At the age of 17, he went out to Dingxiang twice and won the whole army; at the age of 19, he conquered Hexi three times and expanded the territory; at the age of 21, he commanded three armies and crisscrossed Mobei.
Huo Quzhi, a name that represents youth, bravery and miracles.
He commanded the army to fight with the Huns several times in his life, and each battle was a deep danger, fighting alone, and every battle was outnumbered and returned with a great victory!
However, this proud son of heaven, who was loved by thousands of people, suddenly came to an end in his life when he was twenty-three years old. Like a meteor, it crossed the night sky, dazzling, but it came and went in a hurry, making countless descendants sigh for thousands of years!
Sima Qian, who was the same era as Huo Quai, described the funeral after Huo Quai's death in great detail in the historical records, from the origin of the funeral procession to their clothing, to the shape of the tomb, and even the meaning of the nickname, but there was not a single word about why this famous invincible battle would die early at the height of its prime.
If some people think that when Huo Qubing died, the Xiongnu were no longer able to fight, and Huo Quzhi's death had no impact on the historical process at all, so the historian can remember his death or not. This statement is very wrong.
The historical records of the Xiongnu record that after the Mobei War, both sides were injured, and the Xiongnu envoys made peace, and the Han Dynasty sent an open envoy to negotiate terms with the Xiongnu. However, the Xiongnu not only did not accept the conditions of the Han side, but instead detained the envoy Ren Yi, so Emperor Wu decided to launch another war against the Huns. "Hanfang regained the horses" and actively prepared for the war. However, at this time, Huo Quai, who was the main general, died suddenly, and this time the Second Mobei War, which was likely to completely destroy the Xiongnu forces, died.
Huo Quai's sudden death was of great significance to both Han and Hungary.
Regarding Huo Quai's death, the imperial court will definitely announce a cause of death to the outside world, otherwise how to explain it to the soldiers who are about to go on the expedition. However, Sima Qian actually omitted this, and he took the trouble to elaborate on Huo Quai's funeral, but he only missed the most critical main reason, which was simply indiscriminate.
This is also the case with Sima Qian's discussion of the Han-Hungarian War, as he collected a lot of information from the bottom, but most of this information was superficial and trivial. Sima Qian's decision-making strategies and major policies that really played a role in the war were not written down, giving people the impression that he was radical and narrow-minded.
However, this is not the result of Sima Qian's choice, on the contrary, it is the result of his lack of choice, he has no way to learn these important news, so he can only start from the lowest and most superficial scene to record history. In the final analysis, Sima Qian was just an ordinary person at that time, not omnipotent, he just narrated that turbulent history from the perspective of an ordinary intellectual. can only remember lightly, but can't write heavy, because many important things, hidden things are not at all known to him, a small person.
More than 2,000 years have passed, and future generations seem to be even more unable to know, and Huo Qu's death has become a mystery for the ages!
However, later generations couldn't help but make all kinds of speculations about Huo Qu's death, and the most important thing was the theory of illness and death.
This theory was first written by Chu Shaosun in the Western Han Dynasty, and he had a supplement in the chronology of the Hou since the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, and said that Huo Qu's disease was sick and died of illness through the mouth of Huo Guangzhi, but there was no record of what the specific disease was.
This passage is from Huo Guangshang's recital to the emperor, there is a document, and Chu Shaosun does not need to lie, so it is basically credible. That is to say, the official version is that he died of illness.
However, Huo Quzhi was a military general who crisscrossed the battlefield, could ride and shoot well, and was often the first on the battlefield, with excellent physical fitness, and could not be weak and sick; at the age of 23, when he was in his prime, his body was still on the rise, and it was impossible for him to become sick from hard work; if there was a plague, why did it not spread on a large scale? Why did the generals who accompanied him in the battle in Mobei not get infected? Why did the incubation period last for two years?
It is difficult to be convincing to say that he died of illness, not to mention that if he really died of illness, why didn't Sima Qian remember it? Why did he remember so many details but omit this main reason?
