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Explore the death of General Mist for a Thousand Years

At the age of ten, he served twice in Dingxiang, and was the best in the army; At the age of nineteen, he conquered Hexi three times and expanded the territory; at the age of twenty-one, he commanded the three armies and marched across Mobei.

Huo Qubing, a name that represents youth, bravery and miracles.

He commanded the army to fight against the Xiongnu several times in his life. In each battle, he went deep into dangerous situations and fought alone. In each battle, he was outnumbered and returned with great victory!

However, this proud man who was favored by thousands of people suddenly came to an end when he was twenty-three years old. Like a shooting star, it streaked across the night sky, dazzling, but it came and went in a hurry, making countless future generations sigh with regret for thousands of years!

Sima Qian, who lived at the same time as Huo Qubing, described the funeral after Huo Qubing’s death in great detail in his historical records, from the origins of the funeral procession to their clothing, to the shape of the tomb, and even the posthumous title. The meaning was explained, but not a word was mentioned about why this prestigious invincible battle would die early in the prime of life.

If some people think that the Huns were unable to fight anymore when Huo Qubing died, Huo Qubing's death had no impact on the historical process at all, so historians may or may not remember his death. This statement is completely wrong.

The Biography of the Xiongnu in Historical Records records:

After the Battle of Mobei, both sides suffered damage. The Xiongnu envoys made peace with each other, and the Han Dynasty sent Ren Chang as an envoy to negotiate terms with the Xiongnu. However, the Huns not only refused to accept the Han's conditions but detained the envoy Ren Wei, so Emperor Wu decided to launch another war against the Huns. "The Han side recovered Shima" and actively prepared for war. However, at this time, the general Huo Qubing died suddenly, and the Second Mobei War, which was likely to completely destroy the Xiongnu power, was aborted.

The sudden death of Huo Qubing was of extremely great significance to both Han and Hungarian parties.

As for Huo Qubing’s death, the court will definitely announce the cause of death, otherwise how will he explain it to the soldiers who are about to go on an expedition. However, Sima Qian actually left this out. He took the trouble to describe Huo Qubing's funeral in detail, but only missed the most critical main reason. He simply ignored the importance.

Looking at Sima Qian's discussion of the Han-Hungarian War, this is generally the case. He collected a lot of information from the bottom, but most of this information was superficial and trivial. Sima Qian did not write down the decision-making strategies and major policies that really affected the war, which gave people the impression that they were indifferent and extreme and narrow-minded.

However, this is not the result of Sima Qian's choice. On the contrary, it is the result of his not choosing. He has no way to learn these important information, so he can only record history from the lowest and most superficial scene. . In the final analysis, Sima Qian was just an ordinary person at the time, not omnipotent. He only narrated that turbulent history from the perspective of an ordinary intellectual. I can only remember the minor things, but not the heavy ones, because many important things and hidden things are simply not something that a small person like him can know.

More than two thousand years have passed, and it seems even more difficult for future generations to know. Huo Qubing’s death has become an eternal mystery!

However, later generations could not help but make various speculations about Huo Qubing's death. The most significant one is the theory of death from illness.

This theory first came from Chu Shaosun in the Western Han Dynasty. He made a supplementary note in the chronology of the marquis since the founding of the Yuan Dynasty. He said through Huo Guang that Huo Qubing died of illness. However, there is no record of what kind of illness Gu Xiu was.

This passage comes from Huo Guang’s memorial to the emperor. It is well documented and there is no need for Chu Shaosun to lie, so it is basically credible. This means that the official statement is that he died of illness.

However, Huo Qubing was a military commander who traveled widely on the battlefield. He was good at riding and shooting. He often took the lead on the battlefield. His physical fitness was excellent and he could not be weak and sick. At the age of 23, he was in his prime, and his health was still on the rise. It couldn't have been caused by overwork; if there was a plague, why didn't it spread to a large area? Why didn't the generals who accompanied him on the expedition to Mobei get infected? Why is the incubation period as long as two years?

The theory of death from illness is unconvincing. What’s more, if he really died of illness, why didn’t Sima Qian remember it? Why did he remember so many details but miss this main reason?

A reasonable explanation is that the theory of death from illness was just an excuse. No one believed it at the time, including Sima Qian. In line with his responsible attitude towards historical facts, he did not write false causes of death in his history books.

