However, the system of "Mei Killing Mother" was not initiated by the Northern Wei Dynasty, but by Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. In his later years, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty doted on Mrs. Gou Jian and his son Liu Fuling. After deciding to make Liu Fuling a prince, he sentenced his mother, Mrs Gou Jian, to death. Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set a precedent of "killing his mother with his son"? There is a record.
According to Records of the Historian, he lived and worked in Ganquan Palace, and asked an artist to draw pictures for the Duke of Zhou, and became king. So all the ministers around know that Liang Wudi will have a little son. A few days later, the emperor condemned Mrs Gou Jian. Madam, take off your hairpin and kowtow. Emperor: "Take it to Ye Ting prison!" " "Madam still cares, and the emperor said," If you have fun, you won't live! "My wife died in Yunyang Palace. After that, the emperor stayed idle and asked around: "What did people say?" Left and right say, "Where is Mom going?" Emperor: "Of course. Right and wrong, Cao fool knows. The ancient country was in chaos, and the woman was strong. Women who live alone are arrogant and extravagant, and it is impossible to ban them. Women don't smell evil? "
In order to prevent the Empress Dowager from interfering in politics, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "killed her mother with her son", and the Empress Dowager's intervention in politics must rely on the power of the family, that is, the power of the consorts. Then why not take other precautions? At that time, it was closely related to the political system of the Han Dynasty. Speaking of the Eastern Han Dynasty, people usually think that "consorts" and "eunuchs" took turns to take power. However, in the Western Han Dynasty, the power of "eunuchs" was not very strong, while the power of "consorts" ended with the demise of the Western Han Dynasty.
After the establishment of the Liu Bang Dynasty, in view of the lessons of the rapid demise of the Qin Dynasty, Liu's mountains and rivers were consolidated forever, and princes with the same surname were widely sealed in various places to defend the court. However, the imperial clan is too close to the throne after all, and it is easy to covet the throne. Therefore, in the imperial court, we can no longer rely on the power of the imperial clan. The people who have the closest relationship with the emperor and are trusted by the emperor can only be consorts.
Lu also played an important role in the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty. Not only did he claim to be the emperor, but his two brothers, Lu Zehe, were also named Hou for their meritorious military service. After Liu Bang's death, Lu became richer. After Lv Hou's death, the generals of the imperial court joined forces with the local governor to eradicate Zhu Lu. Regardless of merit or agreement, Liu Xiang, king of Qi, should be made emperor. However, the ministers were afraid of the power of his mother's family, so they established Liu Heng, and the weaker king of his mother's family succeeded him. This is Emperor China.
During the reign of Emperor Wen, consorts were silent for a period of time. But after the death of Emperor Wen, the power of consorts rose again. Dou Taihou, the mother of Emperor Han Jing, was in charge of state affairs for a long time. According to historical records, Emperor Xiaojing was not a Confucian, but Dou Taihou was good at Huang Lao.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Guang assisted the imperial court as a "consort" and eventually abolished the establishment, so power was more important. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the most powerful consort was Wang. As a consort, Wang Mang was able to assist the government and eventually abolished the Han Dynasty, established the Xin Mang Dynasty and ended the Western Han Dynasty. The reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to kill his mother with his son was actually due to the special political background of the Han Dynasty.