Wang Zhaojun and Wang Zhengjun, both women who influenced the Han Dynasty. Their names are only one word apart, but their life experiences are very different. The reason why the two people are in different circumstances is not only because of the difference in names. When faced with a palace painter, the choices made by the two are completely different, which directly determines the direction of their lives.
At that time, Prince Liu Yi's favorite woman, Ma Liangdi, had just died violently, and he was still in a cold period for other women. Therefore, Liu Yi's old wife gathered all the reserve palace ladies together, and the painters painted one portrait after another, so that Liu Yi could quickly pick one thing. After all, in the feudal era, passing on the generations was the top priority. The original partner died, and he had to find a woman to take over.
Wang Zhengjun's mind is quite flexible, and although her posture is not a sinking fish and a falling goose, she can make up for the lack of appearance with her IQ. Although the historical records do not record how Wang Zhengjun was selected, combined with her later harem road, this selection is watery.
Otherwise, liu yi carelessly pointed at it, how could he poke at the portrait of Wang Zhengjun and let this woman embark on the fast track of politics? Since Wang Zhengjun was eighteen years old, this woman has experienced five emperors. First her father-in-law, Emperor Xuan of Han, then her husband Emperor Yuan of Han, her son Emperor Cheng of Han, and even Emperor Ai of Han and Emperor Ping of Han.
During this period, the foreign relatives of the Wang family can be described as calling the wind and rain, and they have the same popularity in the DPRK. Behind every powerful relative of the Wang clan (including Wang Mang), we can see the figure of Wang Zhengjun. It can be said that without this woman, the big man would not have the distinction between things and things.
In contrast, Wang Zhaojun's situation is somewhat delicate.
Her posture obviously belongs to the best, surpassing Wang Zhengjun by more than one step. From the ranking of the four beauties of ancient China, we can see that although she lived in the same era as Wang Zhengjun, she had a superior capital than Wang Zhengjun.
However, in the process of Liu Yi's selection, Wang Zhaojun remained unknown and could not ascend to the throne.
Why?
Because she was simple-minded and did not know how to buy a painter to do tricks, so that her portrait was unremarkable, even a little ugly, and was ignored by Liu Yi.
During the Sino-Hungarian marriage, Hu Hanxian fell in love with Wang Zhaojun, the "princess" who was used by the Han court to make up numbers. At that time, Liu Yi had not yet seen Wang Zhaojun's face, and he never dreamed that there was such a "heavenly person" in his harem reserves.
At that time, Wang Zhaojun had been in the palace for nine years, but in the nine years, Wang Zhaojun never had the opportunity to come to Liu Yi's side. It is said that Mao Yanshou, the painter who painted portraits of palace people at that time, was a greedy person who was greedy for money, and every time he painted a portrait of a palace girl, he had to charge a benefit fee.
Wang Zhaojun had no money and did not bother to do such a thing, so her portrait was not satisfactory and failed to enter Liu Yi's eyes. According to ye shi records, after Liu Yi saw Wang Zhaojun, he even repented of his intestines and killed nearly a hundred painters, just to vent his anger.
How could he have imagined that there was such a dirty "gray industrial chain" in his harem that a beauty like Wang Zhaojun had lost touch with him.
It is said that before Zhaojun left the blockade, Liu Yi summoned him to the palace for two nights, and what happened during this period is unknown.
Although Wang Zhaojun's fate was tragic, her contribution to the Han Dynasty was great.
"Han Wuxiong's map is written in history, and the Great Wall is full of smoke.
What a good lute, silent for fifty years. ”
At that time, during the Sino-Indian War, our people expected this war to maintain at least fifty years of border stability, but as early as the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Zhaojun had already enabled the Han Dynasty to promote a feat of bilateral peace for half a century without spending a single soldier.
Although Emperor Wu of Han was a hegemon who could fight a good war, he had exhausted the entire family foundation of the Han Dynasty, and the results achieved did not stabilize the Han Dynasty for several decades. From this point of view, Wang Zhaojun's historical merits are really great. If there is a vote for the "greatest woman in history", the author's vote must definitely be cast in the box with Wang Zhaojun written on it.
The author once felt that the reason why Wang Zhengjun was selected was not necessarily as recorded in the historical records. After all, the later Wang Zhengjun had almost stood at the height of being the master of the house, and the historian only dared to write what she wanted to see. The selection in which Wang Zhengjun participated was most likely similar to the selection when Wang Zhaojun was elected as a princess, and it was all selected through portraits.
Under this premise, the reason why Wang Zhengjun can ascend to the throne is very subtle. From a historical point of view, Liu Yi did not like Wang Zhengjun, at least not to the bone like Ma Liangdi. It can be seen that Wang Zhengjun's posture may not be outstanding. Therefore, we have reason to believe that Wang Zhengjun made a monetary transaction with Mao Yanshou or other painters when he confronted them.
Who would have thought that the painters of the Han Dynasty had directly influenced the development of the history of the two Han Dynasties.
The fate of Wang Zhaojun and Wang Zhengjun's second daughter was thus tied to the paintbrush by the painter. This also indirectly clarifies a truth to us, that is, the energy emitted by small people is sometimes immeasurable.
Resources:
【Book of Han" and "Zizhi Tongjian"】