(Han He Emperor Liu Zhao)
To understand Han Emperor Liu Long, we must first start with his father, Han He Emperor Liu Zhao.
The Eastern Han Dynasty grew out of nothing, and its presence in history seems to have been very low.
Looking through the historical scroll, when it comes to the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is basically the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
In fact, the Eastern Han Dynasty was an era when the Ming Dynasty was born in large numbers.
"Son of the Plane" Liu Xiu turned the tide and created Guangwu Zhongxing.
The Ming emperor with severe punishment Liu Zhuang created the Qingming society of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
and the next chapter emperor Liu Jin , and his father Liu Zhuang created the " Ming Zhang Zhizhi " prosperous age.
So in a strict sense, the overall quality of the Eastern Han emperor can be said to be leveraged.
Soon, thanks to a series of Mingjun's efforts, the Eastern Han Dynasty smoothly reached its peak.
People pursue the peak, because the peak is always far away and cannot be reached, so people have to walk into it and conquer it.
But once they reach the top, people will realize a problem.
After the peak, there is no peak, and the trough is often ushered in.
After the death of Emperor Zhang, the ten-year-old Hanhe Emperor Liu Zhao was controlled by Queen Mother Dou (Dou's relatives) for the first half of his life after Zhang Emperor died. The emperor began to favor eunuchs again.
(Queen Dowager Dou)
For the emperor himself, during his eighteen years in power, he barely had a day of life.
He is controlled and used by others. In contrast, he also controls and uses others.
The emperor lived in political conspiracies and whirlpools throughout his life.
so that in the last years of his life, the emperor suffered from diseases like "persecution delusions".
The emperor suspected the people around him, whether he was an eunuch, or his relatives, they were all ill-intentioned and wanted to murder him.
Reading through history books and reading the emperor’s life, as the author, I can’t help but sigh, the emperor, in a sense, is the poorest person.
lost his father when he became the throne. If he catches up with the bloody death system of the Northern Wei regime of , maybe even the mother will disappear after birth.
The supreme throne is hot in the eyes of others,It's tempting, but only when you really sit on it, do you know how cold it is.
Yuanxing The first year of , 106 AD, Han and Emperor Liu Zhao finished his life of misery and suspicion. Long took control of Shangbin and died.
Once the emperor died, it became a problem to choose who would take over.
There are two candidates, Liu Sheng, the emperor’s eldest son, and Liu Long, the emperor’s youngest son.
In contrast, Liu Sheng has obvious advantages. He is the emperor’s eldest son, and he is at the right age. Liu Long was just over a hundred days old and he was still a baby in the swaddling family, so who To be an emperor, who is suitable to be an emperor, the Manchu dynasty civil and military people know very well.
The civil and military ministers have the same idea, since the youngest son is young, then Liu Sheng should be allowed to inherit the throne.
But the ministers’ words do not count. On the issue of succession to the throne, the person who has the key decision-making power is the queen of the first emperor. At this time, the Deng clan has been promoted to the empress dowager.
(Queen Dowager Deng)
The idea of Queen Mother Deng is completely opposite to that of ministers.
She believes that Liu Long should inherit the throne.
Then why is Liu Sheng inappropriate?
Of course, the Queen Mother Deng has her own reasons:
Although Liu Sheng is of the right age,However, he suffered from illness all the year round and could not be cured for a long time, making him embarrassed by the emperor.
Is Liu Sheng sick?
Yes.
What kind of disease is that?
The history book does not give specific records, but the author speculates that it should be some chronic diseases. These chronic diseases will not immediately destroy the human body or immediately take away the human life, but will only put the body in a weaker state. state. In other words, Liu Sheng's condition was not serious, and it did not prevent him from becoming an emperor.
Since it does not hinder being emperor, then why does Empress Dowager Deng make such a fuss and insist on making a difference?
The answer is also obvious, because Empress Dowager Deng has the same dream as the former Empress Dou, that is, to become a puppet emperor as a mascot, and then he will control the government and become the power. Queen Mother.
If this is the case, then the older Liu Sheng is obviously not a good candidate.
The older the , the harder it is to control.
Therefore, under the control of Queen Mother Deng, Liu Long, who has just arrived in the world for more than 100 days, ascended the throne.
(Emperor Liu Long of the Han Dynasty)
His young body was sitting on the huge throne of the emperor, which seemed extremely uncoordinated.
and when the officials bow their heads to the ground,When Shanhu Long live, Liu Long burst into tears with his nose and tears, and he was scared to cry.
The emperor’s cries did not cause too much disturbance. Under this majestic scene, the New Deal led by the Queen Mother Deng who was listening to politics began to be implemented in an orderly manner.
In fact, Queen Mother Deng is a more conscientious female politician.
Compared to her old predecessor, the Queen Mother Dou, who would only enjoy the throne of the Queen Mother, Queen Mother Deng obviously still wants to do something practical.
What reforms did Queen Mother Deng make?
First, oppose yin Si.
This obscene sacrifice, please don't think about it, it has nothing to do with the literal meaning.
The so-called fornication refers to those sacrifices that are out of date and extravagant.
Historically, the emperor’s sacrificial system was dense and complicated.
