China knows everything for 5000 years

Chapter 19

Prince Li Liu Ju died unjustly
Liu Ju is the eldest son born to Liu Che by Queen Wei Zifu, so he is also called Prince Wei.When Liu Zheng was born, Liu Che was already 28 years old. The young Liu Che was very excited that he finally had an heir, and he loved his son very much.According to the tradition that mothers are more precious than children, Wei Zifu was established as queen in 128 BC; Liu Ju was established as prince in 122 BC.

But as Wei Zifu got old and frail, Liu Che had already begun to empathize with other concubines.Although Wei Zifu's empress status is still there, it is already very difficult to see Liu Che.At the same time, Liu Che's favored funeral concubine gave birth to princes one after another, posing a threat to Liu Ju's status as prince.Liu Ju's uncle, the general Wei Qing, was very worried about his nephew's status, and once expressed this hidden worry to Liu Che implicitly.Maybe it was because Wei Qing, who held the military power, would have other ideas, or maybe it was because he really had feelings for his son. Liu Che comforted Wei Qing and said: "The prince has a calm and peaceful personality, and he will definitely bring peace to the world. He is my assured successor." .If you want to choose a suitable monarch, who is more competent than the prince?" Having said that, in 106 BC, Wei Qing died of illness, and Wei Zifu and Liu Ju lost their most powerful backing, the position of queen and the crown prince. The position is excellent.

What is even more detrimental to Liu Shi is that his character is benevolent, generous, cautious and peaceful, and he disagrees with Liu Che on many major issues. The relationship between Liu Che and Liu Shi is becoming more and more distant.

At this time, a political storm known as the "scourge of witchcraft" finally caused the conflict between father and son to erupt. "Witch Gu" has a long history in the Han Dynasty. Many people stubbornly believe that engraving someone's name on a puppet, and writing various vicious words through a wizard can curse someone.In his later years, Liu Che was superstitious about alchemists, gods and witches. Coupled with political turmoil, he was old and weak, so he was suspicious, forgetful, suspicious and stubborn. "People, tortured to extract confessions, formed an unprecedented political turmoil.

In this political turmoil, Liu Ju's relatives were the first to suffer a devastating blow.In 91 BC, someone reported that Gongsun Jingsheng, son of the prince's great uncle and prime minister Gongsunhe, had an affair with Princess Yangshi, and ordered a witch to curse Liu Che and bury puppets to seduce him.At this time, Liu Che was already killing and attacking at will, and he immediately ordered the famous general Gongsun He's family to be executed.A few months later, Empress Wei's two daughters, Princess Zhuyi and Princess Yangshi, and Wei Qing's son, Mrs. Wei, were all accused of being involved in Gongsun Jingsheng's "witchcraft" case.Liu Che didn't miss the old feelings at all, and executed all these relatives.After Gongsun Jingsheng's case was settled, the power of the Wei family was almost wiped out, and the prince's political foundation completely collapsed.

Jiang Chong, the Embroidered Clothes Messenger who is trusted by Liu Che and is in charge of punishing witchcraft incidents, has deep conflicts with the prince and queen.Jiang Chong was afraid that the prince's ascension to the throne after Liu Che's death would be bad for him, so he took advantage of this special political atmosphere to frame the prince with "witchcraft" while Liu Che was not in Chang'an.After discussing with Shao Fu Shide, Liu Ju raised troops to defend himself. He sent someone to arrest Jiang Chong, beheaded Jiang Chong for public display, and burned Hu Wu to death.At this time, there was turmoil in Chang'an City, and it was rumored that the prince rebelled.

An eunuch who followed Jiang Chong reported the news of the "Prince's rebellion" to Liu Che.Liu Che was furious when he heard the words, and immediately issued an imperial edict ordering Prime Minister Liu Quyu to severely suppress it.The anti-insurgency army led by Liu Quyu marched into Chang'an City, and fought fiercely with tens of thousands of troops armed by the prince.Five days after the bloody battle, tens of thousands of people died in the city of Chang'an, and the streets were piled up with corpses and rivers of blood.The prince was defeated, abandoned the city and fled.Liu Ju's retainers were all executed; all his retainers and officials and soldiers who followed him in the army were executed for treason; all the soldiers and citizens who were forced to participate in the army were exiled to Dunhuang County.Later, Liu Che sent envoys to Weiyang Palace with edicts to confiscate the Queen's seal and ribbon, and Queen Wei was forced to commit suicide.

