The Wei family became prosperous because Wei Zifu was favored. The Wei family has beauties, but other families don’t? The Li family had a Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li was favored by Emperor Wu and included in the harem because of her brother Li Yannian's thoughts. Li Yannian was sentenced to corruption for committing crimes in his early years. As a singer who was proficient in music, he was good at composing music. He often set new poems and lyrics written by Sima Xiangru and other literati to music. "Every time he changed the tune for a new sound, everyone who heard it would be moved." "Wear two thousand stone seal ribbons."
Both Taishi Gong and Ban Gu included Li Yannian in the "Biography of Ning Xing", probably because he won favor with his singing skills rather than his achievements. This was certainly not the right path in the eyes of orthodox intellectuals such as Taishi Gong and Ban Gu who abided by etiquette and justice. But there is another explanation, saying that Li Yannian received "special care" from Emperor Wu because he was his male favorite, because Tai Shigong's explanation for Ning Xing was that "romantic love is not only a woman's virtue, but also a man's beauty." , and there are indeed records of "lying up with Shang" in the history books. Is he really the male favorite of Emperor Wu like Han Yan?
Li Yan had been with Emperor Wu for many years and knew that he was "thirsty for beauty", so he sang in front of Emperor Wu during the banquet: "There is a beautiful woman in the north, peerless and independent, looking at the city of Qingren, and then the country of Qingren, Ning I don’t know whether a beautiful city or a beautiful country is beautiful.” Emperor Wu suddenly became interested and asked, is there really such a beautiful woman in the world? Princess Pingyang said, this beauty is Yannian’s sister. You can imagine what happened next.
However, Mrs. Li's beauty was fatal, and she soon fell seriously ill. Emperor Wu came to see her, but she hid in the palace tent with a quilt and refused to see him. Emperor Wu asked her what she wished for. Mrs. Li said that her life was not long, and she only hoped that her brother would be distinguished after her death, so that she could leave with peace of mind. Emperor Wu said, "You let me take a look at it to comfort my lovesickness, and I will reward them immediately in front of you. Wouldn't it be better?" Mrs. Li did not agree. She only said that it was up to Your Majesty whether to reward her or not. It didn't matter whether she met him or not.
Emperor Wu had no choice but to leave sadly.
So the people in the left and right palaces asked Mrs. Li why she rejected Emperor Wu and made him unhappy? Mrs. Li then said the famous words:
"So those who don't want to see the emperor want to support their brothers deeply. Because of my good looks, I am lucky enough to love you from a lowly position. If a husband treats others with lust, his lust will fade and his love will be relaxed. If he loves others, his kindness will be cut off. So the above The one who cares about me is because of my appearance. Now that I have been ruined and my appearance is not the same, he will be afraid of evil and abandon me. I am willing to remember Min Lu and his brother again!"
Sure enough, after Mrs. Li's death, her brother Li Yannian was awarded the title of Lieutenant of Xielu, and Li Guangli also became the general of the Second Division. After Wei Qing's death, Li Guangli took charge of the war against Hungary, and Li Guangli's influence became more and more important.
After Mrs. Li there was Mrs. Gou Yi.
Emperor Wu was sixty-one years old this year. When he was touring the river, the "Qi Wang" said that there was a strange woman here, and "the emperor urgently needs his envoy to summon her." It seemed very urgent.
This woman is the famous "Mrs. Gou Yi". She was only about fifteen years old at that time. The strange thing about her is that her hands are always clenched into fists, and no one can break them open. People call her "Fist Girl". Emperor Wu saw her fists hanging by her sides and asked the palace maid to come forward to check. The palace maid tried her best, but couldn't open her fist. Emperor Wu became even more curious, and personally stepped forward to "do it". Before he could use any force, the girl's hands were loosened, which was amazing. What was even more surprising was that she was holding a pair of jade hooks in her hands. Could it be that they were brought from her mother's womb? Coming?
In her cardamom years, she was youthful, enchanting and lovable. Emperor Wu took her back to the palace and named her "Mrs. Gou Yi".
"Mrs. Gou Yi"'s real name is Zhao. Before she met Emperor Wu, her father had been sentenced to death for breaking the law and became a eunuch in the palace.
This is suspicious. Li Yannian can also be said to be an eunuch who was close to Emperor Wu. It was through this brother that Mrs. Li "gained the beauty of heaven". Will Mrs. Gou Yi's "entering the palace" be the same as Mrs. Li's? Li Yannian wrote the legend of the "Northern Beauty", and Mrs. Gou Yi's father made up the myth of the "Boxing Girl" by "imitation and creation".
