"The concubines were fortunate enough to be prepared for the forbidden body, saying that they were dependent on the sun and the moon, and they died with Yu Fang." And frustrated Danqing, far away from a foreign land, sincerely sacrificed his body to repay the Lord, how dare he pity himself... There is a father and a brother, but His Majesty is fortunate to have little mercy. ——Wang Zhaojun, "Book of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty"
After Wang Zhaojun's departure, the Xiongnu, who had been in the midst of division and war for many years, achieved reunification, and the connection between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Xiongnu tribes became much closer, and the lives of the people on both sides could be stable and peaceful.
When it comes to Wang Zhaojun, we have to mention the Han Yuan Emperor, and many people say that he "directly led to the decline of the Western Han Dynasty" when evaluating this emperor, so why do people say this?
"Zhaojun Out of Setu"
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > Liu Yi, emperor of the Han Dynasty</h1>
Born in 74 BC, Liu Yi was the eldest son of Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Yuan. Soon after his birth, his father was crowned a great treasure, and he was made crown prince at the age of eight.
Because Liu Yi has a very good talent for learning, he has learned a lot of talents. According to some historical records, this prince was not only good at writing and painting, but also exceptionally proficient in musical rhythms, and he could quickly learn no matter how difficult things were.
Stills of Emperor Liu Yi of the Han Dynasty
In addition, it is worth mentioning that Liu Yi recorded in the history books is "gentle and kind", and he is quite restrained in his work. As early as when he was still the crown prince, Emperor Xuan of Han gave the evaluation of "those who mess with my family, the prince also".
So what happened at that time that caused Emperor Xuan of Han to be so disappointed? It turned out that during the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, he had attached great importance to the use of French figures.
Stills of Emperor Xuan of Han's Liu Que
He would use punishment to punish his subordinates at every turn, and some people were even killed directly because they said some "sarcastic remarks".
This seemed too cruel to Liu Yi, so during a meal one day, Liu Yi gently suggested to his father: Your Majesty,Your Majesty's punishment seems to be a little excessive, you should use Confucianism more often, otherwise I am afraid that everyone will be centrifuged.
Emperor Xuan of Han was very angry about this, and he severely criticized Liu Yi, and at the same time said to Liu Yi: "The Han Dynasty has its own system of the Han Dynasty, starting from the ancestors, the Han Dynasty is the royal way, the hegemony and use it at the same time, and it does not flourish at all in the so-called moral government of the Zhou Dynasty!" ”
Then Emperor Xuan of Han took a short breath and continued, "Those Confucians who can't see the changes in the world and still like the past and the present, where can the state hand over to such a group of people?" ”
Then looking at the prince with a panicked face, Emperor Xuan of Han gave the conclusion that the crown prince Liu Yi would "mess up the family". It is reasonable to say that when the emperor found this kind of problem, he would think about replacing the crown prince.
It was only because Liu Yi was the child of the late empress, and the Han Xuan Emperor Liu Que was indebted to the empress, so he did not replace the crown prince in the end, and when he waited until 48 BC, The Han Xuan Emperor died, and Liu Yi ascended the throne as the new emperor, for the Han Yuan Emperor.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > the cause of the decline of the Han Dynasty</h1>
Judging from the development of the entire Han Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Yuan of Han, the Han Dynasty was relatively strong, but after the Emperor of Han Yuan, the Han Dynasty gradually went downhill.
It is precisely because of this that people have the view that "the Western Han Dynasty declined because of the Han Yuan Emperor". So what did emperor Yuan of Han do at that time that caused the Western Han Dynasty to begin to decline? In summary, there are several main reasons:
Too soft and benevolent and confucian, and has no opinion when dealing with the government, resulting in the increasing power of foreign relatives and eunuchs in the court;
It cannot be rewarded and punished like his father Liu Qian, which invisibly leads to foreign relatives and eunuchs becoming more and more unscrupulous;
The inability to distinguish between loyalty and adultery leads to a sharp imbalance of central power, and slowly elevates itself into a "puppet";
Favoring eunuchs and being naïve in thought led to their own voice in the court becoming weaker and weaker.
Portrait of Emperor Xuan of Han
It is worth mentioning that as early as the time when Emperor Yuan of Han ascended the throne, he had in his hands the "troika" left to him by Emperor Xuan of Han -- Shi Gao the Marquis of Leling, Xiao Wangzhi the Crown Prince, and Zhou Kan, the young fu.
These three people have their own strengths and are very loyal to the Han royal family, if the Han Yuan Emperor can make good use of these three people, the Han Dynasty will not be able to develop again, but it will never embark on the road of decay.
Unfortunately, Emperor Yuan of Han did not realize this. Among these three, Xiao Wangzhi, as a very famous Confucian courtier at that time, was actually very happy about the ascension of Emperor Yuan of Han.
Because an emperor who is "gentle and benevolent" is more likely to identify with the benevolent government he promotes. Under the influence of Confucian thought, Liu Yi had great trust in his teacher, which made the influence of Confucians in the court more and more.
Marquis Shi Gao of Leling watched Xiao Wangzhi and others become more and more relied on by Liu Yi, and as one of the ministers who took care of his orders, he felt that he had been treated coldly.
Over time, the estrangement between Marquis Shi Gao of Leling and Xiao Wangzhi and others deepened. Finally, after Xiao Wangzhi put forward his own reform proposal, The Marquis of Leling Shigao completely broke out, and he joined forces with eunuchs to begin to obstruct Xiao Wangzhi and others from carrying out reforms.