A reasonable explanation is that the theory of illness and death was just a pretext, and no one believed it at all, and Sima Qian was no exception. In a responsible attitude towards historical facts, he did not write false causes of death in his history books. However, he had neither the ability nor the interest to explore the true cause of Huo Qu's death, so such a vacancy was formed.
If Huo Qu's illness was an unnatural death, then who killed him, why did he kill him, and why did the imperial court cover it up?
Turning over the historical records, there are thousands of clues, like a mess, there is no way to start, and many places cannot be explained. However, if we can find a main thread, can we sort out this mess?
The answer is yes, when an important person who has been neglected for a long time comes to the surface, all the problems are solved.
This person is Liu Ju, the prince of Wei.
The reason why he was ignored was because when Huo Qu died of illness, Prince Wei was only twelve years old, and he was just a child, with limited intelligence and ability, and he couldn't do so many earth-shattering things.
But don't forget, this child is not isolated, he represents the interests of a large group of Wei family who are closely related to his interests, and he represents the interests of a series of politicians who want to take advantage of him, such as the prince and the young master and the prince and the prince who are around him.
Here it is necessary to clarify the relationship between the crown prince and the Wei family. The crown prince and the Wei family are closely related and are one, the prince needs the power of the Wei family to support, and the Wei family needs the position of the prince to consolidate.
In the later period, Emperor Wu may have wanted to separate the crown prince from the Wei family, and he didn't want the prince to rely too much on his relatives, so he made a lot of efforts to suppress the Wei family and make the prince independent. But it turns out that the prince and the Wei family are inseparable at all, and they don't want to be separated.
The main line to clear the fog is the interests of the prince and the entire Webster group.
Let's first take a look at a few historical facts before and after Huo Quai's death.
In 119 BC, during the Great War of Mobei, Li Guang committed suicide, and Li Dang stabbed Wei Qing. Emperor Wu secretly respected Huo and suppressed the guard.
In 118 B.C., Li Guang's younger brother Li Cai invaded the cemetery and committed suicide, and the crown prince Zhuang Qingzhai succeeded him as prime minister. Huo Qubing shot Li Kang.
In March 117 BC, Huo Qubing repeatedly asked Liu Che to establish the third prince as king. In April, the three kings were canonized, and Emperor Wu's favorite Mrs. Ji Wang died of illness. In September, Huo Qu fell ill and died.
In 116 BC, Wei Qing's eldest son, Wei Yan, was stripped of his marquis for the crime of overkill.
In 115 BC, Zhang Tang, the imperial historian, was framed by Prime Minister Zhuang Qingzhai and his subordinate Sanchangshi, committed suicide, and Emperor Wu executed Zhuang Qingzhai and Sanchangshi. The crown prince and the prince Zhao Zhou succeeded him as prime minister.
In just a few years, there was a fierce shock in the imperial court, and two prime ministers, a general, and an imperial historian died, and three princes and kings were divided. There have been great personnel changes in both the internal and external dynasties, which contain complicated political struggles and are full of blood.
The only one who benefited from this series of changes was the prince, that is, the Weishi Group.
Let's analyze the situation at that time with the following points:
First, why did Emperor Wu respect Huo Yuwei after the Mobei War, and the relationship between Huo Qubing and Wei's.
After the Mobei War, Huo Bu received a very high reward, and the Ministry of Health gradually fell, one was like the sky, and the other was thin. A sharp contradiction in the interests of Wei Huo was formed.
Wei Qing is humble and courteous, gentle and generous, and attaches great importance to his family and friends. Looking at the generals around him during the Mobei War, you can know that he was a person, Gongsun Ao was his savior, Gongsun He was his eldest brother-in-law, Cao Xiang was his stepson, and Li Guang was sent to him by the emperor......
This is his personality, whether it is to relatives or friends, he will never say no. He carries too many family interests on his body, and he is the most ideal protector of the Wei family.
