During the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, a 16-year-old civilian woman from Hanoi County, Wang Zhengjun participated in the national "Talent" (for the Prince's Talent Girl) event, successfully passed the "promotion" and entered the Eastern Palace to serve the Crown Prince Liu Shi . When Wang Zhengjun entered the Eastern Palace, it happened that Liu Xian's favorite concubine, Sima Liangdi, died of illness. Liu Xian had no intention of paying attention to Wang Zhengjun for a while. It was not until more than a year later, on a dark and windy night that Liu Xian came to Wang Zhengjun on a whim. Afterwards, Liu Xian himself forgot about this. It was not until 10 months later that a baby boy cried in the Eastern Palace alarmed Liu Xian and even Emperor Xuan of Han. Dahan In the third year of Ganlu (51 BC), Wang Zhengjun gave birth to a son. Emperor Xuan of Han personally named his first emperor's grandson Liu Ao , and kept it with him at all times, and loved him very much.
At that time, it was the sensitive period when Liu Bingyi tried to depose Prince Liu Shi. Liu Bingyi was always dissatisfied with Liu Shi and even said, "Those who disrupt my family must be this son." Liu Shi's position as prince can be said to be in danger. But because of Liu Ao's birth, Liu Bingyi changed his mind again. After all, Liu Ao was his first grandson. and his relatives were not just a talk. Besides, Liu Ao was indeed smart when he was young. Liu Bingyi seemed to see the hope of the great man in Liu Ao (if Liu Bingyi knew what Liu Ao did later, he would probably regret it). So Liu Bingyi dismissed the idea of deposing Liu Shi, but instead placed his hope on this smart grandson, which shows how disappointed he was with his son.
In the first year of Huanglong in the Great Han Dynasty (48 BC), Emperor Xuan of Han, Emperor Xuan of Han, died, the glorious " Zhaoxuan Zhongxing " ended, and the last golden age of the Great Han Dynasty ended. Liu Shi successfully ascended the throne and became emperor, which was the Emperor Yuan of Han . After Liu Shi ascended the throne, Wang Zhengjun's brother Wang Feng and participated in politics and grasped the secrets. The Wang family of the relatives officially appeared on the stage of history. Wang Zhengjun also became the queen of Han Empire and the master of the harem. At this time, Wang Zhengjun is undoubtedly the winner in life. His husband is the king of a country, he is the mother of a country, and his son is the king of a country in the future. It is really enviable for women to get to this level.
As Liu Ao grew up, more and more problems were exposed, and even the mediocre Liu Shi was dissatisfied with Liu Ao. In addition, Liu Xie's other beautiful wife, Fu Jieyu (later Zhaoyi ), gave birth to Dingtao King Liu Kang. Liu Kang was very smart and had a good demeanor, so Liu Xie wanted to make Liu Kang the crown prince. But he was opposed by the court officials, and Wang Feng had a deep foundation in the court. Liu Ao's years of career as a prince has accumulated a large amount of political resources. The mediocre Liu Shi did not have the courage to resist public opinion and had to accept the established facts. Liu Ao's position as the prince was preserved, and Wang Zhengjun was able to survive the disaster safely.
In the first year of the Jingning period of the Great Han Dynasty (33 BC), Emperor Yuan of Han, Liu Shi, died, and the crown prince Liu Ao ascended the throne and became the emperor. He respected his mother Wang Zhengjun as the empress dowager. At that time, the Empress Dowager's brother Wang Feng was appointed as the Grand Sima General, and the same mother's brother Wang Chong was appointed as the Marquis of Ancheng. Later on the same day, he was named Wang Tan as Hou Ping'a, Wang 1 Wang Shang 2 as Hou Chengdu, Wang Li as Hou Hongyang, Wang Gen as Hou Quyang, and Wang Fengshi as Hou Gaoping, and was known as the "Five Marquis". The power of the Wang family's relatives infiltrated every corner of the Han Empire. Liu Ao was romantic and didn't like to deal with the government. He focused on the love of beautiful women. His uncles were so capable that he simply handed over the national affairs to his uncles, and he was happy to be idle. The central authority of the Han Empire was declining increasingly.
