Chapter 66 The best of the Eastern Han Dynasty! Yongyuan Zhilong!
  Western Jin Dynasty, Emperor Hui Period
  Luoyang·Tai Chi Hall

Sima Zhong, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, pointed at the sky and looked at Jia Nanfeng beside him with a puzzled expression.

"Queen, aren't these lychees and longans common in the palace?"

"Why do you need to make offerings to other places? Wouldn't it be better to just eat from other palaces?"

Jia Nanfeng: "...Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

……

[In 103 AD, a solar eclipse occurred, and hundreds of officials invited Liu Qing and other princes to go to the fiefdom. Liu Zhao said that the vision coming from the sky was his own fault and asked Liu Qing to stay in Luoyang. 】

[On the 104th day of the first lunar month in AD , Emperor He of the Han Dynasty issued an edict: Poor people who had land but were unable to cultivate it due to lack of land should be loaned to grow grain. 】

[On February 30th, an edict was issued: Yan, Henan, Xu, and Ji prefectures were prohibited from making wine due to poor harvests due to repeated rains. 】

[In April, three government officials were sent to inspect the four prefectures. For the poor who were unable to farm, they hired plows, oxen, and farm tools. 】

【Autumn July, severe drought. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, an edict was issued: The autumn crops are heading due to drought, and there are no clouds or rain to moisten them. It is suspected that the officials are cruel and mean, and do not promote the favor of the court. This is retribution for catching innocent people and wrongfully punishing good people. Any prisoners who still have doubts about the legal judgment should not make a decision until later in the year. First, examine the officials who annoy the harsh people and show the punishment. ”]

[On July 23, an edict was issued to the world that only half of this year’s field rent and custard manuscripts would be paid, and the areas affected by the disaster would be exempted after verification. The poor people will not be required to recover the grain, land rent, and drafts lent to them. 】

[In November, the Northern Xiongnu Chanyu proclaimed himself a vassal and sent envoys to pay tribute and ask for peace. Emperor He of the Han Dynasty rejected the Northern Huns' marriage request because they were "unprepared for the old rituals". 】

……

Datang,

Within the East Palace,

Li Shimin, who was wearing a round collar robe and a futou on his head, looked at the sky and turned to Li Chengqian, who was sitting respectfully with a golden crown on his head in front of him, twisting his beard and said:

"In the thirteenth year of Emperor He's reign, he can break the arrogant power of his relatives, so that he can be diligent in his duties, conquer distant barbarians, and prosper in the Western Regions."

"Putting people first and caring for the people."

"There are no concubines in the palace like Zheng and Wei's swallows, and there is no such thing as pleasure in the garden."

"When Kuanhe was in charge of government, after the death of Empress Dou, he and the emperor learned about the murder of his biological mother, and then..."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin paused and then asked Li Chengqian.

"Cheng Qian, you were thirteen years old last year and had been imprisoned."

"I ask you, if it were you, what would you do?"

After hearing the inquiry, Li Chengqian lowered his head and thought about the scene carefully.

A strange woman suppressed and harmed me.

Not only that, she also killed her own mother!
  At this moment, after assuming his identity, Li Chengqian became more and more angry!
  Then he said angrily:
  "Aye! The child will demote her title and not be allowed to be buried together in the mausoleum!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Chengqian's angry appearance.

"You are still too immature."

"Do you know what Emperor Hanhe did?"

Li Chengqian shook his head. He didn't know much about "Book of the Later Han".

Li Shimin looked at the sky and sighed:

"He thought of Queen Dou's ten years of upbringing and chose to let bygones be bygones."

"Empress Dou was posthumously named Empress Zhang De, and she was buried with Emperor Zhang."

Li Chengqian was shocked when he heard this.

"This...won't you avenge your mother's murder?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin smiled helplessly:

"Chengqian, remember Aye's words."

"As a king, the most important thing you must abide by is morality."

"If you cannot abide by morality, then your ministers and people will not abide by morality."

"In the end, it can only leave endless poison."

