Emperor Liu Bing of the Han Dynasty, who pushed the Western Han Dynasty to its peak, far surpassed the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. How miserable was he as a child?
Han Xuan Emperor Liu Bingji's parents died shortly after he was born. At that time, a witchcraft disaster broke out in the court, and some people with evil intentions took the opportunity to frame the forces of Queen Wei's lineage. The queen who deceived the monarch was also involved in the witchcraft incident. The monarch was old and fatuous, believed the slander, and executed Queen Wei and the then crown prince. But at that time, one of the grandsons of the crown prince escaped the fate of being killed because he was just born and was too young. He was imprisoned in prison and survived. He was Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Bingji.
Liu Bingji was raised by female prisoners in prison and almost died when he was a child. After the turmoil of the witchcraft disaster passed, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty seemed to have forgotten his great-grandson who was still in prison and ignored him. The officials in the prison felt pity for the child and sent two female prisoners to raise him. He also grew up slowly in prison. Once, a Feng Shui master said that someone in the prison had the appearance of an emperor. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty found out, he was very panicked and ordered all the prisoners in the prison to be killed. In the end, it was under the protection of the officials in prison that he was not killed. Instead, he was a blessing in disguise and was taken seriously by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty again.
On his deathbed, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty finally included Liu Bingji in the royal family tree and provided him with the superior growing environment he deserved. Due to the hardships in his life since childhood, he not only has a strong will, but also has social experience that ordinary nobles do not have, which is of great benefit to the shaping of his personality. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were two emperors. One died early and the other was mediocre. Both reigned for a very short time. Liu Bingji was valued by the ministers because of his outstanding moral character, excellent leadership ability, and understanding and consideration of people's lives, and they finally unanimously elected him to succeed the throne. He became the third emperor after Emperor Wu. During his reign, he worked hard and was loved by the people.