After Liu Ju escaped from Chang'an, he hid in the home of a poor man who weaved straw sandals, and had no food to eat.In desperation, Liu Ju sent someone to seek help from a local friend, but was discovered by the government.The government immediately sent people to surround Liu Shi's hiding place. In desperation, he committed suicide. The two emperor's grandsons were all killed. The only survivor was the emperor's great-grandson Liu who was sick, but this baby who was only a few months old and still in its infancy was also thrown into prison.

In 90 BC, it was verified that most of the cases in the "Witch Gu Disaster" were found to be unsubstantiated. Everyone believed that Liu Shi was framed by Jiang Chong and was panicked and forced to defend himself without any attempt to rebel.Soon, Liu Che issued an edict to kill Jiang Manchu's family, Prime Minister Liu Quyu was exterminated, and several officials who participated in the roundup of Liu Ju were also exterminated.Afterwards, Liu Che built the Palace of Thinking in Chang'an, and built the Terrace of Returning and Looking Back in Hu County, where Liu Ju was martyred, to express his remorse and nostalgia.

In 87 BC, Liu Che died, and the 8-year-old Liu Fuling ascended the throne as Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty. Thirteen years later, Liu Fuling passed away.Under the auspices of Minister Huo Guang, Liu Ju's grandson, Liu Bing, had grown up in prison and lived among the people for more than ten years.After Liu Bing had ascended the throne, according to court etiquette, he gave his grandfather Liu Juyi the name "Li".From then on, Liu Ju was called "Prince Lie".Liu Bing has ascended the throne, which can be regarded as a little comfort to Liu Ju who died unjustly.

●Wang Zhaojun went out to get married
Wang Zhaojun's name was Wang Qiang, and Zhaojun was her character. She was born in a folk family in Zigui, South County (now Zigui, Hubei).She was beautiful, intelligent, and strong in character since she was a child. When she grew up, she was selected into the harem of Emperor Han Yuan.Wang Zhaojun is the protagonist of this article.

In 57 BC, the Xiongnu split, and five Shanyu kings emerged at once.You beat me, I beat you, fighting for dominance.After several years of war, only Huhanxie Shanyu and Zhizhi Shanyu were left to confront each other.

In the spring of 53 BC, Hu Hanxie Shanyu sent envoys to Chang'an to formally surrender to the Han Dynasty. In order to show his sincerity, he asked his son Youxian King Zhu Louqutang to come to Chang'an as a hostage.Zhi Yanzhi Shan was shocked when he heard the news. In order to show that he had no hostility towards the Han Dynasty, he also sent his son, the right general Ju Yuli, to Chang'an as a hostage.From then on, the Huns were divided into north and south, the south was Huhanxie Shanyu in Monan, and the north was Zhizhi Shanyu in the royal court.

In the first month of 51 BC, Hu Hanxie Shanyu came to Chang'an to meet Liu Xun.Liu Xun warmly received Hu Hanxie Shanyu, not only gave him many gifts, but also awarded him a "Xiongnu Shanyu Seal", acknowledging that he was the supreme leader of the Xiongnu.Hu Hanxie knelt down to receive the golden seal, acknowledging the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.In February of the same year, when Hu Hanxie Shanyu returned to Monan, Liu Xun sent troops to escort him, and let Gaochang Marquis Dong Chang stay there to help Hu Hanxie Shanyu guard Monan.

In 50 BC, Huhanxie Shanyu sent envoys to Chang'an and presented many gifts to Liu Xunjin.Not to be outdone after hearing the news, Zhi Zhi Shan hurriedly sent people to Chang'an to present gifts.

In the first month of 49 BC, Hu Hanxie came to see Liu Xun again.In the twelfth lunar month of the same year, Liu Xun died, and Liu Xun's son came to the throne as Emperor Hanyuan.

