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Chapter 13: The Phoenix in the Fireworks (2)
Wei Zifu spent more than a year of bleak time in grief. Finally, the palace was overcrowded with so many maids, and Wei Zifu, who was in despair, joined the crowd who applied to leave the palace with tears in his eyes.During the approval of the palace maid, Wei Zifu met Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty again.Wei Zifu saw Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who had changed his destiny and forgotten himself. All the grievances in the past year flooded into his heart like a flood. Ask Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to allow her to leave the palace.Looking at this haggard woman, Emperor Wu of Han couldn't help but think of the girl with bright eyes and kind eyes, and he felt pity in his heart.At this time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was no longer the weak and weak Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. His wings were getting fuller day by day, and he was fully sure of his position as emperor.His admiration for Wei Zifu's beauty and tenderness made him keep the geisha and favor him day by day.

The resurgence of old love this time is not only the rebirth of Wei Zifu, but also surprised Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty because Wei Zifu was pregnant with a dragon seed. From then on, it will become honorable.

In the emperor's harem, mothers are always more expensive than their sons, not to mention Wei Zifu is the first concubine in the harem to have a dragon heir.In the palace that had no heirs for more than ten years, this was obviously a big event.However, in Chen Gillian's view, Wei Zifu is a complete thorn in the side. She and her mother, Princess Guantao, joined forces to get rid of Wei Zifu and then quickly.However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty noticed it several times and failed to succeed.Therefore, in order to protect Wei Zifu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty simply moved Wei Zifu to his dormitory, and faced each other day and night, without giving Chen Ajiao a chance.

Seeing that Wei Zifu could not be killed, the mother and daughter turned to Wei Qing, Wei Zifu's younger brother.Wei Qing was working as a bodyguard in the palace at that time, and the eldest princess sent cronies to arrest Wei Qing, who was defenseless, and planned to kill him to vent his hatred.Before the eldest princess could do anything, Wei Qing's good friend Gongsun Ao and others when they were riding slaves in Princess Pingyang's house tried their best to rob the prison, and Wei Qing's life was saved.

Gillian's conspiracy made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was in a state of enthusiasm, furious, and he immediately decided to formally enshrine Wei Zifu as "Madam" (second only to the empress).At the same time, Weiqing was appointed as Jianzhang official palace supervisor and servant.Wei Qing's obedience, forbearance and conscientiousness were deeply loved by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used the award to Wei Zifu's family to clearly express his determination to love Wei Zifu, and it was a powerful retaliation to Chen Ajiao and Princess Guantao who overshadowed the sky with one hand, which made this Empress Chen very angry.

When Chen Ajiao chilled Emperor Wu of Han, Wei Zifu was making full use of the opportunity of meeting Emperor Wu of Han day and night to tie Emperor Wu of Han's heart firmly to himself.Compared with the arrogant Chen Ajiao, the caring and gentle Wei Zifu can make Emperor Wu of Han find the satisfaction of being a man and an emperor. Emperor Wu of Han visits the Queen's Palace less and less, and the chance of Empress Chen Ajiao conceiving a child increases. It's getting slimmer.While Chen Ajiao's hopes of getting pregnant failed again and again, Wei Zifu kept giving birth to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and gave birth to three daughters: Princess Wei, Princess Yangshi, and Princess Zhuyi.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty always liked her very much, and he didn't dislike her because he didn't give birth to a prince.From this point of view, she will give birth to a prince for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sooner or later.

Wei Zifu's happiness hurt Chen Ajiao greatly, and Chen Ajiao, who was on the verge of despair, turned her last hope to witchcraft, hoping to save her husband's love with the power of the gods.Chen Ajiao's behavior was soon known by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The queen actually played with "witchcraft" in the palace. Where did the royal family face and the emperor's safety?Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's anger finally broke out.

In 130 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty entrusted the case to Zhang Tang, a famous cruel official, and ordered to investigate it to the end.At this time, Chen Gillian's grandmother, Empress Dowager Dou, had passed away five years ago, and Princess Guantao's status in the palace had long been shaken, so under Zhang Tang's vigorous investigation, the result came out soon.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed that the empress was bewitched by witchcraft and was not worthy of being an empress again. Soon, Empress Chen was abolished.So far, the fairy tale of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Empress Chen "Golden House Cangjiao" has come to an end, and the era of Wei Zifu has come.

