In ancient Chinese history, it was common for brothers to fight for the throne and fathers and sons to oppose each other. Under normal circumstances, people will criticize the unscrupulous superior, but the person introduced to you today by Xiaobian is an exception. He starved his father to death and killed his brother, but the result was called "a generation of Ming Jun", which was well received by later generations. What's going on here? Listen to the editor to give you a slow talk.
The protagonist of the story is King Huiwen of Zhao during the Warring States period. His father was the famous King Wuling of Zhao, a monarch who led the true rise of the Zhao state. King Huiwen of Zhao, whose real name was Zhao He, was the second son of King Wuling of Zhao. It was said that he was not eligible to inherit the throne, but because of his mother, he had this qualification. Zhao He's mother was Empress Wuwa, the favorite queen of King Wuling of Zhao, and before her death, Wu Wa made a request to King Wuling of Zhao, hoping to make her son Zhao He crown prince. King Wuling of Zhao was immersed in the grief of losing his lover and agreed.
Later, King Wuling of Zhao abolished the crown princeship of his eldest son Gongzi Zhang, established Zhao He as crown prince, and in the sixteenth year of kingship of Zhou Zhao, he passed on to Zhao He and proclaimed himself the main father. At that time, Zhao He was only ten years old, but with the assistance of Xiang Guofeiyi, he soon entered the role of "king". King Wuling of Zhao, who had lost power, was soon dissatisfied with this situation, and at the same time, he was overwhelmed by the tall eldest son's fall at the feet of his young second son. King Lingwang of Zhao recalled: "Gongzi Zhang is actually a good prince, not only is his appearance more like his own, but he has not made a big mistake in the position of prince. However, he deposed wuwa because he favored him, which was really undeserved. In order to make up for Gongzi Zhang, King Wuling of Zhao enfeoffed him in 295 BC as The Prince of Anyang.
In order to regain power later, King Wuling of Zhao instigated his eldest son Gongzi Zhang to compete with Zhao He for the throne. In 295 BC, Gongzi Zhang and Fu Xiang tian disobeyed King Huiwen of Zhao, killed Fei Yi, and fled to the Dune Palace where King Wuling of Zhao lived after the defeat. Gongzi Zhang originally thought that there was a father, and King Huiwen of Zhao did not dare to act rashly. Unexpectedly, King Huiwen of Zhao not only sent someone to kill him and Tian Buli, but also starved his father, King Wuling of Zhao, to death on the pretext of "harboring criminals".
Originally, such unfilial behavior was spurned by posterity, so why was King Huiwen of Zhao called "a generation of Ming Jun"? Mainly because he created the heyday of the Zhao Kingdom. During the reign of King Huiwen of Zhao, he not only selected talents and abilities, but also humbly accepted advice, and excellent civilian and military generals were born. Celebrities such as Lin Xiangru, Lian Po, Pingyuan Jun, and Zhao Hao, as everyone knows, are from the period of his reign. Moreover, he first joined forces with the five kingdoms of Yan, Han, Wei, and Qi to resist Qin, forcing the King of Qin to abolish the imperial title and reclaim the princes and Fu Yue who had been taken away by Qin. Then he united the four kingdoms of Qin, Yan, Han, and Wei to raise troops to fight Qi, so that the Zhao state jumped to the top of the six kingdoms of Shandong. It was precisely because he was obedient and rewarded and punished clearly, that Zhao Guo was invincible in the confrontation with Qiang Qin. Therefore, later people called him "a generation of Ming Jun".