On August 12, 188 BC, Liu Ying, the Emperor of Han Hui, who had barely sat on the throne for seven years, died of illness at the age of 24. This was a great blow to Empress Lu, and the white-haired person sent the black-haired person, and Empress Lu was grief-stricken.
But the strange thing is that when she was mourning for Liu Ying, Empress Lu just cried loudly, but she didn't see tears falling, which belonged to dry thunder and no rain, which didn't seem like something that a mother who loved her son could do.
You must know that in the matter of loving children, although Empress Lu is strong and ruthless, she also loves her children as much as all ordinary mothers, there is no doubt about it, at least compared with Liu Bang, Empress Lu loves her children more.
Since she loves her children very much, and she only has one son and one daughter, why did Empress Lu howl when her son was mourning? Could it be that Empress Lu, who is as strong as Empress Lu, can't cry for her son as she pleases? Or is there something hidden?
Many people present saw this strange behavior of Empress Lu, but no one dared to step forward to ask the reason, at this time, Zhang Pijiang walked in front of Prime Minister Chen Ping, and whispered: "The Queen Mother only has such a son as Emperor Xiaohui, and now she has died, but she is not crying, do you know why?"
Chen Ping had noticed this a long time ago, but he didn't understand the reason, or he hadn't had time to think about the reason, he saw that Zhang Bijiang obviously had something to say to him, so he asked: "Why?"
Zhang Pijiang said: "The emperor's sons are very young and not adults, the queen mother is afraid of you ministers, you should ask for Bai Lu Tai, Lu Chan and Lu Lu to be generals now, command the northern and southern armies, and wait until the people of the Lu family have entered the court and grasped the real power, and then you ministers will be safe." ”
Liu Ying has several sons, but he was only 24 years old when he died, and his sons are naturally still children less than ten years old.
Empress Lu is a mature and ruthless politician, and the result of her anxiety is likely to be to plan to kill the officials who do not want her one by one, and then cultivate the Lu family.
If this is the case, it is better to directly stand in line with Empress Lu, take the initiative to meet Empress Lu's ambitions, and let the Lu family enter the court, so that everyone can be protected.
Therefore, Zhang Pijiang suggested that Chen Ping quickly ask Empress Lu's three nephews to be generals, so that Empress Lu could rest assured.
Chen Ping looked at the young man in front of him, and was full of emotion for a while, yes, Zhang Pijiang is only a 15-year-old boy, in his official position, he often accompanies the emperor around, similar to a secretary, such a young man can say such a thing to the prime minister, which shocked Chen Ping.
But Chen Ping was not so surprised, because Zhang Pijiang's father was Zhang Liang, one of the "Three Masters of the Early Han Dynasty", who was really "strategizing in the battle and winning thousands of miles away." ”
Zhang Liang made great contributions to Liu Bang's seizure of the world, but after Liu Bang ascended the throne, Zhang Liang basically belonged to a state of semi-retirement.
Therefore, after Liu Bang became emperor, Zhang Liang was rarely seen, but he actually paid close attention to the court, and the reason why Liu Ying's position as crown prince could be kept was inseparable from Zhang Liang's planning.
It was Zhang Liang who suggested that Empress Lu invite Shangshan Sihao, who Liu Bang couldn't invite several times, to come out to assist Liu Ying, so that Liu Bang finally dispelled Prince Yi's idea. It can be said that Zhang Liang can unconsciously influence the situation in the DPRK many times.
Now that Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty Liu Ying has died of illness, Liu Ying's sons are young, and a little attention may cause turmoil, so what Zhang Pijiang said to Chen Ping is likely to come from Zhang Liang's instructions, otherwise how could he, a 15-year-old servant, stand up and say such things to the prime minister at such a moment?
Moreover, this 15-year-old boy may not have such wisdom, after all, this is the only time Zhang Bijiang appears in the history books, and he is nowhere to be found after this incident, if he can really have such a mind at the age of 15, he should have something to do in the officialdom, and he will not disappear.
His appearance was more like Zhang Liang's spokesperson, just to bring such a suggestion to Chen Ping, and then left flutteringly.
Chen Ping probably also saw this, so he was willing to listen to Zhang Pijiang's words, and as a result, he heard such remarks, and I have to say that this suggestion was excellent at the time, at least to ensure that there would be no turmoil.
Because Empress Lu will definitely be the queen mother, and her political ability and ruthlessness are destined to end well with those who disagree with her, so it is better to follow her.
Chen Ping agreed with this suggestion, so he did what Zhang Pijiang said, and asked the three nephews of Empress Bai Lu (Lü Tai, Lü Chan, and Lü Lu) to be generals and command the northern and southern armies.
When Empress Lu heard this, she was very happy, if Prime Minister Chen Ping stood up to do this, the old ministers would be within the controllable range, at least most of them would not contradict her, and she was also afraid that the important ministers would unite against her.
Chen Ping can make such a choice, and Empress Lu doesn't have to scruples, she can be regarded as relieved, her nerves are no longer so tight, and her heart is relaxed, and the pain of losing her son instantly wells up, and she cries out in grief.
After the burial of Liu Ying, the little prince succeeded to the throne, and Empress Lu came to the dynasty to weigh the system, for Empress Lu, let the three nephews be generals, and mastering the army was only the first step for the Lu family to enter the court, and soon she planned to establish Zhu Lu as the king.
Empress Lu tentatively asked the opinions of the important ministers of the court, but the right prime minister Wang Ling disagreed, because Liu Bang had made an oath with the ministers: "If it is not the Liu family, the king will be attacked by the whole world." "Now Empress Lu wants to make Zhu Lu king, which is to break the oath.
Empress Lu was very unhappy after hearing this, and went to ask the opinions of Chen Ping, the prime minister of Zuo, and Zhou Bo, the marquis of Jiang, and the two said that before Gaozu pacified the world and named the children of the Liu family as kings, and now that the queen mother is in charge of the system, it is natural that the brothers and nephews of the Lu family can also be crowned kings.
This is the station of Empress Lu, Empress Lu was very happy after hearing it, after retreating from the court, Wang Ling also reproached Chen Ping and Zhou Bo for flattery, and the two said:
"In the face of the court dispute, the minister is not as good as the king, and the husband is the whole society, after the Liu family, the king is not as good as the minister. ”
Soon after, Wang Ling was dismissed from the post of prime minister by Empress Lu, and only let him be the emperor's concubine.
Next, Empress Lu began to improve the status of the Lu family step by step, the king of the king, the marquis of the marquis, most of the daughters of the Lu family also had the marriage of the Liu royal family.
But what can this be? Without Empress Lu, the Lu family is vulnerable.
In 180 BC, Empress Lü died, and Zhu Lü plotted to make a rebellion, but Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and Liu Zhang, the Marquis of Zhu Xu, quickly pacified the Zhulu Rebellion, and then set up Liu Heng, the fourth son of Liu Bang, as the emperor, and was Emperor Wen of Han.