said that Liu He, the king of Changyi, became the emperor, but he did not look like an emperor at all. Not only did he not discuss state affairs with Huo Guang and the ministers, but he brought all the drummers, dog-fighters, and tricksters in Changyi to the palace, asked them to play with him, and rewarded them at will. During the mourning period, meat was not allowed to be eaten in the palace, but he secretly sent people outside the palace to buy chickens and pigs, and then slaughtered them and ate and drank. He was idle, so he went to the harem of Emperor Zhao of Han to rape the palace maid.

Liu He dreamed that on the east side of the steps of the west gate of the palace, there was a large pile of green-headed fly droppings, about five or six stones, covered with large roof tiles. Liu He asked Gong Sui, and Gong Sui said: "There are many traitors on Your Majesty's side, just like the fly droppings you saw in your dreams. I hope that Your Majesty will expel all the traitors among the old people of Changyi from the imperial court. I, Gong Sui, set an example and was the first to go. Liu He ignored it, and couldn't listen to Gong Sui's words at all.

The Book of Han records that Liu He has done 1,127 absurd things in 27 days since he received the seal, an average of 40 things a day. This number is truly staggering! How ridiculous can a child be, is there any suspicion of deliberate exaggeration? You must know that the Han Dynasty had strict regulations, and the emperor was not allowed to interfere with the records recorded in the "Living Note". But Huo Guang is not the emperor, as a political master, did he interfere with the officials who recorded the emperor's life?

In fact, this is the excuse of Huo Guang and other ministers. The real reason is probably that after Liu He ascended the throne, he was eager to promote the subordinates he brought from Changyi, and wanted to use these old ministers to govern himself. This offended the general Huo Guang, Huo Guang was able to control the government and the government, which was hard work, how could Liu He take it so easily, so there was a conflict between the two sides. can talk about the means of conspiracy, Liu He is Huo Guang's opponent. Huo Guang quietly asked someone to find his henchman Tian Tiannian, and extended him into the secret room, and retreated from the people to ask for a way.

Tian Yannian said: "The general is the pillar of the country, and since he knows that this person cannot be the king, why not listen to the queen mother and choose another sage to set it up." Huo Guangdao: "My intention is the same, but to abolish the monarch with ministers, I don't know if there was such a thing in ancient times?" Yannian said: "In the past, Yiyin was the prime minister of the Shang Dynasty, and he abolished Taijia to Anzong Temple, and later generations called him loyal." If the general can do this, it will also be the Yi Yin of the Han Dynasty. ”

It turned out that Huo Guang had never studied and didn't know anything about Yi Yin, so the historian said that he didn't learn and didn't know how to do it. Now that he heard Tian Yannian's words, he introduced them into the matter. On the other hand, he secretly discussed this matter with Zhang Anshi, the general of the chariot and cavalry, and no one else knew anything except the three of him, and Liu He was even more unconscious all day long.

It was June, it was a hot time, but it was gloomy and rainless for days. One day, Liu He was about to travel, and the Guanglu doctor Xiahou Shengjin admonished: "The sky is cloudy and rainy for a long time, and there will be conspiracy among the ministers, where will Your Majesty go?" Liu He was furious when he heard this, and dismissed it as a lie, and ordered him to tie up the victory and send it to the department for investigation. Yousi told Huo Guang that Huo Guang secretly thought that Xiahou Sheng's words seemed to have a reason, so Tisheng came to inquire in person, and Xiahou Sheng calmly replied: "There is a saying in "The Biography of Hong Fan" that there is no way for the king to be punished by heaven. The emperor is extremely unobservant, and the day is often cloudy, and the subordinate is seeking to replace the upper position. It is inconvenient for the minister to say it clearly, but Yun Chen has a plan. Huo Guang was shocked when he heard this, and Liu He didn't want to release Xiahou Sheng and restore him to the original official.

Huo Guang's desire to abolish the establishment should not be postponed any longer. On the one hand, he began to prepare with Zhang Anshi, and on the other hand, he sent Tian Yannian to report to Prime Minister Yang Chang. Yang Changben Huo Guang is a former official, Huo Guang expects him to agree. Because he is now the prime minister, he is the first of the hundred bureaucrats, so he announced in advance so as not to panic during the meeting. Tian Yannian was ordered to go to Yang Chang's house to tell him in detail. Yang Chang was so frightened that he sweated and didn't know how to answer. Tian Yannian got up and went out to change clothes, Yang Chang sat alone in the room, Yang Chang's wife was Sima Qian's daughter, and then he hurriedly came out of the east chamber and said to Yang Chang: "The general has made a decision, the special envoy Jiuqing has come to report to the prince, if the prince does not allow it, the disaster is now!" Yang Chang hesitated, but it happened that Tian Yannian changed his clothes and returned to his seat, Yang Chang's wife couldn't avoid it, so she simply met calmly, and Tian Yannian decided face to face that he was willing to obey the general's decree. Tian Yannian also reported to Huo Guang, and Huo Guang remembered that Su Wu was now dismissed from office, so he invited him to conspire together, one is that he can win the trust of the countrymen, and the other is that Su Wu can also use this to restore his official position.

