In 9 BC, after years of hard work, Wang Mang finally usurped Han Dynasty and established New dynasty . After that, Wang Mang wanted to hold a ceremony of ascension, which was more powerful, but lacked National Jade Seal . The National Jade Seal was in the hands of Wang Zhengjun . Wang Mang did not dare to ask for it, so he sent his cousin Anyang Hou Wang Shun to ask for the National Jade Seal for himself.
Wang Zhengjun scolded angrily, "You have been loyal to the Liu family and have been rich and glorious for generations. You don't want to repay them. They even took advantage of the young emperor's young to seize their country, completely ignoring loyalty, filial piety and etiquette. Being a person like this is simply inferior to pigs and dogs. How could there be such a person like you in the world! And if you really think that you are the destiny of heaven and want to change the dynasty, you should make a new Jade Seal . Why do you want this ominous jade seal for the destruction of the country? I am the wife of the Liu family. I am old now and may die at any time. Now I will use this jade seal to bury it with you, so you will not get the jade seal."
Wang Zhengjun finished speaking and started crying.
Wang Shun empathized with Wang Zhengjun's sadness. The woman in front of him had experienced several dynasties. Although she came from the Wang family, she enjoyed the power and wealth of the Liu family, and thus led the Wang family to prosper. Logically speaking, Wang Zhengjun was right, but her mission still had to be completed.
So, Wang Shun was silent for a while, took a deep breath, and said to the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun: "I am ashamed and speechless, but Wang Mang must get the imperial seal. If I hadn't sent me, I would have sent someone else. I don't know how to treat you at that time."
Wang Zhengjun knew that Wang Mang could do such a thing, so he took out the imperial seal and smashed it to Wang Shun. Wang Shun looked at the jade seal on the ground with heartache and immediately picked up the imperial seal.
Wang Zhengjun said: "I am old and can't live for a few years, and I can't see the future of the Wang family. However, if the Wang family has brothers like you, our Wang family will end up being exterminated."
As a result, this sentence became a secret.
Wang Mang successfully obtained the jade seal and was very happy. He held a banquet for Wang Zhengjun in Jiantai, Weiyang Palace, and thanked Wang Zhengjun for handing over the jade seal. Later, Wang Zhengjun's title was changed to "Xinshi Wenmu Taihuang Empress Dowager". In response, Wang Mang said that the Han Dynasty had been destroyed and the Empress Dowager should not be serving Emperor Yuan of Han, so he destroyed the ancestral temple dedicated to Emperor Yuan of Han and changed it to "Wenmu Taishu Canteen". Because Wang Zhengjun is still alive, he cannot be called a temple, but a Changshou Palace.
Wang Mang held a banquet at Changshou Palace to entertain Wang Zhengjun. When Wang Zhengjun came over and saw that the Yuan Emperor Temple had been destroyed, he was very shocked. After all, Wang Zhengjun was the original wife of Emperor Yuan of Han. When he saw that the Han Yuan of Han was destroyed, he was very sad and cried and said, "This is the Han ancestral temple, which is protected by gods. What crime did the Liu family commit? If the gods are ignorant, what is the use of building a temple? If the gods have spirits, since I am the daughter-in-law of the Liu family, how can I destroy the ancestral temple of the former emperor as a place for me to eat? If you neglect the gods and blaspheme the Liu family's ancestral temple, you will not be protected by God!" After saying these words, Wang Zhengjun returned to the palace angrily.
Perhaps it is because Wang Zhengjun has always treated Wang Mang well. Wang Mang listened silently to Wang Zhengjun after he scolded Wang Zhengjun, and watched Wang Zhengjun return to the palace. After that, Wang Mang did not resent Wang Zhengjun at all, and often pleased Wang Zhengjun, but Wang Zhengjun was unmoved at all. After
, Wang Mang carried out many reforms with the interests of the Han Dynasty. For example, the Han Dynasty originally required to wear black sable clothes to work in court, but Wang Mang did not like it, so he changed the black sable clothes to yellow sable clothes, and also changed the Han Dynasty's day of the La Day. However, Wang Zhengjun did not agree, so she still ordered her subordinates to enter the palace wearing black mink clothes, and kept eating and drinking with her left and right on the regular day of the Han Dynasty.
