Those who have read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will be praised and regretted by the content of the chapter "using the emperor to command the princes" in the book.
praises that when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were fighting against each other and snatching the world, Cao Cao could think of using Liu Xie to threaten civil and military officials and achieve his dream of unifying the world.
What I regret is that Emperor Xian of Han Liu Xie was regarded as a puppet throughout his life, such as Dong Zhuo before, and Cao Cao later. It can be said that his life was very miserable.
But Liu Xie also had his legendary life, from becoming an emperor to not daring to threaten, and was eventually demoted to enjoy the people and enjoy the mountains and rivers. It can be said that this life was a great ups and downs.
So, has Cao Cao really happened in the novel to use the emperor to command the princes? What was Liu Xie’s life?
Born in chaos
Liu Xie's mother is Wang Zhang's daughter. She comes from a noble family. Not only is she very charming in figure and appearance, but she is also very well-educated.
But such a beautiful and intelligent concubine is naturally envied by the people in the harem, especially Queen He , who doesn't like Wang Meiren the most.
Although Wang Meiren is very favored by Han Lingdi , she eventually died of the decoction for the queen's poisoning.
When Wang Meiren gave birth to Liu Xie before, it was very difficult. The abortion pill was not successful, but Liu Xie grew up safely.
Losing his mother was afraid of the queen. Emperor Ling of Han was worried that this child could grow up safely, so he handed over Liu Xie to the empress dowager to raise.
Empress Dowager Dong has been raising Liu Xie. Life was originally safe, but as Emperor Ling of Han's condition worsened, it became very important to choose who to be the crown prince.
Before Liu Xie, there was another brother, that is Liu Bian . Although Liu Bian was born to the queen, he should naturally be made the crown prince.
But Liu Bian was fostered in the folk since he was a child, and his cultural cultivation was not as good as Liu Xie, who grew up.
After Emperor Ling of Han died of illness, the actual power in the court had been controlled by He Jin . In addition, the eunuchs and ministers fought for power, and the situation was in chaos.
In this case, the two sides killed each other, and in the end the eunuch was unable to resist the strength of Yuan Shao and others, and fled in a hurry with Liu Bian and Liu Xie.
, but then Liu Xie was also coerced by Dong Zhuo, who came from behind. When the eunuch ran away, he met the army led by Dong Zhuo. Everyone could not resist. Liu Xie was threatened by Dong Zhuo and began to have the life of the puppet emperor.
Liu Xie is still young and is suitable for being coerced by Dong Zhuo. Therefore, Dong Zhuo threatened everyone to make Liu Xie the emperor and he also controlled the situation in the court.
After Dong Zhuo was in power, no one in the entire court could fight against him, and Liu Xie completely became a puppet emperor and completely obeyed Dong Zhuo.
More unrighteous actions will surely perish. Dong Zhuo's cruel behavior has also attracted everyone's opposition, and a confrontation has begun.
The army formed by Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao and others confronted each other, and Liu Xie was bullied like a wandering grass,
Liu Xie did not forget that he was an emperor. Although he had little say, he was an emperor at least, so he used his rights to save the people.
When Dong Zhuo was entangled with everyone, Li Jue and Guo Si held Liu Xie hostage, and under his coercion, Liu Xie was displaced.
Unfortunately, Li Jue and Guo Si met Cao Cao's army. Cao Cao shot and killed the two of them, and then took Liu Xie into the capital again.
Puppet Emperor
The famous "handling the emperor to command the princes" incident happened here. But in fact, saying it was coercion was actually just to let Liu Xie continue to be his puppet emperor.
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao competed for each other, and in the end, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao. In the court at that time, it can be said that no one could defeat him.
But if Cao Cao wants to unify the world, he still needs Liu Xie as the emperor. Therefore, Liu Xie still has his uses. Cao Cao controls real power and Liu Xie is the storefront.
Cao Cao obtained real power, and there must be ministers who disobeyed Cao Cao, so the famous garment and garment edict incident in the Han Dynasty .
After Cao Cao welcomed Liu Xie, he acted obediently and held high power. As Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie came up with the incident of writing a blood letter to conspire.
In order to pass the blood edict out and make people drunk driving, Liu Xie secretly passed the blood letter to Dong Cheng when he met Dong Cheng . Dong Cheng hid the blood letter between his clothes and avoided the inspection of Cao Cao and others.
Although the blood letter was spread, Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei and others planned to plot against Cao Cao, but the matter was eventually discovered by Cao Cao and the plan failed.
Such a big thing happened. Cao Cao did not blame Liu Xie completely, but instead respected Liu Xie as the emperor as always.
Cao Cao also promised his daughter to Liu Xie, but the more reason was to better control Liu Xie.
said to be a tyrant of the emperor, but in fact, Liu Xie is more needed as a puppet emperor, and Cao Cao also gave Liu Xie a lot of respect and did not completely surpass Liu Xie.
The relationship between Cao Cao and Liu Xie is very subtle and difficult to balance.
Then, Cao Cao died, and his son Cao Pi inherited Cao Cao's position and was in power, and Cao Pi also wanted to become the emperor.
Then, Liu Xie abdicated and was named Shanyang Gong , which may also be his happiest period.
During this period, he was not afraid of poverty, but turned into a doctor, kind and simple, and was very popular and loved by the people.
In the second year of Qinglong, Liu Xie passed away, which ended his puppet's life.
Liu Xie's life can be said to be ups and downs, from a prince who was deeply loved by the emperor to an emperor, but was coerced by Dong Zhuo, becoming a puppet and coerced by others.
Seeing the chaos in the court, he could not make any moves. He was coerced to escape, but in the end he met Cao Cao.
The relationship between Liu Xie and Cao Cao is also indescribable. Unlike the novel "using the emperor to command the princes", the real situation is that Cao Cao treats Liu Xie very politely.
repeatedly jumped between control and respect. After Cao Cao's death, he was finally forced to abdicate, ending his difficult life.
In the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo and others, perhaps the worst one is Liu Xie. If this emperor who was born at the wrong time had been born in another era, the result might be different.
Novels are usually processed by art, and the rendering of some art will inevitably change our view of things.
Although Cao Cao used the "supporting the emperor to command the princes" in the novel, it is actually different from this. Many novels are exaggerated.
Cao Cao did not coerce and overtake Liu Xie like in the novel, and even treated Liu Xie very well.
But the truth of the facts has also disappeared over time. We can learn about history through novels and understand the struggles between the people.
But novels can only be novels, and they cannot be completely consistent with history. But Liu Xie's life as a puppet emperor may be real.
