In the Three Kingdoms, Emperor Xian of Han Liu Xie was raised by Empress Dowager Dong in his early years. Later Liu Xie was supported by Dong Zhuo and became Emperor Xian of Han. Dong Zhuo died, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was kidnapped by Dong Zhuo's subordinates Li Jue and Guo Bin , and later returned to Luoyang under the escort of Yang Feng and Dong Cheng.
But soon Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was once again controlled by Cao Cao , moved the capital to Xu County , and worshiped Cao Cao as Sikong. Since then, Liu Xie has been reduced to a puppet emperor.
Although Emperor Xian of Han has been a puppet since then, Cao Cao has never dared to depose Emperor Xian of Han and proclaim himself emperor. Why is this? Is there any relationship between Cao Cao and Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty?
From the perspective of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, although Liu Xie was a puppet emperor, he was not a stupid and weak person. On the contrary, even though he lived at the mercy of others, he still had wisdom and courage that could not be hidden during this period. .
In the Three Kingdoms Shi Changshi Rebellion Liu Bian was still a young emperor at this time. Liu Xie and Liu Bian were taken out of the palace by the eunuchs. At this time, they happened to encounter Dong Zhuo leading his troops to kill them.
When everyone was panicking, Liu Xie was the only one who had the courage to directly question the purpose of the visitor. When he got the answer that he was saving the driver, he also asked him why he didn't kneel down.
At that time, Dong Zhuo was deeply impressed when he saw how powerful this 9-year-old child was. Therefore, after Liu Bian's death, Dong Zhuo immediately thought of the courageous young man who used his identity as Sikong to summon officials and made Liu Xieli the emperor.
After Liu Xie ascended the throne, Dong Zhuo, as prime minister, almost completely controlled the court power, and his troops continued to burn, kill and loot in Luoyang, causing the people in Luoyang city to live in dire straits.
Later, , in the first year of Xingping, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong , and the price of grains in the city soared. Those who could not afford to eat actually started eating. For a time, Chang'an city was in chaos.
At that time, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had already ordered people to cook porridge to relieve the people. However, many victims still starved to death in the city. Liu Xie suspected that the people below had not used all the food to relieve the victims, so he took rice and beans and cooked porridge himself. He found that only five liters were needed to cook two large pots.
Finally, after some investigation, it was found that the people below took the opportunity to take away the food. Liu Xie was furious and directly punished those who had enriched his own pockets. The hungry people in Chang'an City were finally rescued.
From this point of view, Emperor Xian of Han was not a mediocre emperor, but he was trapped by Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo all his life. In the first year of Jian'an, Liu Xie fled from Chang'an to Luoyang and changed his reign name to "Jian'an" . Soon after, Cao Cao came to Luoyang in the Three Kingdoms to kidnap the emperor and order the princes , which changed Liu Xie's life after that. became his own puppet.
The relationship between Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and Cao Cao has always been very contradictory. The two resented each other, but they had to rely on each other.
Emperor Xian of Han was famous but did not have military power. Cao Cao had military power but did not dare to replace Emperor Xian of Han.
After being controlled by Cao Cao, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was very smart not to oppose Cao Cao, but left a way out for himself. In the fourth year of Jian'an, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty quietly made Dong Cheng a chariot and cavalry general, allowing the royalists to gain some military power. Then he secretly wrote the Belt Edict and gave it to Dong Cheng, allowing ministers loyal to the Han Dynasty to go and kill Cao Cao.
However, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty's resistance was not successful. Before the plan even started, Cao Cao wiped out Dong Cheng's men in one fell swoop. Also because of this time, Emperor Xian of Han's father-in-law and his family were killed, and even Emperor Xian of Han's wife and children were killed.
It was impossible for Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty not to hate Cao Cao, but all the military power in the court was in the hands of Cao Cao. Due to Cao Cao's power, the ministers in the court did not dare to speak for Liu Xie.
A historian once commented on Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, saying that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was not mediocre. The reason why the Han Dynasty perished in his hands was just because the Han Dynasty was already an empty shelf at this time.
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was an ideal and smart man, so he did not fight to the death with Cao Cao, nor did he give Cao Cao a chance to seize the throne, because Liu Xie knew that he could turn Cao Cao into a national thief, and this was what Cao Cao was most afraid of.
Although Cao Cao has been using Emperor Xian of Han to realize his ideal of unifying the Central Plains, he ultimately did not dare to seize the throne directly without justification.
Later, in the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao continued to conquer the east and west in the name of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, defeating Yuan Sha, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu and other forces, and also caused the Wuhuan and Xiongnu in the north to invade the Central Plains. Bow your head and surrender.
This series of actions by Cao Cao seemed to be reviving the Han Dynasty. In fact, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty understood that as the prestige of the Cao family continued to rise, the courts of the Han Dynasty would eventually be filled with Cao Wei's subordinates.
The position of emperor was easily available to the Cao family. In the days that followed, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had no chance to restore the Han Dynasty, and in the end he had no choice but to give up the position of emperor to Cao Pi.
