In the history of the Western Han Empire, there was a very special emperor. During his reign, he was low-key and pragmatic, employed talents, defeated the Xiongnu and Western Qiang, and not only consolidated the territory of the country, but also successfully created the rule of Zhongxing in the Western Han Dynasty.
And it is such an emperor who has established immortal merits, but he was once a prisoner, who suffered nine deaths in prison, and is also the only emperor in Chinese history who has been imprisoned, which is the famous sage in the history of the Western Han Dynasty - Liu Yiji, the Emperor xuan of Han.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > ill-fated and bumpy childhood</h1>
At the beginning, Emperor Wu of Han's crown prince Liu Zhishi gave birth to a son Liu Jin, and Liu Jin gave birth to a son, Liu Jin, who was later the famous Emperor Xuan of Han. Not long after Liu Yiji was born, his grandfather Liu Zhi was implicated in the "scourge of witchcraft", and the whole family was killed, leaving Liu Yiji alone to be thrown into prison.
Fortunately, the official in charge of hearing the case at that time, Bingji, was kind-hearted and specially arranged for the female prisoner to be cared for in the prison and nursed the infant so that he would not die prematurely.
Because the case of Wu Jiao could not be ended for a long time, Emperor Wu of Han was ashamed and annoyed and sick, and the alchemists around him said that a breath of heavenly son had emerged in the prison of Chang'an, and the two dragons were in one city, threatening the health of Emperor Wu of Han.
Emperor Wu of Han, who had always been superstitious, hurriedly sent people to execute all the prisoners in the capital prison, and when the envoys came to the prison where Liu Yiji was imprisoned, Bingji closed the door to prevent the envoys from entering. The envoys had no choice but to return to the palace to report to Emperor Wu of Han, and when Emperor Wu heard that his great-grandson was imprisoned, he remembered that in the early years, he had wantonly expropriated and violently, killed innocents indiscriminately, and forced his own son to die.
Under the careful care of Bingji, Liu Yiji has escaped one disaster after another and grown up day by day in prison. Bing Ji invited people from outside the prison to take special care of Liu Yiji's diet and living, and several times Liu Yiji's life was in danger after his illness, and BingJi quickly found someone to ask for medical advice, which can be said to be regarded as if he were his own.
BingJi also found out that there were still people in Liu Yiji's grandmother's home, so he contacted many parties and sent Liu Yiji to his grandmother's home to raise him. After some time, Emperor Wu of Han finally formally ordered Liu Yiji to be raised in the palace, and ordered Zongzheng to register his imperial status and re-accept Liu Yiji.
At that time, the official responsible for raising Liu Yiji was once a guest of the crown prince, and in gratitude for the prince's kindness, he carefully provided for Liu Yiji, taught him to read and read, and also paid for him to buy food and clothing at his own expense. Liu Yiji was a clever and clever person, and his unusual origin also made him more aware of the sufferings of the lower classes, and he was very aware of the hardships and ugliness of officials and the good and bad gains and losses. This laid the foundation for his future succession to sympathize with the people's feelings and crack down on the style of corrupt officials and corrupt officials.
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After the death of Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Han Zhao ascended the throne, and after Emperor Han Zhao's death, the central imperial court headed by Huo Guang established Liu He the Prince of Changyi to succeed him. However, after Liu He succeeded to the throne, he was deposed in only twenty-seven days, becoming the shortest-reigning emperor of the Han Dynasty. After Liu He was deposed, who to succeed to the throne became the first problem facing the Qunchen.
Huo Guang and the others would not be able to select a suitable candidate from the clan for a while and a half to succeed to the throne. At this moment, BingJi stepped forward again, wrote to Huo Guang, and strongly recommended Liu Yiji to become the heir to the throne.
For Bingji's suggestion, Huo Guang also deeply believed that Liu Yiji, whether by blood or intelligence, was the only choice to become an emperor, but to select a new emperor, it was necessary to pass the unanimous opinion of the courtiers. Therefore, Huo Guang immediately summoned the group of ministers to a meeting to discuss the selection of the emperor, and the group of ministers also praised Liu Yiji and unanimously agreed to elect him as the new emperor, and after the consent of the empress, Liu Yiji officially succeeded to the emperor's throne, paid homage to the Han Gaozu Temple, and honored the empress dowager as the empress dowager, which was Emperor Xuan of Han. Because Emperor Xuan grew up in prison and later lived in the folk for a long time, it had to be said that it was a miracle that he was finally able to ascend to the emperor's throne.
After Liu Yiji succeeded to the throne, he greatly rewarded his subjects, and at the same time he was also ready to make his beloved woman, Xu Pingjun, who shared his suffering, as empress. Xu Pingjun and Liu Yiji met each other, and under the mediation of the court order, the two became married and gave birth to a son the following year.
After marriage, the life of the two is calm and happy, although it is not the home of Zhong Mingding Food, but it is good that the husband and wife love each other, and the case is very sweet. Now that he has ascended to the throne, of course, he wants to give his beloved woman a name, but the emperor's love has never been his own business, at that time, the military and political power of the imperial court was in the hands of the great general Huo Guang, and Huo Guang, in order to strengthen the control of the emperor, was bent on marrying his daughter to the emperor in order to strengthen the connection between the two sides.
