Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty kill the whole family after the death of Wei Qing?

Wei Qing is the brother-in-law of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, because he married Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, and he is also the brother-in-law of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, because the queen of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty is his sister Wei Zifu. So, how could Emperor Wu kill Wei Qing's family? Besides, Wei Qing didn't make any mistakes and made great contributions, so Emperor Wu can't kill people for no reason. Wei Qing was born in humble origins, his mother Wei Tuo was a slave of Pingyang Hou family, and his father Ji Zheng was a county magistrate of Pingyang Hou Cao Shou, who had an affair with Wei Tuo and gave birth to Wei Qing. When Wei Qing grew up, he became a slave rider of the Hou family in Pingyang. Later, he was recommended by his riding friend Gong to work in the palace.

In BC 139, Wei Qing's sister Wei Zifu was loved and entered the palace. Chen Ajiao, worried that he was out of favor, deliberately killed Wei Qing to vent his anger. Thanks to Sun Ao's hand, Wei Qing escaped. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very angry when he learned about it. He immediately summoned Wei Qing, appointed Wei Qing as Zhang Jian's protection supervisor, and accompanied him everywhere. Later, Wei Zifu was made his wife by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Wei Qing was promoted to be a loyal doctor.

The battle of Henan, Wei Qing began to emerge. In BC 132, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to Xiongnu for the first time after plotting evil in Ma Su. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent three armies, namely: riding general Gong Sun 'ao and sending troops from home; General GongSunHe sent his troops from the clouds, General Li Guang from Yanmen and General Wei Qing from Shanggu County. As a result, GongSunHe found nothing. Gong Sun Ao was beheaded by Xiongnu and killed more than 7,000 cavalry. Li Guang was captured by the Huns and escaped by playing dead. Only Wei Qing made a surprise attack on Liuzhou, winning a great victory. He beheaded and captured more than 700 Xiongnu soldiers, which greatly boosted the morale of the Han army. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named him Houguan.

Since then, Wei Qing has won the battle and attacked Bike. He has led the Han army and the Xiongnu main force to launch more than ten battles in Hexi and Mobei, and won all the victories. In the end, he was named Afu and General by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and was given the title of Prince Guan Neihou. He also married Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, and later gave birth to three sons. Wei Heng, the eldest son, Wei Buyi, the second, and Wei Deng, the third. In BC 106, Wei Qing died, and Emperor Wudi granted him permission to be buried with the mausoleum, chasing posthumous title as "loyalty".

So after Wei Qing's death, did Emperor Wu kill his family? Actually, it's not. Wei Qing has one brother and two brothers. His brother Wei Changping died before Wei Qing was sent by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty to attack the Huns. Brother Webb, there is no detailed record in the history books. Another brother, Wei Guang, was sent by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to pacify South Vietnam in Yunnan, where he made meritorious deeds, but the date of his death was unknown. Wei Qing also has three sisters, namely Wei Ru (Wei Junru), Xiao Wei and Wei Zifu.

My sister married GongSunHe, and later my son GongSunJingsheng was sentenced to prison for misappropriating military funds. Gong Sunhe redeemed his son and captured the ranger Zhu Anshi as Emperor Wu. Later, Zhu Anshi wrote to Emperor Wu in prison, exposing Sun Jingsheng's crimes of adultery and cursing Emperor Wu with witchcraft. In the end, the GongSunHe family was exterminated, and Wei Qing's elder sister Wei Ru was also implicated by Zhu Cao.

Second sister, Wei's child, is also Princess Pingyang's handmaiden. First, she had an affair with Huo Zhongru and gave birth to Huo Qubing. Later, Huo Zhongru abandoned the children of Wei, who had an affair with (Chen Ping's great-grandson) and finally married.

Wei Zifu, the third sister, was the queen of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and was forced to commit suicide after witchcraft rebellion.

(Wei Qing and Princess Pingyang)

Four months after GongSunHe was destroyed, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty started the witchcraft disaster. In the end, the daughter of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the princess, his three sons and one daughter, and Wei Qing's son Changping Hou Weiwa were all killed. Wei Qing's other two sons were not implicated.

In addition, Wei Qing's nephew, Huo Qubing, died young, and another nephew, Huo Guang, was worshipped as a trustee by Liang Wudi, who successively assisted Emperor Hanzhao, abolished Liu He, the king of Changyi, and established Emperor Hanzhao (Liu Bingyi).

Summary: After Wei Qing's death, the Wei family was greatly affected. Emperor Wu was violent and suspicious in his later years and was bewitched and used by some villains. Yi, in particular, was squeezed out and suppressed by many forces and eventually died with hatred. If Wei Qing were still alive, there might not be such a chaotic situation. Nevertheless, the Wei family was not extinct, just a little miserable!