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Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang said with a sigh.

At this time, the screen in the video rotates.

Chen Feng's deep voice came out.

"Liu Ao, courtesy name Taisun, also courtesy name Jun, the No.12 emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, the son of Emperor Liu Shi of the Han Yuan Dynasty, and his mother is Wang Zhengjun."

"He loves to read scriptures, loves diction, and is broad-minded and cautious. In April of the second year of the first Yuan Dynasty, he was appointed as the prince. In the first year of Jingning, he ascended the throne. He indulged in wine and sex, and neglected political affairs. Peasant uprisings and iron officials' uprisings broke out one after another in various places."

"At the same time, the dictatorship of foreign relatives was allowed, and the government of the court was controlled by the Queen Mother Wang Zhengjun's family, which planted the root of Wang Mang's usurpation."

"Liu Ao Suihe died in the second year at the age of 44. His temple name was Tongzong, his posthumous title was Emperor Xiaocheng, and he was buried in Yanling."

The historical evaluation of Han Chengdi Liu Ao can be described as polarized. A considerable number of people believe that the root of the decline of the Han Dynasty is the seed planted in the hands of Han Cheng Emperor Liu Ao.

In particular, the long-term control of the positions of the great Sima and the great general by the Wang family of the foreign relatives caused hidden dangers for the subsequent Han Ai Emperor Liu Xin and Han Ping Emperor Liu Jin, who lost their power and did not enjoy the status of Guo Zuo.

As a result, his foreign relative Wang Mang usurped power, which brought the end of the Han Dynasty that lasted for more than two hundred years.

Others hold the opposite view.

Take Ban Gu’s evaluation of Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty as an example: “Linchao Yuanhe, with dignity like a god, can be described as the tolerance of the Mu Mu emperor!”

Two differentiated characters merged into one person, which one is the essence of Hancheng Emperor Liu Ao?

Due to the different angles and standpoints of narrating historical facts, Ban Gu's "Hanshu" recorded the biography of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, which is actually full of beautiful rhetoric.

He deliberately covered up the absurdity and mistakes of some political measures of Hancheng Emperor Liu Ao in the middle and late period of his reign.

This is also because the Ban Gu family, who entered the officialdom as Confucian scholars, was listed as trusted ministers of the emperor during the period of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Ao.

And Ban Gu's aunt, Ban Jieyu, was also included in the Empress' Palace, so they could be regarded as relatives in a strict sense.

He is not only a relative, but also highly valued, and even Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Ao's greatest achievement was to sweep the eunuch forces headed by Shi Xian out of the court in the early days of his accession to the throne.

Promote the group of Confucian scholars who had been suppressed during the reign of Emperor Han Yuan.All of the above are the fundamental reasons why Ban Gu beautified the image of Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty.

Thirdly, during the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Ao, the nobles and important use of the Wang family of the foreign relatives.

Relying on Wang Zhengjun, the mother of Emperor Chengdi Liu Ao of the Han Dynasty, to take the position, Wang Feng, Wang Yin, Wang Shang, Wang Gen, and Wang Mang took turns in the Wang family to hold the positions of powerful ministers such as Da Sima and Da General.

As a family of relatives, the source of power is the blood relationship with the emperor himself.

As a family of relatives who gained importance during the period of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, the Wang family must of course remember the merits of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Ao. Even in the early days of Wang Mang's usurpation of power, they even gave Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Ao the temple name-Tongzong.

You know, among the emperors of the Western Han Dynasty, there are a total of four emperors who are eligible for the temple title.

Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, had the temple name "Taizu"; Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng, the temple name was "Taizong"; Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, the temple name was "Sejong";

These four emperors have made great contributions to the unification and revival of the entire Han Dynasty. Compared with the emperors of all dynasties, they can all be among the best.

Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, can barely be regarded as having some emperor ability, but strictly compared with the previous emperors, it can be said to be far behind.

In this way, they can all be named temple names.

The reason is that Wang Mang, in order to strengthen his own authority, extremely far-fetchedly brought the Hancheng Emperor Liu Ao who had passed away for many years to the political stage again, and staged a crappy temple ceremony.

It can be seen from this that it is really difficult to live up to the reputation of Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty.

