The altar of power always requires countless innocent victims. Liu Ying is innocent, and Empress Zhang is even more innocent. Just because she could not give birth to a son, she had to pretend to be a vase and let others manipulate and exploit her. The palace is very big.

, Lu Pheasant is very strong, for certain purposes, something must be sacrificed, Zhang Yan just happened to be the sacrificed thing.

Liu Ying was about to die. Lu Pheasant knew that Empress Zhang would never be able to give birth to a son no matter what, so she had to hide Zhang Yan in the harem and declare to the public that Empress Zhang was pregnant with a dragon seed. Lu Pheasant separated the other harem women and Liu Ying's son.

The son brought him in and said it was Queen Zhang's. Just in case, Lu Pheasant killed the child's mother.

After Liu Ying's death, Zhang Yansheng's fake son Liu Gong succeeded to the throne and proclaimed himself the emperor. The young emperor was weak and incompetent, so Lu Pheasant took the throne, which meant that she exercised actual power. When Liu Ying was in power, Lu Pheasant became the emperor.

Actual power has been exercised, and of course it will still be exercised now.

The greatest influence on character formation is acquired factors. Liu Ying was incompetent, and the son he gave birth to was not like him. Liu Gong did not inherit his father's cowardice, but inherited his grandfather's strength. However, who can be strong in a cage?

, who folds first.

Although Lu Pheasant has power, she always lacks a sense of security. After Liu Ying's death, she concluded that her minions should be distributed in key positions. If Zhu Lu had military power and was in an important position, she would not have to be crazy.

Haogan cried, the performance was so tiring.

Lu Zhi thought about it and felt that Zhu Lu's military power was not enough. Once a big event happened, her brothers would not be able to support the building she had built. Lu Zhi felt that only by allowing Zhu Lu to be crowned king and cede the territory and rule, would it be possible.

Strength. If Zhu Lu cedes territory and becomes king,

A small half of the world belongs to the Lu family. With this small half as the foundation, even if Lu Pheasant dies, the Lu family will be as stable as Mount Tai. Lu Pheasant has made a decision, Zhu Lu must be crowned king, and whoever stands in the way, Lu Pheasant will let him.

Blood filled the road for Zhu Lu to be crowned king.

The desire for power will give people an inexplicable sense of impulse. For the sake of power, people are willing to go through fire and water. At that time, Liu Bang made an oath with his courtiers: If the Liu family is not the king, the world will attack him. Most of the ministers who made the oath are dead.

The only ones that worked were Right Prime Minister Wang Ling, Left Prime Minister Chen Ping and Taiwei Zhou Bo.

Liu Bang couldn't lead an army, but he could generals. This was Han Xin's evaluation of Liu Bang, and he was very accurate. Before Liu Bang died, he said a few words and actually set the direction of the Han Dynasty. After Xiao He's death, Cao Shen took over.

After the death of Cao Shen, the prime minister was divided into two, with Wang Ling as the right prime minister, Chen Ping as the left prime minister, and Zhou Bo as the Taiwei. Liu Bang was worried that Wang Ling could not stabilize the country, and Wang Ling really could not. Xiao He was right, and no one who knows his ministers is the master.

Some people think about it before they do it, and some people think about it after they have done it. Wang Ling has no self-restraint, he does what he thinks, and says whatever comes to his mind. He is a guy who only knows how to do things without considering the consequences. He just heard Lu Pheasant's words

He immediately brought up Liu Bang's covenant and said, "The king is not the Liu family, and the whole world will attack him together." This made Lu Fei three-point embarrassed and seven-point angry. Wang Ling was a loyal minister, but such a loyal minister would do bad things if he acted recklessly.

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After appreciating appearances, Chen Ping came forward and said: "It is natural for Emperor Gaozu to bring peace to the world and make his descendants kings; it is only natural that the Queen Mother once accompanied Emperor Gaozu to conquer all directions, and now that she is in charge of the imperial court, she wants to make her brothers kings.

I, Chen Ping, am the first to agree." After Chen Ping finished speaking, Zhou Bo agreed.

