"In this troubled world, I am just an ordinary cloth cloth, silently farming in Nanyang, only seeking to save my life, and not expecting the attention and recognition of the princes. "
Emperor Huan Liu Zhi's nickname "Huan" is often mistaken for a bad word, but according to the interpretation of the law, it is mostly used to describe men who expand their territory and establish military exploits. Historically, in addition to Emperor Huan Liu Zhi, there were also Duke Huan of Qi, Sun Ce, King Huan of Changsha, Meng Ge (Emperor Huansu) and others who received this nickname.
Although Emperor Huan Liu Zhi could not be called a Ming monarch, he was by no means a faint monarch, and his political ability among the emperors of the two Han Dynasty was at least above average. However, because Emperor Ling of Han succeeded to the throne later, followed by a young emperor and a dedicated emperor, the Han Dynasty soon perished.
Therefore, calling Emperor Huan of Han and Emperor Ling of Han together as "Huan Ling" is indeed a bit aggrieved for Emperor Huan of Han.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the frequent succession of young emperors, history was dominated by the dictatorship of relatives and eunuchs. After the death of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Dou began to weigh the system in the dynasty, opening the prelude to the dictatorship of foreign relatives, and then the dictatorship of foreign relatives and eunuchs alternated, until Yuan Shao completely killed the eunuchs in the sixth year of Zhongping, and this period ended.
Dou Xian, the first foreign relative of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was 195 years old in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and there were eunuchs in front of him for 101 years, and he was a puppet of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty for 30 years. The entire history of the Eastern Han Dynasty is the history of relatives and eunuchs, although it was not caused by Emperor Huan of Han, but it reached its peak when Emperor Huan of Han first ascended the throne.
At the beginning of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, the general Liang Ji was in power, and the Liang family began to control the government since Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, and later Liang Ji's power was further expanded, and even poisoned the Han Emperor who was only nine years old, just because Emperor Han said that he was a general.
Liang Ji was the first minister in the history of the Han Dynasty to directly kill the emperor. Although the deposition of the emperor was not uncommon in the history of the Han Dynasty, this act of Liang Ji was unprecedented.
After killing Emperor Han Qian, Liang Ji needed to find an obedient, unruly, and young emperor to inherit the throne, which was a difficult task for him. In the end, he chose Liu Zhi, who was only 15 years old, he was the great-grandson of Emperor Zhang of Han, who was not originally eligible to inherit the throne, but was fortunate to be proclaimed emperor by the powerful minister Liang Ji.
However, Liang Ji, who supported him, had a history of killing the emperor.
The powerful minister Liang Ji and Liu Zhi enjoyed very high treatment because of their support for Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, which was higher than the treatment of the three ministers Xiao He, Deng Yu, and Huo Guang. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty records: In the first year of Yuanjia, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty wanted to give him a special honor because of Liang Ji's meritorious service, so he convened the ministers to discuss how to hold a grand ceremony for him.
So Yousi proposed that Liang Ji did not have to walk briskly when he entered the court, and he could wear shoes and go directly to the palace; He didn't have to declare his name when he saluted the emperor, and he enjoyed the same courtesy as Xiao He.
In addition, Liang Ji was also added to four counties, given money, slaves, silk picking, chariots and horses, clothes, Jiadi, etc., and the treatment was higher than that of Deng Yu and Huo Guang, and was regarded as the father.
Every court meeting, he will sit in the most honorable position with the three dukes, and every ten days there will be an opportunity to write a scholar's business, which can be said to be the highest treatment up to Liang Ji, but he is not satisfied.
During the period of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, the ruler Liang Ji was arrogant with his previous convictions, although Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was dissatisfied, he had no choice but to swallow his anger. In Liang Ji's eyes, he is the supreme ruler, whether it is the emperor or someone else, as long as he does not obey him, he will face death.
Under the strong suppression of Liang Ji, Emperor Han Huan endured it for thirteen years. This can't help but remind people of the Han Dynasty's forbearance kung fu, the last one who could endure so much was Emperor Xuan of Han in the Zhongxing Western Han Dynasty.
