Liu Qing was a great-grandson of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che. However, this emperor's childhood was not as good as that of ordinary people, and he spent it in prison. His grandfather was Emperor Wu's crown prince Liu Zhao, who was tragically exterminated for his involvement in the Wu Clan case. Liu Qing had just been born not long ago, so he was not killed and thrown into prison to wait for death.
The case of Wu Jiao was a major political event that arose in the later years of Emperor Wu of Han, and simply put, some people falsely claimed that the crown prince Liu Zhu used the magic of witchcraft to curse Emperor Wu, and as a result, Liu Zhi's entire family and tens of thousands of people were killed. In his later years, Emperor Wu of Han was no longer the spirited Emperor of the Ages, acting in a perverse manner and killing people like a numb.
Liu Qianben's name was Liu Yijie, and after being thrown into prison, he was bound to die. Fortunately, Ting Wei Jian Bingji was very sympathetic to their family, and arranged for two female prisoners, Hu Group and Guo Zhengqing, to feed Liu Yiji, and let the jailers take good care of this little prisoner.
According to the Book of Han, Volume VIII, And The Eighth Chronicle of Emperor Xuan, Emperor Wu of Han ordered the killing of all prisoners in Chang'an Prison because he heard that there was a Heavenly Son qi in Chang'an Prison. Bing Ji closed the door and told the visitors that the emperor's great-grandson was here and could not be killed indiscriminately. Emperor Wu of Han learned that he had a great-grandson in prison. Emperor Wu of Han, who was seriously ill, may have remembered the crown prince Liu Zhao, and family affection once again occupied his heart, so he pardoned the world and released Liu Yiji.
Emperor Wu of Han restored Liu Yi's status as a widow and adopted him by The Imperial Palace, which was the backyard of the imperial palace. At this time, Liu Yi was only four years old, and Ye Ting Ling was originally Liu Zhao's subordinate, and he was already very considerate of Liu Yi, and asked the best teacher to teach him. When he became an adult, he used his family wealth as a dowry and married Liu Yi.
Although Liu Yi has restored his status as an emperor and grandson, he is actually similar to a commoner, he can go to the street at any time, and no one in the imperial family cares about him, so Liu Yi has a very deep understanding of the people. Everyone thought that he could be a marquis in this life, and live in peace and stability, even if he knew that the emperor's seat really fell on his head.
On seniority, how can it not be Liu's turn. However, who would be emperor at that time was decided by Huo Guang, an auxiliary chancellor arranged by Emperor Wu of Han. After the death of Emperor Zhao of Han, Huo Guang first established Liu He as emperor, and this Liu He only served as emperor for 27 days before Huo Guang deposed him. Therefore, later ministers referred to the deposed emperor's courtiers as "Xinghuo Guangshi".
Huo Guang's subordinates Du Yannian and Bing Ji recommended that Liu Yi have succeeded to the throne, and Huo Guang agreed, welcoming Liu Yi into Weiyang Palace. On September 10, 79 BC, Liu Yi became emperor and became Emperor Xuan of Han.
It is worth mentioning that Emperor Xuan of Han did not know that the person who saved himself in prison was Bingji, until someone pretended to be the two nursing mothers and girls, and after some investigation, he discovered the truth. And this Bingji Heavenly Heavenly Dynasty, but strictly keep secrets. Emperor Xuan of Han was very impressed and made him a marquis, and he repeatedly resigned. From then on, Emperor Xuan of Han had a special trust in Bingji, and he always made him the prime minister.
Emperor Xuan of Han became emperor, but he had no real power, and Huo Guang's family controlled the government. In order to make Huo Guang's younger daughter an empress, Huo Guang's wife even poisoned Empress Xu Pingjun. When Huo Guang fell ill and died, the Huo family was afraid that the matter would be revealed, so they attempted to launch a coup d'état and establish themselves as emperors. Emperor Xuan of Han relied on the strength of his foreign relatives, the Xu family, and his uncle Shi Jia to wipe out the Huo family.
After regaining power, Emperor Xuan of Han really took power and took many measures to improve the lives of the people. In order to make it easier for the common people to avoid secrets, he changed his name to Liu Qian, and also pardoned all those who had been arrested for committing crimes. This is a truly pro-people emperor, because he was also an ordinary person walking on the streets of Chang'an.
Emperor Xuan of Han's greatest achievements were three: the completion of the strategy of the Western Regions; the surrender of the Southern Xiongnu; and the Rebellion of the Pingxi Qiang. The biggest difference between Emperor Xuan of Han and Emperor Wu of Han was that he tried not to send out a large army, not to increase the burden on the people, to rely more on diplomatic means, and to use the strength of allies to fight against opponents who rebelled against the Han.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up the Western Regions Capital Protectorate, it was abandoned for a while. In 60 BC, Emperor Xuan of Han reopened the Western Regions Capital Protectorate. The Han army beheaded The King of Loulan, encircled and suppressed Guizi, defeated the car division, and so on, and the Han army was only 1500 people at most, or the Tuntian Army in the western region.
Sometimes, the Han envoys did not have a single soldier, and with the emperor's relics alone, they could borrow tens of thousands of troops from the countries in the western region and defeat their opponents. Of course, this also has a lot to do with the famous name played by the Han army during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In 60 BC, the Xiongnu surrendered to the Han army one by one, marking the complete expulsion of the Xiongnu from the western region.
After a series of fiasco defeats, the Xiongnu split into two parts, the north and the south. In 51 BC, the Southern Xiongnu surrendered to Emperor Xuan of Han, and the prestige of the Han Empire reached its peak. The title ''Han Chinese' has followed us ever since.
The Western Qiang Rebellion was a border problem that plagued the Han Dynasty after the Xiongnu. Emperor Xuan of Han appointed the veteran general Zhao Chong guo and trusted him fully. Zhao Chongguo partially dismantled the Western Qiang, used as few troops as possible, and quelled the Western Qiang Rebellion with very few losses.
In 48 BC, Emperor Xuan of Han died of illness. Although his reputation in history is not obvious, he is the lord of the Western Han Dynasty, and the cause of attacking the Xiongnu in the north initiated by Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty was basically completed in his hands.