The founding emperor never killed a hero, and after his death, hundreds of officials wept bitterly
Literature and history of literature and martial arts
In the history of China, there have been more than a hundred founding emperors of all sizes, including some Ming emperors who worked hard to govern and devoted themselves to the people, but for the needs of rule, the wise monarchs will have a fierce side. For example, Han Liu Bang killed the founding heroes, Zhao Kuangyin twice drank wine to release the military power, and so on.
But there was such a founding emperor, who did not indulge himself after registration, but cultivated himself, taking the people to live in peace and happiness as his responsibility, and he never killed heroes indiscriminately. Later, he was called the Son of Destiny, and this person was Liu Yu.
Although Liu Yu, the Guangwu Emperor, was the ninth grandson of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gaozu, he slowly became a commoner because he was a member of the Bianshu lineage, and when his father died when he was 9 years old, Liu Xiu and his brothers and sisters turned to their uncle. Because the burden is too heavy, the life they live is not even as good as that of ordinary people. However, Liu Xiu has been good at learning since he was a child, so he also has a very elegant temperament and is also very kind.
After Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, together with his brother Liu Xiu, organized a rebel army in his hometown in the name of the descendants of the imperial family, called the "Lingling Army", hoping to restore Liu's Jiangshan. Subsequently, Liu Xuan of the Western Han Dynasty was called emperor, and the history was called the beginning, Liu Xiu and his brother Liu Xiu joined the beginning after knowing it, becoming the most effective army in the beginning, and in the Battle of Kunyang, with an army of less than 20,000 people, defeated the 430,000 troops of the new dynasty, creating a myth in the history of war, and Liu Xiu became famous in the war.
However, his elder brother Liu Ji was killed by Emperor Gengshi for the following crimes. Liu Xiuqiang endured the pain of bereavement and asked Emperor Gengshi for his sins, and Emperor Gengshi saw that Liu Xiu was so modest and remorseful, so not only did he not punish Liu Xiu, but he was instead enfeoffed as the Marquis of Wuxin. And Liu Xiu also knew that sooner or later he would end up like his brother.
So after defeating Wang Mang, Liu Xiu took the opportunity to pacify the "Three Kings of Hebei" and broke away from the beginning. After settling Hebei and becoming emperor, it took 13 years to unify the country, and in order to continue the foundation of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu rebuilt the Han Dynasty, known as the Western Han Dynasty.
The first question after Liu Xiu ascended the throne was how to deal with these founding heroes who were born and died with him. Regarding this matter, it was a very tricky matter in front of the founding emperors of the past generations, and Liu Xiu's meritorious service system was very complicated.
It is divided into four major factions: kinship, Nanyang, Hebei and Hexi. Among them were the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai and other famous courtiers. As the saying goes: birds are hidden with bows, and these founding fathers also know how Han Gaozu dealt with the princes with different surnames. So they can't help but feel a little wandering in their hearts.
However, Liu Xiu's idea seems to be simple and cannot be simple, he only wants these heroes to get the rewards they deserve and live a happy life. In fact, his approach can be understood as a kind of self-confidence of his. We can see from the body of Liu Bang, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, that he relies on Zhang Liang for his literature and Han Xin for his martial arts, and his subordinates will naturally have ideas. Therefore, Liu Bang could only take the method of killing the king with a different surname to consolidate the Jiangshan.
On the other hand, although Liu Xiu also had many famous generals, Liu Xiu himself was able to be good enough in literature and martial arts, and the Battle of Kunyang alone was enough to show his strategy and military ability. Therefore, in the face of such an outstanding and powerful emperor, subordinates are naturally subservient!
In addition, Liu Xiu's character is also very good, the ancients said to subdue people with virtue, Liu Xiu is not only very considerate to officials, but also gentle to the people, from the beginning of the throne, he immediately launched reforms, reduced taxes, encouraged production and other measures. Let the country enter the era of "Guangwu Zhongxing" created by Liu Xiu.
After Liu Xiu became seriously ill, he even instructed hundreds of officials not to hold extravagant and wasteful funerals after his death, nor to mourn, but to do a good job for officials at all levels. When the hundred officials heard about it, they all cried bitterly. If the most benevolent founding emperor in history is selected, Liu Xiu deserves it! What do you think about that?