He was indeed a good emperor. He was originally very willing to study and was very good at politics. After he came to power, he vigorously rectified the administration and began to recuperate.
During his reign, the government was relatively clear and the population began to increase significantly. He was also a very famous wise king in history. It can be said that he did a great job.
The "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" evaluates him as follows: Although the emperor contributed to the great cause, he was unable to compete with others, so he was able to clearly understand the political structure, generalize the power, measure the time and efforts, and do nothing wrong.
Bows and arrows scatter horses and oxen. Although the way is not ancient, it still stops the martial arts of fighting.
Because his origin has a certain relationship with the royal family of the previous dynasty, even if someone established a new dynasty in the meantime, because the time of the new dynasty was too short, the new dynasty was not regarded as a real dynasty in later generations.
He was known as the Lord of ZTE in later generations.
No one thought that this person would become the final winner. He obviously had no intention of competing for hegemony at the beginning. He was often just a good younger brother to his elder brother, and he didn't have much ambition.
However, a shocking result occurred. Because of his brother's death, he began to explode. In the end, the person who had no years of competition at the beginning came to the end. It was such a magical thing. I never expected that the final result would be like this.
It can be said that the emergence of the founding emperor was highly fantasy. Once, when he led less than 10,000 people against a team of hundreds of thousands, he decided not to retreat to the death.
It is said that they are dead at this time. After all, the difference in numbers between the two is too big. During the battle, stones fell from the sky on the opponent's position. As a result, those people were either crushed to death by the stones or their whole bodies collapsed. He led the people very mysteriously.
The earth has completed the victory of defeating the many with less.
It was the victory of this battle that greatly boosted the momentum of the rebel army, and those who wanted to eradicate it did not dare to take action easily for the time being, because the situation of the founding emperor was too rare, and the leader of the rebel army could take advantage of the situation to gain a reputation.
He had to suppress his murderous intention and could not directly get rid of the founding emperor for the time being. It was precisely because of this battle that people in later generations respected the founding emperor very much, and he also gained the title of magician.
Most people who have read history books look at the emperor with admiration and admiration. But as a member of history, especially if you are on the side of the original wife, looking at this period of history from another standpoint, you will feel
A different feeling.
As a woman, Ling Xiao sympathized with the two queens. Neither woman could decide their own marriage. They were destined to be rivals throughout their lives, from their own status to the situation of their children.
Of course, the first wife is the most miserable one. She is obviously the original wife, but she has to grovel to the woman who takes her place. She even takes several years to have a child.
After her husband became the emperor, she was still a concubine. A woman who ascended the throne of empress was very favored by the emperor. She saved many children in a row and received praise from the emperor again and again.
The first wife has been living honestly in the harem without any anger or thinking about revenge. She is really a well-educated person and has never gone dark.
Until one day she finally ascended the throne of the queen. During this process, she was still very calm. As a daughter of an aristocratic family, she knew her status very well and had to be cautious in her words and deeds at many times.
It seems that the emperor was thinking about the old relationship between the couple in their early years and let the two go their separate ways, but in fact it was more because of the general environment that forced the emperor to do this.
You must know that the first queen came from a powerful family. When the emperor first entered this place, in order to become stronger, he started a marriage in the name of an alliance, and the other party got the title of his head wife.
But later on, I discovered that every time the other family said something nice, they didn't really follow through. Even so, I felt that they had contributed a lot to the emperor's great cause.
What can the emperor do? He can only knock out his teeth and swallow blood, because he needs an alliance. After the first queen comes to power, the power of her natal family will expand again.
The queen's family relied on their status as relatives of the emperor to get a lot of benefits for their family. After all, they had accepted the covenant in the early years. Now that the emperor eats meat, they naturally want to drink soup.
Therefore, they suppressed some officials who did not agree with them and interfered in many things. This exceeded the bottom line of the emperor's heart, which made the emperor very disgusted.
As an emperor, he is not only a husband but also a father. Naturally, he cannot only think about how to make his relatives stronger. He also has other identities.
What's more, he has to think about the emperor he established. Now that he is the emperor, he naturally wants his ministers to be obedient and unwilling to make trouble for others. But his wife's natal family is really unscrupulous, so they will get worse after his death.
