Hongjian Yupan

Chapter 1

Usurping the Han Dynasty and standing on the throne (1)

There is a saying: If the sky has love, the sky will also be old, and the right way in the world is vicissitudes.It is said that there have been all kinds of love and righteousness in the world since ancient times, and the righteous way in the world will always have to go through vicissitudes of life before it will emerge.Back in the day, the great ancestor Liu Bang rebelled and founded the Western Han Dynasty. When Emperor Xiaoyuan was passed down, the relatives headed by the queen Wang Zhengjun suddenly gained power. After three generations of emperors, Xiaocheng, Xiaoai, and Xiaoping, the Wang family was already in full swing.

Just a few days ago, Emperor Ping passed away, the world was completely dark, the capital of Chang'an was overcast, and the people in the streets and alleys were secretly discussing who would inherit the throne.Countless soldiers in the imperial palace dressed in linen and filial piety went straight to the Yongshou Hall of the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, and surrounded it with three floors inside and three floors outside.Duke Anhan Wang Mang wept bitterly, all the soldiers surrounded him and walked towards the hall.

Wang Zhengjun held the Jade Seal of Chuanguo in his arms, and sat upright at the head of the main hall, when he saw Wang Mang and others breaking in, he immediately scolded: "You dared to trespass into the bedroom of Ai's family without being summoned, all of you get out!" Powerful, as if exhausted all his life's strength.The group of soldiers suddenly pulled out their waist knives, and the leading general shouted loudly: "Anyone who is reckless will win the world, I hope the Empress Dowager will obey the destiny, and I respectfully invite Da Sima to inherit the great order!" As soon as the words fell, the soldiers inside and outside the hall He also echoed and shouted: "Follow the destiny and hand over the jade seal!" The slogan was shouted so loudly that it was obviously arranged well.

But it is said that Wang Mang was in his prime, eight feet long, with a dignified appearance, and now he is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, and he is full of ambitions. It seems to indicate that the Western Han Dynasty is also coming to an end.If so, the old woman had long regarded death as home, she supported herself and stood up, weeping sadly: "The previous emperors of all dynasties blame the Ai family for their blind eyes, and they actually supported Wang Mang, a villain, and made him the great Sima of the court. Stealing the power of soldiers and horses in the world..." At the end of the sentence, thousands of feelings came to my heart, and I was speechless for a moment, before I continued: "Now this evil person wants to usurp the Han and stand on his own, and mourns the family. I can only take the jade seal and rush to the bottom of Jiuquan to apologize to you." After finishing speaking, he lifted the jade seal over the top and was about to drop it.

At the critical moment, Wang Mang hastened to persuade: "Auntie, wait a minute! Everything is negotiable!" The voice of the guy's voice trembled, but there are rumors in the market that this handed down jade seal was ordered by a craftsman to reconcile the jade seal after Emperor Qin Shihuang wiped out all the kingdoms. It is engraved and written with eight characters of "Ordered by heaven, long life and eternal prosperity", and all people in the world regard it as a token of "imperial power granted by God, orthodox and legal".For this reason, Wang Mang saw that his aunt was about to throw the jade seal, so he was not in a hurry, so he turned to the soldiers beside him and said, "Whoever told you to draw your swords, you should retreat quickly." .In the majestic palace, there are only two uncles and nephews left.

Wang Mang wept and knelt down to Wang Zhengjun and said, "Auntie, there have been three generations of emperors in my man who have passed away without leaving any heirs. This is a rare calamity in ancient times. A few days ago, a strange stone fell from heaven, and a letter was written 'An Han Mang is coming. The seven-character prophecy of "The World", and now the ministers are making a fuss, insisting on supporting my nephew. I was really helpless, and I just rushed to my aunt's bedroom, begging 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 sat back on his chair, and sneered at his nephew, "Hmph, 'An unreckless man will come to the world'... Really Ridiculous...do you think Aijia will believe this sentence...that's just a nonsense you found on a random stone and wrote on it..."She originally It's time to take care of the rest of the world, but at this moment, there are sudden changes, and it is inevitable that I can't support it, so I just took a breather.

