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The story of Emperor Wu of Han, who was young and passionate, and keeping a beautiful girl in his golden house is still ringing in our ears.

However, this story ends with the severance of kindness.

Emperor Wu of Han's Empress Chen Ajiao was eventually replaced by Wei Zifu, the legend of the Weiyang Palace, and ended up being betrayed.

Chen Ajiao and Emperor Wu of Han were childhood sweethearts, and when they were young and in love, they were considered a perfect couple in the eyes of everyone.

Chen Ajiao, a member of the royal family of the Western Han Dynasty and the original wife of Emperor Wu of Han, was a concubine in a golden house until she was deposed. In the end, she was no match for Wei Zifu, who was born a singer.

"During the Chu-Han War, Chen Ying fought with Xiang Yu."

"After Xiang Yu's death, he surrendered to the Han Dynasty and was granted the title of Marquis in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu of Han."

"In 177 BC, Chen Ying's grandson inherited the title of Marquis and married Empress Dou's daughter, Princess Guantao Liu Piao."

"They had two sons and one daughter, and the daughter is Chen Ajiao."

"In the fourth year of Emperor Jingdi of Han, the eldest son Liu Rong was made crown prince."

"The eldest princess Liu Piao has a daughter and wants to marry her to the crown prince as his consort. The crown prince's mother, Li Ji, is jealous."

"Liu Piao also presented many beauties to Emperor Jing of Han, and she was favored by him more than Li Ji."

"Li Ji became increasingly resentful and resented Liu Piao, so she refused to let the prince marry her daughter."

"After being rejected, Liu Piao turned to Lady Wang and wanted to marry her daughter to her son Liu Che, who was made King of Jiaodong when she was four years old. Lady Wang agreed to Liu Piao's request."

"After that, because of Li Ji's rejection, Liu Piao was angry and often slandered Li Ji in front of Emperor Jing of Han."

"When slandering Li Ji and other noble ladies and concubines, she often had the waiters spit and curse at these people behind their backs and cast evil spells."

"Emperor Jing of Han believed the slander and therefore bore a grudge against Li Ji."

"It happened that Emperor Jing of Han was seriously ill and told Li Ji about his final affairs. Li Ji refused to treat Emperor Jing's sons well and spoke rudely, which made Emperor Jing very angry."

"At the same time, Liu Piao praised Lady Wang's son in front of Emperor Jing of Han every day, and Emperor Jing also recognized his talent."

"Plus, when Madam Wang was pregnant, she dreamed of the sun entering her womb, which was a good omen. Emperor Jing had the idea of ​​replacing the crown prince, but he has not yet made up his mind."

Yang Yuhuan: Chen Ajiao's good fortune actually created her misfortune, and all of this was inseparable from her mother.

Chen Ajiao was the first empress of Emperor Wu of Han and also his cousin.

I remember when Chen Ajiao was born.

His mother, Princess Guantao, was the apple of Empress Dowager Dou's eye. His father was a descendant of Chen Ping, a founding hero of the Han Dynasty. His uncle was the current Emperor Jing.

She was the only daughter of Princess Guantao, and her father had no other concubines or children. It was no exaggeration to say that she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

One can imagine how pampered, spoiled, and domineering Chen Ajiao was.

Judging from the fact that Princess Guantao was able to privately keep a young lover in her later years, her personal moral cultivation was not very high.

During the reign of Emperor Jing, Princess Guantao often sent concubines to her younger brother, Emperor Jing, to add bricks and tiles to his harem, and she also tried to make her daughter the empress.

When Li Ji refused, she immediately turned hostile and joined forces with Lady Wang to dethrone Liu Rong from the position of Crown Prince and replaced him with Liu Che, who was then the King of Jiaodong.

This actually reflects that Princess Guantao has a mean character and will do anything to achieve her own glory and wealth.

Perhaps Li Ji deserved to fall out of favor, after all, she was not tolerant.

When Emperor Jing said that if he died, he hoped she would treat the people in the harem and his children well.

Li Ji said she didn't care and called Emperor Jing an old dog. Emperor Jing made her so angry that she recovered from her illness.

