Brief introduction of Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong

Ling Emperor Liu Hong

Reign time: 168 AD to 189 AD

Used Era name: Jianning, Xiping, Guanghe, Zhongping

Posthumous title: Emperor Xiaoling

Temple name: None

Burial place: Wenling< /p>

In 156 AD, Liu Hong was born.

In 168 AD, Emperor Huan died of illness, and Liu Hong was proclaimed emperor, the Ling Emperor of Han Dynasty.

In 168 AD, the scholar-bureaucrat group headed by his foreign relative Dou Wu failed in the power struggle with the eunuch group headed by Liang Jie, and the eunuch group took control of the government.

In 169 AD, the eunuch group continued to weaken the power of the scholar-bureaucrat group and launched the second "party restraint" in the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In 184 AD, the Yellow Turban Uprising led by Zhang Jiao broke out and subsequently failed.

In 189 AD, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died of illness.

Ling Emperor Liu Hong is one of the most famous prodigal emperors in Chinese history, and also one of the most playful emperors. Among the emperors of many feudal dynasties in China, no one could match him in terms of corruption in government, food, drink and entertainment. As an adult emperor, he should be able to achieve some political achievements, but Ling Emperor Liu Hong is a special case. However, who told him to live in the late Eastern Han Dynasty when eunuchs were in power? After Liu Hong ascended the throne, the power struggle between the scholar-bureaucrat group and the eunuch group was in full swing. In the end, the eunuch group won, and Liu Hong's political power was also Controlled by the eunuch group, as a generation of monarchs, Liu Hong may have thought about being an accomplished emperor, but the eunuch group was like a mountain blocking his way, and he had no chance to attend the government in person. In a sense, Liu Hong's own throne was given to him by others. Since he can be promoted to power, it is also possible to bring him down. Of course Liu Hong cannot not know this, so he will buy land on a large scale as the emperor. This may be his plan for his future. . Besides, I didn't just inherit the throne in the first place, so why bother to protect it? I might as well just waste it. With this attitude, Liu Hong brought the huge Eastern Han Dynasty into a mess. Shortly after his death, Liu Bian, the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, had to live in the fate of being "held hostage by others to order the emperor to order the princes".

After young Liu Hong came to the throne, the first thing he faced was the party struggle between the scholar-bureaucrat group and the eunuch group. This struggle had a great impact on Liu Hong, who was only 12 years old, and even affected his life. Since Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, the power of the Eastern Han Dynasty has been in the hands of relatives and eunuchs in turn. By the late Emperor Huan, the eunuch group achieved temporary victory and became arrogant. After Liu Hong came to power, the scholar-bureaucrat group seemed to see some hope. This hope came from the appointment of Dou Wu, the father of Emperor Huan and Queen Dou, as the general, Chen Fan as the Taifu, and Hu Guang as the Situ, in charge of the government. So the scholar-bureaucrat group began to fight for power and profit with the eunuchs.

The scholar-bureaucrat group began to take action, first taking some eunuchs with minor positions but notorious evil deeds to sacrifice flags. Then, Dou Wu reported to the Queen Mother, asking Cao Jie and other eunuchs to be executed. Empress Dowager Dou hesitated, and the matter dragged on. In August, Dou Wu found evidence against the eunuch Cao Jie and others while interrogating the eunuchs, so he decided to take this opportunity to eradicate the eunuchs. Cao Jie was quite smart. When he heard that Dou Wu wanted to kill them, he first ran to Emperor Ling's palace and said, "It's noisy outside. Something happened. Please come out of Yu Deyang's front hall." He held the emperor's hand in order to order the princes. Get the little emperor to his side. Then, Cao Jie took all measures to prevent the scholar-bureaucrat group. He ordered the palace gates to be closed and confiscated the seals used to convey orders; he forced the officials at the Chancellery to draft edicts; he kidnapped the Queen Mother, seized the jade seal, and immediately went to arrest Dou Wu. In desperation, Dou Wu ran into the barracks and killed the eunuch who captured him. Wang Fu and others heard that Dou Wu resisted arrest and escaped, so they gathered the imperial guards to guard the south gate of the imperial city.

