"Boiled beans burn beans, beans cry in the kettle." Originally born from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other? Cao Zhi's poem was addressed to his brother Cao Pi, who was always worried that Cao Zhi would covet his throne, and ordered Cao Zhi to take seven steps into a poem, so he spared his life, and Cao Zhi made this poem. The result of the fact is, as far as, and is too much as.
The most famous fratricide in Chinese history was Li Shimin, who killed his brother and brother in the "Xuanwumen Rebellion", and then forced his father to abdicate and become emperor himself; then there was the "Nine Sons and Concubines" during the Kangxi Period of the Qing Dynasty, and none of the princes who participated in the conquest after Yongzheng succeeded to the throne were spared from captivity. It can be seen that the struggle for the throne is cruel, and there is no brotherhood to speak of. But in history, there are really people who resigned to each other's positions as princes, and eventually created two great prosperity, have you ever seen such a brother?
Marry the love of your heart first, and then marry politically
In 22 AD, the last year of Wang Mang's new dynasty, the world was in chaos, the peasants revolted, and the descendants of Liu surnamed Liu of the Han Room raised an army, in such a chaotic world, Liu Xiu originally belonged to the distant branch of the Han Room, but he was also involved in this war, in order to avoid the officials, he fled to the home of his brother-in-law Deng Chen, where he met Yin Lihua, a young lady of the yin family of the rich family, who was shocked by her beauty, sighed at its gentleness, and sincerely said a sentence "Marry a wife to deserve Yin Lihua", so Yin Lihua became his wife.
In 23 AD, Liu Xiu was forced to separate from Yin Lihua, who had been married for three months, and embarked on a journey to the emperor's struggle for the throne, in order to consolidate his power, he had to remarry Guo Shengtong, the niece of Liu Yang the Prince of Zhending, in order to strengthen mutual trust between the two sides, the union between Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong was entirely a political marriage, and in 25 AD Guo Shengtong gave birth to a son, the later crown prince Liu Jiang.
When Liu Xiu was proclaimed empress, Yin Lihua was approached in the palace, and it was supposed that Yin Lihua should be made empress, but Yin Lihua had no heirs at that time, she generously gave up the position of empress, and she was made a nobleman, and Guo Shengtong became an empress, and her son Liu Jiang became the crown prince. Later, Guo Shengtong gradually lost his Sacred Heart and was abolished, and after Yin Lihua, the situation at this time was more embarrassing, because Yin Lihua also gave birth to four sons for Liu Xiu.
Brothers and brothers remember the grace and enjoy the rich and noble burial
According to the feudal imperial system, the empress's son should be the crown prince, at this time Empress Guo was deposed, and the position of the crown prince Liu Jiang should also be ceded, and Yin Lihua's son Liu Zhuang should be made the crown prince. In other words, the other princes had already conspired to calculate the throne, but the two brothers resigned from each other's position as princes. First, Liu Jiang took the initiative to resign, and then Liu Zhuang pushed away the position of crown prince, which made Liu Xiu, the emperor, feel embarrassed for a while.
In the end, Liu Xiu weighed up left and right, or set Liu Zhuang as the crown prince, Liu Jiang was named the King of the East Sea by Liu Xiu, Liu Jiang was after all useless and abandoned, Liu Xiu felt too unwilling to go, so he successively gave Liu Jiang two large fiefs, became the head of the kings, and also became one of the few princes in Chinese history who took the initiative to retire to the king of the domain and get a good death.
Liu Zhuang and his brothers always remembered the kindness of their elder brother Liu Jiang, and they always trusted Liu Jiang, and did not think that Liu Jiang was plotting against him because he occupied the largest and richest fief in the country. Liu Jiang was also very loyal to Liu Zhuang, and someone wrote to Liu Zhuang to persuade him to raise an army to take over the world, and after Liu Qi received the letter, he immediately escorted the messenger to the capital Luoyang and handed it over to Emperor Liu Zhuang for investigation.
