Chapter I

Usurpation of the Han Dynasty and Ascending to the Emperor's Throne (1)

There is a way: if there is love in the sky, the sky is also old, and the right way in the world is the vicissitudes of life. It is said that there have been all kinds of emotions and righteous struggles in the world since ancient times, and the right way in the world always needs to go through vicissitudes before the clues appear. Back then, Gaozu Liu Bang slashed the snake uprising, founded the Western Han Dynasty, and passed to Emperor Xiaoyuan, the relatives headed by the queen Wang Zhengjun suddenly gained power, and went through three generations of emperors of filial piety, filial piety, and filial piety, and the Wang family was already in full swing.

Just a few days ago, Emperor Ping died, the world was silent, the capital of Chang'an was cloudy, and the people in the streets and alleys were secretly discussing who would inherit the unification. Countless armor soldiers in the palace wore linen and filial piety, and went straight to the Yongshou Hall of the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside. Wang Mang, the Duke of Anhan, wept to himself, and all the soldiers hugged him and walked towards the palace.

Wang Zhengjun held the jade seal of the country in his arms, sat at the head of the main hall, and saw Wang Mang and others breaking in, and immediately said: "If you are not summoned, you dare to trespass into the dormitory of the mourning family, and get out!" These words were sonorous and powerful, as if they had exhausted their vitality. The group of soldiers actually pulled out their waist swords, and the leading general shouted: "Those who are reckless in peace and Han will win the world, I hope that the empress dowager will obey the mandate of heaven, and respectfully ask the great Sima to inherit the unification!" As soon as the words fell, the soldiers inside and outside the hall also echoed and shouted: "Obey the mandate of heaven and hand over the jade seal!" The slogan was shouted in unison, showing that it had already been arranged.

However, it is said that Wang Mang is in his prime, eight feet long, dignified, and now in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, it can be said that he is complacent, and Wang Zhengjun is over eighty years old, his sparse long hair is as straight as silver threads, and his old cheeks are vertical and horizontal, which seems to indicate that the Western Han Dynasty is also dying. Rao is like this, the old woman has already regarded death as home, and stood up at the moment, and cried sadly: "The first emperors of the past dynasties, they all blame the mourning family for having no eyes, and actually supported Wang Mang, a villain, so that he became the great Sima of the imperial court, and skillfully took the power of the world's soldiers and horses········" Later, thousands of feelings came to my heart, and I was silent for a moment before he continued: "Now that this evil obstacle wants to usurp the Han Dynasty and stand on its own, the mourning family can only take the jade seal and rush to the Jiuquan to apologize to you." After that, he lifted the jade seal high above the top and wanted to fall.

At the last moment, Wang Mang hurriedly persuaded: "Aunt and slow! Everything is easy to discuss!" The voice of the guy actually trembled, you must know the rumors, this jade seal is Qin Shi Huang after sweeping the countries, ordered the craftsman to engrave it with the He's bi, on the book "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity" eight big characters, the people of the world regard it as a token of "imperial power is divinely granted, orthodox and legitimate". It was precisely for this reason that Wang Mang saw that his aunt was going to drop this jade seal, how could he not be in a hurry, and turned to scold the soldiers beside him: "Whoever asked you to draw your sword, don't retreat quickly." The soldiers sang a promise and withdrew from the temple. In the majestic palace, only two aunts and nephews remained.

Wang Mang wept and bowed down to Wang Zhengjun and said: "Aunt, my Han Dynasty has had three generations of emperors in a row who died without leaving heirs. This is really a rare catastrophe in ancient times, a few days ago the sky and a strange stone, on the book 'An Han reckless people in the world' of the seven-character proverb, now the ministers are in an uproar, insisting on supporting their nephews. I was so helpless that I rushed to my aunt's dormitory and begged you to hand over the jade seal. ”

After all, Wang Zhengjun was old, and because of his anger, he felt dizzy, so he couldn't help but sit back on the chair and sneered at his nephew: "Hmph, 'An Han is reckless in the world'······ It's ridiculous······· Do you think the mourners will believe this······· It's just a random rock you find and write on it······" She was supposed to live for the rest of her life, but at this moment, she suddenly had an accident, and it was inevitable that she couldn't support it, so she had a respite.

