Do you know who the only emperor in Chinese history has been imprisoned? He was imprisoned shortly after his birth, and after becoming emperor, he founded the "Zhaoxuan Zhongxing". He fulfilled Emperor Wu of Han's last wish to surrender to the Xiongnu. He also pacified the Western Qiang and incorporated the Western Regions into the territory of the Great Han Dynasty, and during his reign, the national strength of the Han Dynasty reached its peak.
He was the tenth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Yiji. However, why is such an emperor with legendary experience and great achievements rarely mentioned in history? How did he secure the throne from a prisoner?
Liu Yi was born in 91 BC, zi ciqing, was the great-grandson of Emperor Wu of Han. Wei Zifu gave birth to Liu Zhao for Emperor Wu of Han, and was earlier made crown prince, liu zhao's son was named Liu Jin, and Liu Jin's son was Liu Yiji, that is, Emperor Xuan of Han.
Due to emperor Wu of Han's confusion in his later years, there was a "witch rebellion", which almost destroyed the full door of the crown prince Liu Zhao, and Liu's parents and sisters who had been ill also lost their lives in this mighty disaster, and only Liu, who was still in his infancy, had survived. However, he was still imprisoned for only a few months because he was implicated, and Bingji, who was in charge of the trial of the witch case at that time, was kind-hearted and found two loyal female prisoners to nurse Liu Yi, who had grown up trembling and majestic in such an environment. But once he was almost taken away by death.
At that time, Emperor Wu of Han was still in the mood of the wujiao rebellion, when an alchemist told him that there was Tianzi qi in Chang'an Prison, so Emperor Wu immediately ordered the execution of all prisoners in the prison, and at this time Bingji resolutely closed the gate of the prison and did not allow the emissaries to enter. After the emissary returned, he impeached Bingji, and Emperor Wu of Han believed that this was providence, so he pardoned the world, and Liu Was sick and survived.
When he was in prison for four years, the new emperor finally got out of prison and was placed under the jurisdiction of the court. The genus was also assigned to the Liu royal family name and belonged to Zongzheng. But at this time, Liu Yi was still in a low status, how did he become emperor later?
Although Liu Yi had been managed by the Ye Ting, zhang He was treated with courtesy by the Ye Ting. This Zhang He was once a subordinate official in the palace of The Crown Prince Liu Zhao, and he came here because he was implicated in the scourge of witchcraft. Because I am grateful to the prince, I also take good care of the prince's bloodline. Not only did he not let Liu Yi work, but he also took out money to support him. Later, he also invited celebrities to teach Liu Yi that he had studied, and Liu Yi was already talented, so he was also full of poetry and books, and his studies were successful.
Because he lived at the lowest level of the palace, he often had the opportunity to travel out of the palace, and he also experienced the sufferings of the people's livelihood and the various changes in the world in the process. This laid a good foundation for his later rule. Originally, the throne was absolutely unrelated to him, but the god of fate took care of him again and again.
In 87 BC, Emperor Wu of Han died and was succeeded by Emperor Liu Fuling of Han Zhao. At this time, Liu Yi was only 5 years old and was still in prison, when the new emperor ascended the throne and pardoned the world, Liu Yi had finally come out of prison. Planned to the court, it is also attributed to the family tree. However, Liu Fuling also died in a hurry after only 13 years as emperor, and since he did not leave any heirs, Huo Guang, the chancellor, supported Liu He, the king of Changyi, as emperor. However, Liu He was absurd and indulgent in pleasure, so he only served as emperor for ten days before being deposed by Huo Guang.
The matter of the throne went on in this way, and then the ministers remembered that there was also a great-grandson of Emperor Wu of Han. At this time, Liu Yi was already 17 years old, which was a good age to inherit the unification. And he has no power and is in control.
Therefore, Huo Guang, with the consent of the empress dowager, welcomed Liu Yi back to the imperial palace and made him emperor, Emperor Xuan of Han. After Liu Yi had stumbled so much, he had finally ascended to the throne that he had no chance of getting along with, and I had to say that Liu Yi was already lucky. So how did Liu Yi sit firmly on the throne after he became emperor? What did he do to bring the Han Dynasty to its peak?
After Emperor Xuan of Han became emperor, he changed his name to Liu Qing. He knew that he had no weight in the courtiers' hearts, and he was even less capable of contending with Huo Guang, so he obeyed Huo Guang's words. Because of this, everyone thought that he was a useless person who was easy to control, so there was nothing in the history books at that time to record him.
The reason why Liu He had such a performance was not because he was cowardly and afraid of things, but because he saw clearly the real reason for Liu He's abolition. Therefore, under the premise that he did not have any ability, he could only taoguang and cultivate obscurity and slowly prepare for the momentum. He catered to Huo Guang everywhere, making Huo Guang trust him very much, and in this way he also boiled Huo Guang to death. After Huo Guang's death, Liu Qing began to pro-government, and he gradually disintegrated the power of the Huo clique until the Huo Guang clique was completely eliminated. So Emperor Xuan of Han also began his road to governance.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to defeat the Xiongnu, the people's livelihood was withered. Emperor Xuan of Han then lightly imposed on thin gifts and stabilized grain prices, which restored the vitality of the Economy of the Han Dynasty and gradually enriched the lives of the people.
In terms of military affairs, Emperor Xuan of Han joined forces with the Wusun army to defeat the Xiongnu, and then quelled the Western Qiang rebellion. At the same time, the Western Regions Capital Protectorate was set up in Wulei City to control the countries of the Western Regions, and it was at this time that the Central Plains Dynasty began to have substantial jurisdiction over the Western Regions. Later, Emperor Xuan of Han also completely subdued the Xiongnu.
In 49 BC, Emperor Xuan of Han died of illness. He reigned for only 25 years, but he made great achievements in both foreign wars and diplomacy. Not only did it bring the western regions under the map, but it also made the Xiongnu vassals, eliminating border troubles. And because he suffered from imprisonment, he was also well aware of the sufferings of the people, and in the process of foreign wars, he did not forget to love and protect the people. He is a rare lord of ZTE in Chinese history, and he is a rare sage.