The fifth emperor of the Han Dynasty, liu bang's fourth son: Brief introduction of emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty, Liu Heng, emperor of the Han Dynasty (January 15, 202 BC – June 157 BC), the fifth emperor of the Han Dynasty, the middle son of Han Gaozu, the mother of Bo Ji, the brother of Emperor Hui of Han. After Liu Bang suppressed the Chen Feng rebellion in 196 BC, he made Liu Heng the Acting King, who was tolerant and peaceful and kept a low profile politically. After Gaozu's death, Lü Hou had monopoly power, and Zhu Lü held the military and political power of the imperial court. In 180 BC, as soon as Lü Hou died, the chancellor Zhou Bo and the chancellor Chen Ping swept away Zhu Lü and welcomed Liu Heng, the acting king, into the capital as emperor, as Emperor Wen of Han. After Emperor Wen of Han ascended the throne, he made great efforts to govern, build water conservancy, dress simply, and abolish corporal punishment, so that the Han Dynasty entered a period of strength, prosperity and stability. At that time, the people were rich and the world was well-off. The reign of Emperor Wen of Han and his son Emperor Jing of Han was collectively known as the reign of Wen Jing. During the reign of Emperor Wen of Han, there were problems such as the excessive power of the princely kingdoms and the invasion of the Central Plains by the Xiongnu. Emperor Wen of Han treated the princes and adopted an attitude of subjugating people with virtue. In terms of morality, Emperor Wen also personally tasted medicine for his mother Bo And was deeply filial piety. In 157 BC, in June, Emperor Wen of Han collapsed at Weiyang Palace in Chang'an and buried Baling after his death.
Biography of Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of Han
Born on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 203 BC (January 15), he was the fifth emperor of the Han Dynasty, the fourth son of Han Taizu Liu Bang, the brother of Liu Yingdi, the Emperor hui of Han, and the mother of Bo Ji. At the age of 8, he was made a daiwang, and there was a daiwang queen, and the daiwang queen had four sons, and soon after Liu Heng became emperor, these four sons died one after another. After having pet Ji Dou Ripple Room Dou Beauty. After Lü Hou's death in 180 BC, the brothers of Liu Xiang, the King of Qi, attacked Lü, and Zhou Bo and Chen Ping also responded when they saw the situation, destroying the Lü clan, known in history as "Lang Di Zhu Lü", and the Meritorious Faction believed that Liu Hong was not the biological son of Emperor Hui of Han, and feared that the Qi king was strong and greedy, so he installed the 24-year-old Liu Heng as emperor.
After Liu Heng ascended the throne, Dou Yifang's son Liu Qi was made crown prince, and Dou Yifang became empress. Liu Heng personally practiced frugality and tried to rule and finally created the "rule of Wenjing", and in June 157 BC, the Han Emperor Liu Heng died and reigned for 23 years at the age of 47. Buried in Baling. His temple name was Emperor Taizong and his courtesy name was Emperor Xiaowen. It is also a personal taste of soup medicine in "Twenty-Four Filial Pieties"
Once, Emperor Wen of Han fell ill and had pus on his body. Deng Tong waited for Emperor Wen of Han, sucking the pus blood of the pus in his mouth every time. Emperor Wen was very touched and asked Deng Tong, "Who in the world loves me the most?" Deng Tong replied, "Of course it is the prince." The crown prince visited Emperor Wen, who pointed to the abscess and asked him to suck the pus. The crown prince had a hard face and was very reluctant. Later, when the crown prince heard that Deng usually sucked pus for the emperor, he was ashamed and resented Deng Tong at the same time. After Emperor Wen's death, the crown prince took the throne, that is, Emperor Jing of Han. Deng Tong was sent home. Soon, some people accused Deng Tong of minting money, saying that this move threatened the country's financial policy, that is, the crisis of imperial power. Deng Tong was then arrested and imprisoned, and finally died of starvation in prison.
Children of concubines
After acting as king
The name of the Dai Wang is unknown, but it was Liu Hengzhi's wife who died before the Dai Wang ascended the throne.
Empress of Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng
Dou Yifang Dou Empress Qinghe Ren clan
Concubine of Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng
Lady Shen and Yin Ji
Son of Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng
Liu Heng, the Acting King, and the Acting Queen had four concubines. However, they all died of illness before Liu Heng took the throne.
Emperor Jingdi's eldest son, Liu Qi of Han (born to Empress Dou)
Emperor Xiao's second son Liu Wu (born to Empress Dou of Dou)
The third son of the Emperor, Liu Shan, the Prince of Filial Piety
The fourth son of the emperor, Liu Yi the Prince of Lianghuai
Daughter of Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng
Princess Liu Ofe (born to Empress Dou of Dou) (daughter of Empress Dou), the eldest daughter of the Emperor," married Chen Wu, the Marquis of Tangyi (1,800 households), so she was also known as Princess Tangyi, and Emperor Wu was called Dou Taijue.
The second daughter of the emperor, Princess Daiyi, whose name is not left in the history books, married Zhou Shengzhi, the son of Zhou Bo and the Marquis of Dai (8180 households in Yiyi), according to the custom of the Western Han Dynasty, known as: Princess Daiyi.