Video spoilers history, starting with the blitzkrieg on Poland

A new sky screen appears.

An ancient map unfolded.

The outline of the Western Han Dynasty city of Chang'an was outlined on the map with pen and ink.

As the perspective zooms in.

The scene of Chang'an City became clearer and clearer.

The bustling streets come into view, with wine shops and teahouses lined up, their signs fluttering in the wind.

However, if you look closely, you can see ragged homeless people huddled in the corners of the streets, their eyes full of distress.

The scene changed, and in a large mansion, nobles were dressed in gorgeous clothes, toasting each other, and the atmosphere was full of luxury.

This is in stark contrast to the declining living conditions outside the city.

The screen changes again.

Focusing on a slightly dilapidated house, a young man is holding a Confucian classic and studying it carefully.

The sound of the sky also slowly sounded.

[The city of Chang'an at the end of the Western Han Dynasty was still prosperous on the surface, but it had already decayed inside.]

[Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, social contradictions have gradually become more acute, land annexation has become serious, the problem of refugees has become prominent, and the power of relatives outside the court has continued to expand. ]

[In this declining land, a nobleman named Wang Mang quietly rose up. ]

【Wang Mang's starting point was not high.】

[Although he was born into the Wang family, a family of nine marquises. ]

【However, Wang Mang's father Wang Man died early, and the family fell into decline. 】

[I didn’t catch up with the bonus period of the rise of the Wang family’s in-laws group. 】

[My uncle Wang Feng is the Grand Marshal and enjoys a good life, and his other cousins ​​are also top-notch playboys.]

【Wang Mang is obviously a member of the Wang family, but he can only be regarded as a member of the side branch.】

[When he was young, he could only wear coarse cloth and lived a cautious life under the shadow of his uncles’ extravagance.]

[This gap made him realize early on that only moral reputation could lead to advancement.]

[In an environment where the family's extravagance prevailed, Wang Mang was like a breath of fresh air. ]

[He has been well-read in Confucian classics since childhood, lives a simple life, is humble and polite, and is respectful and filial to his elders.]

【After the death of his father and brother, he took on the responsibility of taking care of his mother, sister-in-law and nephew alone. 】

【He is also very friendly to his clan members and subordinates. 】

[Other Wang's nephews showed off their wealth, but he played the victim.]

[While other children of the royal family were engaged in cockfighting and horse riding, he was holding the Analects every day to show his presence in the Imperial College.]

[He studied the Book of Rites and served his uncle Wang Feng with medicine for several months without taking off his clothes to rest.]

【He was recommended to enter the government because of his "filial and honest" character. 】

[By the time of Emperor Cheng of Han, Wang Mang had become the "Western Han version of Hai Rui."]

[Once his mother was ill, and the wife of Baiguan came to visit her.]

[I saw a woman in a coarse cloth dress standing in the living room of the Wang family. I thought she was a servant, but it turned out to be Wang Mang's wife! ]

[Unlike other arrogant and extravagant Wang family members, Wang Mang's modesty and ability earned him high prestige in the court and among the people.]

【He became a moral role model in the eyes of people at that time. 】

[These deliberate performances also won him unanimous praise from scholars.]

……

Outside the sky.

Liu Bang saw this.

Looking at this man named Wang Mang in later generations, he was well-read, humble and polite, took care of his widowed mother, sister-in-law and nephew, and was low-key and capable.

Liu Bang couldn't help but feel good about this person.

In particular, according to the Tianmu theory, this was the end of the Western Han Dynasty.

That is to say, at the time of the demise of the Han Dynasty.

How could Liu Bang not be looking forward to the appearance of such a perfect character?
But while Liu Bang was looking forward to it, he was not happy at all.

Because Liu Bang vaguely remembered it.

It seems that Tianmu mentioned briefly before that Wang Mang usurped the throne in later generations?

This made Liu Bang a little puzzled.

This Wang Mang seems to be such an outstanding talent with such noble character.

How could he commit such an act of usurping the throne?
Is he really a traitor?
Or is there something else hidden?
In short, with quite complicated feelings, Liu Bang also looked at the sky carefully, eager to know what happened in the late Western Han Dynasty.

