Zhao, also known as the Changshan Kingdom, had its capital in Handan.
Zhang Er, the king of Changshan, was attacked by Chen Yu and fled to the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bang made Zhang Er the King of Zhao. Zhang Er died after enjoying a few years of happiness.
His son, Zhang Aosi, succeeded to the throne and was soon deposed as Marquis Xuanping due to his involvement in the rebellion.
Liu Bang took the opportunity to promote Liu Ruyi, the son of his favorite concubine, to the second King of Zhao.
After Liu Bang's death, Empress Lu took over the government. Lady Qi and Liu Ruyi's good days came to an end.
Not long after, Liu Ruyi was summoned to Chang 'an and was killed by a cup of poisoned wine.
Madam Qi and her son were dead, so the King of Zhao had to be taken care of.
Thus, Liu You, King of Huaiyang, came to Hebei from Huainan and became the third King of Zhao to continue filling the pit.
Liu You's queen was a woman from the Lu family. Liu You didn't like her very much and probably often let her guard the empty room.
This queen's jealousy was obviously inherited from Lu Zhi, and she specially ran to Empress Dowager Lu's ears to spread rumors: Liu You, this kid, was not a good person. How could he say that the Lu family had the qualifications to be conferred the title of King? When the Empress Dowager dies, I'll definitely kill them all!
Therefore, Liu You was summoned to the official residence of Chang 'an. Lu Zhi did not ask if this was true or not. He ordered people to surround the palace and cut off food.
In the end, Liu You starved to death and was buried in a messy grave on the outskirts of Chang 'an.
Because something always happened to the position of King Zhao, the princes were nervous, afraid that they would win.
The next unlucky person was the King of Liang, Liu Hui. In February of that year, he was given the title of the fourth King of Zhao.
Liu Hui was "unhappy". In order to comfort him, Lu Zhi specially married his nephew Lu Chan's daughter to him as his queen.
However, this queen was very arrogant at a young age. As long as it was a woman favored by the King of Zhao, she would be poisoned to death.
Four months after assuming the position of King of Zhao, the originally blissful Liu Hui 'couldn't bear the grief and indignation' and chose to commit suicide.
Although he had a son, Lu Zhi believed that this " non-violent non-cooperation " carried obvious hatred and did not allow his son to succeed the throne.
In the end, the King of Zhao became the hottest potato in the Great Han Empire.
Empress Dowager Lu Zhi's fervent gaze once again locked onto Acting Prince Liu Heng.
When Liu Heng heard about this, he was so scared that he quickly declined.
He expressed that he was willing to give the fat meat of Zhao to the virtuous Gao Xian. He was willing to stay in the bitter cold frontier for the rest of his life and guard the north gate for the country.
Liu Heng, who had cleverly avoided the "King Zhao's Tribulation", finally had the last laugh.
This " bastard son ", who was not thought highly of back then, had successfully won over one popular contestant after another.
In the end, he was welcomed back to the capital by the officials from the remote Dai Kingdom and became Emperor Wen of Han.
Of course, this was a story for the future.
The story of the cursed King of Zhao continued.
The descendants of the Liu family were already scared out of their wits by the title of King Zhao, but the Lu family's sons did not believe it.
Lu Zhi made his nephew Lu the seventh King of Zhao and did not allow him to take office in Handan.
Instead, he and the King of Liang, Lu Chan, controlled the northern and southern armies respectively and controlled the capital's army.
The arrangements were very thoughtful, but Lu had no political sense at all.
After Lu Zhi's death, he actually listened to Li Shang and his son's persuasion and requested to return his military power and go to Zhao to be the Prince of Peace.
When his aunt, Lü Wei (Lü Zhi's sister), saw that he often went out hunting, she angrily threw the jewelry in the hall and scolded,"If you abandon the army like this, Madam Lu will soon die without a burial place. Why should I guard these jewels for others?”
Reality proved that the men of the Lu family were far less knowledgeable than the women.