……

[Emperor Liu Zhao of the Han Dynasty paid great attention to the suffering of the people. Not only did he reduce taxes many times to provide benefits to the orphans and widowers, he also often asked officials to reflect on themselves and why there were so many natural and man-made disasters and unjust, false and wrongful convictions. 】

[During his reign, Banchao defeated Kushan (one of the four great empires in the world at that time) and made more than 50 countries in the Western Region surrender. Countries in West Asia and even coastal countries 40,000 miles away from the capital Luoyang sent translators to pay tribute. . 】

[Sent Gan Ying as envoy to the Roman Empire and returned to the east coast of the Mediterranean. 】

[Attack the Shaodang Qiang, establish Xihai County, and incorporate Qinghai Lake into the territory. 】

[Ling Ban Zhao continued to write the "Book of Han" and Xu Shen compiled the world's first dictionary "Shuowen Jiezi", establishing a theoretical system for Chinese characters. 】

[He ordered Cai Lun to improve ordnance, and the secret sword and various instruments he made have long been at the pinnacle of technology. He also innovated the papermaking process, and Caihou paper came out. 】

[Creating a situation of "Li Yuan is peaceful and prosperous, and all nations are harmonious" brought the Eastern Han Dynasty's national power to its peak. People at that time praised "the past dynasties, and the ten thousand nations were dying", and was known in history as the "Prosperity of Yongyuan"]

[In 105 AD, the cultivated land of the Eastern Han Dynasty was more than 732 million hectares, and the household registration reached more than 5326 million people, which was the highest in the Eastern Han Dynasty. 】

[In 106 AD, Liu Zhao died of illness in the front hall of Zhangde, Luoyang, at the age of twenty-seven. He was buried in Shenling, and his posthumous title was Emperor Xiaohe, and his temple name was Mu Zong. 】

……

{Emperor He of the Han Dynasty and Duke Dao of the Jin Dynasty are so similar. They both came to power at the age of 13. Both of them stabilized the situation as soon as they came to power. Both showed extremely high talents and precocious political talents. Both died before they were thirty. Before their death, Pushing the national power to its peak...a re-enactment after 600 years. }
  {Di He is equivalent to Emperor Wu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Personally, I feel that he is more suitable for the posthumous title of "Huan". If he lives longer and does not live as long as Emperor Wu, his achievements and future reputation will not be limited to this. }
  {In ancient China, during the period of Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, its territory exceeded more than 10 million square kilometers for the first time. The next time that its territorial sphere of influence was so huge was during the period of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. }
  {During the Han Dynasty, the territory of the Han Dynasty was larger than 1170 million square kilometers, and it would be even larger if Xianbelia was included. }
  {As a trivia fact, it is the world's first astronomical instrument that uses ecliptic coordinates to calculate the orbits of the sun and the moon. The "Taishi Zodiacal Bronze Instrument" was made by Emperor He of the Han Dynasty following Jia Kui's suggestion and Fu An's idea of ​​"using ecliptic coordinates instead of equatorial coordinates to measure the orbits of the sun and the moon." }
  {At the same time, he supported the eunuch Cai Lun to improve the papermaking technology based on the predecessors. At this point, China's written record method began to break away from the era of using bamboo slips. At the same time, papermaking has been passed down to this day as one of the four great inventions of ancient China that we are familiar with. }
  {Having such a talent, he still remains sober and does not indulge in his own selfishness. Different from the regrets of later generations of monarchs and ministers who failed to achieve their great achievements, he had already kicked off the glorious prelude, but passed away before he could reach his peak, leaving endless reveries to historians. }
  {As another trivia fact, in 94 AD, Emperor He of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to designate the Fu Ri in June every year as a national holiday, because according to ancient sayings, the Fu Ri is a day haunted by all ghosts. It can be said that this dog day is an early version of the Hungry Ghost Festival. }
  ……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
  Liu Heng smoothed his gray sleeves and looked at the sky calmly.

"I have watched the sky for a long time, and Liu Bing is the most wise and intelligent person."

"With Liu Bingji's wisdom, it was easy to kill the Huo family, but it also took a lot of twists and turns, and then it was finally decided."

"Liu Zhao was only thirteen years old, but he was able to remove all sins with just one finger, like a rat. His strategies were precise and detailed. From this point of view, he was a heroic king of the Han Dynasty."