Huo Guang remained silent, secretly arranged for more than ten days, and everything was complete. So he summoned the prime minister, the imperial history, the generals, and the liehou to gather at the Weiyang Palace meeting.

Hundreds of officials heard the orders coming one after another, and only a few of them knew that this meeting was not trivial, and they were worried in their hearts. In addition, most of them don't know what to discuss. After a while, everyone arrived, and the public's eyes were destined to Huo Guang alone. I only heard Huo Guang say: "The king of Changyi is mediocre, I'm afraid he wants to endanger the community, what do you think should be done?" When the ministers saw that Huo Guang did not call Liu He the emperor but the king of Changyi, they were all so frightened that they couldn't speak. Tian Yannian couldn't help but stand up when he saw this, pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword and said: "The first emperor entrusted the world to the general because the general was loyal and virtuous, and he was able to stabilize the world of the Liu family. There is no room for hesitation in the decision made by the great general today, and if anyone does not respond, I will immediately cut off his head!" Huo Guangdao: "All the responsibility is on me. When the ministers heard this, they all lay on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "We must obey the general's orders!" So Huo Guang asked Shang Shuling to take out the pre-written chapter and ask the ministers to sign it one by one.

This recital was made by Huo Guang in advance, and the ministers signed it completely, and accompanied Huo Guang to Changle Palace to see the queen mother, and described the promiscious situation of the king of Changyi, saying that he could not inherit the throne, and asked the queen mother to issue an edict to abolish it, and the queen mother allowed to play. Huo Guang immediately asked the Empress Dowager to drive to Weiyang Palace, prepared to ascend to the Chengming Palace to announce the edict, and asked the Empress Dowager to issue an edict to all the people guarding the forbidden gate not to let the ministers of Changyi trespass.

It coincided with Liu He's first return to the Empress Dowager. The eunuchs guarding the door had already received the edict of the Queen Mother, and when they saw Liu He entering, they rushed forward to close the door and prevent the ministers of Changyi from entering. At this time, Liu Heru was in a dream, and he didn't know anything about his actions outside. Seeing that everyone closed their doors for no reason, they were surprised and asked what was it? Huo Guang knelt down beside him and replied: "The Empress Dowager has an edict and does not allow the ministers of Changyi to enter." Liu He said: "Since the queen mother has an edict, you might as well handle it calmly, why is it so amazing?" "Speak in.

Zhang Anshi, a cavalry general, led the Yulin cavalry to take down all the ministers of Changyi, and obtained more than 200 people, including Gong Sui and Wang Ji, and sent them to the court lieutenant for investigation. On the one hand, he reported to Huo Guang, and Huo Guang passed on to Emperor Zhao's old courtiers and ordered him to guard Liu He. And instructed: "You must be careful to guard, in case you commit suicide in shame and indignation, so that I will bear the name of the murderer, how can I deal with the world." "All the men were commanded to enter. Liu He saw that the servants on the left and right were all newcomers, and heard that the ministers of Changyi were bound, but he didn't know that he should be abolished, so he asked: "Why did I offend my old officials, and the general actually imprisoned them all?" He replied, "I don't know." ”

Shaoqing's envoy came with a festival, saying that the queen mother had an edict to summon. Liu He said to the messenger, "What is my sin? But the Queen Mother came to summon me? The messenger did not answer. Liu He couldn't, so he had to take a car to accompany the envoy.

On that day, the Empress Dowager Shangguan wore a short jacket embellished with pearls and sat in a military tent in the Chengming Hall of Weiyang Palace in a grand dress. Hundreds of attendants lined up on both sides, all armed with weapons in their hands. Soon the messenger led Liu He to arrive, and the Queen Mother ordered Liu He to prostrate in front of the palace to listen to the edict, and there was a Shangshu Ling holding the ministers to read aloud:

Prime Minister Chen Chang, Great Sima General Chen Guang, Che Cavalry General Chen An Shi, etc., said that Her Majesty the Empress Dowager: The ministers and others believed that Emperor Gao was called Han Taizu because of the establishment of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Xiaowen was called Taizong because of his benevolence and frugality. Jongmyo is more important than Jun. Your Majesty has not seen the high temple ordered, can not inherit the order of heaven, Fengzong Temple, Ziwan surname, should be deposed. The ministers died to hear it.