Chapter 117 Hancheng Emperor Liu Ao

The right and wrong surrounding Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Ao all originated from the historical issues left over from the reign of Emperor Han Yuan Liu Shi—that is, the composition and structure of imperial power.

Emperor Liu Shi of the Han and Yuan Dynasties was famous for being lenient, benevolent and Confucian, but in fact his thinking was broad and outdated, and he was uneducable.

He didn't have any absolute authority over the ministers and servants who looked around the emperor's throne. Even a mere eunuch, Shi Xian, could climb to the position of the most powerful eunuch to do his best.

After Xiao Wangzhi, the assistant emperor of Emperor Liu Shi of the Han Yuan Dynasty, was imprisoned and committed suicide, Emperor Liu Shi of the Han Yuan Dynasty regretted it deeply, but he was still undecided to attack Shi Xian who was using his authority.

When Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Ao came to the throne, he took the lead in replacing Shi Xian, who had great power, and started a new round of political power distribution.

Compared with his father, Emperor Han Yuan Liu Shi, who was indecisive and had no basis for advancing or retreating, the newly enthroned Emperor Han Cheng Liu Ao appeared to be quite courageous and ambitious.

He not only appointed his trusted relatives, but also rescued the group of Confucian scholars from the dire situation.

He gave Confucian scholars a certain political status and initially completed the power distribution structure in the Han Chengdi era.

If this technique of checks and balances is followed, the reputation of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Ao will not be so bad.

The crux of the problem is that there are also divisions within the factions of the foreign relatives, and how to deal with this problem is the final link to test Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty.

It is an unspoken rule that the reigning emperor promotes his relatives who are close to him since the founding of the Western Han Dynasty.

And until the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, the positions of Grand Sima and Grand General were specially set up and awarded to the leaders of the relatives.

This made the foreign relatives an important political force in the Han Dynasty. Among them, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Huo Guang were the most famous, and they also held this position successively.

The foreign relatives of Han Cheng Emperor Liu Ao in the early days of his accession to the throne were divided into: Han Xuan Emperor Liu Xun's uncle Wang Shang, Han Yuan Emperor Liu Xi's uncle Xu Jia, Han Yuan Emperor Liu Xi's concubine Feng Yuan's elder brother Feng Yewang, Han Cheng Emperor Han Cheng Liu Ao's uncle Wang Feng .

These four factions are one of the more important foreign relatives during the Han Yuan Emperor and Han Cheng Emperor, and they are the factions that can really affect the power structure of the Western Han Dynasty.

Among them, Wang Feng is the most famous, and he is the leader of the relative Wang's family occupying the center of power.

He has a more famous nephew named Wang Mang, and his elder sister is the empress dowager of the current dynasty. Such a status is unmatched, which gave birth to his inflated desire for power.

Originally, according to Han Cheng Emperor Liu Ao's vision, after promoting the power of foreign relatives and Confucian scholars to eradicate the most powerful eunuch power, the authority of the emperor himself as a central coordinator will be further demonstrated.

However, people's desires are always endless. Wang Feng, as the chief minister and general, still can't satisfy the current power position, so he kicks Xu Jia and Feng Yewang out of the court first.

Then he once again aimed his spearhead at Wang Shang, who had served as the great Sima and general for more than ten years.

When two kings contend, one must be injured.

Although everyone's surname is Wang, it can't affect Wang Feng's will to kill all opponents in the political struggle.

And in the process, Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, also understood that Uncle Wang Feng was trying to unify the power of his relatives!

If the situation continues like this, then Wang Feng at this time and Huo Guang's power during the reign of Han Zhaodi Liu Fuling will not be much different.

This may threaten the power of the emperor itself.

Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, understood all this, but he never coordinated the power struggle that determined the political situation of the entire Western Han Dynasty.

Wang Feng joined hands with the Confucian group to attack the prime minister Wang Shang, making it difficult for Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Ao to restrain the expansion of the power of his relatives, so he had to choose to compromise-resign Wang Shang from the post of prime minister.

The absurd thing is that just three days after Wang Shang was dismissed, he vomited blood and died at home.

This made Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, confused. He originally wanted to let you make a comeback, but he didn't expect that your psychological quality is so fragile!