sjar Chapter 604: Liu Xiu’s Merits and Demerits (2)
Chapter 604: Liu Xiu’s Merits and Demerits (2)
"That's right, that's right," Liu Xiu and Zhao Kuangyin both nodded. Ever since the immortal talked about that little day, they had long wanted to destroy this tiny country.
Even without those three rewards, they would still find ways to destroy it.
Not to mention there are three rewards, I am even more determined to destroy them.
The ancestors in front of the sky also hated Xiao Rizi. They were set up by the immortals to trap them. Watching thousands of their descendants using their bodies to block weapons and watching Xiao Rizi killing and plundering on Chinese soil, they were more hateful and more despicable than those foreign races.
"In terms of military affairs, Senior Liu Xiu, you have demonstrated extraordinary military command capabilities in many battles, especially in the Battle of Kunyang where we defeated the enemy with fewer troops. Although there was some luck in the Battle of Kunyang, it was more due to your good guidance. Sometimes, luck is also a kind of strength, right?
Why don't other people have that luck, but Senior Liu Xiu has that luck? What does this mean? It means that God wants you, Senior Liu Xiu, to win."
Wang Mang was resentful again. The Battle of Kunyang, the Battle of Kunyang, could you please stop mentioning this damn Battle of Kunyang? He didn't want to hear it. It didn't resemble the Battle of Kunyang at all. He would drink some ice cola to calm himself down, otherwise he would be angry to death.
"Little Immortal, what you said makes sense. Sometimes, good luck is also a kind of strength. Senior Wang Mang, am I right?" Liu Xiu looked at Wang Mang with a smile.
Wang Mang rolled his eyes. He felt that he was about to get his eyes up to the sky because of coming here. It was all Liu Xiu’s fault. He would always be sarcastic to him. How could there be such a disgusting person!!!
Wang Mang just replied with "Hehe" and didn't want to say anything else.
Li Wu and Zhao Kuangyin looked at each other and both expressed helplessness. Fortunately, they did not fight and just said some harmless words.
Wang Mang was furious. What did those words mean? They hurt him deeply. His heart was already full of holes.
"During the war, you, Senior Liu Xiu, always insisted on 'not fighting a meaningless battle', treated the surrendered enemies with kindness and tolerance, and won the high prestige of the soldiers and the people.
Senior Liu Xiu, you are well aware of the 'knowledge of knowing when to stop'. In the process of unifying the world, you repeatedly gave up the fruits of victory that seemed to be within your grasp, in fact, it was to avoid unnecessary difficulties.
Mr. Liu Xiu, these achievements have made you known in history as an emperor who is knowledgeable, good at fighting, and good at using talents. Your philosophy of governing the country and your policy measures have important reference significance for future generations.
Senior Liu Xiu, you are a very perfect emperor, and your luck is really good, the kind that makes people jealous," Li Wu frowned and looked at Liu Xiu. He was indeed God's own son. She had never seen anyone with such good luck.
No wonder many people say that Liu Xiu was too lucky and used up all the luck of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which led to the fact that, well, as we all know, the Eastern Han Dynasty was like a kindergarten and few people lived long lives.
But this is just talk, it is of course not true, there is no such thing as stealing luck.
"Well, I don't know. I'm just a little bit lucky," Liu Xiu said with a smile. Oh, he didn't know what was going on. Maybe it was just like the little immortal said, he really was the son of some plane.
"What do you mean by 'a little bit'? It makes people hate you when they hear it. It's impossible not to be jealous. If others want to become emperor, they would plan for more than ten years or fight for five or six years. But you, Liu Xiu, only took two years to go from rebelling to becoming emperor. You bastard, and you still say that you didn't cheat? You bastard, I hate you!!!" Wang Mang shouted heartbreakingly, which showed that he was very dissatisfied with Liu Xiu.
The ancestors in front of the sky curtain also widened their eyes. Just now they were listening to the little immortal talking about Liu Xiu's deeds, but who could have thought that Liu Xiu became emperor in just two years? No, how could he do that?
How could people not be jealous? They finally understood Wang Mang's defenseless psychology. They were also going to be defenseless, especially those who had fought hard for several years to become emperor. They were really jealous to death.
Other emperors of the Han Dynasty boasted about Liu Xiu in the barrage, and they had to admit that this descendant was a bit lucky.
"Ahem, Senior Wang Mang, please calm down. Calm down and drink some Coke," Li Wu said, pushing the Coke in front of Wang Mang. Wang Mang drank another glass of Coke and sat down.
“Well, Senior Liu Xiu was indeed a little luckier. He became emperor for two years and unified the Eastern Han Dynasty in eight years.
Moreover, he did not execute his meritorious officials after the great success. This alone makes him better than many other emperors."
The emperor who killed his meritorious officials remained silent. Could he please not talk about this? It hurts their hearts.
The ministers during Liu Xiu's period breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, their lives were saved, and they knew that they had not followed the wrong person.
"Moreover, you have rewarded all the meritorious officials, Senior Liu Xiu, according to their merits and made very good arrangements for them to die peacefully.
Senior Liu Xiu, you have done a very good job in managing the dynasty, and every family is harmonious and happy.
You live a simple life, keep yourself clean, and don't like beauties, food, or alcohol. You can be called a three-good emperor. Senior Liu Xiu, do you really not like food and wine?" Li Wu asked. As the saying goes, only food should not be wasted. I didn't expect that there are people who don't like to eat.
Liu Xiu shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, who spread this rumor? I am also a human being. I know whether the food is delicious or not, but I can control myself." If you can eat delicious food, then you naturally don't want to eat bad food, right?
But he is self-disciplined and doesn't pay much attention to his appetite.
Eat when you can, and don't force yourself to eat when you can't.
Some people in front of the sky curtain who loved beauties, delicious food and fine wine thought Liu Xiu was too boring.
"That's right, now let me talk about your mistakes, Senior Liu Xiu.
The first point is to give up control of the Western Regions. In 41 AD, you, Senior Liu Xiu, bestowed the seal and ribbon of the Protector General of the Western Regions to King Xian of Shache. However, you later went back on your word and took back the seal, which caused the Western Regions countries to resent the Eastern Han court and affected the Eastern Han's prestige and control over the Western Regions.
It also weakened the military strength. In 31 AD, you, Senior Liu Xiu, issued an edict to abolish the military organizations such as light chariots, cavalry, material officers, ship soldiers, and military historians, which weakened the military strength of the Han Dynasty and left hidden dangers for the future.
Also, Senior Liu Xiu, you were too strict in employing people. You were demanding of your ministers and frequently replaced better and better officials, which led to instability within the court and the unjust killing of meritorious officials Ma Yuan and Han Xin.
Senior Liu Xiu, you also valued civil officials over military officials, which led to the destruction of the conscription system and the decline of military strength, posing a security risk to the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Also, Senior Liu Xiu, you did not take advantage of the internal division among the Xiongnu to launch a strong attack, but instead proposed that the Southern Xiongnu move inland. This was considered to be inviting a wolf into the house, and laid the groundwork for the subsequent turmoil.
There are also those who deposed the empress without reason and those who believed in prophecies. However, there are both merits and faults. Senior Liu Xiu, your merits outweigh your faults. The emperor is also a human being and it is impossible for him not to make mistakes. As a human being, he will make mistakes sometimes. I have finished talking about Senior Liu Xiu’s merits and faults. "