"He also told his generals that the conquest does not necessarily have to grab land and slaughter the city, the most important thing is to pacify and appease the people, if the rebels are willing to join, send their leaders to the capital division, and the troops will be sent home to farm and plant mulberry."

"Liu Penzi, Liu Yong, Zhang Bu, Li Xian, Peng Chong, Lu Fang, Kui Huan, Gongsun Shu...... In the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Xiu traveled everywhere, non-stop, and his energy was mainly used to eliminate the separatist forces."

"Occupy Tianshui, Wudu, Jincheng and other counties, once in Liu Xiu and Gongsun Shu two governments wandering, Jianwu four years, he sent his subordinates to Chengdu and Luoyang successively, to inquire about the situation of Gongsun Shu and Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu's excellence, in the comparison of Ma Yuan to show."

"Ma Yuan and Gongsun Shu are fellow villagers, and they have been friends since they were young, and he thought that the two would drink and talk happily after meeting, but he was greeted with an official article."

"Gongsun Shu received him with a grand and solemn ceremony, and at the same time, there were many warriors and heavily guarded, putting on a supreme posture."

"Ma Yuan decided that Gongsun Shu was a frog at the bottom of the well who was arrogant, and as for Liu Xiu, he only sent a eunuch to bring Ma Yuan into the palace, and he wore civilian clothes and greeted him with a smile under the corridor of the Xuande Palace."

[Ma Yuan asked Liu Xiu, "Before I went to Chengdu, Gongsun Shu asked the guards to meet me with halberds, and today I came from afar, how did Your Majesty know that I am not an assassin, so let me in so easily?"] ”］

[Liu Xiu laughed, "Where will you be an assassin, just a lobbyist.] ”］

"Soon, Ma Yuan went back to restore his life, and Kui Huan lived with him and asked him about the situation in Luoyang."

"Ma Yuan said that Liu Xiu met with him dozens of times, and the conversation was very casual, often staying up all night."

"In his opinion, Liu Xiu is a brave and resourceful Ming Jun, open and honest, magnificent, not too rigid and subtle, a bit similar to Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and read scriptures and handle political affairs, which is unmatched among the emperors of the previous life."

Kui Huan asked: What do you think of Liu Bangbi?

Ma Yuan replied: "It's not as good as Liu Bang!" ”

[Gaozu has nothing to do with things, Liu Xiuai handles government affairs, behaves politely, and does not like to drink. ］

[Kui Huan was a little unhappy when he heard this: "If you want to be like what you said, you are better than Liu Bang!" ”］

"The hustle and bustle of the intention to divide one side was near and far away for the Eastern Han government, and finally united with Gongsun Shu."

Ma Yuan defected to Liu Xiu and became a famous general. In the ninth and twelfth years of Jianwu, Kui Huan and Gongsun Shu were exterminated successively. ”

"After that, unless there was an emergency, Liu Xiu, who was tired of the expedition, did not mention the military again."

"Once, when the crown prince Liu Qiang asked, Liu Xiu said coldly, this matter is beyond your ability."

"After more than ten years of conquest, the Eastern Han regime has been quite stable."

"Liu Xiu's problem has changed from fighting the world to ruling the world."

"Soon after Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, ascended the throne, the strategist Lu Jia pointed out to him that the world can be seized by force, but it cannot be governed by force."

["Reverse and obey, both civil and military" is the "long-term technique". ］

Later, after Emperor Wu, Emperor Zhao, and Emperor Xuan, a set of statecraft strategies of "Confucianism" and "King Domineering Miscellaneous" were gradually formed. ”

Liu Xiu understood that after the turmoil and turmoil before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he needed to follow the Confucian "royal road" and win the hearts of the people with moderate and loose policies, which was also a kind of "judo". ”

"In the fifth year of the establishment of the military, there was a sound of killing in various places, and Liu Xiu, who returned from the war, began to build Taixue in Luoyang and inspected it in person."

"Taixue practiced ancient rituals and music, everything followed the provisions of the Confucian classics, and the cultural education of the Eastern Han Dynasty took on a new look."

At the same time, Liu Xiu "visited Ruya before he got off the bus", and a group of famous scholars quickly gathered around him. ”

"Sometimes he talked about the Confucian classics with his subordinates, and he didn't sleep until midnight, and the prince advised him that His Majesty has the sage of Xia Yu and Shang Tang, but he has lost the health of the Yellow Emperor and Lao Tzu.

"Liu Xiu said that doing these things makes me happy and I don't feel tired."

"He even personally presided over and adjudicated the controversy between the modern and ancient scholars of the time."

The huge bureaucracy was an important reason for the lack of civil affairs after Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, and Liu Xiu used the method of "merging officials and provincial posts" to reduce the burden on the people. ”

"In the sixth year of Jianwu, he ordered the adjustment of the counties and feudal states of the whole country, and reduced the number of officials, it is said that more than 400 counties were merged and reduced, and the positions of officials were reduced to one-tenth, and in the same year, he also reduced the land rent from one-tenth to one-thirtieth of the time of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty."

"Since the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, all localities have been ordered to select light vehicles, knights, material officers, building ships and other combat personnel after the beginning of the autumn to serve as a reserve for the army."

"In the seventh year of the establishment of the army, the Eastern Han army was enriched, and Liu Xiu canceled this call-up."

"In addition, he ordered the release of prisoners who had not committed capital crimes, the restoration of civilian status, the reintroduction of their crimes, and the absolution of those who had committed minor crimes, by the officials who only wrote down their names and absolved them of their crimes."

"In the seventh year of the establishment of the martial arts, Zheng Xing, a doctor in Taizhong, wrote that now the minister and the doctor have recommended Yuyang Taishou Guo Ling to serve as the chief secretary, and it has been delayed and cannot be settled, and the folklore says that the imperial court will leave this position to the meritorious heroes, and it is likely that the meritorious heroes will not be able to take on this important position in the government, and I hope that Your Majesty will wronged himself and obeyed everyone's opinions."

"After several trade-offs, Liu Xiu chose Li Tong to be the chief secretary."

"Li Tong is from Liu Xiu's hometown in Nanyang, and he was the first to plan with Liu Xiu to raise troops, and he is also Liu Xiu's brother-in-law."

"At that time, many government officials were Liu Xiu's fellow villagers or old people, and Li Tong can be described as a fellow villager, old countryman, and a meritorious hero."

Four years later, when Guo Ling came to Luoyang, Liu Xiu asked him about the merits and demerits of the government, and Guo Ling replied, "To appoint or promote government officials, the outstanding talents of the whole country should be selected, and Nanyang people should not be used exclusively." ””

"Fortunately, Li Tong saw Liu Xiu's difficulties, made a good start, and resigned several times on the grounds of old age."

"In the twelfth year of Jianwu, Liu Xiu accepted his request."

"Deng Yu, Jia Fu, Geng Yi and other founding heroes knew that the times had changed, and the emperor was unwilling to let them hold heavy troops in Beijing, so he took the initiative to hand over the military power the following year, so the left and right generals were cancelled."

"Considering the feelings of the heroes, Liu Xiu retained their titles and fiefs, and no longer let them serve in the government, he thinks that he is doing this for the good of the heroes, and the benefits are really good."

"Staying in the official position for a long time, once you make a mistake, you will inevitably be punished, and if you don't do it, you won't be able to keep the title and fiefdom, and he does often protect them and forgive them for their small mistakes."

"The rare delicacies that are paid tribute from afar must be rewarded to all the marquis first, and sometimes there is nothing left in the imperial kitchen, so the heroes have all retained their status and property in the end, and no one has been killed or degraded."