The Romance of China's Most Promising Emperor: Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu
by Cai Dongfan
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The "Romances of China's Most Promising Emperors" series of books selects eight most promising emperors in Chinese history from the "Popular Romance of Chinese Dynasties" written by Mr. Cai Dongfan (based on the 1935 Huiwentang printed version, retaining the author's annotations) and compiles them into a book. This series of books has both historical and literary qualities. It "takes official history as the basis and strives for certainty; it uses anecdotes as the weft and does not make false accusations." Readers can not only read history but also appreciate legendary stories, which is the best of both worlds. This book is one of them, with a total of twenty-two chapters. It tells the life of Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guangwu Emperor, including the army in Chung Ling, his ascension to the throne and the unification of the world, and his death. At the end of Xinmang, the country fell apart and the world was in chaos. Liu Xiu, a commoner but with blood from the previous dynasty, took advantage of the situation in his hometown to raise troops and established the "Eastern Han Dynasty". Liu Xiu reigned for thirty-three years. He promoted Confucianism and promoted integrity. The Eastern Han Dynasty was also praised by later historians as the era of "the most beautiful customs and the most prosperous Confucianism" in Chinese history.
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