Chapter 19: One Step to the Sky

The moon stars are scarce, and the black magpie flies south. Three turns around the tree, what branches can be followed?

The mountains are not tired of being high, and the sea is not tired of being deep. Zhou Gong vomited and fed, and the world returned to the heart.

The thirteen-year-old Emperor Ping of Han sat on his throne and looked down on his ministers, looking forward to the moment when he would truly reign over the world. Wang Mang didn't come to the court today, and he finally didn't have to be restrained. An Han Gong is good everywhere, but he is too strict with himself, his son rebelled, but he made up a book to make himself the emperor study every day, fortunately, among the new doctors, there is a lecture named Du Wu who is more fun, and he doesn't take a shelf, and he especially likes to tell stories, which makes the emperor, who never likes to read before, also quite diligent recently, and provokes the emperor's grandmother to see him recently. Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Wang Zhengjun beside him and said, "Why don't you see An Hangong coming today?" ”

Taibao Wang Shun came out of the class to play: "Qi Qi Empress Dowager, Qi Qi Your Majesty, Recently, An Hangong's mother was seriously ill, and An Han Gong was taking care of the sick at home, so he was absent from the court meeting, and asked the Empress Dowager and His Majesty to forgive. ”

Wang Zhengjun asked: "Oh, there is such a thing, in this case, I have to go and see, according to the arrangement of Taichang Temple, after noon today, I and the queen will go to visit." ”

The little emperor pursed his lips, and he still didn't have the right to speak today.

Wang Shun said: "The Empress Dowager Qiqi, since His Majesty ascended the throne, the country has suffered many catastrophes, last month there was a drought in five states, two states were overturned, and the Anhan Gong strategized and sent capable ministers to go to the disaster relief. After His Majesty's wedding, the court rewarded An Han Gong with a large amount of money, cloth and land, all of which were distributed to the people by An Han Gong in the name of the court, so that when the hundred officials went to visit the old lady yesterday, they were surprised to find that An Han Gong's wife was actually wearing cloth clothes to greet visitors at the door, and now this matter has spread all over the capital. The minister thinks that those who are ministers are not arrogant, they are not surprised by changes, and they are self-cultivation and respectful of virtue, which is a model for people and ministers. An Han Gong is ranked as the third duke, the name of charity is attributed to the imperial court, the property obtained is scattered among the people, the parents and children are guilty, and the righteousness destroys relatives without favoritism, even if Yiyin is alive, he can't get one of them. Therefore, the ministers have the courage to ask the Empress Dowager and Her Majesty to reward, and ask the Empress Dowager and Her Majesty to think about it. ”

The little emperor pouted, although he was small, he was not stupid. It is really shameless for the officials to be so bold and blatant.

But I saw Wang Zhengjun nodded: "The merits of Duke An Han, what the world has seen, and I also know, but he is already a very popular minister, and the princes think that it is better to reward him?" ”

Da Situ Kong Guang saw that Wang Shun gave him a look, and he understood that he would go out of class.

"Playing the Empress Dowager, the Gong of An Han, can be Gai Yiyin, since the Spring and Autumn Period, the five lords, the prince and the man. The public is the extreme, and the one above the public is the king, but the former Taizu Emperor White Horse League said: If it is not the Liu family, the king will be attacked by the world. And An Han Gong attaches great importance to his reputation and will never be king. In the humble opinion of the ministers, it is better to seal the Han Gong in the name of 'Zai Heng', which not only shows his virtue, but also calms the heart of the world. If the Duke of An Han is so trusted by the imperial court, he will wholeheartedly assist His Majesty and achieve a great cause, and hope that the Empress Dowager will think of it. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court. Although Wang Zhengjun is a female streamer, but common sense still knows, in history, only Zhou Gong has been given the title of "A Heng" when he was an assistant to the government, which is already the highest level among the courtiers, plus a "Zai", then it is not the future Han Dynasty by Wang Mang has the final say. Thinking of this, Kong Guang's proposal made her still a little vigilant: "What Aiqing said, Rong Zhen thinks about it." This is a major event of the country, and it can be slowly figured out. ”

Kong Guang saw that the Empress Dowager did not say anything, so he stood back. His mission has been accomplished, and the rest is not his responsibility. Sure enough, Guanglu doctor Liu Xin came out of the class to play: "The minister Liu Xin's father and son have been trusted by the first emperor, the empress dowager and His Majesty, and they are ranked in the ninth qing, and they do not think of recommending good people for the Han Dynasty. From the perspective of the ministers, the Duke of An Han is the country and the people, and he is a model of the world. The minister is willing to recommend An Han Gong as the ruler of the honor, and ask the Empress Dowager and His Majesty to think twice. ”

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty exalted Confucianism, the status of Confucianism has become increasingly lofty, and Confucian scholars are also proud of it and cherish their own reputation even more. Liu Xin's father Liu Xiang is a famous scholar and bibliographer, with a prominent background, is the great-great-grandson of Liu Jiao, the king of Chu Yuan, the son of Liu De, the Marquis of Yangcheng, and the elder of the three dynasties of Emperor Xuan, Emperor Yuan, and Emperor Cheng. Therefore, when Liu Xin said that he would recommend An Han Gong in his name, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces immediately noticed the weight behind this sentence.

