The short videos I watched from all dynasties

【History always repeats itself】

(“Since the Three Dynasties, the most righteous dynasties in China were the Han and Ming dynasties.” The founding emperors of these two feudal dynasties also had striking similarities.)

(Not only do they have similar backgrounds and experiences, but they all came from the lower classes, and they all defeated the heroes in the war at the end of the previous dynasty. They have a group of heroes who went through life and death together to conquer the world...)

[“Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different races?”

Emperor Gaozu of Han

"Since ancient times, most capable emperors were born in humble families. Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty was the most powerful among the feudal emperors."

"A commoner holding a three-foot sword conquers the world"

He knew how to appoint people to the right positions, and enabled everyone he employed, regardless of their background or experience, to make the best use of their strengths. His ultimate conquest of the world was inseparable from winning the hearts of the people.

"Liu Bang was able to defeat Xiang Yu because, unlike Xiang Yu, who was born into an aristocratic family, Liu Bang was more familiar with social life and understood the people's psychology."

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang

"Since ancient times, there has been no one on the right of Li Shimin in the army, and Zhu Yuanzhang is next."

Born into a poor peasant family, he remained simple and frugal after ascending the throne. He worked diligently and loved the people, vigorously rectified the administration of officials, and would not tolerate corrupt officials.

"Worry about dangers and work diligently every day without slacking off"]

<I have to sigh that it is God's will that a Peixian group and a Fengyang group can succeed. Such a small place has gathered so many talents>

＜The brothers who followed Liu Bang to conquer the world were far less miserable than those who followed Zhu Yuanzhang...＞

＜Please put yourself in my shoes, and be nice to the people. Zhu Yuanzhang's group of heroes who were beheaded and exterminated, they oppressed the people, annexed land, and embezzled money, how could they be wronged?＞

＜The Dragon Slayer Becomes a Dragon＞

＜The former cowherd became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty＞

＜I remember when Liu Bang was mentioned, he was said to be kind and righteous? How could he be associated with cruelty? [Covering face] Zhu Yuanzhang was really cruel＞

＜I am originally a commoner from Huaiyou, what can the world do to me＞

<Cold Fact: Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang are really different. When the Western Han Dynasty was founded, there were 145 marquises and 8 kings. Liu Bang only killed 1 marquis and 3 kings. Together with the 2 kings killed by Empress Lü, there were only 6 people [eat melon]>

＜It’s all Sima Yi’s fault. He pointed at Luo River and farted. People after him have lost their faith and loyalty. [狗头]＞

[Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang: Hahahaha, ahem, I should be more modest... Since this is the evaluation of future generations, I will temporarily accept this title of the most powerful emperor among all dynasties]

[Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che: The Han Dynasty has won the world, and that is what the people want!]

[Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han: At the end of the previous dynasty, uprisings broke out everywhere. Emperor Gaozu finally seized the world with a three-foot sword, and established the foundation of the Han Dynasty for 400 years!]

[Tang Taizong Li Shimin: Old Zhu, today I recognize that you are the most capable fighter under me]

[Song Shenzong Zhao Xu: Ah, @Zhu Yuanzhang, how did you rectify the administration of officials and deal with corrupt officials?]

[Ming Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang: It's very simple]

[Song Renzong Zhao Zhen: What is it?]

[Ming Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang: torture and killing more people]

[Song Renzong Zhao Zhen: Oh... Then, there must be very few corrupt officials under your rule...]

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[The Han and Ming dynasties are the two most typical dynasties in history in terms of killing meritorious officials.

The founding emperors of these two feudal dynasties had a group of brothers who fought bravely to conquer the world. After successfully establishing the country, the two of them conferred titles on their meritorious officials. But soon, they started killing people. Liu Bang eliminated Han Xin, Peng Yue, Ying Bu and other princes of different surnames one by one, and Zhu Yuanzhang also killed almost all the founding heroes.

The emperor and his meritorious officials were actually in a "prisoner's dilemma". The emperor was worried that the power of his meritorious officials would endanger the imperial power, while the meritorious officials were afraid of being abandoned and did not dare to give up their power. This mutual suspicion could easily lead to the emperor killing his officials and the meritorious officials taking risks.

In fact, Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, gave a very good answer to the question of how to balance the relationship between the emperor and his meritorious officials.

We all know that the founding of the Song Dynasty was Zhao Kuangyin's Chenqiao mutiny, in which he put on the yellow robe and seized power without bloodshed.

The problem Zhao Kuangyin faced after ascending the throne was whether the Song Dynasty would also become a country where the emperor was weak and the ministers were strong. Would there be people like him who would usurp the throne and bully orphans and widows?

And the people most likely to do this are among his trusted men.