Hearing this, Dou Yifang couldn't help but look sideways at Liu Heng and said in surprise:

"It's rare that His Majesty praises someone so much."

Liu Heng smiled slightly and said lightly:
  "Extreme wisdom harms longevity, as does the Han Dynasty and the emperor."

"The prosperity of Yongyuan will inevitably decline when it reaches its peak."

Dou Yifang's eyes widened in shock and he exclaimed.

"Your Majesty! What do you mean?"

Liu Heng looked into Dou Yifang's eyes and said softly:
  "There is no such thing as everlasting prosperity. Even if it lasts three generations, times will change."

Liu Qi on the side looked at his gentle father and sad mother.

He looked confused.

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
  Liu Che glumly drank the wine in his honour.

"Being neither rigid nor gentle is called harmony; promoting the virtuous and allowing the capable is called harmony; being gentle and far-reaching is called harmony; commanding people to please the people is called harmony; being harmonious to the nine tribes is called harmony; being gentle and gentle is called harmony; being kind and gentle without harshness is called harmony."

"What a great compliment and posthumous title." "But why did you die early?"

"Damn it! Are you going to die early if you are so talented?"

The dissatisfied Liu Che cursed and poured another glass of wine.

Just as he filled up the wine glass, he was suddenly startled.

"Wait a minute...I am also a genius! How come I live so long?"

……

Yanhan and Emperor Wu period
  Liu Xiu, who was delighted with being "the best in the Eastern Han Dynasty" just now, stood up fiercely.
  Looking at the sky in disbelief.

"He's only twenty-seven years old!"

The ministers in the palace also felt sorry for themselves.

What a good emperor, he died too soon.

……

Tang Xuanzong Period
  Li Longji sighed while admiring Yang Yuhuan's dancing:

"Yongyuan Zhilong was the best in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and our Kaiyuan Dynasty was also the best in the Tang Dynasty!"

"It's a pity that Emperor He of Han died young, otherwise he would have been barely comparable to me."

……

Northern Song Dynasty·Zhezong Period
  In the Hall of Wende,

Wearing a flat-legged long-winged veil hat and a red round-collared long-sleeved hakama robe.

Zhao Xu looked at Manchao "Zhu Zigui" and asked:
  "Everyone, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty came to the throne at a young age, and there was a rebellion planned by King Yan, Dan, Princess Gai, and Shangguan Jie."

"Emperor He of Han came to the throne at a young age, and Empress Dowager Dou, Dou Xian, and Guo Ju conspired to rebel."

"Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty appointed Huo Guang, and Emperor He of the Han Dynasty looked to Zheng Zhong."

"Which one is superior between the two? Why did Emperor Hanhe remain unnamed for generations to come?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Dun, wearing a long-winged black gauze hat and purple official uniform, came out of the procession holding a wat board and said:
  "Your Majesty, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty was fourteen years old. He was able to detect Huo Guang's loyalty and the deception of King Yan's letter. He executed Sang Hongyang and Shangguan Jie. Later generations will praise his wisdom."

"When Emperor He was in power, Dou Xian's brothers were in power, and the Queen Mother came to court to plot against Emperor He."

"He Diyin knew his plan, but he could not get close to the internal and external ministers. He only knew that Zheng Zhong, the official servant of Zhongchang, did not obey Dou's relatives, so he made a plan with Zheng Zhong to kill Dou Xian. At the age of thirteen, his resoluteness was no less than that of Emperor Zhao."

"But the "Book of the Later Han" written by Fan Ye did not clearly point out this point, so no one in later generations praised Emperor He."

"But the rule of Xiaozhao was all by Huo Guang, and the rule of Yongyuan was all by Emperor He."

"In this comparison, He Di is superior."

"Your Majesty is now in charge of the government. He should imitate Emperor He and become a prosperous Emperor of Yongyuan."

……

Daming Kunning Palace
  Wearing a black gauze winged crown, and a bright yellow plate-collared narrow embroidered dragon robe. His hands were holding the leather belt around his waist decorated with gold, jade, amber and other miscellaneous treasures.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the sky and sighed:

"Emperor He of the Han Dynasty was a genius emperor. He seized power at the age of 13 and became the pinnacle of the Eastern Han Dynasty when he took charge!"

