Emperor Xian of Han could have become an effective emperor, but his time did not make him a Ming Emperor. Emperor Xian of Han was finally forced to give the throne to Cao Pi, announcing the end of more than 400 years of Han Dynasty history.
After Emperor Xian of Han abdicated, he was made the Duke of Shanyang (Jiaozuo, Henan), after which Emperor Xian of Han lived a good life for another fourteen years. We know that most of the last emperors could not die well, so why could Emperor Xian of Han die well? There are three reasons for this.
1. It has an effect on Cao Wei
Cao Cao held emperor Xian of Han hostage and ordered the princes, and gradually unified the north, laying the foundation for the establishment of the State of Wei. Then Emperor Xian of Han was a person who was used by Cao Cao, so he also had indirect credit for the establishment of the State of Wei.
After Cao Cao's death, Emperor Xian of Han was forced to give the throne to Cao Pi, making Cao Pi smoothly ascend the throne. Both father and son of the Cao clan used Emperor Xian of Han to achieve their goals, although Emperor Xian of Han was forced to let them use, but without Emperor Xian of Han, they would be difficult to achieve, Cao Cao was unknown, and Cao Pi's ascension to the throne was unreasonable.
In this way, Emperor Xian of Han still had great use for the Cao clan, so after Cao Pi ascended the throne, he made Emperor Xian of Han the Duke of Shanyang, treated like an emperor, and had a status above other princes.
2. In-law relationship with Cao
In order to better hold Emperor Xian of Han hostage and secure his position, Cao Cao married his daughter to Emperor Xian of Han. In this way, the Cao family became a relative of the emperor and the state, which also helped Cao Cao to better grasp the government and enhance his strength.
Since Emperor Xiandi of Han once wanted to get rid of Cao Cao, Cao Cao married his daughter to Emperor Xiandi of Han, and also asked his daughter to monitor Emperor Xiandi of Han in order to grasp emperor Xiandi's actions and control Emperor Xiandi of Han, after all, Emperor Xiandi of Han was still of use to Cao Cao at that time.
After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he could not kill Emperor Xian of Han and make his sister a widow, which was not Cao Pi's wish. After all, the status of women in feudal society was not as high as that of men, and the status of Emperor Xian of Han was high and the treatment was better, which made his sister's life better.
At the same time, cao Pi just ascended the throne, and he also had to establish an image of a benevolent prince to win people's hearts and achieve the purpose of stabilizing his throne.
3. Emperor Xian of Han was open-minded
Emperor Xiandi of Han was open-minded and open-minded, which was also a major reason for his good death. We know that after Li Yu, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was captured, he sighed every day and wrote some words to recall the good days of the past to express the depression in his heart, and as a result, he was poisoned by Song Taizong.
However, Emperor Xian of Han did not do this, and after he came to Shanyang, he used his medical skills in the palace middle school to treat the people of Shanyang with Cao Jie, and only paid for the treatment, and the people of Shanyang respected and appreciated him very much.
Emperor Xiandi of Han stayed away from the court from then on, dabbled in agriculture, and provided relief to the people, making his later life very rich and very happy. Emperor Xian of Han also got a sense of satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment than when he became emperor.
Therefore, Cao Pi would not suspect that Emperor Xian of Han had the idea of restoration, and he would not harm Emperor Xian of Han, so Emperor Xian of Han would be able to live in peace in his old age.
During the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, he was involuntarily possessed and taken hostage and used by Cao Cao everywhere, so he was very unhappy. After his abdication, he was light, able to do what he could do, and he could also let go of the dissatisfaction in his heart.
So he spent more than ten years of happiness in his life with great joy.
From Emperor Xian of Han, we can know that a person cannot be too persistent in doing things, let go of what he cannot get, and do what he can do, which is the happy thing in life.
bibliography:
Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Ninth Chronicle of Emperor Xiaoxian
Zizhi Tongjian HanJi 51-60
Anecdotes of Emperor Xian of Han
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