However, he had neither the ability nor the interest to explore the real cause of Huo Qubing's death, so this gap was left.

If Huo Qubing died abnormally, then who killed him? Why kill him? Why did the court cover it up?

Looking through the historical records, there are so many things, like a mess, with no way to start, and many places cannot be explained. However, if we can find a main line, can this mess be sorted out?

The answer is yes. When an important figure who has been ignored for a long time surfaces, all problems are solved.

This person is Liu Zhi, the crown prince of Wei.

The reason why he was ignored was that when Huo Qubing died, Prince Wei was only twelve years old. He was just a child, with limited intelligence and limited ability, and could not do many earth-shattering things.

But don’t forget, this child is not alone. He represents the interests of a large group of Wei family members whose interests are closely related to his. He represents the prince, young master, and other people who surround him. The interests of the Crown Prince, Tutor, and a series of other politicians who wanted to benefit from him.

Here it is necessary to clarify the relationship between the prince and the Wei family. The prince and the Wei family are closely related, and they are one and the same. The prince needs the power of the Wei family to support him, and the Wei family needs the prince's position to consolidate.

In the later period, Emperor Wu may have wanted to separate the prince from the Wei family. He did not want the prince to rely too much on his relatives, so he made a lot of efforts to suppress the Wei family and wanted the prince to be independent. But it turned out that the prince and the Wei family were inseparable at all, and they did not want to separate. In this case, the prince and the Wei family both suffered losses and prospered.

The main thread that clears the fog is the interests of the prince and the entire Wei Group.

Let us first look at some historical facts before and after Huo Qubing’s death.

In 119 BC, during the Battle of Mobei, Li Guang committed suicide and Li Gan stabbed Wei Qing. Emperor Wu secretly respected Huo Yiwei.

In 118 BC, Li Guang's younger brother, Prime Minister Li Caizi, invaded the cemetery and committed suicide. Prince Shaofu Zhuang Qingzhai succeeded him as prime minister. Huo Qubing shot Li Gan.

In March of 117 BC, Huo Qubing repeatedly asked Liu Che to make the third prince king. In April, three kings were appointed, and Emperor Wu's beloved wife died of illness. In September, Huo Qu died of illness.

In 116 BC, Wei Qing’s eldest son Wei and his wife were deprived of the rank of marquis for the crime of correcting imperial edicts.

In 115 BC, Zhang Tang, the imperial censor, was framed by Prime Minister Zhuang Qingzhai and his three chiefs and committed suicide. Emperor Wu executed Zhuang Qingzhai and his three chiefs. The Crown Prince and Tutor Zhao Zhou succeeded him as Prime Minister.

In just a few years, the court experienced violent turmoil. Two prime ministers, a general, and a censor died, and three princes and kings were enfeoffed. There have been great personnel changes in both internal and external dynasties, which involve complex political struggles and are full of blood.

The only person who benefited from this series of changes was the prince, that is, the Wei Group.

Let us analyze the situation at that time based on the following points:

First, why Emperor Wu respected Huo and suppressed Wei after the Mobei War, and the relationship between Huo Qubing and the Wei family.

After the Mobei War, the Huo tribe received extremely high rewards, and the Wei tribe gradually declined. One was at its peak, and the other was declining. If this continues, Huo Qubing is likely to replace Wei Qing. There was a sharp conflict in interests between Wei and Huo.

Wei Qing is courteous, gentle and generous. He is affectionate to his family and righteous to his friends. Just look at the generals around him during the Mobei War and you can see what kind of person he is. Gongsun Ao was his savior, Gongsun He was his eldest brother-in-law, Cao Xiang was his stepson, and Li Guang was sent to him by the emperor...

This is his personality, whether it is to relatives or friends, he never says no. He carries too many family interests and is the ideal protector of the Wei family.

Huo Qubing, on the other hand, had a completely different style of employing people. Almost all of his capable men were Xiongnu generals, and the officers he selected were all low-level officers who were good at riding and shooting. Everything was focused on the battlefield, not on the battlefield. A close relative and friend has no human feelings to speak of, and even a general appointed by the emperor can be refused.

This method ensured his successive victories on the battlefield, but he lost the support of the royal relatives headed by the Wei family and the nobles of the aristocratic families.