On February 2, 13 BC, the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, who had been through several dynasties, passed away at the age of 84. According to Wang Zhengjun's wishes, he was buried in Weiling with Emperor Yuan of Han in Weiling. Wang Mang also specially found Yangxiong to write an eulogy for Wang Zhengjun.
Later, everything Wang Zhengjun said was true. Wang Mang's new dynasty did not last long and soon disappeared in the chaotic world. Fortunately, Emperor Shi Geng Liu Xuannian and Wang Zhengjun's kindness did not kill the Wang family, but only executed Wang Mang's children.
But Wang Mang has been able to get to this day, it has to be said that he has certain strength. In general, Wang Mang first achieved good cards with one bad hand, and then played the good cards with one bad hand.
Wang Mang spent more than ten years establishing the new dynasty. Originally, Wang Mang took advantage of the loopholes in the Han Dynasty. He took advantage of the opportunity of the recession of the Han Dynasty and took advantage of the opportunity. With the strength accumulated by the Wang family over the past century, he got to the present. However, Wang Mang thought that it was all his contribution and did not take into account the future of the family at all. It can be said that he had squandered all his family's fortune.
Let’s take a look at how Wang Mang played a bad hand well.
According to Wang Mang's self-report, Wang Mang's family originated from the eighth generation grandson of Huangdi , Yu Shun . Later, because Yu Shun rose to the bend of Mashui, he changed his surname to Yan. During the Zhou Wang period, Yan was named Chen because he was a descendant of Shun, and Yan changed to Chen surname .
will be passed down to a person named Chen Wan of the thirteenth generation. Chen Wan, whose courtesy name is Jingzhong, later ran away without knowing what he did and fled to Qi , Qi Duke named Chen Wan a nobleman, and the surname Chen changed his surname to Tian. The Tian family was introduced to the eleventh generation from Qi State, and Tian and controlled Qi State, which is the famous Tian family in history, . After
Tianhe, the Tian family passed down for two generations and began to become king. It was passed down to the King of Qi Tian Jian. Qi was destroyed by Qin . Later, , the Qin Dynasty, was destroyed after two generations. Later, during the Chu-Han period, when Xiang Yu was conferred great titles on princes, Tian Jian's grandson Tian An was appointed King of Jibei.
Later, after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Tian An's fiefdom was deprived. When the Tian family of Qi was wandering among the people, fortune tellers said that changing the surname to Wang would get protection, so the Tian family changed the surname to Wang.
Wenjing During the reign of Wenjing, Tian An's grandson Wang Sui put his family in Shupingling and gave birth to Wang He. Wang He became the embroidered censor of Emperor Wu of Han. Later, he was dismissed from office because he privately released his robber's accomplice.
Later, Wang He gave birth to Wang Jin . Wang Jin was a very enterprising person. He worked hard to study law in Chang'an and became the history of the Tingwei. Wang Jin is a person who inherits the past and opens the future. He did two things right in his life. The first thing is to work hard to become an official in Chang'an, which has won a step for promotion for the Wang family. The second thing is to have many children, leaving many people behind for the rise of the Wang family.
people are opportunities. In this chaotic world, as long as there are many families, they will have a relatively advantage in probability. Wang Jin really gave birth to many children in his life, including twelve, including four daughters and eight sons; the most important of them was to give birth to Wang Zhengjun and Wang Mang's father.
Wang Zhengjun gave birth to Emperor Cheng of Han Liu Ao became the queen of a country, and raised the entire Wang family, and Wang Zhengjun became the key figure of the Wang family. Wang Mang's father was like a tool man. Wang Mang's father died early after giving birth to Wang Mang.
If Wang Mang's father had any impact on Wang Mang, there were probably two things. The first thing is to give Wang Mang a life, and the second thing is to put Wang Mang into a lonely and helpless life.
It is also quite metaphysical. Wang Jinyi gave birth to a total of twelve children, only Wang Mang's father died early, and the other uncles and uncles all lived well, as if Wang Mang's father's mission was to give birth to Wang Mang and then die early.
Because Wang Mang has no father, Wang Mang was forced to bear the burden of the family early and became a child who could not be willful.
Because Wang Mang has no father, Wang Mang had to please everyone in the Wang family in order to survive in the Wang family.Although Wang Mang's uncles and uncles are relatives, they are actually separated by a layer. No one really regards Wang Mang as his child. As a child without a father's support, Wang Mang must mature early.