Therefore, the "giving up military power with a cup of wine" appeared. The meritorious officials resigned due to illness, and Zhao Kuangyin granted them rich property and lofty political status, but they were not allowed to hold military power. Later, Zhao Kuangyin gradually removed the power of the influential Jiedushi. Of course, Zhao Kuangyin only deprived the meritorious officials of their military power, not abandoned the generals, who would still lead the army in the future. Zhao Kuangyin gave the meritorious officials material rewards and status, and they needed to hand over the military power in return. This was actually a kind of mutual trust between the emperor and the meritorious officials. 】

＜After reading it, I give you a bad review. I thought your history was not very good when I saw the beginning, but I realized later that you wanted to praise Zhao Kuangyin? [Smile]＞

＜Hahaha, sister, you are so funny, but this video is really not that good, Emperor Gaozu of Han should not be in it＞

＜A video pieced together from here and there...＞

＜Zhao Da’s original intention was good, but his descendants were incompetent＞

＜According to Zhao Da, the Song Dynasty would not be a weak one. Unfortunately, the emperors who came after him were very cowardly and did not trust the military commanders. The civil officials who came after him led the troops, and the military commanders went through life and death. This dynasty was really...[rolling eyes]＞

＜Liu Bang recognized the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, and the great uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty, but what about Zhu Yuanzhang? In the revised history of the Yuan Dynasty, the rebels were all regarded as thieves, haha＞

＜Yes, so Emperor Gaozu of Han was indeed much more powerful than Emperor Taizu of Ming＞

＜Well... Actually, Zhu Yuanzhang killed many of his meritorious officials because Zhu Biao died, paving the way for Zhu Yunwen... Mainly because those people had really committed crimes＞

＜I have always felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was a very contradictory person. On the one hand, I admire him, but on the other hand, I feel that he is petty＞

[Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin: Yes, that’s right, my approach is right!!! It’s the emperors who came after me who are so incompetent!!! Hey, Old Zhu, I didn’t see you copy my excellent answer sheet?]

[Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang: Well, I did nothing wrong. I killed them. Why? ? ? Because I am cruel and inhumane? ? ? It was because those people oppressed the people, annexed land, and were corrupt!!! They deserved to be killed!!!]

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"Ah, Liu Bang killed his meritorious officials. It turns out he was brainwashed. I always thought he was the same type as Zhu Yuanzhang."

It was only after Li Ranran read the comments section of the video today that she realized how wrong she was before.

Li Shimin knew some of Zhu Yuanzhang's deeds and agreed with his practice of the North and South Lists in his later years. He also learned (copied) many methods from that video.

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Han Gaozu Eighth Year

After watching the video, Liu Bang laughed and said, "You are all doing this voluntarily. I didn't force you."

Of course, everyone in the hall agreed with the emperor's words.

Liu Bang laughed and said, "This is good for everyone. We should take a long-term view and look at the outside world, the outer world and the sea. There are maps from later generations. There is so much land out there. If you want, you can lead your soldiers to explore. Whatever you achieve through your own efforts is yours. Live happily and no one can interfere."

It's true, Ying Bu and the others were excited for a moment, and then returned to calm. It's exciting to hear these words of being a few years younger. Now, after so many years of fighting and killing, who doesn't want to enjoy peace and stability?

Many of the ministers present had a pleasant conversation with Liu Bang, except for one person who was so cold that no one dared to stay around him.

This person is Han Xin. Han Xin looked like he ignored everyone and he would not even look at anyone who spoke to him.

Liu Bang looked at him from a distance but still chose not to go over.

Han Xin was very dissatisfied with the fact that he died at the hands of a woman. If he wanted to rebel, he would have done so long ago. At least half of this country was conquered by him, Han Xin!

It would be more accurate to say that what Liu Bang said was directed specifically to Han Xin rather than to Ying Bu and others.

To be honest, Liu Bang was reluctant to kill Han Xin, but whether he could bear it or not was one thing, and it was also true that he was wary of Han Xin.

Maybe he will pass away one day. If he doesn't kill Han Xin, someone else will.

Alas, Han Xin, what a trouble!

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The third year of Song Kaibao

Zhao Kuangyin was somewhat complacent. What I did was quite right! It was not his fault that the Song Dynasty discriminated against military generals, nor was it his fault that the Song Dynasty was called cowardly.

The emperors who came after him really distorted the words of their ancestors. It was not that they did not trust the emperor at all, nor that they asked the civil officials to lead the army. Those civil officials knew nothing. Professional matters should be left to professionals.

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Ming Dynasty Hongwu 29th year

Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to say, he would not regret it.

Who doesn't want the country to be forever stable? Who doesn't want to leave a peaceful and stable dynasty for future generations?

Lan Yu had already figured out his situation, and last year he distributed all of his family's land and servants.

After Zhu Di was clearly designated as the crown prince, except for attending court and meeting the emperor, he stayed in his mansion all day and did not see anyone.

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