Chapter 7 cold-blooded murderer

Mr. Liu Che has no choice until now, but in fact he has already made his choice, Liu Fuling will sit on his throne as the emperor.However, he considered a serious problem, that is, his bridge wife, Ms. Zhao Gouyi, was too young and beautiful. Once he died, she would naturally become the legal empress dowager and hold the highest power in the country.Not only is it possible, it is almost certain that she will get one or more cuckolds to put on her dead husband's head, and no one can interfere.However, this is not the main thing. The main thing is that the child is too young to govern the country, and the power of the country will inevitably slip into the hands of the empress dowager—a young woman who is actually just a big girl.The shadow of Ms. Lu Zhi kept floating in Mr. Liu Che's mind. He believed that in the early 100s of the 2nd century BC, a large number of Lu surnames in the early stage of the Western Han Dynasty, almost usurping the power of the Western Han Dynasty, would reappear.

Thinking of the chaos after death, Mr. Liu Che was sweating profusely. The only preventive measure was to kill Ms. Zhao Gouyi. In the first eight or eight years of the 1910s, Mr. Liu Che was 70 years old and Ms. Zhao Gouyi was only 25 or 26 years old. ——The age of Ms. Zhao Gouyi is not recorded in the history books, we speculate so.Gai this year her son Liu Fuling is only seven years old, and it is assumed that His Excellency will give birth in the second and third years after entering the palace; and she is assumed to be seventeen or eighteen years old when she entered the palace, so this year is beginning to be plump and gradually mature.She may think that her future is bright, but she doesn't know that there are different folks in the court, and her plumpness and maturity are the seeds that make her die.

As the saying goes: "A companion to a king is like a tiger." A tiger looks as docile as a sheep, but no one knows when it becomes a beast, let alone what causes it to become a beast.The same is true of the despotic emperor, because his power allows him to go beyond legal constraints and moral norms.Woohoo, a person who transcends legal constraints and moral norms is a disaster in itself, and can spread the disaster to others. In 88 BC, Mr. Liu Che, a 70-year-old man with murderous intentions, took his innocent wife, Ms. Zhao Gouyi, who was 25 or 6 years old, to Ganquan Palace (Chunhua County, Shaanxi Province) to escape the summer heat.One day, he caught Ms. Zhao Gouyi's small mistake—what kind of mistake it was, it was not recorded in the history books, and we don't have to pursue it. It's easy for a powerful person to find fault with a defenseless person.After Mr. Liu Che found out about Ms. Zhao Gouyi's fault, he was furious and out of control.Ms. Zhao Gouyi was trembling with fright, and hastily threw down the jewelry on her head—this is the expression of pleading guilty and begging for mercy in ancient times—kneeling and kowtowing to the old man's husband, begging for forgiveness.

Mr. Liu Che ignored him, and only told the eunuchs beside him, "Take her away." When the eunuchs escorted her to go down, like Ms. Zhao Gouyi who was hit by a thunderbolt from the blue sky, she suddenly understood that she had faced In danger, she turned her head to beg forgiveness from the old man and her husband.Woohoo, as long as he speaks, she can live, and her life depends on his words, but the old man's face is ashen, and he doesn't say a word.In the end, he only said lightly: "Take it away quickly, you can't live anymore." Ms. Zhao Gouyi was sent to the special prison (Yeting Prison) in the imperial palace. Mr. Ban Gu said in Hanshu that she "had condemned her past and was worried about death".An old woman in her prime, no matter how serious the accidents are.It is absolutely impossible to worry about death overnight.And from the tone of voice, it seems that Ms. Zhao Gouyi's fault is all on Ms. Zhao Gouyi. She made a mistake, was blamed, and died after a night of worry.This is one of the most disgusting examples of "taboo for the venerable" in Confucianism. Because the murderer of his wife was the emperor, he tried to use word magic to obliterate the truth.

How did Ms. Zhao Gouyi die, poisoned?hanged?strangle?Smothered with earthbags?we do not know.We only know two things: First, she didn't understand until she was dying how her little "fault" would receive such a severe death penalty.The moment she was executed, she was probably still looking forward to, even believing that her husband, who was so loving and obedient to her, would definitely change his mind. Second, she died that night, which can be deduced from the quick and violent turn of events by Mr. Liu Che.This is not a legal case that requires investigation of records.This is a case of politics, and the joy and anger of the wand of power is the proof.And it is necessary to act quickly, so as to avoid a sudden change of mind.

In the cases of Ms. Chen Jiao and Ms. Wei Zifu, they themselves were somewhat or slightly negligent.However, Ms. Zhao Gouyi's unjust imprisonment can't find her fault. She is as pure as a daffodil and innocent as a baby.There are only four actual crimes against her: first, she is too delicate and beautiful.Second, she is too young.Third, she gave birth to a son.Fourth, her son will be established as the crown prince.Once again, Mr. Liu Che showed the cold blood of an autocratic emperor, and he was able to kill his young wife who was deeply in love with him. But the cruelty lies in the means he adopted. Why can't he make Ms. Zhao Gouyi die painlessly in her sleep, but must show her teeth and claws, use the law, say that she has committed a crime, throw her into the prison, and hand it over to the executioner to humiliate her?According to historical records, on the day Zhao Gouyi's daughter died, there was a strong wind in Chang'an City, and the sun was covered by dust. The residents of Chang'an mourned the fate of this beautiful woman.

Mr. Liu Che also noticed that people were dissatisfied with his cruelty. One day, he asked the attendants on the left and right, "What's the reaction outside to this matter?" You are a beast." Then there was a click, and my neck was cut in two.Of course the attendant would not be as stubborn as me, so he replied tactfully: "People's confusion is, why did they kill his mother first when they wanted to make their son the crown prince?" Mr. Liu Che said: "You idiots, you know Shit! Since ancient times, the reason why the country is in chaos is often because the king is young and his mother is young (the master is young and the mother is strong). The young mistress lives in a single room and is arrogant and promiscuous. Who can control her? You don’t see Lu’s pheasant. What kind of hand is that?"

In the second year after Zhao Gouyi's death—in 86 BC, Mr. Liu Che officially announced that Mr. Liu Fuling, who was eight years old, would be the crown prince.The next day, Mr. Liu Che's sinful life came to an end, and his braids turned.Mr. Liu Fuling took over as the eighth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, posthumously named his mother the empress dowager, and sent 20,000 soldiers to expand his tomb "Yunling"—in the south of Ganquanguan (Chunhua County, Shaanxi Province).However, it has been impossible to bring the old lady back to life.