Emperor Huan of Han endured thirteen years under the tyrannical rule of Liang Ji, fully demonstrating his forbearance and thoughtfulness. His success was not by accident or weakness, but because he had succeeded in slowly accumulating the strength of the inner court under Liang Ji's nose.
In the first year of Yanxi (158), there was a solar eclipse in the Han Dynasty, a kind of celestial and human warning that those in power must explain or issue an edict of sin. However, Taishi Ling Chen Zhu accused Liang Ji of being the cause of this situation and publicly ** him.
Dong Zhongshu proposed the induction of heaven and man, and Liang Ji was the lord who dared to kill the monarch. Chen Zhu's death angered Emperor Huan of Han, which can be traced back to Empress Liang. She was the first empress of Emperor Huan of Han and the younger sister of Liang Ji.
However, this queen is mediocre in appearance, has no talent and no virtue, and will only rely on the power of the Empress Dowager Liang to ** the inner palace, which Liang Ji used to monitor Emperor Han Huan. Emperor Han Huan knew Liang Ji's mind well, and in the early years, he also favored her because of Liang Ji.
However, with the death of Empress Dowager Liang, the power of the Liang clan in the inner court declined, and Emperor Huan of Han began to snub Empress Liang and seized the opportunity to restore his power in the inner court. With the recovery of power, Emperor Huan of Han naturally would not see his power fall, so he took advantage of the phenomenon of the solar eclipse to secretly instruct Taishi Ling to come to the test, and at the same time, it was also to release his political signal to the hundred officials, and the time to liquidate Liang Ji was almost coming.
The Deng Meng incident strengthened Emperor Huan of Han's determination to kill Liang Ji. Deng Meng was a woman arranged by Liang Ji's wife to enter the palace, and was favored by Emperor Huan of Han. In order to continue to control the inner court, Liang Ji asked Deng Meng to change his surname to Liang in order to control it.
But he was afraid that Deng Meng's family would change their minds, so they sent someone to assassinate Deng Meng's brother-in-law and mother. In the end, the assassination was revealed instead of killing, which made Emperor Han Huan angry with Liang Ji for the second time, which was the second time he was angry with him in many years of forbearance, and of course it was also a temptation and the rhythm before the coup d'état (at this time, Empress Liang was dead, and there were no eyes and ears of Liang Ji's cronies in the palace).
In order to bring down Liang Ji, Deng Meng found the secret that Emperor Han Huan found. However, with Liang Ji's eyeliner in full swing, acting blatantly is undoubtedly self-defeating.
Therefore, they chose a hidden toilet as the location of the rally, and who would spend that long in a stinking and dirty toilet?
Emperor Han Huan found his most trusted eunuch Tang Heng in the toilet, and he planned to test Tang Heng and said that he should find some people who were at odds with Liang Ji. This proposal may seem simple, but it is full of profound meaning.
If Tang Heng was not his own person, Emperor Han Huan could help him get rid of some unhappy people in the name of caring for Liang Ji. If Tang Heng was his own person, then Emperor Han Huan could continue his plan to punish Liang.
Emperor Huan of Han skillfully took advantage of Tang Heng and won more opportunities for himself.
Emperor Huan of Han, who conspired to usurp the throne, formed an alliance with eunuchs and recruited helpers, preparing to seize power from Liang Ji. However, Liang Ji did not sit still, he placed eyeliner in the palace, but because he lost the support of the queen mother, he was not clear about the specific situation in the palace.
So, he sent someone to inquire about the situation, but he was detained by the eunuch Gu Yu in the palace. This was a fatal blow to Liang Ji, because once his people were detained, it meant that he could no longer retreat, and could only break with Emperor Han Huan completely.
Under these circumstances, Emperor Huan of Han personally deployed a series of plans, including blocking the right to transfer troops, quickly sending troops to control Liang Ji, cutting Liang Ji's title, and wiping out the Liang clan.
It only took a few days for Emperor Huan of Han to completely eradicate the power of his relatives Liang, who had been in power for nearly 30 years, and his superb political skills were amazing. It seems that Liang Ji didn't expect that Emperor Han Huan, who once bowed his head to him, would have such an amazing performance.
