In the ancient dynasties of the mainland, the actions of an emperor can completely affect the direction of the dynasty, if the emperor is wise and martial, then the dynasty can become prosperous and powerful, such as emperors such as Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Wudi of Han; If an emperor only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, then the dynasty will go to extinction, such as emperors such as Liu Xiao of Hancheng and Zhao He of Song Huizong.
In the history of the mainland, there are still some emperors, they are young and promising, but unfortunately died young, if they live a little longer will inevitably change the trend of history, this article will talk to you about 8 such emperors in history.
1. Han Zhao Emperor Liu Fuling
Emperor Liu Fuling of Han Zhao was the youngest son of Emperor Wudi of Han, and after the Rebellion of Witchcraft, Emperor Wudi of Han carefully cultivated the crown prince Liu Cheng for decades was killed, and several other sons did not enter his eyes, so Emperor Wudi of Han made his youngest son Liu Fuling crown prince in his later years. In 87 BC, after the death of Emperor Wudi of Han, Liu Fuling succeeded to the throne, when he was only 8 years old. In order to prevent foreign Qi from interfering in politics, Emperor Wudi of Han killed Liu Fuling's mother, Lady Hookyi, before his death, so that Liu Fuling had no parents at a young age.
After Liu Fuling succeeded to the throne, because he was too young to govern, the great power of the imperial government was all handled by the great general Huo Guang. Although Emperor Zhao was young, he already had the ability to read people. In 80 BC, the ministers Shangguan Huan and Sang Hongyang colluded with Liu Dan the Prince of Yan to frame the auxiliary minister Huo Guang, and the 15-year-old Emperor Han Zhao discovered the conspiracy.
Han Zhao Emperor Liu Fuling
Emperor Zhao decisively decided to support Huo Guang and thus retained the imperial throne. Soon, Liu Dan and others plotted a coup d'état, and Emperor Han Zhao, assisted by Huo Guang, killed Sang Hongyang and Shangguan Huan, forced Liu Dan to commit suicide, and successfully avoided a coup d'état. In this year, Emperor Zhao was 15 years old, and the history books recorded that "in the fifteenth year of Emperor Zhao, he was able to check the loyalty of Huo Guang, knew the fraud of King Yan's letter, and called him Ming in later generations", "Gaozu, Wen, and Jingju are not as good".
With the assistance of Huo Guang, Emperor Han Zhao adopted a policy of lightly relieving thin endowments and resting with the people, repeatedly reducing rents and subsidies, and appeasing the displaced people, and the bad government of Emperor Wu in the last years was restored during the reign of Emperor Zhao, opening a good situation of "Zhaoxuan Zhongxing".
However, Emperor Zhao's health has not been good, and in 74 BC, Emperor Zhao died of illness at the age of 21.
2, Han and Emperor Liu Zhao
Emperor Liu Zhao of Han was the fourth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the fourth son of Emperor Zhang Liu Wei. In 82 AD, Liu Zhao, who was only 4 years old, was made crown prince by Emperor Zhang, and in 88 BC, Emperor Zhang of Han died, and Liu Zhao ascended the throne at the age of 10 to become the fourth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
After Liu Zhao succeeded to the throne, due to his young age, he was ruled by his adoptive mother Empress Dowager Dou, who was a puppet at that time, the power of the Dou family was huge, and a large number of Dou children and relatives and friends served in the imperial court or localities, and Liu Zhao was like a puppet. In 92 AD, Emperor Liu Zhao designed to hunt down Dou and his henchmen, and was able to become pro-government, when Liu Zhao was 14 years old.
After the pro-government, Liu Zhao made great efforts to govern, sent troops to destroy the Xiongnu, defeated the Kushan Empire, conquered more than 50 countries in the Western Regions, and made the countries of West Asia Tiaozhi, Rest, and countries 40,000 miles away on the coast translated Nagon. He also sent emissaries to the Roman Empire, achieving the first recorded direct contact between Europe and China.
Han and Emperor Liu Zhao
Internally, he adhered to the people-oriented concept, reduced taxes, greatly increased the population, and at the same time attached great importance to cultural development, so that Ban Zhao continued to become the Book of Han, and Xu Shen compiled China's earliest dictionary "Shuowen Xiezi", establishing a theoretical system for Chinese characters.
