After the death of Liu Fei, the king of Qi, he was succeeded as the king of Qi by his eldest son Liu Xiang. The Liu Xiang brothers belonged to the grandchildren of Empress Lu, and Empress Lu was not too embarrassed for them, but just took away a few pieces of land from the Qi Kingdom. When his nephew Lu Tai was crowned King of Lu, he cut out Jinan County of Qi as the fief of Lu Tai.

Lü Tai died of illness, and Lü Hou named Lü Tai's younger brother Lü Chan as the king of Lü.

In order to appease the Qi king's lineage, in the second year, Empress Lu took Liu Fei's second son Liu Zhang to Chang'an and named Zhu Xuhou. Four years later, Liu Fei's third son, Liu Xingju, was summoned to Chang'an and named Dongmu Hou. The brothers were named palace guards in the capital and had no actual positions. It is estimated that Empress Lu herself did not expect that these two brothers played a big role in the coup d'état that brought down the Lu family.

The other core members of the royal family surnamed Liu did not have this good fate.

The little emperor Liu Gong gradually became sensible, and I heard from somewhere that his biological mother was dead, and he was not the queen's biological son, so the child did not hide his mouth, and blurted out: "How can the queen mother kill my mother and call me the queen's son!" I'm still young, and when I grow up, I must take revenge! ”

As soon as he said this, he didn't grow up!

Liu Gong's words reached the ears of Lu Hou, and Lu Hou was very worried, afraid that Liu Gong would grow up and be held accountable, and his hard work would be in vain. Empress Lu imprisoned Liu Gong in the Yongxiang Cold Palace, claiming that the little emperor was seriously ill and would not let the ministers see him.

When the incident cooled down, Empress Lu issued an edict to abolish Liu Gong and re-establish Liu Ying's fourth son Liu Hong as the emperor and continue to reign in the dynasty. Liu Gong was imprisoned and died, known as the former young emperor in history.

Liu Bang's sixth son, Liu You, was originally named the king of Huaiyang. Empress Lu poisoned Liu Ruyi, the king of Zhao, and renamed Liu You as the king of Zhao. Liu You's queen is the daughter of the Lu family, and this marriage was also arranged by Empress Lu. The relationship between the couple is strained. Empress Lü assigned the girls of the Lü family to marry the princes and kings, and these girls were tasked with monitoring the prince surnamed Liu. This queen went to slander Liu You in front of Empress Lu, and accused Liu You and said: How can the Lu family be crowned king? When the Queen Mother is gone, I must clean them up.

Empress Lu was furious, summoned Liu You into Beijing, locked him in a house in the capital, sent troops to surround him, and cut off food and drink. Some subordinates secretly delivered food to Liu You, so they were arrested and punished. After two times, no one dared to send food to Liu You anymore. Liu You was starved to death. Before he died, Liu You issued a desperate accusation, "The Lu family is absolutely unreasonable, and the heavens will take revenge!" ”

After Liu You's death, Empress Lü ordered Liu Bang's fifth son, Liu Hui, the king of Liang, to become the king of Zhao, to give up the state of Liang to Lü Chan, and renamed Lü Chan as the king of Liang.

In the past, Liu Bang tried his best to eradicate the king with a different surname and renamed the son surnamed Liu as the king, but now it is the turn of Empress Lu to take great pains to eradicate the princes surnamed Liu and change the title of the son and nephew of the Lu family to the king. It can really be said: the fields of the predecessors are harvested by the latter. The descendants will be happy to receive it, and there will be people who will receive it behind!

The previous two kings of Zhao died tragically, and Liu Hui was under great psychological pressure and depressed. Liu Hui's queen is the daughter of Lü Chan, and this marriage was appointed by Lü Hou. This Queen Lu relied on the support of Empress Lu and held Liu Hui hostage everywhere at home. Liu Hui had his favorite concubine, and Queen Lu directly sent someone to poison the concubine. Liu Hui was angry and painful, but he couldn't do anything. Four months later, a desperate Liu Hui committed suicide in despair.

Empress Lu pretended to summon Liu Heng, the acting king, to be the king of Zhao. The three kings of Zhao died tragically, Liu Heng was not stupid, he wrote and excused himself: "I am willing to stay in remote areas and guard the frontier for the country." "Empress Lu pushed the boat down the river and named the second brother's son Lu Lu as the king of Zhao.

Liu Bang's youngest son, Liu Jian, the king of Yan, was scratched by a wild beast while hunting and died. Liu Jian's concubine gave birth to a son, who was still in infancy. Empress Lu secretly ordered someone to kill the child, falsely claiming that Liu Jian had no descendants, and named his nephew Lu Tong as the king of Yan.

So far, Liu Bang's eight sons died directly in the hands of Empress Lu (three Zhao Wang), two indirectly (Liu Fei, Liu Ying), and one died accidentally, leaving only two: Liu Heng, the fourth son, and Liu Chang, the seventh son, Huainan Wang.

The brothers withered, and Liu Heng, the acting king, withstood the test in this dangerous political environment. Liu Chang's biological mother was the attendant arranged by the princes and kings when Liu Bang went on patrol, and she was not recognized by Liu Bang, this woman was quite backbone, and she committed suicide after giving birth to Liu Chang. Liu Bang felt regret when he heard this, so he handed Liu Chang over to Empress Lu to raise. Maybe this unfortunate child triggered Empress Lu's motherhood, coupled with Liu Chang's young age and no backing, he could not pose a threat, and Empress Lu had a little maternal affection for Liu Chang.