In folklore, Liu Heng, the emperor of China, waited on his mother and tried medicine for three years. Later, when the ministers in the DPRK were discussing the suitable emperor, Liu Heng's actions greatly increased his score, and he finally became the son of heaven.
At the same time, however, Wendi has the glorious deeds of "putting righteousness above family members". It turns out that this is the only brother of the queen mother, Bo.
Before Liu Heng was welcomed into Weiyang Palace, Zhao Bo played a key role. He was ordered to see Zhou Bo. Through this middleman, Emperor Wendi got the support of Qiu, who has the military strength and the ability to control the situation in the capital. This is a great achievement. Zhao Bo also became the only official of the Bo family. Later, frequency was framed for rebellion, and it was Zhao Bo who tried to intercede with frequency.
Emperor Wen once imprisoned Zhou Bo for his rebellion. Does he doubt that there is an alliance and a blend of interests between the two? It's quite possible. With Wendi's careful thinking, he must be very vigilant.
Yun: "ten years of winter, thanks to Ganquan." General Zhao Bo is dead. " The record is too short. Years, "ten years of winter, Shangxing Ganquan. The general killed Han emissary. The emperor couldn't bear to punish him and let him drink his. If you want to lead yourself, Zhao won't; It is suicide to make the princes mourn and cry. " It is a mystery why we sent the ambassador to find him, why we were angered by him and why we killed him. Why did Emperor Wendi encourage his uncle to commit suicide? Zhao Bo refused, and asked his minister to wear mourning clothes to Bo's home to force him to commit suicide, which was even more bizarre.
In the killing incident, Empress Dowager Bo did not come forward. One possibility is that Zhao Bo committed a great evil, but the Queen Mother Bo did not dare; Another possibility is that Wendi already said hello to his mother, so I killed this uncle. In either case, I'm afraid there must be a gap between mother and son. Sima Guang commented on this matter in "Historical Records of Xiao Wen" and said: In the Tang Dynasty, Li Deyu believed that "Emperor Wen of Han killed Zhao Bo, which was enlightened in law and inappropriate in morality. When Qin Kanggong sent Jin Wengong back to China, he lamented that seeing his uncle was like seeing his mother alive. Besides, the emaciated Queen Mother is still alive with only one younger brother, Zhao Bo ". Wei Wendi was quoted as saying: "When treating my uncle, we should only support his kindness, not give him power."
Sima Guang blamed Wendi for being unfilial and unwise in handling this matter. But I think that the biggest reason for Zhao Bo's death should be that Wendi prevented Bo from becoming the most popular surname, which made him difficult to control in the future. Between filial piety and unfilial treatment of Bo Queen, Emperor Wendi's role changed quickly.
There is another point that does not seem to attract much attention from historians. It is unreasonable that Chu Yuan, Ai Qi and Chengyang, powerful kings, died one after another during the reign of Emperor Wendi. You know, each of them died young.
Liu Fei, the king of Qi Hui, has three sons, which is the greatest threat to Emperor Wen. Ai Qi's eldest son, Wang Liuxiang, made the greatest contribution to pacify the Zhu-Lu Rebellion. He was almost elected emperor, but failed, and died of illness soon after he returned. His son, Wang Liuzhang of Chengyang, also made great contributions. Emperor Wen promised to seal his land of Zhao, but later he deliberately suppressed it, giving only a small piece of land to the State of Qi to seal the king. Liu Zhang died of illness the next year.
His son Liu Xingju, the king of Sanjibei, only sealed a small piece of land, and he was already dissatisfied. I heard that Wendi was in Taiyuan, thinking that the emperor would personally attack the Huns, so he sent his troops to rebel. Emperor Wen of Han soon wrote a letter.