To make Zhu Lu the king, three people voted, and two votes passed. Lu Fei came to the throne and proclaimed himself king, and Zhu Lu was made the king, which was completely legal. Wang Ling was dumbfounded, what was going on? He didn't understand why Chen Ping would agree to this.

Unreasonable request; after doubts, he became even more angry, Chen Ping actually forgot the oath made by Emperor Gaozu.

Afterwards, Wang Ling scolded Chen Ping and Zhou Bo, saying: "Weren't you here when we made a blood oath with Emperor Gaozu? Just after Gaozu's death, the Queen Mother took over the power, so you just flattered him. Let's see how you will see Gaozu after your death!"

"When the court remonstrates, I am not as good as you; to preserve the Han Dynasty and continue the Liu family bloodline, you are not as good as me." This was Chen Ping's answer.

Although Wang Ling was upright, he was not unreasonable. Chen Ping's words pointed out the crux of the matter and knocked Wang Ling awake. Lu Fei held the power, Zhu Lu held the military power, and the Lu family had the final say in Chang'an.

Fighting is just a waste of words and offends Lu Pheasant.

They will only be demoted because of this. If all the loyal ministers are demoted, Lu Fei will promote his confidants. In this way, the court will really belong to the Lu family. When Chen Ping pointed out this, Wang Ling was speechless; Wang Ling was speechless.

, but it was too late, he was demoted.

Lu Fei demoted Wang Ling to the emperor's tutor and took away his power of prime minister. As expected, Wang Ling could only remonstrate with the court. After his power was taken away, he claimed that he was ill at home, swept the door and closed the door, and refused to go to court. Wang Ling thanked guests and ignored the government affairs.

It was in line with Lu Pheasant's wishes. Without Wang Ling, the rotation of the earth was more in line with Lu Pheasant's wishes, making it easier for Zhu Lu to do things. Ten years later, Wang Ling died.

Without the royal mausoleum in the way, Lu Fei was able to flex her muscles. She promoted her favorite minister Shen Shi to the left prime minister, and Chen Ping to the right prime minister. Shen Shi and Lu Fei shared hardships in Xiang Yu's prison.

, after meeting him in prison, Lu Pheasant loved him very much. After Liu Bang became emperor, he only saw the smiles of new people and did not hear the cries of old people. Lu Pheasant's neglected heart was soothed by Shen Shi. Shen Shi Qi

Nothing else

, first-class in comforting the lost woman, and won the heart of Lu Zhi. After Liu Bang's death, it was rumored that Shen Shiqi and Lu Zhi were acting improperly. The cowardly Liu Ying couldn't stand it, and almost killed Shen Shiqi. Shen Shiqi was promoted to

Prime Minister Zuo, but he ignored the Prime Minister's affairs and still exercised the authority of Lang Zhongling. Lang Zhongling is an official position that is responsible for palace affairs. This makes people even more suspicious of his relationship with Lu Pheasant.

People's hearts are different, and they all have their own faces. Liu Ying doesn't hold grudges, but Lu Pheasant remembers it deeply. After Liu Ying died, some people still haven't paid back their debts to Liu Ying. The biggest representative of these people is Zhao Yao.

At the beginning, Zhou Chang temporarily retained Liu Ying's position as crown prince because of his outspokenness. At the same time, he was transferred from the central government to assist Liu Ruyi because of his outspokenness. Zhao Yao squeezed Zhou Chang away, which on the one hand left Liu Ying with less security.

The umbrella, on the other hand, provided obstacles for Lu Pheasant to kill Liu Ruyi.

When he was just employing people, he lost Zhou Chang, and Lu Pheasant hated him; when he was about to kill someone, Zhao Yao set up an obstacle, and Lu Pheasant hated him even more. After Lu Pheasant drove Wang Ling away, he found any excuse and threw Zhao Yao into prison.

. According to common sense, once an immoral and incompetent person like Zhao Yao enters a prison, it is like entering a tomb. Unless there is a miracle, he will never get out.

The four words "please grudges with pleasure" should be Lu Pheasant's motto. She remembers grudges deeply and also remembers kindness deeply; she must avenge her and repay her favors. In addition to promoting her favorite ministers, she also promoted

The benefactor Ren Ao succeeded Zhao Yao. Both of them were friends of Lu Fei who met in prison.

