My father, Li Shimin, requests Your Majesty to become the Retired Emperor.

"Emperor Wu of Han indeed became emperor."

There was a beautiful legend between him and Chen Ajiao, known as "hiding a beauty in a golden house".

In fact, the marriage between Emperor Wu of Han and Chen Ajiao was a political alliance.

There was no emotional foundation between the two of them, and Chen Ajiao's body was also uncooperative; despite spending 9000 million yuan, her infertility could not be cured.

She ultimately did not bear Emperor Wu of Han a son or daughter.

Later, Emperor Wu of Han met the singer Wei Zifu at Princess Pingyang's home.

He slept with her that very day and brought Wei Zifu into the palace.

The following year, Wei Zifu regained favor and became pregnant.

This made Chen Ajiao envious, jealous, and resentful.

Empress Chen had no children, and she worried that if Empress Wei gave birth to a boy for Emperor Wu of Han, he would become the crown prince, and her own position would be in jeopardy.

Chen Ajiao and her mother, Princess Guantao, conspired to have Wei Qing arrested and imprisoned, intending to kill him.

Wei Qing's friend Gongsun Ao led his men in a prison break and rescued Wei Qing from the prison.

When Emperor Wu of Han learned of this, he was furious.

He told everyone that he was Wei Qing's backer.

From then on, Chen Ajiao became even more depressed.

Even more tragically, she resorted to witchcraft and secretly cursed Wei Zifu.

After this matter was discovered, Emperor Wu of Han could no longer tolerate it.

He deposed Empress Chen and demoted her to Changmen Palace. "Xu Hui said.

Su Wan was also familiar with the story of the struggle between Chen Ajiao and Wei Zifu.

Su Wan said, "Ultimately, the reason for this is that Princess Guantao was too greedy."

She herself was of noble status and enjoyed wealth and honor, but she was not satisfied and hoped that her daughter would become empress.

This greatly displeased Emperor Wu of Han.

Chen Ajiao was domineering and unreasonable, but instead of restraining her, Princess Guantao fanned the flames.

Keep in mind that the annual tax revenue of the entire Han Dynasty was only 50 billion, but Chen Ajiao spent 9000 million coins to treat her infertility. Isn't that a terrifying number?

In addition, Empress Chen was too troublesome, and she would frequently attempt suicide by hanging herself to frighten Emperor Wu of Han, which gave him a great headache.

Chen Ajiao was both pitiful and ignorant. What kind of witchcraft was she using in the harem to curse Wei Zifu? Wasn't she just courting her own destruction?

Emperor Wu of Han was already being lenient by not killing her.

You're right.

Let's talk about Yin Lihua and Guo Shengtong again.

Guo Shengtong was originally an empress. When she married Liu Xiu, she brought with her 100,000 soldiers as her dowry.

In other words, without Guo Shengtong, there would be no Liu Xiu later on.

Historically, empresses were rarely deposed unless they committed serious offenses.

For example, Empress Chen was deposed because of witchcraft, Empress Bo because she was childless, and Empress Huo because her clansmen committed crimes.

However, Guo Shengtong was dismissed without any fault, which is unprecedented in history.

Guo Shengtong bore Liu Xiu five legitimate sons.

Su Wan picked up her teacup and offered a sip: "The reason Yin Lihua was able to become empress is because she had better political acumen."

Liu Xiu's suppression of Guo Shengtong was also a suppression of the Hebei Group that Guo Shengtong represented.

Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua were both from Nanyang. They were childhood sweethearts with a deep bond. Liu Xiu's elevation of Yin Lihua was also to elevate the Nanyang Group behind her.

This was highly beneficial to Liu Xiu.