Since Empress Lu initiated the " imperial title " and Lu's almost took over the Han family, the emperors of the Western Han Dynasty had strictly guarded against it and prohibited the harem from taking power. There were also many restrictions on relatives, just to prevent the loss of power. However, not all emperors can successfully succeed to the throne and are wise and powerful enough. The Wang Zhengjun , whose mother is more valuable than her son, has sought an honor for herself and her family. What she did not expect was that there was a "monster" among her clansmen who would destroy the Han family in the future.
1. Blessed by destiny, leap to the top
"It is unspeakable to be a noble person" . Wang Zhengjun's parents were greatly surprised because he had killed two unmarried husbands in a row, so they asked a fortune teller to divine their daughter. Combined with Wang Zhengjun's mother's dream when she was pregnant with her daughter, "I personally Ren Zhengjun was in my body, and the dream moon fell into her arms" , the fortune teller said that Wang Zhengjun had the appearance of great wealth and great honor.
Wang Zhengjun’s second husband was King Dongping, one of the princes and kings of the Western Han Dynasty. However, his husband died before he got married. Is there anyone more noble than the princes and kings? The answer is obvious: royalty. After understanding this, Wang Zhengjun's parents continued to train their beloved daughter, taught her to read and learn music, and sent her to Yeting to raise her as a child when she was eighteen years old.
After entering the palace, Wang Zhengjun was not favored immediately. Instead, he got the chance after being left out for a year. Due to the death of Prince Liu Shi's favorite concubine Sima Liangdi , Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was afraid that his son would be too sad, so he ordered the queen to select five maids for the prince to choose his concubine, including Wang Zhengjun. Because Sima Liangdi said to Liu Xi before she died, "All my concubines, my beloved concubines, are more likely to curse me and kill me" , so Liu Xi no longer got close to other concubines.
But Liu Shi would become the emperor in the future, and he couldn't do it without the queen, so his adoptive mother Wang and Queen not only brought five beauties, but also urged him to make a decision. Liu Shi, who was feeling sad, didn't care about other women, but he didn't want to disobey Queen Wang, so he chose Wang Zhengjun, who was closest to him. Unexpectedly, Wang Zhengjun not only became the crown prince, but also became pregnant after having sex. The happiest person among them was Liu Shi's father, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.
2. More troubles, mother is more valuable than son
Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, a wise and powerful king, was worried about the Han Dynasty. He not only completed the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty by fighting against powerful officials, but also considered how the Han Dynasty would continue after his death. Seeing that the prince had been abandoned, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty placed his hope on his grandson again. How much did Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty like this eldest grandson? Not only did he personally name him "Ao", but he also often took his grandson with him, training him to become a future heir to the empire who was well-read in poetry, broad-minded and prudent.
Wang Zhengjun also made great contributions to the birth of Liu Ao. After Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty died and Liu Xi ascended the throne and became Emperor Yuan of Han Dynasty , he was directly named the queen. However, the lessons of Empress Huo, the daughter of the powerful official Huo Guang, are still fresh in my mind. Emperor Han Yuan deliberately alienated Wang Zhengjun, and the once famous Liu Ao also indulged in fun as he grew older. At this time, Emperor Han Yuan favored Fu Jieyu and his second son King Dingtao Liu Kang more, so he had the idea of changing the crown prince.
If Wang Zhengjun and Liu Ao had bad intentions, Fu Jieyu and Liu Kang would not be able to survive. However, they are not evil people, and Liu Ao and Liu Kang even have a good relationship. Whether the prince is virtuous or not is one thing, whether his character is good or not is another matter entirely. If he is not virtuous, ministers will make up for it. If he is a tyrannical lord, that will be trouble. So under the protection of the important minister Stan , Liu Ao finally delayed his father's death and became Emperor Cheng of Han Dynasty .
Wang Zhengjun, who had tolerated it for so many years, was honored based on his son and was respected as the empress dowager. The previous controversy over the abolition of the crown prince made Wang Zhengjun and Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty very worried, so they enfeoffed the Wang clan, "Wang Feng had exclusive power, and the five princes were in charge" . During the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty alone, nine members of the Wang family were granted the title of marquis, five of whom were Grand Sima . Most of the members of the clan were generals and princes, living extravagantly, sensually, and competing with each other. Only Wang Mang, who overturned Han Zuo in the future, was an "alternative" at this time.
3. No longer in power, strike hard
Wang Zhengjun's brother Wang Feng is full of party members in the court, but not everyone is happy to see the Wang family's dominance. Some ministers do not want the imperial power to fall aside, and they are heroic; some ministers are jealous and plan to invest in a new emperor to replace the Wang family; some ministers are flattering and like ants. And because of a mistake, Wang Zhengjun and the Wang family almost lost the foundation of their lives.
Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was very close to his younger brother Liu Kang, King of Dingtao. Wang Zhengjun did not frame Liu Kang because of the previous turmoil in the throne. Instead, he was treated with courtesy because Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty loved Liu Kang during his lifetime. But Wang Feng saw that the Wang family's disaster would happen from now on, so he asked Liu Kang to return to the feudal country. Wang Feng's worries are not unreasonable. The Wang family was able to dominate the family only because of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty. Now Emperor Cheng is in poor health and has no heirs. If Liu Kang succeeds to the throne, can the Wang family still maintain their glory and wealth?
But Wang Feng’s younger brother Wang Gen did not have such foresight. Since Liu Kang died first, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty wanted to make his younger brother his heir. It was Liu Kang's mother Fu Zhaoyi who bribed Wang Gen to make Liu Kang's son Liu Xin the crown prince. However, Liu Xin had his own ideas after he succeeded to the throne as Emperor Ai of Han . Although he still respected Wang Zhengjun on the surface, he secretly promoted Ding and Fu's relatives to fight against the Wang family. Wang Gen and Wang Mang were both deposed and expelled by Emperor Ai of Han Dynasty, and the Wang family was almost uprooted.
However, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty had no idea that the seventy-year-old Wang Zhengjun was a ruthless person. In other words, after experiencing power for so many years, Wang Zhengjun was no longer the innocent person she was when she first entered the palace. Her innocent appearance deceived the Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty. After the death of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, the elderly Wang Zhengjun suddenly became rebellious. She snatched the imperial seal, appointed Wang Mang as the Grand Sima, eliminated all the people trusted by Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, and appointed Liu Qu, the nine-year-old King of Zhongshan, as the emperor.
4. Careless employment, Han lost its deer
Wang Zhengjun, who had been meek all her life, took action. She saved herself and the Wang family's prosperity and wealth. With her full support, Wang Mang, the "model" figure in the family, returned to power. Because Wang Mang's father died young and Wang Mang deliberately showed "different appearance" from his fellow clan members, Wang Zhengjun took great care of Wang Mang.
Not only was Wang Zhengjun no longer docile, but under the corrosion of lust for power, Wang Mang also changed from being honest and honest to being ambitious. Since Wang Zhengjun did not like political affairs and Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty was still very young, Wang Mang became the actual controller of the empire. In order to protect his own power, Wang Mang did not forget to please Wang Zhengjun when he deliberately suppressed and eliminated dissidents and cultivated his confidants. Obviously, Wang Zhengjun was deceived by his nephew and thought he was a great man.
After the death of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang began to prepare for usurping the throne. Wang Zhengjun was not unaware of this, but she did not expect Wang Mang to be so bold in the early days. Since Han Gaozu Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, two hundred The rule of the year made the word "Liu Han" deeply rooted in this land. Wang Zhengjun believed that Wang Mang wanted to be like the Duke of Zhou. "Gong Mang of Anhan served as the third emperor, and he met the Anguang Han Dynasty, so he had the same style. As for the production, he was the same as the Duke of Zhou." , but Wang Zhengjun still underestimated Wang Mang. In the first year of the founding of the People's Republic of China (AD 9), Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, established a new dynasty, and asked his aunt Wang Zhengjun for the jade seal. Wang Zhengjun was so angry that he threw the jade seal to the ground, causing a corner of the seal to break. Although Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, he still remembered his aunt's kindness in his heart. After becoming emperor, he often deliberately tried to please Wang Zhengjun. But what Wang Zhengjun thought was that he was the daughter-in-law of Han Xuan Emperor Liu Xun, the queen of Han Yuan Emperor Liu She, the biological mother of Han Cheng Emperor Liu Ao, and the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty. He scorned Wang Mang's flattery, and the two often broke up on bad terms. However, Wang Zhengjun was unable to stop Wang Mang's "suicide" behavior in the end and passed away first.
"Those who destroyed the Western Han Dynasty, the sins of the Empress Yuan will be brought to heaven." Wang Zhengjun has been rebellious and resigned throughout her life, but what did she get? Despite the neglect of her husband, the threat of dismissal, the deception of her relatives, and in the face of Wang Mang's pressing pressure, Wang Zhengjun still insisted on the last dignity. "The loss of foolishness and tenderness is not the loss of arrogance." The one who was greatly disappointed was Wang Mang. He could have become a great man who could recreate the Han Dynasty alongside Zhou Gong, Yi Yin , and Huo Guang. However, he failed to live up to everyone's expectations, including his aunt who was the best to him.