Seeing that the situation was over, Dou Wu fled on horseback. Wang Fu urged his troops to pursue him. Dou Wu was desperate and had to commit suicide. When Wang Fu sent troops to attack Dou Wu, Chen Fan received news of the incident, but it was too late and he was arrested and killed on Wang Fu's order.

Taking this opportunity, the eunuch group made further progress. In 169 AD, the eunuch defeated the "party members" and imprisoned hundreds of people including Li Tang and Du Mi, and killed them in prison. Three years later, Empress Dowager Dou died, and the eunuchs once again searched for "party members" and arrested more than a thousand people. Four years later, the eunuch group issued another order: All disciples, former officials, fathers, sons, brothers, and relatives within the fifth service of "party members" would be exempted from official imprisonment. This is the second "Party imprisonment" after the first "Party imprisonment" in 166 AD.

The young Liu Hong didn't know what to do about the power struggle between the scholar-bureaucrat group and the eunuch group. He first became a pawn in the hands of scholar-bureaucrats, and then was controlled by eunuchs. Watching a man's head fall to the ground, Liu Hong was still a little scared, because after all, his fate was in the hands of these eunuchs who controlled the government, so he could tell "Zhang Changshi is my father, Zhao Changshi is my mother". The eunuch has become the emperor's father and mother! It seems that Liu Hong is a relatively smart person. After all, he knows what kind of environment he is in. The above words can be regarded as his self-deprecation.

Another smart thing about Liu Hong is that this absurd emperor likes to buy land and houses. Liu Hong was originally a marquis and his family was not wealthy.

Therefore, even though he became the emperor, he still felt that he should buy some land and tenants as he did when he was the Marquis of Ji Ting. So, he took the money he collected back to his hometown in Hejian to buy a farm and a house, and stayed there to watch. Some of the remaining money was stored in the homes of the eunuchs, and each family saved tens of millions.

Liu Hong only had this little cleverness. If his IQ had been higher, the Eastern Han Dynasty might have been able to survive for a while. But that's all Liu Hong has. For this throne, Liu Hong already feels that the most important thing is how to spend his life happily. Now it seems that the ancestor of the so-called hippies and yuppies is probably the most famous prodigal emperor in China's feudal history. Let's take a look at how he spent every day in the palace. He drove four white donkeys and drove them by himself, driving in the imperial garden. Dignitaries and dignitaries imitated each other, and for a while the donkey became very popular, and its value soared. The price of the donkey was equal to the price of the donkey. He put the crown and ribbon worn by civil servants on the dogs to play with them. How unhappy it is to live like this!

Liu Hong, the emperor, does not love the country but loves doing business. It's a pity that he became the emperor. If he could become a businessman, Tao Zhugong's title of richest man would give way to him. His business career began with a simulated market in the palace. He set up a market in the harem where the maids sold items, stole and fought with each other. He took off his dragon robe, put on the clothes of a merchant, and had fun in the market.

After practicing for a period of time, Liu Hong began to buy and sell things, but his goods were "officials". Historically, it is said that the reason for selling his official position was that he was squandering his treasury, but from the perspective of Liu Hong's character, this may be another way for him to make money besides buying houses and land. Therefore, Liu Hong announced the public price for selling his official position in Xiyuan: for two thousand shi of official, he paid 20 million yuan; for 400 shi of official, he paid 4 million yuan. The county magistrate and head of the county negotiate the price face to face. There are good and bad qualities, and there are high and low prices. If you go to a prosperous place, you have to pay in cash; in poor areas, you negotiate the price first and pay double when you arrive. This is public. There are also "black market" transactions: Sangong, 10 million yuan; Qing, 5 million yuan. Except for the emperor's seat, which is not for sale, other official positions can be bought with money. I'm afraid Liu Hong himself couldn't tell how many businesses he made during his days as emperor. However, the business he thought was the least worthwhile was probably with a man named Cui Lie. This man was a famous scholar in Jizhou, with an official rank of Jiuqing. He paid 5 million yuan through Fu's mother of Emperor Ling to buy a Situ. On the day when Situ was granted credit, all officials were present. Emperor Ling turned around and whispered to one of his favorites: "This official sold at a loss, I should have asked him for 10 million!"

