Liu Wu, the prince of the Liang State of the Western Han Dynasty, the second son of Emperor Wen of Han, liu Heng, the younger brother of Liu Qi, the emperor of Han Jing, the favorite son of Empress Dou, the greatest hero of the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, relied on the grace of the emperor and the empress dowager, lived in the land of the world, and took the four sides of Haojie for his own use. With the blessing of these honors, coupled with the encouragement of Yu Chen, Liu Wu cast his eyes on his brother's throne, and made careful plans, and died of illness and death one step ahead of the results. From the right and left arm of the emperor who resisted the rebels, to the evil king who usurped the throne, what kind of life did Liu Wu have?
1. Favored and like the King of Heaven
Empress Dou and Emperor Wen of Han had two sons and a daughter, and although the eldest son was the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, Empress Dou preferred her eldest daughter Liu Yan and second son Liu Wu, and she was very conniving with them in everything. Although Liu Qi was the emperor, he was a very family-oriented person, and he was also very tolerant of the two people everywhere. With the grace of the emperor and the empress, Princess Liu Ofe often offered beautiful women to Emperor Jing, and often profited for herself, and even hit the idea on the crown prince, wanting her mother to rely on her daughter. Liu Wu, not to mention, Emperor Wen was made the King of Liang at that time, and often ran to the capital without leaving the country, "whenever he heard that the empress dowager was ill, his mouth could not eat, and he often wanted to stay in Chang'an to serve the empress." Han ruled the country with filial piety, and both his sister and brother used filial piety as an excuse, and Liu Qi had no choice but to toss with the two.
In the third year of the Han Jing Emperor (155 BC), the Han Jing Emperor, who was initially sitting in a stable position, confronted his brother for a drink, and when he pushed the cup to change the cup, the Han Jing Emperor said to his brother: "Long live the thousand autumns and pass on to the king." Although he knew that the emperor was drunk and out of shape, Liu Wu was still very happy, and even Empress Dou had the idea of helping him become emperor, perhaps it was at this time that Liu Wu had the heart of trespassing. At the beginning of the sealing of the Liang Kingdom, Liu Wu built the Liang Garden in the name of Ai Cai, "the palace and the temple are connected, the strange fruits and trees, the precious birds and beasts, and the beauty is not complete." Literary figures such as Ming Cheng, Zou Yang, Zhuang Ji, and Sima Xiangru were summoned, and Han Anguo, Gongsun Wei, and Yang Sheng were the minions. The whole world knows that there is a talented Liang King Liu Wu, how can we know who the Heavenly King is?
Second, the Seven Kingdoms are in turmoil, and the capital is defended by the country
The good times did not last long, emperor Jing of Han was worried that the power of the princes was too strong to threaten himself, and appointed Chao to plot to cut the domain, and after successively cutting the fiefdoms of the king of Chu, the king of Zhao, and the king of Jiaoxi, and so on to the head of Liu Hao, the king of Wu, Liu Hao, Liu Hao, the king of Chu, Liu Sui, the king of Jinan, Liu Xian, the king of Zichuan, Liu Ang, the king of Jiaoxi, and Liu Xiongqu, the king of Jiaodong, rebelled, and the men over the age of fourteen and under sixty in the county were all recruited into the army, and there were Xiongnu, Eastern Yue, and Minyue colluding, and the rebel army was momentarily loud. Because of the early preparations, the rebel offensive was quite smooth, and after Emperor Jing of Han killed Chao and sent Yuan Ang to persuade him to no avail, he decided to put down the rebellion with all his strength.
Just when Emperor Jingdi of Han finally made up his mind to raise an army, Wu Chu's army, which was the biggest thorn in the rebel alliance, had already arrived in the territory of the Liang state and was resolutely confronted by Liu Wu. On the one hand, Liu Wu organized an army to resist the rebels' repeated attacks, and on the other hand, he appealed to the imperial court for help, and rushed to him for help after learning that Zhou Yafu had set out from the Beijing Division. However, the two requests for help could not be answered, and Zhou Yafu coldly carried out the plan discussed with Emperor Jing, "Willing to entrust liang with liang, and cut off its grain route, it can be controlled." Liu Wu no longer put his hopes on the imperial court, and he sent Han Anguo and Zhang Yu as generals, "Zhang Yu fought hard, Andan Guo held heavy, so Wu could not cross Liang." The rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms was put down in large part because Liu Wu not only did not collude with the rebels, but firmly blocked it before the Liang capital Juyang.