If he knew that Emperor Han Huan had such ability, I am afraid that he would have been deposed long ago and replaced with a more obedient emperor.
After Liang Ji was seized power by the toilet and killed, the five eunuchs Shan Chao, Zuo Guan, Xu Huang, Gu Ying, and Tang Heng were named Hou, which was known as the Five Marquis. Although this period seems to have ushered in what we commonly call the era of eunuch interference, the ancient monarchs emphasized the principle of checks and balances, and they would use various forces to check and balance each other in order to strengthen imperial power.
Prior to this, the Liang Ji family was dominant, so Emperor Huan of Han naturally united with the eunuchs to kill Liang Ji in order to maintain the balance of power.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after the death of Liang Ji, the power of eunuchs gradually increased. Although Emperor Huan of Han did not favor them too much, he did not suppress them either. Shan Chao, who was named the general of the Che Cavalry, died suddenly in the second year, and the other four were belittled when they were **.
They had planned big things in the toilet back then, but after the matter was completed, could they still expect Emperor Han Huan to trust him as before? The biggest reason why Emperor Han Huan was hacked was the disaster of the party.
Since the literati mastered the pen, the scourge of the party was mainly aimed at the literati, and was naturally exaggerated by the literati. However, the essence of the party's calamity is still the struggle for imperial power. After killing Liang Ji, Emperor Huan of Han was also worried that the eunuchs were too powerful, so he found an excuse to execute the five marquis.
In the ninth year of Yanxi (166), Nanyang Taishou Chengjin violated the imperial court's amnesty decree by arresting Zhang Yan, who was implicated in the eunuchs, and killed more than 200 people of the Zhang family and their guests despite the imperial court's ban.
This behavior made Emperor Han Huan very angry. He seemed to be a good official who eliminated harm for the people, but in the eyes of Emperor Huan of Han, it was a magistrate who disobeyed the orders of the imperial court. In an era of supremacy of imperial power, this kind of behavior made Emperor Han Huan feel abnormal.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the alternating power of relatives and eunuchs weakened the rule of the imperial court. Under these circumstances, the Haoqiang clan decided to compete for power through the representatives of celebrities.
Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, with his keen political sense, quickly made a decision to remove Chen Fan and others, and used the inner court** that he trusted and could control to fill the vacancies in important positions in the outer court, so as to strengthen the imperial power.
When dealing with the scourge of the party, Emperor Huan of Han chose to belittle the people involved rather than kill them, and this calm way of dealing with them minimized the danger. However, the outbreak of the second party disaster was blamed on the low political ability of Emperor Ling of Han.
Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was second only to the first three emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty in terms of political ability, and he had a very high level of forbearance, decisiveness, and checks and balances. He endured for many years and successfully killed Liang Ji, the most powerful relative of the Han Dynasty, and further strengthened the imperial power.
The Han border suffered from the Qiang rebellion for a long time, and was even abandoned by the imperial court for a time. However, under the leadership of Emperor Huan of Han, Duan Cheng, Zhang Huan, Huangfu Gui and others fought back and constantly fought against the Qiang rebellion, and finally quickly quelled the Qiang rebellion shortly after the death of Emperor Huan of Han and achieved peace on the border.
This is also an important reason why Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was nicknamed "Huan".
The Qiang-Han War, which is regrettable, took place during the reign of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, when the clan of gate lords had formed and began to pose a threat to imperial power. However, the trajectory of history shows that the clan of the gate lords occupied a dominant position, and its active era lasted until the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and finally faded out of the historical stage until the end of the Tang Dynasty.
In ancient times, the status of the five surnames and seven wangs was high, but due to the restrictions of the times, they could only advance slowly under the protection of imperial power. Unfortunately, the flame of life of Emperor Huan of Han was extinguished too early, and he died after only living to be thirty-four years old.
He ascended the throne at the age of thirteen and only had about nine years of actual power. After his death, leaving no heirs and heirs, the throne was obtained by the nouveau riche Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, a decision that directly led to the collapse of the rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
An emperor of the Han Dynasty named Emperor Ling.