In the first year of the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, in 196 AD, Cao Cao, who was then the assassin of Yanzhou, welcomed Liu Xie, the Emperor of Han, back to Luoyang after defeating a number of small warlords.
At this time, Luoyang is no longer the scene of 3 years ago, the palace is destroyed, the people are ten rooms and nine empty, which can be described as dilapidated. And the world outside luoyang is not the world with the surname "Liu". Yuan Shao used Hebei as his base and fought with Cao Cao in the Central Plains, with Lü Bu occupying Xuzhou, Sun Ce occupying Jiangdong, Liu Biao occupying Jingzhou, Liu Zhang dividing Yizhou, Liangzhou occupied by Han Sui and Ma Teng, and Gongsun Du occupying Liaodong. Everyone is busy fighting local tycoons and grabbing territory, where are there still people who care about this frustrated heavenly son.
It is said that Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu were born in Fengyi Pavilion
When the time came, the palace was burned out, and the hundred officials were covered with thorns, clinging to the walls. Each of the states and counties had strong troops, but the commission could not be defeated, the crowd was hungry, and Shang Shulang came out of the barnyard below himself, or starved to death between the walls, or was killed by the soldiers. - Book of the Later Han Dynasty
Such Luoyang is obviously unable to stay. In September of that year, under Cao Cao's hostage, Emperor Xian of Han announced that the capital would be moved to Xuchang. Since then, for twenty-five years, Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, has struggled to survive in cao Cao's shadow.
The fascinating thing about history lies in what we regret and can be assumed.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > so let's assume today that if I were Emperor Xian of Han, would we have a chance to make Cao Cao feel at ease to be a "powerful minister who governs the world"? </h1>
Let's first look at whether Emperor Xiandi of Han has made any efforts in this regard in history.
The answer is yes. However, Liu Xie's approach is a bit too extreme. A total of two efforts were made: the first was to secretly order Dong Cheng, Wang Fu, and others to kill Cao Cao; the second time was when Empress Fu plotted to ambush cao cao. Of course, both times ended in failure, and took the lives of many people.
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. - Book of the Later Han Dynasty
In the first month of the spring of the fifth year, Dong Cheng and others plotted to leak, and they were all ambushed. The Gong Generals marched from the East, and all the generals knew: "Those who contend with the Gong for the world, Yuan Shaoye." - Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Chronicle of Emperor Wu
From the perspective of future generations, after killing Cao Cao, can Liu Xie successfully seize power?
Cao Cao's image has been positioned as the image of a white-faced traitor
The answer is also obvious, no. These two opportunities, if there is a successful killing of Cao Cao, Cao Cao's power at this time is huge and complex, more powerful than Dong Zhuo's at that time. After Dong Zhuo was killed, there were still arrogant generals like Li Daiguo feng who continued to hold Emperor Xian of Han hostage. Then, when Cao Cao was killed, the high probability of inheriting his power was Cao Pi Cao Zhangcao Zhi, even if Cao Cao's heirs did not inherit his power, Cao Cao's Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Huan, and Xiahou Yuan, which one of Cao Cao's army did not have prestige? Where is the turn of the Han Xiandi, the puppet emperor to decide.
Therefore, these two opportunities seem to be good opportunities, but they are opportunities that cannot regain imperial power under any circumstances.
In November, empress Dowager Fu of Han finished the book with her father' old tun riding lieutenant, and Emperor Yun resented Dong Cheng for being resentful of the gong, resigned himself very ugly, and was deposed and killed, and his brothers were all deposed. - Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Chronicle of Emperor Wu
Then, since this could not regain imperial power, how could Cao Cao be made a "powerful subject who ruled the world"?
I think that in the life of Emperor Xian of Han, there were at least three opportunities to "regain imperial power".
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the first time, after Wang Yun and Lü Bu killed Dong Zhuo. </h1>
When Dong Zhuo died, it was called a tragedy. It is said that his body was burned in Chang'an City for three days and three nights without burning it. At this time, in the administrative system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the master was Situ Wang Yun. However, Wang Yun was confused about major matters and adopted a policy of exterminating Dong Zhuo's subordinates. This forced Li Daiguo and others to counterattack Chang'an. At this time, Where Chang'an could resist the long-term conquest of the Western Liang Iron Horse, it was soon captured, and Emperor Xian of Han fell from Wang Yun's hands to Li Dai's hands.
