Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, was the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and when it came to him, everyone thought that he was super lucky, and he was the son of the plane and the chosen one. So how many sons does Liu Xiu, the son of the plane, have, and what kind of life endings do they have?
Liu Xiu's film and television image
Liu Xiu has eleven sons, five were born to Guo Shengtong, five were born to Yin Lihua, and one was born to Xu Meiren.
The five sons born to Guo Shengtong are: Liu Yi, Liu Fu, Liu Kang, Liu Yan, and Liu Yan;
The five sons born to Yin Lihua are: Liu Zhuang, Liu Cang, Liu Jing, Liu Heng, and Liu Jing;
Xu Meiren's son is Liu Ying.
Guo Shengtong's film and television image
Guo Shengtong's five sons
Liu Yi
Liu Yi is the eldest son of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, originally the crown prince, with his mother Guo Shengtong was deposed as the queen, Liu Yi asked to remove the crown prince, Emperor Guangwu could not bear it at first, but finally removed him from the crown prince, renamed him the king of the East China Sea. At the same time, because he was polite when he went, Liu Xiu allowed him to use the emperor's honor guard and increased his fief to compensate him.
Liu Yi was born in 25 A.D. and died in 58 A.D. at the age of 34, with only one daughter behind him.
Liu Fu
Liu Fu was the second son of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and was first named King of Zhongshan, and later changed his title to King Pei. He had a close relationship with Liu Li, the son of the first emperor Liu Xuan (Shouguang Hou), who resented Liu Penzi for killing his father Liu Xuan, so he killed Liu Penzi's brother, Liu Gong. Liu Fu was imprisoned for a time.
Liu Fu kept the courtier's festival in Peiguo, liked scriptures, and once wrote "Five Classics". Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty respected him and repeatedly rewarded him. In the first year of Emperor Yuanzhang of the Han Dynasty (84 AD), Liu Fu died, and his son Liu Ding inherited the title of King Pei.
Liu Kang
Liu Kang was the fifth son of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, who was first crowned the Duke of Jinan and later the King of Huaiyang. Liu Kang once recruited treacherous people, and said that (Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, also has a sentence of "sending troops to catch the road, the four Yi gather in the dragon and fight the wild, and the fire is the main on the occasion of the fourth and seventh", which means "Liu Xiu should be the son of heaven", and then it came true, Liu Xiu in his later years was very superstitious to say that Liu Kang is also like this, this is really a family!), was discovered by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty and cut the fiefdom of five counties, and later was returned to these five counties during the period of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty. Liu Kang was even more extravagant because of this.
In the ninth year of Emperor Yongyuan of the Han Dynasty (97 AD), Liu Kang died, and his son Liu Cuo inherited the throne of Huaiyang.
Liu Yan
Liu Xiu's film and television image
Liu Yan was the seventh son of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. Liu Yan is not as good as his second brother Liu Fu can keep the courtier's festival, first made a picture with others, and was discovered by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty and was demoted by the king of Huaiyang to the king of Fuling. When Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, he attempted rebellion with his son, and was imprisoned by Emperor Zhang, and was later pardoned. In the first year of Emperor Yongyuan of the Han Dynasty (89), Liu Yan died and was succeeded by his son Liu Chong.
Liu Yan
Liu Yan was the tenth son of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and was named the King of Zhongshan, because he was the favored son of the Empress Dowager Guo, and the emperor also loved him. After his death, his son Liu Xian inherited the title.
Yin Lihua's five sons
Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Ming Dynasty
Liu Zhuang was the fourth son of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, whose original name was Liu Yang, and he was named the king of the East China Sea. Later, Liu Yi was removed from the position of prince, and Liu Yang was made the crown prince and renamed Liu Zhuang. After Liu Xiu's death, Liu Zhuang succeeded to the throne as the second emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming of Han.
Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Ming Dynasty followed his father's original systems, paid attention to the grammar of criminal names, was strict in government, took over the authority, and prevented the power of noble relatives and heroes.
Liu Cang
Liu Cang was the sixth son of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and was named King of Dongping. Liu Cang has been fond of scriptures since he was a child, has high literary literacy, and is smart and resourceful. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty valued him very much, named him a hussar general, above the three dukes, and kept him in Beijing as an auxiliary minister. Liu Cang's auxiliary government for several years, and his reputation grew, which made him feel panicked, so he wrote a letter requesting to return to Dongping to be sealed.
Liu Jing
Liu Xiu Image
Liu Jing was the eighth son of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, who was first crowned King of Shanyang and later renamed King of Guangling. Liu Jing has a strong desire for power and always wants to be the emperor. After Liu Xiu's death, he sent someone to pretend to be Guo Kuang, the uncle of Liu Yi, the king of the East China Sea, and wrote a letter to encourage Liu Yi to rebel, but the matter was revealed. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty remembered that he was a half-brother and suppressed this matter. However, Liu Jing still didn't have a long memory, and colluded with astrologers to rebel when the Xiqiang rebellion occurred, he said: "I look like the first emperor, the first emperor won the world at the age of thirty, and I am also thirty years old now, can I raise an army?" As a result, it was still insufficient, and it was revealed again, and this time Liu Jing chose to commit suicide in fear of sin. His son Liu Yuanshou succeeded him as Marquis of Guangling.
Liu Xiu's film and television image
Liu Heng
Liu Heng is the ninth son of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, who was first named the Duke of Linhuai, but died early before he could be crowned king, and he was young and childless.
Liu Jing
Liu Jing is the eleventh son of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and the youngest son, named the king of Langya, humble and filial piety, like to learn, the Han and Emperor Jianchu died in the sixth year (81 AD), and his son Liu Yu inherited the title.
Xu Meiren has a son
Liu Ying
White Horse Temple - the first government-run temple built after Buddhism was introduced to China
Liu Ying is the third son of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu, and his biological mother Xu Meiren is not favored, so Liu Ying's fief is the poorest among the brothers, and the title is the King of Chu. When he was the crown prince in Liu Zhuang, he was very close to the prince, so Liu Zhuang also rewarded him many times after he succeeded to the throne.
However, later he attempted to rebel and was deposed as the king of Chu. Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty did not kill him, but renamed him to Danyang County, and the treatment of his family was not affected. After Liu Ying arrived in Danyang, she committed suicide the next day.
Liu Ying was known to be the earliest believer in Buddhism in China.