The Woman Who Brought Down the Western Han Dynasty: Wang Zhengjun

We can't say that Wang Zhengjun ruined the Western Han Dynasty. After all, although she didn't do any constructive good things, she couldn't do any bad things. She was just an ordinary, weak and incompetent woman. If in a peaceful and prosperous age, such a woman might be a good person in the harem. The Western Han Dynasty was running out of energy, the emperor was absurd, and all the monsters were out. She just caught up, but she happened to be incapable of turning the tide. To blame her for the fall of the Western Han Dynasty would be to take her too seriously, and it would also be suspected of "blaming women for the fall of the country." I actually think that the old lady has a rare longevity in the royal family. The Queen Mother of the Five Dynasties—Wang Zhengjun, the longest-living woman in the harem of the Western Han Dynasty.

The emperor fell ill one after another, which can only be said to be the end of the Han Dynasty.

Ban Jieyu is quite smart:)

In addition, Wang Mang's kindness to Wang Zhengjun was certainly one of the reasons for his favor, but the most important thing was that at that time, the Wang family had no one available except Wang Mang. This is different from Wang Feng back then. Wang Mang is not very close to Wang Zhengjun in terms of blood relationship. If the Wang family still has talents, I am afraid that Wang Mang will never be the dominant one. As for the rest, it's just the icing on the cake.

"There is nothing she can do at the critical moment." What can you tell her to do about Wang Mang's usurpation of the throne? The only way for the Queen Mother to gain power in the harem was not to rely on her relatives. After all, the courtiers were all loyal to the emperor, and their relatives had a high degree of trust. At that time, the Wang family basically had no one they could rely on except Wang Mang. What's more, "Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the throne." How could Wang Zhengjun think of the subsequent story? When it was really done, what could she do? According to the various comments Wang Zhengjun made about Wang Mang after Wang Mang usurped the throne recorded in the "Hanshu Biography of the Empress of the Yuan Dynasty", Wang Zhengjun was a very sensible woman, but she was probably not too keen on power. Ps: "The Book of Han" is really well written. The dialogue between Wang Shun and Wang Zhengjun when Wang Mang sent Wang Shun to the palace to ask for the seal was written very vividly. Wang Zhengjun, who is like a clay Bodhisattva, was written with flesh and blood, and her complicated and contradictory heart was expressed. This method, tsk tsk

Emperor Cheng was very kind to Wang Zhengjun. It was rare in the history of the Western Han Dynasty to have such a large number of relatives. Five people were granted the title of marquis at the same time. This was no small matter. It is recorded in the Han Dynasty that the advice given by ministers at that time was "unprecedented by foreign relatives". Later, Wang Feng became more powerful and gradually had a rift with Emperor Cheng. However, it was Emperor Cheng who always gave in in the end. If he had not cared about Wang Zhengjun and cared about his mother, Emperor Cheng would not have been so weak in this kind of power struggle.

The analysis of the big article is more reasonable. Wang Zhengjun, as portrayed in the TV series Muyi Tianxia, is a good person, but unfortunately she has no personality. When watching the TV series, I never understood why she didn't take action. She just tolerated it. This is very inconsistent with the strong image she created! Therefore, what Dada said, "Wang Zhengjun has neither beauty nor means, and even lacks courage, is cowardly and incompetent" is more suitable.

I think everyone has their own opinions on many historical events.

Is this the adaptation of Mu Yi Tian Xia? Calculating the time, the TV series was probably released around this time.

I feel like I've read this article in a magazine