"Throughout Emperor Guangwu's foreign policy, the most criticized thing about Liu Xiu is that he was too conservative. Apart from the mentioned abandonment of the Western Regions, everyone thinks it is not a stain, but a wise choice. Then I can only talk about indulging in nonsense. The stain of internal migration.”

"In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu split into two groups - the Southern Xiongnu and the Northern Xiongnu."

""On the one hand, the Xiongnu could not bear the oppression of the Northern Huns, and on the other hand, it was difficult to resist the widespread famine and disease. "

"So in 50 AD, Chanyu Bubi of the Southern Xiongnu followed the example of his grandfather Hu Hanxie and led the Southern Xiongnu into the Han Dynasty."

"This means that the situation of annihilating the Huns at that time was a God-given opportunity. He should have united with the Southern Huns to destroy the Northern Huns in one fell swoop."

"However, because of that stinky reason, the Central Plains region was just peaceful and the country was weak. Liu Xiu asked the Southern Xiongnu to move to Hetao and Hexi. Later, after Ma Yuan put down the Qiang rebellion, he also moved the Qiang people to Tianshui, Fufeng, and Longxi."

"Although Liu Xiu allowed the Hu people to move inward to China, which weakened the effective strength of the Huns and Qiang people, he stabilized the border to a certain extent."

"However, the inward relocation policy also brought serious consequences. Due to the large number of immigrated people, separatist forces were formed in the Central Plains, paving the way for the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Five Husties' chaos in China."

Yin Lihua: Can your Majesty be blamed for the problems a hundred years from now?Isn’t that a bit far-fetched?
Yang Jian: It’s not far-fetched, but there is a certain reason!

"Because Liu Xiu allowed the Hu people to move inward, but did not take corresponding measures to assimilate. He even let the Hu people go their own way. Allowing the Hu people to move inland is no different from giving up Hetao and Longyou to the Hu people."

"After the Hu people moved inland, they did not change their clothes and culture, and lived together with the Han people. Naturally, there were conflicts and contradictions. With the tacit approval and connivance of the imperial court, local officials mostly favored the Hu people, which caused the Han people to suffer a lot."

"The Han people who had the conditions moved to the interior one after another, so the ratio of Han to Han in many frontier counties was as high as three to seven, or four to six."

"Hetao, Longyou, Guanzhong, Hexi and other places are filled with a large number of Hu people. The number of Hu people has gradually exceeded that of the Han people. How could the Five Hus chaos not happen under such circumstances? How could Liu Xiu be right?"

"Although Liu Xiu was not at fault, although the chaos was caused by the oppression of the Western Jin Dynasty, it was Liu Xiucai who led the wolf into the house."

Liu Che:? ? ?I really can't understand?Miss Zhang, why didn’t you just say that the Huns were divided and had internal conflicts?Why don't you dare to fight in this situation?There is a plague and internal chaos, but we can still unite, so why can't we take a gamble?
Han Xin: We all say that opportunities are fleeting. If Emperor Guangwu felt that the chance of attacking the Xiongnu was low, it would be understandable to turn to defense. However, there was a sudden internal split among the Xiongnu. The southern Xiongnu and the northern Xiongnu were at odds, and the two sides fought fiercely. At this time, the Southern Xiongnu extended an olive branch to the Eastern Han Dynasty, hoping to join forces with the Eastern Han Dynasty to deal with the Northern Xiongnu.If Liu Xiu can accept it, this battle belongs to the Eastern Han Dynasty after all. When the time comes, the Southern Xiongnu will unify and return to the Gobi land, the Eastern Han Dynasty will take back the northwest border territory, and everyone will be safe.

