The plague of witchcraft that broke out in the later years of Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che can be described as a major failure in life, and after a long reign, the old and confused Emperor Wu of Han forced the crown prince Liu Zhi to rebel because he listened to rumors, which eventually led to the death of tens of thousands of people, and the crown prince Liu Zhi and Empress Wei committed suicide, and the crown prince Liu Zhiyi, only one grandson Liu Zhi was left alive.
Liu Yi has later changed his name to Liu Qing, and ascended the throne as emperor, for Emperor Xuan of Han, which is equivalent to the imperial throne going around and finally returning to the crown prince Liu Zhaoyi, but this is a very twists and turns, after the death of Prince Huan, Emperor Wu of Han set up his youngest son Liu Fuling as the heir, for Emperor Han Zhao, Emperor Han Zhao, this person is relatively short-lived, died of illness at the age of 21, Huo Guang headed by the chancellor Liu He of Lichangyi as emperor, Liu He this person is too absurd, of course, it may be difficult to control disobedience, became emperor for 27 days, it was deposed, Huo Guang and other powerful ministers consulted, Liu Qingcai stepped onto the stage of history, counterattacked and became emperor, opening the road of The Western Han Dynasty.
Although Liu Que eventually became emperor, it did not have much to do with Emperor Wu of Han, because in the later years of Emperor Wu of Han, although he regretted listening to rumors and forced the death of Liu Zhao, the crown prince Liu Zhao, and killed all those who participated in the persecution of Liu Zhao, like the culprit Jiang Chong, although he had long been killed by the crown prince, he was still punished by the three tribes of Yi, and Emperor Wu of Han also built Sizitai in the place where Liu Zhao died to show remorse, but Liu Xiang did not receive preferential treatment, not by chance later, and he could not become emperor.
Speaking of this, some people may wonder, since Emperor Wu of Han regretted the death of Liu Zhao, the only descendant of Liu Zhao, why did he not treat Liu Zhao's only descendant, Liu Zhi, which is somewhat contradictory, because it is reasonable to say that if you regret it, under the guilt, you will definitely double the compensation for the descendants of Liu Zhao, not to mention that Liu Zhao is left with a descendant, it is normal to treat him favorably, and even pass the throne to him, but there is no, what is going on, today Song Anzhi said.
First, not being kind to you is also a kind of protection, if you are kind, Liu Que is likely not to die well. Because Liu Xiang was still a baby at that time, until the death of Emperor Wu of Han, he was only 4 years old, and in the scourge of the witches, the foreign relatives and forces loyal to Liu Zhao, the prince of Wu, were swept away, which also meant that Liu Xiang was alone, and even if there were people who supported him, they could not form a huge political force.
In this case, there was no force behind Liu Que, there was no strong escort and there was not enough time to grow, and if Emperor Wu of Han vigorously compensated him, he would directly skip the throne of Liu Zhao, other sons and grandsons, and give Liu Que, the great-grandson of the emperor, which would definitely put him on the fire and roast him.
When Emperor Wu of Han died, even if the 4-year-old Liu Que could ascend the throne, it would never last long, because the sons and grandsons of Emperor Wu of Han alone would be enough to overthrow him and make him die.
Taking a step back, not giving the throne as compensation, but still treating him kindly, such as sealing a king and giving a rich feudal state, is also risky, because he is the only bloodline of Liu Zhao, the eldest son of Emperor Wu of Han, which is a golden signboard, enough to make liu Fuling, the emperor of Han Zhao, be wary of him, and even jealous of suppression.
It is easier to make some unscrupulous ministers borrow Liu Qian to make a fuss, such as rebelling under the banner of supporting him, to know that the Western Han Dynasty is not a Qing Dynasty with a high concentration of imperial power in later generations, and the power of the courtiers represented by Xiang Quan is actually not small, and there is enough threat to imperial power, like Emperor Wu of Han to form the Middle Dynasty, as well as the reuse of foreign relatives, all in order to curb Xiang Power and centralize power in this way.
In that historical environment, if Liu Qian was really treated favorably and crowned a king or something, but he was only a few years old, and he did not have the support of powerful forces such as foreign relatives, it was very likely that he would really become a knife for others to rebel against those in power.
And Liu Xiang was not treated favorably, did not have great influence, said that the sky was broken is only a member of the clan, those who have ill intentions just want to borrow him to make an article can not do, so it is better and safer.
Therefore, not being kind to the treat is a kind of protection, and it can also be regarded as a kind of "favor".
Second, the rebellion of Liu Zhao, the crown prince, although there was a key reason for Jiang Chong to rumor to Emperor Wu of Han and alienate their father and son, but Liu Zhao's rebellion was also an indisputable fact, even if he was forced to rebel.
