In 180 BC, The Empress Dowager Lü Yan, who had ruled the world for more than ten years, closed her eyes in reluctance. She had long foreseen that after she left, the descendants of the Lü clan would definitely face a devastating liquidation. So she looked at her two nephews, Lü Lu and Lü Chan, who were guarding the hospital bed, and warned:
I am about to collapse, the emperor is young, and the minister is afraid of change. It will be according to the Wei Palace, and it will be prudent not to send a funeral, and it will be controlled by people
The bird will die, and its song will mourn; and the man will die, and his words will be good. Lü Hou was also considered to have broken her heart for her mother's family, and at the last moment of her life, she was thinking about how to save the Lu family's Ronglu.
Figure | Lu Yan stills
Unfortunately, history did not follow the script envisioned by Lü Yan. The Lü family faced opponents not only the descendants of the imperial family such as Liu Xiang the Prince of Qi, Liu Zhang the Marquis of Zhuxu, and Liu Xingju the Marquis of Dongmu, but also the founding fathers such as Chen Ping, Zhou Bo, and Dou Bao. Under their joint strangulation, the Lu clan magnates soon withdrew from the stage of history.
After Liu Shi regained power, the first problem facing the ministers was who to appoint as the new monarch, and who to choose to act as the king Liu Heng appeared in everyone's sight.
When Lü Hou came to power, he killed many heroes, and everyone was worried about it. Therefore, when the new monarch was elected, all the ministers unanimously agreed that this man could not be too strong, and that everyone could not climb out of the thorn forest and push themselves back again.
The Young Emperor and the Kings of Liang, Huaiyang, and Hengshan were not true filial pieties. Lü Hou deceived the other son and killed his mother to raise a harem, so that Xiao Huizizhi (孝惠子之) was made the queen and the kings to strengthen the Lü clan. Now all have destroyed all the Lu, and what is immediately long, and what is used, I belong to no kind.
The ministers first aimed their attention at the sons of Liu Ying, the Emperor hui of Han. During the reign of Emperor Hui of Han, the power was always in the hands of Lü Hou, and these princes were also closely related to the Lü clan. If any of them became emperors, then when they grew up, they might have to avenge the Lü family. As a result, these four people lost their qualifications as candidates for the throne.
Figure | Stills of Emperor Huidi of Han
After picking out their sons, the ministers turned their attention to Liu Ying's nephews. In the process of eradicating Zhulu, Liu Xiang the Prince of Qi, Liu Zhang, the Marquis of Zhuxu, and Liu Xingju, the Marquis of Dongmu, all played an important role. In particular, Liu Xiang, the King of Qi, was named early and had a lot of appeal among liu clan relatives.
But at this time, some people questioned:
Now the king of Qi is a donkey, and the tiger is crowned. That is, the King of Liqi, reinstated as the Lü clan.
The Lü clan is a foreign relative who is chaotic, and the uncle of the King of Qi seems to have this tendency, so that when he took power, it is estimated that we will all die. Among the other two marquises, Liu Zhang was too bold, and Lü Hou couldn't do anything with him that year. Liu Xingju looks cunning and difficult to control. In this way, Liu Ying's nephews were also excluded from the shortlist.
In the end, only Liu Ying's brothers had a choice. Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, was too young, liu heng was humble and good, and his mother Bo was also indisputable, if he became emperor, everyone's life would definitely be much better.
As soon as this idea was proposed, it was unanimously approved by the ministers. Liu Heng was really a generous and honest man, and when Empress Lü wanted to move his fiefdom to the Zhao kingdom, Liu Heng said that he was not happy with anything, and he also replied that he was willing to guard the frontier for the Han Dynasty for life. Lo and behold, this is an idea that only a faithful person can have!
The empress dowager sent envoys to the king to migrate to King Zhao. The acting king xiezhi, willing to guard the side of the generation.
In addition, the Daiwang was also a very filial person. His mother, Bo Shi, was bedridden for three years due to illness, and he served in front of him every day, even tasting the soup medicine himself, and after finding that there was no problem, he fed it to Bo Shi. Lo and behold, this must be something that a filial piety can do!
