But in fact, although Sean barely died of natural causes, his family was liquidated by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty only 14 years after his death, and his country was eliminated, making him one of the top founding hero families in the decline of the early Han Dynasty. What is the reason?
After the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, Sean, one of the three outstanding figures in the Han Dynasty, took the initiative to fade out of the power center, rarely participated in the planning of state affairs, and basically retired. However, in the tenth year of Emperor Gaozu (BC 197), he was involved in a battle for imperial power.
At that time, Liu Bang had the idea of abolishing Liu Ying, the son of Lv Hou, and replacing Liu Ruyi, the son of Mrs Qi, as the heir. I'm afraid this idea is still relatively strong. Empirically exhausted, Emperors Lu turned to Sean for help.
Sean gave Lv Hou a plan, so that she could find the "four nobles of goodness" to follow the prince, so that the crisis could be solved. Sean's plan is very effective. After seeing that the "four noble people" helped the prince, Liu Bang really gave up the idea of replacing the crown prince.
Zhang Liangben lived in seclusion, but he made his mark in such a major political event, which violated Liu Bang's true wishes and was completely inconsistent with his goal of retiring. Isn't he afraid of being involved in a cruel political struggle again?
Not only Sean, but also Sean's son was more loyal to Lv Hou than Han Dynasty, which is recorded in history. When Emperor Liu Ying died, Lv Hou's performance was "The Queen Mother cried, but she couldn't cry". It was Sean's second son, Zhang Biqiang, who persuaded Chen Ping to suggest that the general power be given to Lv Hou's relatives. After Chen Ping put it forward, Lv Hou immediately "cried because of sadness".
Therefore, in the fifth year after Emperor Wendi succeeded to the throne, Sean's title was abolished (Sean's eldest son undoubtedly inherited the title), and Sean's great contribution to the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty was completely ignored. Due to political opposition to Lu, the family finally declined.
This ending is the price that Sean has to pay for his choice. Why is Sean, so cautious, politically dependent on Lv Hou? Why does Lv Hou trust Sean and his family so much?
After the founding of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang conferred hundreds of titles, many of which were six big noble left over from the Qin Dynasty when it destroyed six countries. Sean is one of them. With Sean's meritorious service and official rank, he naturally becomes their representative.
But Liu Bang didn't really trust the nobles of the six countries. How did the Qin Dynasty perish? It was the nobles of the six countries who took the opportunity to rebel after the Chen Sheng and Guangwu uprisings. Under the leadership of Xiang Yu, a noble of Chu, they overthrew the Qin Dynasty.
Moreover, Liu Bang is not from a noble family, and he has a natural estrangement from these old nobles. Therefore, in order to maintain stability, Liu Bang gave a lot of titles to the nobles of the six countries, but he was unwilling to give more in actual power, which was also the fundamental reason for Sean's active retirement.