The Han Winds: Lü Hou Usurps the Han

This film (drama)Also known as大汉风之吕后篡汉，is aMainland ChinaProducerwomen sex，At2005Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating6.2(For reference only)。

In 202 BC, after years of conflict, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu finally reached the "Chu-Han Boundary" agreement across the Guangwu River. Xiang Yu released Lü Zhi and her father Lü Taigong, who had been held as hostages in Pengcheng, while Liu Bang withdrew his troops westward and began to rule over his territory. However, the recently halted war resumed upon the advice of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping. Remembering her humiliation as a hostage in Pengcheng, Lü Zhi felt a surge of jealousy upon returning to Liu Bang's side, and incited him to turn against Xiang Yu, launching an attack before Xiang Yu withdrew his forces. With the help of generals like Han Xin and Peng Yue, Xiang Yu suffered immense losses and, trapped at Gaixia, eventually took his own life at the Wu River. When the news of Xiang Yu's suicide reached Liu Bang's camp, both he and Lü Zhi reacted differently. While Lü Zhi felt a mix of joy and sorrow at Xiang Yu's death, expressing her regret, Liu Bang reacted with joy at Xiang Yu's demise, as it meant that no other rival could contest him for the empire. In the early spring of the following year, Liu Bang ascended to the throne at the northern bank of the Si River, proclaiming himself emperor, designating Lü Zhi as empress, Liu Ying as crown prince, changing the state name to Han, and moving the capital to Luoyang. As the first empress of the Han dynasty, Lü Zhi secretly felt grateful for her father's wise choice of a son-in-law. However, she was not content and sought more power. Knowing firsthand the humiliation of being a hostage, she understood that absolute power was the best form of security. Driven by her extreme desire for power, Lü Zhi began her plan to usurp the Han. Taking advantage of Liu Bang's elimination of rivals and consolidation of power, she secretly orchestrated the removal of Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Ying Bu, three foreign lords, and then targeted Liu Bang's own brothers, eventually pushing Lu Wan to the brink of rebellion. After Liu Bang's death, the court officials supported Liu Ying as the new emperor, Hui. From then on, Lü Zhi wielded considerable power behind the throne. She systematically eliminated Liu family's heirs and promoted many of her own relatives to positions of power, even making her long-time lover, Shen Shiqi, the Left Chancellor. For a time, it seemed that the Han dynasty established by Liu Bang had become Lü Hou's domain. However, unbeknownst to Lü Zhi, a group of loyal officials to Liu Bang, including Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, endured humiliation and bided their time to plot a rebellion. When their influence grew, they ultimately overthrew Lü Zhi and restored the Han dynasty to its rightful heirs.