The Eastern Han Dynasty was a newly born dynasty following the Western Han Dynasty, which lasted for more than 190 years, and when it was strong, its prosperity reached its peak.
The picture shows Emperor Xian of Han
However, such a powerful dynasty will inevitably decline like other dynasties in the later period.
During the period of Emperor Xian of Han, the Eastern Han Dynasty was in a period of frequent wars and turmoil, the Han royal family was in decline, the traitors were in charge, the people were not happy, the central forces controlled by the royal family were declining day by day, the princes of the Central Plains were successively divided, and the masses of heroes were constantly launching annexation wars in order to compete for land.
Cao Cao held Emperor Xian of Han hostage and unified the north.
Although Emperor Xian of Han was a son of heaven, he did not have military power, and the actual power was controlled by Cao Cao.
In 220 AD, Cao Cao died of a headache due to a cold spell, and his son Cao Pi succeeded him as the King of Wei.
After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he changed his father's tolerance of Emperor Xian of Han during his reign and was determined to force Emperor Xian of Han to give way.
Although Emperor Xian of Han was in name only, he was the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty, and when Zen gave the throne to Cao Pi, Cao Pi pretended to postpone it, and several times and three times, Emperor Xiandi of Han was ridiculed by his courtiers for fruitlessness.
But in the end, Cao Pi still accepted the Zen concession of Emperor Xian of Han.
After Emperor Xian of Han issued an edict of abdication to his subjects, he was made the Duke of Shanyang by Cao Pi.
But he was not killed, but out of the political interests of the time, until the death of Emperor Xian of Han.
However, are historical facts really so?
According to historical records, although Emperor Xian of Han was nominal, he was the son of heaven in the name of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Pi hated Emperor Xian of Han before he became Emperor Wei, because he was weak in nature and was a puppet emperor in power under his father.
The reason why Cao Pi did not kill Emperor Xian of Han should be out of moral concepts, because he knew very well in his heart that the reason why he was able to inherit Emperor Wei was because he forced Emperor Xiandi of Han to cede the throne to him, even if Emperor Xiandi of Han refused, he could also use the power in his hands to force Emperor Xiandi of Han to obey.
When Cao Pi's father became the King of Wei, he had plans to depose Emperor Xian of Han, but he was blocked by Xun Yu, a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, so that he could not become emperor until his death.
Until Xun Yu was killed by Cao Cao because he had offended Cao Cao, the original loyal ministers of the Han Chamber died one by one, or resigned their official posts and returned to their hometowns, living in the Han Court where Cao Cao was in power in the north, and basically no one was loyal to the Han Room.
Basically it was Cao Cao's forces, and after Cao Cao unified the north, he was already an old man with a flower armor, and at this time, he began to actively plan to abolish Emperor Xian of Han and establish himself as a monarch.
However, at this time, due to the wind and cold, he was bedridden, and until his death, his dream of becoming an emperor could not be realized.
After Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi became the Queen of Wei, because he was young and vigorous, and directly forced Emperor Xian of Han to abdicate above the court, thus becoming Emperor Wei.
However, why did Cao Pi, who was so disgusted with the incompetence of Emperor Xian of Han, not kill him after his abdication, but instead made Emperor Xian of Han the Duke of Shanyang, and what was the reason for his series of actions?
Zhou Shou zhou knew that in the ancient Chinese feudal reign of the dynasty, since ancient times, this practice of killing the king would be recorded in the history books of history, which was a shame, but also a nail in the coffin, and would be reviled by posterity.
Moreover, at that time, Cao Pi was still very young, Emperor Xian of Han was older than him, and he was also the king of the first king, and the former king was still his courtier, and if the son of the courtier, the king, if he was known to posterity, he would be left behind for thousands of years.
Therefore, because of this tricky relationship, as far as the world's canonical and moral aspects are concerned, Cao Pi did not kill him after Emperor Xian of Han gave him the throne, but instead made the puppet emperor of Han Xian Emperor the Duke of Shanyang after he succeeded to the throne, which could gain the admiration of the world.
In this way, he can not only become an emperor in name only, but also gain the admiration of the world, and the good thing of double eagles in one fell swoop is the best for Cao Pi.
But?
Did the historical Emperor Xian of Han really be made the Duke of Shanyang by Cao Pi after Chan Rang?
so?
Why did Emperor Xian of Han disappear into the eyes of the world after he was made the Duke of Shanyang by Cao Pi?
Anyone who has watched the new version of the Three Kingdoms TV series knows that Emperor Xiandi of Han had a total of six wives, but the only one of these six wives who truly loved him was Cao Cao's child Cao Hua.
After Emperor Xian of Han was made the Duke of Shanyang by Cao Pi, he felt ashamed of his ancestors and was determined to die to preserve his honor as the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty. So quietly concealed Cao Hua, when going out to take a boat, quietly smashed a large hole under the boat, when the boat came to the middle of the river, the boat into the water, Cao Hua knew his intentions, so he was willing to go to Huangquan with him and sink to the bottom of the river.
In this way, a generation of fallen heavenly sons became underwater ghosts, and after death, the bones of the corpses were swallowed by the fish at the bottom of the river, and they ended up dead without a corpse.
Emperor Xian of Han did not enter the tomb of his ancestors until his death.
In fact, for such a destination, Emperor Xian of Han had long had a plan, since he ceded the throne to Cao Pi, Emperor Xian of Han had cried in front of the tombstone of his ancestors, but because the Han Room had long declined, even if he wanted to rely on his own strength, he could not turn the tide.