Chapter 129 The Emperor of the Han Dynasty was a man of both sexes
Ming Dynasty, during the Hongwu period.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others also deduced the fact that Europe was divided. However, he did not care much about it, but just wanted to take advantage of the fact that Europe was still divided and take some benefits from it.

The princes were also very interested. Zhu Chong said, "We are clearly bringing God's blessing to these poor people who have been living in a divided state without the protection of the emperor! Let them also experience the glory of our Ming Dynasty and understand the noble virtues of the emperor!"

It's so pitiful. For so many years, they have been divided and have never understood the beauty of unity. In this case, as the superior country, the Ming Dynasty has received instructions from heaven and the emperor shepherds the people of the world, which naturally includes these foreign countries.

Helping these countries is the unshirkable responsibility of our country!
[Of course, there are some more little stories about Liu Heng.

One is what happened between him and his mother Bo Ji.

When Liu Heng was still the King of Dai, Bo Ji fell ill. This time she was ill for a long time, lasting for three years.

Liu Heng personally boiled medicine for his mother and guarded Bo Ji's bed day and night. Every time he saw Bo Ji fall asleep, he would lie down beside the bed and sleep for a while. Bo Ji's illness required taking medicine every day, so Liu Heng boiled medicine for Bo Ji every day. After boiling it, he would always taste it first to see if the medicine was bitter or hot. He would give it to Bo Ji only if he thought it was about right.

This incident was compiled into one of the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars, "Tasting the Medicine Himself": His benevolence and filial piety were known all over the world, and he was the most majestic among all the kings; his mother had been ill for three years, and he would taste the medicine first.

Ming Dynasty, during the Hongwu period.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very pleased and highly praised the culture of filial piety: "Emperor Wen personally tasted the medicine, which was a great example of filial piety for the whole world with his dignity as an emperor. His contribution was great."

Filial piety is the most important of all virtues. Filial piety has always been praised by people, and after the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the status of filial piety was raised several levels.

Although it declined later, overall, the status of filial piety has been extremely elevated and, together with loyalty to the emperor, has become an incomparable noble quality in today's society.

Han Dynasty, during the first year before Emperor Wen.

Liu Heng didn't think there was anything praiseworthy about this matter. It was just filial piety to his mother. Moreover, he did have a good relationship with Bo Ji and her son. At that time, they were in Dai, so there were not so many conflicts of interest between them. He also had plenty of time, so he could naturally taste the medicine for Bo Ji and serve her at her bedside.

Moreover, he was not the only one who was filial. Didn't ordinary people also show filial piety to their parents? It was just that on the one hand, the economy was insufficient, and on the other hand, his status was different after he ascended the throne.

His focus was on the "Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars" mentioned behind the sky curtain - this itself was nothing special, as filial piety has always been highly praised, but no one has summarized the twenty-four filial exemplars.

However, the twenty-four stories also reveal that filial piety is respected much more than it is today. He is not against respecting filial piety, but he cares about the reasons behind it.

After all, the spiritual trends of a society can only accommodate a limited amount of content. If one trend is vigorously promoted, it will inevitably squeeze the space for other trends. The world needs more than just filial piety. So, the reason why filial piety was so highly valued at such a time is quite important.

Eastern Han Dynasty, the 17th year of Jianwu.

Liu Xiu shook his head: "Although Taizong's filial piety is good, the Han Dynasty over-advocated filial piety in the future, and linked funerals with filial piety. Elaborate burials or simple burials are associated with filial piety or not, which is not a good thing." The custom of being filial when alive and having lavish burials when dead first spread to all princes, nobles and officials, and then spread to ordinary people.

No one was afraid to give his or her parents a grand burial. Even if the family was actually extremely poor, they would still spend all their money to buy a large number of burial objects for the deceased.

Such a result was undoubtedly disastrous. After he ascended the throne, he had to issue a special decree: "In the world, lavish burials are considered virtuous, while simple funerals are considered vulgar. As a result, the rich are extravagant and the poor are poor. Laws and regulations cannot prohibit them, and rituals cannot stop them. Only in a hurry do we realize the fault. This decree should be made public to let the world know the meaning of simple burials for loyal ministers, filial sons, kind brothers, and respectful younger brothers."

What was the effect of his decree? It cannot be said that there was no effect, but the effect was not that great. It could not immediately ban or change the trend. It can only be said that some poor or smart people had a choice.

