Is the Queen Mother in power? From the perspective of aristocratic men and military and political leaders: if you can't be in power, then the queen mother is the best choice.
If the Empress Dowager infringes upon the interests of the rich gentry and the military and political leaders in the process of ruling, they can suppress the Empress Dowager under the banner of respecting the emperor. If the emperor infringes on the interests of the rich gentry and military and political leaders after leading the government, they can also suppress the emperor by supporting the queen mother to continue to govern.
In this context, both the empress dowager and the emperor must try their best to please the rich gentry and the military and political leaders, which is very beneficial to them.
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Feng Taihou's first government was not successful, it only lasted less than two years.
Many people think that Feng Taihou's first administration was quite successful, just because Wei Xianwen's emperor Tuoba Hong became a father, so Feng Taihou should return the government to the people. This statement is too contemptuous of politics.
Wei is the martial god and gives birth to Hiroko. Ma 'am, so is Hui's daughter. Feng Taihou raised Macro himself; In a word, it is still in Wei Zhu's hands. -"Zi Tongzhi Jian" Song Ji 14
If Feng Taihou's work can satisfy the rich cremation and military and political leaders, then Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen has absolutely no chance to regain power, because we are not sure whether Tuoba Hong will respect their interests like Feng Taihou. If there is no essential difference between TaBaHong's practice and Feng Taihou's, why change the rulers at will?
From this point of view, Feng Taihou's first government was doomed to fail to satisfy the wealthy gentry and military and political leaders, so everyone found a reason to oust Feng Taihou. Wei Xianwen's emperor TaBaHong got the opportunity to lead the country. He is only 14 years old.
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After Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen came to power, he began to try to expand his imperial power. How did he expand his imperial power? A: Severe punishment and severe punishment.
Two years later, Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen tried to make a law: "Anyone who accepts more than a sheep or a bottle of wine will be sentenced to death. The briber is treated as an accomplice, and the prosecutor can obtain a certain official position. "
Wei Zhu's imperial edict: "Those who receive a bite of sheep and a glass of welcome wine in prison will die;" Sit with others. Those who can correct the crimes committed by Shangshu will be rewarded according to the severity of the correction. " -"Zi Tongzhi Jian" Song Ji 14
In my opinion, the law is always a prop on the stage, just a prop to compete with the audience.
It is certainly a good law to severely punish corruption and bribery, but it seems inhuman for Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen to impose such a heavy penalty. Once the emperor decided to crack down on the officials who did not obey him, he only needed to pin the charges on the relevant officials, almost with one blow. Let alone being an official, even if we are ordinary people, how many people have never peed once?
For officials, a sheep or a bottle of wine is probably just a trivial bargain. They don't even care about these petty advantages, but these petty advantages will eventually become evidence of officials. Isn't it chilling?
If we really want to severely punish corruption and bribery, we must start with cracking down on vested interests. If only one person is severely punished by this inhuman law, everyone will only think that this person's life is not good, or he lost his power in the political struggle, and will not think that he really died of corruption and bribery.
Before this, Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen also made some laws to reduce the burden on the bottom people, and the effect was good after implementation.
Wei Zhu began to be patriotic, diligent in governing the country, strict in rewards and punishments, and incorruptible in festivals, so Wei began to be known for his incorruptibility. -"Zi Tongzhi Jian" Song Ji 14
At the same time, TaBaHong killed two important officials, Murong Baiyao and Li Fu. These two men are not ordinary people: Murong Baiyao started the Yitong Third Division, Li Fu attacked Gao Pinggong, and his brother Li Yi had close ties with Feng Taihou. But when TaBaHong killed them, he just used some trumped-up charges. In other words, the two men were killed only because they blocked TaBaHong's road to centralization.
See you in winter for four years. At the beginning of the second year, Bai Yao liked chivalry very much, so he took the responsibility. And will punish it, cloud seeks rebellion, when it comes to injustice. -Shu Wei, Volume 50, Biography, Article 38, Wei Yuan, etc.