After all, Liu Bang was an open-minded king overall.

They were also fully prepared mentally for the demise of the dynasty.

But in the end, I still feel a little unwilling and curious.

Canopy.

[In 16 BC, the 30-year-old Wang Mang was granted the title of Marquis of Xindu. Eight years later, he succeeded his uncle Wang Gen as Grand Marshal and entered the core of power.]

【However, fate dealt him the first blow. 】

[After Emperor Ai of Han ascended the throne, the Fu and Ding families' relatives gained power.]

[Wang Mang saw that Grand Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun was bullied by Emperor Ai of Han's grandmother, Empress Dowager Fu, so he confronted her in person.]

【As a result, he was demoted back to his fiefdom. 】

【But Wang Mang was not discouraged. Instead, this period of dormancy became a plus for him. 】

【He studied behind closed doors and delved into his studies. 】

【Continue marketing the persona.】

[He gave his precious jade to the local governor of Nanyang, but the governor refused, saying it was too valuable.]

【Wang Mang then smashed the jade into two pieces, saying that it would no longer be valuable, and thus the gift was successfully delivered.】

[His second son accidentally killed a family servant, which was not a big deal at the time.]

【As a result, Wang Mang forced him to commit suicide to pay for his life! 】

【How could the onlookers have ever seen such a scene? 】

[They all sighed at Wang Mang's high moral standards and his willingness to sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice. ]

On the canopy.

Not only the ancient people at that time were shocked.

Modern netizens were stunned.

"Telling your own son to commit suicide, what kind of thing is this?"

"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Wang Mang's acting is really amazing. If I didn't stand from a God's perspective, I'm afraid ordinary people would really worship him."

"Once these things happened, it just showed that he was a person who would do anything to achieve his goal."

"Wang Mang had a very bad starting point, so he compared himself to De. If you are smart, you will know what this sentence means."

……

Canopy.

【Wang Mang maintained a good reputation, and local officials and people praised him highly. 】

[Many officials even wrote letters to express their dissatisfaction for him, hoping that Emperor Ai of Han would reinstate Wang Mang.]

[When Emperor Ai died suddenly without an heir, Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun took back the imperial seal.]

【The voices of the court and the public were calling for him to be the rightful heir. 】【Wang Mang, who regained power, became the Grand Marshal and Grand Tutor, and was in charge of government affairs. 】

[At this time, Wang Mang showed his drastic measures: he cleaned up the imperial relatives of Emperor Ai, redressed the injustice, supported the 9-year-old Emperor Ping of Han, and made his daughter the empress.]

[In order to consolidate his authority, Wang Mang played a double game. ]

[On one hand, he was portrayed as a "saint": he became a vegetarian when faced with a disaster, donated 300,000 hectares of land for disaster relief, and attracted more than 200 officials to follow his example and donate their property.]

【On the other side is the brutal political purge. 】

【Wang Mang carried out a series of power operations within the court.】

[He manipulated the appointment and removal of officials and placed his cronies in various important positions, thus forming a huge power group.]

【Those who do not align themselves with Wang Mang should stand aside.】

【He ruthlessly suppressed those who dared to oppose him.】

【For example, Wang Mang was worried that the Wei family, the mother of Emperor Ping of Han, would threaten his position. 】

[Then the entire Wei family was placed under house arrest in Zhongshan State and they were not allowed to enter the capital.]

[Two court officials who had not previously voted for Wang Mang to be Grand Marshal. ]

[They were also forced to commit suicide after being demoted. ]

[As for those who surrendered to Wang Mang and showed goodwill to him, Wang Mang gave them gifts, had heart-to-heart talks with them, and promised that he would protect them in the court in the future.]

【He also used various means to win people's hearts. 】

[Increase the salaries of officials and reduce taxes for the people.]

【He established his own "benevolent" image in society. 】

[As power became more concentrated, Wang Mang was no longer satisfied with being just a powerful official, but began to plan for bigger goals.]

[He first started with public opinion, instructing his cronies and some people who were good at flattery to create auspicious signs in society.]