Princess Guantao also kept whispering in Emperor Jing's ear, belittling Li Ji and Liu Rong and praising Lady Wang and Liu Che.

After three or five times, Emperor Jingdi replaced the crown prince.

It's not a pity that Li Ji fell out of favor, but Liu Rong was not a wicked person.

After Liu Rong was deposed, he was framed by ministers who took advantage of the situation and eventually died tragically in prison.

It can be said that Liu Rong died indirectly at the hands of Guantao, and all this was to pave the way for her beloved daughter Chen Ajiao.

It is indeed unimaginable that Chen Ajiao is lucky to have such a mother who cares about her wholeheartedly and such a prominent family background.

With the help of Princess Guantao, Liu Che became the crown prince and Chen Ajiao became the crown princess.

In the end, Liu Che became the new emperor of the Han Dynasty, and A Jiao was honored as her husband and became the true new generation queen of the Han Dynasty.

Gillian has reached the pinnacle of luck, but unfortunately, as you climb high, you will fall hard.

How lucky Gillian was in the early days, how unfortunate she was in the later days.

The importance of offspring to the royal family is difficult for people today to understand. If the emperor has a son, it means that there will be successors to the country, and a legitimate son born to the queen will invisibly reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble.

As the queen, Chen Ajiao was unable to give birth to a child for several years.

If Chen Ajiao could accept this reality rationally, she might be able to keep her position as queen.

If Chen Ajiao was not particularly spoiled, she could be well-educated, polite, gentle and quiet.

If she had not acted arrogantly when interacting with Emperor Wu, the emperor would not have disliked her so quickly.

The truth is that Chen Ajiao was very irrational and was blinded by the position of queen.

Not only could she not get along well with Emperor Wu, she also mentioned from time to time her mother's contribution to Emperor Wu's enthronement. Such behavior only brought about Emperor Wu's disgust.

When Emperor Wu got the singer Wei Zifu from his sister Princess Pingyang, Chen Ajiao could not tolerate Emperor Wu having a new love.

Chen Ajiao ordered her mother to kidnap Wei Zifu's brother Wei Qing and planned to kill him, but he survived.

After Emperor Wu of Han learned about this, he promoted Wei Qing to his side and cultivated him, and also showed extra favor to Wei Zifu.

It can be said that Chen Ajiao's behavior caused the rift between herself and Emperor Wu of Han to grow wider and wider.

After Wei Zifu became favored, she gave birth to children one after another.

A Jiao was unwilling to accept this and actually believed that the witch Chu Fu and others decided to use witchcraft on Emperor Wu and curse the emperor.

When Emperor Wu learned of this heinous act, he became furious.

After Chen Ajiao was deposed, she left the palace and retired to Changmen Palace, where she died of old age.

What is particularly ironic is that Changmen Palace was presented to Emperor Wu by his mother, Princess Guantao.

Everyone knew that Princess Guantao kept a lover.

In order to avoid being blamed by Emperor Wu, Princess Guantao presented her garden to her son-in-law, the emperor.

In order to facilitate Emperor Wu's hunting and thus please him, he renamed it Changmen Palace.

When Chen Ajiao was deposed as empress, Emperor Wu ordered her to live in Changmen Palace, far away from the imperial palace, and they never met again.

It is ironic that the tribute offered by the mother turned out to be a cage for her daughter.

"Madam Wang knew that Emperor Jing was resentful of Li Ji, so she secretly sent someone to urge the ministers to make Li Ji the queen while his anger was still there."

"Afterwards, when the Grand Eunuch had finished his report, he said that a son is honored by his mother, and a mother is honored by her son, and requested that the Crown Prince's mother, Li Ji, be made Queen."

"Emperor Jing of Han was furious and executed the Grand Chancellor for his crimes. He also deposed Crown Prince Liu Rong and made him the Prince of Linjiang."

"Li Ji was resentful and asked to see Emperor Jing but was not allowed to do so. She died of grief and anger."

"Afterwards, Lady Wang was made Empress by Emperor Jing of Han, and her seven-year-old son was made Crown Prince."

