a brief introduction to Huo Guang, the powerful minister of the western Han dynasty
Huo Guang was born in an unknown year, with a good-looking character. He was the half-brother of General Huo Qubing, who met his brother and later went to Chang 'an, where he began to work in the DPRK. In his early years, Huo Guang served as Langguan, Shizhong and Guanglu Doctor, and was highly valued by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
in 88 BC, Huo Guang took part in quelling the rebellion of Mang Heluo and Coincidence Hou. Because the prince died of witchcraft, before his death, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave a seat to his youngest son, Liu Fuling, and awarded him the position of General Fu of Huo Guang, ordering him to assist the government together with three other ministers.
During the reign of Emperor Zhao of Han Dynasty, Huo Guang was impeached by Shangguan Jie and Sang Hongyang, two assistant ministers, the prince and Gai princess royal. Fortunately, Emperor Hanzhao was wise and ignored it. Unwilling, Shangguan Jie and others tried to get rid of Huo Guang through a coup and set up another prince, but after it was revealed, they were killed. During this period, Huo Guang's assistant government ushered in the era of Zhao Xuan and Zhongxing in the Western Han Dynasty.
In 74 BC, Emperor Han Zhaodi died of illness. Because he had no children, Huo Guang made Liu He, the king of Changyi, emperor, and in less than a month, he abolished the fatuous Liu He. Later, Huo Guang established Liu Bingyi, the grandson of the criminal prince, as emperor, who was called Emperor Xuandi in history, and offered to return the political power, but was rejected.
in 68 BC, when Huo Guang died, Emperor Xuandi of Han Dynasty gave him a heavy burial with imperial etiquette and gave him many funerary objects. In memory of Huo Guang, Emperor Xuandi of Han Dynasty also listed him as the first hero of Qilin Pavilion, as a backup for the emperors of Han Dynasty to pay homage.
Why was Huo Guang exterminated
During the reign of Emperor Xuandi of the Han Dynasty, the influence of the Huo family was very huge after a long period of accumulation. Both relatives and students were spread all over the imperial court, forming a great power network. If Huo Guang has infidelity, Emperor Xuandi of Han Dynasty will be in jeopardy.
When Emperor Xuandi of Han Dynasty just succeeded to the throne, he knew that the influence of Huo Guang and his family was absolutely not to be provoked. He did not accept Huo Guang's return to power, and all the government affairs were handled mainly by Huo Guang. But every time he saw Huo Guang, he was polite to him on the surface, and he was very upset. He felt like a thorn in his back. In addition, Huo Guang's wife obviously poisoned Queen Xu, and encouraged her daughter to poison the prince. Emperor Xuandi of Han Dynasty was even more bitter.
The direct cause of Huo Guang's genocide was the rebellion of the Huo family, and it can also be seen that Huo Guang neglected the family management before his death. Huo Guang's wife, Huo Xian, lived a luxurious life and was overbearing. She was dissatisfied with the emperor's heavy burial of Huo Guang and wanted to enlarge the tomb. After Huo Guang's death, Emperor Xuandi of the Han Dynasty weakened the power of the Huo family, which made Huo Xian and the Huo family very unwilling.
They began to plan a rebellion. They planned to get rid of the Prime Minister and Xu Guanghan first, and then use the Queen Mother to abolish Emperor Xuandi of Han Dynasty and make Huo Yu, the son of Huo Guang, the emperor. As a result, this incident was exposed, and Huo Yu was sentenced to beheading. Except for Huo Guang's son-in-law, other people were either killed or committed suicide, and even Huo Chengjun, then the queen, committed suicide after deposing for 12 years. This incident also implicated many families at that time.
Are there any descendants of Huo Guang?
Since the rebellion, all Huo Guang's families have been destroyed, and his son Huo Yu has also been beheaded. There is no record of his descendants staying in history, so from the direct line, Huo Guang is extinct.
However, it is recorded in Hanshu that in the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, Huo Guang was granted the title of Boluhou from Huoyang, the great grandson of his father and brother, and enjoyed a food city of 3, households. Since my father was an uncle or uncle in ancient times, that is, my father's cousin or cousin, then Huoyang can only be regarded as a descendant of Huo Guang's father's family, and it is no longer the Jiuzu of Huo Guang.
Huoyang's seal means that the royal family of the Western Han Dynasty recognized Huoyang as a descendant of the Huo Guang family, and Boluhou was the marquis who inherited Huo Yu, that is, he inherited the glory of Huo Guang. So from this point of view, Huo Guang still has descendants, though they are descendants of his father's clan.
Huo Guang has been in politics for nearly forty years, and he was an irreplaceable power minister at that time. When the Huo family's power was extremely strong, the emperor had to be afraid of it for a few minutes, laying a disaster for the Huo family's annihilation. Huo Guang has a superb wife and a younger generation who doesn't know how to be good or bad, which directly made Han Xuandi take it all. After Huo Guang's death, there were no direct descendants, but a descendant of his father's clan named Huo Yang inherited his incense.
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