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Emperor Ai of Han Dynasty Liu Xin was the grandson of Emperor Liu Xi of Han Yuan Dynasty, nephew of Emperor Cheng Emperor of Han Dynasty Liu Ao, and son of Liu Kang, Prince Gong of Dingtao.
Liu Xin was born in the Dingtao Palace in the fourth year of Heping in the Western Han Dynasty (25 BC).
In the second year of Yangshuo in the Western Han Dynasty (23 BC), Liu Xin's father, King Gong of Dingtao Liu Kang, passed away. Liu Xin inherited the throne of King Dingtao and was personally raised by his grandmother, the Queen Mother Fu.
In the fourth year of Yuanyan of the Western Han Dynasty (9 BC), Liu Xin and Liu Xing, the Xiaowang of Zhongshan, entered the court at the same time. Empress Dowager Fu bribed Zhao Zhaoyi and Emperor Cheng's uncle Wang Gen with treasures, and privately requested Liu Xin to be crown prince.
When Zhao Zhaoyi and Wang Gen saw that Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty had no son, they both wanted to befriend Liu Xin in advance and make long-term plans for their future wealth, so they praised Liu Xin in front of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty also thought highly of Liu Xin.
In the first year of Suihe in the Western Han Dynasty (8 BC), Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty established Liu Xin as the crown prince.
In the second year of Suihe in the Western Han Dynasty (7 BC), Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty died of illness. The 19-year-old Liu Xin succeeded to the throne as Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty. The following year was regarded as the first year of Jianping, and he respected the mother of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Wang Zheng. You are the empress dowager, and Zhao Feiyan, the empress of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, is the empress dowager.
The Empress Dowager issued an edict to honor Liu Xin's father and designate Liu Kang, Prince Gong of Tao, as Emperor Gong.
In the second year of Yuanshou in the Western Han Dynasty (1 BC), Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty passed away.
Dong Xian is the son of the imperial censor Dong Gong, and he just started serving as the prince's minister.
In the second year of Suihe in the Western Han Dynasty (7 BC), after Emperor Ai Liu Xin of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, Dong Xian was promoted to Lang Guan.
In the second year of Jianping in the Western Han Dynasty (5 BC), Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty became interested in Dong Xian's appearance and promoted him to Huang Menlang, and he began to be favored.
On that day, Dong Xian's father, Yunzhong Hou Dong Gong, was recruited as the magistrate of Baling County and was promoted to doctor Guanglu.
Soon, Dong Xian served as the Prince Consort and the Imperial Attendant. Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty was inseparable from him, and within one month, the total reward he received reached ten million yuan.
In the fourth year of Jianping in the Western Han Dynasty (3 BC), Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to confer Dong Xian the title of Marquis of Gao'an.
In the first year of Yuanshou of the Western Han Dynasty (2 years ago), Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty appointed Dong Xian as the Grand Sima and General of Wei. He was always a deacon in the palace and in charge of the ministers. All officials relied on Dong Xian to report to Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty.
In the second year of Yuanshou of the Western Han Dynasty (1 BC), Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty passed away. The Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun summoned the Grand Sima Dong Xian and asked him how to arrange the funeral. Dong Xian could not answer, so he apologized without his hat.
Wang Zhengjun sent an envoy to summon Wang Mang. After Wang Mang arrived, he used the Empress Dowager to instruct Shangshu to impeach Dong Xian for not attending to the medicine when Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty was ill, and banned Dong Xian from entering the gate of Sima Mansion in the palace. Dong Xian didn't know why, so he took off his hat and walked barefoot in the palace to apologize. [20]?
On June 27, Wang Mang sent an audience to issue an edict to Dong Xian in the name of the Empress Dowager's edict, withdrawing the Great Sima seal ribbon, and ordered Dong Xian to dismiss from office and go home. ”
Both Dong Xian and his wife committed suicide that day. Someone requested that Dong Xian’s coffin be opened and his body exposed for examination before being buried in the tomb.
Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty Yue Shijun believes that Liu Xin and Dong Xian have at least three kinds of relationships:
First, they have a monarch-minister relationship, and they trust each other very much.
Second, they have a lot of trust. They are relatives, because Dong Xian's sister is the concubine of Emperor Ai of Han Dynasty.
Thirdly, the two have an extraordinary relationship, because they have left behind the eternal rumor of "the habit of cutting sleeves."