In history, there are about three ways for the founding emperor to obtain the throne, one is that the former emperors of the dynasty are unpopular, the people are full of resentment, and the tyrants take the opportunity to revolt to seize the throne, such as Liu Bang of Han Gaozu and Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, who seized the throne through this way. The second was that the powerful ministers seized the throne, such as the Sui Wen Emperor Yang Jian and the Song Taizong Zhao Kuangyin who obtained the throne through this way. The third is to destroy the Central Plains Dynasty and seize the throne, such as the Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty.
The easiest way for the chancellors to seize power, because Emperor Wen of Sui and Taizu of Song seized the throne, there was almost no bloodshed, but it was also the most dangerous way, and there were very few successful examples of rebellions by the ancient ministers, and once they failed, they were faced with felonies such as beheading and the nine tribes.
Even so, there were still many powerful people who rebelled. However, there are 4 loyal subjects in history, who have the strength to add to the yellow robe, but they have not rebelled, but have chosen to be loyal to the king.
1. Be idyllic
Meng Tian was the most important general during the Qin Shi Huang period, and although he did not have much achievement in the Battle of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin Dynasty, he made many achievements in the fight against the Xiongnu, and repeatedly inflicted heavy damage on the Xiongnu, so that the Xiongnu did not dare to invade the Central Plains Dynasty. Meng Tian was a fierce general who could fight a good war, and he had an army of 300,000 in his hands, if he wanted to rebel, no one in the Qin Dynasty could resist him, but he had always been loyal, and when his life was in danger, he still chose loyalty.
After Qin Shi Huang died of illness, he originally wanted his eldest son Fu Su to be emperor, but his confidant Zhao Gao tampered with the holy will and supported Hu Hai to become emperor. After Hu Hai became emperor, he was afraid that Fusu and Mengtian would not be good for him, so he prepared to get rid of them, and they forged a copy of the holy will of Qin Shi Huang and demanded that Fusu and Mengtian commit suicide. Fu Su was simple, and after seeing the holy will, he chose to commit suicide, and Meng Tian felt that he was deceitful, so he did not commit suicide.
Later, he learned that it was not Qin Shi Huang who wanted to kill him, but Zhao Gao and Hu Hai who wanted to kill him, at this time Hu Hai was already the emperor, Hu Hai wanted him to die, and as a courtier he had to listen. With 300,000 troops in his hands, Meng Tian had the strength to rebel, but he did not want to betray the monarch, so he obeyed Hu Hai's orders and committed suicide.
2. Huo Guang
Huo Guang's historical reputation is not good, although he was an auxiliary minister left by Emperor Wu of Han to Liu Fuling, but he relied on Liu Fuling's trust and soon monopolized power, and after the death of Liu Fuling, the Emperor of Han Zhao, Huo Guang's power was large enough to influence the selection of emperors and depose the emperor.
Huo Guang's initial successor to Emperor Han Zhao was Liu He the Prince of Changyi, but before Liu He could sit firmly on the throne, he began to give his cronies the title of official and prepare to empty Huo Guang, which made Huo Guang dissatisfied, and he deposed Liu He on the grounds that Liu He was adulterous and unscrupulous, and chose to support Emperor Wu of Han's great-grandson Liu Yi as emperor.
Because of Liu He's previous experience, Liu Yi still let Huo Guang grasp power and listen to Huo Guang everywhere. Huo Guang was a courtier, Liu Yi was already an emperor, he held the power and did not pay it, but also let the emperor listen to him, this is not what a loyal subject should do, so Huo Guang's historical reputation is not good.
After Huo Guang deposed Liu He, he had the ability to claim the title of emperor himself, but he did not, but still chose to make Liu's descendants emperor, and helped Liu Yi to realize the country's ZTE, from these points of view, Huo Guang was a loyal subject.
3. Guo Ziyi
Guo Ziyi was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, and during the An Shi Rebellion, he led his troops to defeat An Lushan, Shi Mingsi and others, saving the dying Tang Dynasty. After the Anshi Rebellion, the situation of the Sheng Tang Dynasty was no longer there, and at the same time, the drawbacks of the division of the feudal towns were not eliminated, but became more and more serious, and the rebellions in various places continued, and the Tang Dynasty was fortunate to have Guo Ziyi, and wherever there was a rebellion, he led his troops to suppress it, which made Li Tang jiangshan not fall into the hands of others.
Guo Ziyi's official position was very high because of his outstanding military achievements, and his influence in the army and the Tang Dynasty was also very large, if he wanted to be an emperor, it was not a difficult task, but Guo Ziyi chose to be loyal to the emperor.
Every time Guo Ziyi returned from a campaign, he would take the initiative to surrender his military power, and at the same time let the gate of the mansion open to facilitate the emperor to monitor himself, which made the emperor also trust Guo Ziyi, so Guo Ziyi also became one of the few meritorious masters in history, and he could also die a good death.
Fourth, Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang was a model of loyalty, and after Liu Beisan took Maolu and invited him out of the mountains, he helped Liu Bei take Jingzhou, Yizhou and other places, achieving three divisions of the world. However, due to the strength of his opponent, Liu Bei did not complete the heavy task of xingfu Han room in the end, so he entrusted Liu Chan to Zhuge Liang, hoping that Zhuge Liang could help Liu Chan complete the heavy task of xingfu Han room.
Liu Bei was also well aware of Liu Chan's ability, and he had doubts about whether Liu Chan could accomplish the heavy task of reviving the Han Dynasty, so he explained to Zhuge Liang that if Liu Chan was not capable of becoming emperor, he could take his place.
After Liu Bei's death, power fell into the hands of Zhuge Liang, and it was not difficult for him to replace Liu Chan, but Zhuge Liang never thought of replacing Liu Chan.
Zhuge Liang wholeheartedly assisted Liu Chan and helped Liu Chan govern the world, and at the same time, in order to achieve the heavy responsibility of reviving the Han Dynasty, he led his troops to continue to expedition north, and finally died of illness due to fatigue. Zhuge Liang was a man who bowed to the essence of the monarch and died later, and was a model of loyalty.