"Are you threatening me?" Liu Xin said coldly: "I still remember the first time you went to the early court, you paid a big salute to me, saying that you would establish palace rules, implement regulations, and abide by etiquette. Now you yourself are bullying the king here, what is the reason? Could it be that what you said before was all hypocritical? If that's the case, then I have to admire your acting skills. ”

"No, no, no, Your Majesty, the only person who visited the minister at that time was you in the Weiyang Palace. At that time, you represented the world. Now that you are not in Weiyang Palace, this means that you do not represent the world at the moment, but yourself.

Come to think of your majesty, you should remember what I said at the time, I once said that in the Weiyang Palace, no minister should be rude to you. If not, I will cut it down. Weiyang Palace is the center of Kyushu, the faith of the people all over the world, and it is sacrosanct. ”

"Ridiculous, Wang Mang, don't deceive people too much." Liu Xin said angrily.

Wang Mang turned a blind eye to Liu Xin's anger, and was still very calm, like a machine, unaffected by various emotions.

The Shangguan family was destroyed, Wei Ziyao was beaten into the cold palace, and his heart gradually cooled down, and he began to wear out the unique feelings of some people, and produced the truth that there is only the Tao.

"Your Majesty, the current war on the frontier is urgent, and every hour wasted, many soldiers may die on the battlefield, and the heads of the people will fall to the ground. I now need to quickly finalize the battle plan and refine my set-up. Therefore, I hope that Your Majesty will be ready to make a quick judgment and not make a mistake. Yesterday I could kill Shangguan Hong with my own hands, and today I can kill the king with my own hands.

I don't need the people of the world to recognize me, I just need me to recognize the people of the world. My ideals, my wishes, no one can stop them, and no one can erase them. In my memory, there are things that the world cannot dream about.

Those calamities, those catastrophes, those hundreds of millions of people crying and wailing, those shocking prayers, these things are buried deep in my heart, and they give me a mission, a goal, and a driving force.

The catastrophe of the Xiongnu's invasion of the Central Plains is not my ultimate fear. The catastrophe of the future destruction of the world is not the ultimate fear of me. What I fear is the fate of the vast history that cannot be seen to end. I often wonder why I'm here and why history says that.

Now I understand that all this is fate, all this is the guidance of the Tao, and it is the souls of hundreds of millions of people who have fallen that have drawn me here. Their unwillingness, their anger, their wisdom, their blessings, everything about them is imprinted in my mind. It pushes me to change the status quo, to shape a new people, so that the world does not follow in their footsteps. ”

"Wang Mang, you said so much, it is nothing more than an excuse to persecute the Son of Heaven and persecute the king who should be loyal." Liu Xin said coldly: "Now it seems that if I don't agree to you, I'm afraid I won't live for three days, and the throne won't be passed on tomorrow?" ”

"Your Majesty, you just knew. Destiny, not everyone can grasp it by themselves, Your Majesty, you can't grasp your own destiny, and neither can I. For those who can't grasp their own fate, they can only choose to survive in their own favor. Right now, as long as Your Majesty nods, you can still be rich and noble, and your life is worry-free. We can even join forces again in the future, why wouldn't you do it? ”

"Hmph, others say that you are benevolent and righteous, but in my opinion, you don't have any benevolence at all. What you are doing is only to satisfy your false heart. ”

"Your Majesty, no matter what you say, you can't change the status quo. Now it's time for you to make a decision. ”

"Decision, isn't this decision obvious? Did you come to my imperial study to discuss with me? ”

"Oh? So, Your Majesty, did you agree to my request? ”

"Don't you agree? I don't want to die so early. With a gloomy countenance, Liu Xin took out his seal, which was a jade pendant, crystal clear, and made a five-clawed golden dragon.

He handed the jade pendant to Wang Mang, "Since you know a lot of things about me, then you can take this jade pendant and dispatch troops and horses." ”

Wang Mang took the jade pendant in his arms and said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, and I wish Your Majesty long live, long live, long live." ”

"Hmph, if you are hypocritical, you will be exempted. All you have to do is remember what you just said, and you'll be spared. Otherwise, even if I turn into a ghost, I will curse you for thousands of years. ”

"A gentleman's words, the horse is difficult to chase. In the future, I will arrange for someone to communicate with Your Majesty. When the time comes, Your Majesty only needs to consult with her, and she will be able to save her life and have no worries. Your Majesty, now that the matter is over, it is time for the minister to retire. The minister hopes that His Majesty will keep this matter secret and not leak half of it. ”

Wang Mang bowed and slowly withdrew from the imperial study.

After Wang Mang left, Liu Xin immediately changed his originally angry face, showed a reassuring smile, and muttered to himself: "What prosperity, what the world, what revival of the Han family, everything is floating clouds, only life is true, only life is true." Why did I secretly raise troops? Isn't it to have the capital to save your life? As long as you're alive, then anything is possible.

You and I talked about this transaction, although you have considered the battle situation in Gansu, you may not have considered Wei Ziyao's situation. With me, you don't have to worry that Ziyao will be oppressed, and you can deal with the Xiongnu and the major families wholeheartedly. Hehe, in this way, as long as Ziyao is in my hands, then I will be equivalent to an extra gold medal for avoiding death. ”

After Wang Mang got Liu Xin's token, he had no intention of staying in the inner court of the deep palace, and quickened his pace out of the dragon gate and ran in the direction of Lingyan Pavilion.

About two hours passed, and Wang Mang also came to Lingyan Pavilion.

Standing at the door of the attic, he heard bursts of laughter and intoxicating singing.

He looked at the people who came in and out of Lingyan Pavilion, and found that these people were still the sons of those scholars and major families.

He couldn't help but shake his head at this, and an indescribable feeling welled up in his heart. There is disappointment, but there is also understanding.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think that if he hadn't been with Wang Jingyan. And Wang Jingyan sang here, and he saw her by coincidence and heard her singing, so would he be as fascinated as these scholars, fall into it, get carried away, and abandon everything?

He tortured himself for a long time, and the answer he came to was yes, he couldn't forget Wang Jingyan, and he couldn't give up.

Rather than a beauty is his answer.

He felt that he was lucky to be with Wang Jingyan first, and now he can wholeheartedly improve his ideals and chase his wishes.

"In life, there must always be some pursuits, always some obsessions, always some selfish thoughts, and always some hateful. Only when all kinds of complex and incomprehensible things surround each other can they form a real red dust, which is the true meaning of the world. If everyone is quiet and inactive, and everyone is self-disciplined, then can this world still be called a world?

The world is full of all kinds of surprises and helplessness, joys and sorrows, good and evil, intrigues, and infatuation. All of these things come together to make the world perfect. Red dust, red dust...."

(End of chapter)