Chapter 112: Entering the Palace at Night
The book "Zhou Li", from the perspective of Jiang Hexing, is destined to be cross-era. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info is a fatal lure for political reformers. But in history, Wang Mang and Wang Anshi were defeated, what is the reason?
Fortunately, Jiang Hexing is a history teacher, and in his mind, historical figures appeared, such as Zhou Liwang, Guan Zhong, Sang Hongyang, Wang Mang, Wang Anshi, etc., after thinking about it for a long time, he still didn't have a clue.
The candle flame kept flickering, and the rain outside was dripping, and it felt much smaller.
Suddenly, the fire flickered outside the window, and someone shouted, "Who is it? ”
Jiang Hexing's heart moved, it was so late, who would come to the Barbarian Pavilion?
Jiang Hexing was still conjecturing, and a personal soldier entered the house to report, saying that the emperor sent a team of men and horses to enter the palace overnight.
Jiang Hexing hurriedly walked to the courtyard, only to see the eunuch who delivered the book last time, and a few people behind him, holding torches, waiting for Jiang Hexing.
Although Jiang Hexing was surprised, he didn't ask much, and ordered his soldiers to set up their carriages, take advantage of the rain to get lighter, and follow this group of eunuchs towards the palace.
Along the way, there were no pedestrians, less than half an hour, came to a tall city wall, there were lights up and down the city wall, the river line could be seen clearly, and it was written on the Xisima Gate.
The eunuchs dismounted, and the river carriage stopped at the door. The Humpty Dumpty man came to Jiang Hexing with a smile and said, "He Shun Hou, Your Majesty is inside, please come with me." ”
Jiang Hexing asked, "Where is this?" ”
The eunuch said: "This is also the west gate of Weiyang Palace, and inside is Tianlu Pavilion, Your Majesty is in Tianlu Pavilion tonight." ”
Jiang Hexing was very surprised, did Wang Mang still read in the middle of the night?
Jiang Hexing got out of the carriage, followed the eunuch, and went in along the city gate, and there was a pool of lake in front of him, although he could not see clearly at night, and the frogs in it were chirping.
Along the brick and stone road, passing through large mansions, this is probably not a dormitory, and it is dark at night. After walking for a long time, I saw a courtyard in the distance, with lights flickering.
The courtyard was open, there was no gate, and Jiang Hexing followed the eunuch and walked in directly. There are no trees in the yard, only a large vat, Jiang Hexing thinks to himself, is this Tianlu Pavilion?
There are quite a few houses, not connected to each other, about the size of three rooms. In the middle, there is a taller house, the size of five rooms, and the inside is brightly lit.
The door was open, and Wang Mang knelt on the ground, and in front of him was a low dining table with cups and plates. Wang Mang was grabbing an earth-colored wine jug and pouring wine into his bowl.
The eunuch hurriedly ran over, took the wine jug, and poured wine for Wang Mang.
Wang Mang turned his head to look, waved his hand and said: "He Shunhou, what are you still doing in a daze, come in, come in, this is not a court meeting." ”
Jiang Hexing took a few steps, entered the house, and hurriedly knelt down to give a salute. Wang Mang said: "Get up, get up, come and drink with me." ”
Jiang Hexing didn't dare to slack off, got up and knelt opposite Wang Mang, the eunuch had already poured the wine.
Wang Mang waved his hand, retreated the eunuch, picked up the wine glass, and pointed to the river: "Heshunhou, you don't blame me, I used to be called Hewang, but now I change it to Heshunhou?" ”
Jiang Hexing looked at Wang Mang, under the flickering light, his face was a little red, his hair was much whiter than last time, and his face was full of tiredness. There were a bunch of bamboo slips behind him, and he thought about what information he was looking for.
Jiang Hexing smiled slightly, raised his wine glass, drank it in one gulp, and then said: "Your Majesty, you don't give me a salary, it's a little awkward to change the title, but it's nothing, our insiders still call me and Wang." ”
Wang Mang smiled and pointed to the rivers and rivers, and said: "The Book of Rites has clouds, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings on the earth. Since it is the territory of our dynasty, we can no longer be called kings, which is inconsistent with the classics. ”
The atmosphere was a little awkward, Jiang He Xingxin said, is Wang Mang looking for trouble?
Jiang Hexing didn't speak, and looked at Wang Mang.
Wang Mang continued: "Hey, I didn't come to tell you this today, have you read the "Zhou Li"? ”
Jiang Hexing nodded.
"Heshunhou, you may not know, I regard you as a confidant in my heart, I think you must be able to understand me." Wang Mang picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and slammed the wine glass on the red table again.
Jiang Hexing listened to it without a head or a brain, the last time I saw Wang Mang, he was not an emperor yet, and the two chatted hotly and had a lot in common. Wang Mang introduced Jiang Hexing as a confidant, and today it seems that there is something to talk to about if there is something troubled to talk to.
Jiang Hexing said: "Your Majesty, what is the matter?" ”
Wang Mang took out a white silk from his side, on which a lot of things were densely written. Jiang Hexing took a brief look at the candlelight, and it turned out to be a book for Wang Mang. The internal force Chen Jingtian system can no longer be implemented, and if the implementation of the Jingtian system is not stopped, the world must be in chaos.
Jiang Hexing asked, "Your Majesty, is this someone asking you to abolish the Jingtian system?" ”
Wang Mang slammed the table, gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, these people have no heart at all, and they never want to think about those people who have no land. I've been talking about the Ida system for a few years, and there's not much progress now.
Hundreds of acres of land in rich homes are ordinary, and there are many thousands of hectares. There are people who simply have no place to stand, and wait, you say, how shall they live?
I can't sleep every time I think about it. ”
Jiang Hexing looked at Wang Mang, his eyes were about to burst into flames, grabbed the wine jug, and poured him a full wine glass. picked up his wine glass and toasted Wang Mang.
After drinking this glass of wine, Jiang Hexing said, "Your Majesty, are you going to put down the Jingtian system?" ”
Wang Mang sighed and said: "Hey, I am the emperor, what can I do, from top to bottom, all of them are opposed." ”
Speaking of this, Wang Mang drank another glass of wine, sighed after drinking, and then said, "It's hard for me too." ”
Jiang Hexing asked, "Then Your Majesty, you." ”
As soon as he said the word "you", Wang Mang waved his hand and said, "Heshun, providence, providence, it has to be like this, let it go first." There are too many things this year, the Huns have to fight there, and the southwest also has to use soldiers, the Yellow River is at this time, and there is a big flood, and now, hey, how do I sleep? ”
Jiang Hexing asked, "Your Majesty, are you planning to control the Yellow River first?" ”
Wang Mang waved his hand and said: "He Shunhou, you don't know how powerful this Yellow River is, our home is on the edge of the Yellow River." Have you heard of Emperor Xiaowu's water control? ”
Jiang Hexing shook his head.
Wang Mang opened his mouth and said: "From the breach of the Yellow River to the time Emperor Wu plugged the gap, it has been more than 20 years. ”
Jiang Hexing almost stood up in fright, knocked over the wine glass next to him, and the wine spilled on the ground. Jiang Hexing hurriedly lifted the wine glass and apologized repeatedly.
Wang Mang smiled and looked at Jiang Hexing and said: "Hey, Heshun, I must be worried about countless homeless people, if I care, I am not like this?" (To be continued.) )