vrcanaries Chapter 162 Huo Guang: This wife is ruining her own family
Chapter 162 Huo Guang: This wife is ruining her own family
When Lin Ke told this story, she thought of a TV series. She never expected that someone from the Liu family with such genes could be so affectionate!
"But Liu Bingyi never expected that his wife would lose her life because of him."
"We have reached the stage of Liu Bingyi's forbearance. At this time, the court was mostly in the hands of the Huo family, so Liu Bingyi was just keeping a low profile."
"Huo Guang also proposed to return power to him, but Liu Bingyi still refused, expressing his great trust in him and asking him to continue to preside over the government. Every time Huo Guang attended court, he would give him exceptionally high treatment."
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: If we don't do it this way, we'll become the next Liu He!
"There's a story here called 'deep affection for an old sword.' It's said to be recorded in the 'Biography of Imperial Relatives' in the Book of Han: At that time, most of the court officials favored Huo Guang's daughter as empress, but Liu Bingyi issued a strange edict: 'When I was in humble circumstances, I had an ancient sword that I liked very much, and I still like it now. I wonder if the ministers can help me find it!'"
"After the ministers guessed the emperor's intention, they realized that His Majesty was referring to his first wife, Xu Pingjun. Therefore, Xu Pingjun, who was then conferred the title of Jieyu, was made empress."
"No one expected that Liu Bingyi, who was already the emperor, would make his first wife, Xu Pingjun, his empress. After all, the Liu family was notorious for their fickleness."
All the emperors of the Han Dynasty: What did the Liu family ever do to you?!
"Huo Guang had no objection to Liu Bingyi not making his daughter empress, but his wife was very angry. She said, 'You emperors were all chosen by my husband, what's wrong with my daughter! She's not even as good as Xu Pingjun, a commoner! You just wait!'"
"However, Huo Guang never knew until his death that his wife had brought utter destruction to the Huo family, the kind that wipes out the entire clan! And because of this, she [went down in history]!"
Huo Guang of the Han Dynasty: !!!
Huo Qubing, the Crown Prince of the Great Han Dynasty: ? ? ?
During the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han
During the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han
Huo Guang felt uneasy upon hearing this. Could it be that his wife had committed some heinous act that led to the confiscation of their property and the extermination of their clan?
Wait, according to Miss Lin, she hates Xu Pingjun!
Who knows what she might do!
Yes, His Majesty may not do anything now, but if I, Huo Guang, were to die, there's no guarantee he wouldn't annihilate the Huo clan!
Now, the whole world truly knows that his wife is ruthless!
I wonder if my elder brother will be disappointed in Huo Guang after hearing this!
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"Let's first sort out this matter. Based on the records in the 'Biography of Imperial Relatives' in the Book of Han, we can raise a few key points. However, before discussing these, let's first explain what kind of place Xu Pingjun entered when she gave birth."
"The custom of setting up a delivery room has existed since the pre-Qin period, because many people at that time regarded the blood of women during childbirth as ominous, so there were regulations regarding the location of childbirth: when the wife is about to give birth, and on the appointed month..."
"Besides Xu Pingjun, Feng Yuan and Ban Jieyu were also in this residence, so it's normal that Xu Pingjun was placed here. Secondly, this place is located in Changding Palace, which is in a remote location, making it a very good place to start."
"Whether Huo Xian and the physician Chunyu Yan used any means of exchange or bribery, the two were in cahoots and the medicine they used was the lateral root of Aconitum carmichaelii."
"People have known that aconite is poisonous since the pre-Qin period, and Chunyu Yan, as a female physician, should have known what dosage would be fatal."
According to historical records, during Xu Pingjun's childbirth, Chunyu Yan added aconite to some kind of pill and made Xu Pingjun swallow it.
"Based on historical records, it is speculated that Xu Pingjun must have realized something after eating it. After all, childbirth is a life-threatening experience for women, and they are at their weakest point, so they have no way to resist. In addition, she may have been bribed by Huo Xian, and her husband Liu Bingyi was not by her side."
"This empress, who is not even twenty years old, may have watched herself walk towards death. I wonder what she was thinking then, and whether she regretted it?"
A noblewoman from a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: Waaah, so tragic! Huo Xian is so vicious!
A member of the Ming Dynasty royal family: "They can't even wait for the Empress's position! What kind of reputation does the Liu family have that they're so eager to go?!"
All emperors of the Han Dynasty: ...
"To add to this, it is said that Huo Xian was not Huo Guang's first wife. She was a maid or something similar to Huo Guang's first wife. After Huo Guang's first wife passed away, she was promoted to the position of his wife."
"So some people speculate that Huo Xian may not believe in the so-called deep affection between emperors at all. To her, poisoning Xu Pingjun is nothing. What she wants to do is to remove all obstacles in front of her daughter."
"Judging from her later actions, Huo Xian was both stupid and vicious. She probably didn't take Emperor Liu Bingyi seriously either, since he was established by her husband Huo Guang. Otherwise, how could she have committed such a heinous act of rebellion?"
"Huo Guang, you've really been tricked by your wife! But you won't see it, since she's the one suffering the consequences! She single-handedly wiped out the entire Huo family, isn't that surprising!?"
Huo Guang of the Han Dynasty: ...
Big-Handed Liu Zhuzhu: ? ? ? What the hell! She actually dared to do such a thing!
Huo Qubing, the Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty: ...Brother! Your wife is too audacious! ...She's a menace!
Empress Qing of the Great Han Dynasty: ...Poisoning an empress was not enough for her, she even dared to rebel. She really doesn't take the emperor seriously!
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: ...What is she thinking! Is she trying to turn the world upside down?!
A wealthy merchant's wife from the Tang Dynasty said: "The most innocent person here is Xu Pingjun. She was poisoned for no reason. Her child probably didn't even grow up!"
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