Chapter 22 Postscript

In the last years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, due to years of wars, extravagance and harsh punishments, social conflicts became increasingly acute, land loss was serious, people were in dire straits, and peasant uprisings broke out everywhere.In the face of public grievances, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty remembered the lessons learned from Qin's death in the poor people's uprising, and issued the "Luntai Guise Edict", repenting for half his life. After the death of Emperor Wu, Emperor Zhao Liu Fuling ascended the throne at the age of eight. He was wise, decisive, and decisive. He issued several edicts to help the people and reduce taxes such as land rent and oral taxes. In just thirteen years, the tax was reduced by three. 2/2.At the same time, he reduced the punishment, pardoned the world, and promoted benevolent government.During his reign, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, the treasury began to be abundant, and the Han Dynasty began to see a stable situation.

In the first year of Yuanping, Emperor Zhao, who was recorded in historical records as a healthy, intelligent and active child, died of a sudden illness at the age of 21 (some say 22).Liu Fuling, throughout his life, had no concubines, no record of favoring court ladies, and no heirs, only one Empress Shangguan who was six (or seven) years younger than him.After Liu Fuling died, he was buried in Pingling. After the death of Emperor Zhao, his nephew Liu He, king of Changyi, was proclaimed emperor by Huo Guang.Liu He did 1,127 ridiculous things within 27 days of his accession to the throne, an average of 40 things per day, that is, Liu He had to do one thing every half hour without eating or sleeping. bad thing.Huo Guang used this as an excuse to depose Liu He and establish Liu Xun.Since then, another legendary emperor, Liu Xun, has stepped onto the stage of history.

Because Liu Xun is good at the folks, he knows the sufferings of the folks well.He understood the sentiments of the people, strictly restrained officials, and killed many high-ranking corrupt officials.He also repeatedly pardoned taxes, recruited refugees, and reduced penalties; on major national policies such as agricultural production, he continued to adopt Huo Guang's ideas to make the people rich and the country strong; .In the second year of Shenjue, Liu Xun sent a large army to attack the Qiang people. The various tribes of the Qiang people united and borrowed troops from the Xiongnu. Due to the convenience of the land, they had the upper hand. When the army of the Han Dynasty was in critical condition, an inexplicable civil strife broke out among the Qiang people. Yang Yu, You Fei and others were killed, the Qiang people were in chaos, and finally surrendered to the Han.In the countries of the Western Regions, Wusun, Che Shi, and Qiuci all joined in one after another.In the third year of Ganlu, Hu Hanxie Shanyu of the Southern Huns went to Wuyuan Fortress to request to be a vassal of the Han Dynasty. The Southern Xiongnu became a vassal of the Han Dynasty. The descendants of Li Ling who belonged to the Xiongnu (Li Ling is the grandson of the parachutist Li Guang).So far, Emperor Xuan Liu Xun was able to complete the unfinished feat of Emperor Wu Liu Che all his life and the power of the whole country-the submission of the four barbarians and the surrender of the world.

Emperor Xuan Liu Xun had three queens: Xu Pingjun, Huo Chengjun, and the queen whose name was not recorded in the history books.According to historical records, Xu Pingjun and Liu Xun had a deep relationship, and there is an allusion of "the old sword is deeply in love". They died of postpartum hemorrhage. After Huo Guang died, they were found to have died of poisoning; Before Huo Guang was alive, Huo Chengjun and Empress Liu Xun loved each other, almost exclusively favoring them, but they were unable to conceive. Going to the more desolate Yunlin Pavilion, Huo Chengjun committed suicide because of the humiliation; the third queen, Wang Shi, was not so much the wife of Liu Xun as the adoptive mother of Prince Liu Xun. Liu Xun ordered her to take care of Liu Xun's daily life. But she has never been close to her, and she naturally has nothing to do, so Emperor Xuan only had Liu Xi as the first prince throughout his life. According to the succession system of the Chinese throne, that is to say, unless Liu Xi died, other princes would not succeed qualifications.But the paradox is that although Liu Xun loves Liu Shi very much, the relationship between father and son is not harmonious.According to historical records, Liu Shi was "gentle, benevolent and good at Confucianism" (in "Song of the Clouds", Liu Shi was familiar with Confucian classics and advocated Confucianism under the deliberate guidance of the Taifu Meng Jue, coupled with the influence of his mother Xu Pingjun, so that his disposition Rouren.) However, Liu Xun advocated the hegemony of the emperor to govern the country, so Liu Xi disagreed with Liu Xun on almost everything.Liu Xun was furious several times, and some of his anger was even recorded in the history books by historians who cherish words like gold, but Liu Xun still passed the throne to Liu Xun.

Emperor Xuan Liu Xun treated his clan with kindness and kindness, but he was not fond of Liu He, king of Changyi alone. The title of "Haihunhou" is also respected.According to historical records, Liu He liked to hunt and was healthy, but he died of no illness in the end, only in his thirties.But Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, was just the opposite. According to historical records, Emperor Xuan treated him generously and rewarded him generously, but he was still dissatisfied with the emperor.After the incident was revealed, Liu Xu committed suicide in fear of crime.After his death, Liu Xun abolished the Guangling Kingdom and did not allow Liu Xu's descendants to inherit the land.It wasn't until Yuan Emperor Liu Shi ascended the throne that Liu Ba, Liu Xu's prince, was reappointed as King of Guangling, and the fief was returned to worship Liu Xu.

In the first year of Huanglong, Emperor Xuan Liu Xun died at the age of forty-four and was buried in Duling. During the reign of Emperor Xuan, "officials were responsible for their duties, and the people were safe for their careers." According to historical records, this period was the period with the strongest force and the most prosperous economy in the history of the Han Dynasty.But the achievements of Emperor Xuan are inseparable from the foundation laid by Emperor Zhao, so the reigns of Emperor Zhao Liu Fuling and Emperor Xuan Liu Xun are collectively called "Zhaoxuan Zhongxing".

However, after Emperor Xuan's ZTE, there were many hidden dangers.Because Emperor Xuan appointed eunuchs, Emperor Yuan Liu Shi loved and trusted eunuchs even more, so that the tragedy of important ministers being beaten to death by eunuchs happened later.All of these have buried the hidden danger of eunuchs interfering in politics in the future, and eunuchs' interfering in politics directly breeds factional struggles in the court and disrupts normal court affairs. The Han Dynasty finally died of eunuchs' chaos in politics. It can be said that it was buried in the hands of Liu Xun. source.