Liu Bang's main chamber was Lü Yan, who was later enthroned by Lü Hou. Lü Hou's son Liu Ying was not the eldest, and the eldest child in Liu Bang's family was Liu Fei. Liu Fei was not the son of Lü Hou, but the son of the "Cao Clan". Today, Zhi Changrong would like to talk to you about this mysterious Cao clan.
There are very few records of Cao.
Qi mourned Liu Fei the Prince of Hui, and Gao Zu Changshu Nanye. His maternal grandmother was also known as the Cao clan. - "History of Qi Mourning the Huiwang Family"
What is a "foreign wife"?
The Conclusion given by the Eastern Han Dynasty scholar Fu Qian was: Outsiders, the Lord's blessings. This was something that Liu Bang was fortunate to have at the end of his life, that is, at the time of the pavilion chief. At this time, Liu Bang did not have much power, and the two were likely to be in love, so why did they say so? Where is the basis?
Let's look at Liu Bang's attitude toward Liu Fei, the son of Cao Shi, and we can push back one or two.
Liu Fei's fiefdom was Qidi.
What's so great about Qi Di?
First of all, the State of Qi was a great power in the East, and after Jiang Ziya was enthroned, he had the privilege of conquest of the surrounding areas, which was Fang Bert's right. When Han Xin destroyed the State of Qi, he once said this to Liu Bang:
Qi is fictitious and fickle, and the kingdom of repetition is also in the south, and the southern side of Chu is not a false king to the town, and its situation is uncertain. Originally a False King Ben - "History of the Marquis of Huaiyin"
He said that Qidi was changeable and hoped that he could represent the King of Qi to suppress Qidi, which also fully proved the energy of the Qi state.
After destroying Xiang Yu, Liu Bang's first thing was to seize Han Xin's soldier's charm and change it from King of Qi to King of Chu.
Why Liu Bang was afraid that Han Xin was in Qi, naturally it was naturally because the State of Qi was a big country, and why he was sealed to Chu Land, because the Chu people hated Han Xin. Han Xin destroyed Xiang Yu, and Xiang Yu was a Chu person.
When the King of Qi was vacant, Liu Bang asked Liu Fei to become the King of Qi and count 70 cities, that is, to give him the original fiefdom of the State of Qi.
It should be known that in the late Warring States period, the State of Qi and the State of Qin were still powerful princely states on both sides of the East and west, and Qi and Qin were once called the Eastern Emperor and the Other the Western Emperor. This happened in 288 BC. At that time, the state of Qin was the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin.
This matter is far away from us, but not far from Liu Bang, who was born about 256 BC, that is, decades ago.
Why didn't Liu Bang seal his brother to Qidi, but seal his eldest son to Qidi?
Liu Bangding's capital was Chang'an, and Chang'an was an old genus of Qin. In such a comparison, you know Liu Bang's intentions, which is to give the eldest son transcendent status in disguise.
In fact, there are more than these graces, but many more privileges, such as
All the people who can speak in unison are given to the King of Qi- "History of the Family of King Hui of Qi"
All those who can speak Qi belong to the King of Qi, and this division you say is not Liu Bang's deep love for Liu Fei, what is it?
Let's compare Liu Fei with Liu Heng, who later became the fiefdom of Emperor Wen of Han.
Liu Bang defeated Chen Feng, pacified Daidi, and made him the Daiwang. Who was the previous king?
Liu Xi.
Liu Bang's second brother, when he was defending Daidi, the Xiongnu attacked Daidi, and he could not defend and fled back. Therefore, Daidi is an important military town in the north, a front line, a battlefield, and not a blessed place.
On the contrary, Qidi was the hinterland of the Western Han Dynasty, and there were no external troubles around it that could threaten the State of Qi.
Liu Bang had no feelings for Emperor Wen of Han's mother, Bo Ji, but went to the weaving workshop to see that Bo Ji looked more beautiful, and he was lucky to see the color. Later, I forgot it, and was reminded by Mrs. Guan and others, because of pity, she had a second chance, and coincidentally, Bo Ji won the lottery and became pregnant.
