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To rise and destroy a country, to continue the unparalleled world.
——Deng Sui.
"Ahem."
"Ahem."
Sunge felt a tightness in her chest, and she kept coughing, feeling like she was about to cough out her lungs.
It won't make you look like a tuberculosis ghost.
Sunge patted her chest gently, trying to make herself feel better.
This little hand is like a chicken paw, a little big, white, but thin, as if there is a layer of skin on the bones.
The wrists and arms are also thin and small.
So, she was probably dressed like a child.
Sunge took a long breath and tried to suppress the cough.
After my breath gradually stabilized, I began to slowly accept the plot.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Sheng was the eldest son of Emperor He of the Han Dynasty.
Just looking at such an identity, it seems that he was born to reach the pinnacle of life.
After all, throughout the dynasties, priority has been given to establishing direct descendants.
But, Liu Sheng is an unlucky guy.
Although he was the eldest son of Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, his health and bones had not been very good since he was a child, and he had been plagued by chronic illnesses.
In addition, the struggle for power and profit in the harems of the Eastern Han Dynasty was difficult to contain, and many emperors were short-lived.
As a result, Emperor He of the Han Dynasty killed more than a dozen princes in a row. When he died, he only had two sons.
Eight-year-old Liu Sheng.
Liu Long who has just passed his 100th day.
According to common sense, the eight-year-old Liu Sheng should succeed no matter what.
But, unexpected.
The successor of Hanhe Emperor Liu Zhao, Empress Dowager Deng waved her hand and made it clear that the emperor's eldest son Liu Sheng had a chronic illness and was not suitable to be emperor.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Long, who had just turned 100 days old and was raised among the people, was chosen to ascend the throne.
Liu Long is the Han Dynasty Emperor recorded in history books.
The word mourning is not an auspicious word at first glance.
After the little prince who was waiting to be fed took the throne, Empress Dowager Deng took the throne.
Due to his weak health at this time, perhaps due to an accident, or certainly man-made, Liu Long died just six months after he ascended the throne, and was given the posthumous title of Emperor Xiaoshang.
He was not yet one year old until his death.
It can be said that the starting line is the finishing line.
Sunge didn't know whether this was luck or misfortune.
Maybe among the people, there is still the possibility of growing up.
Liu Long died young, and even if he counted again, it would still be Liu Sheng's turn to be named King of Pingyuan.
Unfortunately, once again it backfired.
For some unknown reason, Empress Dowager Deng would rather choose to establish Liu Hu, the son of Qinghe Xiao Wang Liu Qing, the grandson of Han Zhang Emperor Liu Jin, as the new emperor instead of considering Liu Sheng.
Liu Hu, the historical Emperor An of Han, was only thirteen years old when he succeeded to the throne, and was still far from being in charge.
Therefore, even if the throne changes, Queen Mother Deng is still in power.
As for Liu Sheng, although he was named King of Pingyuan, Empress Dowager Deng did not let him return to the feudal country, but stayed in the capital Luoyang.
Liu Sheng died eight years after he became king and was buried in the capital.
At this time, Liu Sheng was only sixteen years old, and he should have been the youngest and most energetic.
Liu Sheng had no heirs, so Empress Dowager Deng Sui made Liu De, the son of Liu Chong, the king of Le'an, the king of Pingyuan, and heir to Liu Sheng.
Six years after Liu De was established as King of Pingyuan, he died without any children.
Empress Dowager Deng also established Duxiang Hou Liu Yi, the son of Hejian King Liu Kai, as the heir of Pingyuan.
As for Empress Dowager Deng, she had been in power for sixteen years.
After understanding the basic situation, Sunge couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
I'm afraid this throne of the plains is cursed. Not only is it short-lived, but it also has no heirs.
No, it should be that the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty were also short-lived, with an average life span of only twenty-six years.
Sunge had reason to wonder whether Liu Xiu, a son of this plane, had used up all his energy in advance.