There are more than a dozen brothers and relatives in North Korea. Brother Yi is also favored by the civilized queen mother. Lee? He listed more than 20 hidden crimes, and his ancestors were furious. In the winter of four years, Huang Xing punished his brother with the chop number. -"Shu Wei" Volume 36 "Li Shunchuan" Volume 24
Above, we can probably see the ambition of Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen.
However, such an ambitious emperor is certainly difficult to satisfy the nobles and military and political leaders. In this context, the rich gentry and military and political leaders turned to support Feng Taihou's coming out of the mountain, and Feng Taihou began her second ruling career.
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When people unanimously demanded that Feng Taihou be in power again, Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen made a decision that surprised everyone: Zen position!
He who sees through the world of mortals in the history books did not make such a decision, but originated from the increasingly fierce contradiction with Feng Taihou.
At the beginning, Wei Xianwen's emperor TaBaHong intended to give his uncle TaBaZi Jing Zhao Wang a Zen position. Is this what TaBaHong really thinks? Obviously not.
Yadi, who doesn't understand current events, often has the heart of abandoning the world and meditates in the push of his uncle Prince Jingzhao. -"Shu Wei" Volume 6 "The Sixth Sage of Emperor Ji"
It is also said that TaBaHong did this because he wanted an elderly emperor to suppress Feng Taihou. Obviously, this statement can't stand scrutiny.
In order to fight Feng Taihou, Wei Xianwen's TaBaHong did not hesitate to make his uncle the biggest beneficiary. This statement is really unimaginable. If TaBaHong really wants to do this, why do you meditate? It's best to keep Feng Taihou in power. After all, it's his nominal mother, which is more powerful than his uncle, right?
If King Tuoba Tuzi of Jingzhao really becomes a powerful emperor, Feng Taihou may lose the chance to regain power. Will the fate of Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen be good? Can he guarantee that his uncle won't kick down the ladder?
This move of Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen is called "retreat for progress". In the words of Lu Xun, it is: "China people always like reconciliation and compromise. For example, if you say that this room is too dark, you must not allow it to open windows here. But if you advocate tearing down the roof, they will come to a settlement and are willing to open the window. Without a stronger proposition, they always refuse or even carry out peaceful reforms. "
If Tuoba Zitui, King of Jingzhao, is really a powerful royal family, nobles and military and political leaders will certainly resist his succession. Because for a strong person, he will never be willing to be balanced. Once the power he has is not enough to break this balance pattern, he is likely to choose to lift the table: "If you don't make me feel better, I will let all of you accompany me to hell!"
Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen asked King Tuoba of Jingzhao to come to the throne, which was bound to be resisted by everyone. After being boycotted, he will let his son succeed one after another, and the possibility of success will be much greater. After all, TaBaHong is the emperor. You can refuse his suggestion for the first time. If you refuse his suggestion for the second time, you may anger the emperor. Most people don't do that.
Why did Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen play this trick? The main reason is also age. At that time, TaBaHong was only eighteen years old and his son was only four years old. It is absurd to let such a young child inherit the throne. If you let your four-year-old son inherit the throne for the first time, you may be resisted. However, once King Tuoba of Jingzhao is pushed forward, it seems that it is not unacceptable for the four-year-old son of the emperor to succeed to the throne.
"Either the King of Jingzhao Tuoba Hong pushed it or my four-year-old son Tuoba Hong, please choose one!" (Note: Wei Xianwen's name is Tuoba Hong, his four-year-old son, and the future Wei Xiaowen's name is Tuoba Hong. It's not my fault. In order to prevent confusion, I will call Wei Xiaowen's emperor Tuoba Hong "Little Emperor" in the future, and hereby declare. )
Therefore, it is regarded as a Taibao, and it is offered with Yuanhe to serve the imperial seal and pass it on to the prince. -"Zi Tongzhi Jian" Song Ji 15
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At this point, Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Xianwen seems to have suffered a great loss: he not only passively lost his dominant position, but also actively lost his throne.
