As mentioned above, the three brothers Liu Xingju inherited the seventy cities of their father Liu Fei and the rich, coupled with Liu Xiang's ambition, Liu Zhang's bravery and his own hard work, they could have done a great job, occupied a high position, and become famous for future generations. . However, due to the fate of the Lu family, he was moved to Chang'an and given the title of Dongmou Hou, and was suppressed by others.
He challenged Lu Pheasant at a banquet and finally killed Lu Chan. Liu Zhang made Liu Xingju admire him greatly. The two brothers started an uprising in Chang'an and asked Liu Xiang to lead his troops to the west. They jointly killed the Lu family and prepared to seize the throne. However, Liu Zhang was too brave and eradicated Lu Lu and Lu Chan in one fell swoop, leaving Chang'an unable to ignite the war. There was no war in Chang'an, and Liu Xiang had no reason to march, so he could only lead his troops back home in anger.
After the reinforcements were withdrawn, the power of the two brothers was greatly reduced, and they were manipulated by Zhou Bo and others. First of all, Liu Xiang's throne was squeezed into a dead end with a few bad words from Liu Ze and others, which was a great regret; secondly, the kings of Zhao and Liang promised by Zhou Bo were divided between Liu Sui and Liu Yi without good reason by Liu Heng, which was another It was a great hatred; in the end, after waiting for two years, Liu Heng actually cut off a county of Qi State to him and named him King of Jibei. This was another great hatred.
You can't wait in life, hate is like black and white, it only rushes people's lives. After the three terrible events, the most powerful Liu Xiang passed away, followed closely by the brave and invincible Liu Zhang, who drove the crane west to pursue Liu Xiang, leaving him alone. Liu Heng regarded him as a chess piece, but he did not want to be a chess piece, but wanted the entire chessboard.
Liu Xingju didn't believe in fate, he only believed in himself. How powerful the Lu family is and how vicious their methods are. The three brothers can attack externally and internally and eradicate them in one fell swoop. Liu Xingju lives in the glory of the past, and he believes that the lost myth will eventually reappear. Liu Xiang died, Liu Zhang also died. Liu Xingju regretted it very much. He should have started the rebellion earlier. The death of his two brothers had a great impact on him, and he could not wait any longer. Finally, he decided to rebel and fight.
In the third year of Emperor Wen's reign (177 BC), the war in the north ignited the banner of Liu Xingju's rebellion. Because the Huns had been resting for a long time, their hands were itchy and they couldn't bear it anymore, so King Youxian of the Xiongnu went south to invade Shangjun (now Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province), and the frontier was in a hurry.
So Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng ordered Guan Ying to lead an army of 85,000 people and rush there. Liu Heng personally went to supervise the army and reward the sergeants.
At this time, Guan Ying was both the Taiwei and the Prime Minister. He held two positions and was extremely noble. Liu Heng sent such an important figure to the expedition with only one purpose: to show his power.
Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu had deceived the Han Dynasty and invaded the borders many times. The people of the Han Dynasty had endured this evil for a long time and wanted to retaliate. First, Liu Bang was surrounded and humiliated, and then came the repeated humiliation of marriage. The kind-hearted Liu Heng could not bear such humiliation, and he must avenge the humiliation in this expedition.
Because Liu Heng and Guan Ying were away at war, Liu Xingju felt that the Han army and the Xiongnu would be fighting inextricably and would be unable to turn around and defend Chang'an. As soon as the Han army left Chang'an, Liu Xingju immediately raised troops to capture Xingyang. Xingyang is an important place leading to Chang'an, and Liu Xingju has great ambitions. However, King Youxian was in the border area for a while, smashing, looting and killing. When he saw the arrival of Han troops, he withdrew his troops and returned north like a whirlwind. Nomads are best at fighting guerrilla warfare!
Liu Heng was disappointed when his opportunity to make a name for himself evaporated.
The army was mobilized, but although there was no battle, since the Huns withdrew, the Han army could be said to have returned victoriously. Liu Heng came to Taiyuan and rewarded all the officials based on their merits. Regardless of whether there is a battle or not, as long as the army is mobilized and returns victorious, there must always be rewards, otherwise the emperor will be incompetent. Liu Heng will be a good emperor, and one of the secrets is to often reward him. If the king wants his courtiers to treat him as a loyal minister, he must treat his courtiers as a king. When Liu Heng became emperor, in one word, he responded to etiquette with etiquette, and the courtiers served their orders.
Liu Heng, who was in Taiyuan, received a report that Liu Xingju had rebelled, saying that he wanted to take Xingyang. Liu Heng drew his sharp sword, but the Huns ran away. The sword had not been returned to its sheath. Since Liu Xingju rebelled, the blade of the sword would inevitably cut towards Liu Xingju. Liu Xingju hated Liu Heng because of the reward, and Liu Heng even hated his three brothers because they wanted to seize the throne. When two of the three died, Liu Heng became a good person and gave Liu Xingju a ride.
Liu Heng ordered Guan Ying to lead his troops back to Chang'an to guard the palace; he sent another army to garrison Xingyang to prevent the rebels from advancing; and finally he sent Chai Wu to lead an army of 100,000 men to capture Liu Xingju. Liu Heng only wanted to kill the Xiongnu, not Liu Xingju, because killing the Xiongnu would make him famous, and killing Liu Xingju would inevitably leave him with infamy. Liu Heng returned to Chang'an and immediately announced to the world:
Liu Xingju betrayed his superiors and was punished for his crime. The people of Jibei Kingdom, no matter who they are, will be rewarded for killing the rebels; those who have followed Liu Xingju in rebellion will be pardoned as long as they know their way back. If he persists in his evil deeds, the army will arrive and attack the city, destroying all the jade and stone.
After making an announcement, the rebels immediately collapsed and Liu Xingju committed suicide. This is Liu Heng's psychological tactic.
Liu Xingju was wrong. He didn't know that the world under Liu Heng's rule was different from the world under the Lu family. The Lu family made people angry and resentful, and everyone opposed it; Liu Hengguang's good governance was praised by both the government and the public, and no one had any second thoughts or ambitions. Liu Xingju rebelled not because Liu Heng was too thin to him, but because he was still living in the Lu era. At the same time, he himself was completely unqualified.