The result of selling his official position is that those who bought the official position will exploit the people even more when they become officials. , which brought the already acute class contradictions to a fever pitch and triggered a vigorous peasant uprising. In 184 AD, the Yellow Turban Uprising led by Zhang Jiao broke out.

The situation was unstable, and Emperor Ling no longer had time to think about running around and playing with dogs, and hurriedly held an imperial meeting to study countermeasures. Most of the civil servants and military generals advocated annihilation by force. Only Lu Qiang, who had advised Emperor Ling not to engage in private property, suggested releasing "party members" to win over people's hearts. Emperor Ling adopted this suggestion. So Emperor Ling appointed He Jin, the queen's half-brother, as the general to lead the army to garrison eight fortresses around Luoyang to protect the capital; he appointed Huangfu Song and Zhu You as the left and right Zhonglang generals to lead the main force of the imperial army into the capital. Suppress the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army, which poses the greatest threat to Luoyang; send Bei Zhonglang General Lu Zhi to lead his army to suppress the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army. After several battles, the Yingchuan and Nanyang Yellow Turban armies were defeated successively, and Zhang Jiao died of illness.

Hearing that the "Yellow Turban Thief" had been wiped out, Emperor Ling was very excited and changed the name to "Zhongping". While he rewarded the soldiers, he also carried out bloody revenge on the revolting masses. Thousands of people were killed in each county.

In 189 AD, the 34-year-old Ling Emperor ended his short and absurd life.

How ridiculous is Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty

Not only did Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty call the eunuch father, but he also called another eunuch mother. Looking at it this way, is it even more absurd? In fact, he has done far more ridiculous things than that, such as selling his official position publicly and even building a "commercial street" in the palace.

Let’s talk about selling officials first. When Emperor Ling was in power, officials of all sizes could be bought and sold, and the prices were clearly marked, even officials at the three-gong level were no exception. There was a man named Cui Lie, who was already very famous. By chance, he met Ling Emperor's nanny, so he got the inside price and bought the position of Situ for only five million yuan. At the celebration banquet, Emperor Ling saw Cui Lie's happy look and suddenly regretted it. He said to the people around him: "What a pity. If I had persisted a little longer, I could have sold it for five million more." The majestic emperor To be so greedy for money and so shameless shows how ridiculous it is.

Let’s talk about the “commercial street” he built in the palace. Just by looking at the description, you can see that this is very ridiculous. He was the only emperor who had set up stalls in the palace for thousands of years. I don’t know where Emperor Ling made the mistake. Once, he suddenly ordered the palace ladies and concubines to dress up as merchants or customers, and then put the palace’s rare treasures out for sale. He just set up a palace in the inner courtyard of the palace. A "commercial street" comes. Not only that, Emperor Ling himself also engaged in role-playing. He would pretend to be a businessman for a while, and then a customer for a while, walking up and down this "street" and having a great time.

Of these two things, the former can barely be justified. After all, it is not that other emperors have done this before.

But in the "commercial street" in the palace, he is really the only one. Such a weird emperor is really rare in history. This incident alone is as ridiculous as calling a eunuch daddy.

List of the 24 emperors of the Han Dynasty

Ranking list of the twenty-four emperors of the Han Dynasty with pictures and years

1. Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty

. His courtesy name is Ji, his nickname is Peigong, his posthumous title is Emperor Gao, and his temple name is Gaozu. The founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, who reigned for 4 years and reigned for 8 years, suffered an arrow wound in the chest during the suppression of the Yingbu rebellion. The wound recurred and he died at the age of 61. He was buried in Changling.

