The abdication of Emperor Xian of Han was a tragedy for the Great Han Dynasty, but for him personally, it was definitely a great joy, why? Because only by abdicating can we really make decisions.
In the past, when he was emperor, he was first coerced by Dong Zhuo, then squeezed by Li Daoguo, and later carried by Cao Cao, without any power or freedom at all.
However, after abdicating the throne and becoming the Duke of Shanyang, all the affairs of the Shanyang area were decided by him alone. This little day is really too comfortable, the ghost is willing to do what the big Han Tianzi is!
The days when Emperor Xian of Han became emperor were really quite hard.
1. Emperor Xian of Han was successively held hostage by Dong Zhuo and Li Daiguo.
When Emperor Xian of Han was young, he was not an emperor, but his elder brother Liu Wei was the real emperor.
But Dong Zhuo just looked at him in the crowd and felt that this child was born to be a puppet material.
Therefore, Liu Xie was deposed and Liu Xie was chosen as emperor, that is, the later Emperor Xian of Han.
Since then, Liu Xie has lived the days of traveling in the streets and buildings, and has become a doll in Dong Zhuo's hands. After Dong Zhuo was killed, Emperor Xian of Han thought that he was defending Yun Kai to see the moon, but he did not expect that Situ Wang Yun would not be able to stop Li Daoguo's counterattack on Chang'an.
Dong Zhuo countered Li Dai, Guo Feng, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, and others and attacked the Jing Division. On the afternoon of June, Chang'an City was trapped, and Taichang Zhongfu, Taifu Luxu, DahongQi Zhou, Chengmen Colonel Cui Lie, yue cavalry lieutenant Wang Qi, and more than 10,000 people died. Li Dai and others and made himself a general. Amnesty for the world. Li Dai killed lieutenants Huang Huan and Jia Zi, and killed Situ Wang Yun, all of whom exterminated their clans. --- Book of the Later Han Dynasty
In the end, Emperor Xiandi of Han fell into the hands of Li Dai and Guo Feng and became dolls in their hands. In this way, he slowly grew up, and Emperor Xian of Han gradually adapted to the days of becoming a puppet.
But what he didn't expect was that even the puppet seemed to be unable to become a puppet, because Li Dai guo had infighting, and no one in the princes of the world wanted to accept this son of heaven, and Emperor Xian of Han became a wandering son of heaven in the blink of an eye, referred to as the prodigal son.
2. When Emperor Xian of Han became emperor, he could not even keep his daughter-in-law and children.
Cao Cao was a good courtier, at least that's what Emperor Xiandi of Han thought when he first met Cao Cao. He thought that Cao Cao was very polite and picked up Emperor Xian of Han halfway with the etiquette of the Son of Heaven.
Since then, Emperor Xian of Han has lived a life of worry-free food and clothing, but there always seems to be something missing in these days, and it turns out to be power. As an emperor, an adult emperor, without power in your hands, that is a very terrible thing.
In the first month of the spring of the fifth year, the che general Dong Cheng, the partial general Wang Fu, and the Yue riding lieutenant Zhong ji were secretly edicted by Cao Cao, and the incident was leaked. At noon, Cao Cao killed Dong Cheng, and the Yi three tribes. In the autumn and July, Prince Feng was made the King of Nanyang. At noon, Feng Xue, the King of Nanyang. --- Book of the Later Han Dynasty
For this reason, Emperor Xian of Han began to look for the shadow of power, and it turned out that power was in the hands of Cao Cao. This guy looked loyal, but he was also a powerful courtier, so Emperor Xian of Han wrote down an edict, hoping that a conscientious courtier would come forward to destroy Cao Cao.
As a result, the yilaizhao incident was leaked out, and the whole family of uncle Dong Cheng was killed, and even Dong Guifei and the fetus in her womb were not spared. Emperor Xian of Han once again tasted the feeling of losing his loved ones.
In November, Cao Cao killed Empress Fu and exterminated her clan and the second prince. --- Book of the Later Han Dynasty
Many years later, Empress Fu was also captured and killed by Cao Cao's men, and Empress Fu hoped that Emperor Xian of Han would save her life, but Emperor Xian of Han said that he himself did not know how long he would live, and the two princes were killed together.
3. The Emperor Xiandi of Han is just a decoration.
When the emperor reached such a point, in fact, Emperor Xian of Han could also be directly laid off. But Cao Cao just wouldn't let him lay off, why? Because it is still somewhat useful to keep the Han Xiandi.