In 33 BC, Hu Hanxiedan came to Chang'an for the third time. In order to consolidate the relationship with the Han Dynasty, he made a request for "marriage".In order to ensure the safety of the northern border, Emperor Han Yuan agreed to his request.

In the past, the "peace" between the Han Dynasty and neighboring countries was to marry off the princess or the daughter of the royal family.This time, Emperor Han Yuan decided to choose a beautiful court lady to marry him as his wife.The maids in the harem heard that they were asked to marry far away and desolate outside the Great Wall, but none of them agreed.When the eunuch in charge was running around in a hurry, an applicant came, and she was Wang Zhaojun.The boring life in the palace made Wang Zhaojun feel tired. Now that she has this opportunity, she can jump out of the cage and serve the country at the same time. She is unwilling to give up.The eunuch in charge immediately went to Emperor Han Yuan, and Emperor Han Yuan issued an order to agree.

On the day of Wang Zhaojun's trip, the streets of Chang'an were decorated with lights and festoons, and the streets were full of crowds, and officials of all sizes from the capital came to see her off.When Wang Zhaojun left the fortress, he brought a lot of gifts. A long line of mules and horses were full of things. Among other things, there were 1800 silk fabrics alone.Hu Hanxie Shanyu was overjoyed. He not only married a young and beautiful wife, but also strengthened his relationship with the Han Dynasty.He named Wang Zhaojun "Ning Huyanshi", which means the queen who brought peace to the Huns.

Wang Zhaojun went to the Xiongnu and helped Hu Hanxie Shanyu reform some backward habits of the nomads.The Han people who followed Wang Zhaojun to marry the Xiongnu taught the Huns to engage in agricultural production.Agricultural production started, the supply of concentrated feed for livestock was guaranteed, and animal husbandry was further developed.The Xiongnu area presents a scene of prosperity for both humans and animals.

Wang Zhaojun gave birth to a son in the second year after leaving the fortress. The child was named Yitu Zhiyashi. When he grew up, he was named Youri Zhuwang.A few years later, Hu Hanxie Shanyu died of illness, and his other son Fuzhu Lei Shanyu came to the throne.According to the customs of the Huns, the complex plant was tired of marrying Wang Zhaojun as his wife.Later, Wang Zhaojun gave birth to two more daughters. The eldest daughter was named Xubu Juci, and the second daughter was named Dangyu Juci.

Wang Zhaojun left his hometown and never returned.After her death, she was buried in Guihua (now Hohhot, Inner Mongolia), where the grass grew very lush, and later generations called Wang Zhaojun's tomb "Qingzhong".Because Zhaojun's departure brought peace and prosperity to the Huns, the Huns respected her very much.The Huns were proud that Wang Zhaojun was buried there, so there will be more than ten "Qingjia" in the future.Wang Zhaojun is not only beautiful in person, but also beautiful in heart. He really deserves the title of one of the "Four Beauties"!

●Chen Tang defeated the Xiongnu and made meritorious service
Chen Tang, courtesy name Zigong, was born in Shanyang Xiaqiu (now north of Yanzhou, Shandong).When Chen Tang was young, his family was very poor, and he often went around borrowing money from others, which made his fellow villagers hate him.Later, Chen Tang went to Chang'an to study, and Zhang Bo, the Marquis of Fuping, took a fancy to his talent. In 47 BC, Zhang Bo recommended Chen Tang as maocai (a title of scholar).Chen Tang may be poor and afraid, but he is really eager to be an official. His father died and did not go home to attend the funeral. This is a very serious crime in feudal society. Being implicated, he was deprived of two hundred households.According to the law of the Han Dynasty, Chen Tang should be imprisoned for being unfilial, but because Chen Tang is indeed talented, he was later recommended as a Lang Guan.After this incident, Chen Tang himself felt very humiliated, and wrote many times to ask to be sent as an envoy to the frontier fortress. Just as Minister Gan Yanshou was appointed as the protector of the Western Regions, Chen Tang went to the frontier fortress together as the vice captain of the Western Regions. This is 36 BC.

