Wang Mang Chunfeng returned to Chang'an proudly and began to deal with the aftermath of Emperor Liu Xin of the Han Dynasty.

In July of the second year of Yuanshou, he welcomed the son of the king of Zhongshan as his heir to continue the unification.

In August, Wang Mang carried out a "liquidation" of the Ding Fu family. Although Empress Dowager Fu and Ding Ji were dead, Wang Mang still did not let go, went to his honorific title, and moved to the tomb of King Liu Kang.

As for Yizhu's sister, after Liu Xin's death, she was actually dead! She knew that Geng Xiaofan was running around for her, but she didn't care anymore.

Although the Queen Mother promised Geng Xiaofan a good death for her, Wang Mang seemed to be "full-fledged" and didn't listen to his "aunt" very much. In the end, the queen mother was angry and personally ordered Wang Mang, and Wang Mang degraded the lord as the "queen of filial piety", and finally let it go.

Under the maneuvering of Princess Yang'a, Geng Xiaofan met the "last" side of Yizhu's sister in Changxin Palace.

"Brother! As long as you are doing well, my sister will have no worries. The Lord forced a smile.

"Sister, you are a canary in the Shushui of Bashan, and you have been locked up in Weiyang Palace for too long, don't you want to go out and fly?" Geng Xiaofan enlightened his sister.

"Can I still do it?" Yi Zhu smiled bitterly.

"Sister, in fact, in this world, the greatest freedom is the freedom of the heart. What the heart thinks, what it does. ”

"What you think in your heart, you can do what you want!" Yizhu tasted Geng Xiaofan's words, and finally suddenly realized.

A year later, on the north bank of the Wei River, in a small village with beautiful mountains and rivers by the Yiling Tomb, a family moved in, and the head of the household was a peaceful and charitable "old lady". The old lady was cheerful and generous, and although she had no children or daughters, she adopted more than a dozen orphans, and the family was happy. Every spring season, the old lady personally takes the children to the Yiling Tomb to pay respects. Some people say that it is her only son who is buried in it!

In September of the second year of Yuanshou, the son succeeded to the throne and changed his name to "衎", that is, the "Emperor Ping of Han" in later generations. The Empress Dowager is in the court, and the Great Sima Wang Mang is in power, respecting Kong Guang as the Taifu.

In the second year, the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty was changed, and the era of Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty opened, in fact, this was also the beginning of the era of Wang Mang.

Geng Xiaofan finished the affairs of Chang'an and prepared to return to Shanggu. Before leaving, Da Sima Zhao saw him, which surprised him a little.

"I heard that Shanggu is under the governance of Geng Taishou, and the government is harmonious and the weather is myriad. You've done a lot of work! Wang Mang's first words when he met made Geng Xiaofan scratch his head. Moreover, in the past, Wang Mang and him were all brothers, but today they are called official titles, which seems to be a lot more popular.

"It's all the soldiers' lives and the work of the bureaucrats." Geng Xiaofan first politely said.

Wang Mang sighed, looking at him with a strange look in his eyes.

"If the general trend is today, you should also see it clearly. Don't go to that bitter cold place again, stay! ”

"Stay?" Geng Xiaofan understood what Wang Mang meant, he wanted to let himself assist him. It seems that Wang Mang's ambition is emerging!

"Da Sima, you have been buried for several years, and now that you are back to the dynasty, it is the time to display your talents, why do you leave me here to disturb? Besides, my little ability, it's okay to make a small fuss, and I'm far worse than the counselor in government affairs! I'd better go and shepherd the side. Hehe! ”

"That's it! In this situation, you may be able to help me more out there. Wang Mang didn't embarrass Geng Xiaofan too much.

"Please rest assured of this!" Geng Xiaofan saluted and prepared to leave.

"In terms of government affairs, I am naturally relieved. But I still have something to worry about, please pay attention to Geng Taishou. Wang Mang didn't want to let Geng Xiaofan go.