On the other hand, Huo Quai, he used people in a completely different style, his right-hand men were almost all Hun generals, and the soldiers selected were all low-level officers who could ride and shoot well, everything was only focused on the battlefield, there was no relatives and friends who were related to the past, there was no trace of favor to talk about, and even the generals who had always been appointed by the emperor could refuse not.
This method ensured his successive victories on the battlefield, but he lost the support of the imperial relatives led by the Wei family and the nobles of the family.
The rise of Huo Qu's disease, all the benefits were outsiders, and the Wei family did not get the slightest benefit. It can be said that although Huo Quzhi comes from the branch of Wei's, he does not represent Wei's interests.
Why did Emperor Wu secretly respect Huo Quwei? It was because Huo Qubing was an isolated individual, and no matter how high his status was, it was given by the emperor, and he did not form an interest group, and those who followed Huo Qubing to gain glory and wealth were all people at the bottom, most of whom were Huns, and these people did not have any power in the court, so Huo Qubing had no possibility of forming a gang at all, and it did not pose a political threat.
However, Wei Qing is different, although Wei Qing has always been cautious, but he bears the interests of too many people, these people gather together, the power is very huge, Emperor Wu must find a way to contain him, and the means he takes is to use Huo to control Wei.
When Huo Qubing was made a marquis as a subordinate of the Great General, he was the icing on the cake of the Wei family, and when he threatened the position of Wei Qing, the protector of the Wei family, he was the enemy of the entire Wei family.
If it is said that after the Mobei War, Wei Qing faced a rebellion, and Huo Qubing faced a family separation. The beneficiaries of the Wei family are absolutely unwilling to see Huo Qubing take Wei Qing's place, and they will do their best to keep Wei Qing.
Second, the incident of Li Dang's injury to Wei Qing and its background
Historical records: Li Dang attacked King Hu Zuoxian from the hussar general as a captain, fought hard, captured the drum banner of King Zuoxian, beheaded many, gave the marquis of Guannei, and 200 households of food, and was widely ordered by Langzhong. In an instant, he hated his father against the general Qingzhi, but injured the general, and the general hid it.
From this account, we can see that after the end of the Mobei War, Li Dang was named the Marquis of Guannei and served as the commander of Langzhong, and Li Dang injured Wei Qing because of his father's hatred. The year was 119 BC.
Li Dare went to Wei Qing desperately because of his father's hatred, which is in line with the identity of a soldier who has just come off the battlefield, and also in line with the simple personality of the Li family. Wei Qing did not make a statement afterwards but concealed the matter, which is also completely in line with his personality that has always been benevolent and retreating.
We don't know whether Wei Qing's generosity made Li Kang feel guilty, but no matter whether Li Kang hated Wei Qing later, his move was enough to lay the foundation for the decline of the entire Li family.
Li Dang is the son of Li Guang, Huo Quai's subordinate during the Mobei War, and Lang Zhongling of the imperial court. But he also has an important identity that has been overlooked, he is also the nephew of Li Cai, the prime minister of the dynasty.
Li Cai used to be Wei Qing's general, but at this time he was the prime minister, and he was Li Guang's younger brother. Li Guang committed suicide, Li Dare decided that Wei Qing was his father-killing enemy, and adopted a radical method, and there was bloodshed, so what does Li Cai, who is the prime minister, mean to Wei?
The rightful Wei clan may not take Li Cai in their eyes, but with the declining rivers and the emperor gradually neglecting them, can they still face a high-ranking Li official who may hold a grudge against them so calmly?
Third, the death of Li Cai and the death of Li Kang
Prime Minister Li Cai committed suicide in March of the following year on charges of encroaching on a piece of land in the former emperor's mausoleum.
For a ridiculous reason, Li Cai is neither a fool nor a madman, and there is no indication that he is a money addict who wants money and does not want his life. The world is so big, as the prime minister, if he wants to occupy a piece of land, why can't he do it, why should he encroach on the cemetery of the former emperor? Even a three-year-old child knows that it is a capital crime, so why should Prime Minister Li take a huge risk to occupy that piece of land? What great benefits has he gained by occupying this land?
