Puppet Emperor - Emperor Xian of Han

With the change of dynasties, there are not many kings in history.

When it comes to the king of the fallen country, most people think of luxury, cruelty, fainting, and incompetence.

And the historical figure we are going to talk about today has nothing to do with these terms, he treats people with courtesy, and there is no shortage of remarkable behavior during his reign.

It can be said that the demise of the Han Dynasty basically has nothing to do with him.

Liu Xie's childhood was also unfortunate, unfortunately, as soon as he was born, his mother was killed, and fortunately, his father and emperor took pity on his lineage and let him be raised at the knee of Empress Dong and made him behave decently.

Later, Dong Zhuo rebelled, because he regarded Liu Xie's Empress Dowager Dong as his group, and Liu Xie himself was more talented than Liu Xie, and Liu Xie, who was only 9 years old, was made emperor and began his long career as a puppet emperor.

After Liu Xie ascended the throne, he once wanted to rely on the strength of the Kwantung Army to return the capital to Luoyang in order to get rid of Dong Zhuo's control, but the Kwantung Prefecture Commandery Washizu was keen on annexing each other and expanding their territory, and had no intention of attacking Dong Zhuo.

Later, Lü Bu and Wang Yun plotted to assassinate Lü Bu, leading to civil unrest in Guanzhong.

Under the natural and man-made disasters, grain prices soared, and even tragic cases of people eating people appeared, Liu Xie ordered people to provide relief, and the hungry people were relieved.

Subsequently, the guanzhong generals competed for power, leaving Chang'an in ruins, and Liu Xie was held hostage by Cao Cao and moved the capital to Xu, achieving his goal of "blackmailing the son of heaven to order the princes".

Liu Xie was dissatisfied with Cao Cao's monopoly of power, and was not willing to act as a puppet, and had hoped that Liu Bei, Dong Cheng, and others would conspire to kill Cao Cao, but after the matter was revealed, Cao Cao ordered the poisoning of Empress Fu and forced Liu Xie to set up his daughter Cao Jie as empress.

After Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi took the throne and forced Liu Xie to take the throne.

Liu Xie was demoted to the Duke of Shanyang and lived in Shanyang City until his death at the age of 54.

The tragedy of Emperor Xiandi of Han was that he was not willing to be a puppet, but he was a puppet for a lifetime.

His tragedy was not caused by him personally, but by the tragedy of the times.

At the beginning of the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the local powerful forces were relatively large, and the imperial court could easily lose control of the local area.

In addition, most of the Eastern Han Dynasty took the throne for their youngest sons, and foreign eunuchs alternated powers, and officials at all levels, from the central to local levels, sought more for personal gain.

By the time Emperor Xian of Han ascended the throne, the Eastern Han Dynasty had already been in turmoil, and the building would fall.

Liu Xie is just an innocent victim at this point in time. In the face of the general trend of history, the efforts made by an emperor with a vain name are nothing more than a praying mantis arm as a car.