Is it true that Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty? How did he reach the top?

It is true that Wang Mang succeeded in usurping the throne only after he kept a low profile and won the hearts of the people and the trust of the royal family and ministers. Wang Mang was the nephew of Empress Zheng Jun at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, and was a powerful minister at that time. He succeeded in usurping the throne because his status as a consort made the emperor and the royal family trust him. Be humble, try to please others, make friends with ministers everywhere, and forge the illusion of a gentleman. When everyone thought that Wang Mang was going to be the assistant minister of the 2-year-old new emperor, he privately called on his ministers to recommend him as the new emperor and seized the Western Han regime.

1. The claim to the Empress Dowager won the trust of the royal family in the Western Han Dynasty.

Wang Mang is the nephew of the Queen Mother. From the beginning, it was with the recommendation of the Queen Mother that he was reused by the Korean family. Wang Mang knows that as long as the Queen Mother is in office, he can enjoy endless wealth. Because of this, he is very filial to the Queen Mother, thinking about the king everywhere, and even helping the Queen Mother seize power. The Queen Mother always thought that this Wang Mang was a loyal and filial person, so she was willing to hand over court affairs to Wang Mang. Of course, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, several emperors ascended the throne one after another, all of whom died young. The last emperor was a 2-year-old child, and Wang Mang became more and more powerful and became the emperor in charge of state affairs.

2. the temptation of fame and fortune, courtiers are single-minded for folly.

Wang Mang is good at winning people's hearts. Since he became an official, he has been friendly to people everywhere. As the official position is getting higher and higher, he is more humble in all aspects. In order to win the hearts of the people, Wang Mang once distributed most of his daughter's dowry to the poor, courted ministers with wealth and official positions, and often helped ministers in court. Wang Mang's disguise is so good that others can't catch his mistakes. The imperial court ministers had been obedient to him for a long time, but the royal family in the Western Han Dynasty still regarded him as an available minister and didn't notice that he was already plotting to usurp the throne.

Generally speaking, Wang Mang was able to usurp the throne, relying on the convenience of his status and the means of winning people's hearts.