[For example, the auspicious white pheasant that appeared during the reign of Duke Ji Dan of Zhou. ]

【When Duke Zhou assisted King Zhou, a white pheasant appeared. 】

[Now Wang Mang is assisting Emperor Ping, and white pheasants have also appeared. ]

【I understand everything. 】

【The world began to proclaim that Wang Mang was the one chosen by heaven and a saint like Zhou Gong.】

[These auspicious signs caused a great sensation in society at that time.]

[Many people began to believe that Wang Mang was the savior sent by God and a wise minister who could lead them to a peaceful and prosperous era.]

【Wang Mang also followed the will of heaven and accepted the title of Duke of Anhan with tears in his eyes.】

【Then donate your salary to the disaster victims. 】

【Later, he was very sad and refused the land granted by the court.】

【But he secretly instigated the people to write a petition in the name of Wang Mang, asking him to accept the reward.】

【Then Wang Mang distributed all the rewards to other Liu clan members.】

[When Wang Mang was given the title of "Prime Minister" whose status surpassed that of other princes, he even led a group of Confucian scholars to perform a refusal drama in the Imperial Ancestral Temple for three days and three nights.]

[When he finally had to accept it, he even had to drag Yi Yin and Duke Zhou down with him.]

[It seems as if the whole world is forcing him to become a powerful official. ]

【Then, the number of letters of praise written to Wang Mang from all over the country also reached more than 40! 】

[The Han Dynasty had only a few tens of millions of people at the time, and there were hundreds of thousands of letters of praise. I'm afraid that every literate person in the country received one.]

[This level of hype was really quite exaggerated given the social productivity at the time.]

【Wang Mang also became the first person in history to be awarded the Nine Gifts. 】

Barrage:

《The three-piece set for usurping the throne has been arranged.》

"The first person in history to be awarded the Nine Gifts."

《The second one is the Hefei War God, the King of Wu of the Great Wei who was given the Nine Gifts by Cao Pi. 》

"After being awarded the Nine Gifts and being titled Duke, the next step is to abdicate. "

"He is so good at propaganda, it is hard not to suspect that Wang Mang is a time traveler."

"He is definitely a time traveler. He knows how to market traffic and hire internet trolls."

"Don't worry about whether he was trying to win people's hearts, but it is a fact that Wang Mang was kind to many people at that time."

……

This is the end of the story about the sky curtain.

Wang Mang's status as a traitor has basically been confirmed.

Those ancient people after the Three Kingdoms and the Jin Dynasty.

They are very familiar with the whole process of conferring titles of nobility or kingship and granting the Nine Gifts.

Of course there is no need to say more.

And even the ancient rulers before the Wang Mang era.

At this time, everyone saw through Wang Mang's true face.

Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng laughed, somewhat disdainfully, but also somewhat happily, and said:

"Wang Mang is both a Confucian scholar and a traitor."

"Fusu, did you see that?"

"Confucianism is good at disguising itself, and it uses these false things to deceive the world."

"What kind of virtue is this!"

Ying Zheng frowned in disdain.

"Confucianism? Just look at Wang Mang and you'll know. He's a traitor!"

"So, the later Han Dynasty was deceived by the Confucian traitors."

"Haha, how sad!"

"It would be better to fight a great war and then lose the country instead of letting the Confucian scholars cheat us out of it!"

Ying Zheng felt much more comfortable.
After all, the Han Dynasty was the dynasty that replaced him, which would make Ying Zheng somewhat unhappy.

Now we see that the Han Dynasty is in trouble.

It can also allow Ying Zheng to vent his emotions.

In the early Han Dynasty, when Liu Bang saw this, he basically knew what happened in the future.

"Well, it seems that Wang Mang is indeed a traitor who usurped the Han Dynasty."

"Did he deceive everyone and the world at that time?"

"But maybe we can't blame future generations for not being vigilant enough."

"Even I, when I saw the first part of the video, almost thought that Wang Mang was really a great sage."

"Well, let me see how Wang Mang behaves."

"Anyway, I know that there will be an Eastern Han Dynasty in the future."

"The descendants of our Liu family fought hard and took back the country that was cheated away by Wang Mang, haha."

Comforting himself, Liu Bang relaxed his body and lay down on the bed.

With a relaxed and expectant mood, I continued to look at the sky. (End of this chapter)