"After Liu Che was made crown prince, he married Chen Ajiao, the daughter of Liu Piao, as his crown princess."

"When Emperor Wu of Han ascended the throne, Chen Ajiao was made empress as the crown princess."

"In the matter of Emperor Wu being made the crown prince, Princess Liu Piao made great contributions, so Empress Chen was arrogant and noble."

"Liu Piao also relied on her contribution to the enthronement of Emperor Wu and kept asking for rewards, which caused Emperor Wu's dissatisfaction."

"Empress Chen was arrogant and jealous. She was favored by everyone but she had no children."

"I have spent 90 million yuan on doctors to have children, but I still don't have any."

"Emperor Wu's favor for Empress Chen was waning, and the Empress Dowager tried to persuade him."

"Emperor Wu has just ascended the throne, and the ministers have not yet submitted to him. The Empress Dowager is already angry with him."

"Now that I have disobeyed Liu Piao again, I will definitely be severely punished."

"Women are easy to please by nature. Emperor Wu should be cautious."

"Emperor Wu listened and restored some favors to Liu Piao and Empress Chen."

"In the spring of the second year of Emperor Wu's Jianyuan reign, Emperor Wu's sister Princess Pingyang presented the singing girl Wei Zifu to the palace and won the Emperor's favor."

"When Empress Chen heard that Wei Zifu was favored, she was very angry and tried to commit suicide several times. Emperor Wu became more and more dissatisfied with her because of this."

Wu Zetian: Chen Ajiao and Wei Zifu competed for favor, but both lost to the cold-hearted Emperor Wu of Han.

When Emperor Wu of Han was a child, he promised Chen Ajiao that he would build a golden house for her after marrying her.

Emperor Wu of Han did indeed do this when he grew up, but the emperor's feelings were like fleeting shooting stars and could not last long.

Chen Ajiao's life changed when Emperor Wu of Han said he would build a golden house for her.

Chen Ajiao was the apple of Princess Guantao's eye. Her grandmother was Empress Dowager Dou, and her background was far superior to that of other women of Emperor Wu of Han.

Chen Ajiao was a girl who was spoiled when she grew up, which made her develop a spoiled and willful personality.

All the hardships and setbacks she suffered in her life occurred after she married Emperor Wu of Han.

Chen Ajiao may have also fantasized about living a loving and happy life with Emperor Wu of Han.

But their union is mixed with so much more besides love.

Perhaps Emperor Wu of Han loved Chen Ajiao, otherwise he would not have built a golden house for her.

But in the end, Chen Ajiao fell out of favor.

Chen Ajiao had a spoiled and intolerant personality and hated all women who approached Emperor Wu of Han, so she was unqualified to be a queen.

Every quarrel between ordinary couples would wear out their relationship, not to mention that Chen Ajiao's husband was an emperor.

Perhaps Emperor Wu of Han loved Chen Ajiao, but with Chen Ajiao's quarrels and unreasonable behavior, everything was gone.

Chen Ajiao, who married Emperor Wu of Han, had a fatal flaw: she never conceived her own child.

Without a child to maintain the relationship, she herself refused to show weakness or give in, which laid the hidden danger for her future fate after being deposed.

It is impossible for an emperor to have only one woman, nor is it possible for him to give his heart to only one woman.

With the appearance of Wei Zifu and her pregnancy with Emperor Wu of Han, Chen Ajiao felt a sense of crisis.

No matter how beautiful the vows made in youth are, they cannot withstand the passage of time and the fickleness of human hearts.

The young man who once vowed to build a golden house for her has long disappeared.

Chen Ajiao was sad, jealous and even more angry, so she did something stupid.

The outbreak of the Witchcraft Incident accelerated her tragic end.

After the matter was exposed, Emperor Wu of Han did not execute Chen Ajiao, but simply imprisoned her forever in Changmen Palace.

Although Chen Ajiao's material treatment remained the same as before, Emperor Wu of Han did not know that never seeing her again in this life or death was the greatest punishment for Chen Ajiao.