Wang Mang didn't dare to attack, and sighed at the moment, and said: "My aunt has wronged her nephew so much, and it is in vain for me to say anything, but when my cousin Emperor Xiaocheng died, he did not leave a dragon heir, so he even passed on to his son Emperor Xiaoyi, and he did not leave an heir until his death, not to mention the subsequent Emperor Xiaoping." When I arrived in such a field, why should my aunt be stubborn, and she had to let someone surnamed Liu be the emperor? After all, we are close relatives of flesh and blood, and after I become the emperor, I will definitely serve you as my own mother. As soon as the words fell, Wang Zhengjun shouted: "Nonsense, after the death of Emperor Xiaoping, a young man on the streets of Chang'an came to the door of the government and shouted, saying that he was the dragon heir of my son Emperor Xiaocheng who was in exile among the people. ”

Wang Mang's heart tightened, and then he laughed dryly twice, and said: "That kid is just a greedy person, he made up these lies in order to be the emperor, how can my aunt take it seriously?" Wang Zhengjun blurted out: "It won't be wrong, it won't be wrong." The mourning family has carefully verified, he is the good grandson of the mourning family, you quickly release him to the mourning family. With him, you are not qualified to be this emperor. He was very sure.

When Emperor Liu Biao died, the ministers only said that Emperor Daxing did not leave an heir. When the first emperor was alive, Wang Mang gradually seized power and wanted to usurp the Han Dynasty, and the two emperors of filial piety and filial piety, who succeeded to Emperor Xiaocheng in a few years, also died young, and did not leave a dragon heir. Wang Mang saw that the time was ripe and was about to ascend the throne and become the emperor, but a young man appeared on the streets of Chang'an, went to the Yamen of Defu to beat the drum and voice his grievances, and told Jing Zhaoyin that his name was Liu Zihe, and he was actually the dragon heir of the emperor Xiaocheng of the Han Dynasty, and he also wanted to recognize Wang Zhengjun's ancestors and grandchildren. Jing Zhaoyin encountered such a major event, how could he dare to delay for a moment, so he hurriedly reported the matter to Wang Mang. When Wang Mang heard this, he was shocked and angry, and immediately ordered Jing Zhaoyin to put Liu Zihe in prison and try the matter in private, and ordered the official to immediately execute him regardless of whether the young man was the heir of the emperor or not. But Liu Zihe insisted on seeing the Empress Dowager in prison, and he didn't say a word about the things on the side. Wang Mang ordered everyone to conceal this matter and not allow the Empress Dowager to know, but Wang Zhengjun still heard the rumors and verified Liu Zihe's identity.

Halfway through, Liu Zihe was killed, and the aunt insisted that the young man was the dragon heir of Emperor Xiaocheng. Wang Mang saw this situation, and was furious, but when he saw that his eyes were cold, he said gloomily: "Liu Zihe is in my hands, as long as he dies, the emperor's throne is still mine." ”

"Foolish dreams!" Wang Zhengjun held the jade seal in his left hand, pointed at Wang Mang tremblingly with his right hand, and continued indignantly: "The mourning family would rather destroy this jade seal than let you succeed!" Wang Mang was jealous in his heart, but he pretended to be nothing, snorted, and said: "How can a broken stone prevent me from becoming a great treasure and sitting on the world." If my aunt doesn't hand over this heirloom jade seal to my nephew, then I will only kill none of the Liu clan's relatives, including your precious grandson. When there is no one in the Liu family, I will be able to get my wish. ”

Wang Zhengjun was so angry that he couldn't speak, Wang Mang continued: "But my nephew just wants to be the emperor, and he doesn't want to kill more, as long as I can take over the Great Han River, those original Liu clan relatives, your nephew will still give preferential treatment to show the virtue of the Son of Heaven, after all, killing is not very good for my reputation." ”

Wang Zhengjun only felt groggy and his strength became more and more exhausted, and he secretly said in his heart: "Wang Mang has monopolized the dynasty for many years, and he has already established deep roots, and now my nephew wants to usurp power and seize the throne, who can stop it, if Wang Mang really can't get the jade seal, he will inevitably be annoyed and angry, and it is not a lie to kill the Liu clan." I only hate that I didn't see his wolf ambition earlier, so I made today's big mistake······" Thinking of this, Deng was very saddened, and turned to a straight color and said: "As the saying goes, 'Heaven does evil, it is still against it, and you can't live if you do it yourself', even if you gain power for a while, it will definitely not last long, and sooner or later, you will pay a painful price for the greed in your heart." Don't you have to get the jade seal of the country, the mourning family will reward you!" As soon as the words fell, he threw the jade seal of the country out casually.