“The only drawback is dying young.”

"Twenty-seven years old, life has just begun! God is jealous of talents!"

Empress Ma, who was wearing a red round-necked dress, folded her hands in the sleeves of her robe, looked at the sky and said regretfully:
  "Since ancient times, British emperors have a short lifespan, while faint kings have a long life."

"You should also pay more attention to your health. Don't spend your hard work grading papers until midnight every day."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed when he heard Queen Ma's concerned words.

"We have suffered so much in conquering the world, how can we not be trembling when we win the kingdom?"

"If you don't understand some things, the people in the court will deceive you!"

“It’s better to believe in no one than yourself!”

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have made Biao'er work so hard."

……

[Emperor Liu Zhao of Han Dynasty]

[Military achievements: The southern and northern Xiongnu were united under the protection of the Eastern Han Dynasty, known as the "Bing En Two Guardians" in history. They defeated Guishang and Sui Fengcontribution, conquered the Western Regions, protected Xianbei, pacified the Qiang barbarians, and established Xihai County. Evaluation level A, four points]

[System construction: mediocre, basic evaluation level C, two points]

[Diplomatic strategy: Parthia donated lions and ostriches, Gan and Qin sent envoys to Rome, extended the Silk Road, established diplomatic relations with Europe, rated A, and scored four points. 】

[People's livelihood economy: During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the cultivated land was the most extensive and the population was the largest. Rated A, four points. 】

[Use people to know people: Use Liu Qing, Zheng Zhong, and Ding Hong to bring down Dou's relatives. Ban Zhao was ordered to continue writing the "Book of Han" and support Cai Lun in reforming papermaking. Evaluation level A, four points]

[Influence on later generations: Yongyuan Zhilong. Rating S level, score five points]

[Total score: twenty-three points]

……

{A talented player, an emperor who is born to play with the power of balance, suppressing his relatives with one hand, and creating the "Eternal Dragon" with the other. It’s just such a shame to die so young. }
  {The emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who I find most difficult to defeat is Emperor Liu Zhao of Hanhe. He was young and had a lot of achievements. However, during the period of Emperor Xian, his temple title of Han Muzong was removed. It was really unfair! }

{The Eastern Han version of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, during his reign, the national power and territory were no less than those during the heyday of the Western Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, it was too short-lived. }
  {Some people say that Emperor Han He would have achieved great success if he had lived longer, but Emperor Han He died just in time.

Floods began in the last two years of his reign, followed by ten years of floods and droughts, and natural disasters occurred one after another.

Among them, the earthquake is the most outrageous, and its intensity and breadth are rare. In this situation, the national power will inevitably decline. Emperor He can only bear the blame while he is alive, giving everyone a small shock of the Eastern Han Dynasty earthquake:

In the first year of Yongchu reign of Emperor An, there was an earthquake in the county.

In the second year, there were twelve earthquakes in the county.

In the twelfth month of the third year of Xinyou, there was an earthquake in the county.

In the third month of the fourth year of Guisi, there were four earthquakes in the county.

In the first month of the fifth year, Bingxu, there was an earthquake in the county and country.

In the first month of the seventh year, Renyin, and in the second month, Bingwu, there was an earthquake on the 18th day of the year.

In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, there was an earthquake in the county.

In November of the second year of the year of Gengshen, there was an earthquake in the county.

In February of the third year, there was an earthquake in the county. In the eleventh month of Guimao, there was an earthquake in the county.

In four years, there were thirteen earthquakes in the county.

In five years, there were fourteen earthquakes in the county.

In the second month of the sixth year, Yisi, there was an earthquake in Kyoto and the prefectures. The ground cracked and water surged, destroying the city walls and houses, and killing people. In winter, there were eight earthquakes in the county. }
  {To be honest, natural disasters will not have much impact on a monarch of Han He's level. He will be able to deal with them if he lives long. }
  {Ten thousand steps back, no matter how strong Deng Sui was, he could not be stronger than Emperor He of the Han Dynasty. But Deng Sui could stabilize the political affairs of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so there was no reason why Emperor He of the Han Dynasty couldn't. }
   I drank too much and felt dizzy. I finished coding and went to bed.

  
   
  (End of this chapter)

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