The Struggle for Power

Liu Bang founded the Western Han. Though he held the reins of power, he faced opposition from Empress Lü Zhi and Xiao He, head of the foremost aristocratic clan. The struggle for power would unfold among their households. The Western Han emperors, aristocratic clans, and imperial in-laws would engage in schemes and stratagems, conspiracies and counterplots, and open battles of wits...