In the history of China, when we talk about famous emperors, we usually mention Ying Zheng, Liu Che, Li Shimin, Zhao Kuangyin, Song Taizu and Temujin. But when it comes to the emperor with the strongest comprehensive ability in the history of China, it is actually neither Qin Shihuang nor Han Wudi, but Liu Xiu and Han Guangwu.
Why is it Liu Xiu, the obscure Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, rather than Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wudi?
Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi
In fact, it depends on the comprehensive ability of the emperor, because comprehensive ability is the only criterion for selection.
Qin Shihuang and Wu Di were both emperors with special skills. Qin Shihuang's strategic vision is the most unique and far-reaching among all emperors. No one. Qin Shihuang was the legal heir of Qin since he was a child. His life was from the King of Qin to Qin Shihuang. He doesn't have to live for survival, and he doesn't have to fight for power and profit for status. What Qin Shihuang did was to maintain the policy of the former monarchs, and to carry out the war to unify the six countries with Qin's powerful national strength, so as to logically unify the world. Because of Qin Shihuang's strategic vision, there are various systems of emperor system, county system and unified system. Qin Shihuang's specialty was strategy, and he also made achievements in martial arts, but most of them were due to the strong contribution of national strength, and Qin Shihuang lacked literacy. He died because of Qin Ershi, indicating that the political system designed by Qin Shihuang was very problematic, and Qin Shihuang was responsible for the death of II.
Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also the king of persistence. Different from other emperors, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is undoubtedly the most powerful one. He condensed the efforts and strength of emperors of past dynasties, carried forward the greatest glory of the Han Dynasty, and achieved the goal of being the only one in the Han Dynasty and the best in the world. Emperor Wu's specialty lies in his cultural accomplishment and martial arts. Literacy lies in his ability to employ people, his ability to employ people, and his ability to absorb excellent strategies for governing the country, such as imperial edicts. Respect Confucianism alone? The martial arts of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty are also reflected in employing people. He hired talented military talents like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, which pushed the military strength of the Han Dynasty to the peak. However, after the death of Self-Defense Qing and Huo Qubing, the military talents in the Han Dynasty once withered, and the whole Western Han Dynasty went downhill because of the belligerence of Emperor Wu, who committed crimes in his later years.
Other emperors, such as Emperor Taizong, were born too high, had a golden key, had a high starting point, struggled less and had more chances of success. Song Taizu and Genghis Khan focused on martial arts, and their cultural level was relatively poor. Therefore, an emperor like Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, who has both military experience of commanding thousands of troops and horses and good literary talent and general plan of governing the country, is particularly rare in history. On the comprehensive ability, Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, should be the best among all emperors.
The Han army is mighty
Although Liu Xiu is Liu Bang's ninth grandson, by Liu Xiu's generation, his family had already declined due to the implementation of government decrees, especially Liu Xiu's father died early, when Liu Xiucai was 9 years old. In fact, Liu Xiu has become an orphan at this time, no different from other ordinary children.
Liu Xiu likes reading and farming. He really likes it. When he is free, Liu Xiu doesn't study or farm. Long-term poverty made Liu Xiu develop a cautious character, which also laid a good foundation for his future farmland. If it weren't for the chaos in the last years of the New Mang, it is estimated that Liu Xiu could only be a small farmer all his life.
Liu Xiu, his brother Ada and the imperial clan of Nanyang County rose up against Xin Mang. After reaching a certain scale, Liu Xuan was established as the emperor of the greenwood heroes. No one thought that Liu Xiu would suddenly rise in the future. Even when the new emperor Liu Xuan killed his brother Liu Yanshi, Liu Xiu deliberately remained silent and humble in order to save his life, which was comparable to Liu Bang's larded school. If young Liu Xiu can't bear it, there will be no future.
Liu xiu
Gold always shines. Liu Xiu defeated Xin Mang 400,000 with 7,000 Han troops in Kunyang World War I, which is a masterpiece in Liu Xiu's military career. Liu Xiu was also praised as a military genius of his time, which was not only reflected in Kunyang World War I, but also in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty unification war.
After Liu Xiu sought an opportunity to leave the former emperor Liu Xuan, he appeared in Hebei with very weak strength. In just two years, he used a combination of military strikes and political means to pacify the whole of Hebei, and recruited a million troops to dominate the party. This is Liu Xiu's naked military ability.
After that, Liu Xiu unified the world in 1 1 year. In the whole process of unifying the world, Liu Xiu is the chief planner of military strategy, and as the 28 th hero of Yuntai who will assist Liu Xiu in farmland, his military ability is not as good as Liu Xiu's. Liu Xiu can see the problems existing in military operations of various ministries, and often remind and correct them in order to better implement it. Liu Xiu's unified world war can be fought so smoothly.
Liu Xuan and Ada.
Liu Xiu's strategy of governing the country is also particularly humanized. He never likes to go too far and does not pursue fame and fortune. How much he can do has always been a question. Some ministers suggested that Liu Xiu take the opportunity to recover the Western Regions, but Liu Xiu did not agree in the name of strength. It's not that Liu Xiu doesn't want to, but that Liu Xiu has just recovered the world. If it is forcibly taken back, it may repeat the old road when Qin Shihuang II died.
Liu Xiu was the best at governing the country and employing people among all the founding emperors, and he was especially kind and never killed innocent people. Qin Shihuang and Liang Wudi were cruel and murderous. Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism, and Emperor Wudi cursed witchcraft, but he was never with Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu treated his founding hero only by exempting military power and protecting his wealth. He didn't kill anyone, nor did he kill heroes like Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang.
Liu Xiu reused 28 generals from Yuntai in the process of conquering the world. They are all generals with special skills. Liu Xiu's eye for employing people is also unique. He can always find talents keenly and use them again. It's not something that one person can do. It needs a group of people. Liu Xiu did it.
The Battle of Kunyang Led by Liu Xiu
In terms of culture, Liu Xiu carried out a series of political reforms, such as lightening taxes, reducing penalties, improving people's livelihood, rectifying official management, cracking down on corruption, improving the integrity of officialdom, setting up bookstores, increasing imperial power, restraining powerful forces, strengthening centralization, building imperial college, advocating Confucianism, and strengthening cultural exchanges.
It is precisely because of Liu Xiu's series of literary martial arts that the Han Dynasty ushered in the second spring, stabilized the chaos in the world since Xinmang, and made the world of the Han Dynasty last for nearly two hundred years. Liu Xiu's contribution is enormous, and his comprehensive ability is the strongest in the history of China.