''The rule of filial piety, the reward of faith must be punished, the comprehensive examination of the name, the political affairs, literature, and jurisprudence are salty and refined, and as for the skills, craftsmen, and instruments, they are rarely able to reach from the Yuan and Chengjian, and it is enough to know that the officials are called their duties, and the people are safe and secure their professions.'' - Book of Han and The Chronicle of Emperor Xuan
When it comes to the Han Dynasty, people may first think of the establishment of the work of Liu Banglu, the ancestor of Han Gao, who became the founding prince of the country from a small pavilion, or emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took the initiative to attack the Xiongnu who attacked the territory. In addition, the reign of Wenjing, which laid the foundation for Emperor Wu's Northern Expedition, Emperor Guangwu Zhongxing, who continued the life of the Han Dynasty for two hundred years, and even Dou Xian's 'Yanran Legong'' and the division of the han dynasty are widely known.
Compared with them, "Zhao xuan ZTE" is not so well-known.
The so-called Zhaoxuan Zhongxing refers to the restorative development of the Han Dynasty during the reign of emperors Han Zhao and Han Xuan.
In that year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu on a large scale, and although it achieved certain results, it also led to the great damage to the vitality of the Han Dynasty and the emptiness of the national treasury. It was thanks to the recuperation of emperors Zhao and Xuan that the Han Dynasty was able to lift the crisis and return to the right track of development. Among them, the merits of Emperor Xuan of Han were even greater.
However, many people often only remember the Wenzhi martial arts of Emperor Wu of Han and do not know much about Liu Yi, the Han Xuan Emperor who pushed the Western Han Dynasty to the peak.
First of all, the author believes that Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, whether it is merit or fault, is really too well-known, and has been constantly mentioned by later generations. This firmly suppressed the limelight of the Han Xuan Emperor who followed him, so that his brilliance and attention were masked and diverted.
When people mention Emperor Wu of Han, they often praise him for facing the Xiongnu, boldly using Wei Qing and Huo to get rid of diseases, and achieving famous achievements such as sealing wolves and Juxu. In addition, in terms of culture, he appointed Dong Zhongshu, which determined the mainstream ideas that had been used for two thousand years in later generations.
Compared with Emperor Wu of Han, the "star emperor", if you want to say that Emperor Xuan of Han has any well-known achievements, I believe that few people can count the family treasures.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty devoted all his efforts to achieving a series of Wenzhi martial arts, and he also used this to leave his name in later generations, which was constantly mentioned by posterity. When the descendants of the Central Plains Dynasty were invaded by nomads, the literati would remember Emperor Wu of Han. For example, Li Changji's 'Maoling Liu Lang Qiu Fengke, Night Smelling Horse Hissing Without a Trace'' and Ling Hu chu's 'Gong Wei Han Wu Emperor, Yu Lie Shang Atmosphere'' and so on.
In today's parlance, that is, Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty is more topical and easy to become the object of discussion. In contrast, Emperor Xuan of Han lacked topics, making it difficult for the people to talk about it.
In fact, whether a historical figure is famous in later generations does not depend on how famous and respected he was at that time. Rather, it depends on whether future generations have spread and carried forward their deeds through word of mouth, when being famous is not capable, and can live in the mouths of the people in order to be truly long-lasting.
Second, this is due to the different positioning of the two.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a pioneer, on the one hand, he changed the diplomatic strategy of the previous emperors to seek peace with the Xiongnu, and turned to breeding a large number of warhorses, selecting military talents regardless of their origin, and employing people to undoubtedly give them military power and let them go north to resist the enemy.
On the other hand, he abandoned the Huang Laozhi school adopted by previous generations and replaced it with a more pragmatic and improved Confucianism that was conducive to centralized rule, which brought about a great change in social thought.
As a pioneer, Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty tried many "firsts". And people often only remember the first one, which laid a good foundation for the prominent reputation of Emperor Wu of Han. appearance
In comparison, Emperor Xuan of Han was more like a shoucheng king. Although some people say that it is easy to open up and difficult to keep, trailblazers are often more famous than keepers. As the prince of Shoucheng, Emperor Xuan of Han failed to launch a large-scale war like Emperor Wu, nor did he make any great changes to the old system, which made it difficult for him to leave too much impression on future generations.
Finally, there is the collective need of the Chinese nation.
In recent years, a phrase has become very popular on the Internet, that is, "those who commit crimes against strong men will be punished from afar." It comes from the letter written by the famous Western Han general Chen Tang to the Han Yuan Emperor, and it is a bold statement after the great victory over the Xiongnu.
Today, when other countries bully our country, people will come up with this sentence to show the might and inviolability of the Chinese nation. It is precisely because of this demand that people also admire Emperor Wudi of Han, who dared to resist foreign enemies.
Compared with Emperor Wu of Han, because during his reign it was mainly to restore production and encourage economic development, And Emperor Xuan of Han rarely clashed with the Xiongnu. Emperor Xuan of Han only had the experience of uniting with Wusun to break the Xiongnu in the first two years of the first year (72 BC), forcing Han to be a vassal. Although this is also a brilliant achievement, it is far less exciting than the successive blows against the Xiongnu during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han.
During the 25 years of the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, the entire Han Dynasty was pushed to an unprecedented height in terms of both political economy and diplomacy and military. Therefore, Liu Xiang praised him for "political and religious Ming, decrees and deeds, border security, SiyiQing, Shan Yu Qiansai, the world is rich, the people are happy, and his reign is too much than that of Emperor Taizong (Emperor Wen)".