First of all, Lv Zhi can become a powerful country through politics.
At the end of Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu rose together, but Liu Bang finally defeated Xiang Yu and became the final winner, establishing the Western Han regime, claiming to have died in 8 years. After Liu Bang's death, Liu Ying succeeded to the throne, but in fact the power was in Lv Zhi's hands. Liu Ying reigned for seven years, and Lv Zhi established Gong Liu, the former emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, and Likas, the later emperor. However, both emperors became puppets worthy of the name, and Lv Zhi became king.
Lv Zhi's address system has been criticized by most people. However, few people analyzed the situation at that time and why Lv Zhi had to face the emperor system. However, there are still some sober historians who see the clue that Lv Zhi's monarchy is not Lv Zhi's intervention, but the general trend, just as? Times make heroes? This is a fact.
It can be explained mainly from two points: the first point is the situation at the beginning of the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, the death of the Second Qin Dynasty, the short time of reunification, and the uncertainty of people's hearts. The Western Han Dynasty was established by overthrowing the Qin Dynasty through war, but Liu Bang's country was defeated by a group of veteran heroes. These veterans are difficult to deal with. Although Liu Bang deliberately killed Wang with a different surname before he died, there were still many powerful and influential heroes. In addition, Liu Bang was in office for a long time, only eight years. Eight years is not enough to completely stabilize a dynasty.
After Liu Bang's death, Liu Ying who succeeded to the throne was only 16 years old. Let a 16-year-old emperor lead a large group of heroes who have made great contributions. I'm afraid it's not that simple. It may not be obedient to seal the king everywhere. Therefore, in this case, it is natural for Liu Bang's wife and Liu Ying's biological mother, Lv Zhi, to stand up for her husband and son. Most importantly, Lv Zhi has this ability, and only Lv Zhi can shock the crowd at home. She has this kind of cohesion and deterrence. Therefore, Lv Zhi's intervention in politics seemed to deprive the emperor Liu Ying of his power, but it was beneficial and harmless to the newly established Western Han Empire, because Lv Zhi was the patron of the imperial court at that time. When the court is stable, the empire is stable.
Many people often consider the gains and losses of personal power from the perspective of the emperor, but they do not consider the overall situation of the empire from the perspective of the Western Han Dynasty. This is the intolerance and limitation of understanding. In fact, Lv Zhi's intervention in the politics or ruling system of recent dynasties had a very positive impact and significance on the development of the Western Han Dynasty. There are four things to praise:
One is to stabilize North Korea with personal influence. When North Korea is stable, the world will be stable.
The second is to insist on a truce to support the people. Governing by doing nothing? At the same time, it also reduced a lot of corvees, which was very supportive for the people who suffered for years at the end of Qin Dynasty.
The third is to abolish torture and advocate simplicity.
Fourth, bear the burden of humiliation and carry out friendly diplomacy, so that the newly established Western Han Dynasty can avoid falling into war again and win enough time for positive development.
These four things seem simple, but because of the active implementation of Lv Zhi's intervention in politics, the situation of agricultural economy and other countries has been restored. Does this belong to Liu Heng, the emperor of China? The rule of Wenjing? Laid the most solid foundation. Even some historians think that the so-called? The rule of Wenjing? This is only the result of many policies during Lv Zhi's administration. Accordingly, it is not difficult to see that Lv Zhi can become a powerful country through politics. The great historian Sima Qian is also in Historical Records? "Lu Chronicle" affirmed the achievements, namely? If you can't leave home, the world will be embarrassed; Punishment is rare, and sinners are hope; People's affairs are cultivated, and food and clothing are cultivated. ?
Besides, Wu Zetian can build a country through politics.
The situation of Wu Zetian is different from that of Lv Zhi. Liu Bang crusaded against the West at the front, while Lv Zhi, as Liu Bang's wife, was in charge of the rear. So, to some extent, Liu Bang and Lv Zhi are cooperating and supporting each other. Although Liu Bang laid the foundation of the Western Han Dynasty, Lv Zhi's contribution is also obvious, which is one of the reasons why many heroes are also afraid of Lv Zhi and Lv Zhi.
Wu Zetian doesn't have to accompany her husband Li Shimin to farmland. Her main task is to accompany her second husband, Li Zhi, to govern the country. There are three main reasons for Wu Zetian's political counterattack. First, it must be admitted that Wu Zetian is a natural political wizard; Secondly, Li Zhi's own personality is mild or weak; Finally, at that time, the court was complex and the hero was in power. Li Zhi is no match at all, so the role of Wu Zetian behind the scenes is reflected, so that the role becomes more and more important and directly appears in the court.
