Emperor Xuan of Han had already appointed three empresses in his lifetime, one of whom was Xu Pingjun, the "daughter of a sinner", the second being Huo Chengjun, the "daughter of a powerful minister", and the third being Empress Wang of the "Phase of Kefu".
According to the theory, although Liu Yi had become emperor, he had been living in the court before and had no foundation in the court. The great general Sima Huoguang was powerful enough to depose the emperor, and his influence in the dynasty could not be underestimated. Liu Yi was already able to become emperor, thanks to Huo Guang's support, Huo Guang had great favors with him, and all these situations meant that Liu Yi had made Huo Guang's younger daughter Huo Chengjun empress, which was the most politically advantageous.
What's more, at that time, the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu also elected Huo Guang's younger daughter Huo Chengjun as empress!
However, the young man Liu Yi was already on the matter of establishing an empress, but he disregarded the people's wishes and issued an edict to find the old sword.
Liu Yi's edict was very subtle, but the civil and military officials were not white in the imperial court, and they soon realized that Liu Yi had meant to establish his wife Xu Pingjun as empress. So everyone immediately signed a petition and asked Xu Pingjun to be the queen.
As a result, Xu Pingjun successfully ascended to the throne of empress.
(Xu Pingjun stills)
Speaking of Xu Pingjun and Liu Yi, it was a couple in distress.
Liu Yi was already the great-grandson of Emperor Wu of Han, but this noble origin made him implicated in the "curse of witchcraft" caused by his grandfather Liu Zhao, the Prince of Wei, as soon as he was born, and was imprisoned. His family members were also killed in the "Scourge of witchcraft".
A swaddled doll, locked up in an extremely harsh place like a prison, sooner or later is not a death.
Fortunately, out of sympathy, Feng Ji, who was in charge of the prison, not only took out his belongings privately, but also found two female prisoners to take good care of them, so that Liu Was sick and starved to death.
Emperor Wu of Han realized his mistake in his later years and learned that Emperor Chongsun in prison was still alive, so before his death, he not only pardoned Liu Yiji's crimes and restored his royal status, but also agreed to adopt him in The Court.
At that time, the court order was called Zhang He, who was formerly a household official in the palace of Liu Zhao, the prince of Wei, and was affected by the "scourge of witchcraft", and was punished by the palace, and only after that did he make the court order.
Because of this relationship, Zhang He has taken special care of Liu Yi after the late lord.
At that time, although Liu Yi already had the status of a clan, he did not have any treatment at all, but fortunately, Zhang He regarded him as a son, paid for himself, and not only contracted his food, clothing, shelter and transportation, but also provided him with education.
In the blink of an eye, Liu Yi had reached the age of marrying a daughter-in-law.
Zhang He originally wanted to marry his granddaughter to Liu Yiji, but in the old Zhang family, it was his younger brother Zhang Anshi who was in charge of the family.
Zhang Anshi is also a hot figure in the DPRK, the power is only below Huo Guang, and he and Huo Guang are good partners, and there are many natural people who want to climb with him, how can they be confused and marry the women of the family to a Liu Yi who has no political future and has a lowly status!
Therefore, Zhang Anshi was angry and stopped Zhang He.
Zhang Hequan is not tall, his voice is not strong, what to do? I had to give up.
(Stills of Liu Yi)
Liu's conditions were indeed very bad, as the emperor's great-grandson, he could not even share a room, but lived in the same room with Xu Guanghan, who was on an errand in the court. There is not even a separate house, why should the girl follow him!
Just when Zhang He was inquiring about the girl of the good man's family for Liu Yi, an incident happened in Xu Guanghan's home.
It turned out that Xu Guanghan had a daughter named Xu Pingjun, who had already been promised to the son of the Inner Ling Ou Hou clan. Unexpectedly, just one day before the wedding, Ou Hou's son fell ill and died.
Although Xu Guanghan's wife took Xu Guangping to ask about the gua after the incident, the person who did it said that this was a sign of a nobleman.
But Xu Guanghan was still very depressed.
When people are depressed, they have to drink.
Zhang He provided Xu Guanghan with drinks, and after three glasses and two cups, Xu Guanghan told Xu Pingjun's experience.
Zhang He was very happy to hear it, because he heard the main point, that is, Xu Pingjun was a "great nobleman".
