Chapter 7 The Sin of Desire
I have seen that the Jinling Yushu warbler is dawning, and the flowers of Qinhuai Water Pavilion bloom early, who knows that it is easy to freeze! Seeing him raise the Zhu Tower, seeing him feasting guests, seeing his building collapse.
Dong Xian knelt numbly in front of the coffin, looking at Wang Mang who was arrogant in front of him, his face was like ashes. Wang Mang's personality, he couldn't be clearer.
Shortly after Wang Mang was made the new marquis, his uncle Wang Gen planned to retire from the position of Grand Sima. But Wang Mang's cousin, who is also the nephew of the Empress Dowager, Chun Yu has long hair first, and surpassed him in status, plus he is good at flattery, and he once contributed to Emperor Han Cheng to set up Zhao Feiyan as the empress, and was deeply trusted by Emperor Han Cheng, and was soon promoted to Wei Wei, in charge of the palace guards, and became one of the nine Qings. Therefore, many people think that Chun Yuchang should succeed Da Sima. In order to bring him down, Wang Mang secretly collected a lot of Chun Yuchang's crimes, and then took the opportunity of the visit to tell Wang Gen that Chun Yuchang was secretly ready to take over as the Great Sima, and he had made wishes to many people to be officials, and at the same time told Chun Yuchang about his affair with the deposed queen Xu. Where could Wang Gen, who was ill, withstand such stimulation, vomited blood three times, and immediately sent Wang Mang to report to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was angry and coerced Emperor Cheng of Han to depose Chun Yuchang and fabricate his crimes, but pity Na Chun Yuchang, who was unjustly imprisoned and died in prison after less than a year.
A year later, Wang Gen was seriously ill and recommended Wang Mang to replace the position of Da Sima, after the death of Chun Yuchang, Wang Mang succeeded his three uncles as Da Sima, that year, he was only 38 years old, and Dong Xian was still in the East Palace as the prince's housekeeper. This secret story was also unintentionally mentioned by Dong Xian after listening to his father Dong Gong drunk, and in his impression, Dong Xian only remembered that his father repeatedly emphasized that he should not provoke this Wang Mang, this person was too insidious.
Today, when I saw Wang Mang walking in majestically, I suddenly felt that all thoughts were lost. In the hands of such an old fox, I am afraid there is no way to live.
Wang Mang first went to the Lingling, paid tribute to Liu Xin with a bow ceremony, turned around, asked for an edict, and shouted:
"The Empress Dowager decreed that the Great Sima Dong Xian misbehaved during the serious illness of the first emperor, and committed ten crimes:
1. Conspiracy to force the palace. In the second year of Yuanshou, Dong Xian conspired to tamper with His Majesty's book "Honesty in charge of affairs in the court", which was the text of the ancient Yao Chan Shun, and then instigated His Majesty to get drunk and Zen Rang, and even snatched the jade seal of the country on the occasion of His Majesty's funeral, which is a big rebellion!
2. Deceive the king and deceive the holy hearing. Since Dong Xian took up the post of Great Sima, he clearly ordered that all officials should not perform to His Majesty.
3. Nepotism. Dong Xian relied on His Majesty's grace, did not want to repay the country's kindness, but sought personal interests for himself, successively for his father Dong Gong to get the Guanglu doctor, his brother Dong Kuanxin to get the horse captain, his father-in-law has no talent and no education, even to become a master craftsman, the rest of the relatives are in the middle of the Cao servants, the facts are conclusive, appalling!
Fourth, framing Zhongliang. In the fourth year of Jianping, Dong Xian instructed Sun Chong, Xifu and others to accuse Wu Chen, the wife of Liu Yun, the king of Dongping, of suing the ghosts and gods during the sacrifice, so that they could bring disaster to the people they hated, and the princess was executed, and the king of Dongping committed suicide unjustly. Prime Minister Wang Jia avenged his grievances and was falsely accused by Dong Xian and imprisoned to death. He deserves to be punished!
5. Fornication. Since Dong Xian entered the palace, he was humble and light, confusing His Majesty, so that His Majesty had only one queen, until he returned to heaven, and there was no heir, and his sin was so great that it was rare in ancient and modern times!
