#长文创作激励计划#在西汉后宫, there is a "super long standby" strange woman, from the crown princess to the queen, to the queen mother, and then to the queen mother, one person has occupied the harem for more than 60 years, and has seven emperors.
Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty didn't like her, Wang Zhengjun was able to become the queen purely because of her stomach, and this matter had to start with her bad reputation.
01 Because of the trick of "Kefu", he was chosen on the king's side
Wang Zhengjun originally had a bad reputation, that is, Kefu. The Wang family is famous for many generations, and its ancestors can be traced back to the Tian clan of the Qi State during the Warring States Period.
But even in the Han Dynasty, the Wang family was also the home of the eunuchs, and Wang Zhengjun's grandfather, Wang He, was the embroidered imperial history of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and engaged in discipline inspection work; His father, Wang Ban, studied law, served as a court lieutenant, and engaged in judicial work.
Her mother, Li, is the wife of Wang Ban, has two sons and a daughter, and when she was pregnant with Wang Zhengjun, she "dreamed of the moon in her arms", and everyone said that the child would be blessed and noble in the future.
Wang Ban has a problem, that is, he is lustful, there are many wives and concubines at home, Li couldn't bear Wang Ban's spending all his time, so he divorced him, but none of the children could be taken away, Wang Zhengjun grew up with his father's three daughters and eight men, and a woman was not much valued at home.
When she was about to reach the age of marriage, her father first engaged her to the Xu family, but before she could pass the door, her fiancé died. Later, King Dongping wanted to marry her as a concubine, but later she also died.
Both fiancés died, although it was just a coincidence, but in the feudal era, there was no wind and no waves, and soon, Wang Zhengjun was crowned with the reputation of "Kefu".
This reputation is not a good reputation, and if you can't get married for the rest of your life, Wang Ban suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he quickly found a warlock for his daughter to die.
At this time, the six words of the warlock changed the fate of Wang Zhengjun, saying "When you are noble, you can't say it".
As soon as these words came out, Wang Ban was shocked, it was unspeakably expensive, even the king of Dongping couldn't get her, then only the emperor was worthy of her.
Wang Ban not only put the matter of "Kefu" behind, but also strengthened the training of his daughter, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and then was sent to the harem and became a good family.
Therefore, the first emperor she knew was Liu Xun, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.
During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, he made great efforts to govern the country, and there was another prosperous period in the history of the Western Han Dynasty, "the rule of filial piety", and the 18-year-old son of the good family, Wang Zhengjun, was also a witness of this era.
So, how did Wang Zhengjun become the crown princess? It has something to do with a red dress she wears.
Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty appointed his eldest son Liu Zheng (shì) as the crown prince, and Liu Zheng's favorite woman at that time was Sima Liangdi, but unfortunately this favorite concubine did not live long, fell seriously ill, and grace died soon after.
But before she died, she didn't forget to pull others into the water, and said to Liu Zheng on her deathbed that she did not die normally, but was cursed to death by those wives and concubines who were jealous of her all day long.
This matter later reached the ears of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, and he didn't say anything, if you don't see the old people, you can always choose the new ones. So he asked his third queen, Wang Wang, to arrange a new good family for the prince to accompany the prince.
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Queen Wang chose five beauties, and Wang Zhengjun was among them. When the crown prince came to see the queen, the queen asked the five women to meet the prince and asked him to choose one of them.
Wang Zhengjun was dressed in red, very conspicuous, sitting closest to the prince, the prince only said that one was okay, and then the queen sent Wang Zhengjun, who was the most conspicuous in red, into the palace.
As soon as the person arrived, the prince was fortunate to her, and it was a coincidence that the prince got along with his wives and concubines for seven or eight years, and did not give birth to a son, and Wang Zhengjun only had a good time, she became pregnant, and gave birth to a boy, that is, Liu Biao, Emperor Xuan of Han was very happy, and after that, Wang Zhengjun was immediately promoted to princess.
02 The unstoppable road to "promotion".
In 49 BC, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun died, and Liu Zheng ascended the throne as Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty. Wang Zhengjun was also canonized as the queen after being the crown princess for three years, and his son Liu Biao was established as the crown prince.
Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty had a "soft and benevolent personality", while Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty used both royal and domineering, and the two emperors had different governing concepts.
At this time, a favorite concubine appeared next to Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, which was Fu Zhaoyi. If it was the norm for Liu Zheng to be cold to the harem before her, but after she appeared, the situation was different.