Therefore, he did ideological work for Xu Guanghan and told him, don't look at Liu Yi now that he is inferior and inferior, and the good villains are also close relatives of the emperor, it is not certain that one day he will be crowned marquis, and such a person can still choose to be a son-in-law.
Xu Guanghan also felt as if it was very reasonable, so he used the strength of wine to agree to marry Xu Pingjun to Liu Yiji.
Xu Guanghan's decision was indeed scolded by his wife, but Xu Guanghan did not repent of his marriage in order to maintain the dignity of the head of the family.
After marriage, Liu Was Ill because he had no income, he could only rely on Xu Guanghan's help to live, fortunately, he and Xu Pingjun were very affectionate, and after only one year, Xu Pingjun gave birth to a son, Liu Yi.
Although his life is poor, Xu Pingjun is gentle and virtuous, and he has cared for Liu Yi, which makes him feel the warmth of the family that he has never felt before.
With the death of the heirless Emperor Han Zhao, Liu Yi's fate was reversed.
(Huo Guang stills)
It turned out that in order to continue to control the government, Huo Guang chose Liu Yi, who had no foundation, to inherit the throne.
The luck of this step to the heavens once again made Liu Yi believe that Xu Pingjun was indeed a "great nobleman", and coupled with the deep love between him and Xu Pingjun, he insisted on his own ideas on the matter of canonization of the empress.
Of course, Liu Yi, who had always understood TaoGuang's obscurity, had already shown great caution and restraint in the matter of canonizing the empress.
He first made Xu Pingjun a concubine, and then issued an edict to find the old sword, "guiding" the courtiers to promote Xu Pingjun.
On the one hand, Liu Yi had achieved the goal of establishing the posthumous, on the other hand, he also learned how many people in the court were not with Huo Guang through the performance of the courtiers.
Unfortunately, Liu Yi did not know that the harem was also a place of sword and light.
In the third year of Xu Pingjun's entry into the palace, she fell ill when she was about to go to the basin.
Huo Guang's wife Huo Xian took the opportunity to poison Xu Pingjun, and Huo Pingjun, under the arrangement of his mother, successfully entered the palace and was crowned empress.
Xu Pingjun's death made Liu Yi more aware of Huo Guang's power. For the sake of long-term planning, he put up with it and favored Huo Chengjun exclusively.
After Huo Guang's death, Liu Yi was already grateful to Xu Pingjun and made Liu Yi crown prince.
Huo Xian was really dissatisfied and instructed Huo Chengjun to poison Liu Yi.
Fortunately, Liu Yi had already eaten a trench, and he had always protected Liu Yi very well.
Huo Chengjun not only failed to succeed in poisoning, but also discovered evidence of poisoning.
Liu Yi was silent, first eliminating huo guang's clique forces, and then deposing Huo Chengjun as empress.
Huo Chengjun, who was beaten into the cold palace, eventually committed suicide and died, and Liu Yi had already avenged Xu Pingjun.
(Huo Chengjun stills)
However, the king of a country, the back seat can not be empty.
Liu Yi was no longer willing to have a relationship between the harem and the former dynasty, and liu Yi was still young and needed an adoptive mother to raise, so Liu Yi had decided to choose another empress.
As a result, this time, Liu Yi did not play cards according to the routine, and actually chose the most unfavored Wang clan in the harem, and there was also the "face of Kefu".
The reason why Wang Shi was originally summoned to the palace was entirely because Liu Yi had already given her father Wang Fengguang relief out of friendship.
It turned out that before Liu Yi became emperor, he and Wang Fengguang often fought cocks together and were very good friends.
At that time, the Wang clan had promised several families, but for some reason, every time before she got married, the other party fell ill and died, so that people in all directions knew that the Wang clan was "Kefu Xiang", so no one dared to come to the door to propose to her again.
After Liu Yi had become emperor, in order to relieve Wang Fengguang's sorrows, he summoned Wang Shi into the palace and made him a concubine.
Since Wang's entry into the palace was not based on posture, she must have been eclipsed among the harem beauties. Fortunately, she knows her position very well, so she has always been cautious in her words and deeds, and there is no dispute with the world.
It is also the low-key and heavy performance of the Wang family, so that Liu Yi already thinks that she will be able to fulfill her duties as Liu Yi's adoptive mother, so Liu Yi has crowned her as an empress to comfort Xu Pingjun's spirit in heaven.
(Reference historical materials: "Book of Han", "Zizhi Tongjian", etc.)