Evaluations of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty have always been mixed. "Historical Records" and "Book of Han" both have high evaluations of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. The scenery is beautiful!" Of course, some people hold different views, saying that Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty "has no mercy and no one can measure it."
Different people have different opinions on a historical figure. There will definitely be different views and opinions from different standpoints. Besides, no one is perfect, and no one is perfect. Even an emperor or a saint has his own shortcomings and shortcomings. Of course, some people will not like him.
On the positive side, the social economy during the period of Emperor Han Jing did indeed achieve great development. This has always been the most important evaluation criterion for the success of an emperor. Emperor Han Jing is definitely worthy of praise. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Doctor Di Shan made an evaluation of the society during the period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty: "Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty did not talk about military affairs, and the world was rich and prosperous." Later Sima Qian, Ban Gu, and Du Du from the Eastern Han Dynasty all spoke highly of it. Although these kind words have a certain degree of praise, the social reality of social and political stability, economic prosperity, and relatively prosperous people during the period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty is indisputable.
In terms of the rule of law, some of the measures taken by Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty have also attracted the attention of future generations. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was able to pay attention to unjust imprisonment, and his criminal law was also humane and used punishment cautiously, which won the hearts of the people. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty also neglected corvee and paid little in taxes, advocated frugality, and put an end to unnecessary waste. In addition, in terms of employment, although there are many criticisms, it can be regarded as knowing people and making good use of them.
There are also many negative comments about Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, such as "Emperor Wen knew things, but Emperor Jing did not know things", "Unkind and forbearing to kill" and so on. In terms of employment, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty emphasized Wei Wan, but executed Zhou Yafu, which made many people unhappy. After Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty appointed the cruel officials Zhidu and Ning Cheng, some people sharply criticized this.
There is also controversy over the character of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Wang Yinglin of the Song Dynasty said: Emperor Jing was naturally mean, but he made a mistake and used meanness to support him, which triggered the changes in the Seven Kingdoms. The imperial edict of Guan Guanqiu said: "Going deep and killing many people is a meritorious service." ’ It can be seen that the emperor’s mentality is not to make mistakes but to get lucky, and habits and nature become the same. And I think the reason why Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty made some decisions that others considered mean was because he encountered some problems in the process of social and economic development, which had to be solved by special means.
It can be seen that Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty played a certain positive role in developing the economy, changing customs, strengthening centralization, improving criminal law, reusing talents, and developing education, and was highly praised by people. But there is a staffing problem. There are certain deficiencies in personal behavior, personality quality, etc., which I think is understandable.