(Emperor Zhao of Han, Liu Fuling)
Yuan Ping yuan year, 74 BC.
The eighth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Fuling, the Emperor of Han Zhao, died.
The emperor's death was both hasty and sudden.
Suddenly, Comrade Liu Fuling was young and promising, and he received a bento at the age of twenty-one.
In haste, the former emperor dragon rode the guests and went away, but there was not a single heir left.
The emperor is out of business, and that's a big problem.
The Western Han Dynasty was vast, fertile land, hundreds of officials, folded one by one to send to the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City, without the emperor, not a day can not play.
Above the spirit hall, the hundred officials wept and mourned, and the ministers looked at one person in unison, except for the emperor's tablet.
This man was tall and burly, with fair skin, clear eyebrows, and a very neatly trimmed beard.
Very handsome, handsome and fresh, earth-shattering.
So who is this handsome guy? What is your name? Why are everyone looking at him again?
His name was Huo Guang, he was the Great Sima of the Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Lishi and Emperor Zhao, before Emperor Zhao's death, he had already mixed in the top two positions in the Western Han Court, in addition to the emperor, Huo Ge spoke the most.
Now that the emperor was dead, one did not leave a holy will, the second did not leave a will, there was no heir of the emperor in the harem, and there were no important courtiers in the court, everyone invariably looked at Huo Guang.
You are a minister of power and opposition, when the emperor is alive, you are quite calculating, and now that the emperor is dead, you can do it, you have an idea.
(Huo Guang)
Of course, Huo Guang had already made up his mind in his heart, he cleared his throat and said this sentence calmly and firmly:
"The King of Zhaochangyi... Multiply the Seven Multipliers to pass on the Chang'an Residence. - Book of Han
The meaning of this sentence is very simple, comrade Huo Guang, shortly after the emperor's death, selected in his mind the candidate for the emperor's throne, and this person was the king of Changyi, Liu He.
Who is this Liu He?
Speaking of which, it has a very good relationship with the Liu clan.
His father, Liu Qi (劉髆), was the fifth son of Emperor Wu and the brother of Emperor Zhao, with a fief in Changyi, Shandong, and was the first King of Changyi of the Western Han Dynasty.
After Liu Ji's death, his son Liu He succeeded his father to the throne and became the second King of Changyi.
The relationship between the prince and the royal family is very close, but in most cases, the emperor is the emperor, the prince is the prince, and they can't hit a piece of the eight rods.
Moreover, the Western Han Dynasty engaged in the "Tui En Order" from the beginning of Emperor Wu, causing these princes to push back and forth, and finally they all mixed into a small official with a sesame seed.
What is the Edict of Grace?
When Gaozu Liu Bang built the Han Dynasty, he divided the relatives and friends of the old Liu family, and these relatives were divided into various places, established their own princely states, and became princes themselves.
The princes had fiefs, armies, and great power, which was no small threat to the central government.
After Emperor Wudi of Han ascended the throne, he thought of a way.
He made a small change to the throne that had been passed down from generation to generation.
In the past, Lao Tzu was the mayor, when it was the turn of the son, he was still the mayor, and when it was the turn of the grandson, he was still the mayor, that is, as long as there were still children and grandchildren, he could always be the mayor.
Now with the Push-in Order, the situation is very different.
In the past, Lao Tzu was the mayor, and when it was the turn of the son, he became the county chief, and when it was the turn of the grandson, he was just a town mayor or section member.
The more the official positions became smaller and smaller, the fiefdoms naturally became smaller along with them.
If there are no exceptions, Comrade Liu He's vein, after a hundred years, may also be mixed into a sesame petty official.
But fate chose Liu He, or rather, Huo Guang chose Liu He.
Of course, at this time, Liu He, who was far away in the fiefdom of Shandong, did not know that good luck had come, and he was still in Changyi as his own prince.
Liu He is a very fun-loving person.
(Liu He)
Unlike those dignitaries who are addicted to wine and play more vulgar and dirty, Liu He plays with things that are very ordinary, but also very funny.
As a prince, after all, he is also a relative of the emperor, and it is reasonable to say that he should also be very majestic.
But Liu He was an approachable person.
Note that this is approachable and is not a positive word, but a derogatory word.
The approachable person of the positive sense is the approachable good person, while the derogatory sense of the approachable person is the three religions and nine streams that do not refuse to refuse, and can play with anyone.
When Liu He was a prince, he liked to play with his slaves and cooks for himself.
These subordinates have been around Liu He for many years to flatter and flatter, sneaking and patting horses, and Liu He is very happy.
