Born in 92 BC, Liu He was the 9th emperor of the Western Han Dynasty and the shortest reigning emperor in the history of the Han Dynasty.
Liu He's origin is also brilliant, he is the great-grandson of Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che. At the age of 19, a large pie fell on Liu He's head, and he actually became the emperor directly from a prince next to him. Unfortunately, he was deposed as emperor for only 27 days, and then was divided into Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province, where he was known as the Deposed Emperor of The Han Dynasty.
Why did Liu He become emperor and be deposed? Let's take a look at what happened in the Western Han Dynasty.
I. Flying Hengfu: Liu He suddenly became emperor.
In 88 BC, his father Liu He (劉髆) drove xue, and his 5-year-old son Liu He became the hereditary king of Changyi, and their branch was far from the core of the imperial family.
I think the early death of Liu He's father caused the lack of his education, which may be the root of the tragedy of his life.
On June 5, 74 BC, the Han Zhao Emperor Liu Fuling died at the age of 21, because he had no sons, the general Huo Guang and others decided to welcome Liu He to succeed him.
The great blessing of heaven has come, but for Liu He, is it a good thing or a bad thing?
Liu He, the deposed emperor of the Han Dynasty
Second, after 27 days as emperor, he was abolished, happiness came too quickly and drifted too fast, and the miserable life after his abdication was helpless.
According to Liu He's crime recorded in the "Biography of Huo Guangjin Ribao in the Book of Han", it is said: "Twenty-seven days after receiving the seal, the messengers were next to noon, and the official offices of the officials who held the edict of the festival were requisitioned, and all one hundred and twenty-seven things were done. ”
Huo Guang, a foreign relative, said everything in the imperial court and deposed the emperor
It is said that within twenty-seven days of liu he became emperor, he let Bian Wu do one thousand one hundred and twenty-seven absurd things, an average of forty things a day.
The general Huo Guang then decided that Liu He was overwhelmed by his duties, so he launched a sudden coup d'état (he invited the 14-year-old empress dowager, the empress dowager of Emperor Huo Guang's granddaughter Emperor Han Zhao, to depose Liu He on August 14, and personally escorted Liu He back to his fiefdom of Changyi, stripping him of his title and giving him only 2,000 households.
Later, Huo Guang re-established Emperor Wu of Han's empress Dowager Wei Zifu's great-grandson, Liu Zhi's only widow, liu Yi, who was 18 years old, as emperor and was Emperor Xuan of Han.
Emperor Xuan of Han
Liu He returned to the fiefdom of Changyi in Shandong, and the kingdom was no longer under surveillance; the more than 200 officials he brought to Chang'an were all killed by Huo Guang except for 3 "upright people".
The Han Xuan Emperor Liu Yi (Liu Qing), who had just become emperor, was a hundred uneasy about Liu He, and constantly let people "investigate Liu He" and found that Liu He's life was already very humble. By 66 BC, although Liu He was only 27 years old, he was already unable to move and walk, and he no longer had any intention of restoring his throne.
During this period, Liu He also had 22 children who struggled to survive, which became the reason for saving his life.
3. If you know today, why did you know it in the first place? Let's take a look at the absurd things that Liu He did when he became emperor.
1. When he became an emperor, he suddenly swelled up, and he didn't know how to exercise restraint.
At about one o'clock in the morning, Liu He received a letter from Huo Guang asking him to go to Chang'an, and he used a candle to read the pride in his heart, which was overflowing with words, too late to prepare too much, and at noon that day he set off with a huge team of more than 200 people.
In one afternoon, he ran 135 miles with people, knowing that the horse's extreme ability was only 80 miles at a time, so the horse died of exhaustion on the road one after another. Lang Zhong ordered Gong Sui to advise Liu He that there were many people and few horses, and Liu He had no choice but to reduce more than 50 people back to Changyi.
All the mind is spent on eating, drinking and having fun
2. Although Liu He went to attend the national funeral and prepare for the succession, he did not have any sadness and forgot to have fun.
He sent people to Jiyang in advance to find chickens that could chirp for a long time and buy fun bamboo sticks.
As he passed Hongnong, he snatched a beautiful young woman on the road and hid it in a car with clothes on it. After being discovered by the emissaries sent by Huo Guang, Liu He also assured that "there is no such thing."
Robbing people's women
When Liu He arrived at the Guangming Gate in Dongdu, he was about to cry according to the etiquette system, but Liu He said, "I have a sore throat and can't cry." When he arrived at the city gate, Liu He said: "The city gate is the same as Guomen, my throat is still sore, and I can't cry." ”
3. When he became the emperor, He sent him from Changyi to bring people from Changyi to the official offices to requisition and demand materials, a total of 1120 times in 27 days.
The minister advised Liu He to tie up Fu Jia and others and put them in prison.
Huo Guang, fearing that Liu He would endanger the country and make the people of the world uneasy, deposed Liu He and asked him to return to the country of Changyi.
Map of the Territory of the Western Han Dynasty
Fourth, after Liu He was deposed, he had been under Huo Guang's close surveillance, so he should be cautious, but he did not know how to be cautious in words and deeds.
In 63 BC, Liu He was once again reviled from Changyi, Shandong, to yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province, and became the "Marquis of Haixia", but he was soon reported by the Yangzhou Assassins for plotting against him, and had close relations with a man named "Sun Wanshi".
Sun Wanshi once asked Liu He, "Before being deposed from the throne, why didn't Jun stick to the inner palace, close the palace gates, and behead Huo Guang, but let them seize the throne?" ”
Liu He replied, "At that time, I was too young, which was a big mistake." ”
Sun Wanshi also hoped that Liu He would be the "King of Yuzhang", and he would never always be such an ordinary Marquis of Haixia.
Liu He said, "The truth is so, but it is not appropriate to say this." ”
So the imperial court ordered the investigation of Liu He, almost arresting him, and finally the emperor said: "Then cut off his 1,000 households." ”
Liu He was left with only 1,000 households of population and taxes, and with a large family, he could not even eat enough.
Soon Liu He died of indignation and depression at the age of 34.
Liu He at the end of the road
Conclusion: When the opportunity landed in front of Liu He, Liu He did not seize it. This is still his cultivation and accumulation is not enough, just like some of the current Internet celebrities and movie stars, morality is not worthy.