Why Liu He was named Haihunhou by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty is a question in many people's minds.

Perhaps most people who have a general understanding of Liu He's experience will take it for granted that the title "Haihunhou" is not good. It should be related to Liu He's experience of doing more than a thousand ridiculous things in the 27 days before his death, which led to him being deposed from the throne.

It should be related; it should be synonymous with his confusion and absurd behavior; it should also be that Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty deliberately belittled his poor character and deliberately awarded him this title.

However, judging from a large number of historical records, if we have a deeper understanding of the origin of "Haihun Hou" and the ancient place name "Haihun County", we will understand the connection between them.

In fact, the logic of this question can be easily understood, that is, as long as we figure out whether the title of "Haihun Marquis" is in line with the "prefectures and counties established country" title system in the Western Han Dynasty. If it is consistent, other theories will be ruled out.

, if it doesn’t match, then there may be something to it.

According to historical records, after Huo Guang's death, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty began to rule personally. When facing the former deposed emperor Liu He, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty believed that Liu He had been under surveillance for more than ten years and had no threat to his throne. Therefore, in order to show his benevolence and generosity, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty

Du He did not forget his kinship, so he issued an edict and granted Liu He the title of Marquis of Haihun with a settlement of 4,000 households. The fiefdom was located in Haihun County, Yuzhang County at that time (now in Jiangxi Province).

"Hanshu" records that after Liu He was granted the title, he immediately came to the country of Yuzhang. Yan Shigu's ancient notes also said that "Haihun is the county of Yuzhang".

It can be seen that Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty made Liu He the Marquis of Haihun in compliance with the principle of establishing a country based on prefectures and counties, and there should be no derogatory intention.

However, the name "Haihun" is indeed very easy for people to think of "Haihun" as a derogatory meaning. So, what is the origin and meaning of the name "Haihun"?

This is quite complicated to say, so we can just understand it briefly.

What people in the Han Dynasty called "Hai" is not the same as the sea we understand today. Xu Shen said in "Shuowen Jiezi" that "Hai" is Tianchi, which contains hundreds of rivers.

?That is to say, the sea that people in the Han Dynasty thought was a large natural pool that could accommodate hundreds of rivers. That is to say, many lakes today were also considered to be seas at that time. The "sea" in Haihun County should be a reference to Peng Lize, the predecessor of Poyang North Lake.

Generic term.

The origin of "Hun" here is more complicated. Some scholars believe that "Hun" here should be connected with "Marriage". In ancient books, there is a saying that "the wife's father said "Hun"", and the customs of ancient scholars in choosing wives were all agreed upon.

It is done at dusk, so the word "twilight" here has the same meaning as marriage. The "twilight" of "my wife's father said it was dusk" is preceded by the "hai" of Penglize, which can be understood to mean that the land in Haihun County is actually a large natural pool Penglize.

The "parents" are the birthplace of its hundreds of rivers.