沛王刘辅 / Liu Fu, Pei King (Eastern Han)

Overview

沛王刘辅 / Liu Fu, Pei King enters the wiki through Hanji 728 as a royal prince whose favor toward 寿光侯刘李 exposes how private princely households can become state-security problems.

Current Profile

Hanji 728 gives Liu Fu a short but important prince-guest-risk profile. Liu Li, son of Liu Xuan and Shouguang Marquis, is favored by Liu Fu. Because Liu Li resents Liu Penzi, he gathers guests and kills Liu Penzi’s elder brother Liu Gong. Liu Xiu becomes furious, and Liu Fu is punished by being put in the imperial prison before being released three days later.

The source then places Liu Fu among the princes sent back to their fiefs after the broader guest purge. On August 19, 52 CE, Liu Qiang, Liu Fu, Liu Ying, Liu Kang, and Liu Yan each return to their fiefs. In this bounded evidence, Liu Fu matters as a prince whose household favor becomes implicated in private guest violence and then in the court’s territorial-distance response.

Key Characteristics

• Eastern Han royal prince identified as Pei King in the 52 CE guest-disaster branch.
• Favors Liu Li, whose private guests kill Liu Gong.
• Punished by brief confinement in the imperial prison after Liu Xiu becomes angry.
• Returns to his fief after the national purge of princely guests.
• Distinct from later or same-pinyin Liu Fu figures outside this source.

Evidence

• Favor connection: Hanji 728 says Liu Li is favored by Pei King Liu Fu.
• Violent guest consequence: Hanji 728 says Liu Li gathers guests and kills Liu Gong because of resentment toward Liu Penzi.
• Imperial punishment: Hanji 728 says Liu Fu is put in imperial prison and released after three days.
• Return to fief: Hanji 728 lists Liu Fu among the princes who return to their fiefs on August 19, 52 CE, after the guest disaster.

Qualifications

This page covers 沛王刘辅 from Hanji 728 only. It is distinct from 刘馥 / Liu Fu, late Han. The source does not prove Liu Fu personally ordered Liu Gong’s killing; it shows that Liu Fu’s favor toward Liu Li made his household politically exposed after Liu Li mobilized guests.

What Changed

• Created this page from Hanji 728 to preserve Liu Fu’s role in the princely guest disaster and post-purge fief return.

Relationships

• 寿光侯刘李 - favored figure whose guest-backed killing exposes Liu Fu to punishment.
• 光武帝刘秀 - emperor who imprisons Liu Fu briefly and then sends princes back to fiefs.
• 私人宾客网络风险 - Liu Fu’s household is a royal-prince case where private guests create security risk.
• 亲情名分边界 - related because Liu Fu’s case shows why royal affection and residence need public limits.
• 东海王刘强 - neighboring prince also sent back to his fief after the guest disaster.