Chapter 30 first defeat

Mr. Liu Shi died in the first three or five years of the first century BC. The thirty-seven-year-old queen, Ms. Wang Zhengjun, became the empress dowager at the age of blooming flowers. Her son Liu Ao succeeded the twelfth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. The royal brothers who were named princes were all sent to their feudal countries.Mr. Liu Xing's feudal country was in Xindu (Ji County, Hebei Province), and soon it was changed to Zhongshan (Ding County, Hebei Province), and his mother-in-law, Feng Yuan, followed her, and she was called "Queen Dowager Zhongshan".Mr. Liu Kang's feudal country was in Dingtao (Dingtao County, Shandong Province - the hometown of Ms. Qi Yi), and his mother, Ms. Fu Zhaoyi, also went there, called "Dingtao Queen Mother".

——Ten years later, Mr. Liu Kang died of illness, and his son, Mr. Liu Xin, succeeded him as the king of Dingtao. Ms. Fu was promoted to be a grandmother, and she was already an old woman. After Mr. Liu Ao sat on the throne, he was more greedy for women than his father. The eldest wife, Ms. Zhao Feiyan, and the younger wife, Ms. Zhao Hede, are all romantic figures through the ages. We will introduce them in the next chapter.However, Mr. Liu Ao has no sons (in fact, it is not that he has no sons, but the sons have all been murdered by him), which is a serious scene.Mr. Liu Ao has been in power for twenty-seven years, and by the time of twenty-four or five years, he and his mother, Ms. Wang Zhengjun, had to accept this depressing fact.

In 9 BC, Ms. Wang Zhengjun summoned Liu Xing and Liu Xin, uncle and nephew, from Fengguo to the capital Chang'an (Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province). The mothers of the two princes, of course, accompanied them.They were already enemies, but after more than 20 years of separation, they are now facing another struggle at the same time - fighting for the throne for their children and grandchildren, and also fighting for the throne for themselves, once again fighting hand to hand. The two princes entered the court, and they were obviously likely to become heads of state. Of course, there were many followers and groups of mules and horses.But among the most important entourage, Mr. Liu Xing only brought "Guofu" (taught by the prince).However, in addition to "Guo Fu", Mr. Liu Xin also brought "Guo Xiang" (the prime minister of the government of the country) and "Lieutenant" (the commander of the armed forces of the government of the country).Liu Ao asked Liu Xin, "Old nephew, why did you bring them here?" Liu Xin said, "It's stipulated in the national law." They must follow the class so that they can report any problems in the closed country at any time.For example, if the emperor asks how many troops there are in Fengguo, the prince can't just stare and say he doesn't know. With the commander by his side, he can answer right.Mr. Liu Ao asked his younger brother Liu Xing why he only brought "Guofu". Mr. Liu Xing stayed for a long time and couldn't answer. "Mr. Liu Xin taught him to recite "Shangshu" again, but Liu Xing couldn't recite it. Once, Mr. Liu Ao hosted a banquet for the uncle and nephew. Mr. Liu Xin was cautious and behaved, but Mr. Liu Xing was big and In other words, he didn't understand that the "emperor's banquet" was different from ordinary banquets, especially since he was facing not only an imperial meal, but also an exam. Maybe his intelligence and intelligence were indeed not as good. Anyway, when everyone (including the emperor) was drunk and satiated, only His Excellency seemed to have an empty stomach, so he continued to eat vigorously. After eating with great difficulty, when he got up to leave, the garter was loose, and the Slowly tie it up there. Mr. Liu Ao—once he saw it, he thought that this old man was a worthless guy, not as much as an old nephew.

However, there are other forces that determine Mr. Liu Xin as the heir. His grandmother Fu, the old woman, brought a large amount of gold and silver treasures from the feudal state, and gave them to the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, Mr. Liu Ao's wife Zhao Feiyan, and his favorite young wife, Zhao Hede, and to Mr. Liu Ao's uncle ( Empress Dowager Ms. Wang Zhengjun's elder brother) Mr. Wang Gen (he is a marquis with the official title of "Hussar General" and is ruling the central government of the Western Han Dynasty).To win people's money and contribute to others, everyone praised Mr. Liu Xin in unison.Especially sisters Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede, they knew that there was no hope of having a son, the throne would finally fall into the hands of others, and they needed to pave the way as soon as possible for future planning, so they soon became close friends with old lady Fu.

The old lady Fu hopes to use the power of the Zhao family sisters to make her grandson ascend to the Golden Palace. The Zhao family sisters hope to exchange their future security for their contribution to helping the old lady Fu's grandson ascend to the Golden Palace.The internal and external attack became a foregone conclusion. After it became a foregone conclusion, the two princes were still sent back to their fiefdoms respectively. In the second year, in 8 BC, Mr. Liu Ao officially named the eighteen-year-old Mr. Liu Xin as the crown prince.So far, Ms. Feng Yuan, who is of the same social status, has suffered setbacks for the first time. On the one hand, her son, Mr. Liu Xing, is not up to date, and on the other hand, her red envelope offensive is not strong enough.From her behavior of "standing like a bear", it can be seen that she is a square and resolute woman, she can sacrifice for the one she loves, but she lacks the vicious obsession of her opponent, the old lady Fu.

In the second year after Mr. Liu Xin was named crown prince, in 7 BC, Mr. Liu Ao became seriously ill.The official in charge of observing the astrology found that the light of Mars was dim (Yi Senshouxin), a guy named Ben Li wrote a memorial, and paid $6—— Mr. Liu Ao warned that if the celestial phenomena changed, the disaster must be passed on to the ministers to be safe, otherwise it would be a catastrophe. This is a pan-political thought unique to China's authoritarian regime: First, the super-slutty emperor is regarded as a star in the sky, which is different from the small people who are ridden on his neck.The second is the disaster of the emperor; it is believed that relying on political power, the ordinary people can suffer instead of him.Therefore, Mr. Liu Ao chose his prime minister, Mr. Zhai Fangjin.Gai Prime Minister is respected and rich, which is enough for his social status. How can ordinary people afford it?Mr. Liu Ao summoned Zhai Fangjin, put on an official face, and blamed him for being a prime minister, but he couldn't reconcile Yin and Yang (this hat was worn mysteriously), so that even the gods were not happy, and all kinds of mutations occurred, you can figure it out.Mr. Zhai Fangjin was confused.On the second day, when Mr. Liu Ao heard that Mr. Zhai Fangjin had not committed suicide, he became even more angry: Did he mean to make trouble with the emperor?Immediately, an imperial envoy (probably a cruel and snarky little eunuch) was sent to scold Mr. Zhai Fangjin, and then reward him with ten stones of wine and a head of cow. ——The practice of the Western Han Dynasty, who rewarded wine and cattle meant that he wanted to execute himself.Mr. Zhai Fangjin had no choice but to take the poison and collapsed instantly.