Wang Mang hurriedly stepped forward, picked up the jade seal from the ground, and saw that the jade seal was slightly defective, just like the flesh of his heart was ripped away, so painful that he couldn't stop grinning, and hugged it tightly, for fear of being snatched away, he turned to kick over the table, and angrily reprimanded Wang Zhengjun: "Good you damn old woman, you dare to destroy even the heavy weapon of the country, I think you are really tired of living!"

Wang Zhengjun stood up trembling again, smiled miserably, and said: "You remember to the mourning family, you must treat the Liu clan well, otherwise the mourning family will not let you go even if they are ghosts!" As soon as the words fell, with endless guilt for his husband Emperor Xiaoyuan, he crashed into the phoenix chair he was sitting on, and the blood from the corner of his forehead did not stop, and he fainted.

Wang Mang thought that the other party was his aunt after all, if she hadn't cultivated her carefully, it would be difficult to have today's power, and then he secretly thought: "In order to win people's hearts, I have always practiced benevolence and filial piety, if my aunt commits suicide, what will the world think of me." Thinking of this, he immediately called out in a trembling voice: "Imperial Doctor······ Someone is coming······ "After a short time, the imperial doctor came to treat him, and the Empress Dowager had no worries about her life, so Wang Mang held the jade seal in his hand and rushed to the Xuanshu Hall in three steps and two steps.

The Xuanshu Hall is the place where the emperor discusses politics in the upper court, and Wang Mang has already ordered officials of all sizes in the capital to gather inside and outside the hall. All the civil and military forces looked at the dragon seat, and looked at a huge stone standing under it, on which it was written "An Han reckless person is in the world", all of them have their own hearts.

It has been a few days since the death of Emperor Xiaoping, and many civil and military officials have not only discussed which Liu clan should be appointed to inherit the unification, but have supported the call of the Han Duke Wang Mang to be the emperor, and the ministers loyal to the Han family have been worried about this situation. The hundred officials were subjected to many times, but they didn't know when Wang Mang arrived, and when the ministers were discussing in private, they suddenly heard the eunuchs outside the palace shouting: "Duke An Han has arrived." As soon as the words fell, the ministers hurriedly restrained their breath, listed them in the hall according to their grades, and saluted in unison: "Welcome to An Han Gong." ”

Wang Mang hugged the jade seal in his arms, so that the long sleeves covered his defects, and under the escort of all the soldiers, he slowly sat on the dragon chair, and then sighed, and said: "Rank Aiqing, the emperor died suddenly, it really made me feel like numb, on this eventful autumn, what do you have to say?" The ministers saw that he was not the emperor, but he sat on the dragon chair like this, and called "Aiqing" in his mouth, and his heart of being the emperor was exposed.

At this moment, Tai Bu ordered the train to go out and said loudly: "The minister Liu Xin has been watching the stars for days and nights, and he saw that the star of Emperor Ziwei was dim, which was in response to the death of Emperor Xiaoping and the crisis of having no owner in the world. Fortunately, the phase stars located in the south of the North Pole have a faint tendency to move closer to the purple micro star, and the sky full of stars is full of brilliance except for the purple micro star. As the great Sima of our dynasty and the prime minister, the Duke of An Han is in response to the stars in the sky, it seems that God wants the Duke of An Han to reign in the world to inherit the Han dynasty. Only in this way can we maintain the peace of the world and create a prosperous era of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the minister respectfully asked An Han Gong to take the long-term peace and stability of the world, ascend the throne and become the emperor, and recreate the world. After that, he bowed down to Wang Mang, and many civil and military men knelt down one after another and said: "I respectfully ask An Han Gong to succeed to the throne and rebuild the world." "But few stand with their heads held high.

Wang Mang pretended to excuse himself, and the big Sikong He Wu jumped out of the train, waved his arm and pointed at Liu Xin angrily, and shouted angrily: "You are still surnamed Liu, this Sikong is panicked for you, how can such a clown who jumps off the beam still have the face to live in the world." ”

Liu Xin's face turned purple, and He Wu Zhengse continued: "My Han Dynasty has lasted for more than 200 years since the founding of Gaozu, how can I hastily assert that this dynasty is going to die based on the bright changes of a few stars?

"It's like, what are you, you deserve to be killed for saying this. The rest of the ministers who did not bow down all followed the big secretary to attack Liu Xin, implying that Sang scolded Huai.