Under the rule of Emperor He, Li Yuan Ningkang and Concord of Nations reached the peak of national strength, and the history was called "Yongyuan Zhilong". In 105 AD, Emperor He died of illness in Luoyang at the age of 27. Since Emperor He, the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne at a shorter age, foreign qi and eunuchs took turns to control the imperial government, and there was no more emperor who could control foreign qi and eunuchs, and the Eastern Han Dynasty gradually declined until its demise.
3, Northern Wei Xiaowen Emperor Tuoba Hong
Tuoba Hong was the seventh emperor of Northern Wei and the eldest son of Emperor Xianwen Tuoba Hong. Tuoba Hong was made crown prince by his father Emperor Xianwen at the age of two, and like Emperor Han Zhao, his mother was given death, because Northern Wei practiced the system of death of sons and noble mothers.
In 471, Emperor Xianwen ceded the throne to the 5-year-old Tuoba Hong, and due to his young age, his grandmother Empress Dowager Feng ruled the country, and Empress Dowager Feng carried out a series of reforms to the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty continued to grow.
Due to his young age, Tuoba Hong has been studying under the training of Empress Dowager Feng, and under the long-term strict education and direct influence of Empress Dowager Feng, he is not only proficient in Confucian scriptures and historical traditions, but also accumulates rich experience in governing the country and increases his practical talents.
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In 490, Empress Dowager Feng died, Tuoba Hong became pro-government, he continued to implement reforms, fully sinicized Xianbei, stipulated that Hanfu replaced Xianbei clothing, Chinese replaced Xianbei language, and Qianluo Xianbei people took Luoyang as their origin and changed their Xianbei surname to Han surname. Encourage the marriage of Xianbei aristocrats and Han people.
Under Tuobahong's series of reforms, all aspects of the Northern Wei Dynasty were greatly improved, effectively alleviating ethnic barriers and promoting civilization progress and national integration. In 499 AD, Tuoba Hong drove his own conquest and went south to conquer Southern Qi, but during the Southern Expedition, Tuoba Hong fell seriously ill and died on the way back to his division at the age of 33.
4, Northern Qi Xiaozhao Emperor Gao Xuan
Gao Yan was the third emperor of Northern Qi and the sixth son of Shenwu Emperor Gao Huan, and he was the most normal of the Northern Qi emperors.
After Gao Yang established Northern Qi, Gao Yan was made the King of Changshan, but during Gao Yang's reign, he was delayed in pleasure and eventually died of excessive drinking at the age of 34, and his crown prince Gao Yin ascended the throne after his death. When Gao Yang was dying, he said that if necessary, the imperial throne could be ceded to him, but Gao Yin could not be harmed. However, a year later, with the help of Empress Dowager Lou, Gao Yan staged a coup d'état and ascended the throne, and Gao Yin was demoted to the throne of Jinan.
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Gao Yan was obviously different from his brother Gao Yang, and after Gao Yan succeeded to the throne, he was prosperous in both martial arts and martial arts, paid attention to political affairs, actively sought and appointed meritocracy to serve the imperial court, and was politically clear. He also personally marched north to beg Kumoxi, went out of the Great Wall, captured and fled, divided his troops to beg, and won cattle and horses. Filial piety and love for brothers.
In October 561, Gao Yan took a few retinues to the countryside to hunt in order to distract himself, but his horse was frightened, and Gao Yan fell heavily from his horse, breaking several ribs.
With this fall, Gao Yan began to become ill and died soon after, at the age of 27.
5. Yuwen Yong, Emperor Wudi of Northern Zhou
Yuwen Yong was the third emperor of Northern Zhou and the fourth son of Emperor Yuwen Tai of Zhou, and after his two older brothers, Emperor Min Yuwen Jue and Emperor Ming Yuwen Yu, were killed by Yuwen Hu, Yuwen Yong succeeded to the throne with the support of his eldest cousin Yuwen Hu.
When Yuwen Yong came to the throne, the power of Northern Zhou was still in the hands of his eldest cousin Yuwen Gou, Yuwen Yong learned the lessons of his two older brothers, ostensibly obeyed Yuwen Hu, but secretly was accumulating strength, and after 12 years of dormancy, Yuwen Yong designed to kill Yuwen Hu in 572 AD and take control of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Yuwen Yong
Yuwen Yong was an ambitious emperor, and after he became pro-government, he implemented the Juntian system, improved and developed the military system of the prefecture, expanded the source of troops, enriched the military force, and prepared to annex Northern Qi. At the same time, he also rectified the rule of officials, so that the politics of Northern Zhou were clear, the people's lives were stable, and the country was strong.
