Master Archaeologist

Chapter 225 The Loser in Political Struggle

Why was Haihunhou deposed?
According to the official statement, Huo Guang's reason for abolishing Haihunhou Liu He was that he was dissolute and ignored the government.

The charge was that he did 27 ridiculous things in 1127 days.

This is obviously an exaggeration, no matter how stupid Liu He is, it is impossible for him to do so many ridiculous things in 27 days.

In fact, according to this record, it is more likely that after Huo Guang supported Liu He, the king of Changyi, as emperor, Liu He was disobedient, came to work late and left early, and violated various disciplines. Destroy him.

In other words, it was Huo Guang who was dissatisfied that Liu He didn't look like an emperor, so he abolished him.

But in fact, is the real history really like this?

Huo Guang is really a red star towards the Liu family. After supporting Liu He, he found out that Liu He "is not like a gentleman" in only 27 days. Then, for the stability of the Han Empire, in order to have a wise monarch in power, he decided to Will Liu He be abolished again?
I'm afraid not at all.

In the final analysis, for a powerful minister, an obedient emperor is a good emperor in the hearts of powerful ministers.

But for the emperor, how can the power of ministers override military power?

How can the emperor listen to his courtiers? What the courtiers say to do, the emperor will do?

Obviously, there was only one reason why Liu He was deposed. After ascending the throne as emperor, Liu He wanted to take power, but Huo Guang was unwilling to give it.

Therefore, Huo Guang felt that the emperor had great ambitions.

I am afraid that if Liu He's foundation is stable in the future, he will drive Zhou Bo, who supported him, back to the fief to farm like the Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty.

And after that, Zhou Bo was arrested and punished on the grounds that Zhou Bo attempted to rebel.

Although Zhou Bo did not die because of this in the end, he also left behind the famous saying of the ages: "I tried to command millions of soldiers, but how can I know how expensive prison officials are?"

Therefore, Huo Guang felt that Liu He was not "kind" at all, and if he was made emperor, the Huo family would definitely be ruined.

So Liu He was abolished and replaced with the seemingly kind, well-behaved, and obedient Han Xuan Emperor Liu Xun.

After Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was put on the throne by Huo Guang, it can be said that he listened to Huo Guang's words very much. Not only did he ask Huo Guang for his opinions on political affairs, but he also abolished his original wife and took the new queen arranged by Huo Guang.

All in all, when Huo Guang was alive, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was an obedient little sheep, and he was very obedient to Huo Guang.

But it turns out that none of the emperors of the old Liu family, at least from the lineage of the Western Han Dynasty, was easy to get along with.

This is true from Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty to Emperor Han Jing and then to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The same is true for Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.

When Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty really took control of the government and the public, and after Huo Guang died, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty immediately turned his face.

The entire Huo family was uprooted by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty who had tolerated it for a long time, and they will settle accounts after autumn!

Emperor Xuandi of the Western Han Dynasty revived in the history books finally showed his sharp fangs!

After calculations and calculations, two emperors were abolished and established. In the end, Huo Guang did not keep the Huo family.

And Liu He, the loser in the political struggle with Huo Guang, was naturally even more tragic.

In the history books, the few records related to him are usually described as a "crazy and unfavorable" image of obscenity and confusion, loss of emperor's etiquette, and chaotic Han system.

But in fact, is he, the deposed emperor who has only been emperor for 27 days, really such a person?
It's just that Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, as the emperor after Liu He, had to characterize Liu He as such a fatuous and immoral image in order to maintain his imperial legitimacy.

Even if all of Huo Guang's political heritage were wiped out by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the Huo family would also be thrown into the quagmire.

However, when Huo Guang abolished Liu He, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty did not characterize it as wrong, but defended it vigorously.

There is no way, if Huo Guang hadn't abolished Liu He, then Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty would still be herding cattle and plowing fields among the people.

He had to maintain the correctness of Huo Guang's abolition of Liu He, and then he could prove that it was reasonable and reasonable for him to sit in the world, and it was his destiny.

