By what means did Emperor Wendi kill the last half-brother?
In the sixth year of Emperor Wendi (before 174), Liu Chang, as the king of Huainan, committed many crimes such as rebellion and trespassing, and ministers also advised Emperor Wendi to act according to law. Without saying anything, Emperor Wendi killed Liu Chang's companion. But Wendi did not kill Liu Chang, but "pardoned the long death penalty and abolished the king", that is, exempted the death penalty and abolished the nobility.
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If you don't kill, you don't kill, but it's not appropriate to put it like this. Wendi thought twice, ordered Liu Chang to be sent from Chang 'an to Shu County, and asked to "send Liu Chang to the next stop by car", that is, let Liu Chang take a bus on the road, and the county magistrate made a good relay along the way to send him from the county seat to the next stop.
Yuan Ang, the minister, thought it inappropriate to do so, saying that Liu Chang was strong-willed and might not be able to bear such damage. In case of bad weather and illness, your majesty will have a bad reputation for killing brothers and sisters. Emperor Wen said, "This is a bitter ear, and now it is recovered." He just wanted to make Liu Chang suffer and bring him back. Wendi told Liu Chang to prepare all kinds of daily necessities such as fuel, vegetables, cooking utensils, chopsticks and bedding. He also specifically instructed that "five pounds of meat should be given every day, and two glasses of wine should be given. If it is beautiful, ten people will live in the house". Not only are the facilities complete, the food is good, but there are also beautiful women.
After Deng Wendi's arrangement was "announced to the world", Bianchi went all the way west. As a result, Liu Chang died in Yongxian County (now south of Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province). From Chang 'an to Yongxian, it's about 170 kilometers now, with many counties in between. If it is 20 kilometers a day, it will be almost eight or nine days. Liu Chang's cause of death was "not eating to death". With such abundant supplies, is the so-called "death without food" a hunger strike or starvation?
The answer is the latter. The reason is that the door of the car in which Liu Chang is sitting is sealed. North car, that is, a car with curtain cover and front and rear cover; A seal, that is, a note attached to a door or appliance, means to close, seal or confiscate it to prevent unauthorized opening and use. The car was closed, and a sign symbolizing the emperor's life was posted on the door. Who dares to move without the emperor's command? Who dares to tear off the seal? Therefore, along the way, the county magistrate "did not dare to close the car", "five pounds of meat a day, two glasses of wine" naturally could not be sent in, "peace, peace and closure, death." Trapped in the car for eight or nine days, can you not die without eating or drinking?
On the one hand, he publicized the preferential treatment for Liu Chang, on the other hand, he ordered people to tamper with the chariot, which made the county magistrate "dare not seal it" all the way. Wendy's duplicity is indeed a bit dark, which is far from the image of Ren Jun left to future generations. In fact, Deng Wendi can't be completely blamed. Liu Chang must die.
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Liu Chang "has the power to carry the tripod", and often "has an iron sleeve". Because of enmity, Shen Shi died in broad daylight under the iron vertebra of Liu Chang, killing important officials of the imperial court, while Liu Chang was full of truth, as if flaunting himself as a pest of the people. In addition, after Wendi ascended the throne, he "thought he was the closest, arrogant and disobedient to the law" and "entered the DPRK, which was very horizontal". Liu's arrogance violates Wen Di's way of governing the country with benevolence and righteousness. Where do you want Wendi's face? However, Wendy felt that there was only one brother left. Forget it, that's all. Liu Chang's deeds are many, such as "hunting in the park from top to bottom, riding in the same car as the top, often called Big Brother", "being arrogant, not using Chinese methods, calling the police in and out, weighing the system, making laws for himself and planning for the son of heaven", all of which Wendy tolerated.
In fact, Emperor Wendi was most worried about rebellion, because he lost his mother since childhood, and Liu Bang pitied him and "became Lu's stepmother". Liu Chang was brought up by Lv Hou. Naturally, he and Lv Hou stood on the same front, or he was grateful to Lv Hou. After all the ministers corrected their mistakes, Wendi Deng ascended the throne, and he drew a clear line with Lv Hou. Although Lv Hou died, Liu Chang, who was raised by Lv Hou, is still there, which makes Deng Wendi feel uneasy. Sure enough, Chang Lu really wants to rebel, and Deng Wendi can only start work on the only remaining brother.
To be fair, Liu Chang came to this step without Wendy's connivance. When Liu Chang has a small mistake, "take away relatives and friends, always forgive them"; When Liu Chang killed Shen Shi, he was "filial to his ambition, thinking of his relatives and friends, and treating him"; As a result, Chang Lu became more and more arrogant, and even "refused to obey the statutes and did not listen to the imperial edict." He is a group of followers and conspirators, training fugitives and trying to do something. "No wonder Yuan Ang also thinks that" the king of Huainan is proud, and he is proud, so he is so far away ",saying that Wendi left Liu Chang alone and didn't find a good teacher to teach him, which made Liu Chang destroyed.
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Write here, suddenly reminded of Zheng Zhuanggong. Playing hard to get with his younger brother Uncle Duan, waiting for the fish to bite. Finally, he was punished by the principle of "many wrongs will kill him". Wendi Deng's actions are exactly the same as those of Zheng Zhuanggong. It's just that those innocent county magistrates were wronged, and the county magistrates of Liu Changyi's passing county were all killed, and they became the scapegoat of Wendi in a fog, which is probably the biggest stain of Wendi's life.
Six years later (before 168), a folk song came: "A foot of cloth can still be sewn; A bucket of millet can still beat. The two brothers are incompatible. " Emperor Wen sighed: "Yao and Shun exiled their flesh and blood, and the Duke of Zhou killed Cai, making the world holy. who is it? Don't use private interests to harm the public. Does the world regard me as the evil of the king of Huainan? (All the quotations in this article are from Historical Records Biography of Hengshan Mountain in Huainan)? Listen to the tone of Wendy, he does not deny that Liu Chang was killed by him. Some things have passed for a long time, so it doesn't matter.