Liu Rong (Chinese: 劉榮) (died 148 BC) was the eldest son of
Emperor Jing of the
Han dynasty. His mother was Lady Li (栗姬). He was made crown prince of the empire under the formal title
Crown Prince Li (栗太子) in 153 BC, but demoted three years later to Prince of Linjiang. He had the dubious honor of becoming the first deposed crown prince in Chinese imperial history.
It was recorded that the reason for his demotion was the ill-will between his mother and Princess Liu Piao, Emperor Jing's older sister. Liu Piao had attempted to matchmake her daughter Chen Jiao with Liu Rong, but was rebuffed by Lady Li; Lady Li herself was displeased with the princess for her frequently recommending beautiful women to Emperor Jing. Incensed, Liu Piao then turned her attention towards Wang Zhi (then a concubine with the rank of meiren); eventually, Chen Jiao was married to Wang Zhi's son Liu Che, the later Emperor Wu of Han. Liu Piao then began frequently defaming Lady Li in front of Emperor Jing, while promoting Wang Zhi at the same time. Emperor Jing himself grew displeased with Lady Li after a particular incident: while being seriously ill, Emperor Jing had asked Lady Li to look after the other concubines and their sons after his death. Lady Li not only refused to do so, but was also immensely rude to Emperor Jing in the process. After his recovery, Emperor Jing began to reconsider the positions of Lady Li and Liu Rong. Knowing the precarious situation Lady Li was in, Wang Zhi then encouraged an official to formally propose to Emperor Jing that since Liu Rong was now crown prince, Lady Li should be made empress. This move infuriated Emperor Jing, who had the official put to death, and demoted Liu Rong to Prince of Linjiang.
He was imprisoned in 148 BC for trespassing on the grounds of the temple of Emperor Wen (his grandfather) while building walls for his own palace. He was ultimately forced to commit suicide by the official Zhi Du (郅都). His grandmother, the Dowager Empress Dou, later had Zhi Du executed for a minor offense.
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臨江閔王劉榮（前168年以前 - 前148年），是
漢景帝長子，母為慄姬。劉榮曾被立為太子，後又被廢，封為臨江王。他是中國歷史上第一個被廢的皇太子。
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景帝共有十四子，劉榮為長子，生年不詳。其異母弟劉非生于前168年，劉榮生年當不遲于前168年。景帝前元四年（前153年）劉榮被封為皇太子。當時景帝姊館陶公主劉嫖就向慄姬提起希望讓自己女兒陳氏嫁給太子為妃的意願。但是慄姬因為劉嫖時常獻美女，對她一點好感也沒有，反而憤怒地推辭了公主提出的親事。
劉嫖碰了一鼻子灰，便轉而向景帝寵愛的另一位姬妾王夫人提出親事，希望讓女兒陳氏嫁給她的兒子劉徹，王夫人很快就同意了。但劉嫖對慄姬擺她架子的事仍然感到丟臉難堪，便在景帝跟前說慄姬的壞話：「慄姬這女人相當善妒，每次遇到其他有寵的妃子，就常讓侍者在她們背後吐口水來詛咒她們，而且她還相當迷信巫術呢。」景帝聽了以後，也開始對慄姬印象變差起來。
後來景帝偶然健康不佳，為此心情也不怎麼高興，便告訴慄姬：「我百年以後，希望妳能善待其他的妃子與她們的兒子。」慄姬聽完這話，反而更加暴怒起來，她非但不願意照顧其他有寵的姬妾子女，甚至對景帝出言不遜。景帝對她的態度也相當不滿，卻還是忍耐下來，只差沒有發作而已。
自從館陶公主與王夫人訂下兒女親事後，公主便時常向景帝誇獎王夫人的兒子。而景帝以前曾聽王夫人說，她在懷孕時曾夢見日入腹中，所以也連帶覺得王夫人的兒子比較好。王夫人知道景帝還在擔心慄姬的事，怕事情生變，就設計陷害慄姬。她唆使大臣向景帝請求立慄姬為皇后，大臣便向景帝進言：「常言道：『子以母貴，母以子貴』，今天太子的生母只是一個姬妾，應該要給她一個名號才是，所以應當立為皇后。」景帝大怒曰：「這是你該說的話嗎？！」於是將進言的大臣處死，並且廢太子為臨江王，時為漢景帝前元七年（公元前150年）。他的母親慄姬則愈加恚恨，又見不到景帝，以憂死。
因其弟臨江哀王劉閼，於孝景帝前元二年（前155年）封臨江王，但一年後卒，無後，其國廢除為郡。所以劉榮被廢後亦封為臨江王。
中元二年（公元前148年），臨江閔王劉榮被控坐侵廟壖垣為宮，景帝徵榮覲見。劉榮一行由江陵北門出發。上車後，車軸折斷而車被廢棄。江陵父老流涕竊言曰：「吾王不反（返）矣！」榮到達時，被帶到中尉府簿。中尉郅都責訊臨江閔王，劉榮恐懼因而自殺。葬於藍田。傳說有燕數萬銜土置於塚上，百姓皆憐惜臨江閔王。
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