Looking at the somewhat surprised emperor in front of him, Wang Mang's face was full of respectful looks, and the image of the saint who had always been respectful and polite in front of the people of the world was displayed in front of the emperor.

The reason why this is so is because Wang Mang has figured out that the world belongs to the emperor after all.

The status of the queen mother is indeed higher than that of the emperor, but most of the power of the country is still in the hands of the emperor, the emperor is born with the power given by God, and the power of the queen mother comes from filial piety.

In the face of an adult emperor, except for the existence of the Empress Dowager Lu, even the Empress Dowager is difficult to shake, and when the Empress Dowager is at its most powerful, it is usually when the emperor is still young.

In the ancient period of the Qin and Han dynasties, there was no complete system of bureaucratic promotion and dethronement, and the king mainly relied on his relatives, relatives, and close ministers to rule, which was the remnant of aristocratic politics, and the aristocracy was characterized by being born noble, indisputably possessing power, and making his ministers noble at will.

Therefore, in the history books, you can often see the figure of a young man in a high position, and Luo's took this path, the difference is only because of the thousand-year-old hope and high prestige, which makes people ignore this.

Wang Mang also relied on his family background to embark on a career in office, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this, as long as his heart was bright, how to achieve it, and what was it?

……

"Jujun, you've changed a little."

Wang Mang walked on the corridor of the palace, watching the sunlight in the sky, and then left a large number of black shadows in the corridor, and only half of the light could shine on his body.

Recalling what the emperor said, Wang Mang suddenly chuckled, has it changed a lot?

Compared with the previous one, it is indeed very big, and people will not seek change if they do not encounter failure.

It's like breaking the shackles of the soul, after thinking about some things, the whole person is completely sublimated, this is how Wang Mang feels now.

I am no longer the same person I used to be, but the court is still the same court it used to be.

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"If you are tired today, you are in the midst of fatigue, and when I hear that the world is tired, if you want to prosper, you must have a holy king and a virtuous minister.

Wang Mang is a virtuous person, respectfully filial to his elders, gentle and kind to the poor and weak, and sincere and righteous to make friends.

I have heard that there is a wise man in the imperial court as an example, and officials all over the world will follow him and learn from him.

I now appoint Wang Mang as the Taixue sacrificial wine, Guangluxun, the head of the Tibetan room, the servant, and the chief of the Marquis.

May the Han Dynasty inform the counties of the world for thousands of years, so that the people will know what I mean. ”

Wang Mang returned to Chang'an, of course, he didn't come to be idle, all he got were positions that either had real power or were noble.

Directly served as one of the nine qing, and then got the status of the emperor's close ministers, Taixue sacrificial wine can allow him to unite the scholars, and the head of the Tibetan room is also a clear and expensive position, in this era when books are incomparably important and knowledge is incomparably precious, it is second only to the noble position of Taixue sacrificial wine.

Because of the relationship between the queen mother, she was able to enter and leave the palace relatively smoothly, and became one of the hot political figures in Chang'an City.

The most important thing is the signal reflected in it, Wang Mang is a reformer, this is a clear card, although after coming back this time, Wang Mang is much quieter, but no one thinks that he will change his ambitions.

The emperor used Wang Mang, which means that the situation in the world has further declined, and the influence of the reform party on the world has become stronger, forcing the emperor to make concessions.

The reformers, who had been battered by the death of two emperors in succession, finally returned to center stage under the impetus of the general trend.

Such a wonderful start made countless people who wanted Wang Mang to return to Chang'an feel happy, and the sage they called for returned to Chang'an, is the reform still far away?

"Go visit the Giant Monarch!"

"Let the giant prince know that there are countless people waiting for him in the world."

"Let Chang'an and the world's flies and dogs know that some people have never given up."

"What the sages wrote, it is up to us to realize it, to save the world from collapse."

This is the slogan shouted by the scholars, and some radicals even said directly: "The world is tired to such a point, the people are so miserable that it is unbearable, but the emperor is unwilling to reform the system."

In ancient times, Yao Shunyu gave up the throne to a sage who could govern the world.

Now that the world is tired, everyone knows that the system is going to be reformed, but the emperor does not do this, isn't it against the mandate of heaven?

This is probably the decline of the Han family's destiny! ”

This is not the first time that such words have appeared, as early as the reign of Emperor Er, there were such voices, and with the continuous emergence of natural and man-made disasters, such voices have become more and more numerous.

These scholars may not understand what the dynastic periodic law is, but if the Han Dynasty continues like this, I am afraid that it will be over, and it can still be seen.

I don't know how many people came to visit Wang Mang with gifts, and in the face of countless exquisite gifts, even the mansion couldn't be piled up, but Wang Mang had no expression.

