Fu Zhaoyi and Wang Zhengjun were from the same era, but they were not at the same level.
At that time, Wang Zhengjun and Queen Mother Fu each competed for the position of prince for their children. Wang Zhengjun was superior and kicked Fu Zhaoyi to Dingtao. Fu Zhaoyi was kicked to death by Wang Zhengjun, just like a boxer kicked out of the ring by his opponent, and he was always filled with disappointment.
After arriving in Dingtao, people all over the world put "Dingtao" on Fu Zhaoyi, as if she was a specialty of Dingtao. A person with a proud nature and far-reaching plans was unwilling to be labeled for life by others because of one mistake. Fu Zhaoyi is determined to change the status quo.
In Fu Zhaoyi's heart, Dingtao is the representative of lowliness, and Chang'an is the embodiment of nobility. Now, she has finally settled into Chang'an, and the label on her body is still a Dingtao specialty. She is very disappointed. Fu Zhaoyi is a person who cannot tolerate any disappointment in her heart. She loves perfection and pursues it wholeheartedly. If her son could not become emperor, she would personally educate her grandson and place all her hopes on him. Liu Xin lived up to his expectations, knew the laws of the Han Dynasty well, and memorized the "Book of Songs" by heart. When Liu Ao asked, Liu Xin answered fluently. In this way, the latter successfully gained the emperor's favor and took the emperor's throne.
Although Sun Tzu has become emperor, there is still a long distance between Fu Zhaoyi and Wang Zhengjun. The farthest distance is the distance between names. Names are false, but they are the farthest distance between people. Emperor and common people are just names, but the people who bear these two names are worlds apart.
After moving into Beigong, Fu Zhaoyi could see Liu Xin every day and say whatever he wanted Liu Xin to do. Fu Zhaoyi said that she wanted to be the Queen Mother. What she meant was that she wanted to be on an equal footing with Wang Zhengjun and fight against each other. Liu Xing had just ascended the throne, but he did nothing serious and only did a lot of things to compete for fame.
Her biological grandmother asked Liu Xin to try it no matter how deformed it was. Miracles always start with a try, and Liu Xin is working hard to create miracles. Liu Xin took a look and found that Chang'an was very quiet. When Fu and Ding moved into the North Palace, no one stood up to object. Even the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun just looked on with cold eyes. But for Liu Xin, the silence in Chang'an revealed uneasiness, as if Wang Zhengjun's archers were hiding in every corner of the huge city.
Chang'an is calm because the Wang Group headed by Wang Mang is building its reputation. Wang Mang made his fortune entirely on reputation. Establishing reputation is his special skill, and he cannot lose it, otherwise he will die.
The Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun was playing the trick of stopping with silence. Like an old cat, she squatted quietly in the corner and stared at the mouse in the hole carefully. At this time, the Wang family has not disappeared. Wang Mang has been making secret preparations to build his reputation. And Wang Zhengjun also stood still and watched the overall situation.
The Wang family holds real power, so they can wait quietly. But Fu Zhaoyi couldn't. She was like a hungry little mouse. Even though the old cat was watching, she had to venture out of the hole to find food. Fu Zhaoyi has an impatient temper and can't keep her temper. She is no match for Wang Zhengjun. Fu Zhaoyi neither knew how to strike first nor knew that Wang Zhengjun could strike later, and even her helpers could only be described as incompetent.
Just when Liu Xin was unable to do anything in the face of the dilemma, Dong Hong, the Marquis of Gaochang, wrote a letter asking Liu Xin to make Fu Zhaoyi the empress dowager. Dong Hong cited the Qin Dynasty as an example, saying that the biological mother of King Zhuang Xiang of Qin was Xia Ji, who was adopted by Mrs. Huayang. After King Zhuang Xiang ascended the throne, he named Xia Ji and Mrs. Huayang the queen mothers. There were two queen mothers in the sky of history. After hearing this, Liu Xin was very pleased and prepared to reward Dong Hong heavily.
In Liu Xin's era, Wang Mang was good at shaping political public opinion; seeing through the conspiracy behind public opinion was Wang Mang's special skill. The Three Stooges outperforming Zhuge Liang does not apply here. Fu Zhaoyi, Liu Xin and Dong Hong cannot achieve their wishful thinking. Wang Mang, who saw through their thoughts, had a simple and clear purpose: to oppose the appointment of Fu Zhaoyi as the empress dowager. However, he did not directly object, but requested that Dong Hong be punished. Don't cut off the flowers that are about to bear fruit, but pull them out by the roots. This is the master.
Wang Mang said that Dong Hong cursed the Han Dynasty and compared the cruel and unscrupulous Qin Dynasty with the Han Dynasty, which was simply treason. When Dong Hong heard this, he was scared to death.
"Treason" is a very false charge, but the punishment is so severe that it can lead to the annihilation of the clan. Although Dong Hong was proficient in history, he had little official experience. He was in an official position, but he didn't know Wang Mang's name. This was really inappropriate.
