Liu Bang knew that Empress Lu was vicious, why didn't he leave a way for Mrs. Qi to live? In fact, Liu Bang kept it, but Mrs. Qi didn't understand.
Regarding the grievances between Liu Bang, Empress Lu and Mrs. Qi, there have always been different opinions, and Mrs. Qi, a woman, had ups and downs in her life, and finally ended tragically.
As the wife of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, she can be said to have accompanied Liu Bang all the way when Liu Bang was not the emperor, and she was a woman who accompanied Liu Bang from birth to death.
However, Liu Bang and Mrs. Qi met because Liu Bang was chased by the Chu army, and he was rescued by the farmer's master before he escaped.
However, afterwards, Liu Bang saw that the farmer's daughter was good-looking, so the two made a private agreement for life, and this farmer's daughter was Mrs. Qi.
It's just that Mrs. Qi, a woman from a humble background, how she climbed to the pinnacle of power and status, how she fell into the abyss of power struggle, and finally died.
Because Mrs. Qi is witty and intelligent and can sing and dance, she won Liu Bang's favor, and then when Liu Bang was fighting everywhere, Mrs. Qi also accompanied Liu Bang.
With the addition of Mrs. Qi, Liu Bang's military life has changed from boring to tasteful.
It's just that, at the same time, Liu Bang's wife Lu Pheasant and her father-in-law were imprisoned by Xiang Yu, Lu Pheasant was loyal, looking forward to Liu Bang's arrival, but the groom Liu Bang turned his face and didn't recognize people, and he was happy with Mrs. Qi all day long, Lu Pheasant was extremely desperate, so he had to take care of his father-in-law alone.
Finally, Liu Bang successfully raised troops, rescued Lu Pheasant from prison, and welcomed him into the mansion, a war between wives and concubines was inevitable, Lu Pheasant's words were fierce, but he did not change his face in the face of these Mrs. Qi. Liu Bang felt deeply embarrassed, left and right, and was really reluctant to let go, and since then there has been a situation where the two ladies stand side by side.
Lu Pheasant was naturally angry in her heart, but she was helpless, she could only play the role of a loyal wife, hoping to please her husband Liu Bang.
It's just that what Lu Pheasant doesn't know is that with the passage of time, Lu Pheasant has become old and decrepit, which makes Liu Bang, who was already fond of Mrs. Qi, even more alienated her.
At that time, Mrs. Qi was not stupid, relying on her appearance, she was deeply favored by the king, although Lu Pheasant hated Mrs. Qi in her heart, but she could not erase this gorgeous upstart.
With Liu Bang becoming the emperor, Mrs. Qi also gave birth to Liu Ruyi, Liu Ruyi is very intelligent and deeply loved by Liu Bang, and it is even rumored that Liu Bang intends to abolish the prince and establish King Zhao, which is undoubtedly a great threat to Lu Pheasant.
A mother who honors the world, but can't ensure her son's throne, how can Lu Pheasant be willing?
As a result, the contradiction between the two ladies intensified, and Liu Bang also felt that it was very tricky, and he used a little trick to seal Liu Ruyi, the king of Zhao, to the border.
Perhaps, this is Liu Bang's efforts to reconcile the contradictions between his wife and concubine, but unfortunately the good times did not last long, after Liu Bang's death, Empress Dowager Lu immediately took power and imprisoned Mrs. Qi in the remote Yongxiang.
Ten fingers do not touch the spring sun water, where can Mrs. Qi endure this hardship, but there is no Liu Bang to support her at this time, so she can only pin her hope on her son.
So, Mrs. Qi sang a poem called "Song of Chung" when she was cooking rice, never thinking that her practice was not only her own amulet, but also the amulet of her son King Zhao.
Mrs. Qi's "Song" undoubtedly completely angered the Empress Dowager Lu, she ordered someone to kill Mrs. Qi, and designed to kill Liu Ruyi, the king of Zhao, a concubine with infinite beauty, and her son was also buried in the cruel power struggle.
Thinking can make people lament, Liu Bang's favorite concubine raised with one hand, but she died because of her own death, which shows how weak the favor of the Son of Heaven is and how cruel the struggle for power is.
Such scenes are not uncommon in Chinese history, where concubines rise to the throne due to temporary favor and then decline rapidly due to falling out of favor or the death of the king, which involves nothing more than jealous wives, ambitious ministers, and ruthless power struggles.
What is even more worth pondering is actually Mrs. Qi herself, she was helpless, just because the Son of Heaven helped her, she flew up to the branch, but because of her lack of careful thinking, she did not expect the king to be old and easy to die, and fell into such a fate.
