At the end of the new dynasty, the world was in chaos. In the third year of Emperor Huang, Liu Xiu and thomas lee set out from their younger brothers and sisters, all under the banner of reviving their ancestors and setting up an eternal autumn.
In the third year of rehabilitation, he openly broke with the regime of rehabilitation and proclaimed himself emperor in the county pavilion. In order to show Liu's revival, he still took Han as the country name, which was called the Eastern Han Dynasty in history.
In the thirty-third year of Liu Xiu's reign, the Red Eyebrow Army was destroyed militarily, and he settled in Guanzhong, after which he won the battle to unify the whole country. Defeat Qiang barbarians, break Wuling, surrender Wuhuan and attack Xiongnu, both at home and abroad.
After unifying the world, Liu Xiu treated the founding heroes who followed him to conquer the world and let them enjoy the splendor one by one. Although the imperial hero is controlled, he will make a little mistake every time he can regain his ability. When you pay tribute to Zhengan from afar, you must give it to Liehou first. The official is generous. Those who have rendered meritorious service will be rewarded by the city and will not be appointed officials. Therefore, all of you will protect your wealth without any blame and set an example for the later emperors.
Liu Xiu knows that he can win the world at once, but he can't rule the world at once. Therefore, Yanwu, as a literary official and hero, was forbidden to participate in politics except a few people such as Deng Yu and Li Tong, and was allowed to keep his title, be supported and enjoy prosperity.
Moreover, Emperor Guangwu himself has always been strict with military command, rarely pretending to be a hero commander, and often letting different generals fight different battles, so that a single general is not allowed to undertake too much work. Even if the general is ordered to lead the troops to counter the rebellion outside, the military power will be confiscated immediately after the war, so as to avoid the suspicion of the monarch and his subjects and the situation that the tail is too big to fail. This is also the embodiment of Guangwu's so-called strategy of saving the United States by heroes and controlling the country by softness.
These founding heroes are also very knowledgeable, and most of them started from the beginning to the end, leaving a long story.
Liu Xiu is obsessed with the contributions of heroes and often entertains them. On one occasion, Liu Xiu held a banquet with all the heroes. During the dinner, he deliberately asked: If you don't fight with me, what kind of reward will you get now?
Deng Yu, the leader of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, answered first: I can be a doctor of county literature. Liu Xiu said: You are too modest. You are a noble family. Why are you worried about being a hero?
When it was Ma Wu's turn, Ma Wu said, I can be the captain to catch thieves. Liu smiled and sarcastically said, catch a thief? As long as you don't get caught, it's not bad to be a small pavilion director. In a word, the room was full of laughter.
Through this almost playful way, Liu Xiu created a harmonious atmosphere between the monarch and the minister, skillfully and tactfully expressed his feelings and care for the heroes, but at the same time, he threw a subtext to the heroes that needs to be carefully studied: If you hadn't followed me at the beginning, would you be today? You should be content!
Liu Xiu's kindness to the hero fully shows his broad political mind and excellent personal character as a generation of wise kings.
He is harmonious and intimate with the protagonist, living in harmony like a half brother. When heroes make small mistakes, Liu Xiu is tolerant and tries his best not to punish them. He didn't kill a hero, and all the heroes died well.
Not only that, after the death of these heroes, Liu Xiu also personally sent a funeral to express his deep memory of them. For example, after the death of the hero Ji Zun, mourning is particularly important. After the funeral to Henan county, Zhao sent the officials to the funeral home first, driving plain clothes, hoping to cry and mourn. Fortunately, the city gate, after riding its car, could not cry. After the funeral, it is difficult to go back to the shrine, such as the story of Emperor Xuan Di coming to see Huo Guang. Zhao Da Changqiu, Ye Zhe and He Nanyin attended the funeral, and Dasinong paid for it.
In this regard, Wang Fuzhi's hair is less than three generations, and the monarch and ministers do their best. Only the Eastern Han Dynasty is full of admiration!
After Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu ascended the throne, he adopted a series of reform measures in view of the social unrest and political chaos during Wang Mang's usurpation, which quickly won the hearts of the people and stabilized the social order.
First of all, Liu Xiu realized the Amnesty policy, abolished many harsh laws in Wang Mang's period and released all the wronged prisoners in the prison. He also wrote a letter saying that he was very sympathetic to the people in prison. Liu Xiu also won the hearts of the people, and for a time there was a happy and generous situation recorded in history books.
Politically, vigorously rectify the official management. In fact, as early as during the war, Liu Xiu ordered his men not to kill people, but to maintain strict discipline. A very typical example is the well-known compelling story of Dong Xuan. Princess Populus euphratica, the sister of Emperor Guangwu, has a favorite slave, Zhao Biao. Zhao Biao used the power of Princess Huyang to bully others, and was later beheaded by Dong Xuan in Luoyang. Liu Xiu's sister cried to Emperor Guangwu, demanding that Dong Xuan be severely punished, but Emperor Guangwu rewarded Dong Xuan and banned Dong Xuan. At the same time, in order to learn the lessons from the demise of the Western Han Dynasty and prevent the consorts from dictatorship, Emperor Guangwu also specially ordered that consorts should not be allowed to participate in politics.
Economically, Liu Xiu also carried out the policy of sharing interest with the people, issued six imperial edicts to release slaves, and exempted some areas suffering from natural disasters from taxes. Therefore, a few years later, agricultural production in the Eastern Han Dynasty gradually recovered.
Liu Xiu also used the procuratorial system and requisition system to recruit outstanding talents, and gathered a large number of capable people around him. So Guangwu was able to see the resurgence of Heqing Haiyan.
As the pioneer of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu, created a good situation of Guangwu revival during his reign, which laid a good foundation for the development of the later Eastern Han Dynasty. Because of Liu Xiu, the Han Dynasty continued 195, setting a record for the longest feudal dynasty in China. Liu Xiu's contribution is very worthy of recognition. He is a great emperor in the history of China.