Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 194 Fishing
Do you think I am blind?

A group of ministers did not dare to refute under Wang Mang's questioning, while a group of scholars who knelt on the ground and surrendered closed their eyes in shame.

As Wang Mang said, they are indeed unusable.

But the matter did not end here. At this moment, a long howl suddenly came from a distance.

"Your Majesty is so majestic!"

The voice fell, and a middle-aged man in a python robe walked over with a group of people in a mighty manner.

"I have seen King Lian!"

All the ministers saluted one after another, Wang Mang just raised his eyes, and the upright master finally arrived.

Wang Mang had known for a long time that the matter in Shiziyuan was not so simple. It would be difficult for one Li Hui and one Chen Shi to make such a big commotion in Chang'an, even if Li Hui had the four major Nanyang families behind him.

The so-called four major families in Nanyang seem to be very imposing, but they are far worse than the wealthy gentry in Chang'an. How could the local gentry in Chang'an allow outsiders to be so arrogant in their dens?
The appearance of Chen Shi almost came out at the right time. It seems that there is no one behind Chen Shi, but Wang Mang is sure that there must be the support of local nobles in Chang'an behind Chen Shi, otherwise Chen Shi would not be able to integrate northern scholars so quickly and become a northern scholar. opinion leaders.

On the surface, this incident seems to be an irreconcilable conflict between scholars from the north and the south, but behind the scenes, Wang Mang is sure that this is a confluence of north and south, and jointly forced the emperor to the palace.

Wang Mang asked Wang Qinian to kill with all his strength, although he wanted to kill this group of scholars who did not know what to do, but the ultimate goal was to elicit the real mastermind behind this incident.

Now, the main emissary appeared, King Lian Wang Jingyao.

Wang Jingyao is the cousin of Wang Mang's cheap father, the first emperor. If it wasn't for the identity issue, after the death of the late emperor, Wang Jingyao would almost undoubtedly become the emperor. Unfortunately, he is only the cousin of the late emperor, not a real brother. The son of the late emperor is still alive, so it is impossible for him to be a cousin. Come be emperor.

After Wang Mang ascended the throne, Wang Jingyao seemed to stay at home and stay at home for the elderly, but Wang Mang learned from channels that Wang Jingyao almost never got out of the court, and his influence in the court was far stronger than the world imagined.

Wang Mang only knew that someone was causing trouble behind his back, but he didn't know who was behind it. Now that Wang Jingyao himself stood up, Wang Mang couldn't help thinking secretly.

Wang Jingyao looked at everything in front of him with a livid face. He had planned for a long time, and his advances and retreats were regular, but he wanted to break his head, and he never thought that Wang Mang would dare to do this and kill so many people.

Is this still his cowardly nephew?
Thinking about it, Wang Jingyao had already walked in front of Wang Mang, and looked at Wang Mang for a moment, Wang Jingyao's face flashed with anger, and he cupped his hands and said, "I have seen Your Majesty."

"Uncle Wang, please stand up!" Wang Mang opened his mouth now. This was actually a psychological confrontation. Whoever opened the mouth first bowed his head first, and Wang Mang, who had great righteousness, was almost invincible.

Wang Jingyao's complexion improved a little, and then he pointed to the dead scholar who had fallen into the pool of blood, and all the scholars who were kneeling in the pool of blood, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, why is this so?"

"What doubts do you have, Uncle Wang?" Wang Mang said expressionlessly, "These people don't respect the sky, the earth, or me. It's also good for them if I teach them some lessons."

Wang Jingyao's face turned cold, he was not stupid, why couldn't he hear the meaning of Wang Mang's words, and immediately retorted: "Your Majesty, according to the ancestral system of the court, scholars are the foundation of the world. Today, His Majesty treats scholars like this, which is almost unheard of since the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty. Your Majesty knows that you have violated the ancestral system."

"And then?" Wang Mang asked back: "Violation of the ancestral system? So what if I violated the ancestral system? I violated it right, and I don't care about one or two things. But Uncle Wang, you are not at home for the elderly, and you have nothing to come here to make money. What's the excitement, it's windy outside, be careful to flash your waist!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. Your body is very strong." Wang Jingyao said indifferently: "Before the late emperor passed away, there was a last order, ordering me to wait for my uncles and elders to take good care of Your Majesty, and to always regulate His Majesty's words and deeds. Today, I am acting as your Majesty." Your Majesty, you are wrong!"

"I was wrong?" Wang Mang looked at Wang Jingyao, and suddenly laughed loudly: "Wang Jingyao, you, a prince, actually said that I was wrong in public, you still don't see me, do you still have the court in your eyes, what do you want to do? Rebellion?"

rebel?

As soon as Wang Mang's words fell, everyone around turned pale. The ministers who originally planned to stand up to dissuade the uncle and nephew also inadvertently took back their steps. Now that the matter has turned into the emperor's family background, it is inconvenient for them foreign ministers to speak again. But did your Majesty use the word "rebellion" too heavily?
Wang Jingyao's face turned pale. He really wanted to rebel, but not now. In theory, he is a minister, and Wang Mang is a king. Even if he is Wang Mang's uncle, if he rebelled against Wang Mang for no reason, in the public opinion of the world, he is also a rebellious minister. A kind of thief.

Wang Jingyao became a little annoyed, annoyed that Wang Mang broke his plan, so he said coldly: "Your Majesty, be careful, don't let outsiders see our uncle and nephew's jokes!"

"Isn't this exactly what you want to see, Uncle Wang?" Wang Mang said loudly: "Uncle Wang, you are here now, please don't tell me that what happened here has nothing to do with you."

As Wang Mang said, he suddenly signaled Li Lan to sneak out Chen Shiti who was hiding among the scholars. Chen Shi looked at Wang Jingyao as if he had seen a ghost.

Seeing this, Wang Mang just snorted coldly and said, "Chen Shi, I ask you, do you recognize this person?"

"Student... Xiaomin..." Chen Shi stammered and dared not speak.

"Chen Shi, male, 22 years old, born in Chang'an, was known as a genius when he was young, but as he grew older, he became less and less a genius, so he studied hard at home all the year round, but he also learned some things. The nearby scholars are also quite famous. Before the construction of the Scholars Garden, you Chen Shi devoted yourself to reading sage books at home. After the construction of the Scholars Garden, you Chen Shi still studied hard at home. After the farce, you, who were studying hard at home, suddenly became the representative of northern scholars." Wang Mang looked at Chen Shi with a smile in his eyes, and said coldly: "Chen Shi, can you tell me , why is that?"

"Xiaomin..." Chen Shi didn't even dare to raise his head, and just knelt on the ground. He had lived at the feet of the emperor for many years, and his fear of the emperor was almost innate. past.

Wang Jingyao couldn't stand it anymore, and said directly: "Your Majesty, if you have something to talk about, what are you doing with a little scholar?"

Wang Mang turned around suddenly, looked at Wang Jingyao and said, "Uncle Wang, do you really think I'm making trouble with a little scholar?"

(End of this chapter)