Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not arbitrary in his selection of successors. It was precisely because he thought too carefully that he later became Huo Guang's dictatorial power.
Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty was a promising emperor in Chinese history. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a magnificent life. What is praised is that he used the order of grace to complete the task that his grandfather and father could not complete, so he let The strength of the people with the same surname who were entrusted by Liu Bang was greatly reduced. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was no such thing as the Seven Kings Rebellion, which allowed the Han Dynasty to reduce internal friction.
At the same time, he drove the Xiongnu northward and completed After all, Liu Bang was beaten badly by the Huns. He relied on sending beautiful women to get married to get rid of the fate of almost dying, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did it better than his ancestors.
However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, like Qin Shihuang, did many great achievements, but his shortcomings were also obvious. He failed very badly in choosing his successor. Qin Shihuang directly ruined Jiang Shang of the Qin Dynasty, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty almost gave Jiangshan the surname Huo. , Fortunately, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also had a good grandson, who kept a low profile and kept the power of the Han Dynasty.
But why was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty so arbitrary in choosing his successor? In fact, they all came from a witchcraft disaster.
The witchcraft disaster occurred in the second year of Zhenghe, 91 BC. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was 66 years old, Wei Zifu was also over 60, and Crown Prince Liu Ju was 38 years old. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the pillars of the Wei family, have passed away long ago, and Princess Pingyang has also passed away many years ago. This is the background of the witchcraft disaster.
Due to the death of Wei Qing, Prince Liu Zhi lost his political protection. In addition, Wei Zifu fell out of favor, and the status of the Wei family plummeted. At the same time, the Li family represented by Mrs. Li and Li Guangli rose rapidly and formed a strong competition with the prince. Due to the prince's benevolent and gentle character, his opinions on government affairs were often at odds with Emperor Wu's.
The faction that opposes the prince often seizes this point to sow discord between father and son. Disasters happen from the branches. Wei Zifu's brother-in-law is the Prime Minister Gongsun He. Gongsun He's son Gongsun Jingsheng is the imperial servant and one of the nine ministers. Gongsun Jingsheng was a second-generation man who failed to live up to expectations. He had some stains on his own, and was caught by others. He was accused of corruption and perverting the law, and was imprisoned after the case was found out.
In order to atone for his son's sins, Gongsun He took the initiative to arrest Zhu Anshi, a social ranger at that time, and atone for his sins. After Zhu Anshi was arrested, he was very calm and claimed that he wanted to be buried with the whole family of Gongsun He, the prime minister of the dynasty. Zhu Anshi accused Gongsun He and his son of adultery, buried a puppet to curse the emperor, and Gongsun Jingsheng even had an affair with Princess Yangshi.
Witchcraft was a sensitive nerve of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in his later years. In his later years, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was sickly and suspicious. He always suspected that someone was using witchcraft to curse him.
Whenever there is a disturbance in the body, all the plants and trees are surrounded by soldiers, and the minions around them use witchcraft to harm the loyal and good, and the city is full of trouble. Witchcraft may seem like child's play, but in history, it has been tried and tested by heroes, and there is a human necessity behind it.
Because Gongsun He and his son were accused of witchcraft, it touched the most sensitive nerves of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered that both Gongsun He and his son be killed and the entire clan be exterminated.
Including Princess Zhuyi, Princess Yangshi, and Wei Qing's son Wei and his wife were all killed because of their involvement. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even killed his own daughter.
In a moment, Chang'an was turbulent, and tens of thousands of people died. This is the beginning and end of the witchcraft case.
After experiencing the disaster of witchcraft, Emperor Wu Liu Che was discouraged and secretly sad. Liu Che's later years were not going well, he had no heirs, and the crown prince was deposed, leaving him without a son. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also built the Si Womb and the Wangsitai in memory of the prince, but it was too late to regret it.
Liu Xu’s other two sons who are still alive have major flaws and are not considered for succession. Liu Dan felt that he had great hope of succeeding to the throne, so he couldn't hold himself back and sent an envoy to write a letter requesting to go to Beijing to stay as a guard.
Liu Che, who was nearly seventy years old, could only focus on his youngest son Liu Fuling.
Liu Fuling is only a child of six or seven years old.
Liu Che regretted his mistake and gave Huo Guang, the only remaining important minister of the Wei family, a painting "The Duke of Zhou assisted in becoming king", implying that Huo Guang assisted in the government and his younger son succeeded to the throne.
At the same time, in order to prevent the recurrence of Empress Lu's lesson in taking power, Liu Fuling's biological mother, Mrs. Gou Yi, was killed.
After a brutal fight and a river of blood, Liu Fuling, a still naive little baby and motherless child, succeeded to the throne as Emperor Zhao of Han in 87 BC.
In fact, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought too much and went too far before choosing Liu Fuling, but he did not expect that Liu Fuling would die young, so various problems arose later.
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