Perhaps Emperor Wu of Han still had some feelings for the old couple, but fate played a trick on him and the golden house of the past became a pipe dream.

Wei Zifu was not born into a high-class family. She was initially just a singer in Princess Pingyang's mansion. Later, she was presented to Emperor Wu of Han by the princess.

However, life after entering the palace was not as smooth as Wei Zifu had imagined.

There was no shortage of beautiful women in the palace, and Wei Zifu was soon forgotten by Emperor Wu of Han. It was not until more than a year later, when the palace decided to release the old maids, that Wei Zifu met Emperor Wu of Han again.

She cried and begged to leave the palace, but was refused, and Emperor Wu of Han favored her again.

This time Wei Zifu was pregnant, and Emperor Wu of Han was overjoyed and doted on her even more.

But the emperor's favor is a double-edged sword. Wei Zifu soon met her first powerful opponent, the queen Chen Ajiao, who came from a prominent family.

Wei Zifu and Chen Ajiao are like an egg hitting a stone.

Chen Ajiao's mother wanted to use Wei Qing to threaten and intimidate Wei Zifu, but fortunately someone stepped in and Wei Qing escaped.

After Emperor Wu of Han learned about this, he directly appointed Wei Qing as the official of Jianzhang Prison.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, most positions with the word "Jian" in their names were related to military affairs.

Because her mother's family was powerful, Wei Zifu could live safely in the harem, which was also a disguised way of adding a layer of protection for her.

Wei Zifu was very much loved by Emperor Wu of Han. She gave birth to three daughters and one son for him.

Especially when his son Liu Ju was born, he was the first prince of Emperor Wu of Han.

Wei Zifu also benefited from Liu Ju and became the second empress of Emperor Wu of Han.

From a singer who was bullied by everyone to an extremely noble queen, Wei Zifu's life was truly glorious.

However, the heart of an emperor is the most unpredictable. When Liu Ju was young, he might have been deeply loved by Emperor Wu of Han.

But as he grew up, Emperor Wu of Han's attitude gradually changed and he began to dislike his son.

Emperor Wu of Han had a strong desire for control. He liked to keep everyone and everything under his control. This may be a common problem for every emperor.

In addition, Emperor Wu of Han had a fanatical and extroverted personality. He looked down on Liu Ju's introverted and quiet nature, and sometimes felt that Liu Ju was not like him at all.

As time passed, the beautiful Wei Zifu gradually grew old, and this was the beginning of her fall from favor.

As beauty faded, love waned. Moreover, there were countless beauties in the harem, and Emperor Wu of Han's love for Wei Zifu was slowly disappearing.

Wei Zifu felt it, but was powerless to stop it.

The person most affected by her fall from favor was her son Liu Ju.

Emperor Wu of Han originally had many dissatisfactions with his son, and later, due to instigation by others, the relationship between father and son became increasingly tense.

Later, Liu Ju was caught up in the vortex of witchcraft and was forced to rebel.

When the father and son met each other in battle, the one who suffered the most was Wei Zifu, as she must have been disappointed with the emperor whom she once loved so much.

Faced with the disaster, Wei Zifu had no way to defend herself, and she knew that defense was useless, so she ended her life in such a tragic way.

"Later, Wei Zifu became pregnant, and Empress Chen became jealous."

"So they sent people to capture Wei Zifu's brother Wei Qing, intending to kill him. Fortunately, Wei Qing was saved by his friends."

"Later, Wei Zifu became more favored and gave birth to three daughters and one son, while Empress Chen had no children for more than ten years."

"Her grandmother, Empress Dowager Dou, passed away in the sixth year of Emperor Wu of Han's Jianyuan reign, and Empress Chen lost her biggest supporter."

"In 130 BC, Empress Chen used her feminine charms. After the incident, Emperor Wu ordered the imperial censors to investigate the matter thoroughly."

"After a thorough investigation, the Imperial Censor discovered that a woman named Chu Fu and others performed witchcraft on behalf of Queen Chen."

"Praying to the gods and ghosts and cursing others is an act of great rebellion."