Politics does not talk about cause and effect logic, and some people have conclusive evidence pointing out that he committed such a great rebellion, and the emperor can only send someone to investigate, and before he is imprisoned, Li Cai committed suicide. In the final analysis, he is just a military general with mediocre intelligence, who is simply vulnerable in complex political struggles.
The successor to the position of prime minister is the crown prince and the prince Zhuang Qingzhai, that is, the prince is the beneficiary of this political struggle.
In the same year, Huo Qubing suddenly shot Li Kang in front of Emperor Wu in the hunting ground of Ganquan Palace because of Li Dang's assassination of Wei Qing.
This incident is full of suspicions.
First of all, killing people while hunting in Ganquan Palace, the location of this killing is too bizarre, there must be many royal guards at the scene, it is impossible to keep it secret, especially in the army. The Li family has been a general for generations, and Li Guang loves nurses and pawns, and the Li family has a certain influence in the army. Huo Qubing did this, the impact is too bad, it will cause many people to be disgusted, and even angry, why does he want to kill people here, and what benefits does he get by killing people here?
Secondly, Li Dang's identity at that time was Lang Zhongling, one of the Jiuqing, even if he was Huo Quai's subordinate in the army, but he was not fighting outside the Saiwai at this time, and Huo Qubing at this time had no right to execute Li Kang privately. At the beginning, Wei Qing did not dare to execute his generals privately when he was outside the fortress, because it would be taboo, and only the emperor had the power to kill him. Why did he commit such a taboo? Couldn't there be any other way to deal with Li Kang?
Also, there was a long period of time between Huo Qu's illness and Li Dang's injury to Wei Qing, why was this? Since he could ignore the discussions in the army and the feelings of the emperor, why did he have to endure it for such a long time before making a move? What would make him worried?
If it is said that Huo Quai's killing of Li Dang has been planned for a long time, it really doesn't make sense, because the method he adopted is really stupid, it will not benefit him at all, and it will bring him all kinds of potential consequences. There are thousands of better ways in the world than this, why did the extremely smart Huo Qubing think about it and chose this kind of method that is harmful to himself but not beneficial?
If it weren't for the murder that had been brewing for a long time, the incident would have been a contingency. After Wei Qing was injured, he blocked the news to the outside world, Huo Quzhi never knew about it, he was hunting in Ganquan Palace, or he just learned about Li Dang's injury to Wei Qing when he was hunting. According to his resolute personality on the battlefield, he took Li Kang's life with one arrow.
Why did Huo Qubing suddenly learn about this news? Who revealed this news to him? Why did he choose to hunt grounds? What was the purpose of the person who disclosed the information?
Excluding accidental factors, if someone deliberately revealed this matter to Huo Quzhi, then this person must have an extremely close relationship with Wei Qing, otherwise he would not know that Wei Qing was once injured by Li Dang. chose to be in the hunting ground, firstly because there are many people here, and secondly, because there is enough space here, Huo Qubing can easily kill people with the bow and arrow in his hand, just like he kills people on the battlefield.
The purpose of this person revealing this matter is obvious, to kill people with a knife!
If Huo Qubing does it himself under impulse, it is naturally the best, if Huo Qubing is not in a hurry to do it but tells Emperor Wu about it, the designer's goal has also been achieved, and Li Dare will definitely die.
If someone deliberately wanted to kill Li Kang, why didn't they do it immediately and endure it for so long?
This problem is not difficult to explain as long as it is related to the Li Cai incident. Li Cai died in March of this year, when the spring flowers were blooming, and Li Dang died in a few months There is no record in the history books, but he died while Emperor Wu was hunting, and it should not be winter at this time. At that time, the beginning of the calendar was winter, and Li Kang's death should have been after spring.
According to common sense, Li Kang's death is likely to be next to Li Cai's death, because to deal with the Li family, of course, it is to deal with Li Cai, who is the prime minister, first, and killing Li Kang is just a trivial matter, and there is no need to rush for a while.