Of course, Huo Guang's mind Emperor Xuan of Han understood, but he was not convenient to directly resist Huo Guang, who covered the sky with one hand, so the clever Emperor Xuan of Han issued a strange holy will to the ministers, which said: "I once had a sword that I liked very much when I was wandering among the people, but now that I can't find him, can you AiQing help me think of a way to find a way for me to retrieve the lost sword?" ”
Seeing such an edict, the ministers all felt that the second monk was confused, but soon some clever ministers guessed the inside story and wrote to the emperor one after another, asking Xu Pingjun to be made empress. Seeing that it was difficult to violate the will of the people, Huo Guang was not convenient to say anything more, so he had to secretly swallow this breath, and the love between Liu Yiji and Xu Pingjun finally came to fruition.
However, huo Guang's wife was furious when she heard that her daughter had not been elected empress, and vented all her anger on Xu Pingjun, who had taken away her daughter's throne. Huo Guang's wife bribed an imperial doctor in the palace to secretly get rid of Xu Pingjun, and it wasn't long before Empress Xu died of inexplicable poisoning.
Emperor Xuan of Han was devastated when he learned of this news, and the clear-eyed people knew who had directed this incident, but because of Huo Guang's power, Emperor Xuan did not break the matter and also made Huo Guang's daughter empress.
And the pain and sorrow in his heart can only be silently hidden in his heart, And Emperor Xuan buried his beloved wife in the South Garden of his mausoleum, which is the historical South Garden love.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="22" > can't bear it, and eventually achieves it</h1>
From the death of Emperor Zhao of Han, the de facto ruler of the Han Empire became the great general Huo Guang, who acted arbitrarily, was cruel and unkind, and often retaliated against his officials for disagreeing with him, and even executed officials without authorization.
And he himself is also a very authoritarian person, often give people a sense of oppression, when Emperor Xuan ascended the throne, Huo Guang personally rode a horse to escort around Emperor Xuan, Emperor Xuan saw Huo Guang was domineering and arrogant, sitting on the car did not dare to move, it felt as if there were countless small thorns on his back, which was the origin of the thorn in his back.
Liu He's example was a lesson from the past, and Emperor Xuan, who had just succeeded to the throne without any foundation, naturally wanted to dispel the worries and vigilance in Huo Guang's heart, so as not to repeat Liu He's mistakes.
When Emperor Xuan ascended the throne, Huo Guang had expressed that he would return the government to Emperor Xuan, but Liu Yiji immediately refused, and praised Huo Guang's patriotic behavior in a big way, and also publicly told the courtiers that from now on, no matter how big or small the affairs inside and outside the imperial court, they needed to ask Huo Guang for instructions first, and then report to themselves.
It can be said that Emperor Xuan gave Huo Guang enough face, and also tried his best to appease Huo Guang, in the face of such a powerful courtier, Emperor Xuan, who has always been known for his forbearance of humiliation, naturally would not choose to confront him head-on, from his usual arbitrary behavior to his act of trespassing, and even the despicable behavior of Huo Guang's wife poisoning Empress Xu, Emperor Xuan of Han ignored it, and waited for an opportunity to overturn.
Finally, six years later, Huo Guang fell ill and died, and the top pillar of the Huo family collapsed, and Emperor Xuan of Han seized this opportunity to eliminate the Huo family that had controlled the government of the Han Dynasty for decades, firmly grasped the administrative affairs inside and outside the imperial court in his own hands, and began to pro-government.
After Emperor Xuan of Han took power internally, he appeased the people internally, developed the people's livelihood, persuaded the peasants to teach the sang, and lightly dispensed with the small endowments, so that the people's strength that had been destroyed by the war and excessive tax burden during Emperor Wu's years was restored and developed; he also wantonly appointed sages, cleared out a large number of corrupt and perverted laws in the ranks of officials, committed adultery, and appointed a large number of civilian and military generals headed by Han Zeng, Bingji, and Liang Qiuhe, thus making great contributions to the revitalization of the Han Empire.
On the external front, during the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, the Han Dynasty sent troops to the Western Regions, defeated the main force of the Xiongnu, and Hu Han evil Shan Yu personally went to Chang'an to pay tribute and submit to the Han Dynasty. Emperor Xuan also sent an army to solve the Western Qiang forces that had been plaguing the northwestern border, recruited many Qiang people who were willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty, and established Jincheng to strengthen the jurisdiction and defense of the northwest region.
In addition, it was also during the Xuan Emperor period that the Han Empire also re-attacked the Western Regions, which had been cut off from ties for many years, established the Western Regions Capital Protectorate, strengthened the jurisdiction over the Western Regions, and further strengthened the exchanges between the Central Plains and the Western Regions. During the reign of Emperor Xuan, all ethnic groups submitted to the Han Dynasty, achieving a momentary pomp.
On January 10, 48 BC, Emperor Xuan of Han died at Weiyang Palace at the age of 43 and reigned for 25 years. During the reign of Emperor Xuan, the national strength of the Han Dynasty was greatly restored and developed, and the atmosphere of Zhongxing appeared, and the period of his reign with Emperor Zhao of Han was therefore called Zhaoxuan Zhongxing by historians.
But leaving aside Emperor Xuan of Han as a politician, his affection for his wife, the courage to offend his courtiers, was very rare among the kings of all dynasties.
It is precisely because of this that Emperor Xuan of Han has become a model of the emperor's affection. Perhaps on the occasion of his death, he was looking forward to a beautiful picture of continuing his loving life in the South Garden with Empress Xu.