On the way of envoys, every time Chen Tang passed through cities, mountains and rivers, he would climb high and look far away, observe the terrain, memorize it in his heart, and prepare for future use.After arriving at the Protectorate of the Western Regions, Chen Tang said to Gan Yanshou: "The countries in the Western Regions have always only feared the strong, and the Zhizhi Shanyu of the Xiongnu is also famous, and he invaded Wusun, Dawan and other countries from time to time. Suppose one day the Xiongnu If one destroys Wusun and Dawan, and expands with the masses, those countries that pay tribute to our Han Dynasty will definitely be destroyed by him in a few years. Zhizhi Chanyu’s Shanyu City is located in a remote place. If we send soldiers to garrison Attacking the city directly by surprise will definitely establish a thousand years of merit." Gan Yanshou felt that Chen Tang's words were very reasonable, and wanted to go to the court to ask for troops.Chen Tang said again: "Those ministers and officials in the court discuss matters in vain, and they will certainly not follow our strategy." But Gan Yanshou insisted on playing.It just so happened that Gan Yanshou was ill and unable to deal with political affairs in those days, so Chen Tang used the name of the imperial court to conscript soldiers from various cities in the Western Regions and the Han army stationed in the fields, preparing to raid the Xiongnu.It wasn't until the army outside the city was mobilized that Gan Yanshou realized that he was about to go out to stop him, but Chen Tang held his throat with a sword.Chen Tang shouted angrily: "The army has assembled, do you dare to stop the army?" Gan Yanshou had no choice but to reorganize the army with Chen Tang, and gathered more than 4 elite cavalry.At the same time, Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang also wrote to the court, impeaching themselves about sending troops without authorization, and then led the army away.

After a few days of rapid march, the 4 army quietly came to a place 60 miles away from the Huns Shanyu City, and immediately launched an attack.In the middle of the night, the wooden city on the outskirts of Shanyu City was captured.At dawn, the soldiers of the Han army made preparations to attack the city, and pushed dozens of siege vehicles into the inner city of Shanyu City.During the melee, a Han soldier named Du Xun chopped off Zhizhi Shanyu's head, and the Han army's expedition won a decisive victory.In this battle, the Han army beheaded more than 1500 people under Shanyu, Yanshi, Prince, and Xiaowang.

After the great victory, Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang sent a memorial to Emperor Yuan, which said: "I have heard of the righteousness of the world, and I should mix it into one. Between the mansions of the barbarians in Tougao Street, Yixian County, to show that thousands of miles away, Ming Dynasty Anyone who commits a crime against a strong man will be punished no matter how far away he is." This memorial was written in a heroic manner, with the majestic spirit of a great man.Chen Tang made this great contribution as a scholar, leaving a long story.

Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty's "addiction to broken sleeves"

Homosexuality is not a new phenomenon or a new term. It has existed since ancient times. "The Addiction to Broken Sleeves" is a vivid description of homosexuality by Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty.

In 7 BC, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty had just succeeded to the throne. Emperor Ai, who became emperor at the age of 20, had no intention of paying attention to state affairs, and only cared about the soft and charming jester Dong Xian.Dong Xian is the prince's attendant, young and beautiful, Emperor Ai fell in love with him, and he was always with him in daily life, inseparable.

Once, the two slept together during the day. Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty woke up and wanted to crawl out of the bed, but his sleeves were held down by Dong Xian. He wanted to pull the sleeves back, but he couldn't bear to disturb Dong Xian. When he woke up, in a moment of impatience, Emperor Ai pulled out his saber from the bed, cut off his sleeve, and went out quietly.Since then, the Chinese language has had the term "the addiction of broken sleeves", which has become a synonym for homosexuality.Dong Xian wakes up and sees Emperor Ai's severed sleeves under him, and also feels Emperor Ai's deep affection. Since then, he has become more and more charming, never leaving the emperor's side.

Dong Xian refused to leave the palace even on public holidays, and stayed in the palace to wait on him.Emperor Ai brought Dong Xian's wife into the palace and lived together.He also built a luxurious mansion for Dong Xianxiu, and the pillars, beams and railings were all decorated with silk brocade.

