Brief introduction of Liu Heng, the fourth son of Liu Bang, Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty

Important achievements: stabilizing the feudal ruling order in the early Han Dynasty; Compound interest to develop the economy; The first "governance of cultural scenes"

Posthumous title: Emperor Xiaowen

Temple number: Taizong

Allusions: tasting soup and medicine.

47 years old

Mausoleum: Baling

Liu Heng's life

Wang is the fourth son of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang and his mother. Wu was the concubine of Wei Baozhi in Wang Weizhong at the end of Qin Dynasty. At the beginning of the Chu-Han War, Wei Bao rebelled against the Han Dynasty because Han Xin and Cao Can were captured and killed by Zhou Ke. As a result, she also became a prisoner and was soon sent to the weaving room to weave. After seeing some beautiful women, Liu Bang listed Gibb as a harem. In the fifth year, she gave birth to Liu Heng. In the 11th year of Emperor Gaozu, after the mutiny in Chen Yi, Liu Bang made Liu Heng, who was only eight years old, king and settled in his own hands. Later, during the fifteen years that Liu Heng lived in San Francisco, he shared weal and woe with the people and developed production instead of Daan. This laid a superior foundation for his administration after he took office.

Emperor Gaudi of the Western Han Dynasty reigned for eight years and died. Liu Bang's old minister * * * wiped out Lu's power, and then negotiated who would inherit the throne. Because they thought in advance that Li Kasi, the little emperor of Lu, was not a child of Emperor Hui of Han Dynasty, which did not conform to the legal system of succession to the throne. At first, they met Liu Heng, a generous, kind and famous acting king. So he sent messengers to Chang 'an to meet Liu Heng and continue to rule. Liu Heng was not very happy when he saw the messenger. On the contrary, it puzzled him. His bannermen also had different views. Some think it is deceptive, and some analysis will not be false. Liu Heng decided to use divination to solve this problem. The effect reached a "great" divination effect. The significance of this effect is that the lines cracked by Daheng are very reasonable. I will soon become a king, following in my father's footsteps, just like Qi Yulian. The soothsayer explained to him that the heavenly king and the emperor were equal and one level higher than the ordinary king. So Liu Heng decided to go to Beijing to inherit the throne.

But just in case, Liu Heng went to Chang 'an step by step. He was afraid that he would fall into a trap and die. First, my uncle Zhao Bo went to Chang 'an to inquire about the actual situation; Second, when he was five miles away from Chang 'an, he sent his men Chang Song to explore this advanced city. At first, with the support of Minister Chen, he was very vigilant. Finally, he lived in Weiyang Palace and continued to reign for Wendi.

Because it is not easy to get the throne, Liu Heng first recorded the celestial telegraph package after he acceded to the throne, and used his cronies Chang Song and Zhang Wu to defend the palace and the capital, which fundamentally guaranteed his personal safety. Then, the founding fathers who made him emperor were rewarded and promoted one by one, and Liu Wang, who was demoted by Lv Hou, was also restored to the title and fief. At the same time, the founding fathers who followed their father, Liu Bangguo, also left one after another to reward and enfeoffment. These measures consolidated Liu Heng's throne.

In addition to using the wrist to stabilize his power, it is also an important step for Liu Heng to crack down on important officials. In this regard, it is important to punish the great ancestor zhou bo. Because of the meritorious service of establishing Liu Heng, every time he retired from North Korea, he always came out with an arrogant face, as if he didn't take Liu Heng seriously at all. Liu Heng became more and more polite to him and often looked at him to say goodbye. It would be detrimental to the dignity of the monarch to ask the minister to persuade Liu Heng not to pay too much attention to frequency. In the future, Liu Heng's expression will become more and more serious, and frequency will become more and more respectful. Zhou Bo's subordinates reminded him in real time: beware of making too much contribution and angering yourself. Wake up frequently and wake up suddenly. As a result, he resigned as the right prime minister, and Liu Heng soon approved him. A year later, because Chen Ping was still alive, Liu Heng hired him as the prime minister again, but only after ten months, Liu Heng excused himself for being blocked by the vassals. Before that, many princes lived in Chang 'an, which added a lot of burden to the food supply in the capital. Therefore, Liu Heng ordered the princes to start their careers in their own countries. Even if the court allows them to stay in the capital, they will send their son to the countryside. However, many people find various excuses to stay in the capital, which makes Liu Heng very energetic, so they let Premier zhou bo take the lead to set an example and dismiss him.

Later, it was reported that zhou bo was wearing armor at home and had a rebellious heart. Liu Heng arrested him immediately. Frequency quickly announced to Liu Heng through Liu Heng's uncle Zhao Bo that he didn't rebel because he was afraid of disaster. After new observation, Liu Heng released zhou bo, but he didn't find the truth of his rebellion. Compared with many emperors in feudal times, Liu Heng was very generous.

Liu Heng, who held the imperial power, came to Beijing with only six people, including Chang Song and Zhang Wu. After Liu Heng ascended the throne, he was determined to integrate the imperial power system as soon as possible, so as to standardize and strengthen the operational capacity of state power.

Control and finance

The relieving is the greatest power, and Liu Heng knew it well, so on the night he entered Weiyang Palace, he ordered Chang Song to be the general of Wei, and both the North and South armies were appeased. Zhang Wu was appointed as a doctor and toured the palace. There is still a yamen to leave, so that Emperor Shaohou and his three younger brothers will all die in their own yamen. The emperor returned to the front hall and announced the imperial edict overnight, granting amnesty to the whole world.