帝位巩固与汉室复兴:汉明帝刘苍幕府考论

Royal Sovereignty Consolidation andthe Han Dynasty Rejuvenation:Historical Review of LIU Cang Shogunate under Emperor Mingdi Reign

汉明帝继位之初,遭遇到对其帝位的严峻挑战,为此他提拔刘苍,让其开府辅政以应对这一危机。刘苍幕府不同于汉代其他辅政幕府,其主要职责不是替明帝代行皇权,而是为扭转明帝在政治上的劣势,以巩固其帝位。刘苍幕府设立后,通过广辟名士与制礼作乐,成功提高了明帝的民望并树立起其皇权独尊形象,明帝的帝位因此得到了巩固。明帝帝位的巩固对东汉王朝的历史发展有着重要意义,不仅维护了明帝朝的政治稳定,为东汉前期长达数十年的政权稳定作出了贡献,而且为之后明帝的政治转向提供了保障,为“明章之治”的出现奠定了基础。

At the beginning of the succession of Emperor Mingdi of Han Dynasty,he encountered severe challenges to his throne.Therefore,he promoted Liu Cang to start Shogunate to deal with this crisis.Liu Cang Shogunate was different from other Shogunates in the Han Dynasty.Its main responsibility was not to exercise imperial power emperor,but to reverse the emperor political disadvantages and consolidate his throne.After the establishment of Liu Cang Shogunate,the emperor popularity was successfully improved,supported and established his image of exclusive imperial power through the wide selection of famous scholars and making rites and music.Therefore,the emperor throne was consolidated.The consolidation of the Emperor Mingdi of Han Dynasty throne is of great significance to the historical development of the Eastern Han Dynasty.It not only maintained the political stability,but also contributed to decades of political stability in the early Eastern Han Dynasty,and provided a guarantee for the political turn of the Eastern Han Dynasty and laid a foundation for the emergence of the flourishing age.