Why did Wang Mang look for Liu Xiu all over the country? Is Wang Mang really a traveler?

First of all, follwed is definitely not a traveler, nor is Liu Xiu a traveler.

The end of the Western Han Dynasty was as wonderful as the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms Killing, and it was also talked about by people, among which Wang Mang and Liu Xiu were covered with the color of crossing.

So why did Wang Mang look for Liu Xiu all over the country?

Online mainstream statement

1. intersection theory

Many reform measures after Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty are very modern. Wang Mang's reform of land system, economic system and slavery, as well as many of his modern inventions, such as vernier calipers, are not like the products of that era. Therefore, Wang Mang is described by many people as a traveler. Wang Mang is looking for Liu Xiu all over the country because he knows that Liu Xiu will usurp his position.

2. The son of Emperor Han Ping said

Because Wang Mang usurped the throne, he searched all over the country for Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu is the son of Emperor Han Ping, and Wang Mang had to kill Liu Xiu in order to eradicate weeds. The main reason is that Liu Xiu's identity directly affects Wang Mang's throne. After Wang Mang proclaimed himself emperor, he had his own army, so he wanted to get rid of Liu Xiu's threat. Wang Mang offered a reward for ten thousand families' fiefs. He not only ordered all localities to arrest Liu Xiu, but also sent cavalry directly from Handan to kill Liu Xiu, and the curtain of "Wang Mang's nationwide search for Liu Xiu" was opened.

Let's look at the historical records:

The biography of Han Wang Mang records that "1. General Wang Wei participated in the cultivation of Taoist Simon Junhui. Wrote an astronomical prophecy, saying, "When the stars scan the palace, Liu's family should be revived, and the name of the Buddhist master is also. " "

And follwed was looking for Liu Xiu all over the country because of this sentence.

The so-called divination is metaphysics in Qin and Han Dynasties. Among them, divination is simply prophecy, and its ideological source is very complicated, probably from the theory of destiny and the concept of ghosts and gods in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, as well as the myths of He Tu and Luo Shu, as well as the astrology calculated by calendar, the theory of five virtues, and the theory of Yin Yang and Five Elements of hundreds of schools in pre-Qin. In order to publicize the legitimacy of his rule, Wang Mang vigorously developed divination, making it a fashion and mainstream ideology in society at that time.

What Wang Mang didn't expect was that Chen Wei turned out to be a double-edged sword, which not only proved the legitimacy of the new regime, but also provided publicity for Liu Han's restoration of the country.

The key points are:

Simon Junhui, the guardian of the general king, knows Taoism and can predict good or bad luck with astronomy. General Wang Snake, whom he relied on, was the initiator against Wang Mang's tyranny. So, in order to achieve his goal, General Wei found Liu Xin by divination.

Liu Xin, Zi Zijun, was later renamed Liu Xiu. Wang Mang's nationwide search for Liu Xiu is "Shi Guogong's letter".

Off-topic:

So is Liu Xiu of Vision Wei really the poor boy Liu Xiu?

Tell me my opinion:

Divination is superstition.

The popularity and theorization of divination began with Dong Zhongshu's theory of heaven and man induction and Liu Xiang's theory of five elements of disaster. In order to achieve their political goals, these two great scholars creatively combined Confucianism with divination.

So divination is a superstition, invented for a certain purpose, just like Chen Sheng and Guangwu stuffed "Chen" white cloth in the belly of a fish.

This is no coincidence.

Let's go on to look at the History of Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, to avoid the field of new officials arising from the sale of grain. Li Tong, a Wanren, and others described the cloud of light and fog with divination: "Liu Zhixing, Li Zhifu." ? But is it really predicted? Actually, it is not.

(Li Tong, word dimension, Nanyang Wan people also. The world breeds surnames with loans. Shoufu, who is nine feet long, has a unique appearance, is strict and lives at home like an official court. Liu Xin's first thing is a good ephemeris. He is the teacher of Wang Mang Zongqing. )

I think so. In order to make trouble, General Wei asked Taoist Simon Junhui to make a picture of "Stars Sweeping the Palace, Liu Fusheng", which was widely circulated among the people and changed the picture to "Liu Fusheng, assisted by Li"?

Of course, at this time, no one believed that Liu Xiu, a farmer, would become an emperor, but Liu Xiu really jumped from the back of a cow to become the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It's purely personal. Please advise if there is anything wrong! ! !