Talking about Qin, Han (232) Emperor Wu of Han had six sons under his knees, why did he choose Liu Fuling, who was only 7 years old, as the crown prince?
In 87 BC, the Han Wudi Emperor Liu Che died. Emperor Wu of Han had six sons, the eldest son Liu Zhao, the second son Liu Hong, the third son Liu Dan, the fourth son Liu Xu, the fifth son Liu Qi, and the sixth son Liu Fuling. It is true that everyone is quite excellent, but Emperor Wudi of Han chose 7-year-old Liu Fuling as his successor, so that the imperial throne changed frequently, foreign ministers came to power, and the imperial court was in turmoil.
Emperor Wu of Han chose Liu Fuling, who did not yet have the ability to govern, as the crown prince, with personal preferences and de facto helplessness, so let's analyze the reasons specifically:
Prince Liu Zhao
In 129 BC, Emperor Wu of han went to Bashang to sacrifice, and when he returned, he stayed at the home of his sister Princess Pingyang, met the song girl Wei Zifu, welcomed him into the palace, and gave birth to Liu Zhao the following year. Emperor Wu of Han had a son at the age of twenty-nine, and was very happy and made him crown prince. Emperor Wu of Han also built a plum shrine for the crown prince, and ordered Dongfang Shuo and Mei Gao to write a blessing to sacrifice the god Mei.
Liu was moved into the Crown Palace after the crowning ceremony at the age of twenty, and Emperor Wu of Han built him the Bowang Garden. In the fourth year of Yuan Ding, he married Shi Liangdi and gave birth to a son, Liu Yiji, who was known as Emperor Shi's grandson, which was later Emperor Xuan of Han. However, Liu Zhao offended Emperor Wu of Han's eunuch Jiang Chong, and in 91 BC, Liu Zhao was forced to die due to Jiang Chong's persecution.
The second son, Liu Hong the Prince of Qihuai
In 123 BC, his mother, Lady Wang, was favored by Emperor Wu of Han and gave birth to Liu Hong. Once, when Lady Wang was ill, Emperor Wu of Han asked her where she wished it would be better to seal Liu Hong's fiefdom. Lady Wang, of course, wanted to seal it in Luoyang, but by this time Emperor Wu of Han had already made Liu The Crown Prince, and Luoyang had a arsenal of Ao Cang weapons, so liu Hong was sealed in the State of Qi.
The east of qi is close to the sea, which is the richest place in the world except for Guanguan, which also shows the favor of Emperor Wu of Han for Liu Hong. In 121 BC, Lady Wang died of illness. In 117 BC, the 5-year-old King of Qihuai, Liu Hong, was sent to the feudal state according to the system, and the simple and loyal Bu shi became the Xiangguo of the State of Qi. In 110 BC, the 13-year-old Liu Hong died of illness and was stripped of his fiefdom.
The third son, Yan, stabbed Liu Dan, the King
Liu Dan's mother was Li Ji, and there is no record of Li Ji's birth and death in the history books, and Li Ji was the one who gave birth to the most children among the concubines of Emperor Wu of Han, but she was not a very favored type, which was a bit contradictory. But Liu Dan was a man with ideas, and after the "Witch Rebellion", the crown prince Liu Zhi was deposed, and he was the largest according to his heirs, and it was reasonable that he should be his successor.
However, Liu Dan was a little too anxious, and Emperor Wudi of Han had not yet recovered from the sadness of the prince's murder, and he clearly showed his covetousness for the position of prince, which made Emperor Wudi of Han very sad. In 88 BC, Emperor Wu of Han was seriously ill, and he took the initiative to write a letter to request to serve as a palace guard, but was reprimanded by Emperor Wu of Han, and also reduced the fiefdoms of three counties, and from then on he had no connection with the position of prince.