At that time, Wang Mang's sky was probably gray and depressing. Unlike other children who complain about themselves, Wang Mang knew that he was completely unqualified, so he could only use his existing conditions to gain a position for himself.
In order to gain the recognition of his family, how much can Wang Mang do? That is humble plea, extremely humble.
For example, after Wang Zhengjun became the queen, nine of his father and brothers were successively granted titles. That is to say, except for Wang Mang's family, everyone in the Wang family was rich and noble. The prominent ones were very prominent, and the poor and humble seemed very poor and humble.
Wang Mang's uncles and uncles, all of his cousins were dressed in gorgeous clothes, with tall horses and beautiful women when he went out. Only Wang Mang had a beautiful carriage. Although Wang Mang's father was posthumously named Marquis after his death, Wang Mang did not get any specific benefits. Wang Mang still lives a very poor life, and his life is very humble and simple.
Not only that, Wang Mang also has to support his old mother and sister-in-law, as well as his nephew who lost his father, and his life is very cautious. On the one hand, he wanted to read a lot of books and learn widely. On the other hand, he also made outstanding friends. At home, Wang Mang also wanted to please many uncles and uncles at home.
In order to get the recognition of these uncles and uncles, Wang Mang must serve them more thoughtfully and patiently than their sons and servants.
Once Grand Sima When Wang Feng was sick, Wang Mang was not untied for several months, and had dirty faces. He even tasted the medicine himself and tried the medicine for Wang Feng's effect. These behaviors were exaggerated, but Wang Mang did not feel inconsistent at all. But everything Wang Mang did to Wang Feng really moved Wang Feng. Later, when Wang Feng was dying, he introduced Wang Mang to the emperor and the queen mother, and later Wang Mang was valued by them.
Wang Mang started as a little yellow man and gradually gained the training of his abilities. Later, after Wang Feng's death, Wang Mang still served all his uncles and uncles in the family. It was Wang Mang who used this trick to successfully gain the trust of the elders of the family. Later, Wang Mang successfully relied on his family to reach a high position.
Wang Mang did not let everyone accept him, but let everyone recognize him and admire him, and then Wang Mang succeeded in doing it.
After the Wang family became rich and prosperous, many of the Wang family's children, that is, the Wang family's peers, began to spend money on their own, wasteful, and unprofitable. Putting these people together with Wang Mang is a sharp contrast. Compared with the brothers of the same clan, Wang Mang is capable, knowledgeable, moral, and has no bad habits. In the eyes of the Wang family, Wang Mang has obviously become the hope of the family.
But Wang Mang's excellence also brought some trouble to Wang Mang, because Wang Mang was too outstanding among his peers, and as long as Wang Mang made a slight mistake, he would be criticized. For example, the young Wang Mang once secretly bought a maid. Later, after Wang Mang's brothers found out about this, they began to add fuel to the fire. The maid was a normal thing if it were the children of ordinary families of officials, but for Wang Mang, this was a huge disadvantage.
Because Wang Mang is going to play a perfect person, he does not allow himself to have any flaws. Therefore, after Wang Mang knew that his cousins knew about buying a maid, he immediately found a reason to send the maid out, saying that he bought it for someone else. It is conceivable that if this were the case, he would have given it to someone else early in the morning, but Wang Mang cherishes his feathers like this.
Wang Mang's prudence and respect ultimately really touched Wang Mang's uncles and uncles. Later, Wang Mang's uncle, Hou Wang Shang, personally wrote a letter to the emperor. In order to win benefits for Wang Mang, he also asked the emperor that he was willing to share his fiefs with Wang Mang. It may be that because Wang Mang was highly recognized by his uncles and uncles, he was jealous of his cousins.
In fact, it is not just Wang Mang's relatives. Anyone who has been in contact with Wang Mang highly recognizes Gangbang and believes that Wang Mang is a "wise man". For example, Dai Chong, Shaofu of Changle, Shizhong Jin She , Hu Qi Zhengwei Ji Hong, Shanggu Duwei Yang and Zhonglang Chen Tang were all high-ranking and powerful people at that time, very famous. They all spoke for Wang Mang, which led to the emperor's good words, which spread to the emperor's ears and was also recognized by the emperor.
