Chapter 256 "The Chess Sage of the Han Dynasty"
"Zhou Bo and Chen Pingping are both smart people. According to ordinary ideals, they should not bet on this possibility, but what the reality is, future generations cannot be sure."
"Liu After Heng succeeded to the throne, he practiced frugality, worked hard to govern, and continued to implement the policy of "resting with the people" to further cultivate the world's health and restore vitality. At the same time, he reduced corvee taxes, reformed prisons, and abolished corporal punishment. He and his son Liu Qi, Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty, together He created the famous 'Government of Wen and Jing' in history."
"Liu Heng was highly regarded by later generations. Even Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who created the "Government of Zhenguan" and the prosperous Tang Dynasty, regarded him as a model. , very respected.”
"Emperor Qin and Han Wu, ancestor of Tang Zong and Song Dynasty", this Taizong of the Tang Dynasty must be the "Tang Zong" among them. The Tang Dynasty is a dynasty that can be compared with the Han Dynasty. The hero who created its prosperous age actually respected Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. It can be seen that the Han Dynasty How good is Emperor Wen's reputation?
When Ying Zheng heard this, he wanted to ask Li Nian if there would be no future emperors who would take me as an example? But he wanted to ask, but he still suppressed the urge. He knew the answer in his heart.
Li Nian continued: "In the twenty-four years of Liu Heng's reign, both the population and the economy have been greatly restored and developed. The population that withered during the war in the late Qin Dynasty has flourished again, and the whole world has He also had surplus grain and money, and passed the difficult period of the founding of the Han Dynasty."
"But Liu Heng also made mistakes, and he neglected to prepare military equipment, which led to the defeat of the Huns. When he came to Chang'an, he also burned down the Huizhong Palace..."
Li Nian looked at the First Emperor and said, "The Huizhong Palace was built by the Qin Dynasty. Historically, His Majesty also lived there when he visited various places. "
When Meng Tian heard this, he felt a little incredible. Now the Huns in the north who recognized Da Qin as their eldest brother could still attack Chang'an. Do the Huns have such strength and courage?
Seeing the confusion on Meng Tian's face, Li Nian smiled and said: "The Huns at that time were not the Huns of the Qin Dynasty today. Under the leadership of Mao Dun, the Huns were extremely powerful. Although when the Huns came to Chang'an, Mao Dun had been dead for several years. , but the Xiongnu they left behind were still strong. "
"But the Han Dynasty was not strong enough to fight against the Xiongnu, so it was difficult for the Han Dynasty to fight against the Xiongnu. Adopt the policy of peace and ease the relationship with the Xiongnu. "
Hearing about a familiar person again, he was still a dead man. At this moment, Meng Tian finally knew the truth about Maodun's death. He was a Xiongnu hero. Lord, under his leadership, the Xiongnu became stronger and stronger. After knowing this history, how could your Majesty release Maodun back to the Xiongnu?
So, in fact, it was not Mr. Li Nian who killed Mao Dun, but His Majesty. Mr. Li Nian took the blame for His Majesty.
But it is really hard to imagine that the Xiongnu could become so powerful that they invaded the capital of the Han Dynasty, so that the Han Dynasty had to pinch his nose to marry the princess and go over to have a marriage. No wonder Young Master Li Nian hates marriage so much. He must have thought about this. humiliation.
Meng Tian said: "Even if there are women who marry the Huns, how can the Huns be satisfied with just a few women? They will definitely become a problem for the Han!"
Li Nian nodded and said: "That's it. The problem of the Huns has never been resolved. It had troubled the Han Dynasty for many years during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. It was not until the reign of Emperor Wu that the Xiongnu did not dare to attack the border so recklessly. "
"Liu Heng's main fault was that he promoted the policy of rest and recuperation. Good, but he was too laissez-faire. He also gave away the rights of salt and iron monopoly and minting, which greatly increased the power of local powerful people, greatly increased the strength of the vassal states, and laid the foundation for the "Rebellion of the Seven Kings" for his son Emperor Jing. "Foreshadowing."
