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Chapter 245 Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao Dynasty

"When Deng Sui was in power, disasters occurred frequently for ten years, but Deng Sui survived and allowed the Eastern Han Dynasty to transition smoothly."

"For example, in the first year of Deng Sui's power, he encountered a huge flood caused by four rocks hitting the earth at the same time. It is said that 78 counties were submerged at that time. There were also major earthquakes in 13 consecutive years, which affected hundreds of counties. ."

"There was also a massive locust plague in nine states at the same time. Hungry refugees were eating people everywhere. The water in the entire Hedong area turned blood red. This disaster took the lives of nearly 500 million people."

"In order to let everyone intuitively feel how serious the natural disaster was at that time, I looked for some historical information. The information was difficult to find, so I only looked up some data. It is definitely incomplete. You can just take a look at it."

Wuyou said while playing those records.

She was afraid that someone could not see clearly, so she put it back while reading: "In the sixth year of the Yongchu period, there was an earthquake in Kyoto and the prefecture. The ground cracked, water surged, and the cities and houses were destroyed. Earthquakes at this stage in the Han Dynasty were extremely frequent. There were 42 earthquakes in the 19 years of Emperor An's reign, with an average of one earthquake occurring every nine months."

"Maybe it was because of frequent earthquakes that Zhang Heng built the seismograph."

"Then there are floods. Continuous rains damage crops. This is a major feature of floods. In the autumn of the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty, rains damaged crops in ten counties. In the first year of Yongning, rains damaged crops in counties 33. In the first year of Jianguang, rains damaged crops in Kyoto and counties 29. The rain damaged the crops, and there were floods in six states in the first year after Emperor An of the Han Dynasty took the throne, and in the second year there were floods in Luoyang and forty counties."

"In addition to earthquakes and floods there are droughts."

"Yes, it's a drought. Look, it's either waterlogging or drought. How can the crops grow well?"

"Droughts occurred for ten consecutive years from the first year of Yongchu to the third year of Yuanchu."

"Along with the drought, there was a locust plague. In the fifth year of Yongchu, there was a great locust plague in Kyushu. In the seventh year of Yongchu, there was another locust plague in many counties."

"Droughts, floods, locusts, and earthquakes are not enough. There are also wind and hail disasters."

"In the second year of Yongchu, strong winds uprooted trees in the capital and forty counties. In the sixth year of Yuanchu, strong winds occurred in Peiguo and Bohai, uprooting more than [-] trees."

"In June of the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty, there were three hailstorms in the county and the country, which were as big as a cup and a chicken, killing six livestock. In the third year of the Yongchu period, there were rains and hailstones, which were as big as wild geese, damaging the crops. There was a severe famine in the Merger and Liang prefectures, and people ate each other. "

"In addition to natural disasters, there were also man-made disasters. When the Southern Xiongnu heard about it, they thought that all the Han people were dead, so they joined forces with Wuhuan and Xianbei to invade in a large scale."

After hearing this, many people in the Eastern Han Dynasty couldn't stop crying.

The people before Deng Sui came to power were worried that they would not be able to survive in the future, and they were also worried about their descendants. When they get old, they will die, but what about their children and grandchildren?
When Deng Sui was in power, the people were a little breathless when they heard that they would be caught in natural disasters in the next ten years.

This is how to do ah?

Could it be that there is only one way to die?

Many people knelt on the ground and chanted: "I beg the fairy to show me a way out, please have mercy on me and save us."

Wuyou continued: "At this time, the ministers did not talk about finding ways to relieve the disaster and find ways to repel the enemy. Instead, they blamed Deng Sui, saying that it was because of the imbalance of yin and yang caused by women being in power that natural and man-made disasters continued."

"What did Deng Sui do at that time?"

"She didn't tolerate these people. She lost her temper and killed the people who accused her."

