Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: 16 ascended the throne and suffered repeated setbacks, why did he finally achieve the glory of Dahan? What's the history behind

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inscription: Han Wudi Liu Che is a very outstanding and important historical figure in ancient my country. He reigned for fifty-four years and accounted for a quarter of the Western Han Dynasty. "The magnificence of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty roughly made the Han Dynasty the most powerful country in the world at that time and the undisputed center of world civilization. The era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has also become one of the great eras in the history of the Chinese nation that is most worthy of pride and display. "The Critical Biography and Chronicle of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty"

Portrait of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty

His personality and hobbies are multifaceted and complex. He is a literati, a military strategist, and a pioneer and perfecter of the Han paradigm. He is talented and romantic and passionate, and he can't extricate himself from falling into the path of the Emperor Qin Shihuang in his later years. This "biliary" man was full of energy throughout his life, "being more lustful but benevolent and righteous". He swept the Huns and established martial arts, laying the ground for the future generations of China. In his later years, his temperament changed drastically and he fell into anxiety. In the last years of his life, he came to his senses and tried his best to make up for the loss caused by saving. Today in 2159 AD is the day when 16-year-old Liu Che took the throne and looked down on the world. With this article, I would like to pay tribute to the outstanding Emperor Han Wu who "overwhelmed the wisdom and courage of the whole world and opened up the heart of eternity".

Stills of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty

(1) Liu Che, who was enthroned at the age of sixteen, once relied on a woman Gillian to stabilize her position, not a peaceful emperor who relied on her success.

The big man with the halo above his head, who has no hard past. The young Liu Che must be more impressed with this experience.

The 48-year-old Emperor Jing of the Han collapsed in Weiyang Palace. This emperor, known as the lecherous and excessively industrious emperor, inherited the inheritance of Emperor Wen. He was pure and graceful, so that the people of the world could live. Before his death and his son Liu Che ascended the throne, "For seventy years, the country had nothing to do, unless floods and droughts occurred, the people would give their families. Before the capital, millions of people were dying and could not be schooled; Chen Chen of Taicang For this reason, it is overflowing and accumulating, and corruption cannot be eaten." [1]

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In October of the same year, the 16-year-old Liu Che named "Jianyuan" as the year, and Chinese history has since been epoch of the year. Zhao Yi of the Qing Dynasty praised: "There is no reign in ancient times. Until Emperor Wu was created as a reign, it is easy to record from the government and the people. It is a hard-working method for all ages." [2] It can be seen that this young man's magnificent design can be described as unprecedented. The creation of the Qing Dynasty affected the Qing Dynasty.

Sixteen-year-old Liu Che, adolescent masculinity in addition to paint the empire beautifully. As soon as he took the throne, he reused the Confucian scholars who advocated strengthening the kingship as important positions, and prepared to adopt the political ideas left over from the frustrated Jia Yi and Chao Cuo during the Wenjing period, namely, weakening the princes internally, strengthening the centralization of power, and resisting the Huns externally. At the same time, all regions were ordered to open the gates of the territories of the princes of the country, and no private checkpoints were allowed to restrict access. This was an important measure for the young emperor to break the local separatism. It also ordered the punishment of the aristocratic children who violated the law and the abolition of their aristocratic status. These measures aroused dissatisfaction among the princes and nobles who "destroyed the New Deal more and more." They went to the Dou clan to sue and slander, and rose to the ideological dispute between Huang Lao and "Confucianism".

The young and energetic Liu Che refused to follow the arrangement of his grandmother, and instead asked the teacher Zhao Wan to write a letter, suggesting that the emperor should not ask the "Eastern Palace" for instructions on state affairs. The situation then took a turn for the worse, and the Empress Dowager Dou immediately asked someone to intervene Zhao Wan and Wang Zang, who was arrested and imprisoned for "treacherous" charges, and eventually forced the two to commit suicide. Under the strong intervention of Mrs. Dou, Liu Che's New Deal was torn to pieces like a beautiful outline in the painting. Immediately, this young man encountered the greatest crisis since he took office, and the Queen Mother Dou even moved to dethrone Liu Che. According to the records of Sima Guang's "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", when Liu Che was established as the prince, it was his aunt and princess Liu whoring. The condition is that Liu Che marries Gillian, the only daughter of the eldest princess. After Liu Che came to the throne, Gillian became a queen. Because the eldest princess relied on her meritorious service and asked Liu Che for insatiable interests, the new emperor was very disgusted with her mother-in-law. In addition, Gillian's arrogant temperament caused Liu Che to alienate her.