Emperor Xian of Han was in Cao Cao's hands, so Cao Cao could use the name of Emperor Xian of Han to recruit talents from all over the world. Those who are talented but unambitious will often look at the sake of the Son of Heaven and take the initiative to join Cao Cao.
As for such a thing as ordering the princes, it is actually just a joke, and the princes in various places are independent of each other, where will they listen to the dispatches of the Son of Heaven? Even less would he listen to Cao Cao's dispatches.
Emperor Xian of Han became a golden signboard for recruiting talents, and in addition, it had only one role as a decoration. At least it proves that Cao Cao represents the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, not a divided regime.
After the abdication of Emperor Xian of Han, the little life was very leisurely.
1. When Cao Pi and Cao Zhang were vying for the throne, Emperor Xian of Han helped a lot.
After Cao Cao's death, Emperor Xiandi of Han did not expect to be able to regain his freedom, because Emperor Xiandi of Han understood that the old Cao family was also a hereditary system, and the new people who came to power may be even more difficult to speak than Cao Cao.
Unexpectedly, there was a small episode at this time, after Cao Pi inherited the Wei throne, his younger brother Cao Zhang was not convinced. Because Cao Zhang had a heavy army in his hands, and he was preparing to come to Xuchang with a large army to compete for the throne of The King of Wei.
Cao Pi, who was impatient, had to thank Emperor Xian of Han at this time. Because Emperor Xian of Han ceded the Great Zen of Tianzi to Cao Pi at this juncture.
Cao Zhang, at most, competed with Cao Pi for the throne of The King of Wei, but Cao Pi was already the emperor, and you could still compete for the throne? From an orthodox point of view, Cao Pi received the Zen concession of Emperor Xian of Han, that is, orthodoxy, which Cao Zhang could not match.
For this reason, Cao Pi was very grateful to Emperor Xian of Han and made Liu Xie, the Emperor of Han Xian, the Duke of Shanyang. The entire territory of Shanyangyi was under the control of Liu Xie, and at that time, Gonghe and Wang were basically similar, so Cao Pi made Emperor Xian of Han the prince of Shanyang and had hereditary rights.
2. Emperor Xian of Han was at ease from then on, and he was indebted to Cao Pi.
No one expected that a king of a subjugated country would not only survive peacefully, but also be crowned a prince and have real power in the local area, which was a very remarkable thing.
In the winter of October, the emperor abdicated, and King Pi of Wei was called the Son of Heaven. Emperor Feng was the Duke of Shanyang, with 10,000 households, seated on the princes, not to be called a vassal, not to be commanded to worship, to serve the heavens and the earth in the suburbs of Tianzi, and the Zongmiao Temple, Zu, and La were like the Han system, and the Turbid Deer City of Shanyang was all. The four princes who were crowned kings were all demoted to marquises. --- Book of the Later Han Dynasty
When we look at the fallen kings of the future generations, they are basically either imprisoned to death or killed, and there is no good end. Emperor Xian of Han was really grateful to Cao Pi for being treated in this way, and perhaps several of Cao Pi's sisters played a key role.
Emperor Xian of Han was Cao Cao's son-in-law, and the husband of his three daughters, and he was also an imperial relative of Cao Wei, so he was more or less stained with light.
In order to repay Cao Pi's kindness, Emperor Xiandi of Han even gave his daughter to Cao Pi as a concubine to ensure his glory and wealth, which shows that Emperor Xiandi of Han was really grateful to Cao Pi for his arrangement.
Summary: The puppet emperor of 31 years is really not as comfortable as the Duke of Shanyang.
Emperor Xian of Han had been a puppet emperor for 31 years, and it was logical that the Han Dynasty should have perished 31 years ago. Emperor Xian of Han was really uncomfortable being a puppet emperor.
Shanyang Gong is different, he is a leader in the territory, with relative autonomy. Since then, he has also been passed on to future generations, a total of 4 generations.
It was not until the time of the Rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Western Jin Dynasty that Liu Qiu, the last duke of Shanyang, was killed by the Hu people during the Wuhu Chaohua period, and the Shanyang State was expelled.
The State of Shanyang lasted for 89 years from the establishment of Liu Xie to the demise of Liu Qiu, and Liu Xie also lived a free life for 14 years, and I think he was very happy during that time.
Reference: Book of the Later Han Dynasty