As soon as Wang Mang finished speaking, Shi Dan immediately jumped out to accuse Dong Hong. There is only one Wang Mang, and Dong Hong cannot cope with it. In the blink of an eye, another guy who was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics jumped out, which showed that the Wang Group was not easy to mess with. Shi Dan was Liu Xin's teacher, but Shi Dan turned against him, and Liu Xin lost even more confidence. Liu Xin had no choice but to sacrifice Dong Hong and demote him to a commoner. In the first head-to-head confrontation between the Wang and Fu Groups, Dong Hong, who was attached to Fu Zhaoyi, became cannon fodder.
Shidan, named Zhonggong, was born in Langya Dongwu (now Zhucheng, Shandong). His teacher was very powerful. He was Kuang Heng, a famous scholar who studied the Book of Songs. In the last years of Emperor Yuan's reign, Shi Dan was awarded the title of Doctor, and later promoted to Doctor Guanglu. Liu Ao made Liu Xin the crown prince and granted Shi Dan the title of crown prince and tutor. Liu Xin proclaimed himself emperor. In consideration of Shidan's education, he was granted the title of General Zuo and Marquis of Guannei to manage the affairs of the Secretariat.
The throne at this time was like a hot taro to Liu Xin. He failed to make Fu Zhaoyi the empress dowager, which offended Fu Zhaoyi and the Wang Group. Offending Fu Zhaoyi will hurt his feelings, and offending the Wang Group will hurt the emperor's prestige. Because of this, he suddenly realized that he could do nothing without power.
Without power, Liu Xin will fight for power. The power is in the hands of the Wang Group, so he must handle the relationship with the Wang Group well. Being close to the Wang Group does not mean relying on the Wang Group. He wants to take the opportunity to seize power. His predecessor Liu Zhang set a distant example for him. Liu Xin went to Wang Zhengjun and told her that she wanted to make Fu Zhaoyi the empress dowager, and wanted to test Wang Zhengjun's tone. He felt that if Wang Zhengjun agreed, everything would be fine; even if he didn't agree, he could still explore the Wang Group's attitude towards Fu Zhaoyi.
Surprisingly, Wang Zhengjun agreed, as if to reward the Wang family. First, Liu Xin's father, Liu Kang, was granted the title of Emperor Gong, which laid the foundation for the second step; secondly, Fu Zhaoyi was granted the title of Empress Dowager Gong, and Ding Ji was granted the title of Empress Gong. Wang Zhengjun also generously granted the equal treatment that Fu Zhaoyi had always hoped for, that is, the treatment enjoyed by Empress Dowager Fu and Empress Ding was the same as that enjoyed by Empress Dowager Wang and Empress Zhao.
Liu Xin, who is timid and has a small appetite, is at a loss when faced with such a situation. After conferring titles on Fu Zhaoyi and Ding Ji, Wang Zhengjun instructed Liu Xin to designate Fu Zhaoyi's three cousins as marquises, Fu Man as Kongxiang Marquis, Fu Xi as Right General, and Ding Ming as Yang'an Marquis. I don't know if some people in the Fu family don't love power or don't dare to love power. Fu Xi, the most prestigious person, actually refused to accept the reward.
Wang Zhengjun worked neatly and neatly. He wrote a letter and ordered Wang Mang to resign and go home to retire. Wang Mang was very obedient and did not make any noise or make any noise. He submitted a letter of resignation and asked to go home and retire.
Wang Mang was willing to retreat to the mountains and forests, which was very different from his scolding Dong Hong. Liu Xin found it strange. The Wang family suddenly withdrew its power, which posed a big problem to Liu Xin, who was the first emperor and was not very smart. Liu Xin didn't know what the Wang family's conspiracy was, but she just felt that Wang Zhengjun's withdrawal of power was unreasonable. The more unreasonable the Wang family's behavior was, the less Liu Xin dared to accept it. At first, Liu Xin wanted to bring down the Wang Group. When the Wang Group took the initiative to disintegrate itself, Liu Xin was very scared. In a passive position, he did not dare to act rashly.
I have to admit that Wang Zhengjun is a veteran in fighting for power and gain. Since Liu Xin ascended the throne, she has seen the pattern of Chang'an in her eyes and remembered it in her heart. Liu Xingang was not yet twenty years old when he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He was just a young man who didn't understand political power. Wang Zhengjun suddenly threw out a lot of power. Not only did Liu Xin dare not take it, she didn't even know what to do. This is a manifestation of immaturity. "There is no need to kill a chicken with a bull's knife." To deal with Liu Xin, Wang Zhengjun does not need to do it himself, there are other candidates.
Fu Zhaoyi is Wang Zhengjun's defeated general. She doesn't know how to make up for her weaknesses and blindly uses her weaknesses as strengths. She will always be the defeated general. When Fu Zhaoyi saw Wang Zhengjun, she only knew how to fight fiercely and did not know how to use power. But Wang Zhengjun was a phoenix. She knew how to cultivate her character and know how to use power.
