Liu Xie, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, was a miserable emperor in the history of China. As a highly respected emperor, he has been held hostage by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Cao Cao and Cao Pi since he became king at the age of eight, but Cao Cao is known all over the world as the emperor. Then when Cao Pi usurped the throne, he was 39 years old, and most of his prime years had passed.
However, unlike The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Xie was not secretly killed by Cao Pi, but was made the Duke of Shanyang without much embarrassment. Later, the two daughters of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty were sent to Cao Wei's palace to be concubines. But Liu Xie is an emperor after all. Even if it was deposed, the Liu family in the Han Dynasty did not completely perish. At this time, Liu Bei had gained one third of the world, so someone asked a very interesting question: Why didn't Liu Xie go to Liu Bei?
Liu Bei's most famous nickname among the Three Kingdoms is his uncle's identity, and the giver of this identity is Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. Liu Bei's banner at that time was to help the Han Dynasty. Who was the leader of the Han Dynasty? That's Emperor Gaozu Liu Xie. Didn't he help? But if Liu Xie really goes to Liu Bei, will Liu Bei help Liu Xie regain the throne and then help him regain the Han Dynasty?
In fact, if Liu Xie goes to Liu Bei, he will not only be unable to become the emperor of the Han Dynasty again, but may even lose his life. The reason for saying this is to look at the year when Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor and the year when Liu Xie abdicated. In AD 220, Liu Xie abdicated, and in AD 22 1 year, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor. At that time, it was the news that Liu Xie had been killed by Cao Pi that Liu Bei dared to reign.
If Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty went to Liu Bei after he ascended the throne, then Liu Xie would probably be considered as a fake by Liu Bei, and would probably be executed for impersonating a royal relative. Even if Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty looked for Liu Bei before he ascended the throne, it would be death, because Liu Bei was going to be emperor, and he did not prepare for it some time before he ascended the throne. Before that, it was impossible for Liu Bei to let another person who could be emperor appear.
Liu Bei has always been very kind to people. Does this narrow Liu Bei's mind? In fact, Liu Bei is not narrow-minded, but power cannot be distributed to others. Before Liu Bei entered Shu, Yizhou was owned by Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang was also a relative of this family. But in the end, in order to occupy Yizhou, Liu Bei took Yizhou from Liu Zhang.
And Liu Bei really willing to let Liu Xie take over him? In fact, it can be seen from Liu Bei's slogan that he is going to help Liu Xie. He wanted to help the Han Dynasty, whose supreme power representative was the son of heaven. When Liu Xie was the son of heaven, Liu Bei was willing to help him, but Emperor Han Xian was gone, leaving only a Yang Shan Gong Liu Xie. Then he helped the Han Dynasty, but he became himself after he proclaimed himself emperor.
Power is an extremely dangerous thing since ancient times. No emperor can regain control of the world without the influence of relatives, and Liu Xie is no exception. And if Liu Xie goes to Liu Bei, he will be killed or imprisoned. With Liu Bei's character, he may be imprisoned, but Liu Bei's advisers and soldiers may force Liu Bei to kill Liu Xie.
Even if Liu Xie really wants to find Liu Bei, he may not get through this. After Liu Xie was abolished, he was actually being watched. After his death, Cao Cao of Wei Mingdi went to pay his respects, which shows that Cao Wei's royal family never relaxed their concern for him. Liu Xie wants to run, but he can't, and he may even lose his life.