There are both advantages and disgusting shortcomings in a person, no one is perfect, and there is no one who has no merit.
Although the emperor is a position, the decisions he makes can directly affect the world, and in the long river of history, only a few emperors have been called the emperors of the ages, but some of the things they have done are criticized. So, are there any perfect emperors in history? Let's start with the four emperors.
Qin Shi Huang was known as the "Emperor of the Ages", and he was the first emperor to unify the world. Qin Shi Huang made great contributions to China, such as building the Great Wall and unifying weights and measures, and his greatest credit was actually to sweep through the Six Kingdoms and end the chaotic period. With various achievements, Qin Shi Huang was well received. In his later years, however, he did many unforgivable things.
First of all, Qin Shi Huang pursued the art of immortality, and he trusted the Taoists very much, so he let many Daoists refine elixirs for themselves, which wasted a lot of material resources. Second, Qin Shi Huang built the Terracotta Warriors, although for historians today, the Terracotta Warriors help us study the history of the Qin Dynasty. But at that time, the construction of the Terracotta Army took time, money and manpower. As far as these two things are concerned, Qin Shi Huang cannot be regarded as a perfect emperor.
Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty also enjoyed a very high reputation in history, he was a capable and talented man. Under the rule of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty entered a peak period. Not only that, Emperor Wu of Han also listened to Dong Zhongshu's advice and advocated "deposing a hundred families and respecting Confucianism alone", which greatly improved the status of Confucianism. In addition, Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty also opened up the Silk Road, which promoted the economic development of the country.
For the emperors of all dynasties, the Xiongnu were the most vexing problem. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty commissioned Huo Toyi and others to eliminate the threat of the Xiongnu to the Han Dynasty, thus restoring the dignity of the nation.
But Emperor Wu of Han was a man of great merit, and in order to leave a great reputation in history, he fought for many years, and this brought many burdens to the people. In his later years, Emperor Wu of Han also created a curse in the palace, forced the empress and the crown prince to die, and persecuted many ministers, which was also the biggest stain on his life.
Li Shimin was also a meritorious emperor, who had pacified dozens of small surrounding states and reformed political policies, bringing the Tang Dynasty into a period of prosperity. However, Li Shimin had two major stains on his body, one was to launch the Xuanwumen Rebellion and kill his own brother, and the other was to falsify history.
Zhao Kuangyin was the founder of the Song Dynasty, and after the founding of the Country, he vigorously developed the economy and brought unprecedented prosperity to the Song Dynasty. However, Zhao Kuangyin had a flaw in his body, that is, he was too heavy on literature and light on martial arts. Although the literati are important, the military generals are the ones who can guard the frontier and go to the battlefield. Due to the policy of "emphasizing literature over force", the Song Dynasty has always been bullied by the Jin people and has never had the ability to fight back.
Since the above four emperors have shortcomings in their bodies, are there any perfect emperors in history? The answer is yes, there must have been such an emperor in history, he was Chai Rong.
Chai Rong is not very famous in history, he is actually the emperor of later Zhou. Chai Rong's body has no shortcomings at all, he was born at the bottom of society, and he has the same situation as Zhu Yuanzhang. Chai Rong, who grew up in that environment, knows the hardships of the people at the bottom, and he also knows the reasons for the situation. After taking office, Chai Rong began to focus on the reform of people's livelihood, and he formulated many policies to benefit the people, including rectifying the style of the officialdom, reducing taxes and reducing taxes, and reusing talents.
At the same time, Chai Rong also pacified the north, including the late Zhao Kuangyin, who used his light to lay the world. In the war, Chai Rong showed courage and strategy, he did not hesitate, as long as it was something he decided, he would definitely try to achieve his goal.
There is also a controversy in Chai Rong's body, that is, "extinguishing the Buddha". After succeeding to the throne, Chai Rong began a vigorous campaign to destroy buddhism, and all the temples except for the key temples were abolished. In addition, he raised the requirements for monks.
So why did he destroy the Buddha? At the time of his ascension to the throne, the situation in the temple was chaotic, and they not only embezzled the state treasury, but also hid the armor. The main reason why Chai Rong destroyed the Buddha was to preserve the purity of the Buddhist family and provide a pure land for the monks who devoted themselves to practicing Buddhism.
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Sima Guang once said that Chai Rong was the emperor he most admired. Indeed, Chai Rong's life was very frank, and there was no place that could be criticized. Yu Gong, he thought of the people everywhere and tried every means to seek the well-being of the people. In private, his style is decent, never lingering in the joy of fish and water in the harem. In short, chai rong's body did not have any stains, on the contrary, for the future emperors, there were still many desirable places in him.