Enjoy the glory, the world of Wei

In 129 BC, the second year after Empress Chen was deposed, the Huns marched southward. At this critical moment, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, despite the objections of his ministers, appointed Wei Qing as a chariot general to fight against the Huns. Wei Qing began his military career from then on.Although Wei Qing went out for the first time, he was brave and good at fighting, lived up to Emperor Wu's high hopes, and defeated the Huns' invasion in one fell swoop.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was delighted with his dragon heart, and granted him the title of Marquis of Guannei.After Wei Qing was awarded the title, he made continuous military exploits, fought against the Huns many times, and returned triumphantly, which was appreciated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.There are two siblings, one is a favored post-official, and the other has made great military exploits.Wei Qing has the opportunity to make military exploits repeatedly because of his sister's favor, and Wei Zifu is even more favored because of his younger brother's military exploits.This delicate relationship reached its peak after Wei Zifu gave birth to the prince Liu Shi.

In 128 BC, Wei Zifu's son Liu Ju was born.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the throne at the age of 16, and after 13 years of waiting, he finally hoped for his own son, who was also the first son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.After Liu Zheng was born, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered someone to write the "Ode to the Crown Prince" for his son, which is equivalent to announcing to the world in advance that this newborn baby is the prince, and at the same time established a shrine to thank God for giving him his eldest son and pray for the world's amnesty. Zhang Yang's emperor expressed his deep affection for his beloved son in an extremely grand manner.Wei Zifu, the biological mother of the eldest son of the emperor Liu Shi, was conferred the title of empress shortly after giving birth to her son. Wei Zifu's conferment was a very controversial matter at the time. The focus of the court officials' controversy was Wei Zifu's very humble background .According to historical records, Wei Zifu was a geisha in the family of Princess Pingyang, in other words, he was a pariah. There has been a saying in China since ancient times that "the good and the low do not marry".The queen does not require noble birth, but at least she must be a free citizen with an innocent family background: Empress Dou, the grandmother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was a "good family son" with no family.The queen does not require the first marriage, but it must be legal and reasonable; for example, the great-grandmother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Bo, remarried as a widow, and her mother, Queen Wang, divorced and remarried.Wei Zifu is quite different. Not only was she born as a "untouchable", but her mother Wei Wei gave birth to several children with unknown fathers (including Wei Zifu) and an illegitimate child (Wei Qing) with different men.How could a woman of such a background be the queen mother of the Han Dynasty?

However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made Wei Zifu the queen's determination.There are three reasons: first, Wei Zifu is the only son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty - the biological mother of the eldest son Liu Ju, and Wei Zifu is the only son of the emperor to ensure the identity of the eldest son of the emperor, which is conducive to the stability of the world; second, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty At that time, I liked Wei Zifu very much. He was not a person who obeyed the tradition because he always went his own way. Seeing that most of the post-officials favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were kabukis, we can see that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not care about the so-called orthodox thinking. Thirdly, Wei Zifu and his family, apart from their poor background, are remarkable in their loyalty, resourcefulness, and achievements.So under the tough attitude of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Zifu took the post.Wei Zifu and her family have written a rich and colorful stroke in Chinese history.

Huo Qubing, the nephew of Wei Zifu and Wei Qing, is even more legendary in military history. At the age of 18, he accompanied his uncle to the Huns twice as a lieutenant of Yaoyao, and led 2028 cavalry to kill 11 enemies. was captured alive.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately named him "Champion Marquis" and praised him for being the champion of the three armies.Since then, he has set off against the Huns four times as a general, and has made more military exploits than his uncle Wei Qing.He led the army flexibly and invincibly, and became a victorious general against the Huns.He has been fighting Juyanhai and Qilian Mountains, and captured more than 15100 Xiongnu troops, and King Dexiutu offered sacrifices to the Tianjing people.Huo Qubing made military exploits and was sealed four times until the number of households in Shiyi was [-].

Six of his subordinates were named marquises and two were generals.It is a pity that Huo Qubing died young, and died of an arrow wound at the age of 24.When Huo Qubing was 21 years old, he brought his half-brother Huo Guang to the capital. Huo Guang, a teenager, was reused by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty after Huo Qubing died. The young emperor Liu Fuling entrusted four veteran ministers headed by Huo Guang. Huo Guang presided over the Western Han Dynasty for more than 30 years.