Soon, Zhou Bo and others launched a coup and killed the kings of the Lu family. King Lu of Zhao was beheaded.
The sixth King of Zhao was Liu Sui.
After Wu Chu raised his army, this fellow was unwilling to be left out and joined in the fun.
Colluding with Jiaoxi, Jiaodong, Luanchuan, Jinan, Chu and other countries to form a group to demand an explanation from the central government, this was the so-called "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" in later generations.
Soon, the main force of the rebel army was destroyed. Li Ji, the general of Han Dynasty, besieged Zhao for seven months, but could not conquer it.
In the end, after Luan Bu pacified Qi, he joined forces to besiege Handan and poured water into the city wall.
Liu Sui saw that the situation was hopeless and committed suicide.
Since the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, the King of Zhao had changed several times, but almost none of them had a good ending.
After Liu Sheng learned this information, he broke out in a cold sweat for Liu Sui. He did not know where Liu Sui got the confidence to provoke him.
However, on the surface, the strength of the State of Zhao was indeed far above the Yuntian Dynasty. There were still some things that they had to guard against.
Liu Sheng summoned Wei Shang, Zhang Ge, and Cao Meng for a discussion.
"King Zhao is simply going too far!"
Wei Shang had a fiery temper. After hearing the whole story, he was very angry.
"Why don't we send someone to plead with the King of Zhao? Perhaps there's still room for negotiation.”
Deputy Cao Meng wanted to make peace.
The State of Zhao was powerful to begin with, and it also maintained a close relationship with Wu Chu and the other princes.
If there was a conflict, the imperial court might not stand on the Yuntian Dynasty's side.
"I will not compromise!"
Liu Sheng said firmly. There was no room for discussion on this matter.
"If the King of Zhao dares to invade our territory, I will make sure that the enemy will never return!”
Wei Shang's face revealed a hint of joy.
He believed that the Cloud Middle Army, which had changed its appearance, would definitely surprise all the enemies.
County Lieutenant Zhang Ge and County Deputy Cao Meng looked at each other and could see the helplessness in each other's eyes.
If Wei Shang, the Prime Minister, stood on their side, they could still restrain the actions of the King Amongst the Clouds.
But now that they heard that there was going to be a war, Wei Shang was more enthusiastic than anyone else, which really gave them a headache.
"In that case, we can only ask the Imperial Court for help!”
Cao Meng took a step back and said.
Yuntian Dynasty and Zhao were both vassal states of the Great Han Dynasty. According to the law, the princes were not allowed to use force against each other.
He believed that as long as the Imperial Court intervened, the State of Zhao would not dare to make any moves.
Before Liu Sheng could speak, Wei Shang shook his head.
"It's too late. The King of Zhao might not mobilize the troops in the country.”
Chang 'an was thousands of miles away from Yunzhong, and it would take several months to go back and forth. How could Zhao wait so long?
Moreover, the King of Zhao had been operating on the border for many years and had colluded with some Hu tribes in the north.
If the King of Zhao really wanted to teach Yun Tianchao a lesson…
There was a high chance that they would not use their own forces, but would ask the Hu of the steppe to help.
This would serve as a lesson, and it would not give others any excuse.
Even if everyone knew that there was a problem, the court could not punish him without evidence.
"It can't be. The King of Zhao is so bold to collude with the Xiongnu?”
Cao Meng did not quite believe it. Then, he looked at Liu Sheng and said,""Didn't they say that the king is already engaged to the Xiongnu princess? The Xiongnu people probably won't agree to the king's request, right?”
"Haha!"
Liu Sheng was so angry that he laughed at this person's naivety.
Not to mention that there were more tribes on the grasslands than cow hair, the Xiongnu might not be able to restrain everyone.
Even if he really married the Xiongnu Princess, as long as there were enough benefits, the Xiongnu people could break the contract in minutes.
It was simply too disappointing that he could not even see through this.
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