flstandardbreds Chapter 168 The Wang Family's In-Laws
Chapter 168 The Wang Family's In-Laws
During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han
A few years before the witchcraft incident occurred, Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Xun, had not yet been born.
Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, had mixed feelings at this time. He never expected that his reputation in later generations would be comparable to that of the First Emperor!
However! He did not regret using the entire nation's resources to attack the Xiongnu. If it weren't for everything his predecessor had done, his great-grandson wouldn't have been able to defeat the Xiongnu so easily.
However, his great-grandson will not be born for several more years!
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Lin Ke continued: "Many people say that the only mistake Emperor Xuan of Han made was choosing the wrong crown prince, and the facts have proven that the Western Han Dynasty did indeed decline from its peak under his eldest son, Liu Shi."
"However, historical records show that Liu Xun knew that his son was indeed mediocre, but out of deep affection for his father and because he was Xu Pingjun's only son, he ultimately did not depose the crown prince."
"However, none of Liu Xun's other sons were found to be worthy of being rulers. If Empress Xu had not been poisoned, the two of them might have had more children. As an emperor, he did indeed have too few children."
"Now that we've finished talking about Emperor Xuan of Han, let's also talk about his eldest son. Emperor Yuan of Han, Liu Shi, and the subsequent emperors of the Western Han Dynasty didn't have a very high profile. In other words, many people focused their attention on Wang Mang, the maternal relative who usurped the Han throne."
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: !?
Hearing this, the First Emperor of another time and space couldn't help but feel sad. It was so good that their dynasty had so many dynasties. They could talk about it many times. Their Qin Dynasty only lasted for more than ten years!
However, even without Zhao Gao, Hu Hai still couldn't rest easy; he still had to keep copying homework and keep working!
Officials with dark circles under their eyes from overworked livers: There's no end to what we need to learn! There's simply no end to what we need to learn!
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"Let's start by talking about the Wang family, which goes back to the time of our Emperor Zhuzhu. He had an Embroidered-Robe Censor under his command, similar to the later Embroidered-Robe Guard, who was a henchman of the court."
"At that time, in order to attack the Xiongnu, the emperor launched wars year after year and conscripted soldiers many times. The people suffered greatly and eventually could no longer bear it and rebelled in anger."
"I have mentioned peasant uprisings many times. The causes of these uprisings are either natural disasters or man-made calamities. If they were not desperate to survive, most people could still make do. So sometimes I think about whether you people have met your demands before you call yourselves wise rulers!"
"On another note, these Imperial Envoys were dispatched by Liu Che to inspect various counties and suppress the rebellious people. Among them was a man named Wang He, who was kind and did not like to use killing to suppress the rebellion. Other Imperial Envoys, such as the one who was violent and tyrannical, executed no fewer than 10,000 people."
"In comparison, at least in Liu Che's eyes, others are working diligently and conscientiously, but you, Wang He, are stagnating and haven't even gotten a single kill. Aren't you incompetent? What use is Wang He to him then!"
"Therefore, Wang He was dismissed from his post. Later, he had a grudge against the Zhong family of Dongpingling, so Wang He's whole family moved to Yuancheng in Weijun."
"The rise of the Wang family was mainly due to Wang He's son, Wang Jin. He himself was nothing special, except that he was unkempt and had a bad habit of drinking and womanizing."
"But if we have to say something special, it's that he was exceptionally fertile, fathering two daughters and eight sons, the second daughter, Wang Zhengjun, who later became the empress of Emperor Yuan of Han."
A young master from a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: Wow, they're incredibly prolific!?
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty: I know! I heard that Empress Wang Zhengjun caused the deaths of two of her fiancés!
A Tang Dynasty official: Does suppression necessarily involve killing people?
A noblewoman from a prominent family in the Ming Dynasty: I heard that in the Han Dynasty, women who caused the death of their fiancés were considered to have extraordinary good fortune, and such women were usually allowed to enter the palace. Is that true?
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: ……
A bystander from the Tang Dynasty commented: Isn't he just like Huo Zhongru, one who knows how to have children and the other who is good at having children!
Huo Zhongru of the Great Han Dynasty: There's no need to explain it so clearly!
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