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Liu Che’s mother, the Queen Mother, saw the signs and warned her son: “You are new to the throne, but the minister has not accepted it. First is the reform, and the empress dowager is angry. Now she is angry with the princess again, she will be offended again. Be cautious!" The so-called "the minister did not accept" refers to the power of the government and the nobles against Liu Che. The so-called "must be offended" means that the emperor will not be able to continue. Liu Che’s EQ and IQ are extremely high, what he lacks is experienceWith experience, when he calmed down when he was young and energetic, he immediately "graciously" the mother-in-law eldest princess and Queen Gillian. After that, he started hunting around, bringing first-class scholars such as Sima Xiangru, Zhu Maichen, Dongfang Shuo, etc. to conduct academic discussions. He no longer intervened in major political affairs, and practiced martial arts riding and shooting in Shanglin. "The emperor is brave and powerful, Yu Shanglin It's good to fight bears, stalks, and drive away wild beasts. Sima Xiangru is an admonishment." He embarked on the "rule by doing nothing" that his grandmother liked, and finally saved the throne. [3]

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(2), before the age of thirty-eight, he injected a strong personal touch into the empire, and basically completed all the sketches.

The six years since the founding of Yuan Dynasty is the most important year of life for the twenty-two Liu Che. The death of his grandmother Dou, Queen Mother, made him finally usher in his own era. Before this, the biggest resistance in his life was not how to fight back against the Huns, not the local aristocratic power of the big Han, but her gray-haired grandmother Dou, the Queen Mother. The essence between the two lies in the huge gap in age difference. The elderly are quiet and conservative, while the young are passionate and innovative. However, under the control of this old lady, the big man has shown fatigue and weakness. From then on, Liu Che seemed to get rid of the shackles and completely placed the blueprint of the empire in his palm.

Portrait of Dong Zhongshu

Before the age of 38, he completed far-reaching measures to influence history in one fell swoop. First, he adopted Dong Zhongshu's thought of "rejecting a hundred schools and respecting Confucianism", thus establishing the status of Confucianism in the next two thousand years. Second, following the advice of the master's father Yan and allowing the princes and kings to distribute the fiefs to the prince’s unexpected sons or brothers, this kind of "tweet" distracted the princes in one fell swoop, and there was no longer any internal political threat. Third, take the initiative to attack the Huns and fundamentally reverse the passive beating since the founding of the Han Dynasty. Through three large-scale attacks on the Huns, by 119 BC, the biggest "foreign trouble that has threatened the north of the Han Dynasty since Han Gaozu" has been basically eliminated. ". These three major events are all major results achieved because of the correct use of people.

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has shown courage and conceit as a courteous corporal in employing people. Special respect was given to the prime minister who was the head of the hundred officials. None of the six prime ministers who assisted him were executed or convicted in terms of aspect, and the most severe treatment was to remove the officials. Secondly, he was very tolerant of his subordinates who dared to talk to him. For example, Ji An once criticized Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for “His Majesty had more desires in his heart, but he was benevolent and righteous, so how could he imitate Tang Yu's governance!” The public at the time thought that Ji An would meet. He was executed, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not explode on the spot. He just cursed after retiring from the court: "This idiot Ji An is too much!", and he did not punish Ji An afterwards. [4] In terms of cultivating talents, he hired talents in an eclectic style, and promoted outstanding people. "The Han won the people, and Yu Zi Sheng." Initiated many major initiatives that span history. Since then, it has successively reformed the military system, established the governor’s history, unified the currency, specialized in salt and iron, and Liping quasi-equal losses, and other major reforms and creations. A complete set of systems has been established and embodies the legalist’s "rule by law, not avoid relatives". The political system became the basic paradigm of the Chinese imperial system for the next two thousand years. In terms of foreign relations, a far-sighted diplomatic strategy was formulated, and the Han Empire became the political and economic axis of the Asian continent at that time through the use of cultural and martial arts.

The "Romantic" frescoes of the Han Dynasty,

, with the word "武", as his posthumous posthumous name, fully demonstrate his military achievements. "Emperor Yangsi's prowess is roughly in martial arts." [6] Emperor Wu's outstanding military achievements in the Han Dynasty are mainly reflected in the frontiers, which is what later generations call "the emperor of Wu Kaibian". Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened up territories and expanded territory on the basis of the Qin Kingdom, and "made the Han Dynasty appear on the world historical stage as a first-class power." [7] In addition, the Xiongnu War was the most brilliant and heroic of the life of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The journey started from the Battle of Mayi in the second year of Yuanguang to the last Yanran Mountain expedition in the third year of Zhenghe. In more than forty years, Emperor Wu of the Han drew on the power of the whole country and launched fifteen expeditions against the Xiongnu. Its scale and grandeur are rare in world military history. Among them, the Han-Hungary Mobei War in the fourth year of Yuanshou was the worst. After that, the Huns were forced to flee to the northwest, and the internal division of the Huns took place. It also became a major ethnic migration from east to west in ancient history.

