This article is a temporary idea, and it is sent with feeling.
Let's start with a question: Is it easier for good people to become big things, or are bad people more likely to become big things?
I think it's hard to be a good person.
Because good people are either too kind, or too concerned about the evaluation of others, too concerned about the false name given to him by others, when he needs to kill decisively, he is often embarrassed and cannot hurt the killer.
It is easy to miss the opportunity and let the situation worsen.
So good people may have good reviews, but it is often difficult to achieve great things.
Take the most dangerous professional emperor in history.
Throughout all dynasties in Chinese history, there is hardly a single image of a good man in our everyday senses.
Qin Emperor Han Wu, Tang Emperor Song Zu and so on.
None of these emperors who established the cause of kingship and created the achievements of the world did not have such achievements by stepping on thousands of corpses.
Kill heroes, kill relatives and friends, kill pawns, kill and kill all the way.
So why did some emperors get the title of tyrant, and some emperors bore the name of Renjun?
The reason is only one point: whether they are good at disguise when it comes to killing people.
There was such an emperor in the Western Han Dynasty, who was very good at disguise and was a master of the industry.
He was Emperor Xuan of Han.
Liu Qian, whose original name was Liu Yiji, was a man of considerable luck and was born ready to become emperor.
His grandfather was the famous Prince Liu Zhao, and his great-grandfather was Emperor Wu of Han.
The heavenly general sent a great task to the Si people, and Liu Yi had already begun to be destroyed by his great-grandfather.
He was the only one left.
By the time Liu Had grown up, his Liu Clan Jiangshan had already been controlled by a man named Huo Guang.
Huo Guang was Huo Guang's younger brother, who initially served as an errand boy at the side of Emperor Wu of Han and later served Emperor Zhao of Han. When Emperor Zhao died, Huo Guang took the lead in supporting Liu He, the king of Changyi, as emperor.
Unfortunately, Liu He was an inexhaustible person, and when he was emperor for 27 days, he was deposed by Huo Guang.
Huo Guang's bird man set a precedent for the abolition of the emperor by the powerful ministers of the Han Dynasty.
In the process of such a establishment and ruin, Huo Guang controlled the government and tasted the taste of dictatorship.
Incredibly wonderful, Huo Guang couldn't bear to give up.
Therefore, he planned to set up another puppet emperor and continue to control the government.
At this time, Liu Yi had been pulled to the forefront of history by him and established himself as emperor.
You said that Liu's illness has been lucky or not.
Liu Yi was already a smart person, and he looked at the experience of his predecessor Liu He and knew that he could not provoke Huo Guang. So he was willing to retreat to the second line, let Huo Guangchong, and also called it trust.
hehe.
Huo Guang was also blinded by power, the emperor was polite with you, and you took it seriously.
Huo Guang really began to handle the affairs of the dynasty in a decent manner, and the civil and military officials first reported Huo Guang and then told Emperor Xuan of Han.
Do you think this Emperor Xuan of Han can bear it, but his heart is not deep?
At that time, a man named Xu Fu wrote to Emperor Xuan of Han, saying that Huo Guang had exclusive power and did not take your emperor seriously, and that sooner or later his Huo family would rebel.
After Emperor Xuan of Han read it, he only replied with two words: I have read it, and I don't dare to do anything to Huo Guang?
Because he was afraid that Huo Guang would be scared to death.
Once Huo Guang was driving for Emperor Xuan, and Emperor Xuan did not dare to take a breath and sat down in a serious manner. Later, after changing the driver, Emperor Xuan dared to sit comfortably.
To die, this Emperor Xuan of Han was written down.
Later, in a foreign affair, Huo Guang secretly sent someone to attack a foreign country without Emperor Xuan. After Emperor Xuan knew, although he had no choice, he also took the matter to heart.
Emperor Xuan's dissatisfaction with Huo Guang grew deeper.
However, Emperor Xuan of Han was not an ordinary person, and no matter how disgusting Huo Guang was in his heart, he would not show it, but he was getting better and better for Huo Guang. At the time of Huo Guang's death, Emperor Xuan even buried Huo Guang with the gift of the Son of Heaven.