Figure | Stills of Emperor Wen of Han
Therefore, the crowd sent a representative to secretly pass a message to Liu Heng, inviting him to come to Chang'an to take up his post.
To say that Liu Heng is generous and benevolent, this is definitely. But to say that Liu Heng is a weak lord, easy to control after taking office, I don't believe it.
Liu Heng's political talent can be called the most outstanding of Liu Bang's sons, which can be seen from his refusal of Lü's posthumous gift. To put it bluntly, Liu Heng knew that Lü Houquan was leaning toward the opposition, and he had long had the intention of sealing the Zhao Kingdom to his descendants, and this time letting him go to the Zhao Kingdom was a kind of temptation, and if he took it, it was estimated that the end would be very miserable. Moreover, now it seems that the Lü family controls the government, but the Liu family's influence in the Great Han is intertwined, and there are groups of ministers secretly responding, and it is difficult to say who is in the world in the future. At this time, he accepted Lü Yan's kindness, and he was likely to face the risk of being liquidated in the future.
How could Liu Heng, who had such a keen outlook on the overall situation and excellent political awareness, be a mediocre, weak, and honest man.
After receiving the news from the ministers, Liu Heng muttered in his heart: he was far away in the border, and the specific situation in the capital was not clear. Whether these ministers are really supportive or lied to me that they have been imprisoned in the past is possible.
Therefore, in order to ensure that he ascended to the throne of God without fail, Liu Heng made the following four deployments:
In the first step, he summoned his cronies to discuss countermeasures. Lang Zhong made Zhang Wu feel that the ministers were all old fritters who followed Gao Zudong to fight and kill the west, and at this time, they had destroyed the Lü clan, and they must all want to gain greater power. Liu Heng went to the best and could only be a puppet at the mercy of others, and it was better to say that he was sick and not to wait and see what happened.
Lieutenant Song Chang retorted:
Fu took Empress Lü's strictness and made Zhu Lü the three kings, and was despotic; however, Tai Wei entered the Northern Army with one section, and the soldiers were all left as Liu Shi, rebelled against Zhu Lü, and died to destroy it. This is a divine gift, not a human being. Although the present minister wants to change, and the people are envoys, his party would rather specialize in evil? Fang Jin has relatives of QiXu and Dongmu within fangjin, and Wu, Chu, Huaiyang, Lang evil, Qi, and Dai Zhiqiang outside. Emperor Fangjin gao, king of Huainan and the Great King. The great king is long, and the sages and saints are filial to the world, so the ministers want to meet the king because of the heart of the world. The great king is also unmistakable.
That is to say, the people's hearts are now toward the Liu royal family, the Lü family's power is so monstrous, the lieutenant Zhou Bo raised his arms, the military and the people all responded positively, and finally eliminated the Lü clan. Now these ministers, each less powerful than Lü Hou, where is it possible to monopolize power. Besides, you are famous for your filial piety, and everyone is sincerely looking forward to your ascension to the throne.
Listening to Song Chang's words, Liu Heng had some bottom in his heart, but he was cautious and cautious, and he still did not rush to Chang'an.
In the second step, I found a few jianghu warlocks to divinate the auspicious. Although it sounds like some feudal superstitions in this matter now, he is of great significance to the rationality of Liu Heng's claim to the emperor and the cohesion of the team's hearts and minds. The result of divination is shangshang daji, indicating that after Liu Heng became the son of heaven, he would directly pursue the credit to Xia Qi.
Hesitation is undecided, buzhi, trillion is great. Zhan Yue: "Da Heng Geng Geng, Yu is the Heavenly King, and Xia Qi is the light." The king said, "The widow is already a king, but what king?" Bu Ren said, "The so-called Heavenly King is the Son of Heaven." ”
In the third step, he sent someone to Chang'an to test the tone of the courtiers. In this kind of thing, Liu Heng can only choose the most trusted person around him, and only his uncle Bo Zhao is the most suitable. Bo Zhao also lived up to expectations, bringing good news from Zhou Bo and others, and the courtiers really sincerely supported Liu Heng as emperor.
