What did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty think? Why did he kill his confidante in cold blood?

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty killed his confidante because he wanted to kill his mother to prevent her from falling behind and endangering the country.

First of all, this confidante is Mrs Gou Jian, who has a son Liu Fuling with Emperor Wu.

Mrs Gou Jian is the favorite concubine of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and also the biological mother of Liu Fuling. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty hunted, passed by the river and saw the celestial phenomena, which made people fascinated. The fortune teller said that there was a strange girl in this place, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent someone to look for her. Soon after, he found a woman, Zhao. Later, Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty brought her back to the palace to be named Jieyu, and gave her a palace called Gou Yi Palace, so others also called her Mrs. Gou Yi.

Second, the position of the prince is vacant, and Liu Fuling is the best candidate.

In 9 1 BC, the queen of Wei Zifu and the son of heaven were framed, and a famous witchcraft disaster occurred in history. Wei Zifu and Prince Liu Yi could not prove their innocence, so they had to fight and finally defeated themselves. After the death of Liu Bureau, the position of the Prince became vacant.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had six sons in his life. Liu Yi, the eldest son, committed suicide because of witchcraft, and Wang Qihuai Liu Hong, the second son, also died young. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also had only four sons left, namely Dan, Guangling Xu and Changyi Bohe.

After Liu Dan's death, Liu Dan sent an envoy to Chang 'an to tell Liang Wudi that he wanted to be a guard in Chang 'an and was made a prince. Liang Wudi was furious, killed the messenger and cut the fief, so Dina Liu could not be a prince. And Liu Xu idles around all day, doing nothing, and is not the best candidate for the prince.

Liu Yuxin Bo is Li Guangli's nephew. At that time, Li Guangli and Prime Minister Liu Quli planned to make Liu Bo Prince. Later, it was revealed that Li Guangli surrendered to Xiongnu and Liu Quli was beheaded. It is impossible to make Liu Bo a prince. Then the most qualified of these four people is Liu Fuling. Although Liu Fuling was still very young at that time, he had a high IQ and was deeply loved by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Third, kill the mother.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to make Liu Fuling a prince, but Liu Fuling was still very young at that time, and Mrs. Gou Jian was also very young. He was afraid that Mrs. Gou Jian would take power after Liu Fuling was made a prince, so he had to kill Mrs. Gou in order to avoid this situation.