After the death of the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, the sons of Huiwen Wang's concubines all jumped out, especially Gongzi Zhuang, the eldest son of Huiwen Wang, with the support of Huiwen Wang, aimed at the throne of Qin! Empress Xuan, with the support of her half-brother, is also preparing to launch her own son and son to compete with each other. At this time, the young and energetic King Wuling of Zhao took back another son of Empress Xuan from Yan State, and announced that Zhao supported his son Ji to ascend to the throne. After seeing this, Empress Xuan was her own son anyway, so she gave up Gongzifu decisively and officially launched Gongziji. With the armed uncle as the backing and the ambitious Wang Wuling as the pressure, Gongzi Zhuang and Huiwen were immediately at a disadvantage, and Gongzi Ji eventually became the new king of Qin.
Soon after, with the support of Huiwen, Gongzi Village gathered some concubines and launched the famous "Ji Jun (Gongzi Village) Rebellion". In the case that Hui Wenfei's younger brother remained "neutral" (in fact, he had fallen to Queen Xuan), he led the army to quell the "third-class rebellion", killed Hui Wenfei, Gongzi Zhuang and Hui Wenfei's son who participated in the rebellion, and sent the fierce queen back to Wei's hometown. Since then, with the military support of Xuan Di, he completely controlled the situation and began to control the real power of Qin for a long time on the grounds that Wang was young (in fact, he was not young).
After Xuan Di came to power, she began to reuse her brother Ran. However, it is worth noting that although Wei Ran occupies a high position, he is not an absolute minister with real power. Everything about him is based on the separation of powers between the Empress Xuan and the Empress Xuan. In his life, his power has never been above his sister Xuan and nephew Xiang! In other words, although Wei Ran has great power, it is always under control. In addition, when Empress Xuan came to power, the Qin imperial clan headed by Chi Liji existed and held some real power, so Empress Xuan did not dare to go too far. Therefore, although Xuan Di is in power, he is still the only real king of Qin! Everything is still handled in the name of Zhao Xiangguo, not the queen.
With the growth of the king's age, the king of Qin, who has been an adult for a long time, can never be justified. Empress Xuan knows this well. Therefore, within a certain range, Xuan Di gave the king real power and did not regard her son as his puppet. In other words, in addition to major policies that require Xuan Di's consent, Item 3 can still make decisions on general affairs! This is essentially different from Han Huidi's two sons and Wu Zetian's two sons! Moreover, the king was not completely obedient to Queen Xuan, but he was never torn.
For example, everyone must know the story of the Queen Mother Xuan telling dirty jokes in the court. This dirty joke is actually an excuse for Empress Xuan not to send troops to save Korea. However, King Zhao Xiangguo believed that North Korea should be saved. Finally, with the support of the Prime Minister, King Zhao Xiangguo overthrew the tone set by Empress Xuan and officially sent troops to save Korea. Later, Queen Xuan also acquiesced in the decision of King Zhao Xiangguo.
It can be seen that although Empress Xuan is in power, she does not play politics. She still delegated power to Zhao Xiangguo Wang, but this decentralization has certain restrictions. Personally, I think this restriction should be said to be relatively large. This also gave Zhao Xiangguo the opportunity to cultivate his power. Later, Qin was reused, which is the best example. You know, Fan Ju is urging King Zhao Xiang to seize power. If he is just a puppet, why can he become the prime minister of Qin with a cloth?
For her younger brother Wei Ran, Empress Xuan is also very sober: "It's no problem to reuse you, whatever!" ! However, you must leave me a bottom line, that is, don't threaten your nephew's position! "Wei Ran is very clear about this. Many historical materials accuse of insatiable greed, and in order to expand their fiefs, they did not hesitate to use Qin's army to invade other countries.
But why not think so? Isn't Wei Ran "insatiable" to show his sister that he has no ambition, but only seeks wealth? Personally, I think this possibility is very high, isn't it? In the face of huge political interests, Empress Xuan and her wife have not torn their faces for decades. Isn't this the result of Wei Ran's initiative to show weakness? If you insist on politics, even if you want to be king, can Empress Xuan still hold this younger brother? I'm afraid it's difficult!
After all, there has been a delicate balance of power between Xuan Di, China and Japan for a long time. No one is an absolute puppet and no one is absolutely uncompromising. Everyone knows in his heart that real power will eventually return to King Zhao Xiangguo. Just for various reasons, no one broke enough paper. Fan Ju, in fact, played the role of "trick or treat". Enough paper is broken, and the reshuffle of power is inevitable. King Zhao Xiangguo conveniently asked Wei Ran and other so-called "four big noble" to return to the fief, which was equivalent to taking back the power in the hands of Wei Ran and others.
At this time, the attitude of Empress Xuan is very important. If she openly supports the "Four big noble", I'm afraid the bloodshed caused by a power struggle is not far away. However, Empress Xuan did not. She not only supported the expulsion of the "four nobles", but also simply "voluntarily" handed over real power and officially retired. It can be seen that Empress Xuan does not have the ambition of Wu Zetian, and her self-positioning is very clear. She is helping her son as a housekeeper, not taking care of him! Now my son wants to be the master of his own family, so he retired himself ... So, Wang successfully expelled the "four ghosts" without shedding a drop of blood and mastered the real power, which is the credit of the Queen Xuan!
Therefore, although Xuan Di has been in power for 40 years, King Zhao Xiangguo has not been a puppet for 40 years. During this period, the king still had great real power, but he was restricted by Xuan Di. Queen Xuan is not so much an overhead king. It is better to worry that her son can't control the situation and get on the horse to send a ride, but this journey is a bit far ... Everyone has selfishness, and no one will be tempted in the face of supreme power, and the Empress Dowager Xuan can't avoid customs. However, Empress Xuan is not Wu Zetian. She still has a son in her heart more or less, not entirely for herself. In the mind of Empress Xuan, she is escorting her son, not replacing him.