Speaking of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gaozu, and Liu Che, the emperor of Han Dynasty, as for Liu He, the deposed emperor of Han, few people really know.
However, although this guy has a low sense of existence, he has created a record for the shortest reigning emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Yes, Liu He, the deposed emperor of the Han Dynasty, only served as emperor for 27 days, so how did he become emperor? What did it do to be abolished?
1. The origin of Liu He, the Marquis of Haixia
Speaking of Liu He, we must also start with his father, who was the fifth son of Emperor Wu of Han
Liu Ji.
Liu Qi's biological mother was Lady Li, who was very favored by Emperor Wu of Han.
Lady Li was also a general of the Second Division
Li Guangli
His sister, Li Guangli and the chancellor Liu Quyi, took advantage of the death of Liu Zhao, the Prince of Wei, and the emptiness of the throne, and wanted to seize the position of crown prince for Liu Qi, the prince of Changyi.
At that time, Li Guangli's army went out to conquer the Xiongnu,
Prime Minister Liu Quyi sent him off.
Li Guangli instructed
Liu Quyi hoped that he would play the role of emperor as soon as possible, and Liu Ji (劉髆) the Prince of Lichangyi would be made crown prince.
Soon after, someone denounced it
Liu Quyi's wife cursed the emperor to make the king of Changyi emperor, and after verification, he was convicted of the crime of great rebellion, and Liu Quyi, Liu Quyi's wife and son were all executed.
Li Guangli's wife and children were also arrested, and When Li Guangli heard the news and surrendered to the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of Han beheaded him in a fit of rage.
Four years of Tianhan,
Liu Ji was made the King of Changyi, died eleven years later, and was succeeded by his son Liu He.
That is to say, Liu He was the grandson of Emperor Wu of Han and the nephew of Liu Fuling, the Emperor of Han Zhao.
2. The environmental background when Liu He succeeded to the throne
After the death of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Fuling, the son of Lady Hook Yi, succeeded to the throne.
Huo Guang, Shangguan Jie, and Jin Ilju accepted the edict of Emperor Wu of Han and became the trustees of the Orphans.
During the reign of Emperor Liu Fuling of Han Zhao, Jin Ilju died, and a serious conflict broke out between Shangguan Jie's father and son for power, and Liu Dan, the third son of Emperor Wu of Han, was also involved.
Shangguan Ji and others plotted to get rid of Huo Guang, then deposed Emperor Zhao of Han and installed Liu Dan the Prince of Yan as emperor.
At that time, although Emperor Han Zhao was only 14 years old, he was able to quickly distinguish the situation at a critical moment, trust Huo Guang, and not only discover the conspiracy of Shangguan Jie and others, but also wipe them out.
In the end, Shangguan Jie's father and son, Sang Hongyang, Ding Wairen and others, along with the clan, were killed, and Princess Gaichang also committed suicide.
In short, during the time of Emperor Zhao of Han, Huo Guang had become the largest courtier at that time.
In 74 BC, the 21-year-old Emperor Zhao of Han died at Weiyang Palace.
Because Emperor Zhao of Han was too young and had no sons when he died, and the son of Emperor Wu of Han was only Liu Xu, the King of Guangling, who was still alive, at that time, a new emperor was proposed, and everyone felt that the King of Guangling should be established.
But this Guangling king Liu Xu, although tall and strong, acted illegally, and had been excluded as early as when Emperor Wu of Han chose an heir.
Therefore, such a person can never be elected as the heir to the throne.
In the end, the choice came and went, and the good thing actually fell on Liu He's head.
In fact, Liu He was not a person with outstanding ability at that time, but he had always been wild and indulgent in the fiefdom, and there was no moderation at all.
Huo Guang's choice of Liu He as the heir to the throne, for some unknown purpose, was really a bit strange. However, the heir was thus finalized, and Liu He should go to Chang'an.
3. What did Liu He do during his 27-day reign?
Liu He, this person, is really a humble person.
Why do you say that about him? Because he went from being emperor to being deposed.
Liu He received the edict, set off at noon, arrived at Dingtao at four or five o'clock, ran one hundred and thirty-five kilometers, and the horses of the attendants ran to death many horses.
It's really rushing to "reincarnate."
After Passing by Hongnong, the strong slave put the stolen woman in the car where she was dressed, and a messenger came to inquire about it, which he denied.