Everyone likes to listen to good words, and Liu He is certainly no exception.
As soon as Liu He was in a good mood, he began to reward these people madly, this reward of gold twelve, that reward of silver a box, it can be said that a lot of flowers (rewards) money, just for their own mood.
Lang Zhong, who was by Liu He's side, made Gong Sui really can't look at it anymore, and ran to Liu He's palace in tears to advise.
(Gong Sui)
Liu He was easy-going, and when he saw that Gong Sui was crying so badly, he quickly asked: Old Gong, how can you get it? What are you crying?
Gong Sui said: You play with a bunch of treacherous villains every day, and I am very worried.
Liu He: Then I always have to find someone to play with, they don't play with me, then I am lonely, how boring.
Gong Sui said: Our officials can also play with you, we read books together, and it is not much better than going out all day.
Don't you say that Liu He was still a relatively persuasive person, he heard Gong Sui say this, immediately dismissed the subordinates around him, and then invited the officials in Changyi who were full of poetry and books to the palace to study literature together.
But the good times were not long, and after two days of study, Liu He really couldn't stand it and directly drove away all the officials.
From this matter, we can basically make a more objective judgment on Liu He:
He was a very easy-going man, because he did not discriminate against people, on the contrary, he was happy to play with the people of Pingtou.
He was a man of good temper, because he could not only accept the accusations and suggestions of officials with an open mind, but also implement them quickly.
If you look at it this way, this benevolent brother does not seem to have any major problems except for the lack of strength and three minutes of heat.
Yes, through the history, you will find that as a prince, Liu He has a good temperament, easy-going people, good at advice, and basically no big problems except spending money and spending big money.
Of course, Liu He also has a very significant feature, that is, the things he plays are very childish, his personality is very naïve, and he is very much like a child.
This may seem trivial, but please note that this is precisely why Huo Guang chose Liu He.
There are thousands of young sons of the old Liu family, although Emperor Zhao has no sons, but there are still a lot of brothers and nephews, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, King Jing of Zhongshan can still have descendants (Liu Bei), so at that time, want to choose a shrewd and capable person among the clan relatives, the problem is not very big.
In contrast, Liu He, who looked childish and had no special advantages, was obviously not the best choice, nor was he the only choice, but Huo Guang still chose him.
The reason for choosing Liu He is also very simple: it is easy to manage.
Objectively speaking, Comrade Huo Guang was a powerful courtier of the Western Han Dynasty who had never been an ancient person before or since, and there was no one stronger than him in the future, and there was no one more powerful than him in the future.
This powerful minister who crossed the government and the opposition did not change the day, his dream of becoming an emperor himself, his lifelong wish was to be a powerful minister who could speak and be the master in his lifetime.
The premise of wanting to continue to be a vassal is to find a more obedient emperor.
Obviously, Liu He looks stupid and must be a very good candidate.
Therefore, Huo Guang quickly sent someone to take Liu He from Changyi to Chang'an, and made him crown prince, planning to pick a good day and arrange for him to ascend the throne.
(Chang'an City)
When he arrived at Chang'an City, according to the reason, Liu He should first go to the ancestral temple to meet the former emperor.
After all, it is to take over other people's classes, or to talk about filial piety and sincerity, and if necessary, to act in a TV series that moves the world.
It is best to lie on the coffin of the former emperor and cry bitterly, once sad and unable to help himself, indicating that he did not want to inherit the throne at all this trip, simply missing the former emperor, come here to cry and cry, vent his sad emotions.
Then the ministers hurriedly advised that the country could not go a day without a master, and the Western Han Dynasty was still waiting for you to ascend the throne, and waiting for you to lead everyone.
Then you push back again and again, the ministers repeatedly supported, and finally you ascended the throne very reluctantly under very reluctant circumstances.
This is a very classic repertoire, and the behavior and lines between the classics and the courtiers are as if they have been rehearsed in advance.
However, when Liu He walked into the ancestral temple of the former emperor, he did not cry or kneel, but only said a word softly:
"I'm in pain and can't cry." - Book of Han
Liu He said: I have a sore throat and can't cry.
The ministers were confused, and Huo Guang was also confused.
He knew he had made a bad decision, and that he was about to pay a terrible price for that decision.
During his years as a prince in Chang'an City, Liu He's life could basically be summed up in four words: eating, drinking, playing, and having fun.
Let's start with eating.
As the designated heir to the throne, there are clear regulations on what Crown Prince Liu He eats every day.
The majesty of the emperor determined that they could not eat something that seemed to be on the table.
