Evaluation
Lü Zhi has been criticised by historians for being a power-hungry woman. Despite her reputation for ruthlessness and cruelty, she appeared to be genuinely devoted to her husband and maintaining stability of the empire—so much so that long after Emperor Gaozu's death, she, then firmly in control, continued to carry out his instructions on the succession of ministers. Despite her brutality, she was known to be a competent administrator, and she, other than the instances of nepotism, generally promoted capable officials. During her regency, therefore, the people of the empire enjoyed a measure of rest from the turmoils of the fall of the Qin Dynasty and the wars of the Chu–Han Contention. However, due to her trade embargo against Nanyue, Nanyue made repeated attacks against the Changsha principality (in present-day Hunan) and Nan Commandery (in present-day Hubei).
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