From the time qin shi huang created the emperor system in 221 BC to the successful overthrow of the feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty by the Xinhai Revolution in 1912 AD, after the abdication of the last emperor Puyi, a total of 422 emperors were produced in the feudal society in 2133, including the great unified dynasty and the divided regime.
In Chinese history, when talking about famous emperors, it is generally necessary to mention emperors such as Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng, Emperor Liu Che of The Han Dynasty, Li Shimin of Tang Taizong, Zhao Kuangyin of Song Taizu, and Temujin of Genghis Khan.
However, when it comes to who is the emperor with the strongest comprehensive ability in Chinese history, it is actually neither Qin Shi Huang nor Emperor Wu of Han, but Liu Xiu, the Emperor of Han Guangwu.
Why is it the obscure Han Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, rather than the famous Emperor Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han?
In fact, this depends on the comprehensive ability of the emperor, because the comprehensive ability is the only criterion for selection.
Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han are both emperors with special skills, Qin Shi Huang's strategic vision is the most unique and far-reaching of all the emperors, there is no one, Qin Shi Huang has been the legal heir of the Qin State since childhood, his life is a life from the Qin King from Qin Shi Huang, he does not need to survive and survive, nor does he have to fight for power for status, what Qin Shi Huang did was to maintain the policy of the previous monarch, to carry out the war to unify the six kingdoms with the strong national strength of the Qin State, and to unify the world naturally, because of the strategic vision of Qin Shi Huang, Therefore, there are various systems of the emperor system, the county system, and the great unification, and Qin Shi Huang's specialty is strategy, and he has made achievements in martial arts, but most of them are the contributions made by the strength of the country, and Qin Shi Huang is lacking in civil rule, because the death of Qin Dynasty II shows that the political system designed by Qin Shi Huang is very problematic, and Qin Shi Huang has to bear great responsibility for the death of the second.
Emperor Wudi of Han is also the king of Shoucheng, different from other emperors, Emperor Wudi of Han is undoubtedly the most powerful of the kings of Shoucheng, he condensed the painstaking efforts and strength of previous generations of emperors, carried forward the greatest glory of the Han Dynasty, and achieved the only Han Dynasty within the four seas, the only Chinese people under the whole world, the specialty of Emperor Wudi of Han lies in civil rule and martial arts, Wenzhi lies in the fact that Emperor Wudi of Han can use people, will use people, and will absorb excellent governance policies, such as Tuien Ling, such as "Confucianism", and the martial arts of Emperor Wudi of Han are also reflected in the employment of people. He appointed such talented military personnel as Wei Qing and Huo Fuyi, which pushed the military strength of the Han Dynasty to the peak, but after the death of Wei Qing and Huo Fuyi, the military talent of the Han Dynasty withered away for a time, and the entire Western Han Dynasty also went downhill because of the poor military force of Emperor Wu of Han, so Emperor Wu of Han committed his own sins in his later years.
Other emperors, such as Tang Taizong, were born too high, with a golden key, a high starting point, less struggle, and more chances of success, Song Taizu and Genghis Khan focused on martial arts, and Wenzhi appeared to be relatively poor, so liu Xiu, the Emperor of Han Guangwu, who was born in a humble background and had both culture and martial arts, had both military experience in commanding thousands of armies and horses, and an emperor who had a literary style and a strategy for governing the country, which was particularly rare in history, and on the comprehensive ability, Liu Xiu, the Emperor of Han Guangwu, should rank first among all the emperors.
Although Liu Xiu was the ninth grandson of Liu Bang, in Liu Xiu's generation, due to the implementation of the Tuien Order, the family road had already fallen, especially Liu Xiu's father died early, and liu Xiu died when he was 9 years old, in fact, Liu Xiu had become an orphan at this time, compared with the children of other ordinary people, it was no different.