It stands to reason that Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty was actually bisexual. While he was obsessed with male favorites, he also had a great interest in females.Dong Xian has a younger sister who is waiting in her boudoir. She looks similar to Dong Xian, with almond eyes and delicate bones.Once, she followed Dong Xian into the palace, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty was immediately fascinated by her, and immediately asked her to sleep with her.The next day, Dong was named Zhaoyi, second only to the Queen.The queen's palace is called "Jiaofang", and Dong Zhaoyi's residence is specially given the name "Jiaofeng", which means it is equal to the queen's name.It's nothing more than seeing Dong Xian's sister. What's even more incredible is that Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty fell in love with Dong Xian's wife again.Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty once saw Dong Xian's wife in the palace and was moved by her beauty.From then on, Dong Xian, his wife and sister took turns serving the emperor's bed.

Emperor Ai set up the imperial tomb, and also set up the tomb for Dong Xian, and the two tombs were built together.Emperor Ai awarded Dong Xian 20 mu of land at a time, and there are countless rare treasures.It was not enough to make Huang Xian the chief minister and the leader of the officials. Emperor Ai also said at a banquet that he would also give up the world to this 22-year-old white-faced gentleman who had no skills.Later, Emperor Ai died, Dong Xian lost his backer, his home was ransacked, and his property was worth 43 billion.

Emperor Ai was so loyal to "love", of course the state affairs were very bad. Less than 10 years after Emperor Ai's death, Wang Mang usurped the throne and established a new dynasty.It's really "the addiction to broken sleeves" that has lost the country!
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●Being Emperor Wang Mang and reforming the system
Wang Mang was the nephew of his relative Wang Feng in the late Western Han Dynasty.After Wang Feng took power in the imperial court, his brothers and nephews were very arrogant and extravagant. Only Wang Mang did not have such a habit of being arrogant and extravagant, and he studied hard.Like ordinary scholars, Wang Mang is cautious in doing things and lives a frugal life.People say that Wang Mang is the best among the children of the Wang family.Before Wang Feng died, he recommended Wang Mang to the Empress Dowager and Emperor Han Cheng.In this way, Wang Mang was appointed as Huang Menlang, and then promoted to Captain Shesheng.

In 16 BC, due to the recommendation of his uncle Wang Shang, Wang Mang was worshiped as Marquis of Xindu and Doctor Guanglu.A few years later, his uncle, Grand Sima Hussar General Wang Gen retired in old age, and Wang Mang took his place as Grand Sima and took control of the government.At this time, in the royal family, there were only relatives of Emperor Cheng and Emperor Ai, and Wang Li, an uncle of Wang Mang himself, who could compete with Wang Mang for power.In order to prevent them from posing a threat to his power, Wang Mang used various methods to force them to commit suicide or squeeze them away, and finally eliminated them one by one.Then, he placed his cronies in the court and made them high officials.Wang Mang also married his daughter to Emperor Han Ping to be the queen. In this way, he gained the status of "father of the country" and his status became more prominent.

Wang Mang's status is improving day by day, and Emperor Han Ping has grown up year by year. He has grown to 14 years old, and he understands some things more or less.Emperor Han Ping saw that Wang Mang's ambition was not small, and he was afraid and resentful in his heart.Wang Mang also gradually felt that the growing-up Emperor Ping might be detrimental to his expansion of power, so he looked for opportunities to kill Emperor Ping.Wang Mang found a two-year-old child from the Liu family's clan to be the crown prince, named Ruziying.Wang Mang called himself a "false emperor" ("false" means agent).Some civil and military officials wanted to be the founding fathers of the country, catering to Wang Mang's wishes, and persuaded Wang Mang to ascend the throne and become emperor.Wang Mang, who has always been known for giving way, is no longer giving way now.

In AD 9, Wang Mang formally ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.The name of the country was changed to "Xin", Wang Mang called himself "New Emperor", and the capital was still in Chang'an.In this way, the Western Han Dynasty, which began when Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, ended at this time.After Wang Mang became emperor, in order to demonstrate his mighty virtue, consolidate his rule, and resolve various social contradictions in the late Western Han Dynasty, he implemented a series of institutional changes, which are called "Wang Mang's reform" in history.However, Wang Mang's reform ended in failure.

●Lvlin Chimei Uprising
Less than 10 years after Wang Mang proclaimed himself emperor and established a new dynasty, the Lvlin and Chimei uprising finally broke out.

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