Preface
The age of 21 is just the right age for youth and great achievements, but many people will stay in this prime forever.
Their lives are too short, like an epiphany, fleeting, and there was such an emperor in ancient times on the mainland, who died at this flower-like age.
This emperor is Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, and he reigned for only 13 years, so what kind of exploits did he make for the Han in this life, why would he say that he did not live up to the Han in this life, but he lost himself?
1. "Zhou Gongfu becomes king"
Liu Fuling, the emperor, is not very conspicuous in front of the talented Han Dynasty and the emperors who have made many achievements and made many contributions, so what kind of legendary story does his short life have?
Liu Fuling was the son and youngest of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, while his mother Zhao Jieyu was favored by Liu Che and lived in the Gouyi Palace.
And after Zhao Jieyu gave birth to Liu Fuling, she was called "Hook Yizi". When Liu Fuling was three years old, the famous witch curse occurred.
In this disaster, the queen Wei Zifu and the crown prince Liu Ju were framed by Jiang Chong and others, and they had to raise troops in order to prove their innocence, but they ultimately failed.
Instead of plucking himself out of it, Liu Ju was considered to be a rebellion, and after Liu Ju's death, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty never made a prince.
The position of the crown prince has been vacant, which makes the princes below ready to move, and they all secretly compete to become the crown prince. Liu Dan, the third son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, wrote a letter, expressing his willingness to enter Beijing to serve as the guard of the imperial palace, hoping to make Liu Che the crown prince.
Liu Che was very angry when he heard this, so he killed the messenger sent by Liu Dan and took back the three counties in Liu Dan's hands. Coincidentally, Liu Xu, the fourth son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was extravagant, also liked to have fun, and behaved excessively, although he did not fight for the position of prince in front of Liu Che, but in terms of his character, he also had nothing to do with the position of the prince.
Later, Li Guangli and Prime Minister Liu Quyu plotted to prepare to support Liu Ji as the crown prince, and after this matter was leaked, Li Guangli chose to surrender to the Xiongnu, and Liu Quyu, who conspired with him, did not have such good luck and was finally beheaded.
Later, the year before Liu Che's death, Liu Ji also died. Liu Che had six sons in his life, in addition to the killed Liu Ju, there were also Liu Hong and Liu Ji who died early, and Liu Dan and Liu Xu were not suitable to be princes.
The position of the crown prince obviously fell on the son of the eldest Liu Fuling, Liu Fuling did not participate in the battle for the position of the prince, but he did not expect that this position would fall into his hands.
During the three or four years of Zhenghe, Liu Fuling was only five or six years old at this time, and he was still a child, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that his strong physique, coupled with his intelligent mind, was quite his demeanor back then.
Therefore, he is very fond of Liu Fuling, so he also has great expectations for Liu Fuling, and Liu Che is more inclined to hand over the crown prince to Liu Fuling.
But at this time, Liu Che had already entered his old age, and there was not much time left for him, and he also knew that it was absolutely impossible for him to watch Liu Fuling grow up, sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince, and ascend the throne to become the next new emperor.
Therefore, it is necessary to pave the way for Liu Fuling as early as possible, so as not to let the Han Dynasty fall in his hands, so he asked the inner court painter to draw a picture of "Zhou Gongfu becomes the king" and rewarded it to Huo Guang, the commander of Fengche.
This meaning could not be more obvious, that is, he implied that he wanted to pass the throne to Liu Fuling, hoping that Huo Guang could assist Liu Fuling like "Zhou Gong assisted the king".
Second, it is the most ruthless emperor's family
In order to avoid the recurrence of the events of the main young mother Zhuang and Empress Lu after his death, Emperor Wu gave Liu Fuling's mother Zhao Jieyu to death, which shows that Liu Che's heart is very ruthless.
How much she loved Zhao Jieyu at the beginning, but now in order to help her son consolidate the throne and pave the way, even the woman she loves has to be killed. The phrase "the most ruthless imperial family" is most appropriate here.
