What does it mean? It refers to the reign of Emperor Ming and Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty in the Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China. At that time, they adopted policies to govern the country loosely and to calm down the military and support the people, making their reign a rare period in the history of Han emperors with clear administration, economic development, and social stability. The Ming and Zhang dynasties generally inherited Guangwu's policy of governance, worked hard to govern, and made great achievements in both civil and martial arts. Therefore, it is called "Mingzhang's rule" in history. gt; Chapter 3 Emperor Liu Jin Zhang Emperor Liu Jin was kind and tolerant, and he liked Confucianism. He was highly regarded by his father, Emperor Ming, when he was young. After he came to the throne, he worked hard to govern and carry forward his ancestral legacy. gt; During his reign, Emperor Zhang attached great importance to agricultural production and proposed the "eight policies of the king, based on food", and personally plowed farmland to show encouragement; he also leveled corvees and reduced taxes, reducing farmers' burdens, encouraging land reclamation, and promoting social and economic development. . In terms of domestic affairs, he changed the "harsh" politics of the early Eastern Han Dynasty, deleted more than 50 articles of cruel criminal laws, and implemented "benevolent government" and "lenient government". gt; In terms of ideology and culture, Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty convened Confucian scholars at Baihu Temple in 79 AD to discuss the similarities and differences of the Five Classics, and presided over it in person, which lasted ten months. He also ordered Ban Gu to record and organize the results of the discussion into "White Tiger Tongyi". This book pushed Confucianism into systematization and theology, and had a great influence on the political and legal systems, ideology, ethics and morals of successive Chinese dynasties. gt; Emperor Zhang was not only proficient in classics, but also a famous calligrapher in history. He was especially good at cursive calligraphy. The "Zhangcao" popular in later generations is said to be a calligraphy style formed due to the hobby of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty. gt; During the period of Emperor Zhang, the social economy, ideology and culture of the Eastern Han Dynasty all developed further on the basis of the prosperous times of Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Ming. The development of the Eastern Han Dynasty reached its peak stage. In history, the period of Emperor Ming and Emperor Zhang is known as "the rule of Ming Zhang". ”. gt;However, Emperor Zhang made the biggest and fatal mistake in his last years, that is, he was too tolerant to his relatives. He changed the policy of Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Ming who strictly prohibited relatives and eunuchs from participating in the government. He favored the Queen Dou family, reused Queen Dou's brother Dou Xian, and gave preferential treatment to the eunuchs. From then on, the two corrupt forces of relatives and eunuchs came to dominate the politics of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The stage caused a struggle within the palace. The enlightened politics of the Eastern Han Dynasty ended and turned into corruption and darkness. The Han Dynasty also went from prosperity to decline. gt; Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty came to the throne in 75 AD when he was 19 years old. He reigned for 13 years and died of illness in 88 AD at the age of 31. He was buried in Jingling (now southeast of Luoyang City, Henan Province). His temple name was Suzong and his posthumous title was Emperor Xiaozhang. gt; Emperor Zhang’s Empress Dou had no children, and her concubines, including Song Guiren, Liang Guiren and Shen Guiren, gave birth to 8 children: the eldest son Liu and his wife were granted the title of King Qiancheng; the second son Liu Quan was granted the title of King Pingchun; the third son Liu Qing was granted the title of King Pingchun. He was first established as the prince, but was later deposed and demoted to the king of Qinghe; the fourth son Liu Zhao succeeded to the throne, namely Han Hezhang; the fifth son Liu Shou was granted the title of King of Jibei; the sixth son Liu Kai was granted the title of King of Hejian; the seventh son Liu Shu was granted the title of King of Chengyang; The eighth son Liu Wansui was granted the title of King Guangzong. gt;