刘屈氂 / Liu Quli (Western Han)

Overview

刘屈氂 / Liu Quli enters the wiki through Hanji 388-1 as the late 汉武帝 chancellor whose in-law alliance with 李广利 turns the anti-匈奴 campaign into a succession-politics disaster. Hanji 386-1 adds his earlier Wugu-crisis role: after reports that 卫太子刘据 has rebelled, Han Wudi orders Liu Quli to seal Chang’an’s gates and suppress the crown-prince force.

Current Profile

The sources present Liu Quli as more than a court official caught in an isolated prosecution. Hanji 386-1 first places him in the 巫蛊之祸 command chain as the chancellor expected to contain Liu Ju inside Chang’an and use force once Wudi accepts the rebellion report. Hanji 388-1 later shows why Liu Quli also belongs to the succession-risk field. He and Li Guangli are joined by marriage because Li Guangli’s daughter is Liu Quli’s daughter-in-law. Their shared political interest is 昌邑王刘髆, son of Li Guangli’s sister 李夫人, whom they want made crown prince.

When Guo Rang accuses Liu Quli’s wife of cursing Han Wudi and links Liu Quli with Li Guangli in prayers for Liu Bo’s accession, the source says the investigation confirms the charge. Liu Quli is condemned for great treason, paraded, and waist-cut in Chang’an’s eastern market; his wife and son are also executed and exposed. This death then makes Li Guangli’s front-line family crisis acute because Li’s own wife and children are arrested in the same political chain.

Key Characteristics

• Late Western Han chancellor in Hanji 388-1’s succession-crisis branch.
• Chancellor ordered to suppress Liu Ju after Han Wudi accepts the rebellion report in the Wugu crisis.
• In-law and political ally of Li Guangli.
• Supports the hope that Liu Bo, Changyi king and son of Lady Li, will become crown prince.
• Destroyed after curse-and-prayer accusations link his household to succession plotting.
• His execution directly worsens Li Guangli’s battlefield decision environment.

Evidence

In-law alliance:

• Hanji 388-1 says Li Guangli’s daughter is Liu Quli’s daughter-in-law and that both men want Liu Bo elevated.

Wugu suppression role:

• Hanji 386-1 says Liu Quli first hesitates and flees after hearing of the crown-prince crisis, then receives Wudi’s sealed order.
• Hanji 386-1 says Wudi tells Liu Quli to seal the city gates, prevent the rebel force from leaving Chang’an, and use ox carts as cover in fighting.

Succession plotting:

• Hanji 388-1 says Li Guangli asks Liu Quli to petition for Liu Bo’s crown-prince designation.

Execution and consequence:

• Hanji 388-1 says Guo Rang’s accusation leads to Liu Quli’s treason conviction and execution, after which Li Guangli’s wife and children are also arrested.

Qualifications

This page is bounded to Hanji 388-1 and Hanji 386-1. It does not reconstruct Liu Quli’s full career, lineage, offices, the exact original wording of the accusation, or the complete legal procedure. The current profile treats him as a Wugu-suppression, succession-risk, and Li Guangli-causality figure.

What Changed

• Added Hanji 386-1’s Wugu-suppression role before the later Hanji 388-1 succession-plot execution branch.

Relationships

• 李广利 / Li Guangli (Western Han) - in-law and political ally whose battlefield crisis is intensified by Liu Quli’s execution.
• 昌邑王刘髆 / Liu Bo, King of Changyi (Western Han) - preferred succession candidate in the episode’s account.
• 李夫人 / Lady Li (Western Han) - Liu Bo’s mother and Li Guangli’s sister, giving the succession branch its family basis.
• Emperor Wu of Han / 汉武帝 - ruler whose court condemns Liu Quli for great treason.
• 巫蛊之祸 / Wugu Incident (Western Han) - adjacent late-Wudi curse-and-succession panic environment.