The Western Han Dynasty was founded by Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and his capital was Chang'an; the Eastern Han Dynasty was founded by Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and his capital was Luoyang. During this period, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and established a short-lived new dynasty (8 AD - 23 AD).
Although Liu Bang in the Han Dynasty was a second-rate man, the Han Dynasty he founded was indeed great.
Different from the short-lived unification of the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty did indeed achieve recuperation. The Huang-Lao School advocated in the Western Han Dynasty, as well as the Confucian culture of the Eastern Han Dynasty, both paid great attention to the people's livelihood. The population of the Qin Dynasty was said to be 20 million, while others
One said it was 30 million, but by the Han Dynasty the population had grown to 60 million.
The Han Dynasty was a great dynasty in the world at that time. From the Han Dynasty to the Han Wenjing period, the economic strength of the Han Dynasty rose sharply and became the first empire in the East. Together with the Western Rome, it was called the two major empires. All major countries in Central Asia and the Western Regions also heard of it.
And fear. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Empire had become the most powerful empire in the world. The Xiongnu Empire was defeated and fled north in embarrassment. Zhang Qian went out to the Western Regions and opened up the famous "Silk Road" for the first time, opening up trade between the East and the West.
channel, China became the center of the world trade system until the Mongolian rebellion more than a thousand years later. It was precisely because of the spread of the Han Dynasty that foreigners began to call the Chinese "Han people", and the Han Dynasty people were also happy to call them so.
Since then, "Han" has become the eternal name of the great Chinese nation.
"Anyone who offends a strong Han will be killed no matter how far away!" This sentence is not just a slogan, it enhances the spirit of an entire nation. It was the first time in the Han Dynasty that the Han Dynasty took the initiative to attack and drove away the Xiongnu who had been invading the border.
Like a dog, sealing the wolf to Xu is a monument in the Han Dynasty.
The heyday of the Han Dynasty was a dynasty with a clear division of labor between civil and military forces. Military generals were responsible for defending the country and expelling foreign enemies, while civil servants were responsible for political affairs and improving people's livelihood. There were no military officers in later generations who would always say that martial arts were vulgar when they saw that civil servants were three levels shorter. There was no such thing in the Han Dynasty. Throughout the Han Dynasty,
, from the nobles to the common people, they are still full of blood. The invaders must die!
Even in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, if someone held a barbarian or something, he would have to chop off not only his hands but also his head. There were many Su guards guarding the border. For example, Gongsun Zan, who was guarding the border in Youzhou, had he not been killed by Yuan Shao.
It’s hard to say whether he might become the next Wei Qing.
During the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, the common people had become accustomed to the rule of the Emperor Liu of the Han Dynasty. According to most people, even if they suffered, they still believed that the Emperor was good. They were just deceived by his officials. As long as the Emperor found out.
, the concept that everything will get better.
However, the emperors in the late Eastern Han Dynasty were more capable of seeking death than the other, and their abilities were hundreds of times worse than those of Liu Xiu, Liu Che, etc. Therefore, no matter how big the family fortune was, it could not withstand the torment of the prodigal sons from generation to generation!
It can be said that after four hundred years of rule, the emperor of the Han Dynasty has become a deified figure. It was not until the end of the Three Kingdoms that anyone really tried to overthrow the orthodox dominance of the Han royal family. How many years did Cao Pi engage in the farce of abdication? 220 years ago
Or is it 221? And now it is 189. So it took thirty years of wars before the statue of the Han Dynasty collapsed, and the current Yellow Turban Rebellion is just a new big crack in the statue before it collapsed.
Liu Bian is quite pitiful. He was about to be poisoned to death after he had only been emperor for a short time. There is also Liu Xie. It is said that Liu Xie is quite good. If his business hadn't been so bad, he might still be the leader of the ZTE.
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Fei Qian was thinking irresponsibly while riding on the bullock cart to Cuijiazhuang in Beiman Mountain.
