Whether the First Emperor relied on Zhao Ji's maternal power to sit on the throne at the beginning of his reign is not clear in the history books

But there is no doubt about one thing, if Zhao Ji has no power at all, I am afraid it is not worth Lu Buwei to break ties with her again. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

It can be said that Zhao Ji's power was far inferior to Lü Buwei in the Qin State at that time, but the combination of the two may be enough to compete with the power of the immature First Emperor and other forces in the Qin court, and become a major force in the Qin dynasty.

And if it weren't for that, even if Zhao Ji was the queen mother, she wanted to entrench in Yongdu, the former capital of Qin, which was also the place where the prince of Qin was crowned, I am afraid it would be unlikely.

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The importance of relatives to an emperor can also be seen from what happened to an emperor.

This emperor is Liu Wei, who does not have much ink in the history books.

There were a total of four emperors in the history of the Han Dynasty who were recorded as young emperors, and Liu Bian's situation was very closely related to his relatives.

Liu Wei was the eldest son of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty and Empress He.

But strictly speaking, although Liu Wei is the eldest son, he is not loved by Liu Hong.

It has been recorded many times in the history books that Liu Hong's plan to appoint Liu Xie, Liu Wei's half-brother, as the crown prince:

Before Liu Bi was born, Emperor Ling's sons had all died, so Huang Zibi was not raised in the palace after he was born, but in the home of the Taoist Shi Ziyi, and he didn't dare to call his Liu Bi by his real name, calling him "Shi Hou". Because Shi Daoren has Taoist skills, He wants to protect the prince with his Taoist skills.

Emperor Ling didn't like Liu Wei, but liked Liu Xie, the prince born to Wang Meiren. When the ministers asked Emperor Ling to establish the crown prince, Emperor Ling thought that Liu Wei was frivolous, did not have the prestige of the emperor, and was not suitable to be the emperor, and wanted to make the prince Liu Xie the crown prince, but because Empress He was favored in the palace, and Empress He's brother He Jin was a general and held a high position in the court, the matter of establishing the prince was delayed for a long time, and the prince was not established until the death of Emperor Ling.

It may be because of the existence of He Jin, the general at that time, as a relative, and He Jin had a power that had made Liu Hong deeply jealous, and in the end, Emperor Ling of Han did not establish Liu Xie as the crown prince until he died.

And remove the factor of He Jin, at that time, the idea was that there was a grandson, no grandson, Liu Wei was already the eldest son of Emperor Han Ling at that time, if it was abolished to establish a young child, and to abolish the grandson to establish a concubine, it was very difficult for Emperor Han Ling to pass the criticism of the courtiers.

Perhaps because of this, before the power of He's relatives was officially formed, Emperor Ling of Han did not succeed in canonizing Liu Xie as the crown prince.

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And He Jin's power was formed after the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

In the first year of Zhongping, due to the Yellow Turban Uprising, He Jin was appointed as a general, and led the five battalions of the Yulin Army to be stationed in Duting to repair equipment to defend the Beijing Division. The subordinates of the Yellow Turban Leader Zhang Jiao conspired to raise troops in Luoyang, and He Jin cracked it, so he entered the seal of Shenhou.

In the fourth year of Zhongping, thousands of thieves in Xingyang rioted, attacked and burned the county, killed the county magistrate of Zhongmu, and ordered He Jin's younger brother Yin He Miao of Henan to resist, He Miao defeated the group of thieves, quelled the riot and returned to Beijing. The edict sent an envoy to Chenggao to welcome him, and appointed He Miao as the general of the chariot and cavalry, and named the Marquis of Jiyang.

In the fifth year of Zhongping, the situation in the world was even more chaotic, and the people who wanted to be angry thought that there would be soldiers in the Beijing Division, and the two palaces would bleed. The general Xu Liang and the fake Sima Wutang said to He Jin: ""Taigong Liutao" has the generals of the Son of Heaven, which can threaten the Quartet. He Jin thought it was very reasonable, and he reported the matter to Emperor Ling of Han when he entered the court. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty agreed, and ordered He Jin to enter the Quartet and talk about Wuping being optimistic. Built a big altar, built 12 layers of colorful canopy on it, 10 zhang high, built a small altar in the northeast of the altar, built 9 layers of canopy again, nine zhang high, horizontal infantry, knights tens of thousands of people, camped for a formation. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty personally came out to inspect and stationed under the big canopy, and he stationed under the small canopy. After the ceremony, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty wore armor and horses, called "Supreme General", and returned three times around the formation. The edict ordered He Jin to lead the whole army to garrison Xiaxia.