[Another thing is the traditional art of the Liu Emperor of the Han Dynasty. ]

The early years of the Han Dynasty.

"Hmm?" Liu Bang was a little curious. What is the traditional art of the emperor of the Han Dynasty? This word sounds similar to the traditional inheritance law of the Tang Dynasty. It doesn't seem like a good thing.

He began to think about what characteristics he had, and which of these characteristics could be passed down from generation to generation: Calm? Knowing how to use people? Using people in a flexible way? Employing people based on their talents? Like beautiful women? Bad relationship with the queen? Wanting to change the crown prince? ...

He thought for a long time, and went through all kinds of content that he didn't know whether they could be considered characteristics, but he still felt that he couldn't find the corresponding "tradition" - it's not that there is no possibility of passing it on, but in his eyes, those can't be regarded as this "traditional art."

Apart from anything else, the Liu family's style of promoting the capable and demoting the mediocre had already been reflected in the governance of Liu Heng before him. There is no need to mention it again here.

Han Dynasty, during the first year before Emperor Wen.

Liu Heng also straightened up slightly and became curious about the content.

Han Dynasty, the fourth year of Yuanshou.

Liu Che was also curious. After all, since this thing could be said to be the tradition of the Han emperor, didn't it mean that he probably had it too? Of course, he had to sort out such a tradition.

Eastern Han Dynasty, the 17th year of Jianwu.

Liu Xiu was also full of curiosity and doubts. As for the tradition of the Han emperors, the emperors before Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty must be counted. Would the emperors of the Han Dynasty that he revived also have the same tradition?
Ming Dynasty, during the Hongwu period.

The princes, who may not have understood the serious history but were very interested in all sorts of things, felt that they had the answer and started another small meeting. At this time, they completely forgot about their fathers and were all very excited and in high spirits.

[This tradition is that Emperor Liu did not set any restrictions on sexual orientation. ]

"..." Liu Heng's expression froze for a moment, and he failed to maintain his usual gentle smile.

Is this what Tianmu wants to say? How can this become a tradition?

Moreover, he should praise that this description is really subtle.

[“Working hard in the fields is not as good as having a good harvest, being a good official is not as good as meeting a king who appreciates you.” Working hard in the fields is not as good as having a good harvest. Being a good official is not as good as meeting a king who appreciates you.

In the Han Dynasty, scholars had such a way to gain recognition and promotion more quickly.

This trend has emerged since the establishment of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Taizu Gaohuang Liu Bang had Ji Ru, Emperor Hui had Hong Ru, and there was no one who was overly favored during the reign of Emperor Jing. However, there were Han Yan and Li Yannian during the reign of Emperor Wu. In the late Western Han Dynasty, there were Emperor Ai of Han and Dong Xian, who coined the term "Duanxiu's habit."

During the reign of Liu Heng, there was Deng Tong. 】

In the early years of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang was embarrassed for once, but he quickly forgot about it.

"I didn't expect that Naigong's descendants would also learn this matter..."

Lu Zhi looked at his expression with some surprise, especially referring to the slightly embarrassed look on Liu Bang's face when he heard Tianmu talking about this traditional art - Liu Bang, this old bastard, actually felt embarrassed?

It was so strange. She had thought this guy's face was completely immune to all poisons.

Han Dynasty, during the first year before Emperor Wen.

Liu Heng's facial expression did not change at all this time, he looked calm - he did favor Deng Tong, but what did it matter? Deng Tong was not such a proud person anyway, the most important thing was that he was related to becoming an immortal! Becoming an immortal!
How could I not care about him?

As for his future generations, he couldn't care less about them. Would it really have any effect if he told them not to do that?

Anyway, these favored ministers are all men after all, and they cannot give birth to children. They are only favored for a short time and cannot cause any trouble.

But it is this last example, Emperor Ai of Han, Emperor Ai, with such a posthumous title... Could this be one of the emperors between the so-called Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty?

Eastern Han Dynasty, the 17th year of Jianwu.

Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. Emperor Ai and Dong Xian did not give any more examples. Perhaps, none of them included the Han Dynasty he founded.

[Deng Tong's favor was tinged with mystery.]

One day, Liu Heng had a dream. He dreamed that he wanted to go to the sky but couldn't. At this time, a yellow-headed man pushed him up to the sky. He looked back and could only see that the yellow-headed man's belt was tied in a knot behind his back.