In March of the second year of Suihe in the Han Dynasty (7 BC), Emperor Cheng of Han Liu Ao died suddenly in the palace of Zhao Hede, and Liu Xin ascended the throne, and was the Emperor Ai of Han . Wang Zhengjun was respected as the Empress Dowager. Faced with the situation where "the sons of Wang family are all nobles, officials, ministers, and ministers, and all officials are all in charge of the court", Liu Xin began to exclude the power of the Wang family's relatives, strengthen the imperial power, and "delegate" the leader of the Wang family to the fief Xindu, and the power of the Wang family was unprecedentedly weakened. Wang Zhengjun was also undermined, and Wang Zhengjun encountered the biggest crisis in the past few decades.
On the third day of the sixth month of the second year of Yuanshou in the Han Dynasty (August 15 BC), Emperor Ai of Han, who was only 26 years old, died without a son. After hearing the news, Wang Zhengjun quickly moved to Weiyang Palace , deployed the Wang family's children to control the center, and recalled his nephew Wang Mang to serve as the Grand Sima again. But to be honest, Wang Zhengjun was more of a self-protection at this time. At that time, the emperor passed away. As the highest senior elder in the palace, he made such an arrangement that he wanted to usurp the Han Dynasty. If the future result would be reversed by Wang Zhengjun's motive for rebellion, it would be pure consequentialism and God's perspective. It should be said that Wang Zhengjun’s original intention was for the Han Dynasty, but the situation was entrusted by the non-human and the changes in the situation led to the situation getting out of control later. After Wang Mang regained power, he supported Emperor Ping of Han and Ruziying within 7 years, completely undermining the Han Dynasty and becoming the actual master of the empire. Wang Zhengjun was also isolated from the deep palace and had no idea what was happening outside. Moreover, Wang Zhengjun was already in his 70s at that time, so what else could he expect to do.
In 9 AD, Wang Mang usurped the Han , established the New Dynasty , and asked Wang Zhengjun for Jade Seal . Wang Zhengjun angrily accused Wang Mang of being ungrateful and smashed the jade seal at the stone pillar, causing a corner of the jade seal to be missing. Later, Wang Mang used gold to supplement the missing parts of the jade seal, which is the origin of the gold-inlaid jade. Wang Zhengjun's verbal attacks naturally could not save the foundation of the Han Dynasty for more than 200 years, and Wang Mang eventually usurped the Han Dynasty and became emperor. Four years later, on February 2, 13 AD, Wang Zhengjun passed away with infinite regret for the Han Dynasty at the age of 84. According to her last wish, Wang Mang buried her with Emperor Yuan of Han Liu Shi together in Weiling.
Cai Dongfan said: "Empress Xiaoyuan (Wang Zhengjun) has no arrogance of Queen Mother Fu, and no absurdity of the Zhao sisters. He can also be called the wise among the mother. He favored Wang Mang and made him go on his own private life. If you get the robbery of the country, you will lose your ignorance and softness, not lose your arrogance and lust. Mang knew the easy relationship between the Yuan Dynasty, so he set it as a variety of bullying and charming, and cage the Yuan Dynasty in his palm. He killed the Emperor Ping but the Yuan Dynasty did not observe it, welcomed the son but the Yuan Dynasty did not fight, and called the Emperor and the false Emperor but the Yuan Dynasty did not ask, and only kept a sacrificial seal. He did not want to give it to him immediately. What is the benefit? If a woman is in the country, she will be in danger for a while, and she will die for a long time. The Yuan Dynasty was over 80 years old and had been in the fourth generation of the Han Dynasty. She did not die quickly, which is appropriate for the Han Dynasty to die. "
