Chapter 6 Prince's throne is vacant

In terms of kinship, Mr. Li Guangli, General of the Second Division, is Liu Bi's uncle, and Mr. Liu Quyu, the Prime Minister, and Mr. Li Guangli are relatives of their sons and daughters—— The son of Mr. Liu Quyu married the daughter of Mr. Li Guangli.Their greatest hope is that Mr. Liu Bi can be established as the crown prince. In 90 BC, that is, the year after the queen, Ms. Wei Zifu, and the crown prince, Mr. Liu Ju, committed suicide by hanging themselves (their mother and son died in 91 BC), the battle for the throne of the crown prince reached its climax.It happened that the army of the Huns Khanate in the north was divided into two groups, attacking Wuyuan (Wuyuan County, Inner Mongolia) all the way, and attacking Jiuquan (Jiuquan County, Gansu Province) all the way.The government of the Western Han Dynasty sent Mr. Li Guangli to Wuyuan for aid (another marquis, Mr. Ma Tong, went to Jiuquan for aid).When Mr. Li Guangli's army set off, the prime minister, Mr. Liu Quyu, saw him off on the Weihe Bridge.Mr. Li Guangli said quietly: "Brother, with your high position as a prime minister, if you can figure out a way to make Liu Bi the crown prince, you can enjoy wealth and honor forever without any future troubles." Mr. Liu Qushan promised.

——From Mr. Li Guangli's words, it can be seen that he has no understanding of political conditions.Alas, to the common people, the prime minister is of course a high position, but to the emperor, the prime minister is nothing more than a sesame seed.But we should pay attention to the phrase "no more trouble".Mr. Liu Che has been in power for fifty years, and when he murdered someone, his relatives did not recognize him.Almost all the prime ministers he appointed were killed, even the whole family was killed. Every prime minister was terrified, not knowing what would happen tomorrow.

Mr. Liu Qushou's attempt to teach Mr. Liu Bi to be the crown prince, but he hoped to change his nephew's master and save his old life, unexpectedly, it accelerated his disaster. In fact, even if the support is successful, and Mr. Liu Bi is now the crown prince and will become the emperor in the future, Mr. Liu Qushang may not be able to save his old life, and even his uncle, Mr. Li Guangli, may not be sure to be able to save his old life. Almost all autocratic emperors are ungrateful, and not many have good conscience.When we introduce what happened to the kings and queens of the Tang Dynasty in the 750s, we will explain more.

The country's highest civil and military chiefs united to support Mr. Liu Bi as the crown prince, which is highly confidential and it is impossible for a third party to know.However, there is a third party who knows.An eunuch named Guo Rang brought this matter to Mr. Liu Che, and said that the prime minister's wife also invited a witch to pray to the gods and ghosts, and cursed Mr. Liu Che to die quickly.As I said before, Mr. Liu Che was most afraid of this game, so he hated it the most. Hearing this, he was stunned, and ordered Mr. Liu Quyu to be tied to the kitchen cart, dragged to Dongshi, and cut in half.The noble prime minister's wife and the younger son were tied to Huayang Street and beheaded for public display.

Mrs. Li Guangli, the mother-in-law, was naturally involved, and Mr. Liu Che ordered her to be arrested and imprisoned.Mr. Li Guangli was fighting the Xiongnu on the front line of Wuyuan at this time, and when he received the news, he was so frightened that he was at a loss.A staff officer, Mr. Hu Yafu, suggested: "If you can make great contributions, you are still qualified to atone for your crimes to the emperor. If you go back to China alone to stand trial, you may never return. If you want to come here again, you will never be able to come back." This analysis was very pertinent. Mr. Li Guangli marched northward and launched a fierce attack on the Xiongnu. The commander-in-chief (General Zuo) of the West Route Army of the Xiongnu Legion died in battle, and the first prince (King Zuo Xian) led his army to retreat.Mr. Li Guangli pursued and wanted to go straight to the capital (royal court) of the Huns Khanate, but the news that Mrs. Li Guangli was imprisoned and his own fate was in jeopardy had spread among the army.

His chief of staff (Chang Shi) understood his mood and said: "You are taking our lives to save your own bad luck." Conspiring with his fellow party members, he planned to arrest Mr. Li Guangli, put him in a prison car, and send him back. Chang'an.Woohoo, if that's the case, it's worse than going back to the country and surrendering on your own.Mr. Li Guangli was caught off guard and the chief of staff was arrested and executed.He knew that the army's morale was gone, his authority could no longer do anything, and he would die if he went back. He thought about it, and he was single-handedly, and he surrendered to the Xiongnu army.

Alas, the surrender of the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force to the enemy is a laughing stock in history. Mr. Liu Che will never let Li Guangli go, because witchcraft is stepping on his sore feet, and Mr. Li Guangli surrendered to the Huns, which made Mr. Liu Che's actions more plausible. His reaction was to massacre the entire Li family.Li Nu has thousands of amorous feelings and all kinds of thoughts and loves. At this time, she pays for it. She can't even protect the life of a child in her natal family, and they are all killed.Like Ms. Wei Zifu, Ms. Li brought great glory to her family, but also brought disaster, but the time of glory was much shorter than that of Ms. Wei Zifu.

Mr. Liu Bi is the fourth son of Mr. Liu Che. After a massacre, he is not as implicated as his elder brother Mr. Liu Ju. It is a blessing, let alone sit on the throne of crown prince.Mr. Liu Che's fifth son, Mr. Liu Xu, is a reckless playboy who likes to duel with fierce Lu—animals like bears—with his bare hands ("Xijing Miscellaneous Notes" says that in a later fight, His chest was scratched and his life died).Moreover, this is only one end, other ridiculous and strange things happened one after another, no matter the father, Mr. Liu Che and all the ministers, never considered that he could inherit the throne.

So, let’s get back to the main story, now there is only Liu Fuling, the youngest son born to Ms. Zhao Gouyi, and when Mr. Liu Fuling was five or six years old, he had a strong body, a loud voice, and was very intelligent.Mr. Liu Che often praised him, saying that he looked exactly like his father and loved him very much.