So, after Liu Heng woke up, he went to Jiantai to look for the yellow-headed man, and finally found Deng Tong. He learned that his name was Deng Tong. Liu Heng thought that this was exactly in line with his dream, so he became more and more intimate with him, rewarded Deng Tong with hundreds of millions of money, and promoted him to the rank of senior official.

Later, Liu Heng asked a fortune teller to read Deng Tong's face, and the result was not a good conclusion: "He may die of poverty and hunger."

Liu Heng disagreed with this. He thought that Deng Tong's wealth depended on himself. Since he was favored by Liu Heng, how could Deng Tong die of poverty and hunger? So he gave Deng Tong the copper mine in Yandao, Shu County, and allowed Deng Tong to mint his own coins.

Han Dynasty, during the first year before Emperor Wen.

Liu Heng agreed: "I am rich in the world, how can Deng Tong face poverty and hunger?"

As for rewarding Deng Tong with a copper mine and allowing him to mint his own coins, Liu Heng didn't care either - after all, his understanding of economics and currency was not that deep, and like most emperors, he did not have a deep understanding of the importance of currency and its issuance principles.

Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Guangmei sighed: "Emperor Wen doted on Deng Tong very much, it was truly a special treatment." Apart from anything else, Liu Heng himself was extremely frugal, and the same was true for his favorite concubines in the harem. However, just because a fortune teller said that Deng Tong might die of poverty and hunger, he gave him a mountain of copper for his own use. If this is not special favor, then what is special favor?

Zhao Dezhao also said: "It's just that although Emperor Wen did reward Deng Tong, the comment made by this physiognomist was still correct."

Zhao Defang was a little curious: "Who is this fortune teller? Could it be Xu Fu?"

[However, this conclusion was finally fulfilled.

And one reason was during the reign of Liu Heng.

Liu Heng once had a carbuncle, and Deng Tong often sucked out the pus for him. But Liu Heng was still unhappy and calmly asked Deng Tong: "Who in the world loves me the most?" Deng Tong said: "No one can compare to the prince."

So, when Crown Prince Liu Qi came in to inquire about his condition, Liu Heng asked him to suck out the pus and blood. Although Liu Qi did so as requested, he looked embarrassed and seemed unwilling to do so.

This made Liu Heng very unhappy.

Liu Qi was also unhappy. Later, he heard that Deng Tong often sucked the boils for Emperor Wen. He felt ashamed and resented Deng Tong.

Ming Dynasty, during the Hongwu period.

Regarding this matter, the princes could only look at each other in confusion.

The young princes have been living in a noble and comfortable environment since they were born. Even though Zhu Yuanzhang practiced punishment by sticks and treated the crown prince much better than others, they really had no material needs. They were surrounded by servants and did not need to do anything by themselves.

The older princes, although they had indeed experienced the war in their early years and had been enfeoffed, had also been on the battlefield, seen a lot of blood and corpses, and all kinds of horrific injuries, and had been injured themselves...

But to be honest, no matter the young princes or the older princes, they were not very happy to help others suck out pus and blood - even if that other person was their old father.

Moreover, if they were told in advance so that they could be mentally prepared, it would be fine. But if they were caught off guard like Liu Heng was to Liu Qi, ah...

The princes looked at each other, their eyes full of resistance and reluctance, and they were all filled with worry: Although this matter is recorded in history books, Dad may not have cared about it before. Now that Tianmu said this, they will not have to face such a situation in the future? No!

The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang's eyes were also a little subtle.

Although he came from the grassroots and was always shameless and flexible, and he thought he had seen everything, but sucking pus and blood was indeed a bit challenging.

It was indeed inappropriate for Liu Heng to use this incident to test the crown prince. Can't you tell whether the crown prince cares about you or not? Why use this incident?

Not to mention that Liu Heng couldn't feel it. An emperor who was able to play around in government affairs and had no bad reputation must have a high level of perception of emotions and judgment of people's behavior. In this way, he could naturally judge the prince's attitude.

Besides, during the reign of Liu Heng, although the Han Dynasty still had internal and external troubles, it was not so bad that the crown prince had to live a miserable life and could not afford to eat and drink luxurious food. If you suddenly let such a crown prince come into contact with abscesses...

Moreover, Deng Tong and the prince had a rift. When Liu Heng died and Liu Qi ascended the throne, Deng Tong would definitely not have a good ending.

(End of this chapter)