Research On Wei Xiang Of Western Han Dynasty

During the three dynasties of Wu and Zhao Xuan,Wei Xiang served as Prime minister for nine years.As a prime minister,Wei Xiang made great achievements in local and central governance.As the prime minister,he showed strong ability in assisting Emperor Xuan in governing.As an important statesman of Emperor Xuandi,he played a vital role in the revival of Emperor Xuandi.Based on the deeds of Wei Xiang recorded in historical records,this paper will further promote the study of historical facts related to Wei Xiang based on the existing research results in the academic circle.First of all,we discuss Wei Xiang from two aspects: the age in which he lived and the reason why he was put in a position.Wei Xiang was put in a position which was closely related to the background of the Zhaoxuan Period,of course,also related to his own upright character and strong ability.The auxiliary deeds of Wei Xiang mainly start from the measures of reducing the power of Huo Guang,rectifying the local government and paying attention to the people’s livelihood during his term of office,and analyze the auxiliary characteristics of Wei Xiang in the process of assisting the government,such as the influence of relatives,the connection between Confucianism and law,and the combination of Yi-ology,Confucianism and law in his political thoughts.Wei Xiang assisted the government to consolidate the imperial power,the development of the state and the stability of the people’s life made a certain contribution.The social economy after the end of Emperor Wudi after the situation of a hundred ruins,again prosperous.Based on the disputes between the prime minister of Wei,Zhao Guanghan and Du Yannian,this paper analyzes the relationship between the king and the minister of Wei,and the pertinence of Emperor Xuan to the power of the prime minister of Wei,so as to make a supplement for understanding the relationship between the prime minister and the king and the minister of Wei.On the evaluation of Wei Xiang in the past dynasties,the evaluation content of Wei Xiang in the past dynasties is summarized from four aspects,namely,the ability to govern the country,the misfortune of the family,and the fault.Starting from the status and background of the evaluators in the past dynasties,the characteristics of the evaluation content are analyzed.Finally,the re-evaluation of Wei Xiang is carried out.It made great contributions to the stabilization of imperial power,the reorganization of local officials and the development of ideology and culture in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty,and promoted the stability of the Western Han Dynasty.