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

Li Chenggan knew very well that the imperial harem had always been very complicated. The women in the harem competed with each other, which was actually a war without gunpowder and was very cruel!

Moreover, the women in the harem often had the power to influence matters in the court, and could even change the crown prince, wielding immense influence.

Wasn't Liu Che able to become the crown prince because of his mother?

At that time, Liu Che was still very young; he was neither the eldest son nor the legitimate son.

He was the tenth prince.

Logically speaking, he had no chance of becoming emperor.

However, his mother was a very wise woman.

The crown prince at that time was the eldest son of the emperor, Liu Rong.

Liu Rong's mother was Consort Li.

However, Princess Kuri was very naive and immature, and she didn't understand political maneuvering at all.

Emperor Jing of Han had an older sister, Princess Guantao, Liu Piao.

Princess Guantao hoped that Emperor Jing of Han's lineage would flourish, so she frequently selected beautiful women to send to Emperor Jing's harem.

Of course, Princess Guantao also had her own selfish motives for doing this.

For this, she received many rewards from Emperor Jing of Han.

Later, Princess Guantao hoped to marry her daughter Chen Ajiao to the eldest son of the emperor, Liu Rong.

She went to discuss this matter with Princess Kuri, which was originally a good thing.

If Consort Li agrees, then Liu Rong's position as crown prince will be even more secure. Moreover, since Empress Bo has no children, the position of empress will eventually be hers.

However, Consort Li did not think so. She believed that the reason she was neglected by Emperor Jing of Han was because Princess Guantao had presented some young and beautiful women to Emperor Jing's palace.

She blamed Princess Guantao for the whole thing.

She thought to herself, "If it weren't for you, how could I be so miserable?"

So she flatly refused the marriage proposal.

Princess Guantao felt extremely embarrassed and became furious.

Later, Princess Guantao thought Liu Che was quite good, so she went to discuss the marriage with Liu Che's mother, Wang Zhi.

Wang Zhi was very clever, and she immediately agreed.

Thus, Princess Guantao and Wang Zhi secretly formed an alliance.

Princess Guantao spoke ill of Consort Li in front of Emperor Jing of Han.

Emperor Jing of Han initially did not believe it.

However, as time went on, he came to believe it and realized that Princess Kuri was indeed not a good woman.

Originally, Emperor Jing of Han did not particularly like Liu Rong, feeling that he was unlike himself, but he quite liked Liu Che.

Emperor Jing of Han was a very ruthless emperor.

Ultimately, disregarding the objections of ministers Dou Ying and Zhou Yafu, he issued an edict to depose Liu Rong from his position as crown prince, and at the same time, he also deposed Consort Li.

Liu Rong was demoted to Prince of Linjiang, but even after his demotion, he remained unrepentant.

After he arrived in Linjiang, he started a large-scale construction project and occupied the land of the ancestral temple, which led to him being reported to the authorities!

No one expected that Emperor Jing of Han would send the eagle Zhi Du to investigate the case.

Those officials were notorious for their cruelty; who in the world wasn't afraid of them?

While in prison, Liu Rong made a request to Zhi Du, asking him to provide him with a writing brush and a writing implement so that he could submit a memorial to Emperor Jing of Han.

Zhi Du retorted, "What right do you, a prisoner, have to submit a memorial to the Emperor?"

Therefore, I refused his request.

Disheartened, Liu Rong committed suicide in prison.

Soon after, Princess Kuriki also died of depression.

With the help of Princess Guantao and Consort Wang, Liu Che finally became the crown prince.

This suggests that women also possess enormous energy.

After Liu Bang died, Empress Lü's son Liu Ying succeeded to the throne. However, Liu Ying only reigned for seven years before dying. Empress Lü could then choose whoever she wanted to be emperor.