"Anecdotes of Chinese Emperors" The most incompetent emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty - Emperor Liu Hu of Han
Emperor Liu Hu of han (94 – 125 AD) was the sixth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the most incompetent emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. His incompetence is reflected in the fact that although he is the king of a country, the power before the pro-government is in the hands of others, and he is like a puppet; after the pro-government, the power is still in the hands of others, and he is still a puppet. The ministers did not listen to him, the eunuchs did not listen to him, and he could not even control his own wife. It was a shame that the seven-foot boy, the chosen son of heaven, was mixed up like this.
Liu Hu was the son of Liu Qing, the deposed prince of Qinghe, whom we mentioned earlier, and Liu Hu was able to become emperor but not Emperor Liu Zhao, who thanked Liu Qing for helping himself when he eliminated the Dou clique, and Liu Hu became emperor because of Emperor Han's empress Deng Sui.
It is said that Han and Emperor Ying died young, leaving only two sons, the eldest disabled, and the second born less than a hundred days. There was no way, empress dowager Deng Sui was in charge of the dynasty, and the second eldest Liu Long ascended the throne as emperor, which was for the Han Emperor. Emperor Han died after lying on the dragon chair for 8 months, and was the youngest and shortest-lived emperor among the regular emperors in the history of Chinese emperors, known as the "August Emperor" or "Hundred Days Emperor".
As soon as Liu Long, the Han Emperor, died, Empress Dowager Deng Sui and her brother Deng Xiao began to search for a new emperor. Deng Sui's addiction to monopolizing power had never passed, how could Deng Xiao let happiness be lost so quickly when he had just become a high official, once he had selected Liu Hu. Why Liu Hu? The age of twelve or thirteen is not easy to die, and it is not yet the age of pro-government. His father, Liu Qing, had no political ambitions, had been honest all his life, and had meritorious service to the imperial court. Liu Hu's conditions were satisfied with both becoming emperor and that Deng Sui could continue to hold power, and he was simply the perfect candidate.
Liu Hu thus became the puppet emperor of Deng Sui and Deng Xiao, and from the time of Emperor Zhang of Han to the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty began to reuse eunuchs, and Deng Sui was no exception to use the aforementioned Zheng Zhong, who helped Han and Emperor, and Cai Lun, the inventor of our paper. Foreign relatives and eunuchs took the lead, and asked the courtiers to plan a coup d'état, killing Deng Xiao, Zheng Zhong, and Cai Lun, and deposing the empress dowager and Liu Hu. Fortunately, Empress Deng found out in advance and preemptively attacked, otherwise Liu Hu's throne would not be guaranteed.
In fact, Empress Deng's foreign forces were really good enough for the Han Dynasty, except for the larger power, a little arrogant, basically did not make any mistakes, and diligently helped govern the country. Militarily suppressed the Qiang rebellion, repelled the Xiongnu, and surrendered the Cheshi. Domestic earthquakes are frequent, and disasters are being carefully managed.
When Empress Deng died in 121 AD, the 27-year-old Liu Hu could finally usher in the pro-government of his dreams. But after the pro-government Liu Hu was blinded, how can this country be governed? I have not learned or practiced it myself, but I have to find someone to help. Who are you looking for? The palace maid and her own grandmother, Wang Sheng, playmate eunuchs Li Yan and Jiang Jing, plus their wives Empress Yan. Such a combination began to govern the country, and the results can be imagined. The eunuchs began to find trouble with the former Empress Deng clique, and after death, the dismissal of the officials, and the important official positions vacated were all occupied by the eunuchs and the eunuchs' henchmen. The poor civil officials were loyal to the country, and it was useless to write to advise Liu Hu, who was being deceived by the eunuchs, and the civilian officials were killed because they provoked the eunuchs. In this way, the civilian officials had no way, the resignation of the officials, the mixed days of the mixed days, the miasma of smoke up and down the imperial court.
The empress was not idle, she could not give birth to children herself, and empress dowager Deng had killed the mother of Liu Hu's only son, Liu Bao, when she was alive. Today, Liu Hu still has only one son, Liu Bao. As soon as Liu Hu died, Liu Bao took the throne and did not kill himself. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he planned to depose the prince. Liu Hu's incompetence in the matter of deposing the crown prince was unmistakable, and his only son was actually deposed, indicating that he had no status at all in the face of the empress.
In 125 AD, Liu Hu took the empress on a spring tour and suddenly fell seriously ill and died at the age of 32. It is sad enough to think about Liu Hu's life, but when he became emperor, he never really had power, but he has always been manipulated by others, corrupting the foundation laid by his ancestors and leaving a name for eternity.