After the Han Ming Emperor Liu Zhuang came to power, the high-ranking officials and nobles of the Eastern Han Dynasty were completely stupid. Because of the temper of the new leader, they can't feel it or see through it.
When he first succeeded to the throne, Emperor Hanming was particularly amiable.
His former rival, the deposed crown prince Liu Qi, was seriously ill, and Emperor Ming of Han was very concerned, and successively sent heavy ministers to Visit Lucheng (in present-day Qufu, Shandong, the capital of Liu Qi's feudal state), sent imperial doctors to Lucheng for consultation many times, and also asked Liu Fu, the younger brother of Liu Qi's mother' compatriots, to visit Lucheng.
After Liu Qi's death,
Emperor Ming of Han and Empress Dowager Yin Lihua personally held a memorial service in Luoyang;
Sikong (Zhengguo level) Feng Qu (fáng) rushed to Lucheng to preside over the funeral;
The master (director of the Royal Construction Bureau) will rush to Lucheng to build a mausoleum;
Three princes were specially sent to Lucheng to attend the funeral on behalf of the old Liu family's houses;
The heads of the four foreign relatives (Fan, Guo, Yin, and Ma) rushed to Lucheng to attend the funeral;
Liu Yi's married daughter (Princess Biyang) rushed to Lucheng for funeral;
Liu Yisheng (máo) head, dragon flag and other funeral items of the emperor's specifications were rewarded.
This lineup, this specification, is unprecedented.
Manchu Dynasty, civil and military, the whole country, who does not boast a sentence: new leadership, true benevolence and righteousness.
Emperor Hanming also paid special attention to his teachers.
Taichang (Minister of Culture and Education Sacrifice) Huan Rong served as a teacher (Prince Shaofu) of the Han Ming Emperor. After Emperor Hanming succeeded to the throne, he had great respect for Huan Rong. Once, Emperor Ming of Han inspected the work at Taichang Province. Teacher Huan was specially invited to the seat, and he took a hundred officials to listen to Teacher Huan's lectures respectfully.
Every time Teacher Huan fell ill, Emperor Hanming sent an imperial doctor to diagnose it, sent an emissary to greet him, and sent a royal dining room to deliver food. Teacher Huan was seriously ill, And Emperor Hanming personally visited the door, got off the bus at the intersection, walked to Huan's house, sat in front of Teacher Huan's bed, held Teacher Huan's hand, shed tears, and comforted him for half a day. After The death of Teacher Huan, Emperor Ming of Han wore mourning clothes and personally attended the funeral.
The Manchu Dynasty was literate and military, and the whole country was up and down, and who did not boast a sentence: The new leader is heavy on love and righteousness.
Then, the new leader changed his face.
The first unlucky one was Dou Lin, a lieutenant of the Qiang Dynasty (Minister of Western Qiang Affairs).
Because of Dou Lin's work mistakes, the imperial court mistakenly regarded The Second In command of the Western Qiang, Dian'an, as a first-in-command, and made guiyi marquis and han capital lieutenant. The damn thing is that now, a hand dian wu has come down. This big oolong, what to do?
Emperor Hanming's choice was to deal with it strictly.
Dou Lin was swept to the end, investigated to the end, and sentenced to death for the crime of deception and embezzlement and bribery.
Manchu Wenwu was shocked.
Because Dou Lin was the nephew of the founding father Dou Rong. The Dou family was the first tycoon at that time, and the family had:
A positive national level
Two Marquises
Three horsemen
Four senior ministers
The two chieftains of the Western Qiang took the initiative to surrender, also because they were instigated by Dou Lin's cousin and brother-in-law Dou Gu of the Han Ming Emperor.
Such a great credit, such a cattle family, such a hard relationship, just because of this matter, killed?
And that's not all!
After Dou Lin was killed, Emperor Ming of Han issued a series of edicts to severely criticize Dou Rong, the head of the Dou family, with the central idea of one sentence:
Don't forget how Dou Baby and fén died (abstaining from dou babies and field bugs)?