Third, the heart of the Son of Heaven is favored
It can be said that the move of killing Chao Chao was very poor, because it exposed the weakness of Emperor Jing and encouraged the arrogance of the rebels; but it can also be said that it was a very good move, which not only instigated the rebellion of the kings, but also weakened the strongest Liang king Qi and the kings, and only then did Zhou Yafu defeat in one fell swoop.
It can be said that on the game table between the Han Jing Emperor and the Seven Kingdoms, although Liu Wu, who had been standing by his brother's side from beginning to end, although he was the nominal victor, he also lost everything, and even the position of crown prince who was thinking about it, in the advice of the chancellor and with the acquiescence of Emperor Jing, was assigned to Liu Rong, the eldest son of Emperor Jing.
Either with guilt in his heart, or wanting to find an excuse to get rid of this younger brother who was the most threatening to him, Emperor Jing indulged Liang Yuan's oversized scale, and even praised it. In addition, Liu Wu had the final say on the appointment and dismissal of Liang guo's officials, and Liang Guo's attendants, lang officials, and gurudwara only needed to register their names in the name register to enter and exit the Tianzi Palace, and there was no difference between them and the officials of the Han Court. The most ruthless imperial family, if there are self-aware princes, at this time should quickly give up power and intercede. But he Liu Wu He Xuren, that was the favorite son of Empress Dou, the real power holder of the Han Empire, could hang out in the capital in the name of "filial piety" alone, and it was not easy to rebel, and the throne was only one position away from him.
Fourth, it is difficult to become a big instrument for standing in the storage of storms
The ministers who could have a place in the court were all foxes who had become old and sophisticated, and the front foot of the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms had just been flattened, and Emperor Jing had made his eldest son the crown prince on the back foot, and had not changed the position of empress, and the clear-eyed people knew that Liu Rong was only a shield that had been temporarily launched. However, Liu Wu was still angry, and under the plot of him and the eldest princess and empress dowager, Liu Rong was deposed. As a result, Liu Rong was not happy for long, Liu Yan rebelled because she married her daughter Ah Jiao to Liu Che, and Empress Dou gave up the idea of establishing Liu Wu as the heir to the throne under the persuasion of Yuan Ang and other ministers. At this point, even his sister and mother did not help themselves, Liu Wu simply did not do two things, since he could not stop Liu Yan from supporting Liu Che, then do something to the ministers.
Under the plot of Liu Wu's favorite ministers Yang Sheng, Gongsun Wei and others, the assassins of the Liang state came to the capital and killed the ministers, the three dukes and nine secretaries were almost all on the list, and Yuan Ang was listed as the focus and died on the way to divination. Liu Wu's style of doing this can be described as extremely unwise, and he who aspires to be an emperor has turned his dream into an obsession, pushing him into the abyss. When the emperor's emissaries checked wave after wave, and the Liang officials were questioned one after another, the invincible King of Liang still panicked, blamed all the faults on Yang Sheng and Gongsun Wei, and escaped death, but Emperor Jing no longer trusted him, no longer rode with him, and did not allow him to keep the capital after the meeting. Liu Wu suddenly changed from his mother's heart meat and the treasure in the palm of his brother and sister to a bereaved dog that no one cared about, and died after suffering from fever.
Liu Wu's life was almost on the verge of death, either because he had developed a flamboyant personality under the connivance of his mother and older siblings, or because Emperor Jing's step-by-step temptation had plunged him into the trap of power desire. But I have to say that Liu Wu was so lucky, enjoying all the glory and wealth in the world, and he died all his life without dying on the battlefield or the imperial court, nor was he given Bai Aya's poisonous wine, so dying of illness can also be regarded as a good death. "Although Liangyuan is good, it is not a long-term love home", Kyoto is sinister, the throne is difficult to sit on, and it is not a good place to live.