Geng Xiaofan thought about it and felt that he should be talking about Wang Yu. "Da Sima is talking about Yu'er! What are your plans? ”

"Yu'er!" Wang Mang's eyes were still weird, "He has also followed you for a few years, how is his experience?" ”

Wang Mang's question made Geng Xiaofan hear some "sour" taste. may have blurted out unintentionally, calling Wang Yu a little too affectionate, which made Wang Mang uncomfortable.

"Wang Yu is a dragon and a phoenix among the people, after this experience, the future is promising!" Geng Xiaofan still complimented.

"I intend to transfer him back to Beijing, what do you think?"

"It's a big deal!" Geng Xiaofan roughly understood that this was probably Wang Mang's real purpose of looking for himself.

"But he doesn't want to come back!"

"What?" Geng Xiaofan just felt that he understood, and suddenly he was "confused" again.

"Maybe he didn't want to go back, maybe his mother didn't want to go back." Wang Mang's tone was low.

"What does Da Sima mean, let me persuade him?" Geng Xiaofan guessed again.

"That's for the best. She ran away in one go, and after so many years, her anger should have disappeared. I know that she can still listen to you. ”

Geng Xiaofan was stunned again, he knew that Wang Mang misunderstood what he meant, Wang Mang wanted to let him persuade Wang Jingyan!

"Great Sima! It is often said that husband and wife, quarrel at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed, and the husband and wife are 100 days a day. Is there anything else that can't be said between husband and wife? Sometimes, if one party takes the initiative to bow its head, won't it turn a big thing into a small thing? Besides, this matter, I went to persuade Madame, it is a little inappropriate! ”

Geng Xiaofan hurriedly refused, firstly, he did not have the confidence to persuade Sister Jingyan, and secondly, he really didn't want to intervene in the affairs of other people's husbands and wives.

"It seems that Geng Hou can't let me get my wish today." Wang Mang sighed with emotion.

"Da Sima, in fact, I have already helped you with these two things!" Geng Xiaofan hurriedly explained, "You can adjust Yu'er to return to Beijing, and I will tell him." As for Mrs. Zun, I don't think she doesn't want to come back, after all, where there is a family, it can be regarded as a home, and she always has this home in her heart. Otherwise, she wouldn't have made a special trip back to Chang'an to operate for you this time. ”

Wang Mang listened very carefully and couldn't help nodding.

Geng Xiaofan took the opportunity to leave.

Unexpectedly, when he left Chang'an, Wang Mang actually ran to Baqiao to see him off in person!

"Da Sima, this is not just for me, do you want me to bring a letter to the family?" Geng Xiaofan was somewhat surprised that Wang Mang came to send it in person.

Wang Mang solemnly gave Geng Xiaofan a glass of farewell wine, and stopped talking.

Geng Xiaofan saw through all his thoughts, and he really had nothing to say.

"I have been transferred to Yu'er to return to Beijing as the general of Guanglu Zhonglang."

"Oh! Then the problem is solved. Geng Xiaofan felt that Wang Mang's arrangement was reasonable.

Jing Yan disagreed, she still didn't come back. Wang Mang sighed.

"You didn't write a letter to her?"

"I ......" Wang Mang was a little embarrassed.

"You! If there is anything between husband and wife that cannot be solved, you can't wipe off your face. Geng Xiaofan roughly understood Wang Mang's mood.

Looking around, the weeping willows of Baqiao next to the post road have burst out of tender new shoots, and on the grass on the shore, unknown wildflowers are clusters and clusters, revealing the breath of spring everywhere.

Geng Xiaofan pondered for a moment, remembered an anecdote from Cao Cao, and casually folded a willow branch.

"Write her a letter, I'll bring it to her."

"But what do I say?"

"A few words will do."

"A few words?" Wang Mang didn't know what to do.

"You just write the words 'Mo Shang Blossom', I brought it to her, if she doesn't come back, you can only invite it in person." Geng Xiaofan smiled.