Li Kang, Li Cai's uncle and nephew died together in this year, the Li family's power was uprooted, and the Li family had almost no adult males, and no one would seek revenge against the Wei family again.
Huo Qubing executed Li Kang in an extreme way, and there were not a few people who sympathized with the Li family, which was bound to bring him a lot of trouble, and even Emperor Wu would have some dissatisfaction with him, isn't this exactly the result that Wei wants to see?
Killing two birds with one stone, Weiss won a big victory.
What is strange is that after the decline of the Li family's power, Li Kang's children later got the opportunity to get close to the prince and were favored by the prince.
If no one introduced them, how could the children of the Li family enter the Prince's East Palace? It is very likely that the introducers sent the children of the Li family under the slogan of protecting Li Dang's orphans and preventing Huo Quai's poison again.
Huo Qu's killing of Li Kang could be said to be an open secret at that time, there must have been many witnesses in the hunting grounds of Ganquan Palace, even the little Sima Qian knew about it, and it was impossible for Li Gan's family not to know. The hatred of killing his father is not shared, the prince got the two enemies of Huo Quai's illness by his side, raised them, and spoiled them, what did he want to do?
Fourth, Huo Quai's illness asked for the mystery of the three princes
Huo Qubing has been leading troops to fight since he was a teenager, and he has hardly participated in court politics, but in the sixth year of Yuanzhen, an extremely strange thing happened, he took the lead twice, and asked Emperor Wu to canonize the three princes as kings, which was supported by the prime minister and the imperial historian Zhang Tang, and the momentum was huge, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty joined in.
The matter of dividing the prince seems to have nothing to do with Huo Quzhi, why did Huo Qubing be the initiator and leader? Could it be that when he was not fighting, he was extremely bored and meddled in his affairs?
When we grasp the main line of Prince Wei, this bizarre and strange incident is not strange at all, the third prince was canonized as king, and the biggest beneficiary is the crown prince.
Empress Wei Zifu has long been old and decrepit, and has fallen out of favor for a long time, and Emperor Wu favored Mrs. Wang at this time, and Mrs. Wang gave birth to a son, which has threatened the status of the crown prince.
After the battle of Monan, Wei Qing did not benefit from the seal, but was rewarded with a thousand gold, at this time one of his disciples persuaded him to send a generous gift to Mrs. Wang's family, Wei Qing complied, and half of the reward was sent to Mrs. Wang's family. When Emperor Wu learned of this, he immediately promoted the doorman, which shows Mrs. Wang's influence.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very similar to Qin Shi Huang in many ways, and people always liked to compare Emperor Qin to Wu of Han.
Qin Shi Huang made many political reforms after the unification of China, the most important of which was the replacement of the feudal system with the county system.
Qin Shi Huang had a total of more than 20 sons, all of whom were not divided into other places, and all stayed by his side, which also made the struggle between the palace and the palace extremely fierce. In the end, his youngest son forced the crown prince to death and sat on the throne.
From the perspective of Prince Wei Liu Ju, what he is most afraid of is that Emperor Wu imitates Qin Shi Huang and does not divide the prince, and the people around the prince are reminding him all the time not to repeat the mistakes of Fusu.
Under the feudal system, feudal kings enjoyed a high degree of autonomy, and they could raise armies, collect taxes, make laws, appoint officials, and issue currency within their own feudal states.
Emperor Wu has always been committed to eliminating the influence of the feudal state, and from the bottom of his heart, he is unwilling to create a country within a country.
Huo Qubing twice asked Liu Che to canonize the third prince as the king, the first time was likely to be just a verbal request, Liu Che ignored it, and then Huo Qubing wrote a book, and then asked the prince to be crowned king, Emperor Wu was helpless, and ordered the imperial history to discuss.
Unexpectedly, this discussion brought the ministers to echo it, and the momentum was huge, Emperor Wu didn't want to be crowned king, but there were ministers outside to ask for it again, and there was a sick Mrs. Wang mourning and crying, and finally, he finally compromised and set up three princes as kings in April of this year.