Otherwise, if Huo Guang's behavior of abolishing Liu He was wrong, then is Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty going to return the throne to Liu He?
After all, people ascend the throne first!

Therefore, the image of Liu He is destined to be a person who is obscene and confused, loses the etiquette of the emperor, and disrupts the Han system!

He will definitely be recorded like this in the history books!
However, if the tomb discovered in Nanchang is the tomb of Marquis Haihun, then perhaps a real and living story of Liu He that is not exactly the same as the literature records will be found in the tomb!
This is of great significance for tracing the origin of Chinese history and exploring the political struggle in BC!

After thinking of this, all the archaeologists of Nanchang Archaeological Institute and Jiangxi Archaeological Institute became excited.

"Don't rush to get excited!"

Wen Yuangen said calmly: "Whether this tomb is the tomb of Marquis Haihun is still uncertain, maybe it is the tomb of King Ning's family in the Ming Dynasty."

"Besides, even if it is the tomb of Haihunhou, the line of Haihunhou has been passed down for four generations. Even if the last generation of Haihunhou is removed, at least three generations of Haihunhou can build a large tomb in Nanchang."

"This tomb is not necessarily the tomb of Liu He, the first Marquis of Haihun!"

Wen Yuangen's words made everyone's hearts warm up, and quickly calmed down again.

That's right, there are four generations of Haihunhou. No one knows which Haihunhou's tomb under this robber's cave belongs to.

Maybe there will be no joy in the end, not even the tomb of Marquis Haihun, but maybe the tombs of King Ning of the Ming Dynasty!
It is too early to draw conclusions now!

Twenty or so archaeologists calmed down and looked at Wen Yuangen.

"Let's do the exploration first, at least determine the age and approximate size of the tomb!"

Wen Yuangen gave an order, and everyone took Luoyang shovels and began to explore within the scope of this robbery cave.

This exploration, the result is amazing!
Through professional archaeological investigation and exploration work, the archaeological team at the scene soon discovered that this is not just a tomb, but also found that it also has accompanying tombs, a lady's tomb, and a large number of tombs for burials!

As the exploration area has been expanded again and again, more and more exploration holes have been drilled, and the situation of the entire tomb has become more and more clear!

This is not just a simple catacomb!

It is a high-standard mausoleum with a complete cemetery covering an area of ​​over 4.6 square meters!

The perimeter of the entire cemetery wall is 868 meters. There are north gates, east gates, and double gates outside the gates, and the gate site is composed of doorways, gate piers and rammed earth foundations!
And it can be confirmed that the age of this tomb is indeed the tomb of the Han Dynasty!

In other words, it is [-]% certain that it is the tomb of the Haihunhou family!
But after reaching this conclusion, the members of the archaeological team were even more puzzled.

According to previous archaeological discoveries in Huaxia, it is certain that the emperor's mausoleums of the Western Han Dynasty were built with above-ground cemetery buildings, represented by the Yangling Mausoleum of Emperor Han Jing in Chang'an.

Similarly, one level below the emperor is the princes and kings, and the princes and kings also have their mausoleums.

For example, the well-known tomb of King Liang during the period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty had a supporting cemetery.

but!

Like Liehou, is there a complete cemetery or a cemetery?
The archaeological community has not yet reached a conclusion.

Although it is said that the tombs of the Marquis of the Western Han Dynasty such as Mawangdui have been discovered, due to various special reasons, no complete cemetery has been found on Mawangdui.

However, the stolen ancient tomb of the Han Dynasty in Nanchang is a high-standard tomb with a cemetery.

It can be determined that Nanchang was granted without the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty in history!
The most famous one is the Haihunhou family.

That is to say, the discovery of this cemetery also unintentionally proves that the Han Dynasty was not limited to emperors and princes and kings who could have cemeteries on the ground for sacrifices.

Liehou at this level can also enjoy the cemetery!

This discovery has solved a great mystery in the field of Chinese Han Dynasty archaeology!
(End of this chapter)