There are always two sides to everything, there are those who support and there are those who oppose it. Wang Hong pestle the ground with his head and played: "The minister and the Duke of An Han are both Wang's family, but the minister and the Duke of An Han are also Han Chen. Xiyi Yin has been in business for more than 50 years, and only one has been slaughtered. The Duke of Zhou rescued the chaos in one year, Ke Yin in two years, practiced in three years, built Hou Wei in four years, camped into Zhou in five years, made rites and music in six years, became the king in seven years, and had only one balance for one meal and three Tupu. How dare the two men compare the merits of An Hangong! ”

Wang Zhengjun almost wanted to stand up and applaud Wang Hong. When Dong Xian plotted against her before, it was Wang Hong who recaptured the jade seal for her, and this counterattack was reasonable, and she really said what she wanted, and when she wanted to praise a few words, Da Situ Kongguang stood up from behind: "This is wrong in the waiter." Yiyin business, business can not be two states, and in order to avoid floods, eight moved their capitals, and last month five states were affected, An Han sent more than ten people to make the sea clarify that the people of Li returned to the country, An Han Gong's ability is not as good as Yi Yinhu? As for the Zhou Gong Tufu, the words of the world's heart, if the princes are elegant, they can know the details at a glance after the "Thirteen Chapters of the Chronicle" corrected by Dr. Guanglu is completed. The Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, the old minister was trusted by the imperial court and served as the Great Situ, and he was already a very human minister, but he still felt panicked from time to time. The old minister has the courage to ask the Empress Dowager to agree to this matter, which can not only show the great prosperity of my Han Dynasty, but also set an example for the world, and ask the Empress Dowager to think about it. ”

As soon as these words came out, a large number of people knelt down in the hall, and a few people who did not kneel looked at each other and knelt down. Wang Zhengjun looked at the situation in the court, turned his head and glanced at Emperor Hanping moving around on the dragon chair, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "People are not here, they can still control the court situation, Wang Mang has become a trouble." ”

Kong Guang's work efficiency is really efficient, before Wang Zhengjun went to Wang Mang's house in the afternoon, he had already written the edict, and he also took Wang Mang's sons as marquis. When Wang Zhengjun saw the edict, he couldn't help but be shocked, but he was already ready to fly.

Poor Mrs. Wang did not know until Wang Zhengjun came to the house that her eldest granddaughter-in-law had committed suicide in prison, and she was still pregnant in her belly when she died. The old lady pulled Wang Mang's ears and made a fuss, and under the persuasion of everyone, she was able to stop her hand, poked Wang Mang with her fingers, and told him to get out. Wang Yan didn't say anything, just sat quietly on the side, watching all this coldly. Her heart was full of ripples. Before she left the palace, she received news from Yeyan: Princess Jingwu was forced to commit suicide by drinking, and the murderer was her father Wang Mang, and the empress dowager was still in the dark. She didn't know how to face all this, she just sat silently, looking forward to meeting Du Wu, she wanted to find a shoulder to lean on.

After all, Mrs. Wang still failed to withstand this series of blows, the eldest grandson and the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law were forced to commit suicide by their own son, is there anything more absurd and cruel in the world? The old man cried for half the night, and committed suicide in the middle of the night, and when the maid found it the next day, the body was cold.

Wang Shu's heart was very painful. When he came back from Yanzhou, he was still uneasy, and he didn't think that as soon as he entered Chang'an City, he received the bad news that his eldest sister-in-law had committed suicide. When he hurriedly ran home to verify the authenticity of the news, he happened to see Du Wu and Zi Su hurriedly fleeing back to the Great Sima Mansion. Everything was as rumored to be, the eldest brother and sister-in-law were forced to commit suicide, and he and his two younger brothers were crowned kings instead. That murderer has now become the Zai Heng admired by all people, and he can ascend to the sky in one more step. And yet he couldn't do anything. He was placed under house arrest by Wang Mang in the backyard of the Shizi Mansion, and every day he drowned his sorrows with wine, and occasionally a few strange laughs or cries came out, making the Shizi Mansion, which was already withering, more and more gloomy.

Du Wu has been thinking about how to get out these days. These days, he has felt more and more that Wang Mang is moody and unfathomable. Fortunately, Wang Mang has been busy recently and has no time to see him. He discussed with Pipa in the room how to leave the Great Sima Mansion, but most of the time he was talking and Pipa was listening, and after doing so a few times, there was no further progress.

The old lady died, Zisu lost three close relatives in a few days, and now his uncle Wang was under house arrest, and his aunt Wang Yan was the queen, but she had no power. The master is very smart, but unfortunately the master himself is unable to protect himself, and Shisu now truly understands that the heaven should not be called the earth. She has no way to take revenge, even if the enemy who killed her father and mother is in front of her.

Aung is crazy now, she thinks so. She wanted to leave this home, leave this Great Sima Mansion that made her infinitely sad. It's a pity that no one can leave, including the Master.

Wang Mang has also had a headache recently, and the Empress Dowager has begun to be dissatisfied with him, and has called him to the palace more than once to lecture. Although he can completely control the situation, the empress dowager is her aunt after all, and she should save some face for her in public and private. To his surprise, Wang Yan, who had been on his side, also began to disobey him, and it is estimated that the recent events have broken his daughter's heart. Well, when this time is over, explain it to your daughter. Thinking so, he straightened his clothes and prepared to attend the banquet prepared for him by Emperor Ping, saying that he was grateful to Wang Mang for his auxiliary work, and he didn't know if it was out of sincerity, Wang Mang thought.

Whatever, the old man is Zai Heng, what's wrong with him!

When it got dark, Da Sima Mansion began to hold the lights, the main gate opened, and Wang Mang's figure slowly blended into the night, and there were still a few traces of dog blood in the air. Rhubarb sniffed and returned to Xiyuan with his tail between his legs.