If we say who the most regrettable prince in history is, some people will say that it is Zhu Biao, the Yiwen prince of the Ming Dynasty, and some people will say that it is Liu Zhao, the prince of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Zhu's life can be described as ups and downs, although he is virtuous and promising, but he just met a father who is talented and has been in power for a long time, so it is just that his father's suspicions in his later years are getting heavier, which has caused the disaster of witchcraft.
Wei Zifu and Xiao Liu in the film and television drama
At first, Emperor Wu of Han was still very fond of his son and was made crown prince early on, but there was a strange phenomenon in the history books, that is, there was no record that Liu Zhao had a princess.
From the time Emperor Wen of Han made his mother's niece Bo Shi a crown princess, to the Qianlong Emperor's edict to crown prince Fu Jin Xi Tara as a crown princess, under normal circumstances, as long as the prince is old, it is a matter of course to appoint a princess.
But why didn't Liu Zhi have a record of a princess? Is it really not, or is it deliberately hidden?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > the promotion of the princess of the Western Han Dynasty</h1>
Prior to Liu, the Han Dynasty officially enthroned five crown princes, namely Liu Ying, the crown prince of Emperor Hangao, the crown prince of Emperor Hui of Han (name unknown), Liu Qi the crown prince of Emperor Wen of Han, Liu Rong, the first crown prince of Emperor Jing of Han, and Liu Che, the second crown prince of Emperor Jing of Han.
Among the five princes, Liu Qi and Liu Che both married the crown princess when they were crown princes, and the other three did not appoint princesses because they were still young and had not yet reached the age of marriage.
Bo in the film and television drama (the first crown princess in history)
It can be seen from here that by the time Liu Zhaoli became the crown prince, it had become a system for the prince to marry the crown princess as an adult, which was also true, the male grand should be married to the female grand, how could the crown prince of the tangtang kingdom not have a proper wife?
The author carefully examined the history books, and indeed did not find that Liu had a record of the princess, but this is often the case in history, and if it is not recorded, it does not mean that there really is none, and it may be hidden for some reasons.
Taking the original queen consort of Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng, the history books only record that Emperor Wen's original match was a substitute queen, but there is no record of the queen's surname, which is extremely strange.
At that time, ordinary emperors would record the surname of their concubines, not to mention that Emperor Wen of Han was still able to take the throne, Sima Qian's revision of the "Records of History" was only a few decades away from Emperor Wen's dynasty, and his father himself was a Wenjing shiren, recording so many queens and princesses, why did he miss the most important thing alone.
The queen of the film and television drama
Later, after later research, according to the fact that Lü Hou came to power and vigorously promoted the marriage of Liu Lü and the empress dowager was erased, it was very likely that the empress dowager was a woman of the Lü clan, and Zhou Bo welcomed Liu Heng to the throne after he removed Zhu Lü, and the four sons of the empress dowager should have hindered Liu Heng's ascension to the throne because of their bloodline.
The Queen of the Acting King gave birth to four males. The previous king did not become emperor and the queen died. And the acting king was established as emperor, and the four sons born to the queen died of illness. - "History of the Alien Family"
Within six months of Liu Heng's ascension to the throne, he and the four concubines born to the empress dowager died one after another, and even the names were not recorded in the history books, after which Liu Heng made Dou the empress and Liu Qi the crown prince.
Through the matter of the queen, we can know that in the special atmosphere at that time, Liu Heng deliberately blurred some history, and Sima Qian may have also heard about the birth surname of the queen, but because he was in the dynasty, he could only keep his mouth shut.
It is not impossible that Liu was originally a princess and then hidden for some reason. It is better to speculate according to this line of thinking.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="63" > the hidden princess, was it the strategy of Emperor Xuan of Han? </h1>
Liu Zhao in the film and television drama
If Liu Zhuben had a princess concubine, but was destroyed by someone, then who is the most suspicious? Then it will be up to you to see who is in the best interest of doing this.
Emperor Wu of Han's suspicions were not great, because there was no need, and although he later learned that Liu Zheng had been framed by Jiang Chong, he still did not formally rehabilitate his son, and after Empress Wei committed suicide, he did not order his repeal, let alone a princess.
Even if this princess's surname was Wei, Huo, and Wang, it would not affect Emperor Wu of Han at all, even the empress and the crown prince were like that, a princess concubine did not matter to Liu Che at all, and doing this could not see any obvious benefit to him.
Then in addition to Emperor Wu of Han, another person who had the motivation to do this was The Han Xuan Emperor Liu Que, and Liu Que's motives were too obvious.
