The meaning of the son of the face, simply put, is to describe a person's luck to the extreme, and Liu Xiu is such a person. In addition, Liu Xiu is also known as the most powerful emperor in ancient times, let's take a look at where Liu Xiu is powerful?
First of all, the most learned
The Book of later Han records Liu Xiu's study experience in this way: Wang Mang Tianfengzhong, Naizhi Chang'an, was inspired by the Book of Shang, and was slightly aware of the great righteousness. In fact, to put it in layman's terms, I simply studied the "Book of Shang", rough and general, and my knowledge was general. Another historical book, the Eastern Han Guan Ji, says: Chang'an after (Liu Xiu) was blessed by Shangshu yu Zhongfu Lujiang Xu Ziwei.
This means that Liu Xiu studied the Book of Shang with Xu Ziwei, the middle doctor. At first glance, I feel that Liu Xiu's learning is average, and it is not as good as Chairman Mao said. In fact, we have all fallen into a misunderstanding, thinking that the school we go to is good and high, but in fact, it is not. When Confucius was a child, he could not receive a good formal education because of his family's poverty, but through self-study, he was not ashamed to ask questions, and eventually became a scholar.
There is also Ma Yuan, who once met Liu Xiu as an emissary of Kui Huan, and commented on Liu Xiu like this: "Before going to the imperial court, the emperor introduced dozens of people, and every time he received a banquet, from sunset to Dan, he was brave and courageous, and he was not a human enemy. And happy to see the sincerity, nothing to hide, broad to how much festival, slightly the same as the High Emperor Liu Bang. The scriptures are extensive, the political affairs are debated, and the past life is incomparable. It clearly pointed out that Liu Xiu "has a broad exposition of scriptures, political affairs and debates, and his past life is incomparable." "It shows that Liu Xiu read the scriptures and was very knowledgeable.
And the Book of the Later Han Dynasty records that every time you look at the dynasty, the day is not enough. Counting the secretaries of state, Lang, and the general will talk about the manager, the night is sleep. When the crown prince saw that the emperor was industrious and not sluggish, he said: "Your Majesty has Yu and Tang Zhiming, and the blessings of losing yellow and old age, are willing to love the spirit and travel to self-tranquility." "I enjoy myself, not tired."
Liu Xiu went to the court on time every day, and after going down to the court, he was not idle, and then summoned the secretary of state, the general, the langguan, and others to preach on the scriptures and righteousness, and every day, he did not tire of it, until midnight, before he began to go to bed. Imagine that people who love to learn and discuss so much, and who are emperors and still insist on learning and learning, can their learning be very poor? We can't just look at the problem from the perspective of academic qualifications, which can explain some problems, but cannot explain all problems.
Second, the most capable of fighting
When it comes to Liu Xiu's ability to fight, we have to mention his classic battle of winning more with less - the Battle of Kunyang. The background of the Battle of Kunyang was that Wang Yi led an army of 420,000 (known as a million troops) to surround Kunyang, and the Kunyang garrison was only 7,000 or 8,000 people. The generals of the Kunyang garrison planned to flee, returning to their own territory and enjoying themselves before dying.
Liu Xiu judged the situation and painstakingly persuaded the generals why not try to send knights to break through to find rescue troops, and then reinforcements and defenders should join forces and have a great battle in Kunyang City. As for winning or losing by heaven, life is inherently dead, why not die a pain.
So Liu Xiu successfully broke through with twelve other warriors and looked for reinforcements. Liu Xiu lived up to his promise and brought seven or eight thousand reinforcements. When the reinforcements saw that Wang Yiwu's 420,000-strong army had encircled Kunyang like an iron barrel, they all took a breath of cool air and said, "This is a place of death, it is better to go back." ”
After carefully analyzing the situation on the battlefield, Liu Xiu laughed and said, "Those who are in the land of death are not me, but Wang Yiye." Liu Xiu told the generals that Wang Yi could not attack the city for several days, and the army was tired; the officers and troops were temporarily recruited, and the military morale was uneven; the officers and soldiers were in the wilderness, and there was no danger to defend; the officers and troops laid out a full moon array, the formation was compact, it was not easy to dispatch, we were all cavalry, and we were very mobile; Kunyang had a garrison, which could be combined inside and outside; the officers and troops did not know whether we still had reinforcements; we took guerrilla warfare, disturbed their parts, constantly changed places to fight, and repeatedly won small victories, and we could accumulate big victories.
The generals were still timid, so Liu Xiu personally led more than a thousand people to prepare to attack the officers and soldiers. Liu Xiu camped near the official army and waited for the officers and troops to attack, while Wang Yi adopted the tactic of encircling points to fight for reinforcements, first deliberately losing to Liu Xiu, and then attracting the main force of the Han army to fight a decisive battle. So Liu Xiu won the first battle. Then Liu Xiu began to carry out guerrilla warfare, shooting a shot to change a place, and the officers and soldiers could only be passively beaten, but they had no choice.
Wang Yi always waited for the main force of the Han army, but there was no main force, and Liu Xiu seized on this mistake of his and prepared to give him a fatal blow.
