Emperor Gaodi has just been killed in battle leaving his fifteen year old son next for the throne. He is an inexperienced boy, clearly incapable of maintaining order within the Dynasty. Hudi left all the major decisions to his mother, Empress Lu. Over come by power she took control of the throne and imprisoned anyone who she thought would get in her way. "I only imprisoned them for the good of my people, she said, but it is obvious that her statement is not true." After a short time in control her son died and she was forced to find someone else that she could manipulate to regain power. She chose boy younger than Hudi but he didn't want to share the throne, so Empress Lu locked him up and found a new child to control. After the Empress's death her remaining sons killed the Lu clan and chose their half brother, Wendi, as Emperor because she didn't have any powerful family members left.
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