This long historical legend of mine tells the story of Liu Xiu, the founding king of the Eastern Han Dynasty (also known as the Later Han Dynasty in history), from a humble scholar to the lord of the world.

Liu Xiu was originally an inconspicuous rural educated youth who returned to his hometown, but it coincided with the new and troubled times, and he went through ups and downs in the stormy meeting, and finally became the co-master of the world. Not really

It's easy!

For thousands of years, people's evaluation of Liu Xiu is not low, thinking that he has been honored by the grass people to the respect of ten thousand times, how to say that he has also created a miracle. He reads very well

Gong, his crops are planted well, he is very good at making money in small business, he fights and uses soldiers like gods, and his emperor is also very competent, because he puts "new recklessness."

The troubled times have been picked up into "Guangwu Zhongxing" and the achievements have been passed down through the ages.

But on the whole, people still treat him as an ordinary good emperor, under the Qin Emperor Han Wu, Tang Emperor and Song Zu; Even among the founding emperors, too

Didn't give him the credit he deserved.

This is not fair.

With the passage of time, people have seen more and more Liu Xiu's personality charm and historical value, and their evaluation of him has become more and more real.

For example, some people say that he is the most educated emperor in Chinese history, the emperor who is the most skilled in employing people, and the emperor who is the most proficient in warfare.

This evaluation is very pertinent, and there are a few buddies who have been counted throughout the ages!

I'm not a historian, but I love history. As an extremely ordinary person, I often look at history through the eyes of a civilian. I'm in Fan

In addition to busy work and life, or looking up at the stars and traveling in the sky, or burying his head in the book and handing over the ancients, the treacherous beauty of history, the beauty of simplicity, the beauty of strength and right

The profound enlightenment of social life has always made me clear and full of passion.

I pay attention to Liu Xiu, because he is the most capable emperor and a flesh-and-blood person, and there are too many intriguing things about him.

This article is based on the official historical materials, and takes the activities of Liu Xiu and the people around him as clues, ostensibly telling a story, but in fact writing about people's personalities and lives

In the end, it is necessary to explore the deep-seated reasons why the victors and the losers are mediocre -- our country has a long history, rich accumulation, far-reaching influence, and has lasted for a long time

political culture.

It's actually quite tiring to do that.

Because history cannot be restored, or even retelled. We are not present at what happened in the text, and the records of the classics and the paraphrases of others are no longer there

First-hand information. In many cases, what we see and hear is not necessarily what we are, let alone from historical sources and others

If you add that people are often deliberately concealing or distorting the truth, it will be even more complicated.

But as we approach those turbulent and exciting years, we cannot afford to fall into agnosticism and do nothing.

We can't restore history at any time, but everyone can express their own views on history.

I will try to tell you the history that is closest to the truth and the most sincere opinions.

I'm embarrassed that my views are inevitably biased. We must admit that the so-called views are all subjective and have certain limitations, and no one can escape

You can't avoid the influence of your own situation and position. The so-called one voice of hundreds of millions of people can only be a special case and a pathology of history.

I try to stand in the shoes of ordinary people and show my own views.

Also, the style of writing is always difficult to reconcile with everyone's mouth. Today, we have entered the era of personalization, and everyone has the right to choose what they like, and that's right

Of course, it is a great step forward in history, but it also puts a certain amount of pressure on people who speak in public:

In addition to accepting everyone's judgment on your opinions, you should also speak in an appropriate tone and manner. Because Liu Xiu and his colleagues wrote the most magnificent in our country

It's hard to be calm when we depict a broad piece of history.

I try to tell stories in the most plain language possible.

Come on, friends.

Before entering the new and troubled world, it is necessary for us to explain Liu Xiu's life experience. Otherwise, as the protagonist participates in social activities, the action is increasing

Bigger, faster and faster, we don't even bother to look up his family tree. Moreover, knowing where he came from is the first step into his inner world.

This is simply three sentences: he has the royal blood of the Western Han Dynasty, and he is a young intellectual who no one paid attention to before his debut, and he is a very ambitious person

, the city government is very deep and has never met a talented angry youth!

Today, almost all historians have detailed investigation materials on Liu Xiu's family history.

1. The son of the county magistrate

Liu Xiu, male, Han nationality, native of Caiyang, Nanyang County (now Zaoyang, Hubei), was born in the first year of the Western Han Dynasty Emperor Jianping, that is, in 5 BC

In the middle of the night on January 15, he was the 9th grandson of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Western Han Dynasty.

As for Liu Xiu's place of origin, there is no doubt about the above-mentioned location, and there is no other dispute.

At that time, Caiyang County was governed in the southwest of today's Zaoyang County, Hubei Province, and Baishui Village (also known as Huangcun) in Wudian Town, Zaoyang County, there were also the ruins of Liu Xiu's former residence, the village

There is Lion Rock in the south, there is the Baishui River in front of the mountain, and there is the Baishui Temple on the mountain. Legend has it that Liu Xiu and his family raised troops here, and later became a literati and ink writer contest in the past dynasties

Visit the place of chanting.

Today, the mountain, the water, the temple, and the village have long been renovated, surrounded by historic sites between the green mountains and cypresses, and the rich cultural atmosphere shows a no

A rare giant and his magnificent times.