"Excessive measures are used in extraordinary times, and severe punishments are used in troubled times. Deng Sui did this right. She was strong and soft at the same time. She could handle small things lightly, but she was never ambiguous about big things. She killed ministers in order to let others go. The reason why the court was no longer so chaotic was to show her majesty and to intimidate the ministers." "After that, Deng Sui sent troops to quell the chaos and defeated the enemy in just one year."

"She took the lead in frugality, sent people to build water conservancy projects, and opened warehouses to provide disaster relief. No matter how difficult the situation was, she actively found ways to overcome it and never failed."

"It is precisely because of Deng Sui's tough spirit and her pity for the people that she would stay up all night whenever she heard of a disaster somewhere. She was frugal everywhere, taking the lead in cutting down on food and clothing expenses, and used the money saved for relief. People, she also tried her best to preside over the government affairs, which enabled the Eastern Han Dynasty to survive these more than ten years, get out of the shadow of disasters, restore peace, and have a good harvest."

"Under Deng Sui's governance, the Eastern Han Dynasty's economy recovered from years of natural disasters and society became stable. During her reign, she often advised and restrained her relatives, so that there was no monopoly of foreign relatives at that time. She also worked day and night, She saved money and saved money, helped the people, reduced taxes, and finally made the people live and work in peace and contentment. In addition, she also adopted Ban Yong's suggestions to connect the Western Regions, fight against the Huns, stabilize Bingzhou and Liangzhou, and ensure that there was no war on the western front for many years."

Wuyou said a lot in one breath.

Under the canopy, many people have begun to worship.

"Master Ming, the Queen Mother is a thousand years old..."

There was also silence in the emperor chat group.

After a long time, the First Emperor said: "Sure enough, women are no worse than men, they just don't have the chance to show off."

He has now begun to look forward to whether Lu Pheasant can surprise him.

And Liu Bang laughed a few times: "Two days ago, Lao Zhu mocked me, a big man, and said that his relatives were causing trouble, but he didn't even look at it. Although I, a big man, have relatives, I also have such powerful queen mothers. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be able to survive. I am afraid that the Han Dynasty will not reach 400 years."

Emperor He of the Han Dynasty whispered: "The queen I chose is really powerful. I was right."

But Wuyou sneered at this time: "Oh, the emperors of the Han Dynasty all learned from their ancestors to be mean and unkind. Deng Sui restrained his family during his lifetime and did not cause any harm to his relatives. But after her death, the emperor of the old Liu family They still haven’t let go of the Deng family, and I don’t know if Deng Sui will be angry when he finds out..."

Lu Pheasant also sneered after hearing this: "Sure enough, people named Liu are so unkind."

Han Xin also sneered: "It is indeed unkind."

Liu Bang coughed a few times: "Isn't this to nip problems in the bud? It's all for the world, for the people of the world..."

But when the words came out of his mouth, no one believed them.

Wuyou picked up the water glass and drank half a glass of water to moisten his throat.

"Okay, let's talk about it next. We have already talked about Empress Zetian in the Tang Dynasty, so we won't talk about it here anymore. We also mentioned Empress Liu E and Queen Mother Liu in the Song Dynasty, and we won't repeat it. Let's talk about it next. Another female politician in the Northern Song Dynasty was Xiao Chuo, the Queen Mother of the Liao Kingdom. She was a contemporary of Zhao Yiguang. It was precisely because of her that Zhao Yiguang was defeated. It was also under her instructions that the Song and Liao Dynasties signed the The Chanyuan alliance was agreed upon, and from then on, Song Dynasty gave Liao coins every year..."

"The Queen Mother Xiao of the Liao Kingdom brought the Liao Kingdom to its peak, and what kind of legendary experience does she have? Next we will talk about the Queen Mother Xiao Xiao Yanyan."

Speaking of Queen Mother Xiao, Zhao Guang was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "Xiao Yanyan, you..."

There are a lot of curse words underneath, which is really unsightly.

(End of this chapter)