Obviously, judging from the results, he succeeded.
The use of war and political suppression was not only practiced by the Han people, but also by the Huns.
War is just a continuation of politics.
This is the same whether it is an agricultural country founded in the name of civilization and peace or a nomadic country known for its ferocity and cruelty.
From a national level, politics is the overall situation.
And war is only part of politics.
From a certain objective perspective, war is just a military manifestation launched by the political class and a political means of force.
The military minister Shan Yu is in very bad health, and now he has begun to make arrangements for his funeral impatiently!
It is precisely because of this that the military minister Shanyu still fights against Yanmen Pass even though he knows that one hundred thousand cavalry alone cannot defeat Yanmen Pass guarded by the famous general Li Guang.
And doesn’t the cunning and smart Yi Zhixie know what his brother is thinking?
No, he knows better than anyone else what his brother, this old Yinbi, thinks.
But he could only endure it, even if he gritted his teeth with hatred.
He knows better than anyone that even if 30,000 Langrui armored cavalry were left behind at Yanmen Pass...
That was better than being captured on the spot by his good brother, the military minister Shanyu, in the name of being cowardly!
Seriously, are the three legions of Tianlei, Tianfeng, and Tiantu following the Lang Rui legion doing auxiliary work?
The first year of Jianyuan is over, and the new year is about to begin.
Yuanguang year, January!
At the beginning of this year, many, many things happened in the Han Empire.
First, the Huns' 300,000-strong army finally returned to the prairie, leaving only the nine frontier counties wailing all over the ground.
Secondly, Dou Yifang, the empress dowager who had been in charge of the Han Empire for decades, passed away in the palace.
The death of this woman was also a big event in the vast history.
After the legendary empress dowager who suppressed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for several years and believed in the ways of Huang and Lao passed away...
Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who lost his suppression, gradually began to show his fangs as the emperor of the ages.
Dou Yifang was called Queen Xiaowen Dou in history and was the queen of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty.
During the reign of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Dou Yifang was selected as a son of a good family and entered the palace to serve Empress Lu, who was more powerful than the emperor at that time.
Lu Pheasant, a famous queen throughout the ages, jokingly called her Dou Ji.
During the years of serving Lu Pheasant, Dou Yifang learned many, many useful things from him.
Later, Dou Yifang was given to Liu Heng, the king of Yudai, as his wife.
After the rebellion of Zhu Lu was settled, many princes and kings named Liu were fought. After a series of battles, the acting king Liu Heng fought out from among the princes and kings and ascended the throne in the same year.
The temple name is Emperor Wen of Han!
After ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, Liu Heng appointed Dou Yifang as his queen.
During his lifetime, Dou Yifang had one daughter and two sons. The eldest daughter, Princess Tao, Liu Piao, the eldest son Liu Qi, Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty, and the youngest son Liu Wu, Prince Xiao of Liang.
After Han Jing Emperor Liu Qi ascended the throne, he respected Dou Yifang as the empress dowager.
After Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, came to power, Dou Yifang became the Empress Dowager again.
Dou Yifang, the empress dowager, experienced four generations of emperors in her life.
She accompanied Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, all the way from the remote Dai County.
She once saved Han Wen Emperor Liu Heng from danger and risked her life to deliver a message to Liu Heng, so that Liu Heng, who was only acting king at the time, was the first to receive news about the inheritance of the throne.
Although she was a woman, she was quite courageous. When the competition for the throne was at its fiercest, she donated all her jewelry and belongings to the ministers of the court.
Even after she became a queen, became rich and powerful, and her mother honored the world, she still maintained a simple style, neither arrogant nor extravagant.
Finally, she and her husband Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of Han, sat on the throne of the highest power in the Han Empire.
Later, she assisted her eldest son, Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty Liu Qi, to ascend the throne.
However, it is regrettable that the life of Han Jing Emperor Liu Qi was not too long.
In Dou Yifang, the white-haired person sent the black-haired person to him in the end.
At the age of seventy, she faced tremendous pressure and began her "dictatorship" rule with the help of her natal family, the Dou family.
While supporting and suppressing her grandson Liu Che, Emperor Wu of Han, she single-handedly maintained the fragile political balance of the Han Dynasty.
What's even more commendable is that although she suppressed Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che for several years, she also made Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che more mature.
From a humble maid, all the way to now, Dou Yifang
Far more than the young Liu Che, he knows the darkness of people's hearts.
Maybe Dou Yifang really loves power, but she loves her grandson even more.
She is over seventy years old and is blind. Even if she holds supreme power in her hands, what can she do?
If it was just for enjoyment, why would she risk offending her own grandson to take charge of the government?
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Dou Yifang believed deeply in Huang Lao's theory and advocated governance by inaction. When she presided over government affairs, she advocated the importance of tranquility in governance and the easing of the government's affairs.
Under her rule, although the Han Dynasty was not well-armed, the people were prosperous and the political environment was stable.
"Governing by doing nothing", Huang Laozhi said, was a policy that was very suitable for the rule at that time in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, when the economy was depressed, the population was dispersed, the work was poor, and the finances were scarce.
Unfortunately, times have changed.
Any policy or idea may be beneficial to the time, but there is no guarantee that it will be completely suitable for future generations!
After decades of implementation of Huang-Lao's Way, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che came to the throne, the Western Han Dynasty presented a rare prosperous period.
The national treasury and local granaries were filled with food, the national finances were very sufficient, and the people lived a comfortable and free life. History is called the rule of Wenjing.
All these scenes are the benefits of "governing by doing nothing", the learning of Huang and Lao.
However, in addition to the benefits, the shortcomings of "governing by doing nothing" and Huang-Lao's learning are also gradually revealed.
First of all, "governing by doing nothing", the essence of Huang-Lao's system is to weaken the power of the central court and decentralize power to local governments.
This move has given local governments great power. The local economy is getting richer and stronger day by day, which gradually poses a threat to the central government.
Contradictions were thus laid.
Secondly, "governing by doing nothing", Huang Lao's philosophy, although it can play a role in stabilizing public sentiment for the country, it is not conducive to the rapid concentration of national power.
Especially when the country faces a powerful enemy, the shortcomings of Huang-Lao's learning will be magnified by "ruling by doing nothing".
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, who wanted to make an earth-shattering undertaking, naturally wanted to change his policy in the face of this situation, in order to weaken local power and strengthen central power.
This is also the fundamental reason why the relationship between the Empress Dowager Dou Yifang and Emperor Liu Che, the grandfather and grandson of the Han Dynasty, is so tense.