However, there are different theories about Liu Xiu's birthplace, which is a bit interesting.

He was born in Jiyang County (now north of Lankao County, Henan), which is not controversial, when his father, Liu Qin, was serving as the county magistrate (county magistrate) in this county.

The main reason is that everyone has different opinions about the location of the delivery room. Some say that he was born in the county house, that is, in the county magistrate's residence, and some say that he was born in the county house

Far away in the Jiyang Forbidden City.

This Jiyang Forbidden City is the place where his ancestor Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rested when he toured around the country more than 100 years ago.

Back then, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty liked to walk around the world, but he didn't like to live in other people's homes, even the local official houses could not accommodate him and his entourage

people, so the local cadres built a lot of palaces in the places where he often passed by and rested. There is also one in Jiyang.

This palace is not as majestic as the imperial palace in the capital, and it is definitely much better than the county house. But after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lived, the official office was immediately closed for a long time

In the room, no matter how tense the house is, they dare not risk the crime of trespassing to live inside.

When Liu Xiu's mother was in labor, the weather was cold and damp, and Liu Qin's official residence was small and dilapidated

and lived in.

Liu Qin made an exception by doing this, of course.

His status as the head of a county is somewhat special, and in the turbulent times, the court is busy seizing power, and there is chaos in various places, no one will put a county magistrate

The accommodation is a spare house, seriously.

At that time, not to mention that County Magistrate Liu let his wife live in it and give birth to children politely, it was estimated that he would hold a conference and organize a large-scale event inside

It's not a big deal.

When Liu Xiu came out, it was a big deal.

Liu Qin is a proper person, he doesn't see any special talents, and as a county magistrate of the royal family, he has no obvious political achievements, and he takes his wife with him when he is old

A large group of children live in a small county house, and there is news from time to time in the court that the surname Liu will no longer be allowed to be an official, so he must be very depressed.

Before Liu Xiu was born, he already had a lineup of two sons, two daughters and 4 children, and another one was probably just about participating.

What he didn't expect was that the birth of this son would bring such a big movement!

According to legend, when Liu Xiu was born, red light illuminated the whole house ("in the room with red light");

According to legend, there is a harvest growing in a crop field in the county, that is, 9 golden ears of grain grow on the stem of a crop, and the people talk about it.

said that the son of the county magistrate Liu was born as a nobleman, because the number 9 is big and yellow is expensive;

According to legend, after listening to everyone's discussions, the county magistrate Liu found a man named Wang Chang and calculated a hexagram, and Wang Chang said that the child was rich and prosperous ("This is auspicious

ineffable").

These "according to legends" were recorded by others after Liu Xiu became the emperor, anyway, there were few witnesses when he was born, and no one dared to

I can't verify the authenticity of the 9 ears of millet.

Seeing that his wife gave birth to a son, County Magistrate Liu was obviously very happy. He named the newborn "Xiu" because of Jiahe Zhaoxiangrui, and because of his presence in several

The third among the boys is named "Uncle Wen".

At this time, he and his wife Fan Xian must not have known that they had given birth to an emperor, and they were not an ordinary emperor.

In fact, there are many legends about Liu Xiu's auspicious birth when he was born, in addition to the hexagram Wang Chang saying that it was a good omen everywhere, his companion Su Bo

Ah later confirmed his claim.

When the legendary Wang Mang usurped the country, Liu Xiu was only a few years old.

Wang Mang knew very well in his heart what hypocritical and despicable means he used to ascend to the throne, he had no face to show off, and he was afraid that the seat would not be stable, so he sent someone there

Investigate the unstable factors in various places.

We'll go into more detail about this bastard later, let's look at the one in front of us first.

Su Bo'a was appointed by Wang Mang's court to go on a business trip to the local area to investigate the unstable factors, and as soon as he arrived in Nanyang, he said that he saw the sky above Caiyang from a distance

Surrounded by the breath of Rui, I can't help but admire:

"What a good Ruiqi! Lush! ”

(Breathless!) Lush. )

There is even more evil, saying that many years later, when the Liu Xiu brothers raised their troops, a fire in the south of his residence rushed straight into the sky, and suddenly disappeared.

Of course, these legends are nonsense and cannot be taken seriously, but the reasons for their emergence are quite interesting.

You might as well take a look at the first brother of the previous dynasties of my country's feudal society, especially the first brother who founded the country, almost all of them are playing these tricks

Home hand. They either get a stone and engrave a few words and bury them in the mud and dig them out for everyone to see, or find a few people to make up a few sentences and spread them, or

Thunder, rain, earthquakes, floods and their own thoughts and actions are hard to tie together, in short, they use various techniques to weave a sacred halo on their own head and mark themselves

It's different, it's different.

This all shows that in order to ascend and sit firmly in the position, in addition to using force, these first brothers will also use the hand of Wen, especially the power of "gods and ghosts".

Do the ideological work of the masses and sing "the divine right of the monarch".

Everyone will soon see how Liu Xiu played this hand perfectly.

Okay, let's check Liu Xiu's family tree.

Sorry, this may be a bit wordy, but Liu Xiu's family tree is as dramatic as his own life, and it's interesting to watch.