So today's prince will definitely not be able to suppress his uncle's family. One day, only his uncle's family will be left in the court. Who is the real emperor?
The reason why he said this was because he once heard his wife say that his son should take more care of his natal family. When he thought that the next emperor was the eldest son of the current queen, he had a deep affection for his uncle's family and would definitely take care of the queen's natal family in the future.
And if the next emperor has the trust, the Lu family will only become more powerful, which will be detrimental to the development of the dynasty. I'm afraid that it won't be long before the dynasty will be replaced by someone else.
In his opinion, it is quite troublesome to take care of his uncle's family. Back then, Queen Wang always promoted her natal family, thinking that they were all her own family. When she got to the Queen Mother, she even thought about the Wang family and gave everything to her natal family.
Man green light.
In the end, a man from the Wang family came out. He was always diligent and conscientious and was called a great loyal minister. This led to his official position becoming bigger and bigger. In the end, he pulled the emperor off the throne and sat on it himself.
How could an emperor who had just experienced such an incident like an overly powerful relative? He was really afraid that his children and grandchildren would accidentally become child emperors.
After discovering the problem, he thought over and over before deciding to abolish the current queen and eventually replace the crown prince. Of course, the emperor could not do whatever he wanted, he still needed someone to support him.
Fortunately, in addition to his relatives, the emperor also had some heroes from his hometown. They were very disgusted with his relatives. After all, there were only so many official positions, and they had all been taken away by his relatives. What should they do?
The emperor wanted to replace someone as the queen, and they supported it with both hands, which eventually led to the defeat of the first queen, mother and son. It can be seen that changing the queen was more to achieve political goals, rather than the so-called deep love for the original wife.
This is a fun statement.
Maybe it comes with this idea, but it is more of a decision made after weighing the pros and cons. On the contrary, this routine makes some people not know the original meaning at all.
The first wife had always lived a very transparent life without fighting or fighting. Fortunately, her eldest son was very lively and eventually became the second emperor. Ling Xiao, who was thinking clearly, couldn't help but look at Yang Juan. Is this the legendary first wife in history?
At this moment, the Yang family, who was tired, was lying on the couch to rest for a while. She was a little confused and really didn't know what the future would be like, and then she felt the other person's eyes on her.
You must know that the two of them are very familiar with each other, and it is rare for the other person to keep looking at her. This makes her feel that something is wrong. She really doesn't know what to say in the current situation.
Because there was a bit of curiosity in Ling Xiao's eyes, he looked up and down, which made her have the urge to look in the mirror. No matter how she looked at it, she felt that the other person's look was somewhat meaningful.
Ling Xiao said slowly: "Actually, you didn't come here just to get some advice, right? You yourself know that the marriage cannot be cancelled, and you must get married."
As soon as Yang Juan heard this, she understood that her adopted sister had seen it clearly, and she couldn't help but smile bitterly. She glanced at Ling Xiao. As a noble daughter from the Yang family, she knew very well that she had no control over her own marriage.
As a noble daughter of the Yang family, since she has received the protection of the Yang family, she must make her own contribution to the future of the Yang family, so that when she needs the family's help in the future, the family will help her.
Yang Juan naturally understood that her marriage to her fiancé could not be changed at all, but she was not very happy in her heart. She had been very close to Ling Xiao for a period of time, so she was naturally affected to some extent. In some places, she was still different from ordinary noble girls.
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She could still see that her fiancé was in a bad situation this time, because his brother was so powerful that Li Jiulang, the superior, tried every means to find fault with Li Dalang.
After seizing the opportunity, he made a fuss and got rid of Li Dalang. I was afraid that after Li Dalang died, his brother Li Erlang's situation would not be so good. After all, there was an insurmountable gap between him and his master.
I was afraid that Li Jiulang would take action and continue his scheme, but Li Erlang would have to return to the rebel army, because even if he wanted to start a new business, he would still have the opportunity to leave openly.
When Li Erlang did not accumulate enough strength, he had to pretend not to care about his brother's death, because he was afraid that he would be killed if he found an opportunity. His death would be in vain and no one would stand up.
