Chapter 22 Zhao Wang Zhang Ao Conspiracy Case

The source of the story also begins with Liu Bang's distress. In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (202 BC), Zhang Er, who had only been king of Zhao for one year, died of illness.In the Battle of Jingxing, Zhang Er killed Chen Yu, his life-and-death friend, in exchange for the current King Zhao.After Zhang Er died, his son Zhang Ao succeeded him.Zhang Ao's wife is Princess Lu Yuan, born to Liu Bang and Empress Lu, and Zhang Yan, the beautiful daughter of the Zhang family, will be the queen of Emperor Hui of Han in the future.Liu Ying's marriage to Zhang Yan is an uncle's marriage to a niece. In the eyes of the ancients, this is actually a kind of marriage, which has long been commonplace.

In other words, Zhang Ao is not only Liu Bang's son-in-law, but also Liu Bang's in-laws, and Liu Bang's courtiers. It seems that the first and third identities are more clear on Zhang Ao, and Zhang Ao is too embarrassed to show off the label of "in-law" in front of Liu Bang. In the seventh year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (200 BC), Liu Bang, who had been besieged by the Xiongnu Maodun Shanyu for seven days, broke through from Pingcheng and passed through the State of Zhao on his way back to Chang'an.When Zhang Ao saw his old father-in-law rushing back in a state of distress, he hurriedly served Liu Bang on saddle-back, with all the courtesy of a son-in-law.Liu Bang, a big bastard, didn't take this very seriously. He always treated Zhang Ao arbitrarily, yelling at his son-in-law, thinking that Zhang Ao was his son-in-law, and he couldn't beat and scold him if he took advantage of his daughter?In addition, Liu Bang was so angry that he was beaten by the Huns, and he just wanted to vent his anger. Moreover, Liu Bang was born in the grassroots, and his hooligan habits were his usual style. Zhang Ao and others had nothing to do with him.

The turn of events had something to do with Liu Bang's almost assassination.The assassins are Guoxiang Gao, Zhao Wu and others from the Zhao Kingdom. These people are self-indulgent, and they can't understand Zhang Ao's humiliation in front of the old man. In addition, these people are all Zhang Er's old subordinates, so they plan to teach Liu Bang a lesson for the young master. . At the beginning, Guan Gao joined dozens of ministers to find Zhang Ao, and these 60-year-old old men said with righteous indignation: "Young master, you are such a coward! Back then, the heroes of the world rose together to fight against Qin. Power comes from inside, whoever has the ability will be the emperor. Now you are so respectful to Liu Bang, but Liu Bang is so rude to you, this is too bullying! Please let us help you teach him a lesson and kill him .”

The appearance of this kind of remarks is not accidental, Guan Gao, Zhao Wu and others are old subordinates of Zhang Er, and Liu Bang once worked as a small follower under the great ranger Zhang Er when he was young, so Guan Gao and his group look up to Liu Bang No, I think everyone is a disciple of the Zhang family, and they are all of the same level. Why should you make irresponsible remarks on the old master's son when you become the emperor! Zhang Ao is not timid, but he is very clear about the relationship between Liu Bang and himself, so he bit his fingers anxiously after hearing these words, and persuaded him: "Look at what you are talking about! When my father and king died, It is all thanks to Liu Bang's help that we can make a comeback. Without Liu Bang, we would not be where we are today. We have to learn how to repay kindness, so I hope everyone will stop talking like this."

Guan Gao, Zhao Wu and the others refused to accept it, and still conspired in private: "We are wrong about this matter, we should not go to the young master, the young master is broad-minded, he is a gentleman, he never does ungrateful things, we don't We should make it difficult for him. It's just that we big guys don't want to be insulted, because the emperor insulted our young master, so we are the ones who want to kill the emperor. It has nothing to do with the young master, and we can't tarnish his reputation. Let’s discuss together, we will do the assassination of Liu Bang ourselves, and if the matter succeeds, we will attribute it to the young master; if the matter fails, we will take all the responsibility on ourselves.”

In the eighth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (199 BC), Liu Bang conquered the remnants of Han Wangxin from Dongyuan (now northeast of Shijiazhuang, Hebei).Zhang Ao couldn't afford to offend his father-in-law, and seeing his father-in-law yelling all day long about loneliness, loneliness, and few people to comfort him, he reluctantly parted with his love and sent several beauties in his palace to Liu Bang's bedside.Liu Bang had a good time, and one of the beauties, Mrs. Zhao, was favored and conceived that night. Now Mrs. Zhao had the flesh and blood of the emperor on her body.Zhang Ao didn't dare to neglect, so he hurriedly built a villa for his wife who was pregnant with the father-in-law's child, and asked her to move outside the palace to live alone.He thought to himself that his wife would change into his ex-wife in a short time, and if Mrs. Zhao became Liu Bang's Mrs. Ru, he would not be neglected.

The arrival of Liu Bang also brought opportunities for the assassination of Guan Gao, Zhao Wu and others.They met in Boren County (now Longyao West, Hebei Province) and arranged for manpower, planning to assassinate Liu Bang on the way back.They ambushed the assassins in the walls of the Bairen County posthouse, planning to wait for an opportunity to strike.As a result, Liu Bang just noticed it when he was going to stay here, and asked what it was. When he heard that it was called "Boren County", he suddenly thought: "Bairen, this means to persecute people, forget it. .” So he left without staying.Guan Gao and others have been busy for nothing.

