"The world is in chaos, who will calm it?"When Wang Mang's new dynasty fell, peasant rebels rose one after another, and heroes from all walks of life established themselves one after another, but none of them really achieved their great cause. In the twenty years between the two Han Dynasty, in addition to the well-known Wang Mang, there were ten emperors!Who are they?What's the story of each?Why didn't any of them win the world in the end?
It is no accident that none of them became real emperors in a time of war and chaos, and in an era of heroes. I heard that there were ten "emperors" in the secession regime between the two Han Dynasty, have you ever wondered about their life experience?Today, listen to their untold stories.
I inherit Hanzuo, and learn from things. In 9 A.D., Wang Mang ascended the throne and became emperor, and ethnic minorities won the world for the first time. However, the fortunes of the country are no longer good, and the people are not happy. More than ten years later, peasants revolted everywhere, Wang Mang was overthrown, and the new dynasty was fleeting.
Wang Mang is a contradictory person, and the history books have mixed praise and criticism for him. If he had been born in a peaceful and prosperous era, he might have been able to become a wise monarchBut when you are born in troubled times, how can you have the opportunity to rise to prominence?Fate makes people, although he has the world, he can't do anything. The people are not happy, and he is helpless;The feudal town rebelled, and he couldn't defeat it after all. After the fall of the new dynasty, Wang Mang could not escape death after all, but his life legend is enough to go down in history. Perhaps the most talked about in later generations is the similarity between him and Liu Bei. is the same clan, the same power leans towards the government and the opposition, but each has its own merits due to luck.
Since then, the rivers and mountains have been in turmoil, and the heroes have risen together, and ten people have stood together, but unfortunately none of them have been ancient and modern. However, their names are really engraved in the annals of history - Liu Xuan, Liu Ying, Wang Lang. What kind of life stories do each of these ten "emperors" have?
After the fall of Wang Mang, the heroes rose together, and the peasant rebel army known as the Green Forest Army rose in Henan. And the leader of the army, Liu Xuan, is the first emperor.
The reason why Liu Xuan was able to become the leader of the rebel army was not purely because of his extraordinary talent, but also because of his status as a descendant of the clan. However, it is not a person, and the luck is not timely. When the Liu Xiu brothers rose to power and joined the rebel army, Liu Xuan's position was in jeopardy.
Liu Xuan wanted to be the king and emperor in Henan, but he didn't want the general trend to go. When the first army destroyed Wang Mang's new dynasty, Liu Xuan fell into the quagmire of greed for power and could not extricate himself, and lost his enterprising fighting spirit. At this time, a little-known Red Eyebrow Army overthrew it, and Liu Xuan finally fell into a different place. When the fortune is about to run out, what is the use of more talent and strategy?
Liu Ying, the crown prince during the Wang Mang period, was originally destined to live an ordinary life as a child of the clan, and the position of An Le Gong was already the greatest mercy. After the first emperor rebelled, Liu Ying could have stayed away from the troubled times and lived honestly to the end of the day. However, he was always a little unwilling, and he wanted to be the emperor in Linjing, but he was killed by the first emperor, but it's a pity!
What does a true king look like?It is not the pursuit of high positions, but the will to govern the country and level the world;What is a real courtier?It's not about stealing life, but about treating death as if it were home, and doing what you can. It's a pity that Liu Ying is neither a Ming monarch nor a loyal minister.
I know astronomy, and I know the things of the world when I see the heavens. Wang Lang, who is known as proficient in astronomy and geography, found a good opportunity to establish himself as emperor when the celestial phenomena showed that Wang Mang was about to be defeated. However, when the luck was also exhausted, Wang Lang was finally destroyed by Liu Xiu after a few years.
Wang Lang does not seek fame and fortune, just be content with the status quo. Fateful, he could have reined in the precipice and died. But I just paid back a few years of Qingfu with myself. Eventually, he couldn't escape his fate, but he did what he could.
Gongsun Shu, who was born as a civil official, was originally just a border official during the Wang Mang period, and he had already retired. But he wanted to be the king in Shu, but he couldn't hold back his ambition after all.
