When it comes to the founding monarchs, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, can be called the most similar pair of emperors, both from the beginning of the founding of the country and the attitude towards the heroes. The debate over who is better has sparked heated debate on the internet, and today we will compare the two in nine ways.
Both of these emperors were born into peasants, and they were two of the most difficult situations in the history of the founding of the country.
However, before the uprising, one was the chief of the Surabaya Pavilion and the other was a monk of Huangjue Temple. One is armed with a sword, and the other has only one bowl. Zhu Yuanzhang slightly outperformed Liu Bang in the opening stage.
Both teams are composed of local compatriots, one is composed of Fengpei Group, and the other is led by Huaixi Xungui.
However, Liu Bang's origins were as prisoners of Lishan in Guanzhong, self-reliant; In contrast, Zhu Yuanzhang relied on marrying into the Guo family to make his fortune. If Liu Bang's release of prisoners was a turning point in his life, then Zhu Yuanzhang's becoming the righteous son of the Guo family was undoubtedly a crucial step.
One team consisted of inexperienced fugitives, the other composed of highly trained rebels, and Liu Bang's team had a slight advantage over Zhu Yuanzhang's.
There is an incomparable overlord of Western Chu, and the other is the sinister and cunning Chen Youliang.
Although Xiang Yu is considered to have low emotional intelligence, he is able to fight against ten, no matter what kind of tricks and tricks he faces, under his strength, everything becomes vulnerable, whether it is the battle of Julu or the battle of Pengcheng, it is clear.
In addition, although Xiang Yu's performance in strategy is average, but tactically unmatched, he is one of the first people in history to propose the use of cavalry high-speed impact power for blitzkrieg, in the era when there are no stirrups, can think of the pioneers of cavalry tactics in later generations, which is also very advanced in military history.
There is no doubt that no one would think that Chen Youliang can compare to Xiang Yu.
Therefore, from the opponent's point of view, Liu Bang is also stronger than Zhu Yuanzhang.
Liu Bang's military talent was evaluated by Zhang Liang and Han Xin, Zhang Liang believed that he was born with the talent to learn the art of war, which can be said to be a "heavenly talent"; Han Xin believed that Liu Bang was good at generals, but he could only lead 100,000 soldiers at most.
After ascending the throne, Liu Bang, without the assistance of Han Xin and Zhang Liang, successfully pacified Chen Xuan and Zang Di in just seven years, crusaded against Lu Juan and Han Xin, and personally led the army to conquer Yingbu, which fully demonstrated his superb military level. In particular, in the two battles of pacifying Chen Feng and defeating Yingbu, his commanding talent was fully demonstrated.
Although Liu Bang's military talent is often underestimated, there is still a certain gap compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, who is known as the "second capable army since ancient times".
In general, Zhu Yuanzhang is significantly better than Liu Bang in terms of military ability.
Liu Bang once said to himself: It is not as good as Zhang Liang to win a thousand miles, Xiao He is not as good as Xiao He to govern the country, and Han Xin is not as wise as Han Xin on the battlefield, but I can make good use of these three outstanding talents. He is full of confidence in his way of employing people.
Faculty members in history have also spoken highly of Liu Bang many times, and in their opinion, he is one of the best emperors in feudal society.
Although many capable generals have also emerged under Zhu Yuanzhang's command, they are still inferior to Liu Bang in terms of employing people.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Bang rested with the people and established the county system, believing that non-descendants of the Liu family were not enough to be kings. And Zhu Yuanzhang also adopted a policy of recuperation, rewarded a large number of children and grandchildren as kings, and at the same time established Jinyiwei, abolished the prime minister system, and set up a cabinet. However, both emperors eventually suffered a political backlash, with the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion in the Han Dynasty and the Jingjing War in the Ming Dynasty.
However, Liu Bang's policies were groundbreaking at the time, and many of them had no precedent to follow.
The Qin Dynasty perished due to excessive centralization, and Liu Bang was inexperienced and adopted the old way of dividing the feudal system, but soon realized the problem and immediately eliminated the king with a different surname, although the feudal of the king with the same surname still existed.
