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Cao Shen was sent to assist Liu Bang's eldest son, King Qi Liu Fei , as the prime minister of Qi State. In 193 BC, the second year of Emperor Xiaohui, Xiao He was seriously ill. On his deathbed, he recommended Cao Shen to take over as his position as prime minister. Emperor Xiaohui Liu Ying agreed, so Cao Shen took over as prime minister in the court and took on the important task of assisting the young master.
But what is strange is that after Cao Shen took office, he only knew how to drink and have fun all day long and did not introduce any major national policies. Even Emperor Xiaohui Liu Ying felt very strange, so he took Cao Shen into the palace and asked him why he drank and did not do anything all day long. Cao Shen asked Liu Ying two questions. The first question was: "Compared with Emperor Gaozu, what does Your Majesty think he is wise and magical?"
The second question is: "Who is stronger than Xiao, who is worse than Xiao?"
How can Liu Ying answer? He is a young young man and his father is not as thick as his father, so he can only answer "all are worse than others". Cao Shen has actually guessed Liu Ying's answer, so he continued to say to Liu Ying, "That's right, Your Majesty isn't it. Like Emperor Gaozu, I am not as good as Xiao He, so we only need to follow the policies they formulated. Emperor Hui of Han suddenly understood, and never asked about Cao Shen's ruling method .
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Do you think that Cao Shen is really not as capable as Xiao He?
. In fact, the real reason is that the people could not withstand the torture. The economic situation of the Han Dynasty at that time was recorded in " Han Shu. Food and Memorials " was: "At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the princes rose up together, the people lost their jobs and were hungry and cautious, and there were 5,000 rice and stones, and people ate each other, and more than half of the dead were dead. ...The world is determined, and the people are hidden. Since the emperor cannot have a solitary horse, they will ride a ox cart."
This passage means The Western Han Dynasty The early years of the founding of the country, wars have been constantly since the end of the Qin Dynasty, and the production and life of the people have been severely damaged. Farmers have lost their land, and the people’s food and clothing cannot be guaranteed. There are also tragedies of cannibalism in some places. As the emperor, Liu Bang cannot get four horses in driving, while the princes and generals can only ride a ox cart when they go to court.
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and Cao Shen is very clear that at this moment, the Han Dynasty What the people need most is to recuperate, the ruling class interferes with the production and life of the people, and not to introduce any policies and reforms to trouble the people. The best policy at that time was not to trouble.
As a country ruler, he does not try to show himself, but insists on implementing the policies of his previous administration. Cao Shen is brave in "lazy" politics, which is actually the greatest political wisdom.
Imagine that if Cao Shen is proactive and introduces new policies as soon as he becomes prime minister, it will inevitably trigger conflicts and struggles among all interest groups. No matter who wins and loses, it will cause the country to be turbulent.
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Cao Shen was brave enough to be lazy at this time, which just made the Han Dynasty achieve smooth and excessive force, and restored the Han people from the war.
In 189 BC, Cao Shen died of illness and was not arrogant. When he was the prime minister, he was able to "Xiao Rules and Cao Sui" in response to the situation at that time. He was famous for his eternal prime minister. Cao Shen deserves it.