Sigh, scene people, this thing is really beautiful.
After sending Huo Guang away, Emperor Xuan finally regained power.
At this time, someone wrote to say: The Huo family wants to oppose.
Emperor Xuan still ignored it and allowed the Huo family to develop.
At that time, the Huo family was already the strongest foreign relative, and all huo Guang's relatives held important positions in the dprk. And these people can't do anything good, nothing to steal chickens and dogs.
More and more people ran to Emperor Xuan of Han to complain to the Huo family.
Emperor Xuan saw that there were more and more people opposing the Huo family, and felt that the time was ripe to overthrow the Huo family.
Therefore, he seized the real power of Huo's sons, and at the same time used two foreign relatives, Xu and Shi, to oppose the Huo family.
The Huo family became in name only, and their hearts were very uncomfortable.
At this time, a person suddenly appeared and informed Emperor Xuan that the Huo family was going to rebel, depose Emperor Xuan, and establish himself as emperor.
After Emperor Xuan of Han knew about it, he took the first step and killed the Huo clan, along with a large number of relatives and friends who killed the Huo clan, counting down thousands of households.
It's really cruel to kill people like this.
After killing all the Huo clan, Emperor Xuan of Han was not addicted, and deposed Empress Huo Chengjun by the way, because she was Huo Guang's daughter. Twelve years later, Emperor Xuan of Han forced Huo Chengjun to commit suicide.
Emperor Xuan's brutal and unkind side was vividly expressed.
So many literati in later generations said that Emperor Xuan of Han had killed too many people in the Huo family case, how could he kill thousands of households at once? And Huo Chengjun, all of them have been abolished for her, it has been 12 years, why should they force her to commit suicide?
There is even a view that Emperor Xuan of Han deliberately indulged the Huo clan, let them do evil deeds, caused the rebellion of the people, and then netted them all.
I would say that this is a good point.
Emperor Xuan of Han was not a good man at all.
If he is a good person and a good person, then the Huo clan rebellion case only needs to kill a few masterminds, why kill so many people.
Why did he do that?
Quite simply, because of the power, Huo Guang did not take the initiative to return the power to Emperor Xuan until his death, do you say that he hates it?
However, Emperor Xuan could not mess with Huo Guang, because he himself was greeted by Huo Guang, and if he denied Huo Guang, he would be negating himself.
Therefore, Emperor Xuan could only sprinkle all his qi on Huo Guang's relatives.
For power, kill kill kill.
Emperor Xuan killed huo's family in this way, and he also had the meaning of showing it to other foreign relatives.
Because the Huo family was the strongest foreign relative before being killed, but in order to counter the Huo family, Emperor Xuan introduced Xu and Shi relatives. Huo Guang was dictatorial, Emperor Xuan killed him all over the door, and other foreign relatives looked at him, and their hearts were panicked?
Emperor Xuan of Han killed people like this, which played a very good role in deterring foreign relatives, so after Emperor Xuan officially came to power, the foreign relatives of the Han Dynasty did not dare to rebel.
In short, Emperor Xuan of Han was a beast of power.
So why did Emperor Xuan of Han have a good reputation in history?
Because he will disguise.
From the beginning to the end, Emperor Xuan showed a very respectful attitude towards Huo Guang, a powerful courtier.
After Huo Guang's death, Emperor Xuan's attitude towards the Huo family was also very tolerant, and some small problems and small mistakes would not be investigated.
It is completely a benevolent image.
Even when he killed the Huo family, he was forced to do so, because someone had told the Huo family to rebel.
But the actual situation is, even if the Huo family wants to rebel, is it necessary to kill all the people related to the Huo family? The Huo family is all dead, there is only one Huo Chengjun left, what threat can she have, after she is abolished, why should she be forced to die after 12 years?
In the final analysis, the image of Renjun is all pretended, and the purpose is to sit firmly on the throne, take back power, overthrow the Huo family's forces, and incidentally take a breath of evil.
Huo Guang once commented on Emperor Xuan of Han, saying that he was "kind and loving people".
Now it seems ironic.
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