Figure | Bo Zhao stills
At this time, Wang Liu Heng still did not dare to be 100% sure in his heart, so he asked Song Chang, Zhang Wu and the other six closest people to go to Chang'an together. Arriving at Gaoling, Liu Heng first asked Song Chang to go to Chang'an City to check the situation. Song Chang saw that the courtiers were all kneeling outside the city waiting, and rushed back in ecstasy to inform Liu Heng. Liu Heng then proceeded with confidence, accepting the worship of his courtiers with peace of mind along the way.
Liu Heng's practices seem to be too cautious, but for him in the heart of the political whirlpool, only in this way can he fully guarantee the safety of his life.
If the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, who also made his debut in the later life, could understand a little imperial heart technique from Liu Heng's experience, I believe that the demise of the Ming Dynasty could be delayed for a few years.
After Liu Heng sat on the throne, he immediately ordered the appointment of Song Chang as a wei general, commanding the sergeant in the city, and appointing Zhang Wu as Lang Zhongling to command the palace guards. In this way, almost all the military power in Chang'an City was withdrawn to Liu Heng's hands, and the threat of Zhou Bo, Irrigation and other military generals was temporarily lifted.
At night, He made Song Chang the general of Wei and zhenfu the southern and northern armies; with Zhang Wu as the commander of Lang Zhong, he was in the middle of the palace.
At this time, some of the ministers finally woke up, and Chen Ping's world view collapsed at once. I thought I had invited a docile cat, but I knew it was a sleeping tiger. After discovering that Liu Heng was not simple, Chen Ping immediately went to the table to claim his illness and asked to resign.
Figure | Chen Ping stills
Emperor Wen of Han had just ascended the throne, and at this time, the ministers who removed Chen Ping's officials would definitely be chilled, so he did not answer Chen Ping's request. Chen Ping also saw Liu Heng's thoughts, and he knew that if he still held the position of chief minister, Liu Heng would sooner or later take the knife for himself. So he thought of an idea and led the evil water to Zhou Bo.
Ping Yue: "When Gao Zu was a high emperor, Bo Gong was not as good as a minister, and He Zhu Lu was not as good as Bo, and he was willing to give Bo Bo with his right hand." ”
Emperor Wen of Han accepted Chen Ping's suggestion, making Zhou Bo the Right Chancellor, Chen Ping the Left Chancellor, and Dou Bao as the Tai Wei. He also drew up a list of meritorious men who had destroyed the Lü clan, and gave the ministers the rank of knight according to the size of their merits.
Since Zhou Bo was named the Right Chancellor, his arrogance grew day by day, and finally he developed to the point that even Emperor Wen of Han did not pay attention to it. Liu Heng knew that he felt that he had the merit of supporting the establishment and was also a heavy minister of the Three Dynasties, so he gradually swelled up.
But at this time, Emperor Wen of Han was no longer the acting king who trembled all the time, but the emperor of the Great Han who could decide the fate of the dynasty. He had long wanted to take the opportunity to knock out this group of old ministers, and since Zhou Bo had made a head bird, it was just from him.
After that, Emperor Wen did not look good every time he saw Zhou Bo, and his suggestions were often severely rejected. After a long time, Zhou Bo also understood the reason for Chen Ping's brave retreat with hindsight, and hurriedly wrote a letter requesting resignation from the position of Right Minister. Emperor Wen of Han had long been waiting for this day, and agreed to his request without thinking.
Figure | Zhou Bo stills
The encounter between the two leaders of the meritorious team made the ministers understand that Emperor Wendi of Han was not only a benevolent and generous elder, but also a strong-handed male lord, and since then they have all clipped their tails to be human, and no one dares to despise him anymore.
With this set of combined punches, Liu Heng completely secured the throne and began to free his hands to deal with border disputes and rebellions of the princes.
From daidi plotting to Chang'an becoming emperor, Liu Heng's performance along the way was perfect. When adversity is not impatient, Mingzhe is not impatient, and when the situation is good, he is cautious and careful step by step, how can such a Han Wendi not stand out?
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