The rise of Huo Qubing has benefited only outsiders, and the Wei family has not benefited at all. It can be said that although Huo Qubing came from a branch of the Wei family, he did not represent the interests of the Wei family.

Why did Emperor Wu secretly respect Huo Yiwei? It is because Huo Qubing is an isolated individual. No matter how high his status is, it is given by the emperor. He does not form an interest group. Those who follow Huo Qubing to gain glory and wealth are the people at the bottom, most of them are Huns. These people have no influence in the court. power, so Huo Qubing has no possibility of forming a clique and does not pose a political threat.

However, Wei Qing was different. Although Wei Qing had always been cautious, he was burdened with the interests of too many people. These people gathered together and became very powerful. Emperor Wu had to find a way to control him, and the method he adopted was Use Huo to control the defense.

When Huo Qubing was granted the title of Marquis as a subordinate of the general, he was the icing on the cake of the Wei family. When he threatened the status of Wei Qing, the protector of the Wei family, he was the icing on the cake for the entire Wei family. Wei's enemy.

If Wei Qing faced rebellion after the Mobei War, Huo Qubing faced family separation. The beneficiaries of the Wei family are absolutely unwilling to see Huo Qubing replace Wei Qing, and they will do their best to keep Wei Qing.

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Second, the incident of Li Gan hurting Wei Qing and its background

< p>Historical records record: Li Gan served as a lieutenant from the Hussars General to attack King Hu Zuoxian. He fought hard and captured King Zuoxian's drum flag. He beheaded many of them. He was given the title of Marquis of Guannei and fed 200 households in the city. He was appointed as Langzhongling on behalf of Guang. After a while, Qingzhi blamed the general and hated his father, so he wounded the general, but the general hid him.

We can see from this account that after the Mobei War, Li Gan was granted the title of Marquis of Guannei and served as Lang Zhongling. Li Gan, the "Qingzhi", wounded Wei Qing because of his father's hatred. The year is 119 BC.

Li Gan risked his life to find Wei Qing because of his father's hatred. This is consistent with the status of a soldier who has just come off the battlefield, and also consistent with the simple personality of the Li family. Wei Qing did not make any announcement afterwards but hid the matter, which was completely in line with his always kind and conciliatory personality.

We don’t know whether Wei Qing’s generosity made Li Gan feel guilty, but whether Li Gan still hated Wei Qing or not, his move was enough to lay the foundation for the decline of the entire Li family.

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Three, the death of Li Cai and the death of Li Gan< /p>

Prime Minister Li Cai committed suicide in March of the following year because he was accused of occupying a piece of land in the late emperor's mausoleum.

A very ridiculous reason. Li Cai is neither a fool nor a lunatic, and there is no sign that he is a money addict who wants money rather than his life. The world is so big. As the prime minister, if he wants to occupy a piece of land, he can't do it anywhere. Why should he invade the cemetery of the late emperor? Even a three-year-old child knows that it is a capital crime. Why would Prime Minister Li take such huge risks to occupy that land? What huge benefits did he get from occupying this land?

Politics does not follow causal logic. Someone pointed out with conclusive evidence that he had committed such a treasonous crime. The emperor could only send people to investigate. Before he was imprisoned, Li Cai committed suicide. In the final analysis, he is just a general with mediocre intelligence and is completely vulnerable in complex political struggles.

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If Huo Qubing killed Li Gan beforehand, It really doesn't make sense, because the method he took is so stupid, it does no good to himself at all, and it will bring him all kinds of potential evil consequences. There are thousands of better ways than this in the world. Why did the extremely smart Huo Qubing, after much deliberation, choose this method that would be harmful to him but not beneficial at all?

If it were not a murder that had been brewing for a long time, then this incident was a sudden incident. After Wei Qing was injured, the news was blocked from the outside world. Huo Qubing never knew about it. He just learned about Li Gan's injury to Wei Qing before or during the hunting in Ganquan Palace. Based on his resolute personality on the battlefield, Li Gan was killed with one arrow.

Why did Huo Qubing suddenly know the news? Who revealed this news to him? Why choose a hunting ground? What is the purpose of the person who disclosed the information?