At this time, the eight captains of Xiyuan were set up, with Xiaohuangmen Jian Shuo as the captain of the upper military academy, Hu Ben Zhonglang Yuan Shao as the lieutenant of the middle army, Bao Hong, the captain of the Tun cavalry, as the captain of the lower military academy, Cao Cao as the lieutenant of the military academy, Zhao Rong as the assistant lieutenant, Chun Yuqiong as the lieutenant of the military academy, and the left and right lieutenants.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty thought that he was strong and strategic, and he was particularly close to him and appointed him, thinking that he was a marshal, and he was subordinate to the commander of the department, although the general was also under his leadership. Although Jian Shuo was in charge of the military power in the imperial court, he was still a little afraid and jealous of He Jin, so he talked to Emperor Ling of Han with the regular attendants and asked him to send He Jin to the west to attack Bian Zhang and Han Sui.

Emperor Ling of Han listened to their advice and rewarded He Jin with 100 military vehicles and tiger axes. He Jin secretly knew that this was a conspiracy. So Shang Song asked Yuan Shaodong to attack Xu and Yan Erzhou soldiers, and when Yuan Shao returned, he would send troops to delay time.

From the above records, it can be seen that He Jin, who became a general, has swelled his power to the point where Emperor Ling of Han is deeply feared.

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Empress He gave birth to the eldest prince Liu Wei, and Wang Meisheng gave birth to the second prince Liu Xie. Emperor Ling wanted to abolish Chang Liyou, but because he was seriously ill, he asked the eunuch Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo to help Liu Xie, and set up the military power of He Jin, the eighth lieutenant of the West Garden. Jian Shuo also wanted to get rid of He Jin and set up Liu Xie as emperor.

In the sixth year of Zhongping, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died, and Jian Shuo planned to kill He when he entered the palace, but under the hint of Jian Shuo Sima Pan Yin, He Jin said that he was ill. Because He Jin was not eliminated, Liu Wei was made emperor, Empress Dowager He came to the court, He Jin and Taifu Yuan Kui assisted the government, and recorded Shangshu affairs.

He Jin knew for a long time that the eunuchs were common in the world, and hated Jian Shuo for plotting to harm him, and when he grasped the power of the court, he secretly arranged to kill the eunuchs. Yuan Shao also had a plan for a long time, so that He Jin's personal guest Zhang Jin persuaded He Jin to say: "The Yellow Gate has been serving the power for a long time, and it is exclusive to the Empress Dowager Changle, and the general should select virtuous talents, rectify the world, and eliminate harm for the country." ”

He Jin thought that Yuan Shao was right, and because the Yuan family was favored for many years, he was supported by people at home. Yuan Zhao is good at raising soldiers, and heroic people are willing to be used by him. His younger brother Hu Ben Zhonglang will also be a chivalrous man, so they are all thick. Therefore, the wise and resourceful people Feng Ji, He Hao, Xun You, etc., were recruited more widely and became confidants with them.

Jian Shuo was suspicious and uneasy, and wrote a letter to Zhao Zhong and others, who were in charge of the Zhongchang Guard: "The general's brother is in power, and now he is plotting with the people of the world to kill those who are close to the first emperor, and eliminate us people, just because I command the forbidden army, so I hesitate for the time being." Now it is time to close down the Cabinet and hunt it down urgently. "Zhongchang serves Guo Sheng, and He Jin is from the same county. Empress Dowager He and He Jin's noble luck, Guo Sheng contributed and helped. Therefore, Guo Sheng trusted He's family, so he discussed with Zhao Zhong and others, did not follow Jian Shuo's strategy, and handed Jian Shuo's letter to He Jin. He Jin ordered the Yellow Gate to arrest Jian Shuo, behead him, and lead his garrison. Yuan Shao persuaded He Jin again: In the past, Dou Wu wanted to kill his inner pet but was victimized because what he said leaked out, and the five battalions and hundreds of officials obeyed the eunuchs and were afraid of the eunuchs. Now the general has such an important position as an uncle, the brothers are the same commanders of the army, and the subordinate generals are all handsome and famous, willing to do their best to report their lives, the matter lies in mastery, this is the time for God to help. The general should eliminate the harm for the world and make a name for future generations. Although the Shen Bo of the Zhou Dynasty is nothing! Now the coffin of the lord is in the front hall, and the general is ordered to lead the forbidden army, so he should not enter and leave the palace province casually. ”

