After Wang Mang became the regent, he promulgated a new policy.

The people of Chang'an City looked at the imperial list.

"Lao Li! What is written on it? Uncle Zhu looked at it and asked.

"This is to say: His Majesty the Emperor Regent promulgated a new policy: to confiscate the land of the Liu family and distribute it to the people!" Uncle Li looked at it and said with a smile.

The people immediately cheered: "Great! Long live the emperor, long live, long live......"

"Great, we all have land!"

Uncle Zhu said with a smile.

The people rushed to tell each other

The people of the inn said, "Great! We all have land! Emperor Regent is simply our leader! Give us land! ”

"Don't rejoice too soon!" An old man in the middle of the crowd laughed.

"What do you mean by that?" Uncle Zhu asked.

"If the emperor does this, the people of the Han family will definitely attack him in groups. Will the princes, kings, and nobles sit still and wait to die? They're not soft persimmons! In doing so, are you not forcing them to rebel? ”

The gray-haired old man stroked his gray beard.

He thought to himself: Emperor Regent's starting point is good! It's a pity that the princes and kings will definitely rebel! That's dangerous!

"If that's the case, we must resolutely support His Majesty the Emperor! Let's take up arms to defend the New Deal! Uncle Zhu shouted.

Sure enough, as soon as Wang Mang's new policy was introduced.

The Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun was stunned.

She asked Wang Shun: "What is Wang Mang doing here?" If he wants to develop people's livelihood, the mourning family will not object. But wouldn't this confiscation of the fiefdoms of the princes dig up the ancestral graves of our Han family? ”

"The Empress Dowager! You have misunderstood His Majesty the Emperor! He did this to develop people's livelihood! There's no other purpose! ”

Wang Shun quibbled.

As worried as Wang Zhengjun is, Zhai Yi is also worried.

Zhai Yi is the son of Zhai Fangjin, the prime minister who committed suicide in the previous Emperor Cheng era.

He was in the palace of Liu Xin, the king of Dongping, at this time.

Liu Xin's younger brother Liu Huang is also there.

The three of them were plotting in the hall.

"It was Wang Mang who poisoned His Majesty Emperor Ping, and now he calls himself Emperor Regent, and his ambition is already known to passers-by! Every one of us in the Han Dynasty must take up arms against Wang Mang, sweep away the traitors, and support the Han family! Zhai Yi shouted.

"Yes! The widow is willing to contact other local officials to raise troops against Wang Mang! Liu Xin said indignantly.

Liu Huang hesitated.

He whispered, "No! Wang Mang has been operating in the court for many years, and he has already had deep roots! Isn't it striking a stone with an egg if we raise an army now? ”

"Bag! Brother! Wang Mang's new policy has confiscated the land of our Liu family, and if this continues, our Liu family will have nothing! When the time comes, Wang Mang will proclaim himself emperor again. What shall we use against him? ”

Liu Xin cried.

Zhai Yi remembered the past:

At that time, Mars, which symbolized the fate of the Han Empire, dimmed.

Emperor Cheng suspected that there was something wrong with the qi of the Han Dynasty, so he asked the ministers!

"Wang Mang! You are the Great Sima. In that case, do you think it is the fault of any minister? ”

Emperor Cheng's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning.

Wang Mang looked at Emperor Cheng, he looked at Zhai Fangjin who was thinking about the pestle on the side, and suddenly felt that he was electrocuted, and he searched the ground, and this was the inspiration.

There's a way! I've thought of it!

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks: This is the reason why our ministers did not assist Your Majesty well. That's why God deliberately warns us! ”

"No! I think this is a completely natural phenomenon and doesn't need to pay too much attention to it! Your Majesty needs to relax! ”

Prime Minister Zhai Fangjin retorted.

Wang Mang looked at Zhai Fangjin's vigorous appearance, and thought: Zhai Fangjin is deliberately prevaricating Your Majesty! Your Majesty will definitely be furious at this moment! It's a big deal!