Excluding accidental factors, if someone deliberately disclosed this matter to Huo Qubing, then this person must have a very close relationship with Wei Qing, otherwise he would not know that Wei Qing had been injured by Li Gan.

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I chose the hunting ground because there are many people here. , Secondly, because there is enough space here, Huo Qubing can kill people very conveniently with the bow and arrow in his hand, just like he kills people on the battlefield.

The purpose of this person's revelation is obvious, to kill someone with a borrowed knife!

It would be best if Huo Qubing took action himself on impulse. If Huo Qubing did not rush to take action but told Emperor Wu about it, the designer's goal would be achieved, and Li Gan would definitely die.

If someone deliberately wanted to kill Li Gan, why not do it immediately but endure it for such a long time?

This problem is not difficult to explain as long as it is related to the Li Cai incident. Li Cai died in March of this year, when spring flowers were blooming. The exact month of Li Gan's death is not recorded in the history books, but he died while Emperor Wu was hunting, and it should not be winter at this time. At that time, the calendar year began with winter, so Li Gan's death should have occurred after spring.

According to common sense, Li Gan's death is likely to be close to Li Cai's death, because in order to deal with the Li family, of course, we must first deal with Li Cai, who is the prime minister. Killing Li Gan is just a piece of cake. Don't rush for small things.

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Uncle Li Gan and Li Cai died together this year , the Li family's influence was uprooted. There were almost no adult males left in the Li family, and no one would seek revenge against the Wei family anymore.

Huo Qubing executed Li Gan in an extreme way. There were definitely not a few people who sympathized with the Li family. This was bound to bring him a lot of trouble. Even Emperor Wu would be dissatisfied with him. Isn't this what Wei wanted? See the results?

Killing two birds with one stone, the Wei family won a complete victory.

What is strange is that after the power of the Li family declined, Li Gan's children later got the opportunity to get close to the prince and were favored by the prince.

How can the children of the Li family enter the Prince's East Palace without recommendation? It is quite possible that the introducer sent the children of the Li family under the slogan of protecting Li Gan's orphan and preventing Huo Qubing from committing another murder.

Huo Qubing's murder of Li Gan could be said to be an open secret at the time. There must have been many witnesses in the hunting ground of Ganquan Palace. Even the little Sima Qian knew about it, and Li Gan's family could not have known it. The revenge for killing his father cannot be overthrown by Dai Tian. The prince keeps two of Huo Qubing's enemies by his side, raising them and pampering them. What does he want to do?

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Four, Huo Qubing invites the fans of the third prince to be established

Huo Qubing has been leading troops in wars since he was a teenager and has almost never participated in government affairs. However, in the sixth year of Yuanshou, an extremely strange thing happened. He took the lead twice and asked Emperor Wu to appoint the third prince as king. , this matter received the full support of the Prime Minister and the imperial censor Zhang Tang, and the momentum was so great that all the civil and military officials of the dynasty joined in.

The matter of enfeoffing the princes seems to have nothing to do with Huo Qubing. Why should Huo Qubing be the initiator and leader? Could it be that when he wasn't fighting, he was so bored that he meddle in other people's business?

When we grasp the main line of Prince Wei, this bizarre incident is not surprising at all. The third prince was canonized as king, and the biggest beneficiary was the prince.

Queen Wei Zifu had already aged and fallen out of favor for a long time. At this time, Emperor Wu favored Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang had given birth to a son, which had threatened the status of the prince.

After the Battle of Monan, Wei Qing was not granted a title, but was rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold. At this time, one of his retainers persuaded him to give a generous gift to Mrs. Wang's family. Wei Qing did so and divided half of it. The reward was sent to Mrs. Wang’s family. After Emperor Wu learned of this, he immediately promoted the retainer, which shows the influence of Mrs. Wang.

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What Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did in many ways followed the Qin Shihuang is very similar, and people always like to compare Qin Emperor and Han Wu. Qin Shihuang made many political reforms after unifying China, the most important of which was to replace the feudal system with the system of counties and counties.

Qin Shihuang had more than twenty sons, all of whom were not sent to other places and stayed with him, which made the struggle in the palace extremely fierce. Eventually one of his younger sons forced the prince to death and took the throne. From the perspective of Prince Wei Liu Zhi, the most fearful thing is that Emperor Wu followed Qin Shihuang's example and did not divide the princes. People around the prince were always reminding him not to make the same mistake as Fusu.