Emperor Xiaowu's great-grandson was ill, and he had a commandment to raise his eyes, and until the age of eighteen, he was subjected to the "Poems", "Analects", and "Filial Piety", and he was frugal and kind, and he could follow Emperor Xiaozhao and flatter his ancestors and sons. - The Chronicle ▪ of Emperor Xuan of the Book of Han
Emperor Xuan of Han in the film and television drama Liu Qing
Liu Qing inherited the throne as the heir of Emperor Zhao of Han, so he could not posthumously honor his father and ancestor as emperor in terms of etiquette, but he still gave them a glory within the scope of operability.
Emperor Xuan posthumously honored his grandfather Liu As the Crown Prince, his grandmother Shi Liangdi as Lady Jiao, and a few years later further honored him as Empress Dowager (only "Hou", not empress), his father Liu Jin as Emperor Cao, and his mother Wang Shi as Empress Dowager.
The crown prince has concubines, good concubines, widows, wives, concubines, and so on, and the sons are called imperial grandsons. - "The Tale of foreign relatives in the Book ▪ of Han"
In the Han Dynasty, there was a difference between concubines and inferiority, if Liu Zhi originally had a princess concubine, then this princess concubine was Liu Xiang's grandmother, if there was a grandmother, Liu Xiang could not overly respect the grandmother, even if it was to respect the grandmother, the name of "Empress Dowager" could not be given directly to Shi Liangdi.
Therefore, Liu Que had the motive of burying Liu Zhi's crown princess, only by letting this princess disappear from all historical materials, Liu Que would have no obstacle in posthumously honoring his grandmother, and if the world did not know that Liu Zhi originally had a princess, then even if she was only a descendant of Liangdi, the purity and nobility of his blood were beyond doubt.
Liu Xin, the Emperor of Han In the film and television drama
Although this speculation has some truth, there are several places that cannot be resisted.
First, throughout the two Han Dynasties and four hundred years, there have been several incidents of emperors entering the throne, and these heirs are invariably honoring their birth mothers and not their concubines.
From a patriarchal point of view, after these sons enter the heir, they are the sons of the emperor, and even if they respect their biological parents, they are also respected according to blood, and they no longer have to abide by the ancestral law of concubines before entering the heir.
For example, Liu Xin, the Han Emperor who was not far from Emperor Xuan of Han, his father Liu Kang was the younger brother of Emperor Liu Xiao of Hancheng, who, because he had no children, finally chose Liu Xin to succeed him and make him crown prince.
The empress dowager honored King Tao Gong as Emperor Gong. Laid the foundation for Empress Tao to be known as Empress Gong, and Empress Dowager Ding ji as Empress Gong. - The Chronicle ▪ of the Emperor of Han
After Liu Xin ascended the throne, his biological father Liu Kang was made Emperor Gong (only "Emperor", not "Emperor"), and his biological mother Ding Ji (Liu Kang's concubine) was Made Empress Gong (meaning "Empress of Emperor Gong"). There is no respect for the original concubine Zhang Shi.
In the eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor An's Liu Hu period, he ascended the throne as the heir of Emperor Han he, posthumously revering his biological father Liu Qing as Emperor Xiaode and his birth mother Zuo Xiao'e as Empress Xiaode, which was basically a gourd for Liu Xin to follow his parents, but Liu Hu added an extra word to his biological father.
However, Liu Hu seems to have a good relationship with his concubine Geng Ji before he entered the throne, and even when he became emperor, he did not forget her, and regarded her as his father's wife and honored her as the grand nobleman of Ganling (Liu Qingfeng Qinghe King, Liu Hu immediately changed qinghe to Ganling).
This "great nobleman" actually has a certain similarity with the "princess" of later generations, which can be understood simply.
Therefore, the king who enters the heir only worships blood relations, not the patriarchy before the heir, which also makes sense in the etiquette. Emperor Xuan of Han did not need to worry about this at all, and could respect his biological grandmother Shi Liangdi with peace of mind.
Pretend to be Shi Liangdi
The reason why Liu Qing only honored Shi Liangdi as "Lady Ji" at the beginning, and only after a few years was posthumously honored as "Empress Dowager", it is likely that he was the first prince in history to enter the heir, and the law of etiquette belonged to the state to be created, even if Liu Zhi really did not have a princess, but Shi Liangdi's name was only a concubine after all, so he could not be directly posthumously posthumously named "Hou" like his birth mother Wang.