"More than 300 people were executed for this case, and Chu Fu was beheaded in public."

"In the seventh month of the autumn of the same year, Emperor Wu of Han ordered officials to give Empress Chen a letter of recommendation."

"It means that Empress Chen has lost her moral integrity and has been bewildered by witchcraft and ghosts. She cannot bear the destiny of the Empress."

"Order Chen Ajiao to hand over the queen's seal and ribbon, depose her and retire to Changmen Palace."

"When Empress Chen was deposed, Liu Piao felt ashamed and terrified, and kowtowed to Emperor Wu of Han to apologize."

"Emperor Wu told her that Empress Chen's behavior was improper and against the righteousness, so she had to be deposed."

"Liu Piao should have believed in morality and relaxed her mind, and not believed in gossip and thus developed doubts and fears."

"Even though Empress Chen has been deposed, she will still be treated favorably according to the law. There is no difference between living in Changmen Palace and living in Shanggong."

"A year later, Chen Ajiao's father passed away."

"More than a decade later, Chen Ajiao's mother Liu Piao passed away."

"A few years later, Chen Ajiao died and was buried in the Ba Mausoleum."

Li Shimin: Chen Ajiao was deposed not only because of witchcraft, but also because she touched the pain point that Emperor Wu of Han was afraid of.

Chen Ajiao is well-known in history, which is naturally related to the idiom "a beautiful girl hidden in a golden house".

No matter how innocent their acquaintance was, the ending was sad.

Even though Emperor Wu of Han was cruel and tyrannical, Chen Ajiao did not have the virtue of being a model mother for the country.

In fact, the day when Chen Ajiao's phoenix crown was finally taken off was not worthy of people's sympathy.

Even if we don't talk about Chen Ajiao's arrogance due to her achievements, or her practice of witchcraft, this alone was enough for Emperor Wu of Han to depose her a thousand times.

Frequent mention of Emperor Wu of Han’s past is a painful point that all rulers are taboo about.

On the surface, there are five reasons why Chen Ajiao was deposed.

First, she suffers from princess syndrome and is spoiled and domineering.

Second, he became complacent after his contribution in enthroning Emperor Wu of Han.

Third, she has been unable to conceive for ten years and her chronic illness is difficult to cure.

Fourthly, Wei Zifu was favored and bore a grudge.

Fifth, he practiced witchcraft and cursed his concubines.

Although these reasons were enough to depose Chen Ajiao, there was always one thing in Emperor Wu of Han's heart that he never mentioned.

In the eyes of Chen Ajiao and Princess Guantao, Emperor Wu of Han was always Liu Zhu, who was not valued by Emperor Jing and was left to fend for himself.

Emperor Jing of Han had a total of fourteen sons, and the eldest son Liu Rong was made crown prince.

Liu Rong's mother, Li Ji, was very favored at first, while Emperor Wu of Han's mother, Lady Wang, had been married and had children before entering the palace.

Besides, Mrs. Wang is usually low-key and cautious.

In the eyes of Emperor Jing of Han, there was nothing extraordinary about her, and the idea of ​​a son being honored because of his mother was no longer feasible.

In addition, Emperor Wu of Han ranked tenth among many princes.

According to the system of establishing a crown prince, whether the crown prince was deposed or enthroned, it had nothing to do with Emperor Wu of Han.

However, all this changed suddenly due to a decision made by Princess Guantao.

After Princess Guantao failed in her marriage to the crown prince, she set her sights on Lady Wang and Liu Zhi, and directed all her anger towards Li Ji.

So Princess Guantao would speak ill of Li Ji to her younger brother Emperor Jing from time to time, and Li Ji was actually a stupid woman with low political IQ.

In the end, the crown prince was deposed, Liu Zhi successfully ascended to the throne, and Chen Ajiao naturally became the crown princess.

Therefore, Princess Guantao made an indispensable contribution to Emperor Wu of Han's ascension to the throne, and this is also the greatest asset of the mother and daughter.

In the eyes of others, Emperor Wu of Han may be high and mighty and insolent.