Ying Zheng nodded. He now knows very well how important the salt and iron monopoly and coinage are. This is an important money bag and must be returned to the central court. How can it be granted? others?
But Liu Heng let these things go. Only when trouble occurs is normal, and when trouble does not occur, there will be ghosts. In this regard, he can definitely beat Liu Heng.
Today, Ying Zheng has a new goal in mind. He wants to be stronger than those heroic Mingjuns of later generations, and become a truly unprecedented and unprecedented emperor. That is to say, he will do the things that the hero and Mingjun have done, and he will also do the things that the hero and Mingjun has not done well. He only hopes that God can give him more years.
Li Nian didn't know that the First Emperor had the idea of comparing himself with later emperors, and continued: "Liu Heng's incident is also related to the thoughts of governing the country in the early Han Dynasty. At that time, the Han Dynasty used Huang The learning of Lao governs the world, and the learning of Huang and Lao has discussed its advantages and disadvantages with Your Majesty in the past. ”
"On the whole, Liu Heng's merits outweighed his faults, so after his death, he was given the temple name Taizong, posthumous title Emperor Xiaowen, and later generations were called Emperor Hanwen."
"After Liu Heng's death, his son Liu Qi succeeded to the throne, and this person had a very famous name in later generations, called 'The Chess Sage of the Han Dynasty'!"
Meng Tian asked curiously: "Is it possible that Liu Qi's chess skills are so good that even future generations are impressed by him?"
"No, Liu Qi's chess skills are not good, at least not top-notch."
This made Meng Tian even more curious. He was not good at chess and even called him a "chess sage". Did he make a significant contribution to the development and spread of chess?
Li Niandao: "When Liu Qi was the crown prince, Liu Xian, the eldest son of King Wu, came to Beijing and accompanied Liu Qi to drink and play Liubo chess. Then the two had a dispute over chess."
"Based on common sense. Although Liu Xian is the eldest son of King Wu, Liu Qi is the prince and his status is more noble. Even if Liu Qi is unreasonable, Liu Xian should give way to Liu Qi, but Liu Xian refuses to give in. "
"Liu Qi picked up the chessboard and hit Liu Xian's head a few times, successfully using the chessboard to win the game, but Liu Xian could only win it back in the next life."
It is difficult to describe Meng Tian with suitable words. His mood after hearing these words, this is how the "Great Han Chess Sage" came about. If he can't beat others at chess, he will beat them to death with the chessboard. But he is still alive, so he won!
Later generations are also very interesting. They deliberately gave Liu Qi the title of "Han Qi Sage" because he was a bit useless at chess and must have great stamina. His own son was beaten while playing chess with the prince. Death, King Wu will definitely react.
Li Niandao: "Liu Qi beat Liu Xian to death, and his father Liu Heng was not easy to deal with. Liu Xian has been beaten to death. We can't compensate Liu Qi's life to the King of Wu, right? We have to give him Liu Xian's body was sent back to the State of Wu for the King of Wu to bury, but he His son was beaten to death, and the white-haired man gave away the black-haired man. How could King Wu not have any resentment in his heart? "
"This is why many people in later generations believed that King Wu Liu Bi would later unite with other princes and kings to launch a rebellion? Reason.”
"After Liu Qi succeeded to the throne, he still followed the policies of his father, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, so that Emperor Wen's rule could be continued. Together with his father, he was called 'Wenjing's rule'. However, in Wenjing's rule, his father actually contributed more."< br>
"In terms of military preparations and diplomacy, Liu Qi was not as negligent as his father in military preparations. He caused the rebellion of the seven kings, but he also quelled the rebellion of the seven kings. He adopted a policy of peace and reconciliation with the Xiongnu and Baiyue. Make peace with the people in the south Yue appeased him, and although he did not take the initiative to attack, he actively defended himself. "
"However, Liu Qi also had his faults. The biggest fault should be that he left a big hidden danger for the Han Dynasty. Liu Qi's mother was the Queen Mother Dou. She is also a woman whose name has been recorded in history. Because of her mother, Liu Qida made her relative a marquis, which allowed her influence to grow rapidly in the Han Dynasty. ”
(End of this chapter)