In April 122 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty canonized Liu Ju, the eldest son of the emperor who was born to Wei Zifu, as the crown prince.Soon, Wei Zifu's former master, Princess Pingyang, the emperor's sister, also offered to marry Wei Qing, which is a very proud thing.Later, Princess Pingyang, who married herself into the Wei family, went a step further and let her son Pingyanghou Cao Xiang marry Wei Zifu and Princess Wei, the daughter of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.The wealth and splendor of the Wei family has reached its climax by this time, and it can be said that it is so expensive that it shakes the world.Before this, there has never been such a situation in history. A slave family can perform such a myth in just a dozen years.For a time, folk songs resounded through the sky:
"There is no joy in having a boy, and there is no anger in having a daughter. Only Wei Zifu dominates the world!"

But who would have thought that the beautiful Wei Zifu on the surface, his flowery appearance is gradually aging, the emperor's harem is full of beauties, and the young girls who can sing and dance are in their prime, so Emperor Wu gradually loses interest in being a queen.In Hou Fujiali's soft words, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had already left behind Wei Zifu who had spent the difficult years with him.

Ever since his seven-year-old son Liu Ju was made the prince, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty almost disappeared in Wei Zifu's bedroom.

Wei Zifu has been a queen for 38 years in the complex environment of the post-officials. He is not dominating the world, but careful everywhere. He won the favor of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty with respect and humility, and won the respect of ministers and post-officials.In the later days, although Wei Zifu was old and fading, Emperor Wu of the Han empathized with each other, but every time Emperor Wu traveled, he would entrust the affairs of the post-official affairs to the queen, which shows his trust in Wei Zifu.

The descendants were executed and committed suicide
If the days go on like this, even though it is unremarkable, it will be all right.However, when Wei Zifu's empress was No.30 for eight years, between June and August of the second year of Zhenghe (91 BC), a cruel official named Jiang Chong, whom Emperor Wu trusted very much, took The crime of "witchcraft" framed Queen Wei and Prince Liu Ju and others, causing the Wei family to go from prosperity to perdition.

People in the Han Dynasty believed in witchcraft very much. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were many "witchcraft" incidents, which had a huge impact on the politics and society at that time.The so-called "witchcraft" is to use people's superstitions to bury wooden dolls symbolizing real people in the ground, pray to gods and ghosts through wizards, and help witchcraft practitioners harm the people they want to hate and curse."Witch Gu" was the most taboo in the imperial palace of the Han Dynasty. During Emperor Wu's reign, many prisons were set up because of witch Gu incidents, and many people were implicated and died.The empress Chen mentioned earlier was burned because of the "witch gu" incident, which also made Wei Zifu a blessing in disguise.However, this time, it was Jiang Chong who imposed the crime of "witchcraft" on Wei Zifu, causing Wei Zifu's family to be ruined and destroyed.

Prince Liu Ju is a loyal and honest man, and when he is unjustly imprisoned, he often rehabilitates him on his behalf, which is quite popular among the people.However, Jiang Chong and other cruel officials in the era of Emperor Wu had a different way of handling things from the prince, and had long harbored ill intentions towards the prince.Once, when Jiang Chong followed Emperor Wu to the Ganquan official, the prince's family was driving on the road in a chariot and horse, which violated the laws and regulations of the Han Dynasty, and was confiscated by Jiang Chong.After the prince knew about it, he sent someone to apologize to Jiang Chong and said: "I don't love chariots and horses. I sincerely don't want to let the superiors hear about it, so as to teach those who die. Only Jiang Jun is lenient!" Accepting the prince's apology, he also told Emperor Wu about it, and Emperor Wu happily said, "This is what a minister should do." Thus, the prince and Jiang Chong had obvious rifts.Jiang Chong was afraid that Emperor Wu would die of old age, and the crown prince's succession would be bad for him.If you let the fish die, I will let the net break first, so I want to act first and get rid of the prince to avoid future troubles.

At that time, there were many forces in the imperial court coveting the position of the crown prince, among which the most powerful were the general Li Guangli who supported the king of Changyi, and his son and daughter's relatives, the court official Liu Quyao.Mrs. Li, the mother of King Changyi who died early, was once the most beloved concubine of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.Li Guangli is Mrs. Li's elder brother. As a general, he holds a heavy army; while his in-law Liu Qulu has great prestige in the court.They all hope to overthrow Liu Ju and make Changyi king the prince, which agrees with Jiang Chong.Now their chance has come.

Emperor Wu fell ill in Ganquan at that time, and Jiang Chong told Emperor Wu that his illness was caused by "witch gu".Emperor Wu sent Jiang Chong to the trial, and also sent Hou Han Shuo, Yu Shi Zhang Gan, and eunuch Su Wen to assist Jiang Chong. He must thoroughly investigate the matter.In this case, Jiang Chong first punished Princess Yangshi and Princess Zhuyi, and thus implicated the prime minister Gongsun He. In the end, Gongsun He's family and the two princesses were killed because of the "witchcraft" case. Lost the last powerful relative and two biological daughters in the dynasty.Then Liu Quyu took the position of prime minister, and this was just the beginning.

