After the death of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, his son was only eight years old when he ascended the throne, why did the Han Dynasty not have civil strife?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, was eloquent and strategic, and during his reign, he strengthened the centralization of power internally, issued a decree of encouragement, and strictly prohibited all princes and kings from participating in politics. Externally, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were sent to attack the Xiongnu many times, and Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions.
However, he was superstitious about the gods and goddesses, and was keen on Zen and suburban worship, and spent extravagantly, which led to increasingly acute social contradictions, and the internal situation of the government was very chaotic, and the people were not able to make a living, resulting in frequent peasant uprisings.
In addition, the chaos within the government also caused the "witch curse", which led to the suicide of the crown prince Liu Ju. Originally, he was the most valued heir to the throne of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, but he lost his life due to a disaster.
The death of the crown prince Liu Ju led to the vacancy of the heir, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty needed to elect a suitable heir to the throne, which is related to the rise and fall of a dynasty, if the heir is not chosen well, then the dynasty may decline quickly.
For this reason, the choice of an heir to the throne was crucial, and Emperor Wu of Han needed to choose a suitable heir among the remaining sons.
The youngest son Liu Fuling is the best choice, although he is still young, but he has been smart and clever since he was a child, and he is deeply liked by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to pass on the throne to Liu Fuling.
The other sons of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were obviously not suitable heirs, Liu Dan was ambitious, Liu Xu was not talented, and Liu Ji was implicated by his uncle Li Guangli, and he also lost the opportunity to inherit the throne.
The youngest son, Liu Fuling, became the heir to the throne, and he spent fourteen months in the womb of his mother, Madame Gogo, very similar to the legendary Emperor Yao, coupled with his intelligent and clever personality, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had high hopes for him and carefully cultivated him.
At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty intended to pass on the location of Liu Fuling, so he ordered the painters of the inner court to draw a picture "Zhou Gong Fu Cheng Wang", which played a very large role and also played a vital role during Liu Fuling's reign.
After the drawing was completed, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave it to Huo Guang, the commander of Fengche, as a hint to the ministers that he wanted to make his youngest son Liu Fuling the crown prince.
Not only that, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also executed Liu Fuling's mother, which was to prevent the "master and young mother from being strong", and the matter of Empress Lu was staged again, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave Mrs. Gou Ge to death.
In addition, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also appointed four important ministers to assist Liu Fuling before his death. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed Huo Guang, the commander of Fengche, as the great Sima and the general, and accepted the edict as an auxiliary government.
At the same time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also crowned Jin Riyan as the general of the chariot and cavalry, the servant Shangguan Ji as the general of Zuo, and the commander of Sosu Sang Hongyang as the imperial historian, so that the four of them could jointly assist Liu Fuling and contain each other.
After the death of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Fuling ascended the throne, and a series of policies implemented by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also played a certain role, helping Liu Fuling to better stabilize the political situation and not cause chaos.
After Liu Fuling ascended the throne, in accordance with the edict of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he let his general Huo Guang preside over state affairs and record Shangshu affairs. And Jin Ilyan and Shangguan Ji are deputies.
However, Jin Ilyan, who had been an assistant for more than a year, died of illness, for which Huo Guang held the highest power. At the same time, Huo Guang and Shangguan Ji also have a marriage relationship, and the relationship is very close, and when Huo Guang is out on vacation, Shangguan Ji will help deal with state affairs.
When Emperor Liu Fuling of the Han Zhao Dynasty was twelve years old, the eldest princess of Hubei was ready to choose a queen for her, and at this time, Shanggong An wanted to let her six-year-old daughter enter the harem, but she was opposed by Huo Guang.
So Shangguan An looked for another way, and he had a very good relationship with the eldest princess of Hubei Province, so he used this to convey that his daughter would become the queen and he would become the general of the chariot and cavalry.
Subsequently, in order to repay the eldest princess of Eyi, Shangguan An was ready to set up a foreign person as a liehou, but he was rejected by Huo Guang again, and his request was rejected on the grounds that "no merit can not be crowned marquis".
For this reason, the two sides grudged, the relationship became more and more tense, and the imperial historian Sang Hongyang was proud of his high merits, and he also wanted to seek officials for his children, but they were all rejected by Huo Guang.
In this way, they teamed up to prepare to kill Huo Guang and depose Liu Fuling. Shangguan Ji conspired with Liu Dan to bribe with money, and Liu Fuling and Huo Guang's positions were in jeopardy.
Liu Dan was ambitious, and after the death of the crown prince Liu Ju, he repeatedly asked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to make him the crown prince, but he was rejected by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
After Liu Fuling ascended the throne, he tried to prepare to abolish Liu Fuling. However, although Liu Fuling was still young, he was smart and clever, knew the situation in the DPRK and China well, and strongly supported Huo Guang, making his position more stable.
When Shangguan Ji and others launched a rebellion, Liu Fuling and Huo Guang preemptively arrested all the rebels and annihilated their families. At the same time, Liu Dan and the eldest princess also chose to commit suicide and end their lives.
Since then, Huo Guang has received Liu Fuling's attention and trust, holds the highest power, and the people live and work in peace and contentment under his governance. Liu Fuling died of illness at the age of twenty-one.
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