Until the second year of the backyard, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty became more and more seriously ill, and Liu Fuling was only eight years old this year.
On the second day, Liu Che summoned the ministers close to him, entrusted Gu Gu, appointed Huo Guang as the great Sima and the general, and asked him to accept the edict to assist the government, and also sealed many people, so that he could jointly assist the prince.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty died, and on the fourth day, Liu Fuling ascended the throne as the emperor, that is, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty.
One year after Huo Guang's auxiliary government, it can be said that he held the highest ruling power in the Han Dynasty, and there was also a relationship between other officials who were also auxiliary at that time.
This is not good for Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, after all, he can't be in power, and it's okay that the power is in the hands of people he trusts, but Huo Guang is in charge of government affairs, and the people around him are all his own in-laws, so the scenery is unlimited for a while.
But fortunately, he had no bad intentions, in the twelfth year of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, he elected the eldest princess of Hubei as the queen, and Huo Guang's in-laws, Shangguan Ji, who was also an auxiliary minister, stuffed his six-year-old daughter Shangguan into the harem, wanting to let her enter the harem.
But it was opposed by Huo Guang, which also caused Huo Guang and Shangguan Ji to become political enemies, as Liu Fuling's elder brother Liu Dan did not become the emperor, and he was resentful, so he set off a rebellion with Shangguan and others.
Fortunately, Liu Fuling trusted Huo Guang at this time, and at this critical moment, he pacified the coup d'état and stabilized the Western Han Dynasty.
While investigating the people's suffering, many unjust cases were discovered, and some officials were derelict in their duties, and some people who connived at the rebellion were dealt with, because the internal and external measures were relatively good, but some problems left over from the later years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were well controlled.
3. The Zhongxing period
Although Liu Fuling is young, he doesn't know anything, after all, he was born in the emperor's family, and there are a few children who are not familiar with the world, Liu Fuling is very talented and knowledgeable in governing the country.
Therefore, in the process of Huo Guang's assistance to Liu Fuling, it was precisely because of the trust between the two that the Western Han Dynasty had a short-lived situation during this period.
There is also Sang Hongyang, the imperial historian who assisted him in the government, was a very famous economist, and he planned the major events of salt, iron, and wine to be state-owned during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
This has played a very important role in the fullness of the treasury and the stability of the country. But this person was also accustomed to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's practice of rejoicing in great achievements, so he was very opposed to Huo Guang's change in the policy of governing the country.
So the imperial court held a very famous "salt and iron conference", that is, to talk about how to govern the country through this meeting, and Liu Fuling, who was 14 years old at the time, had just become pro-government, but he could see the advantages of Huo Guang's policy at a glance, and supported and approved it.
The policy of "resting with the people" can continue to be implemented, which is also the reason why the economy of the Western Han Dynasty has recovered, so Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty was able to make the Western Han Dynasty present a situation of prosperity, which is inseparable from Huo Guang's efforts.
Huo Guang also really did it like Zhou Gong to assist the king, after Liu Fuling became an adult, he returned the power to the emperor, and he was in a high position, and he was not confused by this huge power, Liu Fuling was also very wise, it was the trust in Huo Guang that handled the relationship between the two very well, and stabilized the chaotic situation in the Western Han Dynasty.
However, the only thing Huo Guang did wrong was that he controlled Liu Fuling's life too much, controlled his harem very strictly, and forcibly stuffed his granddaughter to him regardless of Liu Fuling's preferences, and sat in the position of queen.
also let the palace maids in the harem wear a kind of pants that are difficult to unfasten, which is tantamount to depriving Liu Fuling of his freedom and dignity, so that Liu Fuling cannot make his own life choices.
epilogue
Liu Fuling needed Huo Guang's auxiliary government because of his young age, but Huo Guang's interference in Liu Fuling's harem was not hiding his selfish intentions and holding the power of the government in his own hands.
Everything Liu Fuling did in his life was for the Western Han Dynasty, but he treated himself badly, he couldn't even make the decision about the person he liked, and his life was extremely short, staying forever at the age of 21, which is regrettable.