Then Jiang Chong started to attack the queen and the prince.Jiang Chong deliberately dug the ground three feet in the crown prince's uterus. The palaces of the crown prince and Wei Zifu were dug so that there was not even room for a bed. Husband's palace was dug out, and he proudly wanted to go to Ganquan Palace to report the situation to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

From the moment Jiang Chong dug out the Tongmu Man, Liu Ju knew that he was finished. Things like "Witch Gu" have always been inexplicable and indisputable. If you are prepared, it will be difficult for you to get out.Liu Ju immediately asked to speak to his father in person, but Jiang Chong refused. Jiang Chong's sinister intentions were now clearly revealed.

Liu Ju, who has no master in the world, found his teacher Shi De. Shi De suggested that in order to take the initiative, he must first intercept the informant Jiang Chong, and then take the initiative to go to the Ganquan official to plead guilty to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Perhaps there is a chance of survival.Time was running out and it was too late to recruit soldiers outside the palace, so Liu Ju had no choice but to tell his mother Wei Zifu the whole story, hoping to get her support.

In July 91 BC, Empress Wei Zifu and Prince Liu Ju mobilized the troops of the empress officials to fight Jiang Chong and others in a fierce battle in Chang'an City, and finally killed Jiang Chong.Eunuch Su Wen took advantage of the chaos to escape from Chang'an City, and went to Ganquan official to report to Emperor Wu of Han that the prince had rebelled. "Knowing a son is like a father", Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not believe that an honest and honest son would have the intention of treason, so he sent someone to Chang'an to summon the prince and planned to ask the prince himself.Unexpectedly, the envoys sent were timid and afraid of death and dared not enter the city of Chang'an, and came back after a round trip to announce that the prince had really rebelled.Emperor Wu was furious and sent his prime minister, Liu Quwei, to attack the prince.

Wei Zifu and Liu Ju didn't expect the matter to come to this point. Wei Zifu knew that Prince Liu Ju's rebellion had become a fact, and even if he died and surrendered, he would die. There might be a way out if he simply fought his back.Wei Zifu and Liu Ju had no choice but to rush to the battle, and sent people to take the prince's talisman to the surrounding area to recruit troops. Ren An, the envoy of the Northern Army, accepted the prince's talisman but did not send troops, and the other armies did not arrive within the expected time. However, Wei Zifu and Liu Ju fell into the predicament of lack of troops.

Later, in order to expand the source of troops, Wei Zifu, mother and son even pardoned and released the prisoners, and opened the arsenal to arm these criminals with weapons.When these irregular troops were unable to resist the government army, Wei Zifu, mother and son even thought of inviting Chang'an, a Hu cavalry from "Changshui" and "Xuanqu", to join the battle.Liu Ju and Liu Qushou fought bloody battles in Chang'an, the capital city, for several days. Rivers of blood flowed in the city, and tens of thousands of people died.If it is said that Wei Zifu and Liu Ju had to stand up and resist because they were framed by others, then the fierce battle in Chang'an for several days was completely a brutal act of ignoring thousands of people for their own self-interest.

Five days later, Liu Ju was defeated and fled from Fu'an Gate with only his two sons who accompanied him in the battle.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zongzheng Liu Changle and Zhijinwu Liu Gan to Weiyang Palace to confiscate Wei Zifu's empress Xishou, officially deposing the empress Wei Zifu.Wei Zifu understood her husband's ruthlessness, and she refused to be humiliated any more, so she committed suicide, and the soul of fragrance that made Emperor Wu fall in love at first sight vanished indistinctly.Her body was placed in a small thin coffin and buried in Tongbai, south of Chang'an City.

In this "witchcraft" case, Princess Wei's only son, Cao Zong, was killed; the princess went mad and died; All the others were killed; the Weiqing family, the Gongsun family, and the Chen family were all exterminated; other people related to the Wei family were also killed to varying degrees.So far, the family of Wei, who had been in power for a while, was wiped out in this campaign.Afterwards, Emperor Wu found out that the prince had been framed by others, but the big mistake had already been made. The deeply remorseful Emperor Wu purposely built a womb of thoughts, to entrust his grief, and also hoped to recall Liu Ju's soul.

(End of this chapter)