There are no very powerful people among the Fu family's children, just like there are no very powerful people among Wang Zhengjun's brothers. However, Wang Zhengjun's nephew Wang Mang is very powerful. As long as Wang Mang takes action, the Fu family will be like a chicken and a dog. Therefore, Wang Zhengjun handed over the task of attacking to Wang Mang.
If you want a general like Wang Mang to take action, you can only provoke him. In order to provoke the general Wang Mang, Wang Zhengjun asked Wang Mang to resign and go home. Wang Mang had a high social reputation. Wang Mang resigned as soon as Liu Xin ascended the throne. This was a slap in the face to Liu Xin. Liu Xin did not dare to let Wang Mang resign and sent people to quickly recover Wang Mang. After Wang Mang was recovered, Liu Xin led Prime Minister Kong Guang, Grand Sikong He Wu, Zuo General Shi Dan, and Wei Wei Fu Xi to plead guilty to Wang Zhengjun and advised her not to send Wang Mang to retire and return home. Otherwise, Liu Xin would not do it. emperor.
Unlike Fu Zhaoyi, who only takes advantage of the situation, Liu Xin is a person who understands the situation. Wang Zhengjun knew this very well and did not want to embarrass Liu Xin. Wang Zhengjun nodded in agreement, and Wang Mang stayed. Wang Zhengjun felt that Liu Xin was a child who could be trained slowly and had a promising future; while Wang Mang felt that Liu Xin knew what things could be touched and what things could not be touched, and was very savvy; Liu Xin felt that Wang Zhengjun had hidden needles in her hair and could not touch the places she instructed. Sit wherever you like, otherwise you will bleed.
Fu Zhaoyi overthrew the Wang Group and asked Liu Xin, a child, to deal with Wang Zhengjun, a scorpion that was so beautiful that it had no sting, and Wang Mang, a giant python. It was really difficult for someone to do it. Liu Xin's attempt to overthrow the Wang Group is like sailing against the current, which is very difficult or even impossible. Even his teacher, General Zuo Shidan, turned to the Wang Group, leaving Liu Xin alone. Shi Dan fell in love with the Wang family, not because he was afraid of power or because he loved profit, but because he did not want Fu Zhaoyi to be dictatorial. Prime Minister Kong Guang and Zuo General Shi Dan were both afraid of Fu Zhaoyi's dictatorship, and Liu Xin also fought for fame and fortune for her. It can only be said that Liu Xin's eyes were blinded by his gratitude to his grandmother.
In fact, the feeling of drilling the bellows was not pleasant, so Liu Xin tried her best to reconcile the two queen mothers. Once, Liu Xin held a banquet and invited all the emperor's relatives, including Wang Zhengjun, Fu Zhaoyi... I won't talk about the others, just these two queen mothers. Eating is a small matter, but seating is a big deal. The palace's internal affairs arranged for Fu Zhaoyi and Wang Zhengjun to sit together. Wang Mang was smart and checked the seats in advance. When he found that Fu Zhaoyi and Wang Zhengjun were sitting on equal terms, he immediately cursed, saying that Fu Zhaoyi was not worthy of sitting with Wang Zhengjun.
Fu Zhaoyi, who was very informed, quickly learned about Wang Mang's insults. She couldn't stand Wang Mang's insults and refused to attend the banquet. Wang Mang was furious, and Fu Zhaoyi was even more furious. She ordered Liu Xin to demote Wang Mang. Fu Zhaoyi only knew how to lose her temper. She didn't know that Liu Xin asked Wang Mang to come back as an official after asking for help.
To demote Wang Mang for the sake of a banquet is something only people who don't know how to play power would do. Wang Mang also had good news. Knowing that Fu Zhaoyi wanted to demote him, he immediately handed in his resignation letter and left. Liu Xin was the emperor and Wang Mang was the chief minister. Wang Mang left whenever he wanted and never took Liu Xin seriously. Ever since Liu Xin became emperor, he has been called back and forth by Fu Zhaoyi. Liu Xin can't control the Wang family, but she has to obey Fu Zhaoyi's demands. This is what it feels like to get into the bellows.
After resigning and returning home, Wang Mang's reputation soared. Wang Mang left and the court was empty. Liu Xin suddenly realized Wang Mang's importance. Liu Xin realized that among the Wang Group, Wang Mang was the most threatening saboteur. In the past, he only thought that Wang Mang was just a little earthworm fed by Wang Zhengjun, but now he realized that Wang Mang was a big python that even Wang Zhengjun had not seen through.
As powerful as Wang Mang, he couldn't fight hard, so Liu Xin comforted him. After Wang Mang resigned, Liu admired him and gave him five hundred kilograms of gold and a good carriage drawn by four horses, and appointed Wang Mang as the "special advance". He also sent the palace chef to prepare a feast for Wang Mang every ten days, and allowed Wang Mang to visit the emperor on the first and fifteenth day of each month. Not only that, Liu Xin also tried his best to reward Wang Mang's party members, and everyone was promoted to a higher rank. Many people benefited from Wang Mang's dismissal. Even Wang Li, who defrauded the country's property, was rewarded.