2. Liu Ying, Emperor Hui of Han Dynasty

. His posthumous title was Emperor Xiaohui, born in 211 BC. In 194 BC, when Ding Wei was only seventeen, he ascended the throne and reigned for seven years. He died in 188 BC, at the age of Guichou, with a lifespan of twenty-four. Emperor Hui was buried in Xianyang County, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, called Anling.

3. Emperor Liu Heng of Han Dynasty

. After the death of Emperor Hui, the third son of Emperor Gaozu, Empress Lu established an unorthodox young emperor. After Empress Lu died, Zhou Bo and others killed Lu Chan and made Liu Heng emperor. He reigned for 23 years and died of illness at the age of 46. Buried in Ba Ling.

4. Liu Qi, Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty

. His posthumous title is Emperor Xiaojing. Born in 188 BC, he ascended the throne at the age of Yiyou in 156 BC. The country was peaceful and the people were safe, and the rule of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing was known as the "Government of Wen and Jing". He reigned for sixteen years and died in 141 BC at the age of forty-eight. Buried in Xianyang County, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, it is called Yangling and faces east to west.

5. Liu Che, Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty

. His posthumous title is Emperor Xiaowu. He was established as the crown prince in 150 BC. He ascended the throne at the age of Xin Chou in 140 BC. He reigned for fifty-four years. He died of illness during a tour at the age of sixty-nine and was buried in Xianyang County, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. Maoling, the temple name is Shizong.

6. Liu Fuling, Emperor Zhao of Han Dynasty. The youngest son of Emperor Wu, he succeeded him after his death. After reigning for 13 years, he died of illness at the age of 22 and was buried in Pingling.

7. Liu Xun, Emperor Xuan of Han Dynasty

. His posthumous title was Emperor Xiaoxuan, and his temple name was Zhongzong. Born in 90 BC and died in 49 BC, he was the great-grandson of Liu Chezhi, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Prince Liu Ju failed in his attempt to seize the palace, and his three sons were killed at the same time. Liu Xun was adopted by his grandmother Shijia and lived among the people. When Wushen was old in 73 BC, Huo Guang and others welcomed him back from the people and ascended the throne. He reigned for 25 years and died at the age of 41.

8. Emperor Liu_ of Han Yuan Dynasty

. His posthumous title was Emperor Xiaoyuan, and his temple name was Gaozong. Born in 76 BC, he ascended the throne at the age of Guiyou in 48 BC. In 33 BC, Wang Zhaojun left the country and married Tibet, and married the Xiongnu Huhan Chanyu. He died in 33 BC and reigned for 16 years at the age of 43. He was buried in Xianyang County, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and was called Weiling.

9. Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of Han Dynasty

. The son of Emperor Yuan, he succeeded to the throne after his death. He died of illness after reigning for 26 years. He was 45 years old and was buried in Yanling. His posthumous title was Emperor Xiaocheng.

10. Liu Xin, Emperor Ai of Han Dynasty

. His posthumous title was Emperor Xiaoai. He was born in 26 BC and died in 1 BC. He was the concubine and grandson of Emperor Liu of the Han Yuan Dynasty. His father was Liu Kang and he became the adopted son of the emperor. In 22 BC, Liu Kang died, and Liu Xinsi, who was only three years old, became king. In 6 BC, he ascended the throne at the age of Yimao and reigned for six years at the age of 26. He was buried in Xianyang County, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.

11. Emperor Ping of Han Dynasty Liu_

. His posthumous title is Emperor Xiaoping. He is the grandson of Liu _, Emperor of Han Yuan Dynasty, and the son of Xiao Wang Xing of Zhongshan. He was born in 9 BC and died in December of 5 AD. In 6 BC, when Xin You was nine years old, he ascended the throne at the age of nine. He was later poisoned by Wang Mang and died. He reigned for five years at the age of fourteen and was buried in Xianyang County, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.

12. Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan

. His birth year is unknown and he died in 25 AD. He is a descendant of Liu Qi, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and the fifth grandson of King Fa of Changsha. He ascended the throne in February of Guiweisui in 23 AD. After Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, he was named King of Huaiyang by Liu Xiu. He reigned for three years and was strangled to death by the Red Eyebrow Army and buried in Ba Ling.

13. Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu

. He ascended the throne in 25 AD, died in 57 AD, died in 6 BC: Emperor Guangwu in 57 AD, surnamed Liu Mingxiu, styled Uncle Wen. The ninth grandson of Han Emperor Liu Bang. After joining the Green Forest Rebel Army, he defeated Wang Mang's army in Kunyang with a small number and a large number. In 25 years Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor. Died in AD 57 at the age of 64.

14. Liu Zhuang, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty

. He ascended the throne in 57 AD and died in 75 AD. He was born in 28 AD and died in 75 AD. Emperor Ming was the fourth son of Liu Xiu. When Emperor Ming was in power, the administration was stricter, taxes were relatively low, and people's lives were stable. Died in 1975 at the age of 48.

15. Emperor Zhang of Han Dynasty Liu_

. He ascended the throne in 75 AD and resigned in 88 AD. Born: 58 AD - died: 88 AD Zhang Emperor, the fifth son of Emperor Ming. Emperor Zhang was "good at Confucianism" and implemented the policy of cultivating the people. The population increased. During his reign, there was a class that went beyond studying in the Western Regions. Emperor Zhang was also a calligrapher, especially good at cursive writing, and was known as "Zhang Cao" in later generations. Died in 1988 at the age of 31.

16. Emperor Liu Zhao of Han Dynasty

. He ascended the throne in 88 AD. He was born in 105 AD and died in 79 AD. In 105 AD, he was emperor Liu Zhao, the fourth son of Emperor Zhang. He was only 10 years old when he came to the throne. He was called the emperor by Empress Dowager Dou. Dou Xian holds real power. Later, he killed Dou Xian and took power. He reigned for 18 years and died in 105 years. He was 27 years old. His posthumous title is Emperor Xiaohe, and his temple name is Mu Zong.

17. Han Dynasty Emperor Liu Long

. The youngest son of Emperor He, he was raised among the people and was the fifth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Emperor He succeeded to the throne after his death. He reigned for less than a year and died of illness at the age of two. He was the youngest emperor in history and was buried in Kangling.

18. Emperor Liu Hu of Han'an

. He ascended the throne in 106 AD, was born in 94 AD, and died in 125 AD. His father was the grandson of Emperor Zhang, Liu Qing, Xiao Wang of Qinghe. He was only 13 years old when he came to the throne. Empress Dowager Deng took power. The Queen Mother came to power after her death. During the reign of Emperor An, the politics were dark and social conflicts were acute. Died in 125 AD at the age of 32.

19. Liu Bao, Emperor Shun of Han Dynasty

. The son of Emperor An was proclaimed emperor by the eunuchs after his death. He reigned for 19 years and died of illness at the age of 31. He was buried in Xianling. After his death, his temple name was Jingzong and his posthumous title was Filial Emperor.

20. Liu Bing, Emperor Chong of Han Dynasty

. He ascended the throne in 144 AD and resigned in 145 AD. He was born in 143 AD and died in 145 AD. Emperor Shun's son died after reigning for half a year at the age of 3.

21. Liu Zan, Emperor of Han Dynasty

. He ascended the throne in 145 AD and resigned in 146 AD. Born: 138 AD - died: 146 AD. He was the great-grandson of Emperor Zhang and the son of Liu Hong, the Xiaowang of Bohai. He was 8 years old when he came to the throne, but he was quite smart. He said that General Liang Yi was a "domineering general" and was poisoned to death by Liang Yi. He was 9 years old.

22. Emperor Huan of Han Dynasty Liu Zhi

. He ascended the throne in 146 AD and resigned in 167 AD. Born: 132 AD - died: 167 AD. Emperor Huan Liu Zhi, great-grandson of Emperor Zhang. The son of Liu Yi, Marquis of Liwu. Emperor Huan was 15 years old when he came to the throne, and his relatives were in power. Later, he relied on eunuchs to kill his relative Liang Yi, and then the eunuchs became dictatorial. Emperor Huan died in 167 at the age of 36.

23. Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty

. He ascended the throne in 168 AD and resigned in 189 AD. Born: 156 AD - died: 189 AD. Emperor Zhang's great-great-grandson, Emperor Huan died childless, and Liu Hong ascended the throne. The Ling Emperor's court was full of filth, and the eunuchs controlled the government and were called "Ten Constant Attendants". Emperor Ling died in 189 at the age of 33.

24. Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty

. He ascended the throne in 189 AD and resigned in 220 AD. Born: 181 AD - died: 234 AD. The son of Emperor Ling, he was 9 years old when he came to the throne. Dong Zhuo had exclusive power. Later, Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian to Xuchang. In 220, Cao Cao died. Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor and established the Wei Kingdom. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie was demoted to Shanyang Gong and died in 234 at the age of 54.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty invented the crotchless trousers

Who invented the crotchless trousers? There is a theory that it is Liu Hong, the Han Ling Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is said that he invented crotchless pants not for convenience, but for convenience during sex. The Ling Emperor was very lustful. He would drag any beautiful girl he liked in the harem to the bed, so he issued an "imperial edict" that all palace ladies should wear "open crotch pants". However, this statement is not very reliable, because no one has seen this "imperial edict" until now, and secondly, it seems that none of the emperors before the Han Dynasty were not lewd.

Was Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty a good emperor?

The merits and demerits of right and wrong will be judged by later generations.

Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, ascended the throne in 168 AD. During his reign, the evils of party control arose. Eunuchs held great power, sold their officials at public prices, and built large-scale construction projects wantonly, making it difficult for the people to make a living. In the first year of Zhongping, the massive Yellow Turban Uprising broke out.

The "ling" of Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong is explained in the posthumous law as: "chaos does not damage the spirit." Emperor Han Ling was indeed an emperor who pursued lust.

After Emperor Ling succeeded to the throne, he made Song the queen. Empress Song was from Pingling, Fufeng. Because of her gentle temperament and lack of femininity, she was not favored by Emperor Ling. But she was at the forefront of the main palace, and the favored concubines in the harem all slandered her. Wang Fu, the regular servant of the Central Committee, falsely killed King Liu Hui of Bohai and his concubine Song, who was Empress Song's aunt. Wang Fu was afraid that Empress Song would be angry with him, so he and Taizhong doctor Cheng A framed Empress Song for using witchcraft to curse the emperor in the palace. . Emperor Ling was worried that he had no excuse to depose the empress, so he took back her ribbon in the first year of Guanghe. Empress Song soon died of worry.

Afterwards, Queen Song's father and brothers were all killed. All the palace attendants and people from the provincial and provincial offices secretly pitied Queen Song. One day Emperor Ling dreamed that the late Emperor Huan said to him: "What sin did Empress Song have? You trusted to use treacherous ministers and concubines to kill Empress Song. In the past, King Liu Hui of Bohai had already devalued himself, but he was still You kill me. Now Empress Song and Liu Hui are going to the Emperor of Heaven to sue you. The Emperor of Heaven is extremely angry. Your sin is too great to be forgiven." Emperor Ling was awakened, but the scene in his dream was still vivid in his mind. This matter was reported to Xu Yong, the left prisoner of Yulin, and he was asked what the sign was. Xu Yong took the opportunity to tell him about the innocence of the Queen of Song Dynasty and King Bohai, and requested that they be reburied so that the innocent souls could rest in peace. Emperor Ling did not listen to Xu Yong's words after all. However, dreams are an expression of his state of mind, which shows that deep down in his heart, he feels somewhat guilty.