In the first year of Yongshi, Emperor Cheng of Han conferred Wang Mang as the Xindu Hou and awarded 1,500 households with fiefs. Later, Wang Mang was promoted to cavalry commander and Guanglu Dafu as the minister. With Wang Mang's continuous efforts, he was promoted one after another. However, Wang Mang did not become arrogant because his official position became higher and higher, but instead became more and more humble.
Wang Mang treated the princes, nobles, subordinates, as well as the common people very kindly and treated them equally. When dealing with poor people, he was able to distribute excess clothes to the poor and help the people, so that Wang Mang had no extra clothes at his home; he was able to treat his subordinates with respect and tolerant people; when dealing with his superiors, he was very humble and respectful, so he was recognized by his superiors.
In order to be able to cover everything, Wang Mang provided many think tanks to give him advice and do things. He also made friends with many generals, prime ministers, ministers and doctors. Therefore, Wang Mang was often able to listen to the opinions of others and do his best to do every move. Therefore, Wang Mang's reputation as virtuous people spread throughout the court and the country.
Not only that, Wang Mang also found many literati and poets to promote his virtuous reputation for himself in order to gain a higher reputation. His reputation later surpassed his uncles and uncles. Wang Mang's hypocrisy in this regard is outrageous, but he himself does not feel ashamed at all.
Wang Mang's brother Wang Yong died young, leaving behind a son Wang Guang. Wang Mang took great care of Wang Guang. Wang Mang asked Wang Guang to go to the doctoral school to learn knowledge and the principles of being a human being. In order to allow Wang Guang to treat him well in the school, Wang Mang drove a carriage and brought good meat and wine to reward Wang Guang's teachers during his vacation, and even Wang Guang's classmates took care of him.
When Wang Mang was promoted, he also encountered many political enemies, such as the son of the Empress Dowager's sister, Chunyu Chang . Chunyu Chang himself is a relative of the foreign country and has the ability, so his official position is as high as the nine ministers. Because Chunyu Chang's family started early, he became an official earlier than Wang Mang, and his reputation and status are higher than Wang Mang, but Wang Mang wanted to pull Chunyu Chang down from a high position.
So Wang Mang secretly collected Chunyu's faults. Such a big family must be from his black area. Even if Chunyu Chang himself had no fault, his family also had loopholes. Almost few ancient families were clean, so Wang Mang easily found Chunyu Chang's fault.
is easy to find a mistake. The problem is how to block Chunyu Chang's retreat, so that the emperor will give up Chunyu Chang, and make Chunyu Chang's mistakes irreversible, and there is no room for pardon. Among them, Wang Mang's activities collected the sins of Chunyu Chang and his subordinates, and took advantage of the conflicts between the interests between the foreign relatives and the emperor to put the crimes committed by Chunyu Chang directly in front of the emperor. Afterwards, Wang Mang used the secret lines in the palace to let the confidants around the emperor give in front of the emperor.
made the emperor think that Chunyu Chang had violated his interests and committed countless unforgivable sins, and it had reached the point where he had to give up. The emperor himself gave up Chunyu Chang. It can be said that in order to get rid of Chunyu Chang, Wang Mang put a lot of effort inside and out, and spent a lot of manpower and material resources. Why did Wang Mang insist on getting rid of Chunyu Chang?
Because Chunyu Chang is actually a tool for the control of the imperial court as a connection hub for the foreign relatives. Once this tool is pulled out, it is like a broken arm in the foreign relatives. Moreover, Chunyu Chang is not a single person, but a force. In order to expand himself, Chunyu Chang also makes friends with many high-ranking officials and powerful people. Once Chunyu Chang falls, a large number of people will be moved out and falls down. This is a good thing for Wang Mang and even the Wang family.
Why does it mean that Chunyu Chang falls into contact with many people? Because in ancient times, it was not like modern times that people need to pay attention to evidence. At that time, when someone is caught, they will arrest all the relatives and friends of the person and check them. Finally, after the investigation, no matter whether the guilty is guilty or not, they will be punished and can no longer be an official.
