The first noticeable change was the official sounding of the death knell of Wang Mang's ruling clique, whose demise was just around the corner.

Prior to this, the new reckless regime had collapsed economically and politically lost popular support.

After this battle, the largest and most elite military force that Wang Mang could put together was almost completely wiped out in one day, and he was completely killed militarily

Having lost the initiative and being beaten passively on battlefields all over the country, he no longer had any strength to suppress those who resisted him.

In other words, he is like a clumsy and arrogant actor, his acting skills are unsightly, and the ticket price is too high, and some audiences are dissatisfied or want to go on stage to flatten him, but he is also

Instructing thugs to beat people. Now, he himself is physically and mentally exhausted and can no longer perform, and the audience who were circled in the audience has long been emptied of their pockets and stripped naked

At this time, even his thugs were beaten to death and ran away by the angry audience.

This bastard's show simply can't go any further!

This bastard show should have ended a long time ago!

Maybe God didn't open his eyes for a while, so the villain succeeded.

Now, the angry cries of the common people against Wang Mang shook the heavens and the earth, and God couldn't open his eyes anymore. It's like in this cannibalistic theater,

If this kind of performance is endless, the audience's strong appeal will not be answered, and finally the theater will have to be lifted.

When Wang Yi ran back to the capital Chang'an with the remnants of the defeated army that escaped from Kunyang, thousands of people fled again along the way, and many ran back to themselves

Their hometowns (each to its own county): Who is still following this ** incompetent guy for what?

Before the Kunyang War, the anti-reckless fire was mainly burned by the common people, and although Wang Mang's ruling group was scattered internally, only a few people such as Zhai Yi felt it

The bureaucracy that realized earlier stood up and showed its sword, and it was still able to survive and not fall apart.

Now it is different, the central and local cadres of the new Mang regime see that Wang Mang's demise is a foregone conclusion, and their centrifugal tendencies have intensified unprecedentedly, and they have sought their own way out.

Some hurriedly tried to surrender the rebels, some declared independence, and some plotted a coup d'état

Elephant.

At this time, by Wang Mang's side, an activity of using force to make him return the throne to the Liu clan was quietly brewing. This is also called military admonition.

Wang Mang also has a cousin named Wang She, a general of Guanjuwei, who is very worried when he sees that his cousin Hu Lai has attracted resentment from heaven and people.

Of course, he was not worried about the lives of the common people, but worried that the Wang family's dragon court would not sit for long.

He was deeply depressed and worried that if the Wang family ended up dead and had no place to be buried, it would be better to return the throne that he had smuggled to the surname Liu.

Maybe the Wang family can still make a living a little bit in this way, and maybe they can keep their vested interests.

One day, there was a very famous Taoist priest named Ximen Junhui, who came over and whispered to Wang She:

"Now there are a lot of rumors, all saying that the Liu family is going to rise up again and take charge of the country again! There is a proverb that says that Liu Xiu should be the Son of Heaven, and this Liu Xiu is a national teacher

Gong Liu Xin's name changed! ”

Ximen Junhui is good at looking at celestial phenomena and interpreting prophecies, and is a staff officer and think tank that Wang Shi is not compiling, and often gives advice in front of Wang She.

Ximen Junhui's words have been made very clear, and they are also in line with Wang She's thoughts.

So, Wang Shi decided to immediately find a few people from the court to partner and use force!

The partners Wang Shi is looking for are all heavyweights.

Liu Xin, the national teacher, this is everyone's old acquaintance.

He not only has a prominent family background and a high position, but also a great Confucian with high prestige. Although he was once cited by Wang Mang as a confidant, the two became children

in-laws, but he had reservations about Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han dynasty as emperor.

Especially not long ago, in the case of Zhen Feng and Zhen Xun's father and son, Wang Mang went online infinitely and sent his two sons Liu Di and Liu Yong to the guillotine.

As a warning to him, he was very angry.

In short, he is a perfectly acceptable object.

Of course, there are two very important factors that make Wang Xin have to fight for Liu Xin: First, Liu Xin's surname is Liu, even if he does not change his name to "Liu Xiu", he is still Liu

The clan has the highest position and the most appealing power among the current cadres; The second is Liu Xin's eldest son, Liu Die, the Marquis of Yixiu, as a lieutenant general, whose main responsibility is to protect the imperial court

The safety of the office area and the family area, as well as the travel safety of the emperor and other high-ranking cadres.

In this way, how powerful and embarrassing the situation of Liu Xinye'er is in the DPRK and China, let's think about it.

Great Sima Dong Zhong, needless to say, is the highest commander in charge of military affairs and military endowments, that is, the highest military commander. Holding military power, at all times

It's good, especially now that the world is in chaos like this, no one who wants to play martial arts can bypass this role.

