Liu Fei was the eldest son of Emperor Liu Bang of Han Gao, who was enfeoffed as the King of Qi in the sixth year of his reign and established the State of Qi, and Emperor Hui of Han died in the sixth year. After Emperor Hui of Han ascended the throne, Liu Fei took the initiative to offer Chengyang Commandery to Lü Yan as a fief for Princess Lu Yuan, so that she could not be killed. Liu Fei had a total of 13 sons, and although he himself was cautious, his sons were all ambitious, especially the three brothers Liu Xiang, Liu Zhang, and Liu Xingju. Let's talk about the story of Liu Xingju.
Liu Xingju was the grandson of Emperor Liu Bang of Han and the third son of Liu Fei the Prince of Qi, who was made the Marquis of Dongmu in 182 BC and lived in Chang'an. After Lü Yan's death, the Zhulu Rebellion broke out, and Liu Xingju and his brother Liu Zhang, as internal responses, wanted to take advantage of the chaos to establish his eldest brother Liu Xiang as emperor. The three brothers worked very hard in the campaign to eliminate Zhu Lü, but the final goal was not achieved, and Zhou Bo and Chen Pingren proclaimed Liu Heng the emperor as emperor, for Emperor Wen of Han.
Although Liu Zhang and Liu Xingju failed to achieve their goal, their merits in destroying Zhu Lü were undeniable, and the ministers promised to make them King Zhao and King Liang. But according to the Zizhi Tongjian. The Sixth Book of the Han Dynasty records: "And Emperor Li, Wen Zhenxuan, DongMu at the beginning of the desire to establish the king of Qi, so qi qi gong." Emperor Wen of Han knew that the two initially wanted to make Liu Xiang emperor, and deliberately suppressed their merits, and made Liu Zhang the King of Chengyang and Liu Xingju the King of Jibei.
This brief rebellion, far from threatening Emperor Wen of Han, gave Emperor Wen of Han the opportunity to show himself and make his throne more secure. It has to be said that Emperor Wen of Han was a brave, calm, and strategic monarch, and Liu Xingju simply competed with it.
Stationed in Taiyuan, Liu Xingju took the opportunity to lead troops to rebel, and his rebellion was quickly suppressed by the general Chai Wu, and finally captured and committed suicide. Liu Xingju's rebellion set a precedent for armed rebellion against the Han court by the kingdoms with the same surname.
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