Are Wang Zhengjun and Wang Zhaojun the same emperor?

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Wang Zhengjun (70-13 BC), a native of Yuancheng, Wei County (now Zhengding County, Hebei Province), the second daughter of the fake Wang Jin of Yangping, the queen of Han Yuan Emperor Liu Shi, She was weak in nature and had no independent opinions.

Wang Zhengjun was born in a family of officials. Legend has it that her mother, Li Meng Yue, fell into her arms and became pregnant and gave birth to Zhengjun. Her father served as a court official. Shi (Court Secretary), Wang Jin was addicted to alcohol and lust, married several wives, and gave birth to four daughters and eight sons. Wang Zhengjun's biological mother, Li, fell out of favor. He broke up with Wang Jin and remarried Xun An. Wang Zhengjun lost his mother's love when he was young. When he grew up, Zhengjun was gentle and virtuous. She was married off by her father when she was young, but her husband died of illness before she could enter the palace. She later remarried King Dongping as his concubine, but King Dongping died before she could enter the palace. The man he promised to marry died of a sudden illness. His father, Wang Jin, was very surprised. He asked someone to do a fortune telling. The fortune teller said: "Your daughter is destined to be rich and noble. The person you will marry in the future will definitely be a noble person." Wang Jin was very surprised. Happy, he taught Zhengjun how to write, read, and play the harp, drums, and harp.

In 53 BC (the first year of Ganlu of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty), when Zhengjun was eighteen years old, Wang Zhengjun should enter the palace first. When the crown prince Liu Xi’s beloved concubine Sima died, Sima Liangdi was about to die. Before, he said to the crown prince: "I don't deserve to die, it's the concubines who cursed me." After Sima's death, Liu Shi was very sad. He remembered Sima Liangdi's words and vowed not to approach the concubines again. Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was afraid that the prince would be too sad. , the queen asked the queen to select five maids for the prince to choose his concubine. Wang Zhengjun was among the candidates. She was wearing a gorgeous dress embroidered with red lace and happened to be sitting on the seat closest to the prince. The prince was still in love with the present. Concubine Sima was in grief and had no intention of choosing a concubine. The queen was urging her, and Liu Shi casually pointed at a palace maid near her. The queen saw that Wang Zhengjun's appearance was quite reasonable, not to mention that the crown prince nodded, so he was busy ordering people. Send Wang Zhengjun to the East Palace.

In this way, the plain-looking Wang Zhengjun became the crown princess by chance. The prince Liu Xi did not like Wang Zhengjun, but Zhengjun became pregnant and gave birth to a child after staying overnight. From then on, Prince Liu Shi never visited her again.

Emperor Xuan was very happy when he heard that he had a legitimate grandson. He named him Ao himself, with the courtesy name Taisun. He often hugged Liu Ao and played with him.

In December 49 BC, Emperor Xuan passed away and Liu Ao was three years old. On the day of Emperor Xuan's death, the crown prince Liu Xi ascended the dragon throne in the front hall of Weiyang Palace. He was Emperor Yuan of Han, Liu Ao. He is his eldest son, who was previously established as the crown prince.

It is said that a mother is more valuable than a son, so Liu Ao was established as the crown prince, and his mother Wang Zhengjun should have a phoenix crown on her head. But Emperor Yuan was hesitant because he did not favor Wang Zhengjun.

His favorite concubines are Fu and Feng. Concubine Fu was smart and considerate, so she was very popular in the palace. Although she was favored by Emperor Yuan, she was not jealous of other concubines. Not long after Wang Zhengjun gave birth to Liu Ao, Concubine Fu gave birth to his son Liu Kang, and Concubine Feng gave birth to his son Liu Xing.

Emperor Yuan wanted to put the queen's phoenix crown on Concubine Fu's head. However, in his time, Liu Ao was established as the crown prince, and the queen's crown belonged to the princess according to traditional regulations. Emperor Yuan hesitated for three days, and his restoration attracted criticism, and finally he had no choice but to make the princess the queen.

He created another title whose status in the palace was inferior to that of the queen - "Zhaoyi". The Zhaoyi position was regarded as the prime minister, compared with the princes and kings. His beloved concubines Fu and Feng were Zhaoyi, Liu Kang was made the king of Dingtao, and Liu Xing was the king of Xindu.

Empress Wang only had the honorary title of empress and was left out. Fortunately, Wang Zhengjun was gentle by nature and was not a jealous woman. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty always showed grace to the empress' family, and many of the Wang family members were crowned kings. Ten people laid the foundation for the abuse of power by relatives in the late Western Han Dynasty.

