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Empress Wang of the Han Yuan Emperor, a famous politician. Husband Liu Yi of Han Yuan Emperor, father Wang Ban, father-in-law Emperor Xuan of Han, son Liu Xiao of Hancheng Emperor, nephew Wang Mang.
Speaking of Wang Zhengjun, we can first talk about the best in her. The Western Han Harem has the longest lifespan, and it is also the forefront in the history of ancient harems, at the age of eighty-four. After experiencing the most emperors in the Western Han Dynasty, experiencing the Han Xuan Emperor, the Han Yuan Emperor, the Han Cheng Emperor, the Han Lai Emperor, the Han Ping Emperor, the Widow Baby, and the Wang Mang New Dynasty, it witnessed the whole process of the Western Han Dynasty from prosperity to decline to demise. She is also the most devoted woman in Bangu's Book of Han, and the biography consists of two parts.
Wang Zhengjun of "Mother's Day"
Destiny
The ancestor of the Wang family was the Tian clan of the State of Qi, which was later changed to the surname Wang. The Wang family had people in the Western Han Dynasty who served as officials, and could be regarded as a famous and prestigious family. Wang Zhengjun's father, Wang Ban, studied law in Chang'an from an early age, and then became a court lieutenant in the Western Han Dynasty. Wang Ban likes to make friends, there are many liquor stores, there are many women, and he marries a lot of concubines. There are naturally more women and more children, and Wang Ban has four daughters and eight sons, and Wang Zhengjun ranks second among his daughters.
When there are more women, they cannot avoid fighting for the wind and jealousy, and Wang Zhengjun's mother is the right wife, because of "jealousy" and Wang Ban divorce and remarry.
Wang Grew up "beautiful, gentle, and well-behaved." "Good looks, good character, good family." It is indispensable to say that the nature of the matchmaker is similar to that of other women who enter the palace. Even with an in-laws, every time you wait until you are about to get married, the groom dies. In ancient times, it can be said that they are "Kefu", but they can also be said to be "hard destiny", because they have a destiny and must follow Providence. During the five years of emperor Xuan of Han, the eighteen-year-old Wang Zhengjun entered the palace and became a family son.
More than a year after Wang Zhengjun entered the palace, just in time for the crown prince Liu Yi, who was later the Han Yuan Emperor, the most favored Sima Liangdi died, and the crown prince was immersed in grief and could not extricate himself. In order to make his son happy, Emperor Xuan of Han chose five family members for Empress Wang to give to his son. In fact, Liu Yi was not interested in these women at all, but he was afraid of upsetting the emperor and the empress, so he said, "One of them can be." At that time, Wang Zhengjun was closest to Liu Yi, and the female official thought it was her.
Wang Zhengjun in "Mother's World"
In this way, Wang Zhengjun was favored by Liu Yi. Surprisingly, Wang Zhengjun became pregnant and gave birth to a boy, the later Emperor Yuan of Han. You must know that there are many women in Liu Yi's harem, some of whom have been spoiled for seven or eight years and have no heirs. Since the birth of Wang Zhengjun's son, he has hardly been favored by Emperor Yuan, and even rarely has seen him. After the Han Yuan Emperor succeeded to the throne, Wang Zhengjun was made empress.
Heterogeneous storage storm
When Wang Zhengjun's son was born, he was probably much loved by Emperor Xuan of Han because he was the eldest grandson, and Emperor Xuan of Han personally named his grandson Liu Xiao, and his grandson often carried him with him. Emperor Yuan of Han favored Fu Zhaoyi even more, and of course preferred Fu Zhaoyi's son Dingtao Gongwang, often wanting to depose Liu Xiao and establish Dingtao Gongwang as crown prince. Fortunately, thanks to the advice of Shi Dan, Emperor Yuan of Han also believed that "Shangye was cautious with empresses, and the crown prince Xiandi often paid attention to it, so it was not abolished." The Book of Han records that Fu Zhaoyi was arrogant, and it is estimated that Emperor Yuan of Han was also afraid of another "Empress Lü", and after weighing it, it was more reliable to choose wang Zhengjun's son. Wang Zhengjun's "caution" has also become an important factor in his son's victory.
Fu Zhaoyi in "Mother Yi Tianxia"
The Royal Family's snobbery grew bigger
When Emperor Cheng of Hancheng was emperor, he greatly rewarded foreign relatives and the Wang family reused them, with five generals and ten marquises. The Wang family became an unshakable and huge force in the Western Han Dynasty, including Wang Zhengjun's nephew Wang Mang, which also laid the foundation for the demise of the Western Han Dynasty.
Emperor Hancheng loved beauty, and there were many women who were favored in his life, the more famous ones were Empress Xu, Ban Jieyu, Zhao Feiyan, and Zhao Hede. But Heaven made a joke to him, and he never had a son. Emperor Hancheng fell ill in the last year, so he had to bring his younger brother Dingtao Gongwang, who originally wanted to compete with him for the throne, to Chang'an, and instructed future generations to hope that he would inherit the throne. It is a pity that King Dingtao gong died in front of Emperor Hancheng, who still had no sons when he died, so he had to let Liu Xin, the son of King Dingtao Gong, become the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, that is, the Han Emperor. Wang Zhengjun also became the empress dowager.
Wang Zhengjun was not the mother of the Han Emperor, nor was he his grandmother. After the Han Emperor succeeded to the throne, he also deliberately suppressed the power of the Wang family, promoting his mother's Ding family and his grandmother, Empress Fu," and some of the Wang family members were stripped of power or transferred. Because the power of the royal family was too great, the Han Emperor could not remove them all. What is even more unexpected is that the Han Emperor died after only 3 years on the throne, and the still powerful Wang family held the position of Wang Zhengjun, once again completely controlling the government of the Western Han Dynasty, and during the Han Ping Emperor period, the actual ruler of the Western Han Dynasty was already Wang Mang.
References 《Book of Han》
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