If a person full of aura first occupies the stereotype of the main consciousness of a group of people, others, even if they are very good, can no longer occupy the vision of this group. There is no harm in no contrast, and once the ex is too great, the latter will appear mediocre.
When it comes to the Eastern Han Dynasty, everyone is most familiar with Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor who is known as the "King of Zhongxing" and "Emperor Dingding". A founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rebelled against Wang Mang, established the Eastern Han Dynasty, reunified the whole country, and created the "Guangwu Zhongxing". When all the dazzling light fell on the founding emperor, people's eyes were firmly attracted. So that no matter how diligently the later emperors were to contribute to the society and the people, they would not have so much attention.
Liu Xiu
Liu Zhuang was such an emperor. With the merits of Liu Xiuguang's restoration of the Han Chamber and the glorious image of leniency, Liu Zhuang appears lonely and nameless. However, in history, Liu Zhuang made many contributions to the country and the people on the basis of Liu Xiu.
When the HanMing Emperor Liu Zhuang was a child, he was very talented in learning this piece, and he was a proper scholar. At the age of ten, he was familiar with "Spring and Autumn", and Liu Zhuang, with his own wisdom, also made Liu Xiu favor him. After the death of Emperor Wu of Han, he officially took the throne. After ascending the throne, everything followed the established system of the Guangwu Emperor. During his reign, he rectified the officials, recruited displaced people, provided relief to the poor peasants, and built water conservancy projects, so that the officials could govern clearly, the territory was stable, the people were safe in their work, and the hukou was multiplied.
Portrait of Liu Zhuang
Culture is the language of national communication
Liu Zhuang was an out-and-out Confucian student who respected and revered learning. Advocate "filial piety to rule the world". Not only did he study Confucianism assiduously and cultivate himself, but he also ordered the imperial princes and nobles and even the guards to read the scriptures. He also attached great importance to the etiquette system. He also personally participated in the formulation of the revision of the ceremonial regulations for the worship of heaven and ancestors.
Although Emperor Hanming was a representative of Confucianism, he also attached great importance to cultural exchanges. In order to promote exchanges between China and the West, the Western Regions Capital Protectorate was re-established. Buddhism began to be introduced to China at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, and with the normal development of foreign exchanges, Liu Zhuang, in order to reflect his tolerance of speech and thought, took the initiative to send people to the Western Regions to seek Buddhist texts and use Buddhism to maintain his rule.
Portrait of Liu Xiu
Liu Xiu pioneered the "Guangwu Zhongxing" era in Chinese history, where "the weathering is the most beautiful and Confucianism is the most prosperous", and Confucianism is greatly promoted and integrity is promoted. The emphasis on cultural education is also very high, and it is recommended that counties and counties set up schools. This has a great impact on Liu Zhuang. Liu Zhuang inherited his foundation, advocated Confucianism internally, and paid attention to criminal and civil grammar. Committed to eliminating the threat of the Northern Xiongnu, he ordered Dou Gu to lead troops to conquest, ordered Ban to go beyond the countries of the Western Regions, set up the Western Regions Capital Protection, and introduced Buddhism to China. The Northern Expedition against the Xiongnu will further the great cause of reunification.
Power is fundamental to the rule of kings
Liu Zhuang is a very strict person, and there is no room for error. The control of power is also not loose, feel more at ease in your own hands. In order to prevent the power of the noble relatives from being too large, it was strictly ordered that the families of the concubines in the palace could not be enfeoffed and interfered in the affairs of the dynasty. And Liu Xiu's advocacy of "judo" governance and preferential treatment of heroes, although there are some differences, but it is indeed useful. Liu Zhuang also felt that Emperor Guangwu had the ills of "untruthful elections" and "power and door entrustment" in the election and appointment of officials, which conflicted with the policy of recuperation and recuperation. With this lesson from the past, Liu Zhuang was particularly strict in the selection of officials.
Portrait of Yin Lihua
This strictness really reaches a realm. When selecting local officials, Liu Zhuang would personally interview himself, and then appoint those who deeply understood the people's feelings and those who were outspoken on issues. It is also a matter of having some basis for rectifying the unhealthy tendencies in the official arena. For serving officials, Liu Zhuang's requirements are still very strict and cannot be wrong. Once Shang Shulang wrote a wrong data, and when he was reviewed by Liu Zhuang, he was immediately furious, grabbed the wooden stick next to him and was about to beat it, until the chief of The Shang Shutai interceded and asked to be punished for his crime of discreet dereliction of duty, and Liu Zhuang gave up. Although Liu Zhuang's attitude toward his subordinates was too severe and his supervision and responsibility were excessively harsh, he effectively ensured that the program and discipline were rectified, the officials were strictly governed, the administrative efficiency was improved, and the central and local government achievements were obvious.
Statue of Liu Jing
As the saying goes, "Where there is a father, there must be a son." Liu Xiu set himself up as a gentle and benevolent monarch and treated the heroes kindly. During Liu Zhuang's reign, he also established an image of generosity and benevolence for himself, and even if the brothers of the same sect wanted to rebel, they only demoted the knighthood and did not kill. Liu Zhuang's virtue is still deeply popular, and he is very lucky to return, and the conspiracy rebellion has not yet begun to be accused.
Liu Jing, the king of Shanyang, and Liu Zhuang, the emperor of Hanming, were both sons of Empress Dowager Guanglie, and Liu Zhuang became emperor, and the talented Liu Jing was not convinced in his heart and wanted to rebel, but he was accused of the crime and did not succeed. After Liu Zhuang knew, Liu Zhuang knew all about his brother's own strength and wanted to leave a good reputation for himself, so he just demoted his title, but the treatment remained unchanged. Many times he tried to rebel unsuccessfully, and Liu Jing, who had no choice but to be proud, where he could bear this grievance, committed suicide in the fiefdom. Liu Zhuang's reputation had no impact.
As the "second generation of the emperor", Liu Zhuang is because of the light of his father Liu Xiu, Liu Zhuang's road is more difficult, and if he does not do well, he will be scolded, and he will not have a high status when he does a good job. However, he obeyed his heart and has always been diligent in his administration for the people, and history records that he "B is more exhausted, the first five are more up, and the rate is often like this", and there are techniques under the control, and the power is not bypassed. Everything he did perfected Liu Xiu's unfinished business and added an important chapter to the Han Dynasty.