In 49 BC, Emperor Xuan of Han died, the crown prince Liu Yi ascended the throne as Emperor Yuan, Liu Xiao deserved to be crowned as the crown prince, when he chose who to be the empress, the Han Yuan Emperor Liu Yi hesitated, although Wang Zhengjun was a princess, but he was his own intentions, there was no deep affection between the two, and she was made a princess entirely because he had an eldest son for himself, but now he also had two concubines who were deeply favored by the emperor, one was Fu and the other was Feng, and these two gave birth to a son.
Despite the great resistance in his heart, the law of the ancestors could not be changed, and coupled with a group of old courtiers who maintained tradition in the court, Emperor Yuan of Han was forced to make Wang Zhengjun an empress. Do you think emperor Yuan of Han is dead set on this? No, in order to make up for his two concubines, he created a new Zhaoyi position in the name of the harem, which was a little lower than the empress.
As an empress, Wang Zhengjun looked at the two tiger-eyed women around her, and she was trembling every day, afraid that her back seat was gone, and Wang Zhengjun was very sober that if she wanted to keep her own back seat, then she had to let her son have a heart with herself, so she doted on Liu Xiao very much.
At the beginning, Liu Xiao still had great ambitions, actively read books, and did his homework on time, but since he had a mother who was willing to help him clean up the mess all the time, Liu Xiao also began to act recklessly, could not help but be extravagant and lascivious, but also extremely lustful, this behavior made Emperor Han Yuan directly want to depose his position as prince, but think that after all, he is his eldest son, Liu Xiao is also a person, every time he finishes committing a crime, he will be quiet for a few days, and be a good son for a few days, which dispels the idea of emperor deposing the prince of Han Yuan.
33 BC. Emperor Yuan of Han died, the crown prince Liu Xiao ascended the throne as emperor, for the sake of Emperor Cheng, Wang Zhengjun was once again revered as the empress dowager, because of Wang Zhengjun's connivance and pampering of Emperor Cheng, so that after becoming emperor, he was even more absurd, all day long either indulging in wine or doing nothing, Wang Zhengjun could not watch the world of the Great Han destroyed in his own hands, and took the initiative to take over the important affairs of the dynasty.
The Han Dynasty has always been sensitive to the fact that women are in power because of Lü Yan's monopoly of power, and those old courtiers in the court are even more fiercely opposed, Wang Zhengjun suddenly remembered his mother's family at this time, although Wang Zhengjun's mother's family is not a rich marquis, but it is also a noble family, plus her father is nostalgic for beauty, giving birth to countless brothers and sisters.
At this time, the benefits of many brothers and sisters were reflected, and in order to consolidate the position of the dynasty, Wang Zhengjun made his brothers all marquises without exception, headed by the eldest brother Wang Feng, the official to the great Sima General Lingshang Shushi, and even on the same day five brothers were crowned marquises together, and one of them won the Dao Chicken Dog Soaring, and The Hou Ye became a cabbage.
Looking at the brothers, the eldest brother Wang Feng can help a little means, and the others are grass bag moths. Unfortunately, Wang Mang's father died when he was very young, without the protection of his own father, it is difficult to survive in a large family, thanks to Wang Feng's loving children, plus Wang Mang will observe the color from a young age, know how to act opportunistically, and please Wang Feng very much, and when Wang Feng dies, he also entrusts Wang Mang to Wang Zhengjun.
Emperor Cheng, Liu Xiao, died, because there were no heirs to inherit the throne, so liu Xin, the son of Liu Kang the King of Dingtao, succeeded to the throne for Emperor Wai, who was the grandson of Emperor Yuan's favored concubine Fu Shi, who was on the throne, and Fu Shi was also honored as empress dowager, two empresses in one dynasty, and two empresses who looked down on each other, and there would definitely be a big fight, in order to quell the fight, Wang Mang took the initiative to leave the position of Grand Sima ( Da Sima on his own initiative.
Within a few years, Emperor Wai could not withstand the death of these two empresses, and Wang Zhengjun preemptively returned the military and political power before Emperor Wai died, and handed it over to his most trusted nephew Wang Mang as soon as he turned his head. As a result, Wang Zhengjun began to dominate the family again, and elected the son of Liu Xing, the king of Zhongshan, to become emperor, known in history as Emperor Ping, and Wang Zhengjun came to the court as the empress dowager to listen to the government.
Wang Mang, who had been immersed in the court for several years, was no longer the simple teenager, he also had his own ambitions, and he was even more covetous of the throne of the Nine-Five-Year-Old, Wang Mang took advantage of Wang Zhengjun's trust in himself, gradually controlled the power of the dynasty, and gradually overshadowed Wang Zhengjun step by step.
After many years, Wang Mang almost took charge of all the major affairs of the military state, so that the little emperor who had grown up felt the crisis, and had the heart to get rid of Wang Mang, Emperor Ping had not experienced a big scene in the end, all his heart was expressed on his face, How shrewd Wang Mang was at a glance, he did not give the little emperor the opportunity to grow up, directly slaughtered Emperor Ping, and he set up a two-year-old doll as a puppet emperor. At this time, Wang Zhengjun, who was enjoying his life in the harem, became aware of Wang Mang's wolf ambitions, and although she had the intention to restore the situation, it was useless.
In 8 AD, Wang Mang directly ascended the throne and established himself as emperor, in order to be able to be the emperor in a justified manner, he went directly to the palace of Wang Zhengjun to ask for the jade seal, at this time, the wang zhengjun was gone, and the jade seal could not be affected at all, so he simply took the jade seal and smashed it on the head of the nephew who did not want to face, but unfortunately it was not smashed to death.
In 13 AD, Wang Zhengjun died at the age of 84 and was buried with Emperor Yuan.
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