In ancient Chinese feudal dynasties, the change of dynasties was often difficult to avoid. The rise and fall of dynasties often lies in the ability of emperors to govern the country, but the succession system of kinship is doomed to ensure that each generation of emperors has the ability to govern the country.
As a result, many subjugated kings have emerged in history, and their fate is often not good. But there are always exceptions in history, there is a king of the fallen country who became emperor at the age of 8, although as the king of the fallen country, he can die, his ability is not bad, and his descendants also have a high evaluation of him, he is Liu Xie, the emperor of Han Xian.
Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty was the last emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he was not an emperor, but because he was raised by Empress Dong, he was revered as emperor after Dong Zhuo deposed the young emperor Liu Xie, and Liu Xie was only 8 years old at this time. It was precisely because his throne was supported by the ambitious Dong Zhuo that naturally Emperor Xian of Han could only be a puppet emperor. After Liu Xie ascended the throne, Dong Zhuo proclaimed himself a chancellor, and later added himself as a taishi, completely controlling the central government in his own hands. Dong Zhuo also sent troops to burn and rob the capital Luoyang, but they did nothing wrong, directly burning the city of Luoyang to ashes and holding Emperor Xian of Han hostage to move the capital to Chang'an.
Dong Zhuo's atrocities led to a revolt of heroes everywhere, and in 192 AD, Situ Wang Yun and Dong Zhuo conspired to assassinate Dong Zhuo successfully, so that Wang Yun and Lü Bu were able to control the government. However, the two were not good officials, and soon Dong Zhuobu invaded Chang'an with Li Dai and others, killed Wang Yun, and took control of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Soon after, Liu Xie, under the escort of Yang Feng and Niu Fubu Qu Dongcheng, escaped from the control of Li Dai and Guo Feng and escaped from Chang'an.
But history is not so simple, in 196 AD, Liu Xie was taken to Luoyang by Cao Cao and moved the capital to Xuchang, in an attempt to "blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes". In 220, Cao Cao fell ill and died, and although Cao Cao spent his life fighting on the battlefield, he did not ascend the throne as emperor, and Cao Cao's son Cao Pi was a person who wanted to ascend the throne, so he forced Liu Xiechan to give up the throne and made Liu Xie the Duke of Shanyang. Because of Liu Xie's cooperation, Cao Pi not only allowed him to enshrine Han Zhengshuo in his fiefdom and build a hanzong temple to enshrine Han, but also left a kind message to Liu Xie: "I can enjoy all the good things in the world with you." ”
Since then, Liu Xie has finally walked out of most of his life as a puppet and was able to make a big punch in his fief shanyang city. During his stay in Shanyang City, Liu Xie looked around at the people's feelings and saw that after the war, the people were displaced and living in extreme poverty. Liu Xie immediately ordered that all taxes be halved, and that reclamation growers be exempted from paying taxes for three years.
As soon as this news came out, the people who had suffered from the war and chaos were all rejoicing, rushed to tell each other, and praised Liu Xie's deeds. Since then, Liu Xie has also actively studied medical knowledge, not only going up to the mountain with his wife Cao Jie to collect medicine, but also treating the people of Shanyang City for free. In addition, Liu Xie also actively established a volunteer school and announced that he could receive education regardless of his family's situation.
Because Liu Xie never showed regret for the throne after he ascended the throne, nor did he have any improper words or deeds towards Cao Pi, he could die. At the same time, Liu Xie's various actions in Shanyang City also won him the love of the people, and left a good evaluation in the future generations.