Emperor Ling was very promiscuous. He would pull a beautiful woman to his bed anytime and anywhere in the harem and have sex with her. The difference between the court ladies of the Han Dynasty and later generations is that they all wore crotchless pants, which may sound incredible. Moreover, nothing was worn under the crotchless trousers, so that it would be convenient for the emperor to visit without even taking off his clothes.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xianzhong let his concubine wander around indoors with no clothes on, which was even more impressive than the previous one. Of course, this is a story for another day.

The Ling Emperor and many of his concubines were playing naked in the Western Garden. In order to escape the heat in the midsummer, he built a "naked swimming pavilion" and asked people to pick green moss and cover it on the steps to attract people. The water from the canal flows around each threshold and circulates throughout the nude swimming pool. He chose a singing girl with jade-colored skin and a light body to row a boat with a pole and sway in the water of the canal. In the scorching heat of midsummer, he ordered people to sink the boat in the water, watch the naked palace ladies falling into the water with their beautiful jade-like skin, and then play the song "Seven Words for Merchants" to attract cold air. The lotus plants planted in the water of the canal are as big as a cover, more than a foot high. The lotus leaves are curled up at night and during the day. There are four lotuses growing on one stem, which is called "Yeshu He". And because the leaves of this lotus unfold only after the moon comes out, it is also called "Wangshuhe".

The Ling Emperor and the beautiful woman drank naked in the cool hall of the nude tour hall, and they drank all night long. He sighed and said: "If it continues like this for ten thousand years, he will be a god in the sky." Emperor Ling drank all night until he was drunk and unconscious, and he didn't know it was dawn. The palace chamberlain threw a big candle at His Highness, which woke Emperor Ling from his dream. Emperor Ling also asked the eunuchs in the palace to learn how to crow roosters, and built a rooster hall on the north side of the naked swimming hall, where many chickens were kept. Whenever Emperor Ling got drunk after drinking and feasting all night long, he would often still be in a drunken dream at dawn and couldn't wake up. At this time, the eunuchs scrambled to imitate the crow of a rooster and fake the truth to awaken the Ling Emperor. Emperor Ling's "Naked Tour Pavilion" was later set on fire by Dong Zhuo. During the Xianxi period of the Cao Wei Dynasty, at the place where the chamberlain threw candles to wake up the drunken and sleeping Emperor Ling, there was still a shining light in the middle of the night. People said it was divine light, so they built a temple there called "Yu Guang". temple".

The palace maids aged between 14 and 18 all wore heavy makeup, took off their clothes and bathed naked with him. The Western Regions donated Yinchi incense, and Emperor Ling ordered people to boil soup for the palace ladies to bathe in. The water with powder floating on it after bathing was poured into the canal, which was known as "Liu Xiang Canal".

The Ling Emperor set up shops in the harem and asked the maids and concubines in the palace to dress up as shopping customers, while he himself pretended to be a merchant selling goods, and had a great time. The goods in the store were all rare and rare treasures, which were stolen one after another by the greedy palace maids and concubines. They even secretly fought endlessly over how much you stole and how little they stole, but Emperor Ling had no idea at all. He traded with the maids during the day, and held them in his arms for wanton pleasure at night. According to the records in "Wen Hai Pisha" cited in "The Sea of ??Ancient and Modern Love", Emperor Ling even had dogs in the Western Garden to mate with the palace maids.

Two years had passed since Empress Song was deposed, and Emperor Ling was indulging in his lustful pleasures and had no plans to appoint another empress. The courtiers petitioned him to establish the Zhonggong Palace as soon as possible because it was a symbol of the country. Emperor Ling then appointed the noble He as his queen. Queen He came from a very humble background. She was the daughter of a pig butcher. But He's appearance is extremely beautiful. She is seven feet and one inch tall, with skin like snow and a slim figure. Emperor Ling fell in love with He as soon as he saw her. So she monopolized the Ling Emperor every night, and there were many more women in the harem who spent their lonely time under the lamp. After several spring breezes, Queen He became pregnant and gave birth to the prince Liu Bian.

