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Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 34, Hanji 26
The Second Year of Jianping, Emperor Ai of Han (c. 5 B.C.)
Original text]
The prime minister Bo and the imperial historian Xuan said: "The former Hou Hong of Gaochang, the first to build the honorary number of the proposal, but for the Guannei Hou Shidan impeachment, removed from the concubine. At that time, the world's declining coarse, entrusted to Dan, Dan does not deeply but praise the meaning of the wide honor number, but delusionally said, depressing the honor number, loss of filial piety, disloyalty is not great! Your Majesty's benevolence and sagacity, clearly set the honorary title, Hong with loyalty and filial piety to restore the title of Marquis of Gaochang; Dan evil rebellion and violence, although the pardon, should not have the title, please be exempted from the concubine." The court approved.
Translation]
Zhu Bo, the prime minister, and Zhao Xuan, the imperial official, said, "Dong Hong, the former Marquis of Gaochang, who first initiated the change of his title, was impeached by Shidan, the Marquis of Guannai, and was removed from his official title and reduced to a commoner. At that time, the emperor was in mourning and entrusted the affairs of state to Shidan, who, instead of thinking deeply about the righteousness of praising and promoting the honorific name, arrogantly talked nonsense, suppressing and degrading the honorific name and damaging the filial piety of His Majesty, and there was no greater disloyalty than this. But His Majesty, being benevolent and holy, had clearly established the honorific title. Dong Hong was also restored to the title of Marquis of Gaochang for his loyalty and filial piety. Shidan's sinful rebellion has been exposed, and although he has been pardoned from death, he should no longer have the title of Caiyi, and requests that Your Majesty reduce him to a commoner." Emperor Sorrow granted it.
[Original text
He also said, "The Marquis of Xindu, who was the Grand Secretary before, did not respect the righteousness of the Emperor and depreciated the honorary title, which undermined the filial piety and deserved to be killed. Fortunately, the pardon, should not have the title of land, please be exempted from the common people." On said: "to mang and the Empress Dowager have belonged, do not exempt, sent to the country." And Ping'a Hou Renzang hid Zhao Zhao Yi's relatives, all sent to the country.
Translation]
Zhu Bo and Zhao Xuan also said: "Wang Mang, the Marquis of Xindu, who was previously the Grand Secretary, failed to promote the righteousness of honoring the honorable name, but instead suppressed and degraded the honorable name, damaging the filial piety of Your Majesty, and should be publicly executed. Fortunately, he was pardoned from death, but he should no longer be given titles and coveted eunuchs. Emperor Sorrow said, "Because Wang Mang is a relative of the Empress Dowager, he will not be exempted from the title and cognac, but will be sent back to his feudal state." In addition, there was also Wang Ren, the Marquis of Ping'a, who were both sent back to their feudal states for hiding relatives of Zhao Zhaoyi.
[Analysis].
One thing mentioned before, the killer of Wang's foreign relatives was Wang Zhengjun, the Empress Dowager, who had the ability to abolish the emperor.
And the Han emperor and the Ding Fu relatives, do not look now on the throne, but still subject to the Wang zhengjun clamp, good Wang zhengjun is more Buddhist not much involved in political affairs.
However, if this old lady Wang Zhengjun had the mind of Empress Dowager (the grandmother of Emperor Wu), Ding Fu's relatives would have died out, and Emperor Ai of Han would have been a puppet, referring to the first six years after Emperor Wu's succession.
In order to balance the influence of Wang Zhengjun, Emperor Ai's side had to create another empress dowager belonging to their own faction, but this was difficult to do.
After a series of dynastic changes, the power of Wang's foreign relatives was greatly weakened and the matter took a turn for the worse.
However, before doing anything, there are still three aspects that need to be taken care of.
One, the court side to kill the chicken to make an example of the monkey, unified ideological argument.
Second, test the signal of the court, observe the direction of the court wind.
Third, continue to target Wang's relatives, test the bottom line of Wang Zhengjun's attitude.
So there are the above two paragraphs of material.
The material of this Gaochang Hou Dong Hong, if there are influential friends should know, this guy took the lead to give the Empress Dowager Fu on the honorary number of this matter, thus it is clear that this person is either an opportunistic politician, or is Ding Fu foreign relatives of the horse to play a head to test.
At that time, Wang's relatives in the court there is still great power, Dong Hong, Marquis of Gaochang was not unexpectedly cleaned up.
At this time, to Gaochang Marquis Dong Hong overturned, on behalf of the characterization of the Dong Hong problem at the time to push back and start over.
That is, before Dong Hong was wrong, he mentioned to the Empress Dowager Fu on the honorary title is also wrong, now Dong Hong is right, then he mentioned to the Empress Dowager Fu on the honorary title is also right.
But, things are that simple?
As mentioned before, you can make things with people, you can also make things with people, the key is the need to find a power point.
And to vindicate Dong Hong is a power point.
Who said Dong Hong was at fault and gave people a pass to deal with? Wang Mang and Shi Dan, they used to clean up Dong Hong and thus negate to give the Empress Dowager Fu on the honorable name.
So can the other way around, to deny Wang Mang and Shi Dan, to untie the Empress Dowager Fu on the honorary number?
Now, Dong Hong is right, so the people who said he was wrong before, are they wrong?
It's not hard to understand when you follow this line of thought and then look at the material that follows.
Emperor Miao of Han took this as a breakthrough point and disposed of Shidan.
Up to here, in fact, released the first signal, that is, qualitative to the Empress Dowager Fu on the honorable number can't the untie.
The second signal is to give the Empress Dowager the honorary title to do or not to do this unbinding. (Note that many things can not do and do not do is a matter of two dimensions)
After the former Wang's relatives Wang Gen, Wang Shang's son, to remove their power in the court, Emperor Miao continued to attack Wang's relatives, this time aimed at Wang Mang.
Wang Mang is very difficult to get, on the one hand, he has a certain reputation, on the other hand, he did not make a mistake, rashly attacked him under the division without a name, in vain, fallen into the hands of criticism, but it seems that the emperor was impatient.
Now the situation is different.
On the one hand, after the removal of Wang Gen, Wang Shang forces, the overall Wang clan is much worse than before.
On the other hand, the disposal of Shidan is meaningless is a prelude to deal with Wang Mang, to see how Wang's relatives react when this "ally" of Wang's relatives is attacked.
The result is no reaction at all, naturally, there is the back of the inch to Wang Mang hands.
And as the main opposition to the matter of giving the Empress Dowager the honorary name of the two were cleaned up, no doubt released the most signal.
To the Empress Fu on the honorary number of the matter, unstoppable!
[Rambling]
The above material is actually a rehash of a past matter that has already been decided.
Doing a rehash of this thing seems to be the right thing, in fact, it is also the right person.
After all, if the person who made the conclusion before is still alive, you overturned what people have set in the eyes of others is against him as a person.
In addition, if things are reversed, then the previous conclusion that there is a mistake, which is the same as creating an entry point for others to be attacked out of thin air, how others will blow up?
Of course, if there is an ulterior motive then it is a different story.