The emperor could eat the whole Han table, but the emperor certainly would not eat sour and spicy powder or spicy hot.
In ancient times, chutney and spicy hot were chicken and pork.
The ancestral system has clear regulations, whether it is a prince or an emperor, it is not allowed to eat chicken and pork.
But our comrade Liu He didn't care about that, three meals a day, chicken legs plus pig trotters.
Let's talk about drinking.
In the past, when Liu He was the king of Changyi, he did not drink much, and now that he is the prince, he has completely opened the door to drinking.
Not only did they drink by themselves, but the slaves who followed them, the officials of the imperial court, all had to drink with themselves.
Wake up in the morning to drink two sips, take a bottle at noon lunch break, and step on the box to drink before going to bed at night.
This led to the fact that no matter when he saw Liu He, he was always drunk.
Finally, let's have fun.
On play, Comrade Liu He is professional, and his play includes:
A group of musicians were invited to the ancestral temple of the former emperor to play a joyful repertoire. (Equivalent to putting joy at someone else's funeral)
And the palace ladies who used to serve Emperor Zhao all day long, it seems that there have been many improper relationships between men and women.
Officials and subordinates were rewarded with a large number of rewards. These Officials of the Western Han Dynasty could be regarded as having mastered the wealth code, because they found that as long as they ran to Liu He's side and said two nice words, they could get a lot of rewards.
Huo Guang saw all this in his eyes, but he endured it.
Man is chosen by himself, and he must bear it.
Huo Guang thought optimistically, now that Liu He is the crown prince, maybe he is a little greedy, maybe he will become emperor in the future, and the situation will change.
But what Huo Guang did not expect was that from the first year of Yuan Ping, in June 74 BC, liu He became emperor, and absurd things began to come one by one.
Liu He not only did not change his past mistakes, but began to intensify.
(Liu He's seal letter)
According to the statistics of the history books, in just 27 days, there were 1127 absurd things contained in the history books of this benevolent brother.
In other words, Liu He has to do 41 bad things a day.
When others become emperors, they are responsible, and they must think about how to develop the country and how to benefit the people.
But Comrade Liu He obviously cannot appreciate this responsibility.
For him, the throne is a luxury VIP entertainment gold card.
Brush and play and you're done.
Huo Guang really couldn't stand it.
I originally wanted to ask a grandson to be emperor, but I invited a great uncle.
This is completely contrary to my original idea.
27 days later, Comrade Huo Guang, together with the empress dowager and a number of ministers, deposed Liu He from the throne and sent Liu He back to the fiefdom of Changyi.
Liu He, who returned to the fiefdom, found that his emperor had not succeeded, not even the king of Changyi, and the kingdom of Changyi was abolished and demoted to Shanyang County.
When you wake up, it's all over.
On the day I left Chang'an, it was dark and the rain was pouring down.
Liu He was untied by the attendants, who originally belonged to the Heavenly Son, and was very depressed.
But at this moment, he seemed to be like a changed person, sitting precariously, not smiling.
In the misty drizzle, Liu He gently brushed his sleeves, faced the west, bowed deeply, and then said this sentence with a solemn look:
"Foolishness does not do anything." - Book of Han
I am stupid, I don't understand things, and I really can't take on the heavy responsibilities of the dynasty.
In the blink of an eye, becoming an emperor and falling to the throne in the blink of an eye, for Liu He, this seems to be an infinite sad thing.
But after saying these words, Liu He's face appeared with an incomparably relaxed look.
He seemed to have anticipated all this, and he seemed to have accepted it all.
At this moment, people suddenly understand a truth, this young man who has always been promiscuous and has lost his mind seems to have been pretending to be stupid with everyone.
The throne is indeed not a responsibility to him, but the throne is definitely not fate for him.
Maybe Liu He is not the Liu He that people know in history.
Maybe this is everything right and wrong, all arranged by Liu He in the morning.
He was originally unwilling to be the emperor, and even more unwilling to be Huo Guang's puppet.
To get rid of the throne, he could only become faint.
So is there any reason why he doesn't want to be emperor?
(Historical records of the Liu He period)
The answer is also simple:
Some people love mountains, some people love rivers, some people love flowers and plants, some people love trees.
There are thousands of Slovak people, some of whom take the throne as a treasure, and naturally there are also those who abandon it.
The choice is different, but only what you like is the real life.
Now, Liu He has left Chang'an and is towards his real life.
When he first arrived in Chang'an, the throne was empty, waiting for him to sit on it.
Now that he had left Chang'an, the throne was still empty, waiting for its next master.
It's all coming to an end, but it seems like it's just beginning.