By the way, how old are Liu Bian and Liu Xie this year? Liu Bian seems to be older, the eldest son, fifteen or sixteen years old? Almost. Liu Xie seems to be much younger, is he seven or eight years old?
In future generations, one of them would have just gone to middle school and the other to elementary school, and they would still be pink and tender young ladies!
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When Fei Qian was enjoying himself outside the city without any burden, General He Jin's head almost exploded.
How come the guys under his command can say so many things about a seemingly simple matter? The key is that what they say makes some sense. How do you choose?
The eunuch has just sent an edict, the content of which is that the Empress Dowager He invites General He Jin to the palace to have a talk.
Although He Jin was born a butcher, he was now a general, and he still had a group of people under his command. For example, his chief secretary was Chen Lin, his general was Wu Kuang, and the three later famous princes, Yuan Shao,
, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao.
Although He Jin has become a general, he comes from a humble background, which makes him very conflicted when facing the gentry. He seems arrogant, but also feels extremely inferior in his own heart. In fact, he is very eager to be recognized by the gentry family.
I originally thought that he would eventually become a member of a noble family.
Therefore, when Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, a son of a super family with four generations and three fathers, came to him and became his subordinates, He Jin drank all night long. He was so happy that he was a butcher who cut and sold meat.
Now he has a first-class noble family bowing his head and obeying his orders. How can he make people unhappy and excited?
But after all, his background is too poor. Although he tried to study hard in private after he reached a high position, he had no one to guide him, and he lacked the perseverance to work hard. Therefore, so far, he has only half a bucket of water and has learned some superficial skills.
, I don’t know anything about governing, governing, planning, etc.
He didn't understand his political opponents, he didn't have an iron fist, and he was weak-minded and had no independent opinion. This was the fundamental reason why He Jin wavered in dealing with the eunuchs, which ultimately led to his own tragedy.
Just like now, He Jin felt that he could not make up his mind. He summoned his subordinates to discuss it, but he found that the discussion was more troublesome.
The most troublesome ones are my chief clerks, Chen Lin and Chen Kongzhang.
He Jin's chief clerk, Chen Lin, is known as one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an". He has profound literary attainments and is especially good at poetry. It turns out that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty arranged for Chen Lin to be the chief clerk of the general's palace in order to make the unlearned He Jin more capable.
Increase the cultural value, but Chen Lin and He Jin really can't urinate in the same pot. One is a scholar, the other is a rough man, one likes romance, and the other likes women with fine wine. They really have nothing in common. At the beginning, He Jin still
He had some intention of learning and improving, but later he found that it was very difficult for him to improve his knowledge, so he started to cheat in all kinds of ways.
Chen Lin tried her best to persuade her, but to no avail, and finally gave up completely. She originally looked down on Butcher He, but now she no longer has any hope for He Jin, and just does the things at hand. If He Jin has
Ask him a question and he will answer it, not caring whether He Jin listens or does it. He completely becomes a wooden statue, answering everything he asks for, doing his job without asking anything, and not caring about anything else.
Just like He Jin asked him just now what he thought of the edict from Empress Dowager He, he said with a slight contempt, "This edict from the Empress Dowager must be the plan of the Shi Changshi. You must not go away. If you go, there will be disaster." He didn't even finish.
Explain, why do you want to listen to it, or get out if you don't - you can't even notice such a simple thing, your head is filled with fair-weather women?
He Jin is actually very depressed. I'm just a rough guy. Every time I talk to you, I'm careful and put a lot of effort into it. This is obviously an edict from the Queen Mother. Why have I contacted Shi Chang Shi again? You don't want to explain it to me?
Is it dangerous to go? What kind of danger is there and how much danger is it? Look at the contempt on your face. You think I am a rough man and you can't tell? If you weren't famous, I would have asked someone to whip you.
Let you know how red the flowers are!
He Jin thought about it and still didn't know clearly, so he had to lower his face and ask: "What harm does the Queen Mother order me to do?" Do you know that if I don't go, I will be disobeying the imperial edict. Although the Queen Mother He is my sister, she can't bear it.