After Wang Mang took down Chunyu Chang, the power of the Wang family was strengthened again. Because Chunyu Chang committed a crime, a large number of people were dismissed and questioned. The court vacated many official positions. Wang Mang took the opportunity to arrange his disciples and confidants. Wang Mang's own power was also strengthened, and he also gained the reputation of justice.
The incident of Wang Mang bringing Chunyu Chang down has detailed records in history, in "The Biography of Wang Mang" and "The Biography of Chunyu Chang". Because of this matter, Wang family believed that Wang Mang's ability was enough to make a big tree for the Wang family, so after the internal suppression of the Wang family, Wang Gen was resigned from the position of Grand Sima and replaced by Wang Mang as the leader.
This year, Wang Mang was just 38 years old. His strength not only exceeded his peers, but also far exceeded his uncles and uncles of his father. Next, Wang Mang did not become arrogant because of this, but instead became more cautious, strictly demanded himself, and worked tirelessly.
Once, Wang Mang's mother was sick, and many princes and ministers who were close friends with Wang Mang sent their wives to visit. Wang Mang's women went out to entertain these noble ladies, but they had no objection to dress decently. When the noble ladies saw Wang Mang's wife dressed so poorly, they almost mistakenly regarded her as a slave. After learning about Wang Mang's life, everyone was surprised that after becoming such a high official, the family was so simple.
However, Wang Mang had just become the Grand Marshal and the Emperor Cheng of Han passed away for more than a year. Before Emperor Cheng of Han passed away, Dingtao King Liu Xin was appointed as the crown prince. At that time, the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun saw that Emperor Cheng of Han had no children, and Liu Xin was a well-behaved and sensible child, so he didn't say anything. At that time, Wang Zhengjun and Wang Mang and all the people of the Wang family believed that as long as Wang Zhengjun was there, Wang Zhengjun assisted the young emperor, the Wang family was still at its peak in the court. Wang Zhengjun and Wang Mang did not expect that after Emperor Ai of Han came to power, everything changed.
After Emperor Ai of Han took office, he not only named his biological mother as the queen mother, but also carried out his grandmother and made him the queen mother. At that time, Emperor Cheng of Han Zhao Feiyan was also named the queen mother. In addition to the empress dowager Wang Zhengjun, Emperor Ai of Han had four powerful women on his head.
Emperor Ai of Han Liu Xin was not Wang Zhengjun's grandson, so he naturally would not obey Wang Zhengjun's words. Liu Xin was raised by his grandmother, Empress Dowager Fu, and he listened to Empress Dowager Fu very much. Empress Dowager Fu has always been domineering and ambitious, and is not a good deal of fuel. The biological mother of Emperor Ai of Han, who was absent from childhood, always supported Empress Dowager Ding's relatives out of blood relationship, which led to Wang Zhengjun's embarrassing situation.
Although Wang Zhengjun has the highest position in the harem, she can't say anything in front of Emperor Ai of Han, that is, whoever Emperor Ai of Han listens to will have a higher actual status. The struggle for power, the situation in the court changes rapidly, and many other rights fights between relatives and scholars and officials, at the end, depends on the meaning of Emperor Ai of Han, and Wang Zhengjun quickly realized that she could not say anything in front of Emperor Ai of Han, and once the people of the Wang family were held by Empress Dowager Ding and Empress Dowager Fu's relatives, then Emperor Ai of Han, would most likely not stand on his side.
After careful consideration, Wang Zhengjun decided to temporarily withdraw from the struggle of the political center, and the important person in the Wang family is Wang Mang, so Wang Mang listened to Wang Zhengjun's words without hesitation and resigned from Emperor Ai of Han.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Ai of Han did not agree to Wang Mang's resignation, so why did Emperor Ai of Han not agree to Wang Mang's resignation? There are probably two reasons. First, Wang Mang was the minister of the government and his position was relatively important. Wang Mang resigned at a young age without illness or disaster. Everyone in the world discussed the emperor's stupidity.The second reason is that Emperor Ai of Han knew that he could not control such a big deal for the time being. He might have predicted that he was a waste and was reluctant to let someone as capable as Wang Mang go away.
But soon, Emperor Ai of Han still agreed to Wang Mang's dismissal. Why is this?
After Emperor Ai of Han refused Wang Mang's resignation, Wang Mang continued to work in his original position, but something happened later, and the background of the matter was like this.