Stills of ancient eunuchs
In this regard, Xiao Wangzhi was very worried that foreign relatives and eunuchs would do something even more unfavorable to the country, so he proposed to Emperor Yuan of Han:
The office of Zhongshu was originally the basis of state affairs and should be managed by wise and just people, and the use of eunuchs was really a bit unsuborthary. In the face of Xiao Wangzhi's suggestion, emperor Yuan of Han hesitated and discussed for a long time without decision.
Xiao Wangzhi and other ministers proposed to Emperor Xuan of Han
It was precisely because of Emperor Yuan's hesitation that the eunuch Honggong who was then Zhongshu Ling and the eunuch Shi Xian, who was then a servant, hated Xiao Wangzhi, and they simply joined forces with Shi Jia and other foreign relatives to force Xiao Wangzhi to commit suicide.
In this regard, although Liu Yi cried sadly several times, he did not punish Shi Xian and others heavily, but only did verbal accountability. After the depressed mood caused by Xiao Wangzhi's death eased, Liu Yi began to spoil Shi Xian and others again.
Later, due to the death of Zhongshu Ling Honggong, Shi Xian succeeded Zhongshu Ling. From this time on, the power of the Han court began to be sharply unbalanced, and Liu Yi seemed to have not noticed this.
Later, he simply entrusted all the government to Shi Xian. A good emperor thus made himself a "puppet".
He believed that eunuchs had no family and could never collude with the outside party. It is true that eunuchs during the Han and Yuan Emperors, such as Shi Xian. He really didn't have a family and didn't seem able to collude with the outside party.
However, because of his great power, Shi Xian colluded with the court people internally, completely controlled the every move of the Yuan Emperor, co-opted foreign relatives and wavering Confucian courtiers externally, and wantonly slaughtered people of different parties.
This situation led to the han yuan emperor's sense of existence above the court becoming weaker and weaker, and many ministers discussed national affairs directly to find Shi Xian, and the Han Yuan emperor was like a mascot, just need to sit next to it.
In 33 BC, Emperor Yuan of Han died at the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an at the age of forty-two, and was rumored to be the crown prince Liu Xiao as Emperor Cheng of Han. Since then, the Han Dynasty has embarked on the road of decline.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="39" > summary and some associations</h1>
All in all, the reason why people say that the Han Yuan Emperor led to the decline of the Western Han Dynasty is mainly because this person gave eunuchs and foreign relatives too much power during his reign, which led to the increasing influence of the Han royal family in the court.
And this kind of transfer of power to others also made the social crisis of the Han Dynasty deepen day by day, the wind of land annexation prevailed, coupled with the natural disasters that occurred from time to time, it is no wonder that the Han Dynasty will go downhill.
And the fact that Emperor Yuan of Han only verbally held Xiao Wang accountable after Shi Xian and others framed them is also reminiscent of the current handling of the problem of school bullying.
Many parents after their children are bullied in school, the most important way to deal with it is to inform the teacher, and the teacher takes the lead in making the bully apologize to the victim, but this method can only be said to be a symptom rather than a cure.
School bullying
If you want to better solve this kind of thing, it is best to contact the police at the first time and make your attitude clear -
The arbitrary beating and insulting of the child by the bully has been suspected of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, and I firmly demand that it be dealt with according to law. Bullies over the age of 16 can be held criminally responsible, while those under the age of 16 can be held accountable for public security.
Pursue the criminal responsibility of school bullying in accordance with law
If it is only to teach the bully's guardian a lesson, then you can give up the responsibility, but you must issue a legally valid guarantee letter by the other party in the presence of the police.
Ensure that the bully no longer bully the child, if not, according to the law to pursue legal responsibility, and once the case is filed, the bully will have a previous conviction, even if he himself does not understand things, his guardian will help him understand things.
School bullying thematic education
If you only solve the problem verbally like Emperor Yuan of Han, without pain or itch, the perpetrator may become more and more difficult to embarrass people afterwards.
Many people may think that this is really a bit of a fuss, but children's education is never a trivial matter. I also hope that all children will not encounter school bullying, and do not face this seemingly unintentional but vicious darkness.
Police introduce school bullying
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="50" > supplement</h1>
The topic returned to the Han Yuan Emperor. Above we have talked about some of the performances of the Han Yuan Emperor in state affairs, and here we may wish to tell another story of his marriage. It is said that when Emperor Yuan of Han was still a prince, he liked Sima Liangdi the most.
Unfortunately, Sima Liangdi died of illness early in 51 BC. Before his death, Sima Liangdi told Liu Yi that his illness was most likely due to the curse of other liangdi and liangren.
The daily life of Liu Yi and Sima Liangdi was probably like this
The young Liu Yi was convinced of this, and he completely alienated his concubines, and later this matter reached the ears of Emperor Xuan of Han, and in order to free his son from suffering, Emperor Xuan of Han asked Empress Wang to choose a few young palace girls to serve.
Among them, there was a palace maid named Wang Zhengjun, who was fingered by the absent-minded Liu Yi and became Liu Yi's crown princess, and soon after gave birth to the crown prince Liu Yi.
Many royal marriages are very unhappy
It was only because Liu Yi missed Sima Liangdi very much that after the birth of the prince, he rarely went to the harem women, and unless someone urged him to do so, he would go as if he had completed the task, which made people sigh.
And this probably explains very well why Wang Zhaojun would later "enter the palace for several years, not to see the emperor, and accumulate grievances", and finally chose to marry the Xiongnu.