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Chapter 144 Liu Bang dealt with Wang Mang!
There was silence in the hall for a moment.

At this time, Liu Ao was extremely confused, "Is it really a show if someone can do this?"

Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows slightly, "Wang Mang does things for the people. Those things may not be staged. If he has been an official for more than 20 years, it would be a bit scary if it is all staged."

"If you think about it carefully, Wang Mang's behavior changes began after Emperor Ai of Han succeeded to the throne."

"At that time, Empress Dowager Fu and others were in power, and Wang Mang was the Grand Sima, so he was too easily targeted by them. Therefore, Wang Mang was forced to leave the capital."

Perhaps what Wang Mang originally wanted was the power of the Great Sima. After becoming the Great Sima, he also did things for the people.

But the persecution by Empress Dowager Fu and others made Wang Mang rebellious.

Liu Bang pondered for a moment and still insisted on his previous thoughts, "Wang Mang must die."

"In that case, Wang Mang will be captured and imprisoned today! Liu Ao, go there yourself."

"Yes, Taizu." Liu Ao stood up and saluted, and responded solemnly.

Liu Ao exited the palace.

"Xiao Ran, how do you think we should deal with Wang Mang?"

When Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Ao disappeared, Liu Bang suddenly asked.

Xiao Ran was slightly stunned, "What does Taizu mean?"

Liu Bang had already given an order just now, and when he asked such a question, Xiao Ran couldn't figure out what Liu Bang was thinking.

Liu Bang sighed, "From your description, Wang Mang is talented and has the support of the people."

"Such a minister is always rare."

It would be a pity to kill him directly, but if he didn't kill him, he would worry that Wang Mang would still usurp the throne.

At this time, Xiao Ran understood what Liu Bang had not said, "Why don't you wait until I finish telling what he did after usurping the throne, and then you can decide whether to kill him or not."

Liu Bang nodded, "Okay, judge based on merits and demerits.

Xiao Ran said: "Wang Mang's usurpation of the throne was not a rash rebellion, but a step-by-step plan to successfully proclaim himself emperor."

"In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, some ministers proposed to the Queen Mother that Wang Mang's achievements were the same as Huo Guang's, and he should enjoy equal rewards. After several rejections, Wang Mang accepted the title of Duke Anhan, but did not accept his salary. Subsequently, Wang Mang and himself The three cronies became the four assistant ministers, with Wang Mang as the leader."

"Wang Mang proposed that the court should reward the descendants of princes, kings and heroes, and then reward serving officials, and increase the rituals and music of the ancestral temple, so that the people of the world and widows and widows can benefit, and at the same time carry out a policy of favors for civilian scholars."

Liu Bang suddenly said, "This method is good. It can appease the people to a great extent, and it can also gain the gratitude of the princes, kings and heroes."

"Indeed, this has won over many people."

Xiao Ran continued.

"Later, Wang Mang advised the Queen Mother to take the lead in living a frugal life, providing money and land to help the people, and officials followed suit. Whenever the people in the world suffered from floods and droughts, Wang Mang only ate vegetarian food at home and did not use meat or wine."

"During a severe drought across the country, a locust plague occurred at the same time, and the people who were severely affected went into exile. Under the leadership of Wang Mang, a large number of officials and people donated their land and houses to relieve the affected people."

"Wang Mang subsidized the disaster-stricken people and changed the royal palace to Anmin County to resettle the disaster-stricken people. Chang'an City also planned residences for the disaster-stricken people."

Liu Bang's eyes flashed with appreciation.

Wang Mang had a clear conscience when it came to relocating the people, and it could even be said to be a textbook way of handling it.

"After this incident, Wang Mang was worried that the Wei family, the relatives of Emperor Han Ping, would take away power, so he simply sealed the Wei family and their clan members to remote areas and did not allow them to return to the capital."

"But this matter was opposed by his eldest son Wang Yu. Wang Yu was worried that he would suffer resentment and revenge in the future, so he failed to convince Wang Mang. After discussing with his men, Wang Yu planned to use superstitious methods to make Wang Mang completely change his mind."

Seeing the smile on Xiao Ran's face, Liu Bang was curious, "What method?"

"Wang Yu asked his wife's uncle Lu Kuan to spill blood wine at the gate of Wang Mang's house. He wanted to say it was a vision from heaven and asked Wang Mang to give the rights to the Wei family." Xiao Ran was also speechless. There is a difference between a vision from heaven and the spilling of blood wine. what relationship.

"..."

Liu Bang was silent.

He hesitated to speak, and finally said, "How did Wang Mang deal with him?"

It is obviously impossible for such a smart mind to succeed.

Xiao Ran sighed suddenly, "After being discovered during the execution, Wang Mang was furious. He arrested Wang Yu and imprisoned him and then poisoned him. He took this opportunity to frame and kill the entire Wei clan, his relative, and took advantage of the situation to implicate and punish the local powerful people who opposed him. , forced to kill political opponents in the DPRK."

"In order not to affect his own people's hearts, Wang Mang made people publicize this matter as a matter of righteousness, killing relatives, and forgetting selfish interests."