Because the emperor died early, the prince was young, and the queen lived a long life, it was not uncommon for the empress dowager of the Eastern Han Dynasty to exercise exclusive power over her relatives during court visits. It could be said that this was the most frequent occurrence in the entire feudal dynasty.
Among the thirteen emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty, four died without heirs, and eleven succeeded to the throne under the age of twenty.
There were thirteen emperors, and the power of six emperors was in the hands of the queen mother and her relatives.
Emperor He of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, and Empress Dowager Dou came to the court.
Emperor Shang of the Han Dynasty died young, Emperor An of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, and Empress Dowager Deng took power.
"Book of the Later Han Dynasty" "The Queen's Chronicle" records: "The imperial line in Tokyo has been repeatedly eliminated, and the power belongs to the heroine. There are four emperors who stand outside and six empresses who serve as emperor."
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Looking at this ratio, we can understand the situation of imperial power in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
However, not all empress dowagers who came to power were seeking personal gain.
On the contrary, if we look solely at the results of governing the country, women are not weaker than men when they are in power.
The one who is closely related to Liu Sheng's fate is Deng Sui, Queen Mother Deng, one of the six queen mothers of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
When it comes to Deng Sui, most people may feel unfamiliar, or even hear it for the first time.
The degree of familiarity in later generations is far less than that of Empress Lu of the Western Han Dynasty, Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty, and Xiaozhuang of the Qing Dynasty.
But, in fact, Deng Sui was one of the most outstanding female politicians in Chinese history, and was hailed as the "Queen's Crown" by historians.
Deng Sui came from a distinguished family that had been officials for generations. His grandfather was Deng Yu, the Marquis of Gaomi. Before Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu had yet to clarify his ambition to compete for the world, he offered Liu Xiu a plan for the world.
Later, the Eastern Han Dynasty was established. Deng Yu was the founding minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the leader of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai.
His father is Deng Xun, a captain who guarded the Qiang in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The mother is the niece of Yin Lihua, the concubine of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiuyuan, who was known as the virtuous queen.
It can be said that such a strong family background and profound family education gave Deng Sui the opportunity to become the world leader.
Empress Dowager Deng’s achievements were also engraved on stone, and she was praised as “rising and destroying the country, continuing the peerless world, recording the heroes, and restoring the clan. The great virtues are overflowing, filling the universe. The towering deeds can be heard but cannot be reached; the swaying merits can be heard. It can be recited but cannot be named."
Whether it was Cai Lun's improvement of papermaking or the advent of Zhang Heng's armillary sphere and seismometer, it was all during Deng Sui's administration.
And Deng Sui's achievements go far beyond that.
After he came to power, the Eastern Han Dynasty coincided with a difficult situation of ten years of floods and droughts. Natural disasters occurred frequently and people were panicked.
In the first year of Yanping, Deng Sui's first year in power, a meteorite struck, causing floods for several consecutive years.
Then came earthquakes, floods, wind, snow, and hail. Locust plague.
After more than ten years of natural disasters, Deng Sui resisted and protected the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Natural disasters and turmoil in the Central Plains will cause unrest in the frontiers.
The Southern Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuhuan, and foreign barbarians tried to take advantage of the situation.
Deng Sui did not choose to make peace, but sent a large army to conquer the entire territory of the Southern Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan.
This kind of Deng Sui can no longer be summed up in a simple sentence.
History books have mixed praise and criticism for her. Some people accuse her of disordering the yin and yang, and reversing the universe. Some people accuse her of being a woman who is unwilling to return power, but no one accuses her of political talent.
Deng Sui is worthy of being called a strange woman.
Compared with Deng Sui's magnificent life, the Liu Sheng she wore looked much paler throughout her life.
Perhaps Liu Sheng also resented Deng Sui.
Resenting Deng Sui for depriving him of the opportunity to stabilize the throne made him depressed throughout his life and died young.
Perhaps Liu Sheng had some reverie in his mind.
If all the clan members can sit on the throne, so can he.
Could it be that, as emperor, he is really inferior to Baitian's son, inferior to the son of his clan?
A new story begins.
(End of chapter)