Moreover, Liu Zhi was still quite thoroughly opposed to the end, after killing Jiang Chong, he once again entered the Xiang Mansion with a drumbeat, and after the chancellor Liu Quyi ran away, Liu Zhi declared that Emperor Wu of Han was critically ill, and the traitors were rebellious, and they wanted to raise troops to seek revenge, and they were the guards of changle palace who armed their own disciples and their mother's rear guard, and also released prisoners to fight for themselves, and sent people to control the two cavalry on the outskirts of Chang'an, Changshui and Xuanqu, but they were recognized and did not transfer into Chang'an.
In order to break Liu Zhao's lies, Emperor Wu of Han personally drove to the Jianzhang Palace west of Chang'an City to issue orders, so Liu Zhu was unable to recruit the national army, but Liu Zhu still did not stop the rebellion, but forcibly armed tens of thousands of citizens in the four cities of Chang'an who did not know the truth, but in the end they were defeated, and after the rebellion failed, they quickly fled out of Chang'an.
There is also why Liu Zhao, the crown prince, had a grudge with Jiang Chong because he sent his courtiers to Ganquan Palace to ask Emperor Wu of Han for peace, and in the important place of Ganquan Palace, this courtier actually rode in a carriage on the road, and after being seen by Jiang Chong, he arrested him and disposed of him.
After Liu Learned of this, he sent someone to intercede with Jiang Chong, saying that it was not that he was reluctant to ride and ride, but that he did not want His Majesty to know, otherwise he would blame me for not disciplining my subordinates, hoping to forgive once, Jiang Chong did not give this face, and went straight to play Emperor Wu of Han.
Through this incident, we can see how powerful Liu Zhao, the crown prince, was at that time, and on the road where the Ganquan Palace was heavy, the courtiers could actually ride on it, not to mention other places, so it can also be seen that Emperor Wu of Han and Liu Zhao, the crown prince, because the latter was becoming more and more powerful, and there was already a huge contradiction hidden under the surface harmony.
The later scourge of the witches was inherently the reason why Emperor Wu of Han was old and confused and listened to rumors, but the huge contradiction hidden with the crown prince Liu Zhao for a long time was also a key reason, in this case Liu Zhao did not hand over the answer sheet that satisfies Emperor Wu of Han, but instead reversed it to the end, indeed it could not be said, although he later ended up miserable, but it was indeed not right to rebel on the facts, and it was even more wrong to rebel in the end.
Although in terms of family affection, Emperor Wu of Han had deep guilt and regret for listening to Jiang Chong's rumors and forcing him to rebel against the crown prince Liu Zhao, but politically, Liu Zhao, as the crown prince, was also a courtier, so it was indeed impossible to say that he committed rebellion, and Emperor Wu of Han could kill him all in one line, but Emperor Wu of Han did not.
And seriously speaking, Emperor Wu of Han was also good to his great-grandson Liu Que, Liu Que grew up in prison, was treated well by Bingji, in 87 BC, Emperor Wu of Han was seriously ill, and it was expected that the qi people said that Chang'an Prison had Tianzi qi, so Emperor Wu of Han sent people to kill all the people in prison, and when he arrived at the official prison where Liu Que was located, Bing Ji closed the gate tightly, and the emperor's great-grandson refused here, and after Emperor Wu of Han learned of it, he did not get angry, but instead he was amnesty in the world, and soon after Emperor Wu of Han died, he left a will and testament "Ling Ye Ting, Zong Zheng recorded his family", In this way, Liu Xiang was raised in yeting, had a place to live, and also had a formal clan status.
Third, Emperor Wu of Han did not treat his great-grandson Liu Qing kindly, but instead treated it somewhat coldly, and another reason was that when he was seriously ill, he appointed his youngest son Liu Fuling as his heir, when Liu Fuling was only 8 years old, and he also relied on Huo Guang and other ministers to assist in the government, and the foundation was unstable.
If he treated Liu Fu, the only descendant of Liu Zhi, the crown prince, again, it would not only put Liu Que in danger, but would also affect the status of his youngest son Liu Fuling, and make Liu Fuling's legitimacy be challenged.
Therefore, no matter how guilty Emperor Wu of Han felt in his heart and how much he wanted to compensate, he could only deal with Liu Que coldly, so in his later years, he treated Liu Que coldly, or even turned a blind eye, and could only passively deal with Liu Que's affairs, and could only restore Liu Que's clan status at the time of his death, which could protect Liu Que to the greatest extent, and could reduce his influence, making the throne of his young son Liu Fuling more stable.
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