The person who opened Mrs. Gou Yi's fist was Emperor Wu, but the person who "discovered" her was the "Wang Qi". The so-called qi-seekers are actually just equivalent to current Feng Shui masters, and most of what they say is illusory. How can you believe it? In fact, there had been a collusion between the "Wang Qi Zhe" and Mrs. Gou Yi's father, and they came together to deceive Emperor Wu. There is no "risk" in this kind of deception. They have already figured out Emperor Wu's exaggerated character and know that it is too easy to arouse his curiosity. Once he goes to find this "wonderful woman" with bright eyes, ", things will be much easier to handle. In order not to disappoint Emperor Wu, the people who knew Emperor Wu's temper naturally would not expose the lies in a very strange "aura". In addition, Mrs. Gou Yi might indeed have some strength in her hands, so the "miracle" was born. .
The ancients said, "If you have no desires, you will be strong." They also said, "If you seek something, you will lose something." Emperor Wu was lustful, so he let his close ministers, Ning Xing, guide him. What a great influence they had on Emperor Wu in his later years. Emperor Wu made a series of mistakes since then, and the root cause of them all lies here.
Mrs. Gou Yi was very favored after entering the palace and was named Jie Yu. Two years later, Mrs. Gou Yi gave birth to Lin'er. There is another strange thing here. This prince Fuling "wandered" in Mrs. Gou Yi's belly for a full fourteen months. In later generations, whenever a subject flattered his master, he would be compared to "the soup of Yao, Shun, and Yu." Among them, Yao's mother was only fourteen months pregnant before giving birth to him. Emperor Wu thought that Fuling's birth was very similar to that of Yao, and he was very happy, so he named the place where Mrs. Gou Yi lived "Yao's Mother Gate".
Emperor Wu did everything in his life based on his own preferences. Maybe the name "Yao Mu Sect" was just an impulse, but it was indeed a big mistake of Emperor Wu. Over the years, it has been difficult for Queen Wei Zifu and Prince Liu Zheng to even see him, but he happened to create a "Yaomu Gate" at this moment. What will the people below think? Perhaps the most embarrassing person is Liu Zhi. He has been the prince for decades. Who would have thought that a "Yao" emperor's brother would suddenly appear in middle age?
Emperor Wu and the prince had political disagreements, and Li Guangli's favor and Mrs. Gou Yi's appointment as "Mother of Yao" were seen by others as signs that the prince would collapse. From then on, the sycophants in the palace paid no attention to Liu Zhi, because in their view, Liu Zhi's position as crown prince would sooner or later be handed over to Fuling, who was still babbling. That's why Su Wen, Chang Rong and others dared to frame the prince, and their arrogance was at its peak.
By the end of the Western Han Dynasty, there were forty-six people who had served as prime ministers. Among them, Emperor Wu had 13 prime ministers in one dynasty. Their number and frequency of changes were rare not only in the Han Dynasty, but also in the entire ancient Chinese history. Among these thirteen prime ministers, excluding Wei Wan, who was arranged by Emperor Jing to assist the young master, and Tian Qianqiu, who was appointed by Emperor Wu in his later years and extended to the era of Emperor Zhao, the remaining eleven prime ministers, three died in office (among them Tian Fu died of insanity, Also an unnatural death), three people were dismissed from their posts, two committed suicide on conviction, and three were imprisoned and executed.
It can be seen that it is not easy to be the prime minister of Emperor Wu, and there are already faint signs of being a "high-risk profession".
Gongsun He was the third to last prime minister of Emperor Wu.
Gongsun He, courtesy name Zishu, was born in Yiqu, Beidi. He's ancestors were originally Huns. His grandfather, Gongsun Kunxie, was the governor of Longxi during the reign of Emperor Jing. He was named Pingquhou because he led the army to quell the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changed the pacification policy of his ancestors and launched a war against the Hungarians that lasted for decades starting from the second year of Yuanguang (133 BC). Gongsun He had a place to use his talents. Under Wei Qing, he participated in three major battles and seven He was appointed as a general and twice named a marquis. He was a famous general who fought against the Huns during Emperor Wu's reign.
Gongsun He married Wei Junru, sister of Wei Zifu and Wei Qing, so he was considered a member of the "Wei family circle" centered on Prince Liu Ju.
In the second year of Taichu (103 BC), Prime Minister Shi Qing died in office, and Emperor Wu wanted Gongsun He to take over. Being promoted to prime minister is a good thing according to common sense, but Gongsun He's reaction was very strange. "If you don't receive the seal and ribbon, you will pause and cry."