There is also a Sizhong Dazhong (the name of the new Mang official), Qiwu Marquis Sun Ling, as Dong Zhong's deputy, is also a character. However, he just has a characteristic

: The roots of the ears are too soft, and they lack assertiveness.

Wang Shi was connected in this way: he first consulted with Dong Zhong, and told his opinion and the words of the Ximen Taoist, which was approved by Dong.

The two came to Liu Xin's house in person together, wanting to persuade the national teacher to stand up and do it with everyone, that is, to lead the troops to kidnap Wang Mang and order

He surrendered power to the Liu clan in order to save his life.

Liu Xincheng's government is very deep, and it is very within the reach of people, Wang and Dong have said it many times, but he just doesn't express his position.

Once, Wang Shi couldn't hold his breath anymore, so he broke others away and said to Liu Xin sincerely:

"I want to work with you to find a way to return to the Liu family's clan, why don't you believe me?"

Seeing that Wang She's words were sincere, Liu Xin said:

"I look up at astronomy and look down on people, as long as I conform to the will of heaven, I will succeed."

In fact, Liu Xin is not a person with six pure roots, just like his talent is high and the city is deep, which is difficult for ordinary people to reach, he is very powerful and wealthy

Enthusiasm is also incomparable to ordinary people.

As we have introduced earlier, Liu Xin, as a generation of great Confucianism, the founder of ancient literature and classics, and the pioneer of bibliography, is developing Confucianism

He has made outstanding contributions to the pre-Qin culture. He is rich in learning and well-informed, and not only successfully sorted out the cultural achievements of his predecessors for everyone to see, but also

Have your own insights.

In other words, if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be able to see many of the works of the pre-Qin and Western Han dynasties that constitute the pinnacle of our national culture; And, shadow

The most profound Confucian culture of our nation will lose a lot of fresh content.

It should be said that as a cultural person, Liu Xin has been a great success, and with the convenience of official support, he wants to take a few steps closer to the peak of culture

, and it's not difficult.

However, at some point, his attention and excitement shifted.

He got up from behind his desk, stretched, and greedily inhaled the scent of the book, and walked out of the study.

He arrives in the power dueling arena, where you have just fallen and he appears, smoke and screams.

He sniffed, there was no bookish smell, only a strong smell of copper and blood, but it was very exciting, because glory and wealth and ruin can be instantaneous

It's very brutal and very exciting.

Liu Xin has a clear understanding of Wang Mang's ability to ascend to the position of the first brother back then, and today, Wang Mang will soon fall from this position, he

He also has a deep attainment in the study of the weft.

The appearance of his name change to "Liu Xiu" and the proverb "Liu Xiu should be the Son of Heaven" cannot be verified, but who connects the two

, will feel meaningful.

Wang Mang can do it, why can't I do it?

Every time Wang Shi and Dong Zhong came to do ideological work, Liu Xin's already uncalm heart would be filled with ripples and even waves.

At this moment, Wang Shi saw Liu Xin loosen his mouth, and immediately went further and said:

"I know that the Marquis of Xindu (referring to Wang Mang's father, Wang Man, posthumously sealed) has been sick since he was a child, and Gong Xianjun (Wang Mang's mother) usually likes to drink very much, they

may not be able to have children, and the current emperor of the new room (referring to Wang Mang) may not be born to our Wang family. ”

These words are kind of funny!

Wang Man did die when Wang Mang was a few years old, but even if Wang Mang was a drinker, it was not enough to show that Wang Mang was not born to them.

Moreover, the official history conclusively records that Wang Mang's family was poor when he was young, and his life was very hard, and his mother did her best to raise him.

In other words, before and after Wang Mang's birth, his mother's objective conditions for alcoholism were not met, and even if she had subjective wishes, there was not much evidence.

Anyway, 68 years have passed since the question of who gave birth to Wang Mang, and the current technical conditions have not reached the level that can be identified. And it's not one

Simple medical or ethical issues, no one dares to raise them even if they have the courage to bring it up, and I, Wang She, have said it now, at least it can confuse everyone for a while.

However, Liu Xin is not interested in who gave birth to Wang Mang at all: It's all at this time, do you think this question is still important? There's also a price for hype

Is it worth it?

Liu Xin paid more attention to Wang She's next words, and Wang Shi said:

"Now that Dong Gong (referring to Dong Zhong) is in control of the army, Liu Die and I are in charge of the palace defense, if we can work together to rob the emperor and surrender to the Han, your Liu family and me

The royal family can be preserved. Otherwise, looking at this situation, the flames of the uprising will burn, and we will all be finished. ”

Liu Xin was really moved, agreed, and said to Wang She:

"On the day when Taibai Star appears, you can do something."

