The pavilions are filled with incense, and unlike the lush foliage in summer, the tree trunks around the pavilion are empty in winter, and there is still some snow under the trees that has not yet melted.

Two men sat in the pavilion playing chess, one was handsome and bright, and the other was as gentle as jade, it was Wang Mang and Gongming.

On the red chessboard, the two are glued to each other, the battle situation is stalemate, you advance and I retreat, you retreat and I advance, and there is no way to tell the winner for a while.

Gongming raised his head and looked at Wang Mang with a smile, his eyes were clear and gentle, which reminded people of his son Wen Ruyu.

"You and I have been playing chess since childhood, and now you are in a high position, and your chess style is very different from back then. Komeito is a little unaccustomed to it. He looked at Wang Mang with a smile and said.

Wang Mang also looked at Gongming and smiled faintly, "Each other, just for one queen, you and I have become so estranged, we haven't played chess together for a long time." ”

"How can it be for the abolition of the queen? I'm just doing what I do. Komeito retorted.

"Loyalty? On one side is the abolition of the Xu's family, which is getting worse and weaker, and on the other side is Zhao Feiyan, who will one day be able to be the mother of the world, and after the re-establishment of the abolition, it is just a fool's dream, this is the current situation! Wang Mang looked at Gongming and said calmly.

Gongming lowered his head, picked up a chess piece, and dropped it gently, "Confucian scholars take the world as their own responsibility, and they should be a prodigal and advise Your Majesty, how can we have the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty and the world." ”

Wang Mang also picked up a chess piece and took a step forward, "Is the world in Gongming's heart just the world of the king?" ”

"The monarch envoys are courteous, the ministers are loyal, go with the flow, are not loyal, and the world can be peaceful?"

"You only know the kings and the ministers, how do you know what peace is? Now that Your Majesty is not involved in government affairs, and the people are displaced, how can such a world be peaceful? ”

On the chessboard, the two of them each accounted for half of the country, and they couldn't tell the winner for a while.

"So, what do you want?" Gongming asked solemnly.

"The building is about to collapse, and it is in danger, so it is okay to replace it." Wang Mang picked up a chess piece and put it down heavily.

Gongming looked at him with deep eyes, "I just think I've never heard such a big rebellion!" ”

"The people just want a Ming Jun who can give them plenty of food and clothing." Wang Mang looked directly at him, and he didn't give in.

"This is unfaithful and unrighteous! If you can't cultivate yourself, how can you rule the country and level the world? There was anger in Gongming's eyes.

Wang Mang was unwavering, "The world is like chess, and if you follow the trend, you will settle down, and if you don't know the current affairs, you will stop blaming the times for being ruthless." ”

Gongming picked up a son and slowly fell, "The world is better than a chess game, and I have conceded." ”

It turned out that he actually won.

Wang Mang smiled, "Do you and I have to be like this chess game, one thing and the other?" ”

"What is elimination and what is growth? After the plot is abolished, is it the elimination of the queen's family, is it also the power of your Wang family? After Zhao Feiyan was sealed, is it really so urgent for you and the Wang family? ”

"Although it is pitiful after the abolition, Emperor Cheng will give her a death after all, besides, can a serious crime such as witch Gu be easily written off?"

"Ask yourself, do you still think that Zhao Feiyan was not involved in the witch Gu matter? At the beginning, the Taoist priest was instructed to win the trust of the Queen Mother, although the queen was saved from death, but she was deposed after all, as for Zhao Feiyan, if she was involved, how could she not leave a trace? ”

"Could it be?" Wang Mang frowned, could it be that he noticed something?

"Yes, I have found out this matter, and I will report it to the emperor tomorrow, and I should sweep away the traitors and restore the court." Gongming seemed to see what he was thinking, and said firmly.