Liu Xiu: Because I don’t believe them!
Zhao Kuangyin: Okay, everyone has their own ideas. If it were us, if alien races want to cooperate, do you dare to believe it?We in the dynasties all know this, why didn’t we say it?Don’t you think Emperor Guangwu did the right thing?
Zhu Yuanzhang: If I were in this situation, I would definitely take a gamble. Emperor Guangwu advocated "judo" to rule the world. Isn't it good for others to be stable?
Yongzheng: Emperor Guangwu's policy of "inward relocation of ethnic groups" is good. The Xiongnu and Qiang in the frontier fortress should still be a huge threat to the Han Empire. These nomads on horseback come and go like the wind, burning, killing and looting everywhere. The Eastern Han Dynasty army There was nothing we could do about them. In order to effectively control the aliens, Emperor Guangwu implemented this policy, which could strengthen the control of the Han people over the ethnic minorities and reduce the pressure on the border. This policy was implemented very well. No one would have thought that by the time of the chaos of the Western Jin Dynasty, After being tricked, Emperor Guangwu became the person who "led the wolf into the house".Fan Zhongyan: Mainly the corruption of the ruling class in the Western Jin Dynasty was the main reason that led to the rebellion of the barbarians in China.

The gentry of the Western Jin Dynasty advocated luxury and nihilism and paid no attention to the actual suffering of the people. Due to successive years of war, the Han population dropped sharply. In order to meet their demand for labor, the ruling class of the Western Jin Dynasty even condoned the inward migration of ethnic minorities.

The Hu people in the Guanzhong area were oppressed and were taken as slaves by Han landlords. For example, Emperor Shi Le of the Later Zhao Dynasty was sold to Shandong as a slave. How could they not resist?

Wei Zheng: From Shanxi to Liaodong, the Hu people living together have formed an arc and surrounded the Western Jin Dynasty. However, the ruling class of the Western Jin Dynasty still indulged in sex, drinking and having fun every day, completely unaware of the crisis. The Sima family was all a group of people. Rubbish!
After the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings", there was even greater chaos. The Xiongnu, Qiang, Xianbei, Jie, Di and other five barbarians completely saw through the reality of the Western Jin Dynasty. They no longer had to fear the Jin army, so they united to invade the Central Plains. Since the Western Jin Dynasty, After the collapse of the Sui Dynasty, China was in chaos for more than 300 years due to the "Five Husbands". This is really worse than even a female emperor. How come the world of this big man was taken away by something like you?
"Allowing the Hu people to move inland and leaving hidden dangers for later dynasties is indeed a small stain on Liu Xiu's part. Emperor Guangwu is really too perfect. This stain is a bit far-fetched for me to find."

Cao Cao: Haha!It can be seen that they are all small mistakes. Even future generations will not be able to find any stain on this man. He is indeed a perfect emperor.

Fusu: There really is a near-perfect emperor!Can not believe it!
Zhu Yuanzhang: I can’t believe that I am not wrong, but there is indeed an emperor who did it.

"Haha, I really can't find much fault with Emperor Guangwu except for deposing the Queen. I know it's too far-fetched. It's not a stain, it's just a small mistake. For these emperors, it can be said to be ignored."

"Let's talk about two more mistakes. Let's talk about the death of Ma Yuan first."

"Liu Xiu is a hard-working person who takes his work very seriously. "Every time he looks at the court, the sun is flat." Therefore, Liu Xiu has very strict requirements for his subordinates and cannot tolerate sand in his eyes."

"At the same time, Liu Xiu changed officials too frequently, and the people were not used to it. The treacherous people also took the opportunity to falsely accuse good people and suppress dissidents. Anyway, as long as Liu Xiu was reported, Liu Xiu would reprimand or remove him from office."

"This Ma Yuan was General Fubo of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He pacified Lingnan and was afraid of subduing the Qiang and Di. He was wrapped in his horse leather and served as a soldier all his life. Finally, he died on the way to quell the rebellion."

"However, Liu Xiu believed Geng Shu's words and thought Ma Yuan was searching for treasures, so he sent Liang Song, who had a grudge against Ma Yuan, to try the case."

"Of course Liang Song confirmed the case. Liu Xiu took back Ma Yuan's new seal. The Ma family did not dare to bury Ma Yuan, so they had to go to the palace day and night to plead guilty. Finally, Liu Xiu got angry and ordered Ma Yuan to be buried."


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