Empress Dowager Fu and Wang Zhengjun are both women of Emperor Yuan of Han. The difference is that Wang Zhengjun became the queen because of Liu Ao, and Empress Dowager Fu later became the concubine of Emperor Yuan of Han and gave birth to Liu Kang . It can be said that it was because Wang Zhengjun gave birth to a son first and became the queen. Empress Dowager Fu and his son were deeply favored by Emperor Yuan of Han, and even made Emperor Yuan of Han feel the desire to change the prince. If Empress Dowager Fu gave birth to a son in front, Empress Dowager Fu and Wang Zhengjun might be the better and lower.
So, because of the change of princes, Empress Dowager Fu has always held a grudge against Wang Zhengjun. Even if he became the empress dowager of the vassal state, he was still resentful of what happened back then. Later, Empress Dowager Fu saw that Emperor Cheng of Han had no son, so she took the opportunity to support Liu Xin as the throne. Now that his grandson has become the emperor, Empress Dowager Fu feels that he has finally won the game back.
But what made Fu Taihu unhappy was that even though his grandson became emperor, he was still the concubine of Emperor Yuan of Han, and Wang Zhengjun was still the highest-ranking woman in the Han Dynasty. When Empress Dowager Fu saw that Wang Zhengjun was still a concubine and saw the relationship between the official wife, Empress Dowager Fu still wanted to salute Wang Zhengjun.
This made Queen Mother Fu very unhappy. The ministers below gave Queen Mother Fu an idea because of this matter. When Queen Mother Fu saw that Wang Zhengjun wanted to salute him because Wang Zhengjun was the Empress Dowager. If Queen Mother Fu was also called the Empress Dowager, he would naturally be on par with Wang Zhengjun and would not have to salute him.
So Empress Dowager Fu asked Emperor Ai of Han for the title of Empress Dowager. At that time, Emperor Ai of Han was not so stupid. He vaguely felt that there seemed to be something wrong with Empress Dowager Fu's title, so he summoned officials to discuss the matter.
Unexpectedly, when Emperor Ai of Han generals asked for the title of Empress Dowager Fu, most officials opposed this matter and said that the name was not just right. Indeed, the Empress Dowager is a title that is only the official family. If the Empress Dowager Fu dies, it can be posthumously granted, but the Empress Dowager Fu is alive and Wang Zhengjun is still alive. Empress Dowager Fu should not be given the title of Empress Dowager Taihun in terms of emotion and reason.
And in this matter, the person who led the opponent was Wang Mang. It was this time that Emperor Ai of Han discovered that the Wang family and the Fu family were standing opposite to the incompatible situation. If one side did not retreat, the war would not stop.
So Emperor Ai of Han thought of a compromise, which was to give Queen Mother Fu the title of honor to satisfy Queen Mother Fu's vanity, and at the same time agreed to Wang Mang's request for resignation again. So Wang Mang successfully defended Wang Zhengjun's status and at the same time, he also successfully withdrew from the court's struggle.
During the entire period of Emperor Ai of Han, Wang Zhengjun and Wang Mang, as well as the entire Wang family, had extremely difficult survival in the court. Only then did Wang Zhengjun and Wang Mang realize that in addition to their superior position, it was the safest way to take the emperor into their own hands.
Fortunately, Emperor Ai of Han was short-lived and died in just six or seven years of reign. This time, Wang Zhengjun did not let it go as he did the last time. Instead, when Emperor Ai of Han died, he summoned Wang Mang back, controlled Chang'an City , and held the imperial seal and military and political power in his hands. He chose Liu Wei , who was only nine years old, who was the son of Zhongshan Xiaowang , and made him the emperor, and was Emperor Ping of Han.
This time, Wang Zhengjun and Wang Mang did not dare to underestimate the relatives of the foreigners, so while supporting Emperor Ping of Han ascend the throne, they prevented Emperor Ping of Han from moving to Chang'an. Although this move was opposed by many ministers, Wang Zhengjun also implemented it without hesitation for the sake of the Wang family. After
, Wang Zhengjun ordered Wang Mang to continue to assist Emperor Ping of Han. The little emperor was only nine years old. What did he know? He could only let Wang Mang do it for him. In this way, Wang Mang became the essential ruler of the Han Dynasty, and once again reproduced the history of Huo Guang .Unlike Huo Guang, Huo Guang did not have this ambition, while Wang Mang had it.
