When it comes to the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the easiest thing for everyone to think of is liu xiu, the guangwu emperor, and then it should be the famous puppet emperor Liu Xie of Han Xian. The emperor I want to talk about today is also from the Eastern Han Dynasty, although his reputation is not obvious, he can also be regarded as a Ming Emperor, and he is also an emperor who will personally beat up the wrong ministers, he is liu Zhuang, the Emperor of Hanming
This Liu Zhuang was the son of Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua, and the original crown prince was Liu Jiang. However, after Liu Jiang was deposed by his mother Guo Shengtong, he repeatedly proposed to resign and resolutely not to be a prince, after all, the name is not justified, if he does not take the initiative to resign, then he may lose his life in the future. As a result, the position of prince was picked up by Liu Zhuang and officially ascended the throne as emperor in 57 AD.
After becoming emperor, Liu Zhuang did not disgrace Emperor Guangwu, during Liu Zhuang's reign everything in accordance with the system of Emperor Guangwu's lifetime to govern the country, to build water conservancy internally, to attract displaced people, opened the "rule of Ming Zhang", and repeatedly attacked the Xiongnu externally, and also set up the Western Regions Capital Protectorate, began to directly govern the affairs of the countries in the Western Regions, even the Dharma was introduced by the Han Ming Emperor, the famous White Horse Temple was built by Liu Zhuang.
Liu Zhuang knew very well that in order to govern the country well, he must first ensure that the officials did not come in disorder, so Liu Zhuang attached great importance to rectifying the administration of officials, whether it was the relatives of the emperor and the state, or the court and the court, but anyone who violated the law could be dealt with strictly. Once a small official was registering tributes from various countries in the Western Regions, and he accidentally made a mistake, and this matter was just found out by Liu Zhuang. Liu Zhuang didn't think it was a small mistake, he angrily shouted Shang Shulang over, and then personally held a wooden staff and hit Shang Shulang.
Under Liu Zhuang's administration, both officials and clan princes were honest and honest, and they were afraid that they would fall into Liu Zhuang's hands, because Liu Zhuang was really cruel. Even if Liu Zhuang's brother-in-law committed a crime, it was still a mistake. As for the people, Liu Zhuang is indeed very sympathetic, and the people can be said to live and work in peace and contentment, and in just 18 years, the population has increased from 21 million to 34 million. The often flooded Yellow River was rehabilitated by Liu Zhuang, which was not broken until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The Eastern Han Dynasty passed through the guangwu and Hanming emperors, and the foundation of rule was completely laid, laying the foundation for the eastern han for two hundred years, which can be described as a meritorious achievement.