In the era of absolute monarchy, the emperor existed like a god, lived in a luxurious palace, owned countless slaves and was subject to the world. As the founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu was also a famous enlightened monarch in history. Unlike previous emperors, he was not extravagant. In order to show his royal style, he was willing to enjoy himself. He is diligent in the national football team and thinks for the people everywhere, so during his reign, the society was stable, the economy was prosperous and the population grew rapidly in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
During Liu Xiu's reign, Emperor Yuan of Han Dynasty was honored as the national examination and the Han Dynasty was restored. And after 12 years of unified war, the situation of peasant war, warlord melee and local separatist regime ended. However, what makes future generations admire and admire most is his diligence and thrift. Liu Xiu practices light taxes and often distributes relief food to the people, builds water conservancy projects and develops agricultural production.
Liu Xiu not only made his own fortune, but also rectified bureaucratic corruption. Pay attention to rectifying official management, practice thrift and reward honesty. Selecting talented people to be local officials, under his rectification, the officialdom has gradually changed, the official atmosphere has changed from extravagance to frugality, and there are more and more honest officials, and the people's lives are getting better and better. Therefore, it is not difficult for such a strict emperor to give up the luxurious underground palace and choose to own a pure land after his death. In fact, the location of Liu Xiu's tomb is very good, because it is located on the river beach, so there is quicksand under the tomb, and no grave robbers are willing to try their best, so Liu Xiu is very quiet after his death.