Liu Xu is tall and strong, and likes to play. He can carry a tripod and fight with wild animals such as bears and wild boars with his bare hands. There was no written law, so he failed to become the heir to the throne in the end. In the second year of Yuan Dynasty (87 years ago), Liu Xu's father, Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, died, and Liu Xu's younger brother, Liu Fuling, ascended the throne as Emperor Zhao of Han Dynasty. In February of the first year of Shiyuan (86 BC), Zhao Han sealed 13,000 households in Liu Xu's food city. In the first month of the fifth year of Yuanfeng (76 years ago), Liu Xu went to Beijing to worship Emperor Hanzhao, and Emperor Hanzhao sealed Liu Xu's food city with 10,000 households (11,000 households written by Emperor Hanzhao), and gave him 22,000 kilograms of gold (200 kilograms written by Emperor Hanzhao), two swords, one car and eight horses.
In the first year of Yuanping (74), Xuan Di and Liu Xun, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, acceded to the throne. In July of the first year of Benshi (73 BC), Emperor Xuandi of Emperor Gaozu named Liu Xu's four sons Liu Sheng, Liu Zeng, Liu Bao and Liu Chang as liehou, and Liu Xu's youngest son Ricas as Gaomi King. The things used to commend and reward are very heavy. When Zhao Han was in office, Liu Xu saw that Zhao Hannian was childless, and he wanted to covet the throne. Chu worships witches and ghosts, so Liu Xu invited Li Nvxu, a witch from Chu, to curse her. Li Nv must have cried and said that the soul of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was attached to her, and everyone around her was crawling on the ground. Li Nv will definitely say, I must make Liu Xu a son of heaven. Liu Xu gave Li a lot of money to pray in Wushan. In April of the first year of Yuanping (74 BC), it happened that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty died. Liu Xu mistakenly thought that she was praying for the efficacy and said that she was a great wizard. And kill cows to celebrate the efficacy of prayer.
In June of the first year of Yuanping (74 BC), Liu He, the king of Changyi, was called to Beijing to be the emperor, and Liu Xu asked the wizard to pray. Liu He, the king of Changyi, was abolished on 27th. Liu Xu trusted Li Nvxu and others more and more, giving money and goods for many times.
When Emperor Gaozu Xuan Di ascended the throne, Liu Xu said, "Why can grandson be emperor instead?" Li Nv must pray for a curse as before. In addition, Liu Xu's daughter is the wife of the younger brother of Liu Yanshou, the king of Chu. She gave gifts to each other many times and communicated privately. In the first year of Di Jie (69 years) 1 1 month, Liu Yanshou committed suicide due to rebellion, and Liu Xu was implicated in the trial. Xuan Di, Emperor Gaozu, ordered Liu Xu not to be punished, and rewarded him with five thousand Jin of gold and many other utensils. Liu Xu also heard that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established a prince and said to concubine Nan and others, "I can't be the son of heaven after all." So I stopped cursing. Later, Liu Xu's son Li Nanhou Liu Bao was deprived of his title for murder and returned to Guangling to commit adultery with Liu Xu's concubine Zuo Xiu. It was discovered, put in prison and later killed. Prime Minister Sheng Shangzou deprived Liu Xu of the field of shooting grass, distributed it to the poor, and wished to approve it. Liu Xu cast the sorcerer's spell as before. In the first month of the fourth year of Wufeng (the first 54 years), Liu Xu's curse was discovered, and relevant officials investigated the matter. Liu Xu was very scared. In order to shut him up, he poisoned more than 20 wizards and imperial secretaries. Or ask Liu Rangxu and Han to send Tingwei and Dahonglu to trial. Liu Xu pleaded guilty and said, "Death is the sin. These crimes do exist. But it has been a long time, please allow me to go back and think about it, and then confess everything. " After seeing the emissary, Liu Xu returned to the palace, gave a banquet in Xianyang Hall, had a drinking dinner with Ba and his daughters Liu Dongdong and Liu, and let his favorite concubines Guo Zhaojun and Zhao drum and sing and dance. Liu Xu himself sang: "The reason why people want to live forever is because there is no end to ease and enjoyment. But I have never been happy in my life, and I don't want to live to the end! I can't live if I keep the deadline given by the son of heaven. Look at the royal maxima waiting to hit the road at the post office. Under the grave, there is no bottom, people will die after all, why bother to die! What's the fun of living in the world? I can do whatever I want. I'm not happy to go out and in now, so there will be a short time. Artemisia argyi is calling me. I have seen its porch. Death can't be replaced by money, you can only die yourself! " People around Liu Xu took turns pouring wine for him in tears, and the banquet didn't break up until the cock crowed. Liu Xu said to Ba: "The emperor treated me very well, and I failed him too much. After I die, my bones should be exposed. If you are lucky enough to be buried, you should be thin, not thick. " Then he hanged himself with a ribbon. His favorite concubine Guo Zhaojun and others both committed suicide. Emperor Gaozu pardoned Liu Xu's son's death penalty, which was abolished as, and Liu Xu posthumous title was Li Wang.