Under the feudal system, the monarchs of feudal states enjoyed a high degree of autonomy. They could form armies, collect taxes, formulate laws, appoint officials, and issue currency in their feudal states. A state within a state. Emperor Wu had always been committed to eliminating the influence of feudal states. From the bottom of his heart, he was unwilling to create a state within a state again. < /p>

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Censor discussion.

Unexpectedly, this discussion would bring about the support of the ministers, and the momentum was huge. Emperor Wu originally did not want to make the king, but the ministers invited him again and again, and the sick Mrs. Wang cried sadly inside. , finally, he finally compromised and appointed three princes as kings in April of this year.

When a prince who has been granted the title of king reaches a certain age, he must leave the capital and go to his own fiefdom. From then on, he becomes further and further away from the imperial power, and it is difficult to pose a threat to the prince's status. Shortly thereafter, Mrs. Wang also passed away.

The battle for the royal family ended with the crown prince's victory.

Huo Qubing took the lead in this matter, and the ministers seconded it, but why did the prominent Wei Qing never express his position? Is it to avoid suspicion? Why didn't Huo Qubing avoid suspicion? Huo Qubing was not a seasoned politician. The request to confer the title of Three Kings could not have been a whim of his own one day. Judging from the subsequent support of the ministers, it could not have been a whim of one person. This matter has It has a very deep political background and has been planned for a long time.

It is worth mentioning that Huo Qubing was just an initiator and leader. Later, the ministers invited him again and again, but he did not join. He completely stayed out of the matter, which shows that he was not interested in this matter. Passionate.

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As mentioned before, after the Mobei War, Huo Qubing What is most lacking is family affection, and what is most wanted to restore must be family affection. At this time, if someone told him that there was something that was very beneficial to the Wei family but needed his full help, Huo Qubing would definitely step forward and be the leader without hesitation.

Fifth, the death of Huo Qubing and the imperial edict imposed by the Wei family. In September of the sixth year of Yuanshou (117 BC), Huo Qubing died. And without the Marquis, is there an inevitable connection between the two in time? People at that time regarded October as the first month of the year, which meant that Huo Qubing died at the end of the year, closely connected with the second year. The difference between Huo Qubing's death and the death of Wei and his wife was probably only one day at the shortest, and no more than a year at the longest.

Historical records record: "Since the death of General Hussar, the eldest son of the general, the Marquis of Yichun, and his wife lost their title." There is no doubt that these two events are closely connected in time. Let’s look at Mr. Wei’s crime, correction.

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Forgery, that is, false transmission of imperial edicts, has very serious consequences , it requires taking a big risk, so why did Mr. Wei have to correct it? He took extraordinary risks to correct himself, and it couldn't be for trivial matters or for insignificant people. So who was the target of his false edict? What kind of imperial edict did he pretend to preach?

For such a serious crime, no matter how big a person is, as long as he is stained with these two words, he will not be able to escape the death penalty.

Why did Mr. Wei just behead the marquis and not die? With Wei Qing's weight in Emperor Wu's heart at that time, could he save his son who had committed a capital crime?

Huo Qubing was only twenty-three years old this year. According to common sense, Wei and his wife were probably only in their teens. How capable could such a young man be? How big of a storm can it stir up? What qualifications does he have to correct it?

6. Death of Zhang Tang

Zhang Tang was an extremely important minister in Emperor Wu's dynasty. He was responsible for the witchcraft case of Queen Chen and the rebellion of King Huainan. Regarding suppression, he revised the laws and regulations in the imperial court, and he was the first to propose the car-mining system.

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His role is not limited to a certain field, Emperor Wu Zhang Tang was involved in almost every major political initiative in the early stage. It can be said that he was both a decision-maker and an executor, combining both internal and external identities. Will he be just a pawn being used and manipulated by others?

What kind of person is Zhang Tang? In addition to being ruthless and making many enemies, he was also very honest and his family had no money left after his death.

Although Zhang Tang does not love money, his pursuit of power is fanatical, which will inevitably affect the interests of the Wei family. Specifically, Zhang Tang had a conflict of interests with the prime minister and had the ambition to seize the prime minister's position. The prime minister was the prince's young master and was closely related to the interests of the Wei family.

