Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty was one of the most accomplished emperors of the Western Han Dynasty, and the most important achievement in his life was to defeat the Xiongnu, prosper the Han Dynasty, and maintain the territorial integrity of the Central Plains Dynasty. However, in the later years of the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, he regarded a Xiongnu as a close confidant, and as a minister of gu order, he was left to the future emperor Han Zhao, who was the minister of gu order, jin Ilju. As a subordinate of the Xiongnu, Jin Ilju won the trust of the emperor step by step through his principles of self-discipline, and finally began and ended well.
01 Self-discipline: Abide by the rules of the palace, and fight the assassins in front of the emperor
Jin Ilju (金日磾), also known as Uncle Weng, was the prince of the Xiongnu King Hutu in his youth. In 121 BC, the Xiongnu were defeated by the Han Dynasty army, which led to civil unrest, and Jin Ribao's father was killed by his colleagues, and he and his mother had no choice but to surrender to the Han Dynasty.
Because the young Jin Ilju was once a Xiongnu prince, his temperament was naturally different, and the city government was deeper than his peers. When he first entered the imperial palace, Kim Il-seo became a slave who kept horses and spent his days with horses. One day soon after, Emperor Wu of Han feasted on his courtiers, and there was a link in the middle to admire the horses, and the horsemen led the horses, and the other grooms had never seen the world, and they all showed a very timid state, and from time to time they would peek at the emperor.
Only Kim Il-seok was not humble, and without squinting, he stood up and walked past the stage. In addition, Jin Ribao himself inherited the characteristics of the Xiongnu everyone and left a very good impression on Emperor Wu of Han. After this event, Kim Il-seok was also appointed as the governor and gradually became appreciated by the emperor.
After this, Jin Ilju became an attendant of Emperor Wu of Han, and officially served as a courtier in the imperial court, successively serving as a lieutenant of the horse and the doctor of Guanglu. Once, a courtier named Ma Heluo plotted a rebellion and sneaked into the palace late at night to try to assassinate Emperor Wu of Han, and Kim Il-seok happened to stay in the palace. Jin Il-ri quickly stepped forward to knock Ma Heluo down and joined forces with the guards to capture him, and Kim Il-ri's escort action further won him the trust of Emperor Wu of Han.
02 Lawyer: The family law is strict, and the eldest son is killed angrily
In addition to self-discipline, another point that Kim Il-ri trusted Emperor Wu of Han was that he was very strict in governing his family. After the death of his mother, Emperor Wu of Han personally ordered the painter to paint a portrait of his mother, and every time Kim Il-seok returned home and saw his mother's portrait, he had to prostrate himself to fulfill his son's mourning for his mother.
In addition, there is another very famous thing, that is, Kim Il-seok killed his own son, Lang'er. Lang'er is the eldest son of Jin Il-ri, when He was young, he was also very popular with Emperor Wu of Han, and he was unrestrained in front of the emperor, and over time, Nong'er also developed a character that was not afraid of heaven and was difficult to control.
When he grew up, He Er violated very serious palace rules in the palace. If placed in ordinary people's homes, the elders will have a feeling of licking, most likely will choose to indulge their own family, and Jin Il-ri knew that after taking Lang'er to his home to personally use the family law to kill him, his rigorous attitude is rare in ancient and modern times, and this incident also made Emperor Wu of Han deeply admire Jin Il-ri's obedience to the law.
In 87 BC, when Emperor Wu of Han was dying, he called Jin Riju to his sickbed and personally entrusted his younger son, the later Han Zhao Emperor Liu Fuling, to Jin Ribao, who also changed from the initial enemy xiongnu to the current Tuoguo and heavy subjects. Being able to complete this magnificent transformation, Jin Ilju played an important role in his loyalty to Emperor Wu of Han.
In addition, Emperor Wu of Han, as a great emperor, was also the focus of discussion among future generations. It is precisely because Jin Il-ri is well aware of this, who is favored and does not forget his form, holds heavy power without forming a party, and strictly abides by the way of the monarch at all times, which has the later deathbed trust of Emperor Wu of Han, and has also achieved a generation of famous ministers Jin Il-ri!