There are so many trolls watching eagerly, it will be strange if they don’t get sprayed into pieces when the time comes!
It's a pity that when He Jin asked, he didn't face Chen Lin, and he didn't ask Chen Lin by name, so Chen Lin just pretended not to hear, and made it clear that a stupid person would ask stupid questions, so just be obedient.
It looks like it needs explanation.
There was silence in the hall.
General, what kind of question are you asking?
Master Chen remained silent, and the people below were not very easy to answer.
It was Yuan Shao who broke the silence and saved He Jin's situation: "Now that the plot has been leaked and the matter has been exposed, the general still wants to enter the palace?" General He Jin, you are so good to ask! How do we know what will happen?
You are in danger. We are not those eunuchs. How can we know how they are going to deal with you?
What's more, General He Jin, what were you doing earlier? Didn't I remind you about Dou Wu? You hesitated to take action. It's fine now. The eunuchs all know that you are going to deal with them. Now our plan has been leaked.
, why are you going into the palace to look for trouble? Anyway, entering the palace is dangerous. As for how dangerous it is, I'm sorry, I don't know.
Cao Cao also said something to the side: "First call the ten permanent servants out, and then you can come in." Cao Cao came up with the idea of drawing firepower from the bottom of the cauldron. Didn't he say that the ten permanent servants were going to make a crooked move? Get these people outside the palace first, then
Even if there is any danger in the palace, it won't work without someone taking the lead. Then He Jin and you will definitely not be in danger if you go in.
This idea sounds good, but like the last idea, it's not very executable.
In addition to Cao Cao's background being related to the eunuchs, he himself was really not optimistic about the rift between He Jin and the eunuchs. Fighting between relatives and eunuchs is an excellent tradition in the Han Dynasty. How capable is you, the butcher He, to completely eliminate the eunuchs? I don't know.
What is the danger, but I will give you an idea to ensure that you can solve this danger. Whether it can be done is another matter.
He Jin was furious after hearing Cao Cao's suggestion. Last time you said that you could just deal with the eunuchs and find a jailer. I really believed it. In the end, it was Yuan Shao who was better. Explain it to me and said that this is a good-looking person.
It's actually impossible. I haven't even asked you to settle the score yet. What idea are you giving me?
If I could directly order Shi Changshi to go here and there, why would I still have to deal with Shi Changshi? It's just because they don't listen to my orders. Why did you call them out? Why did you summon them?
He Jinqi smiled and said: "This is my opinion. I hold the power of the world, how dare you treat me?" Do you hear me, my son, I am talking about you Cao Cao and Cao Ah Man. Don't think that I am easy to fool, I am in charge.
General, be careful if I turn against you.
Yuan Shao cupped his hands and said: "Young Master must go, we will recruit soldiers to protect you in case of unexpected events." If you want to die, then go ahead and die. Anyway, we have done everything we should do. Bring more people to deal with those eunuchs.
There is also some deterrence.
He Jin nodded, this was a good suggestion, so he took out the tiger talisman and asked Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to send 500 people each as guards. If we want to do it, we need to make it louder. How can dozens or hundreds of people set off me?
He Jin's prestige?
At this time, Yuan Shu unexpectedly stood up and took the initiative to ask for help: "At this time, Brother Meng De has a post. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient. If you don't let me take charge, you will ensure the safety of the general." Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had official posts.
The eighth captain of Xiyuan, with the general's tiger talisman, can mobilize troops, but after all, there is no order from the emperor. If he is held accountable, it will be difficult to explain. It is better to be led by me, who has no official position, and he will not fall behind.
The population is solid.
This theory is true, but why did Yuan Shu, who usually did not work hard, be so proactive today? Yuan Shao's heart moved and he turned to look at Cao Cao.
Cao Cao also reacted at the same time and gave Yuan Shao a wink. If something went wrong, there must be something fishy!
