vetoed Liu Xiang, the king of Qi, and could only choose one of Liu Bang's sons to be the emperor. After the purge of Empress Lü, only two of Liu Bang's eight sons were still alive, the fourth son, Liu Heng, and the seventh son, Liu Chang, the king of Huainan.

Liu Chang was raised by Empress Lu, and the anti-Lu alliance instinctively rejected him. Liu Chang was kicked out of the list of candidates. There is only one candidate left: Liu Heng, the acting king. Minister Chen Ping calculated that Liu Heng has always been honest and low-key, his biological mother, the Empress Dowager Bo, is not favored, and has no power in the court, and he can't rely on us old men when he becomes the emperor. Okay, that's him.

The meritorious group reached an agreement on this and said: "Liu Heng, the acting king, is the oldest among the surviving sons of Emperor Gaozu, and he inherits the throne, which is justified. Besides, the acting king is generous, and the Empress Dowager Bo's mother's family is cautious and kind. It is appropriate to establish a king as emperor. ”

Among the royal faction surnamed Liu, Liu Ze, the king of Langya, naturally would not object, Liu Zhang, Liu Xingju and others of the Qi royal family were young and not as experienced as Chen Ping, who were old foxes who were not as experienced in the struggle, and under the call of the ministers to support Liu Bang's son, they gave in and agreed.

At this point, Liu Heng, the acting king, became the next emperor of the Han Dynasty recognized by all factions. Destroying Zhulu, Liu Heng did not contribute half of his efforts, but in the end, he got the biggest share of the cake. A person's destiny is, of course, dependent on self-struggle, but it is also necessary to take into account the course of history.

The new emperor has been chosen, and the current emperor Liu Hong is still in the palace. This is difficult for Chen Ping, these old foxes, they have already thought of a rhetoric: the little emperor Liu Hong and his three brothers are not the biological sons of Emperor Hui Liu Ying, they were raised by Empress Lu from outside the palace.

This statement completely negates Liu Hong's identity. Pretending to be a prince and becoming an emperor is not only illegal, but also killed. Anyway, Liu Hong's biological mother had already been killed by Empress Lu, and Empress Lu was also dead, and there was no proof of death. Liu Hong, who has been the emperor for four years, was abandoned like garbage by the anti-Lu alliance!

The anti-Lu alliance secretly sent an envoy to summon Liu Heng to Beijing on behalf of the country, and in the capital, they began to deal with Liu Hong's brothers.

Liu Xingju, Marquis of Dongmu, volunteered and said: "I have no credit for destroying the Lu family, please let me clean up the palace." ”

In terms of succession to the throne, the Qi royal family made concessions. The ministers took care of the scene and were willing to share the credit, so they asked Liu Xingju and Ruyin Hou Xiahou Ying to do this errand together.

The two of them entered the palace and said to Liu Hong bluntly: "You are not a descendant of the Liu family, and you should not be the emperor." ”

Liu Hong was uneasy for several days, and at this time, someone suddenly told him, your origin is unknown, not only can you not be the emperor, but you don't even know who your parents are. Liu Hong was stunned. Liu Hong also had a few guards by his side. Xiahou Ying disarmed them and called a carriage to carry Liu Hong out of the palace.

Liu Hong asked desolately, "Where are you taking me?" ”

Xiahou Ying coaxed him and said, "Go out and find a place to live." ”

Brother Liu Hong is already on the death list.

Considering that it doesn't look good on the face during the day. The moon is dark and the wind is high at night, when people are killed and set on fire. That night, the anti-Lu alliance split up and killed Liu Hong and his three brothers. Liu Ying has been weak all her life, and her sons have also been killed, and there are tragedies before and after her death. Empress Lu has been shrewd all her life, and she has cut off her children and grandchildren, but let the inconspicuous Liu Heng take advantage of it.

The majestic Weiyang Palace is about to usher in a new owner.