Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, beheaded Xiang Yu, pacified all the princes, and established a unified regime. More than 200 years later, Wang Mang usurped Han to seize power, the world was in flames, and the kings of various clans wanted to usurp the throne, and at this time, Liu Xiu, the Emperor of Han Guangwu, stood out and established the Eastern Han Dynasty.
However, Liu Xiu's power at that time was not very strong, and after Liu Xiu became emperor, he did not kill a Western Han Dynasty, and he did not kill the people around him who had hidden dangers after ascending to the throne like other monarchs, because he knew that leaving these hidden dangers would cause great trouble, which were well documented in history.
Liu Xiu was born in the fifth year BC, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu's generation had already fallen into the middle of the family, but at that time the reputation had spread far and wide, Liu Xiu and his eldest brother Liu Xiu in his youth had a lot of friendship, they were just very simple friends at that time, just when Wang Mang wanted to usurp power, at this time most of the Western Han clan had been reduced to commoners.
At that time, Guanzhong and Guandong were suffering from a severe drought, the people everywhere were not happy, the lives were ruined, the people were in deep trouble, and in October of the first year, Liu Xiuxing's Grand Sima Ling came to Hebei to recruit some merchants and merchants, as well as some brave warriors, so as to establish their own political power.
Unexpectedly, Liu Xiu and Liu Yang, the King of Zhending, saw each other as they were, and also married his niece. In the first three years, Liu Xiu was in Luoyang, and at this time he officially established the Eastern Han Dynasty, so he changed his era name to Jianwu, and finally Liu Xiu pacified the Gongsun Shu regime of Bashu, and finally obtained the Taiping of the world.
According to relevant historical records, the period of Liu Xiu's reign was called Guangwu Zhongxing", the monarchs before the Eastern Han Dynasty were all talented monarchs, and in the last years of the Western Han Dynasty, the situation of the people of the four seas was reversed, but Liu Xiu was not the orthodox concubine of the Western Han Dynasty, so he was not popular at that time, and there was no innate advantage.
Although Liu Xiu defeated countless hostile forces in his lifetime and continued the unified regime of the two Han Dynasties, from the perspective of blood relations, this Han Guangwu Emperor was not justified, because it was not the orthodox concubine of the Western Han Dynasty, and at that time, in addition to Liu Xiu, there was also the puppet emperor Liu Penzi, who played the same banner as Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu was very aware of his birth status, and Liu Xiu knew that his ancestors were only the Marquis of Lingling and did not have any real power, so his status at that time was not very high, nor was he convincing. Therefore, Liu Xiu posthumously recognized Emperor Yuan of Han as his ancestor, because only in this way would people in the world not doubt Liu Xiu's origins and believe that he was not of royal blood.
Whenever the new emperor ascended the throne, he would face a choice, that is, whether to leave the former imperial family, except for Liu Yang, the king of Zhending, who was killed for plotting rebellion, Liu Xiu did not embarrass his brothers in both face and private. It is convenient for other emperors to be different, and other emperors will kill those who are a threat to them after they ascend to the throne.
According to his own blood list, Liu Xiu recalled the descendants of Liu surnamed Liu who were wandering in the folk to the capital and gave them the "Hou" position, and this treatment was already very favorable at that time, because this situation rarely occurred in history, compared with Wang Mang, Liu Xiu was already exceptionally gracious.
Why would some people say that after Liu Xiu became emperor, he was even more advanced in his treatment of the Western Han Dynasty than Tui En Lingdu? Of course, since Liu Xiu became emperor, he did not kill the Western Han Dynasty family, at the same time, he was constantly improving his bloodline, hoping to focus on cultivating the important subjects around him, so as to be able to stabilize his own power.
Liu Xiu crowned Liu Fa's descendants as princes or princes, while other clans were not only unable to inherit positions, but also restricted in many ways, if they were allowed to develop, the blood of the King of Changsha would continue indefinitely, and then they could continue to add luster to their own bloodline.
All in all, after Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty, he did not kill the clans of the Western Han Dynasty at that time, nor did he indiscriminately kill the family brothers of other surnames. Therefore, he was not hated by the world at that time, Liu Xiu was born in poverty, and his foundation was very weak when he established the Eastern Han Dynasty, because there was no strong strength behind him.
Therefore, he knew at that time that he was not strong enough, and she also very much wanted other descendants of the clan to support him, and after having a strong power, his throne could sit at ease. If there is only a throne without real power, then this throne will not last long, and it will soon be replaced by others.
Secondly, Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty caused a boom at that time, when many rich Western Han clans had been reduced to commoners, and although these Princes surnamed Liu at that time had a good reputation, they were only without soldiers and power at that time, and they could not become a big climate, so he wanted to win over his relatives to consolidate his power.
In addition, Liu Xiu was not a good murderer, and if he had begun to kill and abuse himself when he established a new dynasty at that time, then he would definitely be tongued by others. In contrast, Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty carried out the order of grace, and he just did not kill the officials of the Western Han Dynasty at this time, so that he would get the approval of the world.
It is easy to win hearts and minds and make others think that he is a competent and benevolent monarch. If you think about it carefully, Liu Xiu's approach is very meaningful, which not only promotes the orthodox bloodline of the Western Han Dynasty, but also elevates the bloodline of the King of Changsha.
At the same time, he also attacked the actual regimes of other Western Han sects.
Whether it was Emperor Liu Xiu of the Han Dynasty or Liu Zhuang of the Han Ming Emperor, they both chose a foreign surname as their confidant, which was two completely different approaches from other emperors, in exchange for other emperors, he must have thought that only his close relatives were the most reliable, but Liu Xiu did not do this, he chose to carry forward his foreign surname power, which is what makes him different.