Emperor Wu was very confused. Gongsun He said: "I was originally a rough man from a remote country. I became an official because I killed enemies on the battlefield and made meritorious service. The post of prime minister has a lot of stakes and my talents are really not qualified for it." When Emperor Wu was still the prince, Gongsun He became an official. Those who passed him could be said to be peers who accompanied Emperor Wu as he grew up; and Emperor Wu had almost completed his career at this time, so he was also a witness to Emperor Wu's civilized and martial arts. Gongsun He was about fifty years old this year. The life span of ancient people was much shorter than ours, so Gongsun He was truly an old man. He knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face, and Emperor Wu, who was no longer young anymore, looked down at him. There was a touch of sadness in his old age that was unique to the old man. Emperor Wu cried, and everyone around him also cried with him.
But for politicians, this small mood swing is just a small wave. Emperor Wu quickly "awoke" and asked the left and right to help the prime minister. Gongsun He was still kowtowing and refused to get up. Emperor Wu ignored him, got up and left. Gongsun He could only stare at the seal hanging above his head in a daze - he was determined to be the prime minister.
When others asked him why he was like this, Gongsun He said: "The emperor is wise, but I am a foolish person. How can I catch up with his ideas and steps? As the prime minister, I have greater responsibilities. I will be in danger from now on!"
Gongsun He's sorrow is not unfounded. There are indeed too many prime ministers who have been convicted and died in office, so many that it is scary. The previous Prime Minister Shi Qing was cautious throughout his life, but he was reprimanded by Emperor Wu several times, and once he was able to avoid death by paying for atonement, so his "good death" was not easy.
Emperor Wu was moody, and Gongsun He had been waiting on him like walking on thin ice for eleven years, and the disaster finally struck.
In the summer of the first year of Zhenghe (92 BC), Emperor Wu, who was in Jianzhang Palace, saw a man with a sword walking into Longhua Gate. Emperor Wu thought he was an assassin and ordered people to catch him. The man threw away the sword, ran, and disappeared in an instant. So he ordered people to search Jianzhang Palace, but still couldn't find it. Emperor Wu then "thought it was a treacherous ghost and suspected it was witchcraft." This incident can be described as a prelude to subsequent disasters.
Gongsun He's son is called Gongsun Jingsheng. He is the daughter of Wei Junru, and his aunt is Queen Wei Zifu. Gongsun He was promoted from the imperial servant to the prime minister. When he became the prime minister, the imperial servant's seat was filled by Gongsun Jingsheng. The father and son became ministers at the same time, and they were extremely honored for a while. Gongsun Jingsheng was a man who was greedy for money. He misappropriated 19 million military expenditures of the Northern Army and was reported to others. He should be punished accordingly.
It happened that Emperor Wu was unswervingly suppressing the powerful rangers. Gongsun He had always doted on Gongsun Jingsheng. In order to save his son, he wrote to Emperor Wu, saying that he would capture the fugitive Yangling hero Zhu Anshi to atone for his son's sins. Emperor Wu agreed.
Gongsun He indeed arrested Zhu Anshi. There was no grudge between the two, but Gongsun He used the dignity of the prime minister and devoted all his efforts to arrest Zhu Anshi, just to atone for his son's sins, so there was grudge even if there was no grudge. Zhu Anshi laughed and said, "The Prime Minister is going to exterminate the clan! What I want to tell you, even if I cut down all the bamboo in Nanshan, it won't be enough to engrave it." So he sent a letter to Emperor Wu from prison, reporting Gongsun Jingsheng and Princess Yangshi for committing adultery, and said that they had done it. Wu Gu cursed Emperor Wu, and the puppet used by Wu Gu was buried next to Chidao in Ganquan Palace.
It's so vivid and clear, and it looks like it's true. Emperor Wu sent someone to investigate, and it was indeed as Zhu Anshi said. So Gongsun He was captured and imprisoned, and his clan was exterminated. Together with the two princesses Yangshi and Zhuyi, as well as Wei Qing's eldest son, Changping Hou Wei and his wife, they were also beheaded.
Princess Yangshi and Princess Zhuyi were both born to Wei Zifu. This massacre of witchcraft was a big blow to the "Wei family". Emperor Wu even killed his own daughter, which showed his determination to search for witchcraft.
Were Gongsun He's family falsely accused and died unjustly?
Hard to say. Only four years ago, Gongsun Ao, who was also a good friend of Wei Qing and a member of the Wei family group, was also killed because his wife practiced witchcraft. This is too much of a coincidence. It was a coincidence like two rounds in a boxing ring. Could it be that Gongsun He saw what happened to Gongsun Ao, so he used witchcraft to kill Emperor Wu first?
No matter what, Prince Liu Zheng would not remain indifferent to this. He would definitely think that his father might have pointed the finger at him.
