Wang Mang was a man in two lives, and his mind was old and spicy, and he saw through Zhang Sheng's sinister intentions at a glance.

However, although he saw Zhang Sheng's sinister intentions, he was really not good at answering the questions thrown by Zhang Sheng.

When he pondered for a while, he shook his head and said: "At present, the descendants of the royal family are withering and scarce, if you rashly nominate one person to inherit the throne, I am afraid that it will not be appropriate. Besides, I have only been in the emperor for a long time, and I don't know much about the situation of the princes, so it is even more inappropriate to express my opinion. ”

Zhang Sheng sneered in his heart and continued to ask: "Lord Wang, you are a saint in the world, and you have always had a unique vision and foresight. There are only a few descendants of the royal family at present, and most of them have been seen by you. I think you've seen them, so you must have a rough idea of them.

Now that you have a rough idea, why don't you let the ministers hear it first? Presumably, after listening to your advice, the ministers will be able to choose the heir to the throne better. ”

Zhang Sheng planned to ask Wang Mang to point out a prince no matter what, and then after Wang Mang said this person, he immediately agreed with it, trying to make this matter an ironclad fact, and not giving Wang Mang any way out.

Li Kang said: "Yes, yes, Lord Wang, as a saint in the world, if you can't see it, then who else can see it?" I don't think you should be modest, Lord Wang. ”

Wang Mang saw Zhang Sheng and Li Kang being so aggressive, and he was also a little angry in his heart.

"Lord Zhang Sheng, Lord Li Kang, the matter of choosing the Son of Heaven is a big matter, how can you make a hasty decision? Could it be that you have other thoughts and want to fish in troubled waters? ”

Wang Mang shouted: "You say that I am a saint in the world with a unique vision, this is pure nonsense. There are also many people under my command who have rebelled, and if I have a unique vision, then how can there be people under my command who have defected?

To err is human. Therefore, the selection of the prince must be cautious and cautious, and it must not be hasty. If there is any negligence, will not the people of the world suffer again? Although I have a small credit to the Han Dynasty, I don't dare to talk nonsense rashly about this matter, so as to avoid the people being robbed because of my fault. ”

Gongsun Ce saw Zhang Sheng and the others persecuting Wang Mang like this, and he was also very angry in his heart.

"Lord Zhang Sheng, at the moment, your majesty's suffering has not yet been figured out, how can you talk about the re-establishment of the Son of Heaven? I think it's better for us to get your majesty's affairs clear first, so as not to mess up.

Also, Lord Wang is the head of the ministers and the prime minister, so he can't rashly nominate a certain prince to be the emperor, he must avoid suspicion, only in this way can it be considered fair. If he was the first to speak, wouldn't it be unfair for the other ministers to speak up under pressure from the power of the king? ”

"Not bad!" Huo Jianghai said: "Zhang Sheng, why are you persecuting Lord Wang so much? Do you want to use this to frame Lord Wang? If the king opened this mouth, then what would the people of the world think? I think they will definitely say that Lord Wang is deliberately promoting his own people to the throne and then reaping benefits from it, right?

At present, the matter of natural disasters has not been settled, the affairs of His Majesty have not been clarified, and many other major matters have not been dealt with, if the name of Lord Wang has been hit by some blows at this time, then how can the world be stable? How can the people's hearts be united? Now that you're so ignorant and aggressive, I have to wonder if you have ulterior motives. ”

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After Zhang Sheng heard Huo Jianghai's remarks, his whole face turned red with anger, his forehead was bruised, and his eyes showed a murderous gaze, and he couldn't wait to fight Huo Jianghai immediately.

Previously, before the natural disaster broke out and the Ji family was born, Zhang Sheng never dared to be angry in front of Huo Jianghai, nor did he dare to have any disrespect, because the Huo family at that time was one of the top three families in the entire Han Dynasty, with power and power, huge power, and a wide range of soldiers.

The only people who dared to show face to Huo Jianghai in the heyday of the Huo family were the Wang family and the Wei family.

But now it's different, the Huo family has declined, and its strength has been greatly damaged. Their current overall military strength is comparable to that of the original second-rate family, and it has not yet reached the level of a first-class family, let alone a top-level family.

Zhang Sheng's family was not hit hard by this natural disaster for some reason, and the food was enough to supply the people and horses of the department. And because they are royalists, they have not been suppressed by the Ji family and the heroes of the Zhuzhou faction before.

Therefore, their overall strength is not much different from before, and their strength is still very strong, and they are first-class families. If Wang Mang hadn't sprung up this time, he would definitely have suppressed all the previous three top families and replaced them.

Now that Huo Jianghai is accusing him like this in the court, he immediately became angry, thinking that today's Huo Jianghai is no longer yesterday's Huo Jianghai, and he is not qualified to have a head-on dialogue with him at all.

After he was angry, he was about to say some harsh words, wanting to fall into the well and taunt him, but at this moment, Wang Mang suddenly coughed a few times, and glared at him fiercely, revealing a threatening look on his face.

Wang Mang was silently warning Zhang Sheng, telling him that Huo Jianghai is now my person, and it depends on the owner if you beat the dog. If you dare to be very dissatisfied with Huo Jianghai and dare to lose face to him here, I don't mind destroying your nine clans.

Wang Mang actually values the Huo family more in his heart, not only because they are now in a state of cooperation, but also because the Huo family is the top family at the beginning after all, and now even if it is suppressed by the Ji family and declines, there are still a lot of talents in their clan.

This is the so-called reason that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, the Huo family's former heritage is there, and now although they are weak, their core strength is still very strong. It is impossible for an external force that has gained momentum for a moment to be completely surpassed in an instant. Even if it is surpassed militarily, it still cannot be surpassed in terms of ideology and quality, and it will take a long time.

Moreover, Wang Mang's right-hand man Huo Rongsheng is still Huo Jianghai's own grandson, and with this relationship, Wang Mang has to turn his heart to the Huo family at a certain time.

In fact, not only the Huo family, Wang Mang also has the same attitude towards the Wei family, because in addition to the Wei family's aristocratic culture and quality for more than 200 years, Wei Ziyao, the phoenix among the people, is the most important.

If there was no relationship with Wei Ziyao, Wang Mang might really have killed the Wei family, because the Wei family had sent someone to assassinate him, and Shangguan Ning Xuan was even hunted down by the golden sword Ji Yun and the archer Wu Ming in the Wei family.

The Huo family has Huo Rongsheng, and the Wei family has Wei Ziyao, with these two people, Wang Mang helped the two of them, and cooperated with them fairly, and did not rely on his current power to speak ill of each other.

Wang Mang's eyes when he looked at Zhang Sheng were ruthless and full of murderous intent, and he unabashedly expressed his attitude of defending the Huo Wei family.