When the news of the imperial court's discussion of cutting the feudal domain reached the state of Wu, Liu Bi, the king of Wu, began to plan and plan a rebellion. He sent the middle doctor Ying Gao to win over Liu Wei, the king of Jiaoxi.

The Jiaoxi Kingdom has just been cut down to six counties, Liu Wei has always been brave and ruthless, and several brothers of the Qi royal family are afraid of him, so Liu Wei came to Liu Wei first. As long as Liu Wei is pulled to his side, it is equivalent to taking down several princes and kings of the Qi royal line.

Ying Gao saw Liu Wei and explained his intention: "King Wu has something on his mind, he doesn't dare to leave the fiefdom and go out, so he sent me to tell the king." ”

Liu Wei was very polite and asked, "What advice does Uncle Cousin have?" ”

Ying Gao said: "Today, the emperor appoints traitorous ministers and constantly encroaches on the fiefs of the princes. King Wu is ill, he has not been to the Hajj for more than 20 years, and he has been worried about being suspicious of the imperial court, I heard that the king has committed the crime of buying and selling titles, and the sins of other princes are not as serious as yours, and I am afraid that in the future, more than six counties will be cut. ”

Liu Wei didn't hide it, and said, "That's the case, what do you say I should do?"

If you have something to say, you don't have to hide it.

Ying Gao said indignantly: "Now that King Wu and the king have the same troubles, King Wu is willing to take this opportunity to take advantage of the trend and eliminate harm for the world!" What does the king think?"

Although he was mentally prepared, when he heard Ying Gao say it himself, Liu Wei was still taken aback, and hesitated: "Although the emperor is in a hurry today, after all, he is the emperor, how dare I resist?" ”

Ying Gao advised: "Chao mistakenly deceived the Son of Heaven and invaded the land of the princes, which is unpopular. Recently, there have been meteors and earthquakes in succession, which is a warning from the heavens, and there are major changes. Don't miss this opportunity. King Wu wanted to follow the king and sweep the world in the name of crusading against Chao Cuo. If the king agreed, the king of Wu would take the king of Chu to attack Hangu Pass, hold Xingyang, resist the Han soldiers, and wait for the king. Merge with the king and divide the world!

Liu Bi made a condition and was willing to let Liu Wei be the leading brother, and after the rebellion was successful, the two of them divided the world. The cake is very tempting, and whether you can grab it is a question! Moreover, there are other princes and kings.

Liu Wei was obviously very confident and agreed to participate in the rebellion.

Liu Wei listened to Ying Gao's return, and was afraid that Liu Wei would regret it, so he personally disguised himself and secretly came to the Jiaoxi Kingdom, signed an alliance with Liu Wei, and agreed to rebel together.

Liu Wei's judgment was very accurate, Liu Wei discussed this matter with his subordinate officials, and the subordinates did not approve, "Several princes and kings combined, the strength is only 20% of the imperial court, it is difficult to win, even if you win, it is so difficult for an emperor to serve now, and there will be two emperors in the country in the future, wouldn't it be even more chaotic!" ”

Liu Wei didn't listen, and connected several brothers, Liu Jianglu, the king of Qi, Liu Xiongqu, the king of Jiaodong, Liu Piguang, the king of Jinan, and Liu Xian, the king of Jiangchuan, and Liu Wei sent envoys to rebel against Liu Wu, the king of Chu, and Liu Sui, the king of Zhao, and made an appointment to rebel against the imperial court.

In the first month of 154 BC, the imperial court sent an edict to reduce the state of Wu and Yuzhang to Liu Bi, the king of Wu. Liu Bi angrily smashed the edict and scolded: "The three counties of Wu State, cut off the two counties, what are you waiting for!" ”

Ten days later, Liu Bi took the lead in a rebellion in Guangling (Yangzhou, Jiangsu), killing officials sent by the imperial court and issuing a proclamation to the princely kingdoms.

In the same month, Liu Wei, the king of Jiaoxi, took the lead in killing the officials sent by the imperial court to the Jiaoxi Kingdom. Then, Liu Xiongqu, the king of Jiaodong, Liu Xian, the king of Jiangchuan, Liu Piguang, the king of Jinan, Liu Wu, the king of Chu, and Liu Sui, the king of Zhao, raised troops successively. The "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" broke out.