He Jin thought so, so he didn't go to the funeral under the pretext of illness, and he didn't send the funeral. That is, he made a plan with Yuan Shao, and told the Empress Dowager He about the plan. Empress Dowager He didn't listen and said: "The eunuchs rule the forbidden province, from ancient times to the present, the old rules of the Han family cannot be abolished." Besides, the first emperor has just passed away, how can I work with the scholars in a grand manner?" He Jin can't go against the will of the queen mother, and wants to kill those who do. Yuan Shao thought that the eunuchs were close to the emperor and ordered them to go in and out, and if they were not all eliminated now, they would definitely cause harm in the future.

Empress Dowager He's mothers, Wuyangjun and He Miao, accepted bribes from various eunuchs many times, knew that He Jin was going to kill them, and told Empress Dowager He many times that they wanted Empress Dowager He to shelter them. He also said: "The general is good at killing cronies on the left and right, and the autocratic power is weak to the emperor." The Queen Mother suspected that this was indeed the case.

Some of the eunuchs have been around the emperor for decades, and they are the princes and nobles, and the internal and external collusion is extremely consolidated. He Jinxin is in charge of important tasks, and he has always been afraid of them, although he has a big name outside, he can't make a decision in his heart, so things can't be decided for a long time. Why did Yuan Shao and others plan to gather more fierce generals and a large number of heroes from all directions, so that they all led troops to the capital and threatened Empress Dowager He. He Jin agreed.

Chen Lin, the chief bookkeeper, advised: "Yi said, 'If the deer is let go, it cannot be caught.'" 'As the saying goes': catch a bird blindfolded. 'Small things cannot be deceived by will, let alone the great affairs of the state, how can they be obtained by deception.' Now the general is always mighty, and he has the power to control the army, and the dragon and the tiger are stepping forward, high or low, all in your heart. This is like burning the feathers on a stove, what is the difficulty? It is in line with the Tao, contrary to the scriptures, and obedient to heaven and man. Abandon sharp weapons and look for foreign aid. When the soldiers gather together, the strong are the strongest, which is what is said to be done upside down, and the handle is given to others, and the merit will never be achieved, and it will become a step of chaos and evil in vain. ”

He Jin didn't listen.

Therefore, the former general Dong Zhuo was stationed in Shanglin Yuan in Guanzhong, and the king of Taishan was sent to the palace to mobilize the strong crossbowmen of his county, and the eastern county was called to guard the bridge and the sky to be stationed in Chenggao, so that Ding Yuan, the commander of Wumeng, burned Mengjin, and the fire made the city red, and they all said that they would kill the eunuchs. Empress Dowager He still disagreed. He Miao said to He Jin: "At the beginning, we came all the way from Nanyang, and we all relied on the palace to get rich because of poverty. The affairs of the state are not easy! If the poured water cannot be recovered, it should be carefully considered, and friendship should be maintained with the palace. ”

He Jin's meaning was even more suspicious. Yuan Shao was worried that He Jin would change his mind, so he threatened him: "The situation of combining with each other has been revealed, and if things are not done, there will be changes, what is the general waiting for, why not make a decision as soon as possible?" He Jin then used Yuan Shao as the lieutenant of the division, holding the talisman and breaking it with special orders, and engaged in Zhonglang Wang Yun as Henan Yin.

Yuan Shao sent Luoyang Fangluo military officials to monitor the eunuchs, so that Dong Zhuo and others galloped up, preparing to march into the army and be optimistic. Empress Dowager He was frightened, dismissed all the small yellow gates, and returned to the house, leaving only the people close to He Jin to guard the province.

From the above records, it can be seen that although He Jin has a huge force, his strategy and courage are not outstanding, and he even has some stubbornness.