Dou Bao and Tian Yu were famous foreign relatives of the Western Han Dynasty, and held high positions of power, because they were killed by Emperor Wu of Han because they "did evil for wrong" (Tian Jiao) and "deceived the emperor and recklessly went up" (Dou Bao). See "The Death of Dou Baby: There is a terminal illness called carelessness in making friends" for details.
Dou Rong was so frightened that he took the initiative to plead guilty and resign.
Emperor Hanming: Yes. Retire at home.
And that's not all.
Emperor Ming of Han swept all the current officials of the Dou family to the end and rushed them back to their hometown for residential surveillance, including his brother-in-law Dou Gu.
Dou Rong, 78, was frightened by the illness and died soon after.
Not long after, Dou Rong's eldest son, Dou Mu's family, was executed because they privately expressed dissatisfaction with Emperor Hanming, and the father and son were executed. Among them, Dou Mu and his son Dou Xun were both donkeys.
The Dou family was suppressed up and down for 10 years.
The civil and military officials were completely stupid, and then, crying.
Because, Emperor Hanming was not only cruel to his own people, but also to outsiders.
Emperor Ming of Han sent people to monitor the every move of the Wenwu hundred officials (so that the eyes and ears could be hidden). As long as you annoy him, whether you are the prime minister or the minister, the secretary or the secretary general, open your mouth and scold, raise your hand and beat.
Once, Langguan (Ouchi's secretary) Sōng annoyed Emperor Hanming because of his work, and Emperor Hanming took up a stick and beat him to the point where his nose was blue and his face was swollen. Yao Song couldn't stand it anymore and hid under Emperor Hanming's dragon bed. Emperor Hanming shouted with a stick: You get me out!
(Song walked under the bed, the emperor was very angry, and said sharply: Lang out!) ）
Yao Song replied loudly: You are a son of heaven, how can you personally and casually beat people?
(Song Nai Yue: Tianzi Mu mu, princes and emperors, unheard of people, self-rising lang.) ）
Emperor Hanming suppressed his anger and said, "Get out, spare your life."
Is this still the wise, benevolent, and amiable Son of the Great Han?
The Manchu Dynasty Wen wuxun nobles were frightened and frightened, like walking on thin ice, and did not dare to make the slightest mistake.
Even Sima Guang believed that Emperor Hanming was a paranoid and mean emperor. Later generations even grouped him into the same category as the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
In fact, it's not all about personality.
Dou Lin was killed that year, mainly because of the deception.
Emperor Hanming asked him: How can a Western Qiang have two chiefs (the emperor is a kind of two heroes, suspecting that it is not true)?
Dou Lin's blind words came as soon as he opened his mouth: Dian'an is Dianwu, and the Mandarin of Longxi people is not standard (Dian'an is Dianwu, and Longxi is not right).
It's looking for death.
As the successor of the founding emperor Liu Xiu, Emperor Hanming was under great pressure, and what he was most worried about was that his prestige and ability were inferior to his father's, and he was despised by the ministers, and even overlooked.
The Dou family is also the first tycoon with outstanding merit and high authority. Dou Lin's rash and deceitful answer was a big taboo.
Moreover, cracking down on foreign relatives is the ancestral hobby of the old Liu family.
No matter how young a leader is, he is also a leader. No matter how old the subordinate is, he is also a subordinate.
Therefore, the Dou family must be abused. Therefore, the hundred officials must be ravaged.
Deposed Crown Prince Liu Qi and teacher Huan Rong, why did Emperor Ming of Han love him so much?
Because one is ruined, one is old, and there is no threat to him.
Therefore, in the era of Emperor Ming of Han, the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu and the relatives of the emperor and the state had only one choice: to be honest and honest, and to be a man with his tail between his legs.
Liu Xiu is a slap and a candy to eat.
Emperor Hanming only had a slap, no sugar.
bibliography:
[1] Sima Guang: Zizhi Tongjian
[2] Fan Ye: Book of the Later Han Dynasty
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