"Therefore, when Princess Guantao and others pushed hard for Liu Che to be crown prince, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty nodded and approved the process without any resistance."

"Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty will choose Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, as his successor. Although Liu Piao and Mrs. Wang contributed a lot, this is inseparable from the foil of Emperor Jing's sons."

"If they hadn't all had bad moral character or insufficient conditions, they wouldn't have allowed Liu Che to perform so well."

"However, Liu Che did not live up to everyone's expectations. After taking office, he gradually took power and boldly implemented wise policies, which greatly dealt a blow to the external force of the Xiongnu and left a great reputation in history."

"However, looking at the entire process, it is not difficult for us to find that when Liu Che was competing for the position of prince, he actually did nothing. All other things had nothing to do with him."

"So, Liu Che's ability to become the crown prince was entirely due to his mother, Beauty Wang, and Princess Guantao."

"Of course, the most important thing is Li Ji's amazing assist. If Li Ji knew a little bit about politics, Liu Che might not have a chance to become the prince."

"In 141 BC, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty passed away. Liu Che naturally became the emperor, Gillian was made the queen, and Wang Meiren was made the empress dowager."

"Everyone is happy!"

"Of course knowing the outcome later, Princess Guantao will probably regret it a little. In the early stage, Chen Ajiao and Liu Che were quite in love with each other."

Dugu Jialuo: Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty should have loved two women in his life, one was Wei Zifu and the other was Chen Ajiao!

Wu Zetian: It’s not certain. Is Chen Ajiao pampering or political? Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty should understand it best!

Wei Zifu: It’s not love for me anymore, it’s just being favored!

Shangguan Wan'er: An emperor would not only favor one or two women, he would think too highly of himself!

Xiaozhuang: Although it doesn’t sound good, it is indeed the truth.

"It is true that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty loved many women in his life, but when it comes to his queens, there should be only two."

"The first queen he married had no children for more than ten years. I think it was a political marriage."

"Emperor Han Jing had great trust in his sister. It cannot be said that Emperor Han Jing always obeyed everything he said to his sister. However, what Liu Piao said was definitely more weighty than what any of Emperor Han Jing's concubines said."

"Originally, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the tenth son of the emperor, could not become the emperor, but it was under the operation of Liu Piao and his mother Wang Da."

"In the end, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty chose Liu Che, the tenth son of the emperor, to be the emperor, and he later took the throne of the Han Dynasty."

"After the two got married, maybe their relationship was not very harmonious."

"Because Gillian is a squeamish person and has to do things according to her ideas. What is very bad is that Liu Che is also a very strong person."

"When we are two together, you can see that Gillian is arrogant and domineering, which always makes Liu Che dissatisfied. In addition, Gillian is infertile."

"Because she had no children, Gillian's status at that time was very disadvantageous."

"It was a very coincidence that it was at his sister's place that he met the first woman he loved in his life. This woman was his later queen."

"Now we have to talk about Liu Che's sister again. She is the same princess, but in terms of power, Princess Guantao is more powerful."

"Speaking of Liu Che's sister, Princess Pingyang, in order to please Liu Che, she deliberately raised many very beautiful beauties at home. She thought that one day, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would come to his house to play, and when he fell in love with these beauties, he would give him some Reward."   "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty really came. When Princess Pingyang asked these beauties that she had raised for many years to dance for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty actually didn't like any of them. He only liked a quiet and kind-hearted woman. A slave to serve these beauties.”

"This slave is Wei Zifu. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted Wei Zifu to perform a dance. Unexpectedly, he actually knew how to dance. Liu Che was very happy. When he was changing clothes, he blessed Wei Zifu."

"Liu Che was very satisfied with Wei Zifu. When it was time to return home, Princess Pingyang gave Wei to Liu Che. She also told Wei Zifu to live in wealth and honor and never forget each other."

"At this time, everyone originally thought that Wei Zifu would become prosperous after following Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty back to the palace."

"Unfortunately, this is not the case. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty returned to the palace, he actually forgot about Wei Zifu. This period lasted for a year. In this year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty never saw Wei Zifu again."

"When it comes time to dismiss some maids from the palace, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will personally take a look at them to see which maids should be sent away and which ones can be kept."

"In this way, Wei Zifu was seen again by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and favored him. This time Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty really couldn't live without Wei Zifu."

"Liu Che and Wei Zifu have been hanging out together for a long time, and Queen Gillian is not happy."

"Gillian told his mother Liu Piao about this. In order to retaliate against Wei Zifu, Liu Piao arrested Wei Zifu's younger brother Wei Qing and wanted to execute Wei Qing."

"If Gongsun He hadn't stepped in front and saved his younger brother, he would have really died. At that time, Wei Qing had not yet fought against the Huns, and was just a small official in charge of horses."

"Everyone knows what happened next. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty favored others and Wei Zifu committed suicide. In fact, we also know that there are no real feelings in the palace."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to be a prince at the age of six or seven, and became emperor at the age of 16. His reign lasted for more than fifty years, which is really a long time. "

"When an emperor comes to power, there is no one who doesn't do some politics, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is no exception."

"When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, it was also during the "Government of Wen and Jing". Unlike Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, these two advocated the art of Huang and Lao, while Liu Che only respected Confucianism."

"Then this politics needs to be reformed."

"Among the many schools of thought, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed that Confucianism was the most advantageous."

"Confucianism advocates moral concepts such as benevolence, loyalty, etiquette and justice, and emphasizes the obligations and responsibilities between monarch and ministers, which is conducive to maintaining the feudal hierarchy and consolidating imperial power."

"In addition, Confucianism also advocates education and emphasizes the selection of talents, which is also very beneficial to the development of the country."

"Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty chose Confucianism as the country's leading ideology."

"The most direct purpose of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in implementing the policy of "deposing hundreds of schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" was to strengthen the centralization of power."

"By establishing the orthodox status of Confucianism, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could better control the ideology, unify the thoughts of the whole country, and work together for the prosperity of the country."

"At the same time, by selecting Confucian scholars to hold important official positions, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could ensure that his policies were effectively implemented, thereby consolidating imperial power."


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