After Wang Mang's dictatorship, he began to eliminate dissidents and eliminate neutrals who did not help him and political enemies through various means and means, and please literati and Confucian scholars, let them promote their virtuous behavior for themselves and improve their reputation in the court.
At the same time, the most important thing is that Wang Mang wants to please Wang Zhengjun.
Wang Zhengjun is the source of all the power and status of the Wang family, and it is also the financial lord behind Wang Mang. If Wang Mang wants to secretly strengthen himself in front of the financial lord, he must deal with Wang Zhengjun. Fortunately, Wang Zhengjun is easier to handle. She doesn't like to participate in government affairs or court struggles. Since entering the palace, Wang Zhengjun has had to do every step he has taken. The real Wang Zhengjun is actually a woman with noble character who yearns for freedom, very simple.
So if Wang Mang wants to please Wang Zhengjun, he just needs to be a junior, handle government affairs well, and not let Wang Zhengjun worry.
After Wang Mang eliminated his dissidents, he began to be moved to the idea of seeking a rank. For this, Wang Mang spent all his thoughts and did everything he could. For example, in order to show that he was the destiny of heaven, the ancient emperors always used the sayings of ghosts and gods to confuse the world.
For example, Han Gaozu Liu Bang made a statement that he had drunk and killed a snake, the son of Baidi, and had many moles on his legs, to promote himself, to promote feudal superstition, and to win people's hearts.
When Wang Mang came to Wang Mang, he learned what he had done, put his best and put his best knowledge into practice. He brought one miracles after another to Wang Zhengjun, forcing Wang Zhengjun to usurp the throne with him, but Wang Zhengjun never gave in.
Why did Wang Zhengjun disagree that Wang Mang would usurp the throne?
The answer is very simple. According to Wang Zhengjun and his correct views, our Wang family is working for the Liu family. Because they work for the Liu family, they have not treated us badly. We just need to work for them well. But if you try to plot against their property while their children are young, you are not authentic.
Wang Zhengjun thought so. Indeed, there was no problem with her thinking so, but Wang Mang was unwilling to give in. He worked diligently for so many years and finally climbed to a high position. Now the Han Dynasty is on a downward trend. The little emperor is weak and the Wang family is unprecedentedly strong. Wang Mang believes that this is a good time for him to rebel.
Wang Mang couldn't wait, so he mobilized his supporters to create a situation where the destiny of heaven and the desire of the people, forcing Wang Zhengjun to hand over the jade seal, held a ceremony of abdication, and pledged the throne with his little emperor in his arms.
It was not until this time that Wang Zhengjun realized that he was raising a tiger, but it was too late. Wang Mang had become too big to be uncontrollable. Moreover, at this time, Wang Mang had already received support from the Wang family, and it was too late to turn back. The Wang family could gain higher power and wealth with Wang Mang, and of course they would not obey Wang Zhengjun. As the saying goes, "It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality."
Wang Mang has been a lost boy, studying hard, treating everyone humbly, gaining recognition from the Wang family, and gaining recognition from Wang Zhengjun, and moving to a high position. Although the journey seems nothing, it is actually very difficult. No one can act without desire for so many years, Wang Mang's ambition does not allow him to stop when he is one step away from the throne. The road before
was too hard, and Wang Mang was unwilling to stop here. He wanted to realize himself and ascend to the throne, and release his true self. Because Wang Mang was too urgent, he ignored a lot.
In fact, it was especially dangerous for Wang Mang to ascend the throne at this time, because the Han Dynasty's land annexation had serious problems and the people lived a hard life, but for example, the Qin Dynasty was still much better. After all, the Han Dynasty allowed the people of the world to live a peaceful life for so many years, but the emperors of recent generations were too stupid and disappointed the people, but there were still people in the Han Dynasty.
First of all, the issue of princes and kings. Although the princes and kings were relatively peaceful during the dictatorship of Wang Mang, the princes and kings of the Liu family would not be happy when the rebellion occurred. They designated to rise up. In fact, they did the same, but because the princes and kings of the Liu family had their own ulterior motives, the rebellion failed.
Secondly, foreign tribes in the Western Regions may take the opportunity to invade the Central Plains.
