The love story between Wei Zifu and the Han Wudi Emperor Liu Che is particularly famous in Chinese history. From the encounter between the two to the love of half a life, the love between them has surprised countless people. However, there will also be contradictions between them, especially the contradictions between Wei Zifu and Emperor Wu of Han in their later years, which Liu Che regretted for life. Wei Zifu left a suicide note before hanging himself, and Emperor Wu read it and angrily scolded "untouchables". What is the barrier that has led couples who have been married for nearly 50 years to a dead end? What kind of truth made Emperor Wudi of Han regret it for life?
1. Brief introduction of Wei Zifu
Wei Zifu was the sister of Wei Qing, a famous general of the Han Dynasty, and the second empress of Liu Che, the Emperor wu of the Han Dynasty. Wei Zifu was born during the reign of emperor Jing of Han, and her mother was a subordinate of the Princess Palace of Princess Pingyang and had a low status. In ancient times, dances were practiced in the large mansion for the lord's family to enjoy, and when he grew up, Wei Zifu naturally became a dancer in the Pingyang Chang princess mansion. Because of her graceful dancing posture, she was favored by Emperor Wu of Han, and then entered the palace and gradually grew into an empress of the mother's world.
According to historical records, Wei Zifu was made a lady in 138 BC. Because Wei Zifu was virtuous and gentle, and the zhijia youdao was deeply favored by Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu of Han made Wei Zifu empress in 128 BC. After Wei Zifu married Liu Che, he gave birth to a man and three daughters for him, and finally hanged himself due to the scourge of witchcraft.
II. Brief Introduction of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty was the son of Liu Qi, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of Han was made crown prince at the age of seven, and at the age of sixteen he succeeded the emperor in charge of the world. He reigned for more than fifty years and kept the country in good order.
During his reign, he issued the Tuien Decree, which weakened the power of the nobles in the court and made the imperial power more centralized. For the quality of officials, they were carefully selected and eclectic, and in the early period of his reign, the people of the Han Dynasty were able to live a rich life, and the national strength of the Han Dynasty was unprecedentedly strong. He also appointed Wei Qing, Huo Zhiyi, and others to resist the invasion of the Xiongnu, changed the previous concept of only seeking peace with relatives, and drove the Xiongnu beyond the Great Wall, and the country was a peaceful scene.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the merits were mixed. Although Emperor Wu's ability to govern the country was very strong, during emperor Wu's reign, he took many measures to strengthen the centralization of power, resulting in a high degree of concentration of power. He also appointed cool officials, resulting in the death of many people. Due to the excessive concentration of power, coupled with the fact that Emperor Wu of Han was easily deceived in his later years, this gave Jiang Chong and others an opportunity to take advantage of it, and then the "Case of Witch Deception" occurred, resulting in the death of countless people, even the crown prince Liu Zhao, and the empress Wei Zifu were not spared.
3. The Marquis of Qingding
Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty had no children after inheriting the emperor's throne, which caused the imperial family to be very worried, and Princess Pingyang was also very worried about whether her brother's throne was stable. Therefore, she was heartbroken about his heirs, and she would often introduce some good sons to Emperor Wu of Han. Princess Binh Duong hoped that her brother would soon have his own children and stabilize the throne.
On this day, Emperor Wu of Han left the palace to come to the Pingyang Princess Mansion, and the Princess of Pingyang introduced women to her brother as usual. However, Liu Che did not take a fancy to it, and enjoyed the song and dance in the palace. Wei Zifu thus came to Emperor Wu of Han. At the banquet, Wei Zifu's wonderful dancing style attracted Emperor Wu of Han, so the two of them fell in love. Princess Pingyang was very happy to see this, and then sent Wei Zifu into the palace. Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty also happily agreed, and thus Wei Zifu's palace life began.
4. After being favored and sealed
When Wei Zifu first entered the palace, like other women, he was not summoned by the emperor for more than a year. Wei Zifu gradually lost patience and learned from elsewhere that every year Emperor Wu would select those who were frail and sickly and send them home. Wei Zifu went to ask Emperor Wu to let him go home.
When Emperor Wu saw Wei Zifu again, he remembered the scene when the two of them first met, and affection came to mind again, and Emperor Wu refused Wei Zifu's request. It was also from then on that Liu Che became more and more fond of Wei Zifu, and soon Wei Zifu became pregnant with Emperor Wu's child. This child was Emperor Wu's first child, and Liu Che was very happy, and his favor for Wei Zifu was even greater than before.
