What is the essential difference between Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty killing his son and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty killing his son? How to evaluate their behavior?

Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty Li Longji are undoubtedly both accomplished emperors in Chinese history. Both of them created prosperous times during their lifetimes, and both of them did one thing, which was to kill His own prince, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty killed the prince Liu Zhi, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty killed three sons in one day. These two incidents actually have something in common, that is, the princes were both framed and wronged, but in the end the princes Still dead, if we want to evaluate these two things, we can only say that they are both victims of power. When the emperor loves you, your son is also a treasure. When you are not loved, the prince is in danger.

Speaking of the relationship between the prince and the emperor, it is actually very subtle. The prince is the successor to the throne. Only when the emperor dies can the prince sit on the throne. It is because of this relationship that there is Contradictions can easily be exploited by people with ulterior motives. Everyone wants to live forever, especially the emperor. But if the emperor does not die, what chance does the prince have to sit on the throne? Therefore, the older the emperor is, the easier it will be to doubt whether the prince has any ideas.

First let’s talk about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who killed his son. Liu Che ascended the throne at the age of sixteen and did not have a son until he was twenty-nine. In the past ten years, he had no heirs. Many people felt that there was no hope. Taiwei Tian Fu also told Huainan King Liu An that the emperor has no prince. Once the emperor dies, you are the most suitable candidate to succeed him.

Do you think Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was anxious? And Wei Zifu, whom Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty favored, was also very successful. After giving birth to three daughters, he finally gave birth to a boy. This made Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty extremely happy. Although Wei Zifu was favored, his background was very low. Now he gave birth to a son. Naturally, she sat on the throne of the queen, and Liu Zhi, the eldest son of the emperor born to Wei Zifu, was established as the prince when he was seven years old.

Liu Zheng sat in the position of prince for decades. As time went by, Wei Zifu gradually grew old. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty got some beauties one after another, and his love for Wei Zifu also increased. Transferred to other beauties, the mother lost her favor, and the pressure on the prince Liu Zhi was great. Both mother and son were often uneasy about their positions, but with Wei Qing, the great general of Sima, Emperor Wu would not do anything. Don't dare to do anything.

On the one hand, with the death of Wei Qing, and on the other hand, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to weaken, and he inevitably became suspicious. Those villains who were not liked by the prince began to use the witchcraft incident to frame the prince Liu Ju, and conquered the prince. In the second year of Hehe (92 BC), in order to save his son, Prime Minister Gongsun He made a condition of arresting the wanted criminal Zhu Anshi. Unexpectedly, after Zhu Anshi was arrested, he wrote a letter and falsely accused Gongsun He's son Gongsun Jingsheng of having an affair with Princess Yangshi. Buried puppets and performed witchcraft to curse Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered a strict investigation, and then Jiang Chong, a villain whom Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty favored, used this incident to blame the prince Liu Ju. At this time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also believed in witchcraft due to old age and illness. After being framed by Jiang Chong, the frightened prince had no choice but to kill Jiang Chong in order to protect himself. Those villains took the opportunity to go to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and said that the prince had rebelled. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent people to investigate and found out. The people did not even enter the city gate and ran back to report that the prince had rebelled. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed that the prince had really rebelled, so he sent troops to attack. In the end, Liu Ju committed suicide after being defeated and fled. Wei Zifu also committed suicide in the palace.

Li Ying, the crown prince of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was also worried because his mother was not favored. Li Ying was the second son of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty Li Longji. The eldest son Li Cong was scratched on the face by a wild beast while hunting when he was a child. It may be for this reason that he was not made the prince. Li Ying was made the prince. This is partly because his biological mother Zhao Lifei was favored in the early years of Kaiyuan. , so he made Li Ying the crown prince out of long-lasting love.

With the emergence of Concubine Wu Hui, Concubine Zhao gradually ceased to be favored by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. The disgraced Concubine Zhao was very depressed and died in the 14th year of Kaiyuan (726) at the age of only 34, leaving Li Ying's crown prince The position is even more unstable.

After being favored, Concubine Wu Hui gave birth to several children, the first two of whom died young. Concubine Wu Hui, who was favored by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, framed the prince Li Ying. On the one hand, it was because of Li Ying that she was granted the title of queen. She was stopped by the minister because the minister was afraid that if Concubine Hui was granted the title of queen, it would make Li Ying's crown prince uneasy. On the other hand, Concubine Wu Hui really wanted her son to be the crown prince.

The three brothers, Prince Li Ying, King Xun Li Yao and King Guang Li Ju, are all in the same boat. Their respective mothers fell out of favor because Concubine Wu Hui was favored. When the three of them get together, they will inevitably complain about their mothers. After a few words, Concubine Wu Hui went to Tang Xuanzong and cried, saying that the prince and others formed a clique and wanted to murder their mother and son. Tang Xuanzong was furious and wanted to depose the prince, but fortunately Zhang Jiuling persuaded him to give up.

After Zhang Jiuling was dismissed as prime minister, Concubine Wu Hui teamed up with Li Linfu and his son-in-law Yang Hui to set up a trap and sent a message to the three princes, Li Ying and the others. There were bandits in the palace. Please ask the prince to lead troops to rescue them immediately. The prince's brothers had fallen out of favor in front of Xuanzong early in the morning. They were looking for an opportunity to redeem themselves. When they heard this, they thought the opportunity had come, so they went with their own guards without thinking about it. Tang Xuanzong himself was a master of coups, and was the most sensitive to coups. He immediately took action, arrested all three sons, deposed all three of them as common people, and sentenced them all to death within fifteen days.

Concubine Wu Hui killed the prince and the others, but she herself did not get well. She became suspicious and died soon after. Not long after her death, Yang Yuhuan, the wife of her son Li Mao, the king of longevity, was killed by Tang Dynasty. Xuanzong took a liking to her and took her place.

Judging from the murders of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the murders of his sons by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, it was because the mother's fall from grace made the prince uneasy, and he was therefore exploited and framed. However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt remorse after the death of the prince, and built He thought about the womb to express his condolences, but Tang Xuanzong was relatively cruel. It was not until Tang Suzong Li Heng came to the throne that Li Ying was rehabilitated!