Emperor Wu relied heavily on Zhang Tang and even went to visit him at his home when Zhang Tang was ill. However, feudal emperors were suspicious and fickle. When people criticized Zhang Tang again and again, Emperor Wu was shaken and had him imprisoned for review.

Zhang Tang was a famous cruel official. He usually offended too many people and was quickly attacked by the crowd. Eventually he committed suicide in prison and died. Before his death, he sent a message to Emperor Wu, saying that the person who framed him was Human beings have three long histories.

The long history is the long history of the prime minister, that is to say, they are all the people of the prime minister and crown prince Shaofu Zhuang Qingdi.

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As soon as Zhang Tang died, Emperor Wu immediately regretted it and was very heartbroken. , but it was irreversible. All he could do was to punish San Changshi angrily. Prime Minister Zhuang Qingzhai later committed suicide in prison.

This was a typical power struggle. In the end, it was the Crown Prince Wei's party who gained. Although they lost a young master, the new prime minister Zhao Zhou was the crown prince's tutor. It can be said that The Wei family's forces were not hit. On the contrary, they probably benefited from the power vacuum caused by Zhang Tang's death. In this incident, it was Emperor Wu who was hit.

Who is the real murderer?

A series of political events, a series of personnel changes, and changes in power are enough to prove the complexity and intensity of the political struggle during this period. Wei has always been at the core of the storm and has always firmly had the upper hand.

Li's uncle and nephew who regarded Wei Qing as his enemy died, the three princes who put pressure on the prince were divided, Mrs. Wang who competed with Wei Zifu for favor died, and Huo Qubing, who threatened Wei Qing's status, died. , Zhang Tang, who was fighting for power with the prince and young master, also died.

If all this is not a coincidence, then Wei's methods are really terrifying and brilliant

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Wei represents a large group of people, a huge immediate interest group, and does not refer to a specific person. But among this group, there must be a person who takes the lead, and there must be a main planner of the conspiracy. This person must be extremely passionate about power and ruthless; this person must be very strong and have a high status, so that he has enough means and enough weight to be competent in many complex political struggles.

Could this person be General Wei Qing? If so, then the tolerance, generosity, and kindness and concessions he showed were all disguises. This kind of Wei Qing is too scary. But is this possible? You must know that it is easy to pretend for a while, but it is impossible to pretend for a lifetime.

Will this person be the Queen’s Wei Zifu? It is difficult for us to connect that insidious and powerful person who does whatever it takes to achieve his goals with this poor woman who can't help herself. The prince is young, Wei Qing's eldest son is also young, Gongsun He is mediocre, who else is there in the Wei family?

Except for these people, there is another very important and powerful figure in the Wei family, and that is Princess Pingyang.

Princess Pingyang is the eldest sister of Emperor Wu, and her mother is a powerful figure who is very good at court struggles. She emerged from the fierce and complicated political struggles and sat on the throne of the queen, and also brought her son Liu

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When she became an adult, Princess Pingyang married the Marquis of Pingyang, hence her name. Later, Pingyang was far away in Hedong. From then on, it was far away from the capital Chang'an and cut off from politics. (Princess Pingyang must have been to Pingyang County, otherwise she would not have met the Wei family. The Wei family was born and raised in Pingyang County. This is proved by the fact that two generations of the Wei family had liaisons with Pingyang County officials.)

< p>If Princess Pingyang was an ordinary woman, she would probably live her whole life in Pingyang County, but she is obviously not such a person. She seized an opportunity and returned to Chang'an, and stayed for a long time, gaining the privilege of being close to the emperor. Chance.

After returning to Chang'an, she began to deliberately try to please the emperor and gain political capital. At that time, Empress Chen had no children, so she chose a dozen girls from good families to keep at home, ready to offer them to her younger brother who was the emperor. Emperor Wu finally fell in love with the lowly Wei Zifu. Before leaving, Princess Pingyang stroked Wei Zifu's back and said, "We are noble, and I hope we will never forget each other." Her purpose was really obvious.

Although Wei Zifu entered the palace, her status was still humble. Empress Chen suppressed her. She could only be an ordinary palace maid and could not get close to the emperor at all. At this time, Wei Zifu's family members are still servants in Pingyang Mansion, and their status will not change.