After all, both brothers Li Erlang recognized Li Jiulang as their master. As ministers, they naturally had to obey their master. Isn't there a saying in later generations: Thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from heaven.
At this point, the two brothers are in a weak position, and it is difficult to ask for more. Whoever makes the two of them subordinates will be punished if one of them is bad.
This was also the reason for Li Dalang's death. After recognizing Li Jiulang as his master, Li Dalang thought that they were cousins and that they had a good blood relationship so that they could show off. He forgot the difference between king and minister, which eventually led to his own death.
As Li Dalang's brother, I am afraid that he will also be affected very badly. Even if he behaves very normally, in the eyes of others, he is still causing trouble and will definitely find a way to suppress Li Erlang or let Li Erlang die.
After confirming that Li Jiulang might be plotting his own death and not dare to take action directly because of his record, Li Erlang thought of using marriage to show his stance and try to dispel Li Jiulang's murderous intention.
This is not a good opportunity to get married, because there is a possibility that if she is not good, she will be killed! Yang Juan understands these things very well, which is why she feels uncomfortable, because she feels that she is a shield.
How could this happen? After she thought about it clearly, she became very excited for a moment, and because she felt that her future was bleak, she couldn't help but run out to look for Ling Xiao.
But when she saw Ling Xiao, she suddenly understood that her adopted sister could not help her unless she had the courage to resist the family, so she swallowed some words silently before she even said them.
Because she knows that there are some things that she cannot say at all, and saying them will offend her future husband's family, including but not limited to the groom-to-be. If she wants to live a good life in the future, she must not mention anything about regretting the marriage.
She herself knows that if you want to live in this era, you have to pay a certain price. This is what everyone has to pay, and there are some things that you should not think about, otherwise you will be the one who suffers.
If she, a weak woman, wants to regret her marriage, even if her brother agrees to her plan, her tribe will not agree. After all, she has already broken off the engagement once, and she is afraid that her tribe will feel embarrassed if she breaks off again.
If she breaks off the engagement again, it will be even more difficult for her to get married, and she may become a stepmother. Even if she doesn't want to, she has to do it for the benefit of the family.
It's not that she is pedantic, she only wants to contribute to the family and serve the family. After all, if the family is prosperous, she will benefit as a member of the family.
If the family is not good, women like them will be treated poorly by their husbands' families and no one will care about them. As a native, she is very aware of the problem.
She didn't want to explain anything, but she became a little relieved and said with a smile: "Hey! I'm getting married soon, but I'm a little panicked, so I came to see you."
When she said this, her expression calmed down, and her whole person was very gentle, just like her before, with the calmness and indifference of a girl from aristocratic family.
Ling Xiao had to secretly praise Yang Juan. Yang Juan was really a good person. With her qualifications in future generations, she would definitely become a strong woman. It's a pity that people living in ancient times should not think about it.
It can be seen that the other party does not want to say anything. Some people have suffered a lot, but are not willing to expose their wounds. They would rather lick their wounds in private.
Ling Xiao glanced at her and saw that Yang Juan's eyes were still a little red and swollen, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he asked someone to bring the guqin and play a song gently.
Yang Juan was very happy when she saw it, because Ling Xiao was quite stupid at playing the piano, but he usually didn't show it in front of outsiders. It was great to have the opportunity to hear it this time.
She didn't know what kind of music it was, but she felt that it was very melodious and made her relax unconsciously. She yawned again and again and fell asleep directly.
You must know that she didn't sleep well the whole night after receiving the news yesterday, and had nightmares again and again. She was a little anxious about her fiancé's affairs, so she couldn't sleep well. She woke up from the nightmare after falling asleep.
After that, she couldn't sleep anymore, even if she was very sleepy. Although she understood the truth, she still felt confused when facing the unknown future.
After learning that her fiancé's brother was killed by Li Jiulang like this, she, who had always lived a relatively simple life, felt panicked because this was the death of someone so close now.
And she was about to get married. The thought of the rebel leader who might hate her husband made her feel bad. The people above would not let her husband stand out.