6. Disobey the etiquette system. In the first year of Yuanshou, Dong Xian instigated His Majesty to build a tomb next to the Yiling, and the coffin was made of gold and jade, and its specifications have exceeded the regulations of the courtiers, and the things used are all on Your Majesty, which is the shame of the first emperor and the shame of the Han Dynasty!
7. Supporting the army and rebelling. In the fourth year of Jianping, Dong Xian was a private warrior, and coerced Zhonghuangmen to ask for weapons in the arsenal, as many as ten times before and after, and his rebellious heart was clearly revealed!
8. Forming parties for personal gain. Dong Xian privately befriended Sun Chong, Xifu Gong and others, all for his own selfish alliance to resist loyalty and goodness, which made the court and the people suffer from it.
9. Corruption and bribery. Dong Xian's position is convenient, he frantically accumulates money, tributary officials from other places, and he can't see His Majesty without rude money, which is the moth of the country.
10. Arrogant and domineering. In the second year of Yuanshou, Dong Xian was the great Sima, but he was extremely arrogant to the great Situ Kongguang and the great Sikong Peng Xuan and Zhu Xu, who were also the third dukes, and they were necessary to be cumbersome and redundant, and their power was almost equal to that of His Majesty! This kind of behavior is even worse than Jiang Chong!
These ten sins, rebellious against human morality, and the indignation of heaven and man, made Dong Xian think about it behind closed doors, and he was not allowed to go out without a will. If there is a violation, the law of the country will not tolerate it!
After Wang Mang finished reading, he lowered his head and whispered to Dong Xian, who was already paralyzed on the ground: "The ground is cold, Da Sima, please take care of your body, there are still many things that Da Sima needs to do himself!" Hahaha......"
After speaking, Wang Mang snorted and walked away from Dong Xian with all his entourage.
That night, the moon and stars were scarce, the lights in the Great Sima Mansion were bright, and the voices of people were noisy. The news of Dong Xian's dismissal and house arrest had already flown to all parts of Chang'an like wings, and the guards in Sima's mansion were even more panicked, the bold cook had already sneaked away with a kitchen knife, and by the way, he also took away a maid in the mansion, and the timid also began to whisper, asking each other, not knowing where their path was. They didn't dare to leave, because they were slaves and maids bought by Sima Fu, and the documents for selling themselves were still in Dong Xian's hands. But they didn't dare to ask Dong Xian, although he had been demoted to the people, but the deep-rooted concept of hierarchy still made them choose to continue to wait.
Dong Xian sat in front of the window, watching a crescent moon rise into the sky, and couldn't help but feel more and more sad: even the moon was incomplete.
Looking at the two pretty faces reflected in the bronze mirror, Dong Xian sighed and said to his wife: "Madam, you have followed me for seven years, and in these seven years, you have been wronged. Today has fallen to such a point, I only hate His Majesty's early death! Your Majesty, Shengqing is grateful for your broken sleeves, it is difficult to repay it in three lives and three lives! ”
After speaking, he picked up the poisonous wine on the table, drank it all, looked at his wife, and the shadow under the moonlight fell down.
Mrs. Dong looked at her husband and burst into tears: "Husband, others don't understand you, I understand you." I know how tired you are to live, and I also know that you actually live every day, you are only 22 years old, where are the opponents of those old foxes in the court, you are desperately trying your best to arrange official positions for the Dong family and the concubine's family, aren't you afraid that you will be weak? You are arrogant, you are arrogant, don't you just want to prove to the officials that you are a mediocre talent, and you will not be a threat to them? Others don't understand, but concubines do! Husband, in this life, you are too tired, in the next life, don't be so beautiful, don't be a high-ranking official, you still be the handsome boy who loves to talk and laugh, and I will also be the playful piano girl, we will meet again in the peach blossom forest, okay? ”
With that, Mrs. Dong picked up another glass of poisonous wine and drank it all. The cup fell to the ground, holding hands, humming a ballad gently in the mouth, it was a spring, the peach blossoms were in full bloom, a handsome boy, stepping on the sha, suddenly hearing the sound of the piano, looking for the sound, seeing a beautiful woman, was stroking the piano, couldn't help but sprout feelings, tongue spit out clear words:
There is a beautiful person, clear and graceful. Encounters and encounters are suitable for me!
There is a beautiful person, as graceful as Qingyang. Encounter and meet, and the son of Zang......