Liu Che (156-87 BC), the Han Wu Emperor, was made crown prince at the age of seven, ascended the throne at the age of sixteen, was the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty, died at the age of seventy, and was also the longest-reigning emperor of the Han Dynasty, reigning for 54 years.
Emperor Wudi of Han's life was undoubtedly a majestic politician, with the honorific title of "Emperor of the Ages", and was called "Emperor Hanwu of Qin" together with Qin Shi Huang.
Emperor Wudi of Han's great deeds of "external Yidi and internal cultivation of the law" established his position in the history of the Western Han Dynasty, opened up territory, and became a generation of Tianjiao with far-reaching influence in history.
Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, established a perfect centralized system, and unified the land of China. It is not unreasonable for the world to refer to Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wudi of Han together. Although the two did wrong things in the later stage, their achievements were far greater than their faults.
Emperor Wudi of Han was not actually a concubine, but he was able to obtain the throne because his mother Wang Zhi defeated the beauty of the harem in the palace struggle, coupled with the favor of his father Emperor Hanjing, and obtained the empress throne, and the son became the crown prince by virtue of his mother. On the other hand, it was also thanks to the help of Emperor Hanjing's sister Princess Chang, who had a son under her knees, and Emperor Wudi of Han liked her daughter Gillian very much, and said that if she married Gillian, she would personally build a golden house to give to her, (this is also the origin of the later allusion "Golden House Zangjiao") This amused Emperor Hanwudi's aunt Princess Chang, so he married his daughter to Emperor Wudi of Han. This also accelerated Liu Che's pace of becoming a prince.
Emperor Wudi of Han's grandfather Emperor Wen of Han and his father Emperor Jing of Han practiced "self-cultivation and recuperation" during their reigns, making the Western Han Dynasty at that time "rich in money, and the corn of Taicang overflowing" and the country rich, so Emperor Han Jing retired early.
It was in this context that Liu Che, who had reached the age of 15, inherited the imperial throne. At that time, Liu Che's grandmother Dou advocated Huang Lao's inaction, and under the shackles of Dou, Emperor Wudi of Han could not use his talents and ambitions, and did not truly become the master of the country until 135.
In the early days of Emperor Wudi of Han's reign, he continued to implement the policies of Emperor Jing of Han. At the same time, a series of measures were taken to strengthen the authoritarian centralized system.
Politically, the promulgation of the "Tui En Decree" weakened the power of the princely kingdoms, and secondly, established the Chinese dynasty to weaken the power of the princes and consolidate the sacred status of the imperial power. Thirteen histories were established to strengthen local control.
Militarily, the concentration of military power, the enrichment of the central military strength, and the stability of imperial power were safeguarded.
In the economic aspect, the collection of commercial taxes, cracking down on wealthy businessmen, bringing iron smelting and boiling salt to official camps, and vigorously operating transportation and trade have greatly enhanced the country's strength.
Taking Dong Zhongshu's suggestion to "depose the hundred schools and honor Confucianism" made Confucianism a traditional idea in Chinese society, which had a profound impact on the culture of later generations.
Emperor Wudi of Han attached great importance to the selection of talents, and created the system of inspection and examination, so that the system of selecting talents was improved.
During the reign of Emperor Wudi of Han, he wantonly expanded his territory, adopted both soft and hard measures against the Xiongnu, and sent the generals Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and others to conquest, which lifted the threat of the Xiongnu and also ensured the economic and cultural development of the north. And successively incorporated the Southeast Asian ethnic region into the territory of the Han Dynasty, conquering Yelang and other ethnic groups.
He also sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, opening up the passage between Central Asian civilization and East Asian Han civilization, and opening the Silk Road Economic Belt. Subsequently, compasses, papermaking, etc. also began to be introduced, which is enough to show how far-reaching the influence of Emperor Wudi of Han was on later generations.
In his later years, Emperor Wudi of Han was greedy for pleasure, superstitious in theology, and always hoped that he could live forever. For this reason, sacrifices were often held to ask for immortals, profligate and aggravated conscription, forcing the people to be homeless and mourn for the people, and then realized their mistakes, and gradually dispelled the idea of immortality.
In 87 BC, Emperor Wudi of Han's youngest son Liu Fuling was made crown prince, and in the same year Emperor Wudi of Han died, and Liu Fuling succeeded to the throne. He was the eighth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty.
During the reign of Emperor Wudi of Han, in order to prevent the situation of the dictatorship of Empress Lü's harem from repeating itself, he found an excuse to execute Lady Gouge. and asked Huo Guang to assist the Han Zhao Emperor Liu Fuling.
Liu Fuling has been smart and clever since he was a child, so he was very loved by Emperor Wudi of Han, much like when he was a child, so he had great expectations for Liu Fuling.
At this point, the glorious moment of the Han Dynasty has passed. It's getting worse and worse.