In a sense, that is, He Jin did not choose to follow Chen Lin's advice in the end, and finally lured the situation of the division of the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, as well as the demise of He Jin, the He family's forces, and Liu Wei's mother and son.

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The eunuchs told each other: "The general does not mourn or send funerals when he is sick, and now he suddenly comes to the palace, what do you want to do? When He came in and out, he pretended to be summoned by the Queen Mother.

He entered the confinement, and Zhang Rang and others scolded He Jin and said: "The chaos in the world is not only the sin of my generation. The first emperor once had a discord with the queen mother, and almost abolished the queen mother, we cried to rescue, and each took out tens of millions of family wealth as gifts, and the meaning of the first emperor of Yue, just want to rely on your He family's portal. Now it's too much to kill our race, isn't it?You say that the palace is filthy and dirty, who is loyal and honest below the minister?" So Shang Fang Jian Qu Mu drew his sword and slashed He He in front of the Jiade Palace. Zhang Rang, Duan Qi and other edicts, with the late Taiwei Fan Ling as the division of the school attached, Shaofu Xu Xiang as Henan Yin. Shang Shu got the edict, suspected that it was false, and said, "Please ask the general to come out and discuss together." ”

Zhonghuangmen threw He Jin's head to Shang Shu and said, "He Jin rebelled and has been killed." So Yuan Shao and others took this opportunity to lead troops into the palace and kill all the eunuchs.

After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he proclaimed himself Sikong and leaned towards the government and the opposition, but he knew that not everyone obeyed him, so he decided to abolish the young emperor and set up Chen Liuwang as the emperor to improve his prestige. Because Dong Zhuo had a heavy army, no one in the DPRK and China dared to oppose it except Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao, so he decided to abolish the plan.

On the first day of September in the first year of Zhaoning, Dong Zhuo convened hundreds of officials in the front hall of Chongde and forced the Empress Dowager He to issue an edict to establish Liu Xie as the emperor, depose the emperor as the king of Hongnong, and return the empress dowager to power.

After the edict was promulgated, Taifu Yuan Kui took off the seal ribbon worn by the abolished emperor Hongnong and presented it to King Chen Liu. King Chen Liu then ascended the throne and changed the Yuan Yonghan to the Han Dynasty, which was the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Then Yuan Kui helped King Hongnong to descend to the palace and proclaimed himself a vassal to the new emperor who was sitting in the north. Seeing the abolition of the emperor, Empress Dowager He choked up, and the ministers were sad, but they dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.

In the first month of the second year of Dong Zhuo's abolition of Shao Lixian, the assassins, state pastors, and Taishou from all over Shandong raised troops to attack Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was afraid that they would crusade against him in the name of welcoming the abolition of Emperor Hongnong and reinstating him, so he simply killed King Hongnong.

Dong Zhuo put King Hongnong in the pavilion, and on the twelfth day of the first month of the first year of Chuping, he sent Lang Zhong to order Li Rujin to offer poisoned wine to King Hongnong, saying: "Taking this medicine can ward off evil." King Hongnong said, "I'm not sick, it's just trying to kill me!"

Liu Wei refused to drink. Li Ru forced him to drink, but as a last resort, he had to say goodbye to his wife Tang Ji and the entourage of the palace people.

In the process of drinking, King Hongnong sang sadly: "The way of heaven is easy, why is it difficult for me! The rebel ministers see that their lives are not delayed, and they will pass away!"

It made Tang Ji dance, and Tang Ji raised her sleeves and sang. After the song, King Hongnong said to Tang Ji: "Aiqing is the concubine of this king, and she will no longer be the wife of the people." Take care of yourself, and leave forever!" He drank poisoned wine and died at the age of fifteen.

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In a sense, Zhang Jiashi himself had to comment on Liu's experience: "How to advance when you succeed, and how to advance when you die." ”

Because Zhang Jiashi knows very well that if He Jin is not a person who commits two mistakes, or even if he really can't do two in some decisions, let's not talk about whether he will become another Wang Mang in the end, but in the end of Liu Bian's life, I am afraid that Liu Biao himself will not end up being killed by a dove.

And this can also be said to be a positive factor for a foreign faction.