In 577, Yuwen Yong led an army to attack Yecheng, captured the father and son of the Northern Qi, and destroyed the Northern Qi. The following year, Yuwen Yong personally led a large army to the north to conquer the Turks, fell ill on the way, had to return to Chang'an, and died soon after, at the age of 36. Three years later, his in-laws Yang Jian seized power in Northern Zhou, forcing Emperor Jing Yuwen to take the throne and establish the Sui Dynasty, and if Yuwen Yong had not died prematurely, Yang Jian would not have dared to usurp power, and history would have been rewritten.
6, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong
Chai Rong, like Yuwen Yong, was a promising emperor, and the two were similar in many ways. Chai Rong was the adopted son of Later Zhou Taizu Guo Wei.
In 950, Emperor Yin of Later Han was jealous of Guo Wei and killed all of Guo Wei's family members who remained in the capital, and also sent people to try to kill Guo Wei, and in a fit of anger, Guo Wei led troops back to the capital in the name of "Qing Jun's side", destroyed Later Han, and established Later Zhou. In 954, Guo Wei died of illness and was succeeded by Chai Rong, who was Emperor Shizong of Zhou.
Chai Rong
Chai Rong is known as the "first Ming monarch of the five generations", and during his reign, he worked hard to govern and set up the ambition of "opening up the world in ten years, raising the people in ten years, and bringing peace to the peace in ten years". Under his rule, the Later Zhou politics were clear, the people were prosperous, and the economy of the Central Plains began to recover. Externally, after the defeat of Shu in the west, the southern Tang Dynasty in the south, and the Liao state in the north, it seems that he has the tendency to dominate the world. Historians praise him as "a heroic warrior of a generation".
In 959, Chai Rong suddenly fell ill while discussing the capture of Youzhou and died soon after at the age of 39. The following year, the general Zhao Kuangyin, who was highly favored by Chai Rong, launched the Chen Qiao Mutiny, seized the power of the orphan and widow, and established the Song Dynasty. If Chai Rong did not die, Zhao Kuangyin would be a general honestly, and he would not and would not dare to usurp the throne.
7, Yuan Renzong loves to cultivate Li Bali Bada
Yuan Renzong, the fourth emperor of the Yuan Dynasty and the eighth great khan of the Mongol Empire, studied Confucian classics with Li Meng from an early age and mastered Confucianism. In 1307, he helped his brother Haishan to seize the throne, and was thus crowned crown prince by Haishan.
Yuan Renzong
In 1311 AD, after the death of Emperor Wuzong, Aiyu Li Bailibada succeeded to the throne for Emperor Yuanrenzong, and during his reign, he vigorously carried out reforms, introduced Han civil servants, reduced redundant personnel, rectified the imperial government, implemented the imperial examination system, and implemented the policy of "governing the country with Confucianism", and the strength of the Yuan Dynasty was restored to a certain extent.
However, Renzong was also a short-lived emperor, who died after 9 years of reign at the age of 35.
8, Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youxuan
Emperor Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youzhu was the ninth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the third son of Emperor Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen, and in 1487, the 18-year-old Zhu Youzhuang succeeded to the throne.
During his reign, Zhu Youzhuang was diligent in political affairs, attached importance to the judiciary, spoke out loudly, and worked hard to reverse the corruption of the DPRK; Wang Shu, Liu Daxia and other upright ministers were appointed, and the court was thriving. His reign was a period of peace in the history of the Ming Dynasty when the economy was prosperous and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. It is called "Hongzhi Zhongxing" by historians.
Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youxuan
Zhu Youzhuang was also the only emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty and even China to practice monogamy, and historians spoke highly of him, and Zhu Guozhen, the head of the cabinet during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, said: "Below three generations, those who are called virtuous lords, Emperor Wen of Han, Emperor Renzong of Song and Emperor Xiaozong of Ming." ”
In 1505, Zhu Youzhu, who had reigned for 18 years, died at the age of 36.
Brief summary:
The above 8 emperors are all promising kings in their respective dynasties, and if they live longer, they will inevitably affect the direction of their respective dynasties, and even the trend of future history. However, they died young, not even 40 years old, which is a pity for themselves.