When Liu Zhuang was ten years old, he would sing poems with songs. At that time, people praised Liu Zhuang for being smart and talented, while Guangwudi only thought Liu Zhuang was as smart. It was not until Emperor Guangwu inspected the fields, that is, the famous cross-field incident in history, that he saw the official report? Yingchuan and Hongnong can ask, but Henan and Nanyang can't? Liu Zhuang, who is only 12 years old, interjected that Chen Chatian was taught by the county magistrate. When Emperor Guangwu asked about the specific situation, Liu Zhuang calmly replied: Henan is the hometown of the emperor, and Nanyang is the city of the emperor. The fields and houses in these two places are definitely over-regulated and cannot be carefully inspected. After verification, Emperor Guangwu did as Liu Zhuang said. From then on, Emperor Guangwu had to value Liu Zhuang.
Since then, Emperor Guangwu has made no progress in solving the rebellion of Chen Shan and Fu Zhen, and Liu Zhuang gave correct suggestions. After the bandits were pacified and annihilated, Liu Xiu was more impressed with Liu Zhuang. After that, Liu Zhuang had unique views on the strategy of treating the southern Xiongnu and the northern Xiongnu. Liu Xiu is more satisfied with this son Liu Zhuang, and feels that there will be no burden to teach him in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Sure enough, after the death of Emperor Guangwu, Liu Zhuang succeeded to the throne as Emperor Hanming, and he had his own way of governing the country. During his reign, he didn't have autocracy, but only trusted his consorts or imperial clan, but treated them equally. Therefore, Ban Chao, a famous item in history, and both were his men.