Brothers with one heart, their profits and gold, Liu Zhuang did not live up to the abdication of his brother Liu Jiang, and under his rule there was a grand situation of "the rule of Ming Zhang". When Liu Jiang died, Liu Zhuang was "grief-stricken and solemnly buried", and it was liu Jiang who was able to take the initiative to resign the position of prince, which did not shake the foundation of the early establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he himself was able to end up rich and honored.
The imperial court was unpredictable, and Li Dan ascended the throne twice
Wu Zetian claimed that the emperor's world was still relatively peaceful, but the turmoil in the imperial court was extremely fierce, and her two sons, Li Xian and Li Dan, both ascended the throne twice. First Li Xian's ascension to the throne was deposed, and then Li Dan ascended the throne and gave way to his mother Empress Wu Zetian.
At that time, it was not easy to take the right side, Li Dan, as the youngest son, although he was a prince, he also had to be a man with his tail between his legs, Li Dan's son lived more difficultly, and the eldest son, Li Chengqi, was only 11 years old and took on the responsibility of protecting his younger brothers.
After Wu Zetian's death, Li Xian succeeded to the throne, but he was an emperor with a soft ear, probably suppressed by his mother Empress Wu Zetian, and his management means were not strong enough, so that feminism ran rampant, his wife Empress Wei and his daughter Princess Anle wanted to emulate Wu Zetian as emperor, after Li Xian's confusion and death, the two women were going to plot to usurp the throne, and as a result, Li Longji (Li Dan's third son) killed Empress Wei and Princess Anle, and pushed his father Li Dan to the throne again, which is also the famous "Tang Long Coup" in history.
Li Dan had no intention of becoming emperor at all when he ascended the throne for the second time, but he always had to choose a successor, and in the order of succession of Li Chengqi, the eldest son, should be appointed as the crown prince, but in the "Tanglong Coup", Li Longji made great achievements, which made Li Dan feel embarrassed, afraid that because of the resurgence between the brothers because of the imperial throne, the previous "Xuanwumen Change" is still vividly remembered.
Brothers and brothers are humble and humble, and after death, the prince supports the spirit
The development of the matter was unexpected by Li Dan, Li Longji first proposed to recommend the eldest brother Li Chengqi as the prince, when he was a child, the eldest brother Li Chengqi made a lot of efforts in order to protect his younger brothers, Li Longji respected his eldest brother very much, so he supported Li Chengqi as the prince. After Li Chengqi learned of this, he knew that his ability was inferior to that of his younger brother Li Longji, and he also made the merit of helping the dragon, and highly recommended Li Longji as the crown prince.
After weighing it up, Li Dan decided to make Li Longji the crown prince, and in order not to treat his eldest son Li Chengqi badly, He made Li Chengqi the King of Song, Shangshu Zuo Servant, Situ, Taishi, and Dudu, and Li Chengqi became an excellent "slash youth", and among many princes was a high-powered prince surnamed Li, and after Li Longji ascended the throne, Li Chengqi changed his name to Li Xian in order to avoid the name of Li Longji's biological mother. The humble humility of brothers and brothers between the two brothers is also rare in history. And Li Longji also created the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era" and pushed Datang to the peak of Li Tang.
When Li Xian was a prince, "he was respectful and self-respecting, did not make friends in vain, and did not want to be in power", and was respected by Li Longji, when Li Xian was ill, Li Longji personally took the imperial doctor to visit the palace, and after Li Xian's death, Li Longji personally went to the palace to mourn and cry bitterly.
brief summary
The most ruthless imperial family, after seeing the imperial family's imperial throne struggle, it is really rare to see the brother who resigned the position of prince in this way. Although Li Shimin had a "rule of Zhenguan" after he succeeded to the throne, and Yongzheng became emperor played a key over-role in the "prosperous era of Kangqian", compared with Liu Jiang, Liu Zhuang, Li Xian, and Li Longji, it was the latter that made people feel more warm and loving.
It is just that the power of the emperor in feudal society is too great, so large that people cannot resist the temptation, most people will stop at nothing to ascend to the throne, and the loving behavior of the Liu brothers and the Li brothers is really rare, and it has also created two great acts of prosperity, which cannot help but make people look at each other and admire them.
References: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Zizhi Tongjian