But after careful calculation, it is found that TaBaHong may not suffer.
After the little emperor succeeded to the throne, one side was Tai Shang Huang Tuoba Hong and the other side was Empress Feng Tai (grandmother generation). Who should be the little emperor? Tuoba Hong, the father of Emperor Tai's father, naturally has more legal advantages, because he is the father of the little emperor, and Queen Feng is only the grandmother of the little emperor, and the relationship is separated by a layer.
From this point of view, the meditation position of Emperor Tai Po Hong is only for the convenience of competing with Feng Taihou for power and profit.
Another evidence is that although Tai shang huang Tuohong was in Zen Buddhism, he did not flee to Buddhism to seek purity. On the contrary, he always handled state affairs as Tai shang huang, and even reached out to the army and personally led the army to conquer.
In February, Rouran invaded Wei, and the emperor sent generals to attack it; Walk gently. In the east, Chile rebelled and ran softly. The emperor chased him to the stone pier and came back too late. -"Zi Tongzhi Jian" Song Ji 15
In the face of this strange move of Empress Dowager Tai, Feng seems to have no clear response. But one thing is certain: after this round of actions by Tuoba Hong, a aristocratic son, the military and political leaders not only failed to obey, but more actively supported Feng Taihou.
This bizarre political situation lasted for about five years, and Emperor Tuoba Hong died inexplicably. The word used in history books is "sudden collapse", which means sudden death. At that time, there were rumors that Feng Taihou had poisoned the Queen Mother.
The queen mother spoiled Li Yi because she behaved badly. Empress Dowager Cixi was dissatisfied that her ancestors were punished for some things. The ancestor suddenly collapsed, and it is said that the queen mother did it. -"Shu Wei" Volume 13 The First Pass of Empress
We can see this myth from the history books. By that time, the spread speed of this myth is bound to be even more exaggerated.
If Feng Taihou hadn't poisoned TaBaHong of Emperor Taizong, those who dared to spread such rumors would not live long. However, the vitality of this rumor is so tenacious that it has spread directly to the present through history books. I'm afraid the poison is real.
However, even if Queen Feng poisoned Emperor Tuoba Hong, she was not investigated, but came to power directly. From this point of view, it should be that the upper class of the Northern Wei Dynasty collectively abandoned Emperor Tuoba Hong, so Queen Feng dared to do such heinous things.
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After five years of wandering around, the Northern Wei Dynasty returned to the original political pattern: the ten-year-old emperor played a double-headed politics with Feng Taihou and his grandparents and grandchildren.
In those days, Feng Taihou and Wei Xianwen's emperor Tuoba Hong played a double-headed politics, and they were ousted after only two years in power. Now that Feng Taihou is in power for the second time, the little emperor has grown from ten to twenty years old before he had a chance to lead the government. Even if the little emperor got the opportunity to lead the government, it could not stop the fact that Feng Taihou continued to be active in politics.
Since the Empress Dowager came to the dictatorship of the DPRK, Gaozu has been elegant and filial and unwilling to participate in decision-making. It is also a task for the queen mother to be detailed. -"Shu Wei" Volume 13 The First Pass of Empress
Why is this happening? It is not that the imperious royal family has weakened, but that Queen Feng's wrist has become more and more mature, and her power has become an established rule.
However, one thing should be clear: Although Feng Taihou can be in power for a long time, it does not mean that she has mastered the imperial power.
Tuo Domineering, the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, has been firmly controlling the imperial power and still enjoys priority in the distribution of interests. If Feng Taihou really controls the imperial power, the privileges of Tuoba's family will inevitably disappear.
But this is obviously not the case. When Feng Taihou was alive, at best, she dared to run wild at the little emperor, but her identity was always the senior assistant of the little emperor. When she died, the little emperor immediately took back his power.
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