When the prince is crowned king, he must leave the capital to go to his own fief when he reaches a certain age, and from then on, he is getting farther and farther away from the imperial power, and it is difficult to pose a threat to the status of the crown prince. Shortly thereafter, Mrs. Wang also passed away.
This battle for the throne of the court ended with the victory of the crown prince.
Huo Quzhi took the lead in this matter, and the ministers seconded it, but why did Wei Qing, who was prominent, never express his position? Was it to avoid suspicion? Why did Huo Qubing not avoid suspicion?
Huo Quzhi is not a seasoned politician, and the matter of requesting the title of the three kings cannot be his own whim one day, judging from the later seconding of the ministers, it cannot be a person's whim, this matter has a deep political background and is a long-premeditated thing.
It is worth mentioning that Huo Quzhi was just a initiator and leader, and later the ministers invited him again and again, but he did not join, and he was completely out of the way, which shows that he is not keen on this matter.
As mentioned earlier, after the Mobei War, what Huo Qubing lacked most was family affection, and what he wanted to redeem the most must be family affection. At this time, if someone told him that there was something that was very beneficial to Wei's, but he needed his help, Huo Quzhi at this time would definitely stand up as this leader without hesitation.
Fifth, Huo Qu's death and Wei Yan's correction
In September of the sixth year of Yuanjia (117 BC), Huo Qu died of illness, and in the first year of Yuan Ding (116 BC), Wei Qing's eldest son Wei Yan lost his marquis due to overbearing, is there an inevitable connection between the two in time?
At that time, people regarded October as the first month of the year, that is to say, Huo Qu died at the end of that year, which was closely connected with the second year. The shortest difference between Huo Quai's death and Wei Yan's loss of marquis is only one day, and the farthest is only one year.
Historical records record: "Since the death of the hussar general, the eldest son of the general, the marquis of Yichun, has lost his wife. ”
There is no doubt that these two things are closely connected in time.
Let's look at Wei Yan's crime, correction.
Correction, that is, the false transmission of the Holy Decree, has very serious consequences and requires great risks, so why did Wei Yan take the risk to correct it? He did not take the risk to correct it, it could not be for trivial matters, nor could it be for the insignificant little people, so who was the target of his false Divine Decree? What kind of Divine Decree did he falsely proclaim?
Such a serious crime, no matter how big a person is, as long as he is stained with these two words, the death penalty will not be escaped. Why did Wei Yan just cut off the marquis and did not die? With Wei Qing's weight in Emperor Wu's heart at that time, could he keep this son who had committed a capital crime?
This year, Huo Qu was only twenty-three years old, and according to common sense, Wei Yan was probably only in his teens, how much ability could such a teenager have? How high can he set off a storm? What qualifications does he have?
Will he be just a pawn to be used and manipulated?
Sixth, the death of Zhang Tang
Zhang Tang was an extremely important minister of the Wudi Dynasty, he handled the witch Gu case of Empress Chen, and he suppressed the rebellion case of King Huainan.
His role is not limited to a certain field, almost every major political move in the early stage of Emperor Wu has Zhang Tang's figure, it can be said that he is both a decision-maker and an executor, integrating the identity of the internal and external dynasties.
What kind of person is Zhang Tang? In addition to being ruthless and making many enemies, he is also very honest and has no money to spare after his death.
Although Zhang Tang does not love money, his pursuit of power is fanatical, which will inevitably affect Wei's interests. Specifically, Zhang Tang and the prime minister have a conflict of interests and have the ambition to seize the position of prime minister, and the prime minister is the prince and young master, which is closely related to the interests of the Wei family.
Emperor Wu relied on Zhang Tang very much, and even went to visit Zhang Tang at his home when he was sick. However, feudal emperors were suspicious and fickle, and when someone criticized Zhang Tang again and again, Emperor Wu wavered and sent him to prison for review.