In such a comparison, if he did not have true feelings with Cao Shi, how could Liu Bang be like this? You must know that Liu Bang is a very realistic person.
So who is Cao Shi?
Detailed records are really difficult to find in the history books, but some introductions can be found in the historical novel "The Former Han Dynasty".
This novel was written by the famous historian Mr. Cai Dongfan, who was a former Qing Dynasty Xiucai, who in 1910 was a candidate for ZhiXian County, and in 1911 he said that he was ill and taught at home for a living.
The eleventh time in the "Former Han Dynasty" gives information about Cao's family.
Liu Bang had to be paired with Lü Nu, although he loved each other and was extremely silky, but he was a first-class figure of Deng disciple, how could he not be different? In the past, in the wine field, I often mixed up, so I had to break the connection and go to hang out. It just so happened to get a small family jasper, ChuChu moving, inquiring about the surname, is the Cao family woman, talked to each other several times, and even made Lang have feelings, the woman was intentional, synthesizing a dewy edge, but Cao Nu also knew. However, she was pregnant with a pregnant woman several months earlier, and she gave birth in time, and she had to have a man. Many people in the li knew that Cao Nu was Liu Bang's foreign wife, and Bang did not hide it, only hiding from a regular wife, Lü Yan, and did not let him hear it.
The text also mentions that The living needs of Cao and Liu Fei were provided by Liu Bang. It's just that Liu Bang is a person who even owes money for drinking, and after Lü Hou marries him, he needs to work in the field, and has the remaining money to pay maintenance?
Whether these contents were fabricated by Mr. Cai Dongfan or verified through what historical materials, this knowledge is not clear.
Although Liu Fei was a concubine, in Liu Bang's eyes, Liu Fei was the eldest son, but this eldest son could not become a prince, and Liu Bang gave compensation in disguise.
In the second year of Emperor Xiaohui's reign, King Qi entered the dynasty. Emperor Hui and King Yan of Qi drink, and Kang Li is like a family--"History of Qi Mourning the Huiwang Family"
In this sentence, we can speculate that liu ying and Liu Fei have a good relationship, and the courtesy is reciprocal etiquette. To know that Liu Ying is the emperor and Liu Fei is the king of the domain, how can this be equal in feudal ethics?
Liu Fei was a very shrewd person, and he accepted this etiquette calmly, which showed that Liu Ying did not get along like this before he became emperor, otherwise he should be flattered.
This can also highlight Liu Fei's position in the Liu family, not the relationship between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao.
Liu Bang was alive, so to get along, Lü Hou had no opinion, and now that Liu Bang was dead, Lü Hou was in charge of the government, she was furious, and she felt that Liu Fei should be inferior to Liu Ying.
Liu Fei was guilty of this, so Lü Hou wanted to poison Liu Fei, but fortunately Liu Ying protected him.
Later, Liu Fei offered Chengyang County to Princess Lu Yuan, and then honored Princess Lu Yuan as Empress Wang, so that Empress Lü's anger was dissipated.
Who is Princess Lu Yuan?
She was the only daughter of Lü Hou, and she was almost sent to the Xiongnu to make peace that year. She is Liu Fei's half-sister.
Honoring his sister as Empress Wang, this kind of thing Liu Fei also managed, indicating how urgent the situation was at that time, and also explaining Liu Fei's ability to bend and stretch.
According to the reason, the empress dowager should be cao, not princess Lu Yuan.
When did Cao die?
The history books do not seem to record it, but from Liu Feizun's position as Empress Dowager Luyuan, it can be inferred that Cao Shi had died at this time. Otherwise, the State of Qi would have two empresses, who would not be in line with the system.
After doing this, Lü Hou was very happy and no longer harmed Liu Fei.
When did this happen?
According to the Zizhi Tongjian, Lü Hou poisoned Liu Fei in 193 BC, and Liu Fei died in 189 BC. Therefore, his mother Cao Shi died no later than 193 BC. Liu Bang died in 195 BC, and the history books do not record any of Lü Hou's suppression of cao. Based on the above speculation and Liu Bang's favor for Liu Fei, the final outcome of the Cao clan should be good, the mother is expensive, not miserable, and it will not be as miserable as Lady Qi.
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