As for the final outcome of Wu Zetian in Li Tang and the establishment of a new country, namely the regime of Wu Zhou, it mainly depends on three things:
One is that during the Li Zhi period, Wu Zetian was full-fledged. After Li Zhi's death, Li Xian succeeded to the throne, and Li Xian was not a talented emperor, so Wu Zetian was given the opportunity to come out of the mountain, which made Wu Zetian's power and influence grow.
Secondly, Wu Zetian was surrounded by a group of loyal ministers who actively supported Wu Zetian after attacking the gate valve, carrying out the imperial examination and improving the status of the children of the poor. These people want Wu Zetian to be emperor.
Third, Wu Zetian rectified the bureaucracy and reused the virtuous ministers, so that North Korea was relatively stable. Moreover, she reduced taxes, attached importance to the agricultural economy, and the country was relatively stable. For ordinary people, it makes no difference who is the emperor. Therefore, Wu Zetian won the support of ministers in the DPRK, especially the children of poor families, and also had a good evaluation among ordinary people in the ruling and opposition parties. The public opinion that Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor has matured.
From Wu Zetian entering the palace to be a talented person for Li Shimin, to returning to the palace from Ganye Temple to become the queen of Li Zhi, and then to the second saint becoming the emperor after entering the palace. The performance of Wu Zetian along the way shows the elegance and courage of a female politician. Of course, Wu Zetian's success has something to do with her times. For example, Wu Zetian lived in a historical period after Li Shimin's rule of Zhenguan and Li Zhizhi's rule, and the Tang Dynasty was in its heyday. The people's lives were stable and the social atmosphere was good. These are all factors that are conducive to Wu Zetian's play.
Finally, let's see why Cixi intervened in politics and led to national subjugation.
Compared with the early Western Han Dynasty in Lv Hou and the Tang Dynasty in Wu Zetian, Cixi was not so lucky. She caught up with the late Qing Dynasty. During the reign of Xianfeng, the husband of Cixi, the Qing Dynasty began to decline obviously. Although it seems that Cixi began to be in charge during the reign of Tongzhi and Guangxu, in fact, Cixi began to participate in politics step by step during the reign of Xianfeng. Because Xianfeng was ill, Cixi's calligraphy was very good, so many memorials were written by Xianfeng on behalf of Cixi. It can be said that during this period, Cixi exercised her ability to handle government affairs, at the same time, it probably cultivated Cixi's interest in politics, stimulated Cixi's political talent, and laid a solid foundation for Cixi to gradually penetrate into the court in the future.
However, with the development of history, the development environment of the Qing Dynasty is different from that of previous dynasties. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, because of the industrial revolution, the world pattern was reshuffled, and many countries that were originally very backward, or countries similar to the Qing Dynasty, rose rapidly. They explore overseas, establish colonies or develop commerce and trade. At that time, the Qing Dynasty still adopted a closed-door policy, which almost derailed from the world, making the economy, culture, weapons and other aspects seriously backward, and the national strength plummeted, and it was inevitable to be beaten.
It can be said that this is a chaotic situation. Compared with the situation that Lv Hou was in urgent need of stability in the Western Han Dynasty and Wu Zetian flourished in the Tang Dynasty, the Cixi period was more complicated and her personal ability was objectively good. In any earlier historical period before the Qing Dynasty, she would be regarded as a very skilled woman. In other words, Cixi is more suitable to be a ruling queen in prosperous times than a politician in troubled times. On the one hand, it is a special situation in the late Qing Dynasty, on the other hand, Cixi's ability is still lacking. At least compared with Wu Zetian, Cixi's political ability is still a lot worse.
Lack of ability, lust for power, the decline of the Qing court, the rise of the world, this is a situation that Cixi can not solve at all. Therefore, under her intervention, the Qing dynasty could only move towards the end of national subjugation faster.
Conclusion: On the whole, Lv Zhi's or Lv Hou's intervention in politics promoted the strength of the Western Han Dynasty. Besides Lv Zhi's strong personal ability, we mainly look at the historical situation in Lv Zhi. When it was built in the early Western Han Dynasty, everything needed to be settled and developed. Therefore, Lv Zhi took advantage of the situation and ruled by inaction, and the Western Han Dynasty gradually became rich and strong. Wu Zetian's ability to build a country is related to historical opportunities in addition to her ability. On the one hand, in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, women were active on the stage of the times, and their status was comparable to that of men. This big environment is also a factor that can't be ignored in promoting Wu Zetian's claim to be emperor and founding the country. Only Cixi can't say that she is incompetent. She still has some abilities, but her historical period determines that she can only be a loser.