Wang Shi was very happy and told Dong Zhong the results of the secret conversation with Liu Xin.

Since the specific affairs of the use of troops needed to be handled by Sun Ling, Dong invited Sun to discuss.

Sun Ling agreed to join the occupation on the spot.

The kidnapping of the emperor is indeed a heavy job.

Although this job pays well, and if you do it well, you can be added to the rank and knighthood, and even leave a name in history, but the risk is too great, and you can't lose your head, and you have to be connected

The whole family or even the whole family.

At the same time, there is a process from the discussion of the parties to the preparation and implementation. In this process, not only does it take a lot of brainpower,

physical strength and various resources, but also to take out their own psychological quality to be repeatedly tested, back and forth.

This process is a little longer, and the average person can't bear it psychologically.

Since she had never taken on such a heavy job, Sun Ling was under a lot of psychological pressure. When he returned home, he looked restless and could not eat or sleep.

When his wife saw it, she thought that he must have something on her mind, and she wanted to interrogate him.

Sun Ling couldn't stand his wife's three questions and two questions, and gave up all the work.

Grand's wife was very surprised: This is a deal that wants to lose its head, and it can't be done! Report it now!

Wang Mang got a report from Sun Ling and his family, and he was angry!

He decided to take immediate measures to "counterinsurgency".

He first attacked Dong Zhong, the highest-ranking military among the conspirators, and sent him to be questioned, and he was executed on the spot.

At the same time, he ordered Dong Zhongman's relatives to be arrested and executed together.

The peasant rebels outside the capital were making a lot of noise, but I couldn't beat them; There are ready-made "rebels" in front of you, so why not be ruthless, both majestic and understanding

Hate?!

Wang Mang's stomach was full of poisonous gas, so he arranged for someone to use a special horse chopping sword to chop Dong Zhong and his family to pieces, along with poison, sour vinegar, daggers, thorns, etc

together, buried in a big pit, said that Dong Zhong's family would be miserable forever under Jiuquan.

If Wang Mang's handling of Dong Zhong is cruel, then his handling of Wang Shi and Liu Xin, who are in the same case, is cunning: forcing them to commit suicide is to let them "be self-defeated."

kill".

When Wang Mang arrested and killed Dong Zhong and his clansmen in a high-profile manner on the charge of rebellion, he did not move Liu Xin and Wang Shi for the time being.

Of course, Liu Xin and Wang Shi knew what they had done, and they were also very aware of Wang Mang's scheming and methods.

In order to avoid a more ugly death, they actively cooperated with Wang Mang's method of eradicating dissidents and hurriedly committed suicide.

Wang Mang did not delve into the two of them.

After so many years of tossing, Wang Mang has successfully played his 4 sons to death, and overspending: even his wife and grandson have taken it.

Now, he looked around, and there were really few of his relatives and friends who could stand his mercy.

Besides, Liu Xin and Wang Shi are important ministers and close relatives, and if they are investigated deeply, they will definitely involve many imperial relatives and relatives, which will publicize civil strife and make the family ugly.

Therefore, Wang Mang arranged for Liu Xin and Wang Shi to "commit suicide", and publicized that they felt guilty for being disrespectful to the emperor, so they had to commit suicide to apologize.

Wang Mang believes that this is not only the need of realpolitik, but also takes care of the traditional way of treating relatives.

Wang Mang actually knew that his relatives, cronies, and heroes were unreliable, but he didn't expect to be so unreliable. Don't count on them to help now

Once the regime has been consolidated, it would be nice to be able to stab yourself with a knife in secret.

This teaches people how not to be upset!

He counted his fingers for a long time, and he couldn't find anyone who could use it, oh, cousin Wang Yi!

He hurriedly appointed Wang Yi as the Great Sima to guard the capital.

Wang Yi had just been beaten by Liu Xiu in Kunyang and could not find the north, and became an extremely rare leader in the history of our affairs who lost the most troops in a single battle.

In Wang Mang's opinion, although this cousin is incompetent, he is loyal, has a strong psychological quality, and has a thick skin

Didn't think of yourself as an outsider.

The news of the successive victories of the coalition army and other rebel armies kept coming, and Wang Mang was extremely depressed.

He did not have the joy of an ordinary bridegroom's newlywed, and he did not think of tea and dinner, but fell into boundless worries, anguish, and fear.

He could only numb his nerves through lustful pleasures, and he was so hungry that he could only drink some wine and eat some abalone; When I'm tired, I lean on the desk and play

Doze; There are fewer people who come to report work, and he can only pass the time by flipping through the military books; Occasionally, someone reports that it may be the news of the retreat of the official army.

It's torturous!