Queen He's elder brother He Jin was granted the title of Imperial Attendant, and her late father He Zhen was posthumously granted the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry. Empress He had a very taboo temperament. After she was in the palace, she was always wary of other concubines trying to win her favor. The concubines in the palace were all afraid of her. Wang, a native of Zhao, was the granddaughter of Wang Bao, the former general with five senses. She was slightly more beautiful in the harem than her later queens. She was good at poetry and painting, spoke elegantly, and behaved dignifiedly. Emperor Ling loved her very much. Not long after she fell in love with Feng, Wang became pregnant and was named a beauty by the Jin Dynasty. In the concubine system of the Han Dynasty, beauties were ranked lower than nobles.

Queen He hated the Wang family to the core and secretly plotted to frame her. Mrs. Wang was smart by nature. She had known that He Hou, who was very jealous, would not tolerate her, so she tied her waist with silk when she went to visit He Hou to prevent He Hou from seeing that she was pregnant. However, the fetus in her belly was getting bigger day by day. Wang Meiren was restless day and night, so she bought abortion pills and drank them. Because once a son was born, neither the mother nor the child could survive, but taking abortion pills many times did not work. She thought it might be God's will, so she stopped taking abortion pills and resigned herself to fate. After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to a baby boy. Emperor Ling was very happy and named the baby Liu Xie, who later became Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty.

After giving birth to the child, Beauty Wang had to take medicine to recuperate her. Then she secretly sent her confidant to use poison instead of medicine, and poisoned Beauty Wang to death. Emperor Ling heard the news of Wang Meiren's sudden death and hurriedly went to visit her. As soon as he saw that Mrs. Wang's limbs were black and blue, he knew that she had died of poisoning, and he couldn't help but shed tears. Soon after it was discovered that He Hou had administered the poison, Emperor Ling was immediately furious and planned to depose He Hou. Only then did the daring He Hou feel scared. She hurriedly spent money to bribe eunuchs such as Cao Jie and Zhang Rang to intercede for her. Emperor Ling believed in the eunuchs the most in his life, so He Hou made big things into trivial matters.

Although He Hou was spared, Emperor Ling was wary of her from then on. He sent Liu Xie, the son of Wang Meiren, to live in Yongle Palace to be raised by Empress Dowager Dong. Due to the careful protection of Empress Dowager Dong, Liu Xie was not assassinated by Empress He. Emperor Ling missed the beauty Wang so much that he wrote two poems in memory of her: "Zhui De Fu" and "Ling Yi Ode". As the saying goes, what is lost is the best, and that's all.

During the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the eunuchs spread poison throughout the world, and Yellow Turban uprisings broke out in various places. The country of the Han Dynasty was already in danger.

Emperor Ling also looked listless at this time, and his passionate lust seemed to be much less intense. Legend has it that there is a coral market in Yulin County, where sea travelers buy and sell corals. There are several branches of coral in the city that are turquoise in color, one has dozens of branches, and the branches are full of leaves. The big ones are five or six feet tall, and the smallest ones are over a foot tall. In the second year of Yuanfeng in the Western Han Dynasty, Yulin County donated a "Coral Woman". The emperor ordered it to be planted in front of the palace, and the palace nicknamed it "Female Coral". This female coral had always had lush branches and leaves, but suddenly died during the reign of Emperor Ling. Everyone thought it was a sign of the decline of the Han Dynasty.

In the sixth year of Zhongping, Emperor Ling passed away. The 14-year-old prince Liu Bian came to the throne and respected Queen He as the empress dowager. Empress Dowager He came to the court to take the throne. He Hou's brother, General He Jin, wanted to kill the eunuchs, but was killed by them. Dong Zhuo, the governor of the state, led troops into Luoyang and killed all the eunuchs in the court. He deposed the young emperor Liu Bian and established Liu Bian as the Hongnong King. Xie is the emperor. Soon after, He and her mother Wuyang Jun were also forced to death by Dong Zhuo. At this time, the Han Dynasty was essentially destroyed, and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty Liu Xie became a puppet who could not control his own destiny. An era of Three Kingdoms in which all heroes came together began.