"Really? Zhai Fangjin! You are the prime minister, but you say that the dimming of Mars, the main planet of our Han, is a natural phenomenon, so I don't need to worry too much. Are you shirking your responsibilities? Did you do it on purpose? ”

"How so? Your Majesty, don't wronged your minister! Lao Chen didn't mean to say that! It's just that the old minister thinks: Your Majesty shouldn't believe in these vain things! fell for the trick of the great Sima Wang Mang! ”

As he spoke, Zhai Fangjin stretched out the index finger of his right hand and aimed it at Wang Mang.

"Prime Minister Zhai! As courtiers, how can we be so perfunctory to Your Majesty? If this is the case, then the riots of the victims are also a natural phenomenon, do you say that it is because of the famine? Aren't you, then, irresponsible? ”

Wang Mang was so stunned that Zhai Fangjin was speechless for an instant.

Zhai Fangjin thought to himself: This Wang Mang is really a powerful character! No wonder His Majesty would make him a great Sima! He's such a tough guy! What to do? The minister can't seem to fight him!

"Wang Da Sima! That's a mistake! You're talking about a riot! That's a human factor! However, this dim Mars is a force majeure factor! ”

"Prime Minister Zhai, haven't you studied Confucianism thoroughly? Didn't Dong Zhongshu propose the induction of heaven and man? What it says is: If there is a problem with the monarch and the minister, disaster will come from heaven! ”

"Wang Da Sima! Do you really think that the old man is afraid of you? If the old man doesn't get rid of traitors like you for the court, the old man swears not to be a man! ”

Saying that, Zhai Fangjin took out the ivory card and was about to play Wang Mang.

Thanks to Chen Tang for stopping him.

"Prime Minister Zhai, stop your anger! Do you have something you can't say well? Do you have to resort to force? Can't we just talk about it? ”

Chen Tang's words made Zhai Fangjin speechless, and he thought: Chen Tang! You yourself say that you are a general. How can you speak so literally? Could it be that you have been messing around with Wang Mang for too long? By the way, I almost forgot! You are sons and daughters! No wonder they talk almost identically!

"Zhai Fangjin, this is the imperial court! How dare you be so presumptuous! Someone came, dismissed Zhai Fangjin and sent him to prison. Wait for the fate! ”

Emperor Cheng stood up from the dragon chair and shouted.

"Your Majesty, the minister is just for the sake of the Han Dynasty! Not for myself! I hope Your Majesty can see what is going on! The minister is really wronged! ”

The soldiers dragged Zhai Fangjin out.

Until he couldn't see Zhai Fangjin, Emperor Cheng could still hear Zhai Fangjin's shouts.

His shouts were already loud in the air.

"I think that the dimness of Mars is because of traitors like Zhai Fangjin! I have to punish him well so that I can straighten out the court! Otherwise, I, the emperor, will be in vain! Lord Sima, don't you say? ”

A few days later, when Emperor Cheng was reviewing the folds in Weiyang Palace, he called Zhai Fangjin.

"Zhai Fangjin! I have already asked Taishi Ling Yin Xian. His opinion is the same as that of Da Sima Wang Mang! Think it's your fault! You're the one who made our big man's Mars tarnish! So you have to die! ”

"Your Majesty, why do you still think it's Weichen's fault? Why don't you reflect on your mistakes? ”

Zhai Fangjin knew that he was dying, but he still hoped to persuade Emperor Cheng.

"Hahaha...... I have and I have made mistakes! I have been in the palace for decades, the river is clear and the sea is clear, and the people are abundant. My world is comparable to the world of Yao Shun! How can there be fault? ”

Emperor Cheng said that his eyebrows were dancing. However, Zhai Fangjin was disdainful. He continued: "Your Majesty, you are deceiving yourself! Doesn't Your Majesty know that the current Han Empire has long been on the waning stage and dying? There are people everywhere! Many victims of the disaster have risen up one after another! Local officials are hiding it! Can such a world also be said to be Heqing Haiyan? ”

"You slander, you are alarmist! Shut up! ”

Emperor Cheng roared. His eyes were already filled with resentment.

Zhai Fangjin continued: "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of losing the country like this? ”

"Presumptuous! What a traitor and thief! ”

Emperor Cheng roared.

Soon after, Zhai Fangjin was given death by Emperor Cheng.

Zhai Yi thought to himself: It was because of Wang Mang that my father would have died! I want Wang Mang to pay for his blood debts!