Emperor Xuan of Han, whose original name was Liu Yiji, was later renamed Liu Yuan, his life was very legendary, his grandfather Liu Zhu committed suicide in the scourge of witchcraft, and only Liu Yi had survived in this vein, and since then he has been exiled to the people. According to the Cambridge History of China, this line is known as the Wei family represented by Wei Zifu, Wei Qing, and Huo Zhiyi, and Liu He, the former king of Changyi, is the Li family represented by Lady Li and Li Guangli.
The emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, in addition to the han gaozu Liu Bang and Wen Jingzhizhi, the most well-known is probably the Han Wudi Emperor Liu Che, who opened up the territory and laid the rudiments of China's territory in one fell swoop, but the era of the Strongest Western Han Dynasty was not the era of Emperor Wu, but the era of Emperor Xuan, Emperor Xuan, that is, Liu Yiji, one of the four emperors with temple names in the history of the Western Han Dynasty.
In the Han Dynasty, only those emperors who had made great contributions to the country deserved to have temple names, and only four emperors in the Western Han Dynasty enjoyed temple titles, namely Liu Bang of Han Gaozu, Liu Heng of Han Wen Emperor, Liu Che of Han Wu, and Liu Xiang of Han Xuan Emperor Liu Xiang (Liu Yijie), and Liu Que's temple name was Zhongzong, which means the lord of Zhongxing.
Why is it said that the western Han Dynasty's national strength was not in Emperor Wu but in Emperor Xuan? That's because Emperor Wu was exhausted and militaristic, and the wealth accumulated since Emperor Wen's inaction was not said to be kicked dry, that was almost the same, Emperor Wu realized this problem in the last years, so he issued the "Wheel Of The Edict" to ask for rest and recuperation.
Nowadays, in the prohibition of harsh violence, the cessation of unauthorized endowment, the strength of Bennong, the repair of horses and the restoration of orders, in order to fill the vacancies, there is no lack of armament. - "The Wheel of the Wheel"
When Emperor Wu fought with the Xiongnu, Dawan and other countries, it was all real swords and real guns, backed by strong national strength, without any virtuality, although it was strong for a while, but the internal consumption was extremely large, and in the end it was already a strong external force. And the four Yi are not convinced, either this is the opposite or that is the opposite, the Xuan Emperor period is different, xuan emperor pays more attention to strategy. Taking Chang Hui's management of the Western Regions as an example, he knew very well how to use the military strength of the countries in the Western Regions instead of transferring troops from within the country every time. Once, in a war with the Xiongnu, Chang Hui himself was a commander of the Light Pole, but he used the Han Dynasty's knotted staff to mobilize Wusun's 50,000 troops to defeat the Xiongnu. In another attack on Guizi, it was also a combination of the forces of neighboring countries, which frightened Guizi to surrender without a fight.
The upper soldiers cut the plot, the second cut the friendship, the second cut the soldiers, and the next attacked the city. - "Sun Tzu's Art of War"
Mobilizing the troops of other countries through diplomatic means is a wise move during the Xuan Emperor period, but this should also be regarded as staining the light of Emperor Wu and frightening the countries in the Western Regions, and they only approve of you.
At the same time that Emperor Xuan had martial rule, there was also Wenzhi. Emperor Wu liked to use cool officials, and Emperor Xuan loved to use circular officials. The so-called circulating officials are good officials in the mouths of the common people. When Emperor Xuan was young, he had been a migrant for more than ten years, he knew the sufferings of the people, and knew that the people were not easy to live, so he paid great attention to improving people's livelihood, and what was even more valuable was that Emperor Xuan was very affectionate and righteous, he had resisted the pressure of huo Guang, a powerful minister, and established his wife Xu Pingjun when he was poor and lowly as empress, and the idiom related to this story had a deep sword love and a beloved love in The South Garden.
An emperor like Liu Qing, the Emperor xuan of Han, who had both civil rule and martial arts and righteousness, was rare in Chinese history, but why was his popularity so low? TV dramas with the theme of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty have watched "Emperor Wu of Han" and "Tianzi of the Great Han Dynasty", etc., and TV dramas with Liu Qing as the theme have only seen "Oolong Breaking into Love"...
Mr. Lü Simian, a historian, had such an evaluation of Liu Que in his "History of Qin and Han", which may explain why Liu Que's popularity was not as good as that of Emperor Wu of Han.
Although the emperor has experience, he has no knowledge. Therefore, it can manage the affairs of the time, but cannot create far-reaching rules. ——Lü Simian, "History of qin and Han"
There are two sides to things, just as tai chi has yin and yang. For Liu Yuan, the exile increased his experience and allowed him to avoid a series of negative effects brought about by pampering himself in the palace, which may be an important reason why he was able to make the Han Dynasty prosperous. But on the other hand, wandering in the folk for a long time, the opportunity to receive education is less, and the level of learning is naturally lower. Therefore, although Emperor Xuan's career of Emperor Wu was enlarged, he did not open up a new world, perhaps this is the reason why his popularity is slightly lower.