Liu Xiu likes to read and cultivate land, is really like, when there is nothing to do, Liu Xiu is not reading, or farming, long years of poor life let Liu Xiu develop a cautious character, which also for him to lay a good foundation for the world in the future, if it is not the world chaos in the last years of the new Mang, it is estimated that Liu Xiu can only be a small farmer for a lifetime.
Liu Xiu, along with the clan of Nanyang Commandery and his brother Liu Xiu, rebelled against Xin Mang, and after achieving a certain scale, after the Green Forest Army supported Liu Xuan to become the Emperor of the First Dynasty, no one thought that Liu Xiu would rise up in the future, and even when the More First Emperor Liu Xuan killed his brother Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu deliberately concealed his hair and whispered in order to save his life, which was compared with Liu Bang's thick blackness at that time, if the young Liu Xiu could not sink, there was no later Eastern Han Dynasty, which was the part of Liu Xiu's character that could be bent and stretched. It saved Liu Xiu's life in a complex political struggle, and also laid the groundwork for Liu Xiu's rise in the future.
Liu Xiu in the Battle of Kunyang, with 7,000 Han troops defeating 400,000 main forces in Xinmang, can be called the excellent work of Liu Xiu's military career, Liu Xiu is also known as the military genius of the time, which was not only reflected in the Kunyang War, but also in the entire Eastern Han Unification War.
After Liu Xiu sought an opportunity to break away from the first emperor Liu Xuan, he appeared in Hebei with a very weak force, and in just two years, he used a combination of military strikes and political means to pacify the entire hebei, supporting millions of troops and dominating one side, which was Liu Xiu's naked military ability.
After that, Liu Xiu spent another 11 years to unify the world, in the whole process of unifying the world, Liu Xiu was the chief planner of military strategy, and as the heroes of Yuntai 28 who would assist Liu Xiu in fighting the world, the military ability was not as good as Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu could see the problems of the generals in military operations, always remind and correct them, so as to better implement, Liu Xiu's war to unify the world can be fought so smoothly, and Liu Xiu's planning behind his back is inseparable.
Liu Xiu's governing strategy also seems particularly humane, never good for great achievements, nor to sell fame and reputation, has always been how much ability to do how big things, some ministers advised Liu Xiu to take the opportunity to recover the Western Regions, but Liu Xiu, in the name of strength, did not agree, it is not that Liu Xiu is unwilling, but Liu Xiu has just recovered the world, feel that stability overrides everything, if forcibly recovered, it is very possible to repeat the old road of Qin Shi Huang II's death.
Liu Xiu was the emperor who was the best at governing the country and employing people among all the founding emperors, and was particularly benevolent and generous, never killing innocents indiscriminately, the murderous and murderous side of Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, Qin Shi Huang had the book burning pit, Emperor Wu of Han had the scourge of witchcraft, but never in Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu treated his founding heroes, only exempted himself from military power, protected his wealth, did not kill a single person, like Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang, the matter of killing heroes was never in Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu reused the 28 generals of Yuntai in the process of fighting the world, all of them are generals with a skill, Liu Xiu's vision of employing people is also very unique, always keenly discover talents and reuse, fighting the world, this thing, not one person can complete, need a group of people, Liu Xiu did it.
In terms of civil rule, Liu Xiu made a series of political reforms, such as lightly shaking the thin endowment, reducing punishment, improving the lives of the people, rectifying the rule of officials, cracking down on corruption, improving the integrity of the official field, setting up Shang Shutai, weighting the authority of the emperor, suppressing powerful forces, strengthening centralized power, building Taixue, advocating Confucianism, and strengthening cultural exchanges.
It is precisely because of Liu Xiu's series of civil rule and martial arts that the Han Dynasty ushered in the second spring, stabilized the world chaos since Xinmang, and the people did not have a good life, so that the world of the Han Dynasty could continue to be maintained for nearly two hundred years, Liu Xiu's contribution was indispensable, and Liu Xiu's comprehensive ability was the strongest of all the emperors in Chinese history.