Ren Ao was from Peixian County and helped Lu Pheasant in prison. When Liu Bang rebelled, the Qin Dynasty jailers went to arrest Liu Bang. Liu Bang escaped successfully, but Lu Pheasant was captured. At that time, Lu Pheasant was young and pretty, so he was imprisoned.

The guards attacked Lu Pheasant. Ren Ao respected Liu Bang. When he saw Lu Pheasant being humiliated, he became furious and gave the guards a hard punch. Liu Bang was a scoundrel, and it was a miracle that a man like Ren Ao respected him.

As the saying goes, once the emperor is the emperor, there are always ministers. Lu Pheasant not only ruled the dynasty, but also vigorously supported the power. Her ambitions were well known to everyone on the road.

Lu Fei's promotion of outsiders was all foreshadowing. Her real purpose was to make Zhu Lu king.

Lu Pheasant first promoted the founding hero Lang Zhongling Feng Wuze to the title of Marquis of Bocheng, then made Zhang Ao's son Zhang Yan the King of Lu, then made Liu Fei's son Liu Zhang the title of Zhu Xuhou, and married Lu Lu's daughter to Liu Zhang

, and finally Lv Zhong was granted the title of Peihou, Luliu was granted the title of Fuliuhou, etc. There is not much trouble in making a marquis, just order someone to write an imperial edict and cover it with a jade seal.

Unfortunately, Liu Ying left behind five sons. Lu Pheasant named them all princes: Liu Qiang was named the King of Huaiyang, Liu Buyi was named the King of Hengshan, Liu Shan was named the Marquis of Xiangyang, and Liu Chao was named the Marquis of Zhi.

Liu Wu was granted the title of Marquis of Huguan. Several of Liu Ying's children were involved in imperial power struggles at a young age, and none of them ended well.

Since he came to power, Lu Fei has paved a smooth road for the Lu family. This road leads to the Lu family's regime. He first granted the title of founding hero and the Liu family's descendants to appease the public anger, and finally granted the title of the Lu family's descendants. He

The children with the surname surname are at the bottom, and the children of the Lu family are on top. Lu Pheasant is very familiar with it, and it is not easy. At this time, Lu Pheasant just wants to replace the Liu family and push the Lu family onto the stage of history.

In the third year of Empress Lu (185 BC), in the summer, the Yangtze River and the Han River overflowed, inundating more than 4,000 households; in the autumn, stars appeared in broad daylight, and then the Yishui, Luoshui and Ru Rivers flooded, destroying a total of 2,400 households.

More than a hundred households.

In this year of flooding and constant disasters, Zhang Yan's fake son, the new emperor Liu Gong, died. Liu Gong had been the emperor for several years. His body had grown taller, his blood was rushing, and he breathed in and out with big mouthfuls.

.Everyone can tell by looking at him that he is spirited and brave, unlike Liu Ying who is cowardly.

Weak and incompetent. He grew up a little, but he was not sensible. When he heard that his mother was killed by Lu Pheasant, he wanted to take revenge. Not only did he want revenge, he also shouted out. Liu Gong said: "The Queen Mother actually killed my own mother.

, let me be another person’s son, and when I grow up, I will take revenge.”

But as fate would have it, Liu Gong's wish for revenge finally came to nothing. This child couldn't hide his thoughts. In a dark environment, those who can't hide their thoughts will definitely not be able to save their lives. After hearing this, Lu Pheasant was worried about Liu Gong's future.

The rebellion became a serious problem for him, so he imprisoned the little emperor in Yongxiang. Ever since Lu Fei took over power, Yongxiang had hidden countless people, and for the sake of one man's ambition, countless victims would never see the light of day again.

After Liu Gong was imprisoned in Yongxiang, Lu Pheasant announced that Liu Gong was seriously ill and that for the sake of the country, a new emperor was needed. Lu Pheasant had the power in her hands and could replace whoever she wanted. The emperor was already in name only and was just a puppet she gave orders to.

, announcing to the world is just a formality.