Finally, the people support Wang Mang in the hope of bringing him a good life. If Wang Mang does not do it, the people who support him will backfire him. Wang Mang didn't even consider the above crises, and rushed to the top, resulting in constant fire fighting.
After Wang Mang took office, he began to make drastic reforms.
First of all, the most important thing is to reform the ancient world. What about the ancient world? It is the origin dynasty of Zhou Dynasty , Confucian . Wang Mang tried to test the loyal Confucian believers, which can be seen from the fact that he treated Confucian scholars well. This reform, which is Wang Mang's reform through ancient times, takes Wang Mang's ideal world of Zhou Li as its ultimate goal, and takes the "Zhou Li" as a guide, and involves all areas of politics, people's livelihood, and economy.
In this process, Wang Mang fully realized himself in it, and did not seek victory in a steady manner as he was when he was a minister. In fact, he was very eager and stereotyped to rebuild the Zhou Dynasty's ritual world from the perspective of a Confucian scholar. Wang Mang believed that the prosperity of the Zhou Dynasty was due to the profound influence of Confucianism, and the failure of the Zhou Dynasty was because the people behind did not take the path of the emperor of Zhou 1.
So, Wang Mang abandoned many of the reforms of the Han Dynasty. After
, Wang Mang changed many place names, official names, and people's names, and changed everything. As long as he was not satisfied, he would change it. It was like obsessive-compulsive disorder. So many people later said that Wang Mang was a time traveler, but for this statement, we must respect science and reserve opinions.
Secondly, Wang Mang gradually changed county system to feudal system to reduce the salary of princes, which is like during the Zhou Dynasty. Wang Mang never thought that the princes and princes in the Han Dynasty evolved from the feudal system.
When Wang Mang ascended the throne, he launched the five equal and six equal and one equal and one equal, that is to say, in the five major cities of the Han Dynasty, Chang'an, Luoyang , Handan, Linzi, Wan, and Chengdu, the establishment of the five equal and one equal and one equal and one equal, means changing the original commander to the five equal and one equal and one equal. The position of transaction chief was established below, and Qian Fucheng was appointed as the assistant.
Wujunguan’s main job is to stabilize people’s production and life by controlling prices and controlling market supply. Does Wang Mang's innovation sound very much like the current Price Bureau ? Not only does it look like Wang Mang's creativity is also very advanced. If the environment is appropriate, this measure should be useful, but Wang Mang did not consider the current situation of the Han Dynasty at that time.
In 17 AD, because the five equal and six lining system was too strict, many people would violate the system if they were not careful, which led to the people complaining and even rising up later.
Wang Mang later saw that the people had revolted, and realized that this system had brought such a disaster to the people, and then hurriedly abolished the system.
The most serious problem is the problem of land annexation. The problem of land annexation in the Han Dynasty was serious. Many powerful, nobles and officials privately occupied a lot of land, resulting in less and less land in the hands of the people. In the eyes of the people, the land is the capital for survival. Without land, the people will not be able to afford food, and in serious cases, they will even sell their children and daughters.
The Han Dynasty will continue to develop and the country will pass on for several generations. The Han Dynasty will sooner or later collapse, but unexpectedly, Wang Mang intercepted the Hu in the middle, which led to the Han Dynasty's country being snatched back from the people of the Liu family, and lasted for another two hundred years.
Wang Mang can only alleviate the problem of land annexation.
9 AD. Wang Mang issued an edict to take back the land and not to be traded privately, and to implement the Wangtian system . This means that the people also have land that can be planted in their hands. Although it is not their own, the people have the right to use it, so the problem of land annexation has been alleviated.After
, Wang Mang also stipulated that the slave problem private ownership cannot be bought or sold. Those who violate the order asked Wang Mang why he specifically stipulated this? It was because in the Han Dynasty at that time, there were also many slaves, which reached about 3.8 million, which is 15% of the national population.
Wang Mang paid attention to the slave problem because he once gave a beloved woman to others just to maintain his reputation. Wang Mang regretted it later. In addition, Wang Mang is a Confucian scholar and has this natural love for people. He understands that slaves are the people who cannot survive and have no choice but to sell themselves as slaves.
To the end, foreign tribes invaded and people revolted, completely shattering Wang Mang's replica of the imperial dream of Zhou Li.
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