Liu Rong, who ascended the throne of Chu Jun, is the eldest son of Emperor Han Jing, but he is not the eldest son. His mother was Li Ji, the favorite concubine of Emperor Han Jing in his early days. The original queen of Emperor Han Jingdi was Empress Bo, who was the granddaughter of Empress Bo. Although she was born in a descendant family, she probably has no outstanding political talent because of her poor looks. Emperor Han Jing almost regarded her as a decoration, and she had no chance to have children for Emperor Han Jing. Because of his mother's love and because he is the eldest son, Liu Rong is highly valued by Han Jing. Of course, Aimee has many emperors, and Han Jing is not too old. After the Queen Bo was abolished, he could have established a new one, and then established Chu Jun after Di Zi was born.
That is to say, although Liu Rong is the eldest son of the emperor and Li Ji is also a favored son, it is not easy for Liu Rong to sit on the throne of the prince. However, since Dou Taihou wanted his brother and sister to live together, Han Jing could pass the throne to his younger brother Liang Wang. In order to dispel Dou Taihou's idea as soon as possible, Han Jing decided that his eldest sons were Liu Rong and Chu Jun. Liu Rong sat in Chu Jun, more or less with some luck in it. In other words, Liu Rong was not the only candidate in Chu Jun, which paved the way for Han Jing's dislike of him later.
The jealous wife Liu Rong ascended the position of Chu Jun, which must be attributed to his mother Li Ji. In fact, Li Ji is a more competitive woman in Han Jing's harem. Due to the preference of Emperor Han Jing for Li Ji, Li Ji gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, and finally had the opportunity to send his son to the position of Prince. Unfortunately, Li Ji is not a politically conscious woman. Although she is very competitive in the harem, she has no tolerance for others, and because her son is Chu Jun, she is even arrogant. The biggest mistake in her life was not fighting with the concubines in the harem all day for the sake of competition, but that she didn't know what was good and what was bad, because she hated Princess Guantao for offering beauty to Emperor Han Jing, so she refused to propose marriage.
Although Princess Guantao is only a married princess, she is the sister of Emperor Han Jing who is closely related to Emperor Han Jing, the only daughter of Dou Taihou and the most cherished child of Dou Taihou. With the love of Dou Taihou and Emperor Han Jingdi, the two supreme rulers of the Western Han Dynasty, even if Princess Guantao walked sideways in the Han Palace, it is estimated that no one dared to come out and investigate her responsibility. Li Ji didn't buy Princess Guantao's face, which made Princess Guantao indignant. As a result, Princess Guantao gave her daughter to other princes of Emperor Han Jingdi in a rage, and then supported her son-in-law to take the upper position. Princess Guantao is very good. She spoke well of her son-in-law in front of Dou Taihou and Han Jingdi, and then intentionally or unintentionally provoked a few words to speak ill of Li Ji and Liu Rong. Sure enough, soon after, Han Jingdi had a lot of opinions about Li Ji and her mother.
Of course, it was the forces behind Liu Rong who finally abolished him. Since ancient times, the relationship between the prince and the emperor has been subtle. The prince is the future king, the emperor is the present Lord, and both of them are lords of the empire. Arguably, the two lords who are related by blood should be very harmonious, but in fact, among the emperors of past dynasties, there are few who don't doubt their own Chu Jun, that is, their own son. Of course, we can't completely blame the emperor for his indiscretion. After all, there is only one Lord in the world, and even if the son is the future heir, he will disagree with the emperor. At this time, courtiers above the imperial court will choose to take sides in succession. If the prince has too much power, he will not only take the initiative of the former power, but also be likely to seize power.
After Liu Rong ascended the throne of Chu Jun, many courtiers in the court followed him. After all, he is Chu Jun, and Emperor Han Jing has no son. He is the eldest son. In the eyes of courtiers, his position is as stable as Mount Tai. For the sake of future prosperity, these courtiers will certainly try their best to pull into the relationship with Liu Rong, and Liu Rong's power will gradually grow. In the eyes of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty, all these became dangerous signals. In history, many emperors were usurped by princes, and the ending was not good. Seeing more and more followers behind Liu Rong, Han Jing naturally became more and more dissatisfied with Liu Rong.
Due to the suspicion of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty, the circuitous death of Li Ji and the constant instigation of Princess Guantao, Liu Rong was finally deposed as the Crown Prince, and he became the first deposed Crown Prince in the history of China.