But to Chen Ajiao, it was just a force cultivated by her mother.

Moreover, the identities and status of both parties were not equal at the beginning.

Princess Guantao and Emperor Jing of Han were siblings from the same mother. They had a very good relationship and were deeply favored by the emperor.

Mrs. Wang could barely be considered a declining aristocrat, and she had no powerful family support, which made Princess Guantao and her daughter often show a strong sense of superiority.

After Chen Ajiao was deposed, Princess Guantao went to Emperor Wu of Han's elder sister, Princess Pingyang, to argue with her angrily.

Without her, how could Emperor Wu of Han be enthroned? These words fully demonstrate her mentality.

At the same time, a huge mistake has been made.

Not only the emperor, but anyone in power cares about people discussing his past.

Because before they became successful, these people had some pasts that they did not want to look back on, some were dirty, and some were even unscrupulous.

Once you succeed, the glorious image you have established in front of others may be completely destroyed because of a single sentence.

The best example is Cao Cao's killing of Xu You during the Three Kingdoms period.

Even though Xu You had the merit of offering advice on the Battle of Wuchao, he kept talking about what Cao Cao did in the past. Where did this put Cao Cao's dignity?

It can be said that the fundamental reason why Chen Ajiao was deposed was that she relied on her merits and had no respect for Emperor Wu of Han.

In addition, Chen Ajiao and Princess Guantao made a serious mistake by completely ignoring the role of Emperor Jing of Han in the process of establishing the crown prince.

He was self-righteous and took all the credit for supporting the crown prince.

The fact that Emperor Jing of Han was able to finally make Liu Zhi the crown prince was not entirely due to Princess Guantao's efforts.

He also faced two other problems: how to persuade Empress Dowager Dou not to make her brother Liu Wu the crown prince? How to pick out the right person among his useless sons?
The person Empress Dowager Dou loved the most was her youngest son, King Liu Wu of Liang. She always hoped that Emperor Jing of Han would pass the throne to Liu Wu a hundred years later.

During the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, Liang fought against the coalition forces of Wu and Chu and made outstanding military achievements, which gave Liu Wu more capital to compete for the throne.

However, only one year after the rebellion was suppressed, Emperor Jing of Han quickly decided on the candidate for crown prince, ending the hopes of Empress Dowager Dou and Liu Wu.

It can be seen that Emperor Jing of Han was very decisive on the issue of establishing a crown prince.

Although Emperor Jing of Han was very prolific in having children, the quality of his children was not very satisfactory.

Excluding the deposed Crown Prince Liu Rong, it was difficult to choose among the remaining thirteen sons who had the talent to be an emperor, except for the later Emperor Wu of Han.

The kings of these feudal states either died early and had no chance to establish a crown prince.

Either they are arrogant and extravagant, or they repeatedly violate the law.

Their atrocities are so numerous that they cannot even be described in words.

Either he indulges in vocal music and has no interest in court.

The one with the best qualifications and character was King Xian of Hejian, Liu De, but his mother was also Li Ji.

Just looking at Li Ji's various behaviors, it would be impossible for Emperor Jing of Han to hand over the world to Liu De.

Faced with such a situation, Emperor Jing of Han was also worried.

At this time, Princess Guantao happened to strongly recommend Liu Zhi to Emperor Jing.

Compared with the misbehavior of his other sons, Liu Zhi was generally well-behaved.

Coupled with the low-key and cautious nature of her mother, Mrs. Wang, she is indeed a suitable candidate for empress dowager.

After considering a series of factors, the choice of the crown prince was finally settled.

Therefore, Chen Ajiao might not have thought it through until she was deposed. The most crucial person in supporting the crown prince was not her and her daughter, but Emperor Jing, who held the power of life and death.

Chen Ajiao and Emperor Wu of Han, a pair of childhood sweethearts, could have become a match made in heaven.

However, because of Chen Ajiao's noble birth, she despised Emperor Wu of Han and his past, which deeply touched the pain point of Emperor Wu of Han.

Therefore, no matter from which angle, Chen Ajiao does not deserve people's sympathy. (End of this chapter)