By the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, there were already various norms and models for reference, but it was a pity that he repeated Liu Bang's mistakes two thousand years later.
Liu Bang is significantly stronger than Zhu Yuanzhang in terms of political level.
Although Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang are both heroes, there are still differences between the two.
Liu Bang was mainly targeting those military generals, and these generals did pose a threat to the stability of the dynasty. Kings with different surnames, such as Yingbu, Zang Di, and Han Wangxin, who demanded military power and food, were actually like princes, and how could the emperor endure such a situation.
For example, at the critical moment of the confrontation between Chu and Han, Han Xin actually asked to be named the "Fake King of Qi" instead of immediately assisting Xingyang in an emergency. Then after holding the king hostage, although he did not follow Kui Che's advice in the end to defect to the Han and join Chu, he did not come to join Liu Bang as agreed, and did not hurry until Xiang Yu was besieged. After the Yun Mengze incident, he kept inciting Chen Feng to rebel. How can Liu Bang tolerate all kinds of behaviors.
However, Liu still treats Wenchen quite well, like Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, and Xiao He, who can all die well. Moreover, his arrangements for several prime ministers after his death are also proper, and it is completely deserved that these old ministers can be so trusted.
On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang, in his 31-year reign, divided 10 dukes, 52 hous, and 3 uncles, almost all of them were wiped out. Someone once counted that the mortality rate of Zhu Yuanzhang's duke, hou, and uncle was as high as 89%.
In terms of treating heroes, old masters and enemies, there are obvious differences between Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Xiang Yu's death, the five generals each took their own side, and Liu Bang buried him in the sun of Gucheng with the princely gift of golden threads and jade clothes, and held a crying sacrifice in front of his grave three times. He also did not take action against the Xiang clan, and more importantly, did not slander or smear Xiang Yu's reputation.
Treating his late lord King Chu Huai, Liu Bang not only held a large-scale funeral for him, but also established a temple for sacrifices, so that hundreds of families guarded the tomb of King Chu Huai for generations, which can be described as benevolent and righteous.
Zhu Yuanzhang also spoke highly of Liu Bang's generosity: "However, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty except for Ying Pingxiang, magnanimity and generosity, Weijia Hainei, 400 a year." Those who have the virtue of the world and the merit of the world. ”
However, Zhu Yuanzhang's own behavior is contrary to this. He not only stood by and watched the fall of the old master, but also personally ** King Xiaoming. treated other rebels such as Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, and directly denounced them as rebels and tried their best to discredit their reputation.
Liu Bang showed open-mindedness and generosity, while Zhu Yuanzhang was the lord of the hegemony, and there was an obvious difference between the two in this regard.
Neither of the heirs of the two monarchs showed their talents to the fullest. Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ying, was generous but frail and sickly, and was seized by Empress Lü; Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen was ambitious but lacked talent, and was eventually usurped by the four four uncles.
However, the reason why Liu Bang did not leave more wills may be because he was over half a hundred years old when he ascended the throne, and during his reign, he was frequently in danger and fought in the south and the north. Despite this, he still left a very wise will.
As far as wills are concerned, among emperors, Liu Bang's will can also be called the most predictable. He first predicted that Xiao He would become his prime minister, then predicted that Cao Shen would take over as prime minister after Xiao He's death, and then again predicted that after Cao Shen's death, Wang Ling and Chen Ping would jointly take power. All of these prophecies were fulfilled without error. Lu Hou and others also asked about the arrangements for Wang Ling and Chen Ping, but Liu Bang angrily said that he didn't know. This shows his sobriety and prudence.
In terms of posthumous affairs, Liu Bang also showed wisdom and processing ability beyond Zhu Yuanzhang.
Liu Bang: 1, Liu Bang, who was born at the grassroots, created the road of the emperor, and he used his eloquence to break Qin and destroy Chu, and recombined the world's best pattern. Without the appearance of Liu Bang, Qin Shi Huang's achievements in dominating the world would not have been so brilliant.