All he thinks about is the future, and the main enemy in front of him at present, and the culprit who drove him out of Chang'an back then, is basically the old school and some powerful people who are unwilling to let the Han reform the system.

Half of these elites are unwilling to be touched, but the other half are not simply because their interests are damaged, but because they are choking.

From the bottom of my heart, I also want to reform, after all, most people can see that the world is crumbling.

In particular, the frequent natural disasters completely shook the economic foundation of Guanzhong, which reminded people of the era of King Zhou You, when the three rivers were cut off, and the vassal states of Guanzhong even had to move the whole country together, because the land was no longer suitable for survival.

Now the imperial court does not have the ability to help the victims, does not have the ability to deal with these affairs, and even the military expenses on the frontier cannot be paid, if it were not for the implementation of the semi-feudal system in the frontier, then the Hu people should come to Chang'an for a turn.

Listening to the congratulations, Wang Mang responded one by one, and everyone praised him, but he ascended to a high position without the slightest arrogance, he really deserves to be a giant monarch!

Only Wang Mang knows that he needs higher prestige and stronger strength, one Jiuqing is not enough, he needs three dukes, no, he needs to be above the princes and princes.

The position of the prime minister must not be thought about, this position has always been Luo's own place.

But there is a replacement position, General Sima, to the point where it can be done.

Da Sima and Da General are two official positions, and before that of Emperor Xiaowu, Da Sima existed as a title of Great General.

Because during the regency period of Empress Gao, the Han Dynasty set the political rules of emphasizing the inside and ignoring the outside, the monarch holding military power, and elevating the power of the prime minister, so among the three dukes, the prime minister is the head, the general is second, and the imperial historian is the lowest, and it can be said that the general and the imperial historian are not as good as the prime minister, because four of Jiuqing are subordinate officials of the prime minister, and two are under the jurisdiction of the prime minister.

However, in order to elevate the status of the general, Emperor Xiaowu created the official position of Da Sima, as the supreme commander of the army, on the same level as the prime minister.

The simple Da Sima has no real power, but his status is very high, just like the previous Tai Lieutenant, he is a noble ornament.

The simple general has a lot of power, but he is under the prime minister.

Only when the Great Sima and the Great General appear together is the ultimate in power.

Huo Guang took charge of state affairs as the general of the Great Sima and the minister of Gu Ming, which was Wang Mang's goal.

If you want to be a great general, so far, without exception, all of them are relatives.

The highest clan is Liu Zizheng's prime minister, but the military power has never been encountered, and only relatives take turns to hold the highest power.

After entering Chang'an City, Wang Mang still maintained his own style, except for doing some of his own work.

The most common thing to do is to go to Taixue, to listen to the views of those scholars, to see their views on the way of the world today, and to cultivate their own backbone in it.

"If disasters occur frequently today, isn't this that God has become tired of the rule of the Han family?

Isn't this the perverse behavior of the Han family that has gradually made the heavens angry?

I have heard that the Son of Heaven is to shepherd the people in place of God, and if he fails to do so, he will be punished by God, and perhaps this is the case now.

The people are now unwilling to hope for the salvation of the royal family, but directly flocking up, isn't this a complete disappointment with the monarch of the world?

What is His Majesty the Emperor waiting for?

Are you waiting for the swarming rebel army to enter Chang'an? ”

"Giant Monarch, the current world is like a dark night sky, without a trace of light.

You are a world-famous sage, Zhao Zhongyi is in Heluo, Luo's is not out, only you can save this dull and irreversible world.

We solemnly ask you to make the world prosperous again. ”

With the deepening of his understanding, Wang Mang became more and more confident, the general trend of the world is like this, and who can stop it?

If you obey the heavens, who can overcome yourself?

"For example, today's fatigue is because of the loss of morality, people's hearts are gradually corrupted, and the powerful and powerful are busy growing and annexing land.

The emperor was drunk and dreamed of death in the Changle Palace, leaving only the people of Li Min struggling.

Losing the land on which they depended for their livelihood, in the ancient era, there are still the people of the Han Dynasty as slaves.

Alas.

Isn't it the most crucial issue to reinvigorate the moral hearts of the world? ”

This is Wang Mang's worldview, his thinking is from the inside out, it is a typical Confucian self-cultivation Qi family to rule the country and level the world, thinking that if you are not upright, you can't play an exemplary role, and the officials can't be upright, so how can you let the people follow?

He always firmly believes that as long as he can reach a high position with morality, he will definitely be able to form a trend among the world, just like Luoguo.

The king is virtuous, the courtiers are polite, and the people are virtuous!

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After the narration of this chapter, we can answer the question at the beginning of this chapter, the era chose Wang Mang because he was indeed outstanding in that era, he was a wonderful flower. - "The Biography of Wang Mang"

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