Next is the climax of the Battle of Kunyang.?
In the decisive battle, Liu Xiu's Han army was more than 8,000 people, and the enemy army was about 420,000. It is too difficult for Liu Xiu to win, but he knows that he cannot do it, and he is a true warrior. Liu Xiu told the generals: As long as the Chinese army is crushed, the officers and soldiers will naturally collapse. Liu Xiu led three thousand dead soldiers and went straight to the Chinese army; Li Yi led three thousand men to rush to Kunyang City to join the defenders; the remaining two thousand men, as overseers, retreated without mercy.
Wang Yi was light on the enemy and deliberately let Liu Xiu in and fight with his Chinese army. And not to let the remaining armies help each other, it is really a death. Liu Xiu is here to fight, not afraid of death, is to rush, the momentum has already won. The barefoot were not afraid to wear shoes, and the officers and soldiers were frightened by their momentum of not shooting to death, although the number of officers and soldiers was superior, eighteen thousand, six to one, and soon chaotic. In addition, Li Yi spread rumors everywhere, saying that the Chinese army had collapsed, Wang Yi was killed, and even that Luoyang had been captured, that Wang Mang had died, and so on. So the military's heart was even more shaken.
Finally, with the help of God, it rained an exceptionally heavy rainstorm, which further increased the panic of the officers and soldiers. At this time, there was only one word in their minds--escape, so the officers and soldiers were like headless flies, running around, and the whole battlefield was already in chaos. In the end, Liu Xiu won and became famous in the first battle.
At that time of this battle, Liu Xiu had almost no fierce generals under him, and most of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai were obtained later. Liu Xiu was initially ostracized everywhere, and when he first arrived in Hebei, he did not have a single soldier. Later, relying on Hebei as a base area, starting from scratch, gradually developing, and finally unifying the world, it is indeed very good at fighting.
Third, the most capable of employing people
After Liu Xiu first got Hanoi County, because Hanoi County was relatively lucky, it was spared from war for many years and was very rich, just like when Liu Bang won the guanzhong of the world. Therefore, this key place must have a suitable person to manage, just like Liu Bang chose Xiao He in the first place.
Liu Xiu followed Deng Yu's advice and chose Kou Ke, and later Kou Ke did not disappoint him, helping him guard the rear, and Kou Ke finally ranked fifth in the twenty-eighth general of Yuntai. Twenty-one-year-old Geng Yi was conquered by Liu Xiu's temperament when he first saw Liu Xiu, and later Geng Yi led Shanggu to ride to follow Liu Xiu.
Later, Peng Pet attacked Jicheng and proclaimed himself the King of Yan, and Zhang Feng, the Taishou of Zhuo Commandery, responded. Peng Pet and Geng Yi's father, Geng Quan, had a close personal relationship before, and Geng Yi did not have a family in Luoyang. However, Liu Xiu still believed in Geng Yi very much and did not worry that Geng Yi would rebel with Peng Pet and ordered him to attack Yuyang. Later, Geng Yi was worshipped as a great general at a young age, and accompanied Liu Xiunan in the northern war, making great achievements.
Li Shimin had twenty-four heroes of Ling Yan Pavilion, and Liu Xiu had twenty-eight generals of Yuntai. Liu Xiu lived and died with his subordinates throughout his life, pushing his heart and mind. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, all the heroes have been given a good death, and they have never killed the heroes in vain, unlike Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang, who have set an example for future generations.
Later, Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, also emulated his benevolence and benevolence, and released the military power with a cup of wine. This is Liu Xiu's way of being a king, pushing his heart and soul with his subordinates, and knowing how to use them well, so that his subordinates are willing to fight for him.
In addition, Liu Xiu also attached great importance to righteousness in his feelings, and when he first said, "Shi Eunuch as a Jinwu, marrying a wife should be Yin Lihua", he got his wish, not only became the emperor, but also married Yin Lihua. At that time, in order to win Liu Yang to strengthen his own power, he had to marry Guo Shengtong.
Later, in order to soothe the forces in Hebei, he had no choice but to make Guo Shengtong empress. But what he cared about most in his heart was Yin Lihua, and later the whole country was completely unified and the situation was stable. Liu Xiu deposed Empress Guo Shengtong and made Yin Lihua empress, and made Liu Zhuang, Yin Lihua's son, crown prince. Before he had to, but when the time was ripe, he no longer wronged his favorite woman, Yin Lihua.
Therefore, Liu Xiu was initially only a descendant of a poor and declining royal family, experiencing the killing of his brother, being ostracized, and almost dying several times, and later gained a firm foothold in Hebei, conquering the north in the south, pinglongxi, destroying Sichuan and Shu, and gradually unifying the world.
Led by a cloth cloth, the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai galloped around the world and became the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. And treat the heroes well, they are also diligent and thrifty, love Yin Lihua, not good for beauty. The reign is relatively low-key, does not like to toss, and is not good at great achievement, so the world is too peaceful. There are almost no shortcomings, it can be called a perfect emperor, and it is also worthy of the most powerful emperor in the heart of the chairman.
References: Book of the Later Han Dynasty, etc