Fu Zhaoyi grew up in the palace since she was a child, and was a female official next to Empress Shangguan in her early years, and she has a great advantage: she can speak and be a person. In the harem of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, she single-handedly made the relationship between inside and outside very harmonious, and no one did not praise her.
In contrast, Wang Zhengjun, the queen, seems a little wooden, and she has bowed her head under public opinion. Later, Fu Zhaoyi gave birth to a son, named Liu Kang, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty loved the house and the house, and loved this son in every way, "sitting on the side seat, and walking on the same side", it seems that there is a great idea of changing the prince.
Therefore, Wang Zhengjun is also facing the biggest crisis in her life, so how did she turn things around? Will it continue to be by luck or artificial?
Wang Zhengjun seems to be wooden, but he also has shrewdness, since she became the queen, everyone in the family has ascended to heaven. Her father banned the Marquis of Yangping, and her brothers and sisters in the family were also beneficiaries, and her brothers Wang Feng and Wang Chong were also very anxious when they saw this situation, and finally they also came up with a good solution.
If the dynasties wanted to speak and let the emperor listen, it must be a close minister, and the Wang family found a close minister to help them, and this person was Shi Dan.
Shi Dan seems to be unreliable, but in fact he is cautious, he is related to Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, and his grandfather's sister is Shi Liangdi, who is the grandmother of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty and the grandmother of Emperor Liu Zheng of the Han Yuan Dynasty, so the Emperor of the Han Yuan Dynasty has a lot of trust in him.
Stanbao's method of protecting the prince is not complicated, just like a salesman, constantly saying in the ear of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty that the prince is good, and the prince is good, through this repeated emphasis, Emperor Yuan of Han cannot refuse.
Of course, this kind of sales method is actually very particular about the object, and some people don't eat it.
But Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty is different, he is weak by nature, Confucian ideology is heavy, and he values etiquette and filial piety, as early as Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, he said a forward-looking sentence: "Those who mess with my family, the prince is also!" ”
At that time, Emperor Xuan of Han, who was his father, said that his son was a "thief in troubled times", which shows that he had a deep understanding of his temperament, but because he was born to his beloved wife Empress Xu, he couldn't bear to abolish it after all.
Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty is so soft-hearted, let alone Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty! Besides, when Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was alive, he also held his grandson Liu Biao in the palm of his hand, but Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty still had the idea of changing the crown prince when he died.
Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty reigned for 15 years, and there was no political action, the biggest event was that Zhaojun was out of the fortress, and his health was not good, when he was seriously ill in the later period, the queen Wang Zhengjun and the crown prince Liu Biao could not see the emperor, and he was by his side was the favorite concubine Fu Zhaoyi and his son Liu Kang.
The sick Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty repeatedly took Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty to abolish Liu Rong and replace his youngest son Liu Che, so there was an old routine of the prosperous Han Dynasty and the nagging of ministers, and the intention of abolishing the prince could not be more obvious.
At this time, Stan also came up with a killer idea, he knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, saying that the crown prince has been standing for more than ten years, and his name is well known to the people, and there is no one in the world who does not recognize him. Now that His Majesty favors Liu Kang, all kinds of rumors have spread among the people, all of whom think that you have plans to shake the prince. If that's the case, I'm afraid that the ministers below the minister level will die, and I am one of them, or you will give me death to show the ministers first!
Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty was soft-hearted, and when he heard this, he saw that Shi Dan was so sincere, and after all, he did not take the step he wanted to take, which also brought disaster to the Western Han Dynasty.
Liu Biao's position as the crown prince was retained, and Wang Zhengjun also crossed this hurdle without danger and continued to move forward on the road to promotion.
In 33 BC, Emperor Liu Zheng of the Han Yuan Dynasty died of illness, and the crown prince Liu Wei ascended the throne as Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty. Wang Zhengjun was also promoted from the queen to the queen mother, and he no longer had to look at people's faces.
During this period, Wang Zhengjun lived the most comfortable, and his married family was also named Hou, Wang Feng became the general of Sima and Shangshushi, Wang Chong became the Marquis of Ancheng, and other half-brothers were also named Hou, and the benefactor Shi Dan was also named Hou and worshiped the general, assisting the emperor, and even the harem didn't have to worry too much about her, because at this time, the woman favored by her son Liu Biao was Ban Jieyu, who was the famous talented girl.
Liu Biao has been spoiling Ban Jieyu for many years, and two uninvited guests, Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede, entered the palace.
Ban Jieyu is good at everything, but there will be no indulgence, this lack of Emperor Han Cheng quickly got it from the Zhao sisters, and since then she has also embarked on a road of no return.
Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede sisters were born in the people, did not have much education, and made a living as singers, and the training they received was breathtaking. Within a few years, their true colors were revealed.
Zhao Feiyan complained to Emperor Han Cheng, saying that Empress Xu and Ban Jieyu cursed their sisters, but Emperor Han Cheng actually deposed Empress Xu and tortured Ban Jieyu.
Ban Jieyu faced the imposing Xingshi and asked for guilt, she calmed down and said: "The concubine heard that 'death and life have life, and wealth is in the sky. 'Correction has not yet been blessed, what hope is there for evil desires. so that the ghosts and gods may be knowledged, and they will not be sued by unsubstantials. If they are ignorant, what is the benefit of suing? Therefore, it is not for either. ”
It means that I have heard that life and death are fateful, wealth is in heaven, and no good deeds in a person's life will necessarily be blessed, let alone a person who does evil things. If there really are demons and gods in the world, they will only listen to good prayers, and if not, what is the use of complaining to them? So, the witchcraft curse thing, I won't do. ”
Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty saw her kind words, so he pardoned her and gave her a hundred catties of gold. And the Zhao sisters were jealous and unwilling, lest Ban Jieyu bring them a crisis. Ban Jieyu also knew the stakes, so she voluntarily asked to move to Changxin Palace to accompany the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, and the emperor agreed.
Of course, Wang Zhengjun welcomes the arrival of Ban Jieyu, she has rarely been accompanied by her family all her life, and now she has a knowledgeable and versatile daughter-in-law by her side, who doesn't like it?
In Changxin Palace, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law lived peacefully, but outside Changxin Palace, the Zhao Feiyan sisters were making waves.
Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty wanted to put Zhao Feiyan on the throne of the queen, but Wang Zhengjun disagreed, disgusting her for being too low. Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty gave the "dead man" a marquis, crowned Zhao Feiyan's dead father as a marquis, whitewashed Zhao Feiyan, and then announced to the world that Zhao Feiyan was named the queen, and Zhao Hede became Zhaoyi, and he favored the two of them every night.
Liu Biao indulged in lust, and finally died on the voice.
Speaking of which, Wang Zhengjun is also responsible for Liu Biao's death. As a mother, she did not play a supervisory role in her son, but allowed him to behave indiscriminately, but Liu Biao did nothing and was also subject to the political faction.
The mother Wang family is a family of seven marquis, and almost all the power is concentrated in the hands of the Wang family. In this situation, Liu Biao also thought about changing.
For example, he used his relatives to deal with the eunuch forces reused by Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, and he succeeded; used his mother Wang's family to beat his father's concubine Feng Zhaoyi's family, and he also succeeded.
But in the end, playing around, he used his mother's Wang family to deal with the power of his wife Xu's family, which went wrong, and finally caused the Wang family's power to be dominant, and even his grandfather's and mother's family couldn't help them.
Forget it! can only be counted, and in this way, the Wang family completed the snake swallowing the elephant, but Wang Zhengjun still has requirements at this time. She has eight brothers, the youngest brother died early in his prime, and he failed to be crowned marquis, she felt pitiful, so she made this younger brother's son marquis, Liu Biao also agreed, Wang Zhengjun's nephew is very famous in history, that is, the famous Wang Mang.
Confused, who is confused, is it Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty or Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, or even Wang Zhengjun? They all have problems, and between the family and the country, without exception, they all choose the family first, and the country second, just like that, the death knell of the Western Han Dynasty has sounded.
Emperor Liu Biao of the Han Dynasty died, because he did not give birth to a son in his lifetime, so he succeeded his younger brother Liu Kang's son Liu Xin, and made him the crown prince, after his death, Liu Xin ascended the throne as Emperor Wai of the Han Dynasty.
Now the harem can be lively, and four queen mothers appeared at once: the empress dowager Wang Zhengjun (the wife of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty), the empress dowager Fu Zhaoyi (the concubine of the Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty and the mother of Liu Kang), the empress dowager Zhao Feiyan (the wife of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty) and Liu Xin's own mother, the empress dowager Ding Ji (the wife of Liu Kang).
Three women are just one play, what will become of the four women? That's a pot of porridge, of course.
At this time, Fu Zhaoyi, who was the emperor's grandmother, was quite arrogant, and she opened her mouth and closed her mouth to call Wang Zhengjun "old woman", which is equivalent to an old woman.