The fourth son was Liu Xu the Prince of Guangling
Liu Xu and Liu Dan are half-brothers, Liu Xu is tall, strong, likes to play, can carry the ding, and fights with bears, wild boars and other fierce beasts with empty hands. In 117 BC, he was crowned king on the same day as Liu Hong, Liu Dan, and Liu Xu. Liu Xu was a naughty child because of his indulgent behavior, his love of fighting and fighting, his troublemaking, and he was not suitable to be made emperor.
The history books do not record the birth time of these two brothers, but judging from his later struggle for the throne with Emperor Xuan of Han, it should not be much older than Liu Fuling, the emperor of Han Zhao. His brother Liu Dan the Prince of Yan was forced to hang himself for supporting Shangguan Jie during a battle between Shangguan Jie and Huo Guang. Liu Xu, on the other hand, was forced to hang himself because he cursed Emperor Xuan of Han, and died in the same way.
The fifth son, Liu Ji (劉髆), the Prince of Changyi
In 104 BC, Lady Li gave birth to a son, Liu Qi, and Emperor Wu of Han was very happy. Because of Lady Li's favor, her eldest brother Li Yannian was given the title of "Lieutenant of the Auxiliary Law", similar to the position of head of the Song and Dance Troupe, and the second brother was made a general of the Second Division, leading troops to march to Dawan in the Western Regions. Emperor Wu of Han was very fond of Liu Qi and asked Xiahou Shichang to be Liu Qi's teacher.
In 90 AD, before Li Guangli and the chancellor Liu Quyi took advantage of the "Rebellion of the Witches", Liu Zhi was deposed and wanted to make Liu Qi crown prince. Later, Liu Quyi was beheaded at the waist, and Li Guangli surrendered to the Xiongnu in defeat and was killed by Wei Law. Liu Ji, who was originally the most promising successor, was forever excluded from the position of crown prince by the suspicious and suspicious Emperor Wu of Han.
The youngest son, Liu Fuling, Emperor Zhao of Han
Emperor Wu of Han was passing by hejian guo when he was hunting, and heard that there was a Zhao woman here, who could not open her fists with her hands clenched. So Emperor Wudi of Han sent someone to look for it, and the local official brought a woman who was more than ten years old, and seeing that her hands were really clenched in fists, Emperor Wudi of Han stretched out his hands and gently broke the woman's hand, and the girl's hands were separated, and a small jade hook was still tightly held in the palm of her hand.
The legendary woman was thus favored by Emperor Wu of Han and was known as the "Lady of the Fist". Emperor Wu of Han built the Hook Yi Palace for her. In 94 BC, Zhao gave birth to Liu Fuling fourteen months pregnant. The ancient Yao Emperor was also born in his mother's belly for fourteen months, so Liu Fuling was born with magical colors. Because his mother was the most favored, he was made crown prince.
Write at the end
After the "Rebellion of the Witches", the crown prince Liu Zhao was deposed, and by the time Emperor Wu of Han died, the eldest son Liu Zhao, and the second son Liu Hong the Prince of Qihuai, had died. At this time, those who were eligible to become successors were the third son Liu Dan the Prince of Yan, the fourth son Liu Xu the Prince of Guangling, the fifth son, Liu Qi the Prince of Changyi, and the younger son Liu Fuling. Liu Dan was too anxious to succeed and asked to serve as a palace guard, which was suspected by Emperor Wu of Han. Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, was extravagant, liked to play, and had no law in his behavior and did not have the potential to be an emperor.
The fifth son, Liu Qi, the Prince of Changyi, was the most promising, and it was also his foreign relative Li Guangli who was anxious to do something bad, and Emperor Wu of Han was most worried about foreign relatives like Lü Shi interfering in politics, so Liu Ji was also excluded. Therefore, liu Fuling, a 7-year-old young son, was made crown prince, and he killed the young prince's mother, Lady Hook Yi, and eliminated the foreign forces. Emperor Wu of Han paved the way for Liu Fuling to ascend the throne, but he did not expect that Huo Guang's dictatorship would appear later.
2020/10/21