Liu He went to the Guangming Dongdu Gate and ran to the funeral according to the etiquette system to see that the country was going to cry and mourn, but this guy said that he had a sore throat and could not cry.
Arriving at the east gate of Weiyang Palace, Liu He wept and mourned according to etiquette.
After that, Liu He accepted the emperor's seal and ribbon and inherited the emperor's throne.
Liu He was deposed after being emperor for 27 days, why?
Sexual immorality.
According to the Zizhi Tongjian, after Liu He became emperor, his behavior was absurd and unrestrained, and the officials of the original Changyi state were all recruited to Chang'an, and many people were promoted out of line.
Changyi Guoxiang Anle was appointed as the Guard of Changle, and Langzhong ordered Gong Sui to see Anle and cry that the king had been made the Son of Heaven, and he was increasingly arrogant, but during the mourning period, he drank and played with his cronies, and watched the tiger and leopard fight, which was really against the right way.
Another man named Zhang Chang wrote to advise Liu He, hoping that he would implement good governance.
But Liu He didn't listen at all.
When the great general Huo Guang saw this situation, he was worried. The courtiers also thought that Liu He was really not good, and his virtue was not enough to become the Son of Heaven, so they went to see the Empress Dowager together and explained to the Empress Dowager the reason why Liu He could not be the Son of Heaven.
4. The process of Liu He's being deposed
The empress dowager rode to the Chengming Hall of Weiyang Palace and issued an edict ordering all the gates of the palace not to allow the changyi state to enter.
Huo Guang ordered the people to drive all the Qunchen of changyi state to the outside of the Golden Horse Gate, and the cavalry general Zhang Anshi led the imperial forest army to arrest more than 200 people in total and send them to prison.
Huo Guang has so much, and the risk he bears is very large, because saying that it is good to listen to it is to correct the chaos, and saying that it is not good is to rebel. Liu He was deposed again, after all, he was the emperor at that time.
But Liu He had not yet reacted to what had happened.
In order to prevent the notoriety of killing the Lord on his back, Huo Guang thought very carefully before doing things. He had a eunuch who had served as an attendant during the reign of Emperor Zhao of Han to guard Liu He so that he would not commit suicide.
Liu He didn't know that he was going to be deposed, but he felt very confused and asked Why Huo Guang had locked up his former courtiers.
The empress dowager summoned Liu He, and Liu He knew that he was afraid, but it was too late.
The empress dowager was dressed up, hundreds of guards were all armed with weapons, and the samurai with halberds were lined up in her highness, and the civil and military courtiers went to the temple in order of rank, and then the highlight came.
Liu He stepped forward and fell to the ground, waiting for the edict to be read.
Liu He was lying on the ground and accepting the impeachment of the courtiers, which should be regarded as the highlight moment of Liu He's life, but only the highlight moment of humiliation.
In short, the overall situation of Liu He's abolition has been decided.
Liu He knew it, and he didn't make a senseless struggle.
He left his seat and prostrated himself.
5. What was the outcome of Liu He's dethronation?
After Liu He was deposed, Huo Guang still turned a blind eye to him and let him return to the state of Changyi
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He was given two thousand households in TangMuyi, and all the family wealth of the former King of Changyi was given to Liu He.
What happened before was like Nan Ke's dream to Liu He.
Later, emperor Xuan of Han succeeded to the throne, that is, the grandson of Prince Wei, and he was jealous of Liu He, the deposed emperor, so he sent emissaries to give Shanyang Taishou Zhang Changxi a book and ask him to check on Liu He.
Finding that Liu He was stupid in speech and behavior, Emperor Xuan of Han thought that Liu He was not worthy of jealousy, so he again named him the Marquis of Haixiao.
Liu He went to fengguo Yuzhang.
After a few years, some people said that Liu He and the late Taishou Shisun Wanshi were in contact.
Wan Shi asked Liu He, "When he was deposed before, why didn't he stick to the palace gate and kill the great general?" ”
Liu He said: "Yes, missed the opportunity. ”
The relevant departments investigated the matter and found that it was true, so Liu He was cut down by Emperor Xuan of Han for three thousand households because of this matter.
Later, Liu He died, and the feudal state was not removed, but was succeeded by his son Chong Guo.
It can be seen from this that after Liu He was deposed, although he was trembling and trembling, the ending was not too bad.