But her son, Crown Prince Liu Ao, increasingly dissatisfied Emperor Yuan. Liu Ao was good at reading scriptures and was respectful and polite. Once, Emperor Yuan summoned him, and he hurriedly went after hearing the edict. But Liu Ao did not dare to cross the emperor's dedicated galloping road, but instead took a big detour. Emperor Yuan saw that the prince was late and blamed the prince. Liu Ao explained the reason. Emperor Yuan was very happy, but the good times did not last long. Liu Ao gradually got tired of the scriptures and spent all day doing nothing but drinking and playing. Emperor Yuan reprimanded him many times, but the prince refused to change, so Emperor Yuan planned to depose Liu Ao and replace him with Concubine Fu's son Liu Kang.

33 BC (the first year of Emperor Jingning of Han Yuan Dynasty). Emperor Yuan was seriously ill, and Fu Zhaoyi and Liu Kang were waiting at his side. The queen and prince were turned away. One day, Emperor Yuan revealed to his close ministers his wish to depose Liu Kang and make Liu Kang his successor. After hearing this, Queen Wang and the Prince were frightened and at a loss.

At this time, Shi Dan, a favored minister of Emperor Yuan, broke into Emperor Yuan's palace, paused and cried, saying: "The crown prince is famous all over the world, and the people are loyal to him. I heard that your majesty intends to abolish the establishment. If so. , please let me die first!" Upon seeing this, Emperor Yuan sighed and said, "It doesn't matter. The queen is cautious, and the late emperor loves the prince, how can I dare to violate the emperor's wishes?"

Ao preserved the crown prince's name, and Wang Zhengjun also preserved the queen's phoenix crown.

In May of 33 BC (the first year of Emperor Jingning of Han Yuan Dynasty), Emperor Yuan died in Weiyang Palace at the age of forty-three. Liu Ao succeeded to the throne as Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, respected Wang as the empress dowager, and moved to Changle Palace.

Emperor Cheng, who was obsessed with sensuality, appointed his uncle Wang Feng as the Great Sima General to take charge of the affairs of the court. Emperor Cheng himself spent all day traveling around, fighting cocks and running dogs. The power of the government was actually in the hands of the Empress Dowager and her brother Wang Feng, and the emperor had to follow their eyes and act.

Emperor Cheng was sickly and had no children for many years after he ascended the throne. When Liu Kang, the king of Dingtao, came to court, Emperor Cheng left him in the capital to accompany him, with the intention of making Liu Kang the successor to the throne. Wang Feng was dissatisfied with this and worried that Liu Kang's becoming emperor would be detrimental to the Wang family, so he used the name of the solar eclipse to advise Emperor Cheng to send Liu Kang back to his Dingtao Kingdom. Emperor Cheng had no choice but to bid farewell to Liu Kang in tears.

Emperor Cheng became increasingly dissatisfied with Wang Feng's exclusive use of power and his intention to remove Wang Feng. It happened that Wang Zhang of Jingzhao Yin, who was promoted to a local official in the capital, wrote to the emperor, suggesting that the emperor demote Wang Feng and recommend Feng Yewang, the uncle of the King of Zhongshan, to replace Wang Feng. As a result, Wang Yin found out about their conspiracy.

Wang Yin was the son of Wang Hong, the cousin of the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun. He was a servant and served around Emperor Cheng. When Emperor Cheng conspired with Wang Zhang, he kept his face secretly and secretly informed Wang Feng afterwards. , so Wang Feng was at home and wrote a letter to resign. Emperor Cheng felt that this was a good opportunity to depose Wang Feng. Unexpectedly, the empress dowager came out to interfere. She cried and cried, refused to eat or drink, and put pressure on Emperor Cheng. Emperor Cheng had no choice but to put Wang Zhang on death row and death row with a stick, and his wife was exiled to the border. .

When the Wang family's relatives were all arrogant and arrogant, Wang Mang, who was only thirteen years old, was dependent on his mother. He was dressed in simple clothes, behaved respectfully, and carefully served his uncle who held great power. Compared with those noble sons of the Wang family, Wang Mang, who is clean, thrifty and courteous, is particularly eye-catching.

In the third year of Yangshuo (22 BC), Wang Feng was seriously ill, and Wang Mang was waiting for him. He had not taken off his belt for several months. Wang Feng was very moved. When he was dying, the Empress Dowager and Emperor Cheng granted Wang Mang an official position and a half. job. Wang Mang served his uncle more carefully, and the Empress Dowager had a good impression of this nephew.

After Wang Feng's death, Wang Genfumei had been ill for five years and wrote to the matrix to recommend his nephew Wang Mang to the post of Grand Sima.

