In 180 BC, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo sent people to ask Liu Heng to be emperor on behalf of the state. Acting King Liu Heng was frightened out of a cold sweat, thinking that these devious and resourceful ministers were too powerful, they had just killed Lü Hou's people, was this going to take me again, saying that nothing could go, otherwise it would become a self-casting net!
Lang Zhong ordered Zhang Wu and Liu Heng to hold the same view, he said: "Those people once followed Gao Zu to pacify the world, and each of them was like a demon king who killed people without blinking an eye, and now they are destroying the Lü clan, bleeding the capital, and summoning the king, I am afraid that there is another plot, so the great king must not go to danger!" ”
Lieutenant Song Chang said: "The great king does not have to be suspicious, those ministers are not easy to provoke, but now it is the Liu family's world, looking around, the Liu princes have intertwined teeth, intertwined roots, and are like a rock, if they have ulterior motives, they are not committing suicide!" ”
Liu Heng listened, but he was still not at ease, so he ordered someone to divinate. Bu Guan took a turtle board, threw it into the fire, and when the turtle board cracked, he took it out again. The words obtained are: Da Heng Geng Geng, Yu is the Heavenly King, and Xia Yi Qi Guang.
Liu Heng was a little disappointed after reading it, and he sighed and said, "The widow is now the prince of the princes, and this is a bit redundant!" Unexpectedly, Bu Guan smiled and said, "Great King Qi, this king is not the other king, this is a sign of the son of the day." Liu Heng said, "Since this is the case, then the widow will first send someone to find out!" Subsequently, Liu Heng sent his uncle Bo Zhao to see Zhou Bo and others.
Bo Zhao learned about the situation and quickly returned to daikoku. He said to Liu Heng, "Zhou Bo and others really have plans to establish a great king and become emperor, so let's hurry up and enter Beijing!" At this moment, Liu Heng's hanging heart temporarily fell, so he rushed to Chang'an with Zhang Wu, Song Chang, Bo Zhao, and six others. When he reached Gaoling, Liu Heng went to the inn to rest, and then asked Song Chang to go to the city to inquire about the situation. Song Chang came back and said, "The Great King need not be suspicious, Zhou Bo and the others have been waiting at Weiqiao for a long time, let's quickly enter the city!" ”
Liu Heng and his party came to Weiqiao, and sure enough, they found that Zhou Bo and the others had already lined up to wait for Hou. After the crowd saw Liu Heng, they all bowed down and bowed, and Liu Heng hurriedly got out of the car to return the salute. At this time, Zhou Bo came closer and said that there was something to ask Liu Heng to play. Song Chang stopped in front of Zhou Bo and said, "If you are talking about official affairs, then let's say it in public, if it is a private matter, then I am sorry, the emperor does not accept private affairs!" ”
Zhou Bo was very embarrassed to hear this, so he had to kneel on the ground again, and then lifted up an object in his hand, and it turned out that he was going to offer the jade seal to Liu Heng. At this time, Song Chang stood up again and said, "This matter is not urgent, let's go into the official residence of Dai Guo and talk about it!" ”
After entering the official residence, the dukes of Zhou and Liu Surnamed Qin unanimously asked Liu Heng to be proclaimed emperor. Liu Heng said that I had no talent and no virtue, and that I was worthy of the position of emperor. Everyone sees the situation, please. Liu Heng resigned again. After three times of resignation, Liu Heng agreed to become emperor. That night, Liu Heng officially entered Weiyang Palace and ascended the throne as emperor.
Liu Heng claimed that the first thing the empress dowager did was not to reward the lu gong who supported him, but to immediately appoint Song Chang as a wei general and Zhang Wu as Lang Zhongling. In this way, Liu Heng captured the military power outside the city and inside the palace into his own hands.
Judging from the whole process of Liu Heng's claim to the throne, he was a very cautious and careful person, he did things step by step, everything was based on the premise of his own life safety, and did not give anyone the opportunity to harm him. In addition, Liu Heng was also a very scheming person, and he only brought six people into Beijing in order not to cause psychological pressure to the heroes of Xuelu.
On the other hand, the later Deposed Emperor Liu He of the Han Dynasty, when he learned that he wanted to become emperor, he immediately brought all the subordinates of the Changyi State to Chang'an, and when a huge team of more than 200 people entered Chang'an, Huo Guang, who supported him, immediately panicked and immediately raised his vigilance. As a result, Liu He only served as emperor for 27 days, and the more than 200 people he brought were basically killed by Huo Guang, if he could learn the experience of his predecessor Liu Heng, he would not end up like this. It can be seen that the gap between people is too big.
Throughout history, Liu Heng, the Emperor of HanWen, was a very accomplished emperor, and during his reign, he not only exempted the farming people from taxes, but also abolished the corporal punishment of cutting off hands and feet and tattooing words on the face, which is a rare act of kindness among emperors in Chinese history. In fact, Zhou Bo and others supported Liu Heng, based on their own selfish interests, they thought that Liu Heng was easy to deal with, and found a signature emperor to speak for their interests. As a result, Zhou Bo and others punched their faces, but it was also a blessing for the big Han.