Zhang Tang was a well-known cool official, who usually offended too many people, and was soon attacked by the crowd, and finally committed suicide in prison, and before he died, he sent a message to Emperor Wu, saying that the person who framed him was Sanchang Shi.
The long history is the long history of the prime minister, that is to say, they are all the people of the prime minister and the young master of the crown prince, Zhuang Qingzhai.
As soon as Zhang Tang died, Emperor Wu immediately regretted it, very heartbroken, but it was irreparable, all he could do was to angrily punish the three long histories, Prime Minister Zhuang Qingzhai later committed suicide in prison.
This is a typical power struggle, the final benefit is still the crown prince Wei party, although they died a young master, but the new prime minister Zhao Zhou is the crown prince, it can be said that the Wei forces have not been hit, but they are likely to benefit because of the power vacuum caused by Zhang Tang's death, in this incident, it was Emperor Wu who was hit.
Seven, who is the real murderer?
A series of political events, a series of personnel changes, and changes of power are enough to prove the complexity and fierceness of the political struggle during this period, and Weishi has always been at the heart of the storm and has always firmly held the upper hand.
The uncle and nephew of the Li family, who regarded Wei Qing as an enemy, died, the three princes who put pressure on the prince were divided, Mrs. Wang, who competed with Wei Zifu's favor, died, Huo Qu, who threatened Wei Qing's status, died of illness, and Zhang Tang, who competed with the prince and young master, also died.
If all this is not a coincidence, then Wei's methods are really terrifying, clever and terrifying.
Webster represents a large group of people, a large group of immediate interests, and does not refer to a specific person. But in this group, there will definitely be a person who takes the lead, and there must be a main mastermind of the conspiracy.
This person must be extremely enthusiastic and ruthless about power, and this person must be very strong and not low-status, so that he can have enough means and weight to be competent in these many complicated political struggles.
Could this person be the great general Wei Qing? If so, then the generosity and benevolence he showed were all disguises, and this kind of Wei Qing was terrible. But is it possible? You must know that it is not difficult to disguise for a while, but it is impossible to disguise for a lifetime.
Could this be the Empress Wei Zifu? It is difficult for us to associate that insidious and strong, unscrupulous man with this poor woman who is helpless.
The crown prince is young, Wei Qing's eldest son is also young, Gongsun He is mediocre, who else is there in the Wei family?
In addition to these people, the Wei family also has a very powerful person, that is, Princess Pingyang.
Princess Pingyang is the eldest sister of Emperor Wu, and her mother is a powerful character who is very good at court struggles, and she stood out from the fierce and complex political struggles that year, sat on the throne of the queen, and also sent her son Liu Che to the throne.
The adult princess Pingyang married the Marquis of Pingyang, and her name came from this, and Pingyang was far away from Hedong, far away from the capital Chang'an, and cut off from politics. (Princess Pingyang must have been to Pingyang County, otherwise she would not have met the Wei family, the Wei family was born and raised in Pingyang County, and it is enough to prove that two generations of the Wei family have fornicated with Pingyang County officials.) )
If Princess Pingyang was an ordinary woman, she would probably spend her life in Pingyang County, but she was obviously not this kind of person, she seized an opportunity to return to Chang'an, and stayed for a long time, getting the opportunity to get close to the emperor.
After returning to Chang'an, she began to deliberately curry favor with the emperor and gain political capital. At that time, Empress Chen had no children, so she chose more than a dozen women from good families at home, ready to dedicate to her younger brother who was the emperor. Emperor Wu finally fell in love with the humble Wei Zifu, and when he was leaving, Princess Pingyang stroked Wei Zifu's back and said: "That is, you are expensive, and I wish you to forget each other." The purpose is clear.
Although Wei Zifu entered the palace, her status was still humble, and Empress Chen suppressed her, she could only be an ordinary palace maid, and she could not get close to the emperor at all. At this time, Wei Zifu's family was still a servant in Pingyang Mansion, and his status would not change.