In fact, it is not easy to defend one side to protect itself. However, everyone has greed, and Gongsun Shu is not exempt from vulgarity. However, the power is not enough, and ambition can only be a fool's dream. Gongsun stated that he was arrogant and delusional about the Northern Expedition, and finally collapsed. It is easy to call the emperor, but it is difficult to defend the emperor;If you don't measure yourself, you will inevitably die.
was originally a young man surnamed Liu who was taken captive to herd cattle, and the thirteen-year-old Liu Penzi became emperor and immediately lost the freedom he already lacked.
The Red Eyebrow Army appointed him as emperor entirely out of use value. For a thirteen-year-old, fame and power mean nothing to him, and all he longs for is a return to a peaceful life. Fortunately, he was rescued by Liu Xiu in the end, and he lived to a white head in the troubled times, which can be described as lucky.
Liu Yong, the king of Liang, wanted to follow the example of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who started as a county official, and finally called the king and the emperor. But he seems to have forgotten that it was Liu Bang, who established the Han Dynasty, and that he was just a small clan in the late Han Dynasty.
Liu Yong may still have some morale, but he has always been reluctant to surrender to other separatist forces such as Emperor Gengshi. However, his clumsy political skills eventually killed him.
The pursuit of ideals is valuable, but if there is no one to support them, they are easy to become a laughing stockIf you don't do it yourself, it will be difficult to achieve great things. Although Liu Yong cannot be called a reckless person, he will not escape the ending of "the dog jumps off the wall" after all.
The Bronze Horse Army, known as invincible, seems destined to be uncontrollable. After the leader Sun Deng became emperor, his high position did not give him real power.
The rebels are a rabble, and constant infighting is their biggest problem. Sun Deng was now killed by his own subordinates, and it was just another corpse under the wheel of history.
Li Xian is worthy of being born in a famous family, and he obviously has great experience and insights into political power. Even in the era of separation, the title of King of Huainan has given him confidence that he can dominate the world. However, luck is like oneself, and after all, it can't match Liu Xiu's edge.
Li Xian's ambition and courage were enough to achieve a career in the Taiping period. However, he was born in troubled times, and it was difficult to escape the mockery of fate after all. A few years later, he was defeated by Liu Xiu and died at the hands of his subordinates. Sigh that history is ruthless, and life is so bad!
Lu Fang is really not a simple person, and completely relies on making up lies and rhetoric to deceive the people. He even deceived the support of the Huns into supporting him as emperor. The Lord of the Plains was indeed powerful for a while.
However, Liu Xiu's rise is unstoppable. At first, Liu Xiu didn't take it to heart;After the Eastern Han Dynasty recovered his luck, he finally began to crusade against Lu Fang. Lu Fangyuan can take a back seat, and it is his duty to defend the territory;He was not able to measure himself, and Liu Xiu was the enemy, and in the end he could only defect to the Huns. Lu Fang is a shrewd person, but after all, he can't escape the arrangement of fate. How can the prestige created by lies be able to match the true deeds of a founding monarch like Liu Xiu?
Life is unpredictable, and things are impermanent. Although these ten "emperors" have their own fate, they cannot escape the fate of destruction. As the ancients said: What is the destiny of heaven!Liu Xiu ruled the world and established the Eastern Han Dynasty, washing away the footprints left by these "tyrants" in the long river of history.
As the torrent of history rolls forward, have the stories of those "tyrants" been forgotten?Not really. History is not a single theme, it is interwoven with thousands of small stories of you and me. Although those "tyrants" are only in a hurry in the long history of the struggle for hegemony, their stories have really happened.
They may be talented, visionary, or just helpless puppetsThey are either confused by fame and fortune, or they rise up for ideals;However, none of them have been able to grasp the initiative of history. Because it was Liu Xiu's era, it was the world of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
If we think of history as a stage play, then these "tyrants" are nothing more than a trickThey are destined to be defeated by Liu Xiu's halo and withdraw from the stage. However, without the embellishment of the dragon sets, wouldn't the blind protagonist one-man show not be boring?
The sea is inclusive, and there is tolerance. We might as well abandon the utilitarian vision of history and listen to the stories of each minor character equally. Maybe you and I have chased dreams like them, and maybe you and I have failed like them. These ordinary resonances make history profound. Whether they are praised or not, at least in my opinion, they are real.