Secondly, if Emperor Xuan of Han wanted to do something in the historical materials, it was only the history books compiled and revised by Emperor Xuan and later that had room for operation, and the "Records of History" was written in the last year of Emperor Wu of Han, and there was still no record of Liu According to the Crown Princess, which showed that Liu Zhao should have no crown princess, which was not deliberately done by Emperor Xuan of Han.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="67" why don't > make a princess? Emperor Wu of Han's deliberate move</h1>
Then the question arises again, since a relatively complete system of empresses and princesses had been formed during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, why didn't Liu Che give his son the title of princess?
The history books do not clearly record it, but the answer to this matter still has to be found in the history books.
We all know that the first recorded empress in history was Lü Yan, the empress of Liu Bang, the emperor of Han Gao, so why did Qin Shi Huang create the emperor system, but he did not appoint an empress?
Actor Weng Feiran plays the young Yingzheng
There are many speculations in later generations, the most supported of which is the "psychological shadow", and the behavior of Zhao Ji, the mother of Qin Shi Huang, has made him extremely jealous of "Hou".
Not only from the psychological level of disgust, but also the warning given to him by the "Rebellion of Yan Yi", wasn't Yan Yi the unstable factor that grew up under Zhao Ji's favor and indulgence? Therefore, Qin Shi Huang realized that the empress (who was still the queen at the beginning) seemed to be living in the inner palace, but the empress was a huge potential force attached to the imperial power, and could decide many things at a certain time, so after comprehensive consideration, Qin Shi Huang did not establish a queen.
As for the question of Emperor Wu of Han not giving Liu Zhaoli the crown princess, we can also get some inspiration from the exploration after Qin Shi Huang did not stand.
As mentioned above, Liu Zhi had two crown princesses before him, namely Bo Shi, the crown princess during the han Wen Emperor period, and Chen Shi, the crown princess when Liu Che himself was crown prince, and the two princesses had some similarities.
Chen in the film and television drama
First of all, both are related households. Bo was the niece of Liu Qi's grandmother, Empress Bo, and the Chen clan was the daughter of Liu Che's aunt, Princess Guantao, which was a typical political marriage;
Second, both pairs of marriages failed. Although Bo later became empress, because of the unstable status of the childless, he was never favored by Liu Qi, and finally ended up with a fate of being deposed. The Chen family is also not bad, although it is from a luxurious origin, it is also abolished.
Third, neither of them had children. At that time, childlessness was indeed very serious for the wife of the imperial family, and if there were children, at least there was a bond between the parents, the mother was the queen, and the son was the prince, so the combination sat firmly.
In view of his own encounter with his father, Liu Che had a bad impression of the "princess concubine", and if he still chose a princess of a luxurious birth for his son like the Bo and Chen clans, and the result was childless, it was not a repeat of the same mistakes, so he simply did not appoint a princess.
Shi Liangdi's family is Ben Luguo, and there is a mother Zhenjun, Shi Gong. With Yuan Ding's four-year-old person as a good wife, he gave birth to a male jin and was called Emperor Shi's grandson. - "The Tale of foreign relatives in the Book ▪ of Han"
Actor Chen Baoguo plays Emperor Wu of Han
Judging from Shi Liangdi herself, it seems to be very much in line with the standards of the crown princess. Shi Liangdi was born in the Shi clan of the State of Lu and belonged to the Wang clan in the local area, and her sister married Liu Guang, the grandson of Liu Qi, the Emperor of Hanjing, as queen, and later her nephew Shi Zeng married the granddaughter of Liu Hu, the king of Jibei, which shows the prosperity of the Shi family in the local area.
It is likely that Liu Cheyu deliberately wanted to choose a woman from a famous family but had little strength in the court to marry her son, first registering her as a good concubine, and then seeing whether she could assume the responsibility of a princess, or whether the son himself could be made empress later.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="69" > Weiluan said:</h1>
In general, Emperor Wu of Han was also a pity for the parents of the world at that time, and he did have a heart for his son, and he did not want his son to follow the old path of himself and his father, so he did not give him the title of princess.
Liu in the film and television drama
Unfortunately, the impermanence of the world in this world will never change because of people's subjective will, with the growth of Liu Zhi and the aging of Liu Che, Liu Che's suspicion of his son became more and more serious, which eventually led to the disaster of witchcraft, which caused Empress Wei, Shi Liangdi and The Imperial Grandson Wang Shixiang to disappear, and the crown prince Liu Zhao and the imperial grandson Liu Jin also died with hatred.
This disaster not only added an indelible stain to Emperor Wudi of Han himself, but also smeared a layer of gloom on Emperor Wudi of Han dynasty, which is how sad it is to read it carefully.