Yao Zhutian, a native of the Qing Dynasty, did not believe in this story. He believed that the plot of Liu Bang's saying that "Bo people are forced by others" is "roughly fabricated, but it can be cute and cute, and the small details are vivid, and the three cents want to live."In other words, the story is outrageous and low-level. However, in essence, although Liu Bang was born as a big boss, he was a pavilion chief in the Qin Dynasty anyway.Don't underestimate this insignificant director of the police station. The Qin Dynasty has very strict requirements for selecting officials. At least they must be able to read and judge official documents. Therefore, after Liu Bang became emperor, he might like to show off that he had some "arty" hobbies. You can't show that you are too uneducated.Liu Bang scolded his mother in front of Confucian scholars all day long. If he had no education at all, others would have to laugh at him behind his back.

Therefore, it is entirely possible for Liu Bang to say that "Bo people are forced by others".It is estimated that Liu Bang has no ink in his stomach and wants to put on a posture, so he deliberately misinterpreted it like this.More importantly, it can also be seen from the two works of "Song of the Swan" and "Song of the Great Wind" written by Liu Bang after he ascended the throne that this guy must have been busy with cultural lessons after he became emperor.Now that you have attended cram school, you must show some results. It is probably not a problem to make up the meaning of a word.

Although the assassination of Liu Bang by Guan Gao, Zhao Wu and others failed in the end, the paper could not contain the fire after all. They were still reported a year later, and Zhang Ao was implicated because of this. Women and children were also arrested.Among these people was the beauty Zhao who was raped by Liu Bangxing and became pregnant. Zhang Ao was finally released, all thanks to the help of his heroic and courageous body.Originally, the group who planned to assassinate Liu Bang were planning to commit suicide when they heard about the Dongchuang incident. Only Guan Gao stood up to stop them and said, "You have forgotten who asked us to do these things? It wasn't us! The young master didn't do it at all. I know, but now we are implicated and arrested. If you are all dead, who will defend Zhao Wang and maintain his innocence?"

So Guan Gao followed Zhang Ao to Chang'an in a prison car.Liu Bang originally ordered Zhao's ministers and Zhang Ao's guests not to enter Chang'an together, so the guest Meng Shu and more than a dozen people spontaneously shaved their hair, wrapped their necks with iron rings, and dressed up as "Clamp City Dan", lying Said to be Zhang Ao's domestic slave and went to Beijing together. Guan Gao defended himself righteously at the court. He said: "This matter was planned by a few of our courtiers, and King Zhao didn't know about it." He also falsified and gave perjury, so he whipped him thousands of times and stabbed him with an awl to make him tell the truth. Guan Gao was severely tortured, but he refused to admit that Zhang Ao participated in the rebellion from the beginning to the end. Empress Lu felt sorry for her daughter. Princess Lu Yuan was young, and she didn't want her daughter to become a widow early, so she went to Liu Bang to say good things about Zhang Ao.Liu Bang answered very simply, he said: "You women, with long hair and short knowledge, don't even think about it. If Zhang Ao finally wins the world, a guy like your daughter can have as much as he wants. The woman he wants to come!" Liu Bang seemed to have inadvertently criticized himself for being playful. It is said that Liu Bang was originally a handsome guy with a beard and beard. Not necessarily how beautiful it is.Liu Bang said that Zhang Ao would be bothered when he became the emperor, and he would look down on his daughter's beauty and ask others instead. Why is it not the case for Liu Bang himself? After listening to her husband's words, Empress Lu thought that when it came to the probability of extramarital affairs, she really didn't know much about it than Liu Bang. Back then, Empress Lu was alone in her hometown, and Liu Bang found many women outside.Thinking of this, Empress Lu was silent. After Ting Wei reported the trial progress of the case to Liu Bang, Liu Bang was also moved by Guan Gao's loyalty, and praised: "This is really a brave man!" Gao's words, Xie Gong, a Chinese doctor, volunteered to go and said: "Guan Gao is my fellow villager. I have known this person for a long time. He is a hero of Zhao State who values ​​love, righteousness, and keeps promises." So Liu Bang sent Xie Gong to take him back. On the day of the Fu Festival, I went to visit Guan Gao on the bamboo bed where he was lying. When Guan Gao saw Xie Gong coming, he greeted him, and Xie Gong asked Guan Gao if Zhang Ao was responsible for their rebellion. There is still a whole family." In this case, Guan Gao was persuaded to frame Zhang Ao.After listening to Guan Gao, he replied firmly: "No one does not cherish his wife and children. My whole family is about to be executed because of my confession. How can I be willing to let so many relatives die for King Zhao! But the question is It's Zhao Wang who really didn't turn his back on it, it was really a few of us who did it." Xie Gong came back and reported the situation to Liu Bang in detail. At the same time, he also told Liu Bang the reason why Guan Gao, Zhao Wu and others wanted to assassinate Liu Bang.When Liu Bang heard this, he felt that his son-in-law was still loyal to him, so he was relieved and let King Zhao go. After Zhang Ao was released from prison, he was demoted to Xuanpinghou, and Guan Gao was also released because of his chivalry.However, when Guan Gao learned from Xie Gong that both Zhang Ao and himself had been released, he resolutely committed suicide.Before he died, he said to Xie Gong: "The reason why I didn't commit suicide after being beaten to pieces was to wash away my grievances for King Zhao Zhang Ao. Now that King Zhao has been released from prison, I have done everything I should do. It is a very serious crime, and I have no face to serve others anymore. The emperor will not kill me, but I can’t have a clear conscience.” So Guan Gao committed suicide.For a time, his chivalrous reputation spread all over the world.And those guests who entered Chang'an with him were also rewarded by Liu Bang. However, the story related to Huainan King Liu Chang has just begun.When the lens of history focuses on the performances of Guan Gao, Zhang Ao and others in this turmoil, the beauty Zhao Shi, who was beaten by Liu Bangxing, quietly opened the chapter of future history.