He is the great-grandson of Han Wangxin, but he is also a favorite of Emperor Wu of Han. This Han Wangxin is not Han Xin, they all served under Liu Bang, and they were all feared by Liu Bang, the difference is that Han Wangxin later fled to the Xiongnu.
The Han Dynasty was a dynasty in which eunuchs interfered in politics, and it was also a dynasty in which there were many favored ministers and prosperous relatives.
For example, Deng Tong, the favored minister of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, how favored is this Deng Tong?
Emperor Wen of Han dreamed of a man who was wearing clothes backwards. And Deng Tong originally liked to wear clothes backwards, so he was deeply favored by Emperor Wen of Han.
Emperor Wen of Han
Later, someone told Deng Tong's fortune, predicting that he would starve to death in the end, and Emperor Wen of Han was furious, "With me, how can he be short of money?" and gave Deng Tong the mine, and also gave him the right to mint coins, which can be minted directly.
Later, Deng Tong offended the prince, and later really fell to the end of starvation.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also had two favored ministers, one was Mrs. Li's brother Li Yannian, and the other was Han Yan, of which Han Yan was the one who had a better relationship with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of Han's favorite male pet
Han Yan once went to school with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so she can be described as a childhood sweetheart and has a good relationship. Han Yan likes to ride and shoot and is more outstanding, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty values the other party more.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has always had the ambition to crusade against the Xiongnu. In order to show her support, Han Yan specialized in learning the weapons of the Xiongnu. There are also rumors that Han Yan pretended to be a Xiongnu to obtain important information for the Han Dynasty, so he was even more valued by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Han Yan's status has risen since then, not only has a lot of money, but also is very arrogant, how rich is it?
There are two records in the miscellaneous records of the Western Classics, one is wearing a hat bed, and Han Yan uses a tortoiseshell as a bed.
The other is about gold marbles, Han Yan likes to play with slingshots, and even the projectiles are gold.
Every day, the slingshot is fired, and there are more than a dozen golden egg balls thrown away. As soon as the children heard that Han Yan was going to play with a slingshot, they rushed up and chased after Han Yan, picking up gold marbles.
Han Yan is good at playing, often using gold as a pill, and there are more than ten people who are lost. Chang'an said: "Bitter hunger and cold, chase the gold pill." "Jingshi children, every time they hear Yan play, they follow, and they look at the place where the pill falls, and they pick it up.
It can be said that "Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road." In addition to luxury and waste, Han Yan also has a very arrogant and arrogant temperament.
Because Han Yan grew up with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty since she was a child, the two of them are like brothers, so they have no scruples in their words and deeds. When playing with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there are still often presumptuous behaviors.
In today's view, it is not an exaggeration, but at that time, being unreasonable with the emperor was beyond the actions of the courtiers.
In addition, Han Yan often slept with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which in the eyes of people at the time, completely exceeded the duty of a courtier.
Han Yan had a deep relationship with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In history, Sima Qian listed it as a lucky biography. Later generations also praised this as the broken sleeve fetish of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Han Yan was extremely loyal to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and it was Han Yan who was the first to discover the mother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Queen Mother, the daughter who was hiding among the people.
It turned out that the queen mother had married King Jin in the past, and only later entered the palace and married the emperor. The Queen Mother gave birth to a daughter with the former Jin Wangsun, and this daughter has been hidden among the people.
Han Yan was the first to discover this and took the initiative to inform Emperor Wu of Han. Because of this, she inadvertently pierced a palace secret, which made the queen mother feel a little embarrassed, and she didn't like Han Yan so far.
This is where the story progresses. Han Yan didn't make a big mistake. That time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to hunt, so he let Han Yan take the auxiliary car first. He was followed by hundreds of guards.
At that time, the king of Jiangdu was summoned to Beijing, and also came to Shanglin Yuan to hunt, and he saw from afar that there was a deputy car marked with the emperor's logo, and there were hundreds of people accompanying him.
Thinking that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had arrived, he immediately knelt on the side of the road. It turned out to be Han Yan, and Han Yan didn't salute when she saw the queen of Jiangdu, and drove on.
King Jiangdong held a grudge because of this, and turned his head to complain to the Queen Mother, who didn't like Han Yan in the first place, and this time it was even worse.
Later, I heard that Han Yan could enter and leave Yongxiang at will, and there was no restriction, Yongxiang was the residence of the ladies in the palace. The queen mother felt that this corrupt atmosphere had moved her mind to kill Han Yan since then, and it is also said that Han Yan had a relationship with the maidservant in the palace.
Overview of the Queen Mother
Of course, the third theory is that Han Yan is the fortunate minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and there is a good relationship between the two. Seeing that her son was about to embark on this road of no return, the Queen Mother was naturally annoyed and angry, and wanted to kill him as soon as possible.
So the queen mother issued an edict to kill Han Yan, and when Emperor Wu of Han learned of this, he hurried to beg his mother to leave Han Yan alive. Even with the plea of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Queen Mother still did not change her mind, she made up her mind, so Han Yan was given death.
Han Yan's death involved two court secrets, one was about the daughter of the queen mother, and the other was about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's habit of breaking his sleeves.
Deng Tong did "Yellow Head Bestows Shu", and Han Yan did "Bomb Wang Sun", but the final outcome was unsatisfactory. The word Tong means that the career is accessible and smooth, but in the end he was starved to death. The word Yan means beautiful, but in the end it ends tragically.
Resources
Historical Records
Xijing Miscellaneous Records