Wang Zhengjun seems to have been promoted again, but the situation is much worse than before, but she has a fatal advantage, that is, she has a long life, she survived until Fu Zhaoyi and Emperor Han Ai died one after another, and then broke into the emperor's Weiyang Palace by herself, without saying a word, she first held the jade seal of the country in her hand.
Wang Zhengjun was busy grabbing power, but she was not Empress Lu, she didn't have that political talent, she couldn't do anything big, and she only listened to the words of her eldest nephew Wang Mang.
At this time, Wang Mang was already in the Great Sima, and the hundred officials were just a formality, Wang Mang, who was like Cao Cao, was the real master, and the little emperor Liu Jian, Emperor of Hanping, was just an ornament.
Wang Mang is also very good at performing, in front of his aunt, humble and thrifty, courteous and virtuous corporal, very filial, the government and the opposition also have high hopes for him, thinking that he is shrewd and capable, and is regarded as the best candidate to save the crisis.
In order to control Emperor Ping of Han, Wang Mang played with Huo Guang in similar ways, and also married his daughter into the palace and made him the queen.
Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty did not understand political affairs at the beginning, but when he was 14 years old, he was sensible, and he was resentful of Wang Mang and wanted to resist, but where was the opponent, and finally according to Sima Guang's "Zizhi Tongjian", he was poisoned by Wang Mang.
After the death of Emperor Ping of Han, Wang Mang's wings were also stiffened, and he no longer needed his aunt's support, so he selected 2-year-old Liu Ying as the "crown prince", and he controlled the regent behind his back, which was also the sixth "emperor" that Wang Zhengjun experienced in his life.
When Wang Mang sent someone to ask his aunt Wang Zhengjun for the jade seal of the country, Wang Zhengjun, who had been mediocre all his life, finally saw Wang Mang's ambition clearly, he wanted to usurp the Han, but it was too late, the big mistake had been made, and it was difficult to recover.
At this time, Wang Zhengjun only scolded a few words to vent his anger, "And the father and son clan Menghan family power, rich and noble, there is no way to repay, and he is sent by others, and when it is convenient, he seizes his country and does not care about kindness and righteousness." If people are like this, dogs and pigs do not eat the rest, how can there be brothers in the world and evil! ”
It means that your father and son clans relied on the power of the Han Dynasty to be rich and noble for generations, and they did not know how to reciprocate, but they took advantage of the opportunity of others to send orphans and sons to seize power, regardless of kindness and righteousness. If a man like you, who doesn't even eat what is left over from him by pigs and dogs, will the world tolerate your brothers!
Wang Zhengjun also cursed Wang Mang, saying, "When I die of old age, your brothers will be wiped out!" ”。
But angry scolding can't stop the torrent of history, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty three years later and established a new dynasty, Wang Zhengjun could only watch the Han Dynasty fall at the hands of his nephew, presumably his heart was also miserable, this is the seventh dynasty she experienced.
But at this time, Wang Mang did not snub Wang Zhengjun, and built a longevity palace for her, and invited Wang Zhengjun to the banquet after it was completed, but it turned out to be another scolding.
The longevity palace was built by demolishing the temple of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, Wang Zhengjun watched her husband's temple being demolished to a mess, her heart was like a knife, and she couldn't help but reprimand: "You actually let me drink and have fun in the temple of the first emperor!" After that, he left in grief and indignation.
Five years later, in 13 AD, 84-year-old Wang Zhengjun died, and his last will was: to be buried with Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty.
Ten years after his death, Wang Mang was killed, and two years later, the descendants of the Liu family rebuilt the Eastern Han Dynasty.
03 Evaluation of future generations
Wang Zhengjun, the evaluation of her by later generations has also become polarized, some people say that she is a sinner in the Western Han Dynasty, who does not know people clearly, and is used by others; Some people also say that she is a sage in the harem, but she is too fond of Wang Mang, or too much to expand the power of the royal family.
Her life is both lucky and unfortunate, fortunately she was able to go all the way from an ordinary woman to the Empress Dowager without much effort, and she lived to be 84 years old, which is rare in history; Unfortunately, he was rarely accompanied by his family in his life, and he never received the favor of his husband.
She is not only a legend, but also an ordinary person, with a quiet personality, no political vision, unable to perform her duties in her position, blindly abiding by her duties, and finally being calculated by people who do not do her duty.
To put it bluntly, she is just a super-long standby version of the harem, and she has witnessed too many people, too many things, and too many ups and downs of fate in her life, and it seems to win everyone, but it is actually a tragedy.