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(3). The character of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is rarely matched by literary talents. How would later generations evaluate him?

"Biliary" men are destined to be unwilling to be lonely, and even reject a single lifestyle. This personality will make people constantly challenge and try new goals. Ji An criticized him for being "a lot of desires", vividly describing the trend of this man's active personality, and his character profile often accompanied by high-intensity pursuits to produce "Romanticism." Jian Bozan described Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty by saying: "When it comes to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, what a serious face he has grown up? In fact, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is a more lively, naive, and emotional character. In addition to militant warriors, he also likes traveling, music, literature, and immortals. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the most wise commander of the army, and the most frequent tourist at sea, the original founder of the royal band, the closest friend of writers, the alchemist Our most loyal messenger, especially his Mrs. Li’s best husband. He is by no means a brash man who knows nothing but belligerence."

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Han Wudi's "wenzhi" is quite quite . Around him gathered the first-class scribes at the time, and these people held important positions in the history of Chinese culture. Although only seven or eight works of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty remain, they have been highly praised by critics of the past dynasties and praised his artistic conception as "magnificent and magnificent." In addition, in the emotional world of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, his heart is very soft and delicate. From the promise of his childhood "Golden House Cangjiao" childhood sweetheart to the early death of his favorite Mrs. Li, he fell into great grief. Due to excessive longing, people drew images and hung them in Ganquan Palace. He even adopted the so-called "calling soul" method in order to see each other again. He wrote "Mrs. Li's Song", which can be called the Han version of "Song of Everlasting Regret". The sadness of the old tears made later Ban Gu moved into his "Song of Han". Later generations believed that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty not only “should have his own place in the history of Chinese literature”, but also “compared to contemporary poets of Ci Fu, whose achievements in Ci Fu were only under Sima Xiangru, and surpassed other poets.” [8 ] Z1z

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frequently changed the year, all reflecting the characteristics of personality and romance.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used "Tianhan" as the reign for four years, inheriting the idea of ​​"Wei Tian has Han", from Fujian and Guangdong cliffs to Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan, from Khotan Altai to Heiji Liao, he used it for decades. Draw the basic outline of the land of China for two thousand years. The dazzling light of this empire "from the Aral Sea, Congling, Hindu Kush Mountains to the Korean Peninsula, from Lake Baikal to Indochina, has expanded to become a part of Han cultural influence. Great Cultural Circle". [9] Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made many misjudgments about the situation in his later years. When the end of his life came, he repented, and issued a "criminal imperial edict" with great courage, which made the man go from exhaustion to life. In order to ensure that his country would not be discolored, to avoid the reappearance of Empress Lu's "Mother, Strong and Child", and to "take away" his beloved hook together, he did all the preventive measures he could imagine.

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"The Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty has a great talent and general plan, exploiting Liu Bang's performance, and in his later years he knows the abuses of luxury, militarism, and alchemists. He has sinned against himself and can be regarded as a world of prosperity." [10] The great man, he can strategize and win thousands of miles, and his martial arts achievements in his life are enough to eclipse the generals such as Hannibal, Alexander, Napoleon, etc., who are galloping on the battlefield in the West. His achievements are like the silver man in the sky. The street lamp that lights up the Chinese civilization. Greatness and genius are indescribable, unbelievable, measured by ordinary standards, and even more impossible to evaluate by secular scales, such as mountains and rivers covered with snow, and white clouds floating in the sky. What we can do is to understand history. And the look up of the heroes.

Notes:

[1] "Han Shu Shihu Zhi Zhi"

[2] "Zhao Yi Twenty-two History Notes"

[3] "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"

[4] "Han Shu"

[5] "Han Book"

[6] "Notes on the 22nd History of Zhao Yi"

[7] "The Biography of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" by Yang Shengmin

[8] "A Survey of Yuefu in Qin and Han Dynasties" Shaanxi Normal University Newspaper

[9] "New Biography of Emperor Han Wu "Z1z

[10] "A conversation with Wu Lengxi and others"