In Suihe Erkan (7 BC), Emperor Cheng died, and Liu Xin, son of Liu Kang, King of Dingtao, ascended the throne as Emperor Ai. Emperor Ai honored the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun as the Empress Dowager. After Emperor Ai ascended the throne, his grandmother Fu Zhaoyi and mother Ding Ji became the new powerful family, and they had conflicts with Wang's relatives over the distribution of rights and interests. The Empress Dowager ordered Wang Mang to resign to ease the conflict, but Wang Mang reluctantly submitted a letter to resign.

In the second year of Yuanshou (1 BC), Emperor Ai died and he had no children. On the day of Emperor Ai's death, the Empress Dowager forced Emperor Ai to hand over military and political power to Wang Mang, who returned to the throne of Grand Sima. He and the Empress Dowager welcomed Liu Qu, the nine-year-old son of King Zhongshan Liu Xing, as Emperor Ping.

Emperor Ping was too young to be in charge. Therefore, the Empress Dowager came to power and exercised the power of the emperor. She relied on Wang Mang and entrusted him with political affairs.

In fact, Wang Mang has been coveting the throne for a long time. He forms cliques for personal gain. Eliminate dissent; also seek fame and reputation, and extend favors. After several years of management, he took control of the government in his own hands.

Wang Mang did not dare to mess with the Empress Dowager. The elderly Empress Dowager still held considerable power. In order to monopolize the power, Wang Mang ordered his minions to write a letter, saying that the Empress Dowager was supreme and should not be overworked on small matters. There is no need to bow. The Empress Dowager was very happy to hear this, and stipulated that in the future, only the matter of being granted a title or title would be reported to her, and all other matters would be decided by Wang Mang.

As the years passed, Emperor Ping gradually grew up. Wang Mang realized that Emperor Ping was very dissatisfied with his autocratic power.

So she first committed poison to kill Emperor Ping, established a two-year-old Liu Ying as the "little boy", and became the "Emperor Photographer" herself. The Queen Mother never expected that her nephew Wang Mang, who she had cultivated, would try to do this. To usurp the world of her children and grandchildren! But it was too late to regret it. At this time, the power of the court completely fell into Wang Mang's hands. He had only nominal power but no real power. There was no power that could stop Wang Mang from standing on his own behalf on behalf of the Han Dynasty.

In 8 AD, Wang Mang deposed the young emperor Liu Ying, put on the crown amidst the cheers of his minions, and sat on the dragon throne in a grand manner. After that, he went to see the Empress Dowager, saying that he was upholding the destiny and acting on his behalf. The Han Dynasty was established and a new dynasty was established. The Empress Dowager, who used to hold real power, now only has the ability to be angry and curse.

On the first day of the first lunar month of the following year, the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor was solemnly held in the front hall of Weiyang Palace. Wang Mang ascended the dragon throne to the south and proclaimed himself emperor, accepted the congratulations from the Baiguanjing, and presented the empress dowager with the seal ribbon of "the empress dowager of the new room", removing the title of Han Dynasty.

Wang Mang became independent on behalf of the Han Dynasty, and felt that only by taking over the Han family's jade seal could he truly replace the Liu family in the world. Therefore, not long after he became emperor, he couldn't wait to send Wang Shun to Changle Palace to ask for the "Han Dynasty Seal" from the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was furious, pointed at Wang Shun's nose and cursed: "Wang Shun, your family has received favor from the Han Dynasty emperor, but you don't want to repay it. Instead, you took advantage of the Han Dynasty's isolation and weakness to help Wang Mang usurp the throne. People like you are worse than pigs and dogs. I am an old widow from the Han Dynasty and I don’t have a few days left to live. When I die, let me bury this jade seal. Wang Mang will never get it!

Wang Shun lay on the ground, ashamed. After a long time, he raised his head and said to the Queen Mother: "The Emperor is determined to get it. If the Queen Mother gives it back today, can she still give it back tomorrow?" "

The Queen Mother was worried that Wang Mang would jump over the wall if he could not get the "Han Dynasty Seal", so she took out the jade seal, threw it in front of Wang Shun, and cursed: "My old general will die, and your brothers will definitely be exterminated. retribution! ”

The leading officials in the palace in the Han Dynasty all wore sable. Wang Mang even wore sable. The Empress Dowager missed the Han Dynasty and refused to act according to the new court etiquette, and ordered her attendants to still wear sable. Wang Mang saw

The Empress Dowager spent the last days of her life in grief and anger.

Wang Zhengjun was born during the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. He experienced seven dynasties and many vicissitudes of life. Although she had no political ambitions, she was incompetent and indecisive, which finally ruined the empire of Liu in the Han Dynasty.

