Ying is the emperor and he is the biggest in the world, how can Liu Fei be allowed to occupy his position?
Liu Ying was originally out of brotherly love, but in Lü Hou's eyes, this became a trespass, and it became a gift without a monarch, so Lü Hou began to look for Liu Fei's stubble.
Lü Hou's dissatisfaction broke out at the banquet, and he asked Liu Fei to pour poisoned wine and ask him to wish him a happy birthday. Lü Hou wanted to poison Liu Fei, but Liu Ying, a fool, did not know Lü Hou's evil thoughts, and he and Liu Fei stood up together to wish Lü Hou a happy birthday.
Lü Hou mistakenly injured his precious son, so he overturned the poisonous wine.
Such an action, Liu Fei can see the clues no matter how stupid, and the clever Liu Fei immediately pretends to be drunk and runs away.
Afterwards, Liu Fei heard that Lü Hou overturned two glasses of poisonous wine, and his heart was afraid for a while, expecting that from childhood to adulthood and Lü Hou's deep "mother and son" love, in the face of imperial power, it would not help.
Liu Fei was worried that he would not be able to escape and return to the fiefdom, and he was very anxious.
At this time, someone reminded him that Lü Hou had only given birth to two children, Emperor Hui of Han and Princess Lu Yuan, and now Liu Fei had more than seventy cities, while Princess Lu Yuan only had a few cities. If Liu Fei could dedicate a county as a fiefdom for the princess, then Lü Hou would be very happy.
As long as Lü Hou was happy, Liu Fei would not have to worry about his life at that time.
Liu Fei heeded this advice and gave a county to Princess Lu Yuan, after which Lü Hou let him go.
Therefore, Lü Hou did not think of harming Liu Fei, but Liu Fei skillfully defused Lü Hou's persecution, otherwise his life would have been lost long ago.
Second, which sons did Lü Hou persecute Liu Bang? How was it persecuted?
The only people who really died at the hands of Lü Hou were Liu Ruyi, Liu Hui, and Liu You.
1. Liu Ruyi: Poisoned by Lü Hou
Liu Ruyi was the son of Lady Qi for Liu Bang, and Liu Bang was very fond of Lady Qi, so he liked Liu Ruyi very much.
Liu Bang thought that "Ruyi is like me", and Liu Ying was too benevolent and cowardly, although he named Liu Ruyi the King of Zhao, he left him in Chang'an for many years, which hid too much selfishness.
Lady Qi also saw Liu Bang's preference for Liu Ruyi, so she wept in front of Liu Bang day and night, and wanted Liu Bang to make Liu Ruyi the crown prince. Lady Qi's ambition was too great, and it was this ambition that made her completely have no way out after Liu Bang's death.
Liu Bang had moved liu ruyi's mind to make him crown prince, but Lü Hou, under Zhang Liang's offer, found Shangshan Sihao, who was four high-ranking people that Liu Bang had always admired, and they went out of the mountain to assist Liu Ying, and Liu Bang broke off the idea of establishing another prince.
Because Lady Qi was moved by Liu Ruyi's intention to fight for the position of crown prince, after Liu Bang's death, Empress Lü could not tolerate her.
Lady Qi was made a "human" by Lü Hou, and Liu Ruyi did not escape Lü Hou's poisonous hands in the end.
Lü Hou summoned Liu Ruyi, and Emperor Hui of Han, fearing that Lü Hou would murder Liu Ruyi, ate and lived with him.
But in the winter, Emperor Hui of Han had to get up early in the morning to go hunting, and Liu Ruyi could not get up at a young age, so Lü Hou took this opportunity to poison him with poisonous wine.
2. Liu You: Starved to death under house arrest by Lü Hou
Liu You, who was the sixth son of Liu Bang, is recorded in the Records of Empress Lü in the Chronicle of History.
After the death of Emperor Hui of Han, Lü Hou made the former Emperor Shao of Han emperor, and he himself exercised the power of the emperor. Because Lü Hou came to power, the Lü clan had a high status. And Liu You's queen is the daughter of the Lü clan, and Liu You does not like her.
Liu You liked the other concubines, and this queen was jealous and left the house in anger to slander him in front of Lü Hou.
Liu You's queen went to Lü Hou to falsely accuse Liu You, saying:
"How can the Lü clan be crowned king!" After a hundred years, I will definitely clean them up. ”
Lü Hou was very annoyed after listening to it and summoned Liu You to Beijing.
After Liu You, the King of Zhao, came to Jingzhong, Lü Hou did not receive him and placed him in Beijing
In the official residence, he was guarded by guards, but in fact he was under house arrest and did not give him food.
Liu You's subordinates could not see how to bring him food, and Lü Hou knew that he would arrest the person who delivered the food and ask him for questioning.
In this way, Liu You, the king of Zhao, was finally starved to death, and after his death, he was buried at the edge of the graves of the commoners according to the funeral rites of the commoners.
The grand prince, the son of Liu Bang, did not break the law and did not commit a crime, and finally fell into such a fate, which is really sad!
3. Liu Hui: The pet concubine was poisoned and committed suicide
Liu Hui was the fifth son of Liu Bang, and was initially given the title of King of Liang, but after Liu You was starved to death, Liu Hui was renamed from King of Liang to King of Zhao. Liu Hui was renamed Queen zhao, and his heart was sullen.
After all, the first Zhao king Liu Ruyi was poisoned by Lü Hou, the second Zhao king Liu You was starved to death by Lü Hou, and Liu Hui was again named the King of Zhao.
Liu Hui was made queen of Zhao, and Empress Lü married the daughter of her nephew Lü Chan to Liu Hui as queen, and the queen's retinue was also from the Lü family. The queen took over the power and secretly monitored Liu Hui, who could not move around at will.
Liu Hui had a favored concubine, and the queen poisoned her to death with poisoned wine.
Because of the death of his favorite concubine, Liu Hui was too sad in his heart and committed suicide in one breath.
Lü Hou heard that Liu Hui had committed suicide for a favored concubine, and felt that he was too saccharine and direct
The right to inherit the throne of his descendants was abolished.
The above is the process of Liu Ruyi, Liu You, and Liu Hui being murdered by Lü Hou, in short, Lü Hou treated Liu Bang's sons with very poisonous means. However, as a ruler, his means are not vicious, nor can he stabilize his position.