Five low-profile but brilliant emperors, why are they unknown?
Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Tang Dynasty, Song Zu ."Among the hundreds of emperors in Chinese history, we are only familiar with a dozen or twenty, in fact, among these relatively unknown emperors, there are also many emperors who are talented, diligent in power, and very accomplished. It's just that the reasons for their obscurity are different. I'd like to briefly introduce 5 of them.
Liu Qiu. Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xun, was the tenth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. After Liu He was deposed, Huo Guang and other ministers supported Liu Xun, the great-grandson of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the grandson of the crown prince Liu Ju, and the son of the first emperor Liu Jin, as emperor. Because Liu Xun had been in exile, he had a deeper understanding of the people's woes and the affairs of the imperial court, which had a great impact on his governance after he came to power.
After Huo Guang's death, Liu Xun cleared the Huo group and returned to the people. After Liu Xun came to power, he made great efforts to make the country prosperous, and selected talents and talents, such as the famous eleven heroes of the Qilin Pavilion. Liu Xun observed the people's feelings, attached importance to reducing the people's burdens, attached importance to the restoration and development of agricultural production, and attached importance to the management of officials"Overbearing"with"The royal road"To govern the country and oppose Confucianism. Externally, he defeated the Xiongnu with Wusun, forced the Xiongnu ruler to call Han Yeshan Yu into the court, and at the same time pacified the Western Qiang and formally annexed the Western Regions.
It can be said that Liu Xun is a famous provincial monarch in Chinese history. During his reign, the Western Han Dynasty was politically open, socially harmonious, economically prosperous, peaceful and strong, and the history is called"Filial piety is proclaimed"。
Emperor Liu Zhao of Han (256–250 BC), reigned 618–626 BC.
Liu Zhao was the fourth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. After the death of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, Liu Zhao ascended the throne and was regent by his stepmother, Empress Dowager Dou. Later, Liu Zhao and the eunuchs eradicated the Dou family. After Liu Zhao came to power, he did everything he could to push the Eastern Han Dynasty to its peak.
In terms of power, Liu Zhao attached great importance to the selection of officials, successively promulgated four decrees, paid attention to the rule of law, sympathized with the people, issued many decrees to relieve unjust prisons, sympathized with widows and loneliness, cared for the lonely and weak, improved the collection of financial endowments, and warned the upper and lower classes to seriously think about the causes of natural and man-made disasters; On the military side, the foreign tribes launched a series of attacks and defeated the Xiongnu and the countries of the Western Regions, the Northern Xiongnu were led during this period, and Ban Chao was also led during the Western Regions periodIt was during this period that the Northern Xiongnu were defeated, and Ban Chao became an important force in the Western Regions.
Liu Zhao is considered one of the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty after Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, and he was known during his reign"Yongyuan Zhongxing", so that the Eastern Han Dynasty achieved a strong national strength.
Emperor Sima Shao of the Jin Ming Dynasty.
Sima Shao, Emperor Wu of the Ming and Jin Dynasties, was the second emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the eldest son of Sima Rui, Emperor Wu of the Yuan and Jin Dynasties. After ascending the throne, he checked and balanced the powerful and powerful clans from the weak **, promoted the stable development of the Jiangnan society, and contributed to the stability and development of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Sima Shao is shrewd**. During his reign, there were many years of famine and disaster, famine, war, and plague killed more than half of the population, and the country was exhausted. Wang Dun has the power to intimidate the lord in the army, and he wants to steal the weapon of the gods. Sima Shao took advantage of the weakness, controlled his power, and was good at planning, and finally got rid of him.
Sima Shao also rectified the generals of the four counties of Jingxiang, disbanded the local forces in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, strengthened the authority of the Yangtze River to a certain extent, weakened the local forces, and enabled the stable development of society. Although his reign was short, he had a profound impact on the stability of the country, and he can be said to be one of the few virtuous and capable emperors in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Gao Yan, Emperor Xiaozhao of Qi (1775-1844), reigned 1809-1844.
Emperor Gao Yan of Qi Xiaozhao was the third emperor of Northern Qi during the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the sixth son of Emperor Gao Huan of Shenwu. After the death of his brother Gao Yan, he was appointed minister, and later organized a coup d'état, got rid of Gao Yan, and became emperor himself. In what is called"Dynasty of Beasts"'s Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Yan can be described as"Alternative"。
During his reign, Gao Yan immediately overhauled the government, emphasizing the importance of public opinion and self-examination, and even appointed some ministers to report directly to the cabinet. Gao Yan can be said to be both civil and military, he paid attention to the people's livelihood, emancipated slaves, resolutely implemented Tuntian, built granaries on a large scale, effectively solved the food crisis in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and resolutely promoted Han culture in accordance with the criminal law. Gao Yan also conquered Kumoxi in the north and broke through the Great Wall in the north, but the enemy was thousands of kilometers away.
Unfortunately, Gao Yan reigned for only two years, and after a short period of strength, the Northern Qi Dynasty declined again.
Zhu Youxiao. Ming Xiaozong Zhu Yousong is the ninth emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the third son of Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen. Ming Xianzong's early life was extremely unsmooth, when Wan Guifei was the only Fu Jin in the harem, Ming Xianzong not only enjoyed the treatment of the emperor, but also lived a fearful life in the harem, and faced the political chaos and the exhaustion of national strength after succeeding to the throne, Zhu Yousong achieved Zhongxing through his own efforts.
Ming Xiaozong carried out a comprehensive reform of Ming Xianzong, and selected talents from various illnesses including Wan An, the first assistant of the cabinet, and sent thousands of ** to prison, dismissed, and exiled. With the vigorous encouragement of Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Wang Jiu, Liu Daxia and other talents, the official evaluation system was reformed, so that the dynasty had a new image and appeared"The Hongzhi Dynasty was peaceful and prosperous"situation.
Ming filial piety Zhu Yousong, perhaps because of his childhood experience, whether it was the "Criminal Law" formulated in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi (1500) or the "Ming Huidian" formulated in the fifteenth year of Hongzhi (1502), he was not only diligent in political affairs and had outstanding political achievements, but also was extremely generous to the people, extremely sympathetic to the people's livelihood, and often reduced or exempted local taxes. In addition, Zhu Yougong is also extremely sympathetic to the people's livelihood, treats the people well, and often exempts and exempts local taxes. Without exception, he accepted the requests of the local officials for disaster relief, and even not only exempted them from money and grain, but also distributed wheat and cattle seeds to the poor. At the same time, he forbade his clansmen and relatives to embezzle the income of the people, and often rewarded those who did things for the people in the form of condolence money.
What's even more rare is that he is the only emperor in Chinese history who has only one wife. Zhu Guozhen, a bachelor and chief of staff during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, once commented on him:"For three generations, he called himself a virtuous person, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, and Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty"。He was revered by the people of the Ming Dynasty"An emperor through the ages"。