The characters of Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu in the comics
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, Dahong Qizhou, Chengmen Colonel Cui Lie, yue cavalry lieutenant Wang Ji were killed in battle, and more than 10,000 officials 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. BingZi, former general Zhao Qian as Situ. - Book of the Later Han Dynasty
This year, Emperor Xian of Han was twelve years old. Of course, for such a teenager, it was really a bit reluctant to let him do government affairs, but thinking that the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was twelve years old when he killed Aobai, if Emperor Xian of Han could take back part of his imperial power at this time and advise Wang Yun, there was still a chance to reverse the situation. As long as Li Dai Guo and others returned to Xiliang, Emperor Xian of Han issued edicts to all the princes of Guandong to jointly attack Xiliang, and Cao Cao did not obediently submit.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the second time, after Cao Cao had just arrived in Luoyang to greet Emperor Xian. </h1>
In the first year of Jian'an, that is, in 196 AD, Cao Cao was still only a Yanzhou assassin, and his power was not so large. At this time, Emperor Xiandi of Han and his party also arrived in Luoyang, and Cao Cao's troops of Ying Feng tianzi arrived in Luoyang. I think this opportunity is the most rare.
At this time, Cao Cao's foundation was not stable, and Cao Cao had not yet figured out the temperament of Emperor Xiandi of Han, if Emperor Xiandi could show the prestige and means that a monarch should have at this time, Cao Cao would definitely be at ease to be a capable subject to assist Tianzi wholeheartedly.
Because the Han Xiandi at this time is somewhat similar to the Han Wendi of the Western Han Dynasty. The news that Emperor Wen of Han had been made the Son of Heaven by Chen Ping and Zhou Bo had just reached the fiefdom, and Emperor Wen was still a little unconvinced, and first sent his uncle Bo Zhaoxian to Chang'an to inquire about the truth. Fifty miles away from Chang'an City, he sent his subordinate Song Chang to explore the city. In the end, the careful Liu Heng finally succeeded to the throne peacefully with the support of Chen Ping's ministers and lived in Weiyang Palace.
Portrait of Emperor Wen of Han
After Emperor Wen ascended the throne, he first appointed his own confidants to guard the palace and the capital, fundamentally ensuring his personal safety. Then, he rewarded and knighted the meritorious servants who supported him as emperor one by one, and restored the title and fiefdom to the king surnamed Liu who was belittled by Empress Lü, and at the same time, rewarded and divided the titles and fiefs for the meritorious people who followed his father Liu Bang to open the country. It's a reward that wins over the majority. Secondly, for powerful ministers such as Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, because they had meritorious service in supporting Emperor Wen, they always looked very arrogant when they came out every time after the end of the dynasty, and they did not seem to take Emperor Wen in their eyes. Emperor Wen, on the other hand, showed that he had to suppress them. You see, one reward and one pressure, the throne has been consolidated as never before.
Combined with the various manifestations of caution when Emperor Wen succeeded to the throne, Emperor Xiandi of Han did not have these qualities. If Emperor Xian of Han could have these qualities of Emperor Wen, he would not be at the mercy of Cao Cao and would be helpless.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the third time, before and after the Battle of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao Guandu. </h1>
The Battle of Guandu was a battle of cao cao's life and death. You know, at such a time, people's hearts are the most unstable, especially when cao cao's power is very different from yuan shao's power.
Portrait of Yuan Shao
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records that after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he found a bunch of surrender letters written by Cao Cao's men to Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao showed great generosity, did not look at these letters and burned them all.
If you can't catch up, you can collect all the treasures of books and treasures, and capture them. In the books of the public receipts, the books of the people in the army and the people in the army were burned. Gong Yun: "When Shao is strong, he can't protect himself, and the situation is unbelievable!" ——" Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chronicle of Emperor Wu
It can be seen from this that Cao Cao's power is not so unbreakable. If Emperor Xian of Han seized the opportunity at this time and took the initiative to win over Cao Cao's subordinates, Xu Yi was a high-ranking official Houlu and a loyal subject. He worries about not winning the hearts of the people. If Emperor Xian of Han could control some of his power and then slowly reduce Cao Cao's power, the balance would definitely tilt to Emperor Xiandi of Han.
The above is the time when I think Emperor Xian of Han has the best chance of regaining imperial power.
However, these timings are interpreted from a microscopic perspective. If we interpret the opportunity for Emperor Xian of Han to regain imperial power from a macroscopic perspective, we will find that the chance of Emperor Xiandi of Han is actually very slim. Because, as early as the end of the Ling Emperor, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion was launched, the localities began to be delegated to the local units of the prefectures at the time of the abolition of Shi Xingzhou Mu. After the rebellion of Dong Zhuo, Li Dai, and Guo Feng, the central imperial court government was basically zeroed out, and there was no administrative capacity.
Therefore, if cao cao wanted to become a capable subject, he had to take back the imperial power. However, how can the power that was released be recovered in a short period of time?