Sacrifices are to be sacrificed during festivals, weddings and funerals, and sacrifices to be sacrificed in good weather.
The emperor’s schedule was almost filled with various sacrificial activities.
Ordinary people engage in sacrifices, but they respect ghosts and gods, order two sticks of incense, and serve two plates of pastries.
But when the emperor engages in sacrifices, the pomp can be big, slaughter cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, put incense on the water, build an altar, set up another thirty or fifty tables, entertain the ministers, and finally arrange them in the evening. A gala, this is the end.
If you look at it this way,Royal sacrifice is really a very money-burning act.
It is reasonable to say respecting the heavens and the earth, and respecting the ghosts and gods. This is a tradition and a etiquette. You can spend a little when you spend a little money. But the most common reason for the emperors in the past is to pray for God to bless the Eastern Han Dynasty. Rich and strong, the country is eternal.
Only diligent hands can create a prosperous future. Blindly praying to God and worshiping Buddha will only turn the prosperity of the dynasty into a fantasy.
asking for one in half a month is really meaningless.
(Sacrificial activities in the Han Dynasty)
In view of the above, Queen Mother Deng stopped a large number of sacrificial activities, which can be described as a move to benefit the country, the people and the economy.
Second, a large number of employees were laid off.
Same as a goal of stopping sexual worship, Queen Mother Deng, as the actual boss of the Eastern Han Dynasty, must consider the issue of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.
The so-called open source is to make money, and the remaining throttling is to save money.
In addition to saving money on sacrificial activities, Queen Mother Deng also plans to save money on the personnel establishment of the Central Palace.
From the founding of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty to the ascendance of Emperor Liu Long of the Han Dynasty, over 80 years, the recruitment of court ladies can be said to be crowded and endless.
What did the emperor want so many palace ladies to do?
one is to serve the royal family and nobles,The second is to select beautiful women among the court ladies and enrich their harem.
But in fact, there are not so many royal family and nobles to wait on, and the emperor's harem cannot accommodate so many women.
So this has created a situation where the number of palace ladies in the palace is seriously overwritten, and the work is just a little bit. Many palace ladies enter the palace and do nothing to do, and they become idlers.
It’s not too much to eat free meals. Since you recruit people to the palace to work, you have to pay them.
Some readers may ask, how much salary can a palace maid get in a year? Isn’t it the same as playing in the Eastern Han Dynasty to feed a group of palace ladies casually?
This is not the case. According to historical records, the annual salary of the maids in the Han Dynasty is the lowest, 192 Hu, which is converted into the current unit of measurement, which is 5182 Jin.
A palace lady is more than 5,000 catties, and there are tens of thousands of palace ladies in Luoyang, the eastern capital. How much fiscal expenditure does the court have to spend a year?
(Image of court ladies in the Han Dynasty)
In view of this, Queen Mother Deng decided to abolish the court ladies in large numbers and let them leave with compensation.
It is not difficult to see that, whether it is to stop offering sacrifices or lay off court ladies, Queen Mother Deng’s reforms are always accompanied by a key word: saving.
In this way, Queen Mother Deng should be a virtuous queen with noble character, because she worked hard every day in a high position, thinking about the development of the Eastern Han Empire.
people mentioned the Eastern Han regime,It is often associated with the influence of foreign relatives around the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The former Queen Mother Dou, the current Queen Mother Deng, the future Queen Mother Yan, Queen Mother Liang, Queen Mother Dou (the other one), and Queen Mother He.
In people's eyes, these women have failed the emperors' trust in them, abducted their elbows out of the way, and took power and harmed the country. They were all bad traits and evil queens.
The merits and demerits of these other empress dowagers are open to question, but the empress dowager Deng in this article is a commendable virtuous and good empress.
We have to admit that supporting Liu Longdang is the selfish desire of Queen Mother Deng, but what the Queen Mother Deng has done after taking power is a good thing for the country and the people.
She is a good queen mother and a kind person.
If possible, she is even willing to raise the little emperor Liu Long and grow up Liu Long into a good emperor, and finally return the power to him.
But unfortunately, Liu Long does not seem to have such a future.
The first year of Yanping, 106 AD.
This year, Xianbei people invaded Yuyang, which is today’s Miyun area in Beijing. This is almost the first time Xianbei has appeared on the historical stage.
(Xianbei people)
In the same year, the Western Regions were turbulent,The three small countries of Qiuci, Wensu, and Gumo are eager to try and compete with the Eastern Han regime.
The changes in the Central Plains are a good time for young children to defend their homes.
But Liu Long has missed all this.
On September 21 of this year, Emperor Liu Long of the Han Dynasty, who had sat on the throne for 220 days, died untimely and quietly passed away.
The young emperor did not leave a trace in his emperor's career. Except for the diapers that are changed every day, it is really difficult to have any deeds and things left behind.
But after Liu Long died, he inadvertently created a historical record.
He is the youngest emperor in the history of China who has ascended the throne in 100 days.
He is also the emperor with the shortest life span in Chinese history, only one year old.
When the emperor died, Luoyang, the eastern capital, was sobbing. In the midst of darkness, everyone felt:
The Eastern Han Dynasty was about to change.
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