Wei Zifu was no longer very young when she entered the palace, and her two sisters had already reached the age of marriage, how did the daughter of the Wei family, who had a humble status, get into contact with the powerful people of the dynasty and the children of the family? There is no doubt that Princess Pingyang must have made a great effort, and it was she who single-handedly built up the Wei family's team.
At the beginning, Wei Zifu was at an absolute disadvantage in the palace struggle, but this weak woman with a humble status miraculously turned over after that, and finally defeated Empress Chen, who had a strong backing.
can smoothly enter the deep palace and often see Wei Zifu, except for Princess Pingyang, I am afraid that there will be no second person.
After a bloody and cruel witch case, Empress Chen was banished to the Changmen Palace, and the Wei clan won a complete victory. After the witch Gu case, Empress Chen's mother, Liu Yan, found Princess Pingyang and cried, to the effect that Liu Che ascended the throne because of me, but now he treats my daughter like this, you can judge this reason. At this time, Princess Pingyang never mentioned any witch case, and only replied: It's not because the queen has no children, the subtext seems to say, don't blame us for being ungrateful, if you want to blame, blame your own daughter for not being angry.
Only from this it can be seen that the so-called witch Gu is just a tool of political struggle, even if there is no such thing, Liu Concubine and Chen Ajiao can't fight the old and spicy Princess Pingyang, and Queen Chen's abolition is doomed.
Two years later, Wei Zifu gave birth to a prince and was made the queen.
The development speed of the Wei clan is too fast, especially after Wei Qing became a general, Princess Pingyang felt that she could no longer fully control the Wei clan, so she did not hesitate to commit herself to marrying her former servant. Webster's luxurious chariot was built by her, and she would never allow it to get out of her control.
Wei's interests are the interests of Princess Pingyang, and when Wei's encounters a crisis, Princess Pingyang will protect Wei's interests at all costs.
Wei Qing is the most important pillar of the entire Wei Group, and he is also the husband of Princess Pingyang, so when Huo Qubing threatens Wei Qing's status, the one who hates Huo Qubing the most must be Princess Pingyang, and the one who wants Huo Qubing to die of illness must also be Princess Pingyang, the terrible thing is that this princess is fully capable and has the means to do this.
Eighth, why was Huo Quai's death so secretive? Did Emperor Wu know about it?
The age is far away, the historical data is limited, and the specific cause of Huo Qu's death can no longer be guessed, so it can only be imagined by the novelist.
It can't be a bloody assassination, because in this case, Emperor Wu will definitely be furious and shake the world. It is unlikely that he will cause an accident, such as drowning and falling off a cliff, if this is the case, the official will not have to come up with an excuse for his death.
If it is poisoned, it will look very much like the death of an illness on the surface, but does Emperor Wu believe it? A vigorous general was about to go on an expedition, and suddenly said that he would be sick if he was sick, and he couldn't afford to be sick, and there were too many flaws. This trick against weak women and children is easier to believe. What's more, if Huo Qubing had easily poisoned people, then he would have been poisoned by the Huns who hated him to the bone.
Could someone induce him to commit suicide? You know, human words are not only terrifying, but sometimes they can kill people, and their cleverness is far superior to sword poison.
Huo Quzhi's character is flawed, he is silent, arrogant, it can be imagined that such a person has no friends, he has no popularity in the court, and his reputation is not very good. Most of the officers and men in the army are Huns, and the reason why they work for him is just for fame and wealth, and they may not have any deep feelings. After the Mobei War, the people of the Wei family were almost equal to enemies to him, and they had no family affection at all, even Wei Qing may have a dislike for him. Huo Qubing also doesn't seem to be very close to his biological mother, and Chen has been seeking to renew the title, but he has not been enthusiastic about helping. Although he recognized his biological father before the Mobei War, his father did not return to Chang'an with him, and he only had a young brother by his side.
A stubborn and arrogant teenager is the easiest to go to extremes, and geniuses are lonely, which is especially true in Huo Quzhi, although he is a young noble, he may not be happy.
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