"Jie" is a derogatory word. Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty choose Minister Tuogu with this name?
Jie is the original character of Jie. Because of Xia Jie, Jie began to have a derogatory meaning. But in the past, Jie was still used to express excellence. Later, the word Jie (Jack) was coined, and Jie basically had a purely derogatory meaning. The Tuogu minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was called Shangguan Jie. Shangguan Jie (140 BC - 80 BC) was a strong general during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He was a native of Shanggui (now Tianshui, Gansu) in Longxi in the Western Han Dynasty. His courtesy name was Shaoshu.
He was from the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty. Shangguan Jie was a native of Shangbang in Longxi. He was appreciated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for his extraordinary physical strength and loyalty. He was promoted from an ordinary guard to the rank of imperial servant. In 87 BC, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty left him alone on his deathbed, Shangguan Jie was appointed General Zuo, and together with Huo Guang and Jin Rixi, assisted Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made Huo Guang, Jin Rixi, and Shangguan Jie all assistant ministers, which meant separation of powers and mutual checks and balances. At the beginning, Shangguan Jie had a good relationship with Huo Guang and Jin Rixi. They were able to get along peacefully and assist Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, maintaining a relative balance.
Shangguan Jie was promoted from a small ordinary guard to a servant by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and became one of the assistant ministers of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty. Shangguan An even relied on nepotism to become a marquis and general. The relationship between their father and son Power and status can be said to be the same for a time. However, Shangguan Jie and his son were ambitious and unsatisfied. They wanted to be kings and emperors, which finally led to their death. The human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant. This is exactly how Shangguan Jie and his son killed themselves.
Asking a person to be reserved in the face of power is like asking a normal man not to catch a cold after seeing beautiful women. Slogans are always easier than implementation. No one can let go of the greed in their hearts. Who doesn’t expect that they and their children and grandchildren will be rich and prosperous for thousands of years? The emperor, relatives and ordinary people, who are not rich, don’t want their children and grandchildren to suffer? What's more, facing the great temptation of the throne, the distortion of human nature makes it impossible for us to recognize their former loyalties and traitors. We only know that in the end, they were a group of demons dancing around and the song ended.