In more than 2,000 years of feudal history, more than 490 emperors were born before and after, excluding those emperors who were posthumously named by later generations, only about 420 people really became emperors.
Among these more than 420 emperors, most of them are mediocre people, and the reputation of being a well-established king is very good.
But don't underestimate the king of guarding Cheng, just as the so-called entrepreneurship is easy and difficult to keep business, there are actually few emperors in history who can really keep their business successfully, but they have all left their own unique marks in history.
For example, the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, don't see the loud name of the word "Kang Qian" in the Qing Dynasty's Kang Qian prosperous era, it seems that there is nothing wrong with Yongzheng, in fact, Yongzheng is precisely the most critical emperor in creating the Kang Qian prosperous era.
If there is no Yongzheng existence, let alone Kang Qian's prosperous era, it is difficult to say how long the Qing Dynasty can last.
Most emperors in history were mediocre, there were a lot of dim monarchs and tyrants, and there were still very few truly wise monarchs. As for the emperor who can be called an emperor of the ages, it is even rarer, and I am afraid that it will not exceed five fingers.
Of course, in the eyes of different people, the candidates for the ancient emperor are also different, for example, some people think that Qin Shi Huang, Han Wudi, Tang Taizong, and Ming Taizu can be called the first emperor of the ages, and some people think that one Qing Shengzu should be added to the four.
In the eyes of most people, there is no big objection that Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wudi of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Taizu of Ming are called the First Emperor of the Ages. Only the last candidate is slightly controversial, some people think it is Qing Shengzu, some think it is Ming Chengzu, and even some people think that Emperor Wudi of Song should be counted.
In fact, let's not say whether Chengzu or Song Wudi are qualified, Qing Shengzu should undoubtedly be the first to be excluded.
The main reason for removing the Qing Shengzu was because his shortcomings were too obvious, he neglected government in his later years, the rule of officials was lax, and the treasury was empty, very similar to the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
In general, the emperors who can be called emperors of the ages in ancient times, according to the order of their age, are basically Qin Shi Huang, Han Wudi, Tang Taizong, Ming Taizu, these four people, and maybe there are other emperors who are very good, but they are still a little worse than the ancient emperor.
If you really want to add another one, Emperor Wen of Sui is a good choice, and it is at least more suitable to choose him than to choose the Holy Ancestor.
If among the four ancient emperors, another one with the most powerful personal ability is selected, this is indeed not a good choice, perhaps only from their martial arts to make a rough judgment. But their martial arts skills are not much different, and it is very difficult to separate a high ground.
However, if you look at it from another angle, the problem may become very simple.
How to distinguish it? It is to distinguish them by their origins and personal abilities to their later achievements.
If you rank according to this way, Ming Taizu is undoubtedly the only one, and Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wudi of Han, and Emperor Taizong of Tang can only be regarded as the second gear.
Why count Ming Taizu as the only one? This is mainly because the difference between his origin and his future achievements is too great, it is a real difference. Therefore, his personal ability should be the strongest of several.
According to the difficulty of life, Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wudi of Han and Tang Taizong have their lives in hard mode at most, while Ming Taizu's lives are at least in hell mode, and they are also an enhanced version.
First of all, speaking of origin, Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wudi of Han were born in imperial families, and were established as heirs very early, and were cultivated according to the way of emperors from an early age. Therefore, it is not surprising that their personal abilities are excellent, and it would be surprising if the heir chosen early was a fool.
Although Tang Taizong came from a slightly worse background, he was also born in a family of Guanlong aristocrats, and he also received an excellent aristocratic education since he was a child.
Then look back at Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, what kind of origin did he come from when he was a child?
How poor was Zhu Yuanzhang's family when he was a child? It is the kind of point where the father and mother die and don't even have a cemetery, let alone read and write, and I am afraid that I have not even eaten a few meals since I was a child.
What does it mean to be illiterate, I am afraid that modern people know more deeply than ancient people.
Someone once asked the famous Xiao Wang on the Internet, asking him what is the secret to achieving such a big achievement? Xiao Wang said "modestly" that I don't have any secrets, I had them when I was born.
The importance of family lineage can be seen from this. Some people are born and win at the starting line. And Zhu Yuanzhang only had a broken bowl at the beginning, but he created the Daming Empire, and the difficulty can be imagined.
In addition to being born more difficult than Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wudi of Han, and Emperor Taizong of Tang, Zhu Yuanzhang's choice of fighting the world is also a route that no one has ever succeeded before.
To put it simply, there were so many fierce people in ancient times, and before Zhu Yuanzhang, there was not one who could unify the world from south to north. Even if he was as fierce as Emperor Wudi of Song, he could not accomplish this feat, and only Zhu Yuanzhang alone did it in thousands of years of ancient history.
Moreover, don't underestimate the difficulty of unifying the world from south to north, the difficulty of this road is even higher than the difficulty of Zhu Yuanzhang's opening of a bowl. If his origin is in hell mode, then the difficulty of unifying the world from south to north may be regarded as double hell mode.
Therefore, in terms of personal ability, Ming Taizu is the only one, and the rest of Qin Shi Huang, Han Wudi, and Tang Taizong are considered the second gear. From having nothing to creating a dynasty, it is enough to prove the superiority of Ming Taizu, and in this regard, the other three emperors really cannot compare with him, and they all enjoy the remnants of their ancestors to a greater or lesser extent.
Of course, if you combine the achievements of these emperors, it is not very good to divide a high ground, from the influence on future generations, Qin Shi Huang is undoubtedly the only gear, and Emperor Wudi of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Taizu of Ming can only be regarded as the second gear.
Qin Shi Huang implemented a series of measures that had a profound impact on later generations, such as the county system, unified weights and measures, unified writing, etc., and there is no doubt that he is the only one in this regard. And Emperor Wudi of Han destroyed the Xiongnu, Emperor Taizong of Tang destroyed the Turks, and Emperor Taizu of Ming expelled Mongolia, these three merits are also somewhat difficult to divide the highlands, so they are tied for the second gear.