The end of the emperors in Chinese history was generally not good, either imprisoned, poisoned, or killed, but Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, escaped this fate. So why is that? What is the direction of Liu Xie's life?
Emperor Liu Xie of Han was the second son of Emperor Ling of Han and the younger brother of Emperor Shao of Han. After Emperor Shao of Han was deposed by Dong Zhuo, he was supported by Dong Zhuo as emperor. Later, Dong Zhuo was killed, but his men invaded Chang'an. On the way to escape, he met Cao Cao and was controlled by Cao Cao, which became the most famous hostage to the princes.
The real Han Emperor Liu Xie in history was by no means a puppet emperor
After being held hostage by Cao Cao, Emperor Xian of Han has been staying in the deep palace ever since. After serving as a puppet emperor for 24 years, Cao Cao died of illness and Cao Pi came to power, forcing Liu Xie to abdicate and give way to Xian. Later, Liu Xie became the emperor of the fallen state and was made the Duke of Shanyang by Cao Pi. After that, Liu Xie took his wife and children out of the palace where he had been imprisoned for decades and became the Prince of Leisure.
Many people wonder why Cao Pi did not kill Liu Xie, in fact, the reason is very simple. First, because Liu Xie has been a puppet emperor for decades, he has no power or appeal in his hands; Second, because his three sisters were all married to Liu Xie, Cao Pi killed his brother-in-law in this way; Third, because Liu Xie was made the Duke of Shanyang, he had always been under the supervision of Cao Pi and it was impossible to rebel.
After Liu Xie became the Duke of Shanyang, he and his wife Cao Jie stayed away from politics and began to use the medical skills they had learned to save the world. He halved taxes on his fiefdoms, and those who reclaimed wasteland were exempt from paying taxes for three years. Under his management, the people of Shanyang lived a life of peace and contentment.
Liu Xie died of illness at 54: Cao Pi's son Cao Rui held a state funeral for him, amnesty for the world, and the local people also went to the funeral. It is already quite satisfactory that an emperor of a fallen country can have such an ending.
The real Han Emperor Liu Xie in history was by no means a puppet emperor
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, social turmoil was unstable, and everyone was looking at the tiger, but no one dared to act rashly, although the imperial court was rotten, but there was no reasonable excuse, and it was impossible to mess with the program.
Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty, courtesy name Bohe, was born in Luoyang, the third son of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty and the last emperor of the Han Dynasty. In 189, Dong Zhuo forced Empress He to depose the Han Shao Emperor Liu Xie and install liu Xie, the then King of Chen Liu, as emperor, in order to dedicate himself to Emperor Han. Emperor Xiandi of Han's life was manipulated like a marionette, Dong Zhuo's life burst, his heart and eyes were like needle noses, under the persecution of the Dongguan Army, he abandoned Luoyang, fled to Chang'an with Emperor Xian, and soon after chang'an, Dong Zhuo was killed by Lü Bu and Wang Yun, Emperor Xiandi thought that he would open the sea and the sky when he got out of Dong Zhuo's control, but what he didn't know was that in the world of great strife, if he didn't fight, he would die, and he was the best chip to compete.
Wang Yun. Lü Bu and Lü Bu covered the sky with their hands, but when Wang Yunzheng was proud, Dong Zhuo's old subordinate Li Yu defeated Lü Bu and killed Wang Yun. The power of the Eastern Han Dynasty was again in the hands of Li Yu, and soon after, Guo Feng. Li Yu had a conflict, and Emperor Xiandi sent people to mediate, and the two actually led their own troops to fight. The war lasted for several months, and the city of Chang'an was filled with smoke, and Emperor Xian of Han also took advantage of the chaos to escape from Chang'an, first to Anyi, and finally to Luoyang by Cao Cao, the assassin of Yan Prefecture.
Cao Cao received the imperial gift from Emperor Xian of Han and had great power to command ministers in the name of Liu Xie, and Cao Cao began the first step in his grand cause. Above the court, Cao Cao had the final say in everything, even Liu Xie's selection of concubines was Cao Cao's decision, although he had always had great power, but he did not dare to replace him, until after Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne. The situation in the hinterland of the Central Plains had stabilized, and even if there were still Eastern Wu Sun Quan and Shu Liu Bei interfering from time to time, it was not enough. The time is ripe for a new dynasty to be established. In 220, Liu Xie was forced to give the throne to Cao Pi, and he himself was given the title of Duke of Shanyang, and Cao Pi changed the name of the country to Wei.