Even Liu Bang felt that he was too cruel to kill his son twice in a row.

"Wang Mang is too good at maintaining his reputation."

Xiao Ran agreed with this sentence, "Wang Mang has made a lot of efforts in this matter. Wang Mang proposed to build Mingtang, Piyong, Lingtai and other ceremonial buildings as well as city and Changmancang, and build 10,000 residences for scholars from all over the world to attract the world. Thousands of scholars and people with special abilities came to Chang'an, and after vigorously promoting ritual and music education, they gained the support of the Confucian scholars of the Han Dynasty."

"This move was successful, and Wang Mang began to want to create a peaceful and prosperous age. First, he sent eight people to various places. When the eight people returned to the court, they continued to praise the peace in the world and began to boast that it was Wang Mang's teachings. Wang Mang also spent a lot of money He lured the Xiongnu and other foreign tribes to send envoys to pay tribute, and various actions made Wang Mang a virtuous saint in the hearts of ministers and people who ruled the country and brought peace to the world. "

"I have to say that Wang Mang played with people's hearts to the extreme."

With the brilliance of a saint, Wang Mang's subsequent actions will be more convenient.

"Among these things, only the resettlement of the victims is an obvious merit, and the merit of enlightenment is too false." Liu Bang made his own evaluation of Wang Mang's merits and demerits.

"Create false impressions, deceive the world, and count faults."

Xiao Ran said: "Building the Mingtang is not useless, but it is a face-saving project."

"It's not implemented in detail. It's obviously a good approach, but it's a pity."

"When Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty died, Wang Mang was worried that the older emperor would fight for power, so he directly arranged for Liu Ying to succeed him. However, he encountered opposition from the clan, and there were successive uprisings by princes and kings, which frightened Wang Mang to tell the world that he had only been in power for a short time and had no intention of usurping the throne. "

"At the same time, Wang Mang arranged for the army to start suppressing. After the suppression was over, Wang Mang had the idea of ​​proclaiming himself emperor."

Liu Bang frowned displeased, "These princes and kings are really useless."

"The princes and kings have been weakened by multiple emperors. Unlike when Taizu became emperor, it is normal for them to have no resistance." Xiao Ran reluctantly said something fair for the princes and kings.

"Wang Mang had an idea and began to plan. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the world has been too afraid of visions coming from the sky, and always subconsciously attributed the matter to the emperor. This became an opportunity for Wang Mang to proclaim himself emperor."

"Wang Mang found someone to come and deceive, claiming that he was the destined emperor, forcing the Queen Mother to hand over the royal seal, and asked Liu Ying to abdicate. He also visited Gaozu Temple and proclaimed himself emperor from then on, changing the country's name to "Xin"."

Liu Bang couldn't believe what he heard, "He went to the Temple of Emperor Gaozu to pay homage? How dare he pay homage to me as a rebellious minister?"

"Probably to show that he has justifiably ascended to the throne." Xiao Ran coughed dryly and found a reasonable reason.

When he thought that after his death, a traitor would rob the world and visit his temple, Liu Bang felt that he could kill Wang Mang now.

"For the rest of the matter, just tell me your merits and demerits."

Liu Bang was worried that he would continue to listen and did not want to let Wang Mang go.

Xiao Ran organized his thoughts and began to be concise.

"The three major policies of Wang Mang's reform were state ownership of land, equalization of property rights, and abolition of slavery. He also gathered talented people from all over the world to Chang'an and began to compile the "Chinese Dictionary", "Medical Dictionary", "Wedding and Funeral Dictionary", "Literary Dictionary", etc. Important books."

"These policies are conducive to world stability, but they are too idealistic, so the policy reform failed."

"During Wang Mang's reign as emperor, there were countless uprisings and murders. He ruled for fourteen years, but in the end he could not even collect his body. However, Wang Mang's head was collected by successive royal families."

In the end, Wang Mang's merits and demerits are somewhat difficult to judge. "Has Taizu figured out how to deal with Wang Mang?" Xiao Ran has finished describing Wang Mang's life.

Wang Mang's life and death lies in Liu Bang's hands.

"It would be a pity to kill him. Let's see how he answers my question."

Liu Bang is not an indecisive person, but there are too few ministers available in the court now.

"I will also go and have a look during the interrogation." Xiao Ran said.

The capture of Wang Mang went smoothly. Only two hours had passed by the time Xiao Ran and Liu Bang saw him.

Liu Ao escorted the man to the palace, but before he could take a breath, he got a new question from Liu Bang.

"What are you going to do with the Zhao sisters?"

"Am I going to kill you now?" Liu Ao asked very anxiously, but he was still a little reluctant in his heart, but in front of Liu Bang, how could he dare to refute.

Liu Bang looked at him with disgust and said, "You are trying to kill your heirs and have cholera in your harem. You should be killed."

"Taizu, I'll go right away." For the sake of his own life, Liu Ao chose to give up the Zhao sisters.

Anyway, he won't be able to become emperor in the future, and the Zhao sisters may not be willing to suffer along with him.

