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Since the ancient feudal emperor's life is always legendary and tortuous, whether it is the Emperor or the Ming Emperor, he must go through all kinds of difficulties and obstacles in order to obtain the supreme imperial power, and the emperor who can go smoothly and have a carefree life is really rare.
These tyrants used their own experiences to compose a glorious dynastic history, and even if they disappeared, they also left a strong mark on the history books. And the emperor we want to talk about today is also a very legendary figure in history, he is Liu Xun, the Emperor of Han Xuan.
He was a descendant of the imperial family since he was a child, and he was exiled to the people due to political disasters, and when he grew up, he actually returned to the imperial family from the people and ascended the throne as emperor. Such an experience is rare in history, how did he do it?
First, when there is a shortage of suffering
1. The scourge of witchcraft
Liu Xun's tragic experience in childhood also begins with his grandfather Liu Xun. Liu Was originally the hand-picked heir of Emperor Wu of Han, who was benevolent and virtuous, proficient in the laws of imperial government, impeccable in ability, and he also had the power of the Wei family, with military power and the support of the imperial court ministers. It can be said that Liu Zhao is the next crown prince who is expected by everyone.
Unfortunately, imperial power will always attract all kinds of framing and criticism, and the more clear and frank Liu Zhao and the Wei family are, the more the villains around them want to kill them. When Wei Qing was still alive, the Wei family was extremely powerful and deeply trusted by Emperor Wu of Han, and the traitors did not dare to attack Liu Zhao.
However, after Wei Qing's death, the Wei family lost their main backbone, and these villains began to frame and murder Liu Zhaolai, fabricating various events to smear his reputation and alienate Emperor Wu of Han. The "Curse of the Witches" was a frame-up of Liu Zhao by the traitors, and the emperor himself was suspicious.
Even if Emperor Wu of Han liked the prince again, he could not have no doubts about Liu Zhao's troops entering the palace, so after the witch doll was turned over, he did not hesitate to execute the Wei clan and the crown prince Liu Zhao. At that time, the protagonist Liu Xun had only been born a few months ago, and if it were not for the sudden amnesty of Emperor Wu of Han, he might have died in prison a long time ago.
2. Folk life
Shortly after the curse of the witches passed, Emperor Wu of Han learned the whole truth, was full of remorse, and decided to bring Liu Xun, the only remaining bloodline of the crown prince, back to the palace to raise him. But Liu Xun preferred life outside the palace and lived outside the palace most of the time.
Indulging in the landscape every day, going deep into the folk streets, and integrating into the lives of the people, this life experience also laid the foundation for his later governance of the country. There are many folk rumors about him, legend has it that he was a magical figure with luck and luck, and he was born with a auspicious scene.
Emperor Wu of Han did not kill him even more because he saw the vision he had attracted. He is even more exaggerated in his folk life, and it is said that as long as he enters which shop, which shop will burst into business, it is simply a "natural koi"!
2. Govern the country and the state
1. Ascend to the throne and claim the title of emperor
Originally, Liu Xun was destined to be an idle and rich man in this life, but he became the emperor by mistake. After the death of Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Liu Fuling of Han Zhao succeeded to the throne, which was a very wise and upright monarch. Adhering to the legacy of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he reduced taxes internally, collected displaced people, expanded into the army, and alleviated the crisis of displaced people.
We continued peaceful diplomacy with the outside world, maintained friendly relations with the Xiongnu, and eliminated the possibility of border wars. Under his rule, the Han Dynasty still maintained the thriving scene of the Han Wudi period.
However, this prosperous scene was changed after Liu He, the king of Changping, succeeded to the throne, the emperor was of average ability but extremely ambitious, and from the beginning he tried to move Huo Guang, the most powerful minister in the dynasty, and was eventually punished by Huo Shi, who only became emperor for less than a month, and then abdicated.
Although the government was in huo Guang's hands, he did not want to be the emperor himself, and when he was thinking about the selection of the emperor, he thought of Liu Xun, who traveled in the folk.
Among the royal descendants at that time, Liu Xun was the most qualified, first of all, he was a descendant of the concubine lineage and had the purest bloodline, and secondly, he had traveled in the folk for many years and understood the sufferings of the world the most, which must be much stronger than other royal nobles who did not understand chai mi gui.
Soon after, Liu Xun was welcomed back by Huo Guang, ascended the throne, and became the new ruler of the Han Dynasty. Huo Guang really did not look at the wrong person, after Liu Xun came to power, he widely administered benevolent government, pardoned the world, and promulgated many laws to help the people at the bottom.
He also asked officials to personally go to the people to observe the people's feelings, and sent Chincha to visit local officials from time to time to avoid the situation of officials fishing the people. In ancient times, feudal dynasties had such a taboo, and the whole dynasty was not allowed to have a person with the same name as the Son of Heaven, and if there was, it was necessary to change the name.
In fact, Liu Xun was not the real name of Emperor Xuan of Han, his real name was Liu Yiji, because the words "sick" and "have" were too common, and he was worried that the number of people who changed his name was too much, so he took the initiative to change his name. Such a sympathetic to the people, the emperor who took the initiative to change his name, is really the first.
2. Get rid of Huo's
Before Emperor Wu of Han died, he had instructed Huo Guang to loyally assist the king, and Huo Guang did indeed do so, and the selection of the emperor was also selected according to the criteria of meritocracy and benevolence. Although he himself was a powerful courtier, he was also considered loyal and virtuous.
Unfortunately, although he was strict with himself, he did not control his own people, causing the Huo clan to be arrogant and arrogant, and even tried to control the entire imperial court.
Before Liu Xun ascended the throne, there was a wife Xu Pingjun, and the two had a very good relationship, and there were even their love stories circulating in the folk. After Liu Xun ascended the throne, Xu Pingjun naturally became an empress, and her family power was not strong, so in the eyes of the Huo family, she was a lord who could replace the pinch.
Huo Guang's wife was extremely vicious, and in order to make her daughter an empress and give birth to a child who would be crowned prince in the future, she poisoned the pregnant Xu Pingjun. This matter was soon learned by Liu Xun, and he hated the Huo family to the bone.
However, at that time, the Huo family was too powerful, and Huo Guang was a real loyal person with great fame, and he really couldn't directly hurt its foundation, so he decided to be patient and wait for the opportunity. The Huo family saw that Liu Xun had no punishment for their atrocities, and was even more unscrupulous and overbearing.
Not long after, Huo Guang died of illness. Just when the Huo family was still immersed in grief, Emperor Xuan of Han immediately began to clean up the Huo family, beheading thousands of people up and down the Huo family, and leaving no corrupt officials and scholars who colluded with the Huo family. This bloody purge completely removed the tumor in the imperial court, and Liu Xun was finally able to rule the country and the country with great strength.
The life of Emperor Xuan of Han is too legendary, from the death of a teenager to the accidental ascension to the throne when he grew up, his luck is really too good, such a "terrible plot", replaced by any emperor, it is difficult to play such a "peaceful ending".
Of course, he did not rely entirely on luck, and being able to sit on the throne may be a relatively large element of luck, but being able to sit firmly on the throne and govern the world is too peaceful, and to eliminate the traitors and villains, relying on his own ability. Lao Tzu once said that "great coincidence is clumsy", and this word is really apt to describe him.
Reference: Book of Han