Because Liu Gong was too tough, which brought a lot of trouble to Lu Pheasant, Lu Pheasant wanted to choose a young and docile one this time. In the end, she set her sights on Liu Buyi, so she cut off his throne and gave him

Changed his name to Liu Hong. Liu Hong is the later young emperor.

For the sake of record keeping, Liu Hong’s reign is not called the first year. Lu Pheasant knew that he would not live long. Since he would not live long, why bother everyone and just settle for everything. The throne is a chair, Lu Pheasant stretched out his claws, who would

Anyone who is disobedient will be thrown into Yongxiang; whoever is docile and well-behaved can come to play on the Dragon Throne. In addition to opposing Lu Pheasant, people sitting on the Dragon Throne can do anything, including drinking and having sex all day long.

The essence of power is violence. Lu Pheasant not only loves power, but also loves killing, especially the sons of Liu Bang and other concubines.

Since Liu Ruyi was granted the title of King of Zhao, King Zhao has become a thorn in Lu Pheasant's side. No matter who the Liu family's descendants are, as long as they dare to accept the enfeoffment of King Zhao, Lu Pheasant will kill him. The new King of Zhao is Liu You.

The generous Lu Pheasant not only crowned Liu's children as kings, but also gave each of them a woman. The women Lu Pheasant gave to others were all from the Lu family. Whoever marries the woman Lu Pheasant gave to others must respect her.

Be a genuine wife, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences. Lu Pheasant will not engage in politics, but she will engage in political marriages. Her arranged marriages are dedicated to the grafting of power.

However, Liu You was disobedient. He did not like arranged marriages and wanted free love. But the person in the Liu family who had the final say was not Liu, but Lu. Lu Pheasant sent a woman to him, how could he dare to refuse?

?But he regarded this woman as a tiger or a wolf, and was even more convinced that this woman was Lu Pheasant's spy, so he simply ignored this genuine lady and went to tangle with Concubine Ji.

Mrs. Zhengzhen couldn't bear the neglect, so she went to complain to Lu Pheasant. She even said that Liu You had told her that people named Lu wanted to be kings, and when Lu Pheasant died, they would kill all the Lus.

It has to be said that this woman is very smart, and she even caught Lu Pheasant's pain in making slanderous remarks. Lu Pheasant has been waiting for her whole life and worked hard for half her life, just to think that long live the Lu family, long live the Lu family, but Liu You dared to kill the Lu family.

After hearing this, Lu Pheasant was furious and found a way to recruit Liu You to Chang'an. As soon as Liu You arrived in Chang'an, Lu Pheasant sent people to surround his official residence and deprived him of food and drink. Anyone who gave Liu You anything privately would

, treated as guilty.

Liu You eventually starved to death.

After Liu You's death, Lu Pheasant promoted Liu Hui to the title of King of Zhao. Liu Hui was Liu You's younger brother. They also had a younger brother named Liu Jian. After Lu Wan rebelled, Liu Bang named Liu Jian King of Yan. This was

The best performance of the king with the same surname. However, not long after Liu You died, Liu Jian also left, and Lu Pheasant even killed Liu Jian's son.

Empress Lu was very neat and tidy in doing things, and she always eliminated the root causes without mercy. Liu Hui held funerals for his two brothers one after another. As soon as the funeral was completed, Liu Hui succeeded to the throne of King Zhao.

Although being the King of Zhao is better than being the King of Liang, Liu Hui has become accustomed to the life of the King of Liang and does not want to change his environment. He wants to be the King of Liang, but he dare not say it. Ever since he was asked to leave the Kingdom of Liang, Liu Hui has been frowning and depressed all day long.

Unhappy, as if the yang energy has disappeared. Lu Pheasant gave it to

Liu Hui's woman was Lu Chan's daughter. This girl married Liu Hui and brought many of her confidants with her. Because Liu Hui was cowardly and afraid of Lu pheasant, Lu's daughter gradually began to take power. She was oppressed by power.

Liu Hui's every move was constrained by the environment.

Since the children of the Liu family are so cowardly, we cannot blame Lu Pheasant for taking power. If all the children of the Liu family were brave, Lu Pheasant would not be able to monopolize power easily. Just like in practice, if your concentration is not strong enough, don't blame the demons for seducing you.
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