In February of the 13th year of the new dynasty (the fifth year after the founding of the new dynasty), the Taihuang Emperor died. The Queen Mother died of grief and anger. She was one of the longest-lived queens in Chinese history. Her body was transported to Weiling and buried with Emperor Yuan.

Wang Zhaojun (wáng zhāo jūn). Her surname is Wang, her given name is Qiang, her given name is Zhaojun, her given name is Haoyue, and her surname is Wang Qiang. She is from Zigui, Nanjun (now Xingshan County, Yichang, Hubei Province), and is of Han nationality. At that time, Hu Hanxie came to court, and the emperor gave him five daughters. Wang Zhaojun had not been able to see the emperor for several years, so he asked Ye Ting to ask for his resignation. The emperor summoned the five daughters to show him. "Zhaojun is rich and beautiful, and the Han palace is bright. His eyes are wandering, and he is moving around." The emperor was shocked and wanted to keep him, but it was difficult to break his promise, so he broke up with the Huns. " ("Book of the Later Han" Volume 89 "Biography of the Southern Xiongnu")

Wang Zhaojun was born in Baoping Village, Zigui County, Nanjun (now Zhaojun Village, Xingshan County, Yichang, Hubei Province) around 52 BC. In the third year of Yong'an (AD 260), Emperor Jing divided the northern boundary of Zigui into Xingshan County, and Xiangxi was the boundary of the town. King Qiang of the Han Dynasty was from this town, so his father, Wang Ranglailai, had a daughter from this county. The jewel in the palm of his hand, his brother and sister-in-law also loved him. Wang Zhaojun was naturally beautiful, extremely intelligent, and was good at playing, playing, playing, calligraphy, and painting. The fragrance spread throughout Nanjun and reached the capital. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty announced that Wang Zhaojun was the first choice for Nanjun. His father Wang Ranyun said: "My daughter is still young. "It's hard to obey the order", but it was hard to disobey the sacred order. In the middle of spring of 36 BC, Wang Zhaojun said goodbye to his parents and villagers in tears, boarded the carved dragon and phoenix official ship along the Xiangxi River, entered the Yangtze River, went up the Han River, and crossed the Qinling Mountains, which lasted for three months. In the early summer of the same year, she arrived in Chang'an, the capital, to wait for the imperial edict. Legend has it that after Wang Zhaojun entered the palace, she refused to bribe the painter Mao Yanshou because of her beauty, so Mao Yanshou put the mole of Zhaojun on her portrait. He was demoted to the cold palace for three years and had no chance to meet the emperor. In 33 BC, Hu Hanxie Shanyu, the leader of the northern Xiongnu, took the initiative to come to the Han Dynasty, proclaimed himself a vassal to the Han Dynasty, and asked for a marriage to make a lasting friendship.

Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty summoned all the concubines in the harem, and Wang Zhaojun stepped forward and responded generously to the imperial edict. At Huhanxie's farewell meeting, Emperor Yuan was shocked because Zhaojun was so beautiful and beautiful. He didn't know that there was such a beautiful person in the harem. He wanted to keep her, but it was hard to break his promise, so he rewarded her with 28,000 pieces of brocade and silk and 16,000 pieces of catkins. Thousands of catties of gold, jade and other valuables were sent personally to Chang'an for more than ten miles. Surrounded by fine horses and carriages, Wang Zhaojun shouldered the important task of bringing peace between Han and Huns. He left Chang'an, left Tongguan, crossed the Yellow River, and crossed Yanmen. It took more than a year. In the early summer of the second year, he arrived in Mobei and was welcomed by the Xiongnu people. She received a grand welcome and was named "Ning Hu's family", which means that the Xiongnu's peace can only be guaranteed when a Han woman is called "the family" (the king's wife).

After Zhaojun came out of the fortress, the Han and Hungarian peoples were united and harmonious, and the country was peaceful and peaceful. "The border town was closed, the cattle and horses were in the wild, there were no barking dogs for three generations, and Li Shu forgot about the battle of war", showing a prosperous and peaceful scene. In 31 BC, Huhanxie Chanyu died, leaving behind a son named Yitu Zhiyashi, who later became the king of Xiongnu Youri Zhu. At that time, Wang Zhaojun put the overall situation first and endured great grievances. In accordance with the Xiongnu custom of "after the death of the father, the wife follows the stepmother", she married Hu Hanxie's eldest son, Fu Zhulei Shanyu Diao Tao Mogao, and gave birth to two more daughters. The girl's name is Xubu, and the second girl's name should be Yu Juci ("Juci" means princess). After Wang Zhaojun's death, he was buried generously in the southern suburbs of today's Hohhot City. His tomb is located in the Daqing Mountains and near the Yellow River. Later generations called it "Green Tomb".