Liu Xiao has children. Emperor Liu Xiao of Hancheng once had three children: one was the crown prince born to Ban Jieyu, but he died shortly after birth; The other child was born to a female official named Cao Wei, but Cao Wei was poisoned and taken away by someone sent by Zhao Hede when he was about to give birth, and later disappeared... There is also the son born to Empress Xu's niece Xu Meiren, but it also ends up being killed!
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Although Liu Xiao indulged in wine and was absurd all day during his reign, it is reasonable to say that such an amorous and lustful emperor should have a full house of descendants, but his favored concubines Empress Xu and the Zhao sisters did not leave children for Emperor Hancheng. So why did his other three children end up dead or missing? This question is worth thinking about!
It turned out that when Liu Xiao spoiled Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede's two sisters, the two sisters were unable to have children themselves, and they were afraid that the other concubines would lose favor with each other, so once other concubines became pregnant or gave birth, they tried to kill them! Little and helpless lives died at the hands of this pair of murderous sisters! Ancient folk songs also have the saying "Yan pecking the emperor's grandson".
The Zhao sisters' methods are quite poisonous! The child born to Cao Wei was stolen by his sister Zhao Hede who sent someone to poison his mother, and eventually disappeared... Later, after Xu Meiren became pregnant, Emperor Cheng sent someone to visit her, and also gave Xu Meiren three pills to protect the fetus, and finally gave birth smoothly, but when Zhao Hede learned of this news, he cried and made trouble, and also let Emperor Cheng strangle his son, which shows what a snake and scorpion hearted woman!
Since Emperor Cheng's children were either dead or lost, the throne could only be inherited by his nephews after his death.
Son of Liu Xiao
According to historical records, The Hancheng Emperor Liu Xiao had four sons and a daughter, but unfortunately all died prematurely.
Liu Xiao was obsessed with female sex, and had two empresses, six concubines, and countless palace girls in his lifetime, but they only gave birth to these children for him, especially the Zhao Feiyan Zhao Hede sisters, who had been favored for more than ten years, and had not been pregnant.
Of Liu Xiao's four sons, three clearly record that they died after birth, and only one of the sons born to a palace maid is said to be missing. When the harem official Cao Weineng was in the basin, Zhaoyi Zhao Hede, who was the most favored by Liu Xiao at that time, sent someone to hold the emperor's edict, not only poisoned the female official, but also took the baby that had just been born, so the whereabouts were unknown. It is speculated that the baby will eventually be assassinated. Because if the child was still alive, Zhao Hede could learn from Empress Liu Ying of the Hui Emperor and raise him by himself. As the only son of Liu Xiao, the child will inevitably inherit the throne naturally when he grows up, so that Zhao Hede can also become the empress dowager in name only.
After the death of the childless Liu Xiao, the next emperor was his nephew Liu Xin, known historically as the Emperor of Han. Liu Xin was the son of Liu Kang, Liu Xiao's half-brother. After his father's death, Liu Xin succeeded him as King dingtao. Because all of Liu Xiao's sons died prematurely, it was necessary to choose one of the royal families to become crown princes and then inherit his throne. Liu Xin was one of the candidates, and another person who competed with Liu Xin for the position of crown prince was Liu Xing, Liu Xing's younger brother. Finally, with the support of his cousins Wang Shi and Zhao Hede and others, Liu Xin, who was more favored by Liu Xiao, became the crown prince. At this point, Liu Xin was passed on to Liu Xiao, so he could also be regarded as Liu Xiao's stepson.