At that time, Empress Chen tried to harm Wei Zifu after learning that Wei Zifu was pregnant, but because her favor with the Wei family by the emperor gradually deepened, Wei Zifu's relatives were also used by the emperor, including Wei Qing. Empress Chen's persecution of Wei Zifu also created a gap between Liu Che and the Empress Chen, who had promised to "hide the golden house". It strengthened Liu Che's decision after his abolition. In 130 BC, Empress Chen spent a huge amount of money to ask for a son, so she used flattery to invite favors, and after the incident, Emperor Wu of Han abolished Empress Chen's throne.
Later, Wei Zifu successfully gave birth to a prince for Emperor Wu of Han. Emperor Wudi of Han was so pleased that he ordered Ming Gao and Dongfang Shuo to write articles for the crown prince to celebrate, and Emperor Wu of Han named his first son Liu Zhao. At that time, the main father of Zhongfu played the emperor and asked Wei Zifu to be made empress, and Emperor Wu of Han happily agreed. Wei Zifu was then crowned empress and entered the Middle Palace Pepper Room Hall.
During Wei Zifu's tenure as empress, Liu Che trusted her very much, and whenever he fought or went out, Emperor Wu of Han would let Wei Zifu take charge of state affairs, and Emperor Wu of Han had no objection to Wei Zifu's decision-making during the period. Years are a pig-killing knife, Wei Zifu can not escape the claws of the years, the face gradually aging, Emperor Wu of Han faced a young and beautiful woman, the favor of Wei Zifu is gradually reduced, but because of Wei Zifu's outstanding ability to govern the country, Emperor Wu of Han's courtesy and respect for Empress Wei remains unchanged.
Fifth, the witches and witches have caused trouble
Due to Emperor Wu of Han's favor for Wei Zifu, the Wei clan gradually became pampered and proud, and more and more people offended. When Wei Qing and Huo Went were still alive, the others did not dare to do anything to the Wei family. However, when Wei Qing and Huo went ill and died, the emperor's favor for Wei Zifu also changed, and the imperial power of the crown prince Liu Zhao's court was gradually disintegrated. The favored minister Jiang Chong had a grudge with the crown prince, fearing that Liu Zhao would harm him after Emperor Wu's death, so he joined forces with others to frame the crown prince.
At that time, Emperor Wudi of Han was addicted to Dan Medicine and Longevity, and liu Che's health was getting worse and worse due to taking drugs for a long time. Jiang Chong took advantage of Liu Che's desire for eternal life, saying that Emperor Wu's illness was caused by someone cursing him, and Liu Che firmly believed that Jiang Chong had a thorough investigation, and during Jiang Chong's investigation, countless people were unjustly killed.
In order to frame the prince, Jiang Chong had people plant puppets in the East Palace, and then let people successfully dig them out. At that time, Liu Che was not out of the palace, and Liu Zhi could not defend himself to Emperor Wu, so he could only send troops to fight with Jiang Chong and others with the help of Wei Zifu. At the instigation of the traitors, Liu Che thought that the prince was a rebellion, so he sent troops to suppress it. Then the prince committed suicide and died, and Wei Zifu could not explain because he had helped the prince, and he also hanged himself. Before his death, Wei Zifu left a letter explaining the prince's behavior and explaining the persecution of the villain. However, at that time, Emperor Wudi of Han did not believe Wei Zifu's explanation at all, and after reading the letterhead, Emperor Wudi of Han scolded "untouchables" after reading the letterhead.
Later, Emperor Wu of Han sent someone to re-investigate the case because he was nostalgic for Wei Zifu, but the result was unexpected, and it turned out that Jiang Chong and others deliberately framed the prince, and the prince was wronged. However, it was too late, because of this incident, Emperor Wu did not trust Empress Wei, and finally caused Wei Zifu to hang himself, and Liu Che regretted it endlessly.
6. Summary
Wei Zifu served Emperor Wu of Han wholeheartedly for forty-nine years, helping him to govern the country, and finally helping to bring the Han Dynasty to unprecedented prosperity. However, because of the villain's framing, coupled with the distrust of Emperor Wu of Han, it eventually led to the tragic death of the crown prince and the death of the empress. More than forty years of love was summed up by Liu Che's word "slut".
Although Liu Che later regretted it, and rehabilitated the unjust case for Wei Zifu. However, this result due to his own faults also caused Emperor Wu of Han to spend the rest of his life in endless remorse. So we have to learn that we need to be cautious when encountering things, and think twice before doing anything.