Shang Shuling read the chapter, and the Empress Dowager announced: "Yes." Liu He heard that he was shocked and fell to the ground. Huo Guang ordered Liu He to bow down and accept the edict. Liu He hurriedly said: "As the old saying goes, the Son of Heaven has seven ministers, although there is no way, he will not lose the world." Huo Guang didn't wait to finish speaking, and said: "The queen mother has an edict to abolish the king, how can she still be called the Son of Heaven?" So he stepped forward and grabbed his hand, untied the seal ribbon on his body, held it and handed it to the queen mother, helped the king of Changyi to get out of the palace, walked out of the Golden Horse Gate, and the ministers followed him to see him off. The king of Changyi bowed to the west and said, "I am ignorant and unreasonable, and I am not worthy of the heavy responsibility of the Han Dynasty. "Get up and get into the car of the Emperor's attendants. After Huo Guang sent the king of Changyi to the Changyi mansion, he confessed and said: "The king has cut himself off from the world, and his subordinates have no choice. His subordinates would rather be sorry for the king than for the country. From today onwards, your subordinates will no longer be able to serve the king, please take care of your majesty!" After that, he wept sadly and left.

Liu He abolished the absence of a master in the court, so Huo Guang asked the Empress Dowager Shangguan to temporarily live in the Weiyang Palace to listen to the government, and moved Xiahou Sheng to Changxin Shaofu, gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei, and asked him to teach the Empress Dowager the scriptures. In fact, the Queen Mother is still young, she doesn't know where to cut off government affairs, and she is Huo Guang's granddaughter, so she doesn't dare to come up with her own ideas. Everything was done by Huo Guang after formulating the method, and the Queen Mother was heard, and the Queen Mother was all right.

Huo Guang saw that although the abolition had been successful, Liu He and the ministers of Changyi still had to be dealt with separately. Then she asked the Empress Dowager to issue an edict on the meeting of the ministers, and the ministers said: "In ancient times, the deposed and exiled people were exiled to far away places, so that he would not interfere with the state decrees, and we requested that the king of Changyi be moved to Fangling County, Hanzhong. ”

Fangling County is known as the "capital of imperial exile", King Zhao, Tang Zhongzong, Emperor Zhou Gong and others in the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period have lived here for many years, and Lü Buwei, Chang Yu's doorman, Zhao Tingmei of the Northern Song Dynasty and others have also been sent here. If Liu He was thrown here, it would also be in line with his identity.

Huo Guang was not so cruel to Liu He, he let Liu He return to his hometown of Changyi, and returned to him all the property of the former king of Changyi, and gave him 2,000 households of Tang Muyi, and his four sisters also got 1,000 households of Tang Muyi each. These gifts can maintain Liu He's basic decency.

As the deposed emperor, the court naturally had to be punished, Liu He was the king of Changyi before, and now it has been changed to Shanyang County, and Changyi is divided.

The ministers of Changyi were taken out of prison, and the court lieutenants were interrogated one by one, and the confessions were replayed. Huo Guang ordered more than 200 people to be beheaded, and Changyi Xiang Anle was also among them, and he could not repent, but the lieutenants Wang Ji and Lang Zhong ordered Gong Sui to be exempted from the death penalty many times, and he was a city dan.

On the day of the execution, more than 200 people in Yuan Changyi were tied up and beheaded in the city. On the way to death, another man shouted: "If you keep interrupting, you will suffer from chaos." There is only one explanation for this sentence, that is, they had planned to get rid of Huo Guang, but the progress was slow, and in the end, the latter was killed first.

From this, it can be inferred that the reason why Huo Guang deposed Liu He was by no means a few absurd things that were not in line with etiquette, but that the old department of Changyi wanted to bring him down. So Huo Guang made the first move, he had already grasped the palace affairs in his hands, and the military power of the Praetorian Guard was also transferred to his confidant Zhang Anshi, and the palace affairs were controlled by Tian Yannian, so this old man dared to threaten people with a sword in the court. And the queen mother who completed the final blow, she is Huo Guang's granddaughter.

After Liu He was deposed, he said: "I am stupid and can't be the emperor." "This means that with Huo Guang here, it is too difficult for me to be the emperor.

From these, it can be seen that Huo Guang is a cautious and clever politician. He led the deposition of the emperor, and there will certainly not be any unfavorable records in the official archives afterwards.

As for the crime of the ministers of Changyi, it is just that they can't be counseled, trap the king in evil, and they will not die according to the law, and most of the more than 200 people are horses, pawns, cooks, officials, slaves and others, and they can't be blamed for righteousness, and Huo Guang doesn't ask whether it is too much to punish the severity of the punishment.

Later generations have a poem that sighs:

The country is the heir of the king,

Why not make changes?

but slaughtered from the officials,

After all, the indiscriminate punishment is too ruthless.

Although Huo Guang led the Han Dynasty into the "rule of Han Xuan", he also had a treacherous side: controlling the government, endangering the courtiers, and abolishing the emperor. Although the contribution is indispensable, the cunning heart is also evident in the world.