Assuming that Xiang Yu won the world and continued to implement the feudal system, would China once again fall into the chaos of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period? Despite the great achievements of the Qin Dynasty, its reign was short-lived, and Liu Bang inherited and continued the Qin Dynasty's idea of unification. Without the emergence of Liu Bang, the influence of the Qin Dynasty alone would not have been able to make people deeply agree with the concept of "unification".
2. He laid the eternal cornerstone of the nation and left the immortal inheritance of "Shang Chi", which was engraved in the hearts of the Chinese people.
3. He inherited the political and religious tradition of worshipping Confucius and Confucianism, and implemented a national and pro-pro-policy policy, which was not an unfavorable move from the perspective of the people and history.
4. He left behind the policy of heavy agriculture, low taxation, and the national policy of "ruling the world with filial piety". After Liu Bang ascended the throne, he listened to the words of the family order and respected the prince as the "emperor", highlighting the importance of filial piety. Since then, the emperors of the Han Dynasty have used the word "filial piety" to posthumously, such as filial piety, filial piety, filial piety, etc.
5. He created the "Three Princes" system of decentralization, the prime minister, the imperial lieutenant, and the imperial historian were governed by the separation of powers, and the emperor ruled the world with a vertical arch.
6. He established the image of a hero who carried a three-foot sword and immediately took the world.
In the long history of history, he was the model of the emperor who personally led his troops most frequently and was the most seriously wounded, but never showed weakness. In the six months before his death, despite being disabled at the age of 62, he still personally led the army to fight, and was once again injured in the fierce battle, but he was not afraid, and still went to the villagers to worship Confucius in person, and traveled thousands of miles. This kind of heroism is rare in history.
Liu Yuan, the founding emperor of the Han and Zhao dynasties, once said: "Great people should imitate Han Gao and Wei Wu", and Shi Le of Later Zhao also said: "If I can meet the Han Gao Emperor, I will face the north and follow suit." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang: 1. He initiated the unification of the north and the south, expelled foreign nationalities, restored the glory of China, and re-established the dignity of the Han people. If it weren't for his Ming Dynasty, China would probably have been ruled by foreign people for a long time.
2. He recaptured the sixteen states of Yanyun lost by the Han people, and Liaodong and Liaoxi had lost their thousand-year-old territory, and included the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou into the territory of the eighteen provinces of the Han Dynasty, realizing effective control over the first time.
3. He established the pinnacle of the tributary system in Chinese history, with more than 100 vassal states at its peak.
4. He abolished the prime minister system, created the prototype of the cabinet, eliminated the interference of powerful ministers, had a profound impact on the Western political system, and reached the peak of feudal monarchy.
5. His character shaped the diplomatic norms of the Ming Dynasty of not being in harmony with relatives, not paying tribute, not being a minister and not ceding land, and forged the country's indestructibility with the attitude of the Son of Heaven guarding the country and the king dying.
Although Liu Bang took advantage of his early death to establish the great Han Dynasty, in terms of his historical contributions, Liu's achievements clearly surpassed Zhu's.
Overall, Liu Bang's achievements are higher than Zhu Yuanzhang's.
Liu Bang's difficulty in founding the Han Dynasty far exceeded that of Zhu Yuanzhang. As the first commoner emperor, he broke the rule of the aristocracy that lasted for more than 1,000 years and realized the possibility of commoners becoming princes and generals. Compared with his predecessors such as Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Bang's challenges are even greater because he lacks the experience of his predecessors. However, he was adept at employing people, employing old Qin ministers like Shusun Tong and nobles from the Six Kingdoms like Zhang Liang, and was good at listening to their advice.
In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang has significant flaws in the design of the system. He neglected commercial taxation, abolished the post of prime minister, and established the Imperial Patriarchal Teachings, which could not be amended. In contrast, Liu Bang was wiser, realizing that the lifespan of a system was only about thirty or fifty years, and believing in the wisdom of future generations. He left room for policy reforms, such as the introduction of a parallel system of counties, paving the way for the transition of the county system.
In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang's tyrannical behavior is obvious. Follow him, almost 99 percent chance of being sentenced to death. And following Liu Bang, as long as you don't cause trouble and don't claim the title, you can live a stable life. Following Liu Bang is obviously more promising. What do you think?
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