But Liu Ao was not sure whether he could do it.

Wang Mang saluted respectfully, "I have met His Majesty Taizu. I wonder why His Majesty Taizu summoned his ministers to come here."

"I heard that you are very popular among the people. I have a question to ask you. If you answer it correctly, I can promise you something."

Liu Bang stared at Wang Mang and spoke in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty Taizu, please speak." Wang Mang was stunned for a moment and quickly recovered.

Liu Bang took half a step forward, and was only one step away from Wang Mang. He drew his sword and could immediately chop off Wang Mang's head.

"Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty is too stupid to be useful. I want you to assist the new emperor in the government. Who do you think can be the emperor?"

Kneeling down calmly, Wang Mang spoke uprightly, "I dare not go beyond the rules. The person chosen by His Majesty Taizu will definitely become a wise king!"

"Today you must choose one person." Liu Bang did not give him a chance to escape from the answer.

Wang Mang's face changed slightly. He realized the danger at this time and thought about it again and again, "I think that the prince is just the right person."

"Tell me why."

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Wang Mang was silent for a long time and then slowly said: "The prince has been chosen by Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty and the ministers of the court. He must have some talents."

Wang Mang knew what kind of person Prince Liu Xin was.

What he didn't understand was Emperor Taizu Gao's murderous intention towards him.

"Liar after lie, Wang Mang raised his head and asked me to take a good look at the thief who will rob the world in the future!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Bang pulled out a long sword and placed it on Wang Mang's shoulder.

Wang Mang was shaking all over and his face gradually turned pale. He had never faced such a terrifying scene in his many years in the court.

Emperor Gao, Taizu of the Han Dynasty, was not the dissolute and unethical Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty. He could really kill someone on the spot!
"I don't understand what His Majesty Taizu means. I will never covet the throne in any way. If His Majesty Taizu is worried, please allow me to resign!"

Swish!
Red blood spilled on the floor, and Wang Mang's head rolled directly to the ground.

Liu Bang threw away the long sword in his hand and said with some pity: "I thought he could walk out of here alive today."

"I think so too. It seems that all Wang Mang's previous gestures were just superficial disguises." Xiao Ran is now sure that Wang Mang is not the time traveler mentioned in unofficial histories.

Liu Bang said: "The next step is to wait for Liu Xian to enter the palace."

……

Changle Palace

The little eunuch hurried into the palace and shouted in panic.

"The Queen Mother, something serious has happened. Your Majesty is going to kill the Zhao sisters!"

The Queen Mother Wang Zhengjun, who was having a meal, looked up and asked calmly, "But Your Majesty is playing around with the Zhao sisters?"

"No, it was His Majesty Taizu who gave the order to kill the Zhao sisters!" The young eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and immediately told the truth.

Queen Mother Wang Zhengjun was shocked, "Emperor Taizu Gao? Are you talking nonsense?"

The young eunuch hurriedly explained, "The Queen Mother, when we went to court this morning, all the ministers in the court saw it. It is indeed Emperor Taizu Gao."

"My Lady, there is a strange phenomenon happening today, and people are panicking. They all say that something will happen to Your Majesty. Maybe Emperor Gao specially came back from the fairy world just for this matter."

Queen Mother Wang Zhengjun was also a little flustered. She had heard about Emperor Taizu Gao's behavior and always felt a little uneasy.

"Where is Emperor Taizu at this moment?"

No matter what, she had to go find out.

"Weiyang Palace."

Wang Zhengjun was about to step out of the palace when he suddenly changed his mind and said, "Let's go see His Majesty and the Zhao sisters first."

The palace maids and eunuchs followed Wang Zhengjun and soon saw the Zhao sisters who were pressed to the ground. They were in a panic and cried for Liu Ao to spare his life.

"Your Majesty! What mistake did the queen make?" Wang Zhengjun asked sharply.

Liu Ao had never been able to make a move and hesitated for a long time with the long sword. Now when he heard Wang Zhengjun's voice, his face lit up and he handed the long sword to her.

"Mother, you came at the right time. Didn't you disagree with me before making Zhao Feiyan my queen? Now you kill her."

Bang.

The long sword fell to the ground, and Wang Zhengjun looked ugly, "Your Majesty, are you suffering from hysteria?"

"Forget it, I still can't do it, take it back and let Taizu kill him." Liu Ao received a few beatings and had completely given up on disobeying Liu Bang's orders.

His eyes moved slightly and he decided to take the Queen Mother Wang Zhengjun back to Weiyang Palace.

At this time, Weiyang Palace.

Liu Xian has already entered the palace.

He stood nervously in front of Liu Bang and said, "I have met Taizu."

"You can handle the government affairs with me for a few days." Liu Bang was too lazy to ask questions and simply told him the most convenient way.

Whether he can become emperor or not will be known after two days of processing the memorial.

Liu Xian was so frightened that his legs weakened, "Taizu, I do not covet your majesty's throne!"

There just happened to be crying outside, and Liu Ao came quickly.

"Taizu, I brought the Queen Mother here!"

(End of this chapter)