Wang Mang didn't dare to get angry, he let out a long sigh, and said: "My aunt has wronged my nephew so much, it's useless for me to say anything, but when my cousin Emperor Xiaocheng passed away, he didn't leave any dragon heirs, so he even passed on to his son to mourn for him." The emperor died without leaving any heirs, not to mention the later Emperor Xiaoping. Why should my aunt be stubborn when she is in such a field, insisting on letting someone with the surname Liu be the emperor? After all, we are blood relatives. I will serve you like 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 gate of the government and shouted, saying that he is exactly me. Er Xiaocheng is the dragon's heir of the emperor living among the people."

Wang Mang's heart tightened, and then he laughed dryly, and said: "That kid is just a greedy person, he just made up these lies to become the emperor, how can my aunt take it seriously?" Wang Zhengjun blurted out: "It can't be wrong, absolutely not Wrong. The Ai family has already checked carefully, and he is the good grandson of the Ai family, so you release him immediately. With him here, you are not qualified to be the emperor." The words were very firm.

When Emperor Xiaocheng Liu Ao passed away, the officials only said that Emperor Daxing did not leave any heirs.When the first emperor was alive, Wang Mang gradually seized power and wanted to usurp the Han Dynasty. The two emperors Xiaoai and Xiaoping who had been adopted by Emperor Xiaocheng for several years also died young without leaving any dragon heirs.Seeing that the time was ripe, Wang Mang was about to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, but a young man appeared on the streets of Chang'an, went to the government office to beat the drums to protest his grievances, and told Jing Zhaoyin that his name was Liu Ziyu, and that he was actually the dragon heir of Emperor Xiaocheng of the Han Dynasty. , but also to recognize Wang Zhengjun's ancestors and grandchildren.When Jing Zhaoyin encountered such a major event, how dare he delay for a moment, so he hurriedly reported the matter to Wang Mang.When Wang Mang heard this, he was startled and angry, and immediately secretly ordered Jing Zhaoyin to put Liu Ziyu in prison for a private trial. He also ordered the official to find out the ins and outs, regardless of whether the young man is the heir of the emperor or not. To be executed immediately.But Liu Ziyu insisted on seeing the Empress Dowager in the prison, and didn't mention anything else.Wang Mang ordered everyone to conceal the matter, so that the Empress Dowager would not be allowed to know about it. Unexpectedly, Wang Zhengjun still heard the news and checked Liu Ziyu's identity.

Liu Ziyu was killed halfway, and the aunt insisted that the young man was the Dragon Heir of Emperor Xiaocheng.Seeing this situation, Wang Mang was immediately furious, but seeing his eyes were cold, he said darkly: "Liu Ziyu is in my hands, as long as he dies, the throne of the emperor will still be mine."

"Idiots talking about dreams!" Wang Zhengjun held the jade seal in his left hand, pointed at Wang Mang with a trembling right hand, and continued angrily: "Ai Jia would rather destroy this jade seal than let you succeed!" If nothing happened, he laughed 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 imperial jade seal to my nephew, then I can only give Liu's clan members, including you." Including that precious grandson, kill no one left. At that time, there will be no one in the Liu family, so I can fulfill my wish."

Wang Zhengjun was so angry that he couldn't speak, Wang Mang continued proudly: "But my nephew just wants to be the emperor, and I don't want to do more evil. As long as I can take over the Han Dynasty, those original Liu clan , your nephew will still give preferential treatment to show the virtue of the Son of Heaven, after all, killing people will not benefit my reputation."

Wang Zhengjun felt dizzy and his strength was getting weaker and weaker. He thought to himself: "Wang Mang has monopolized the court for many years, and his roots have already grown deep. Now my nephew wants to usurp power and the throne. Who can stop him? If Wang Mang If you really can't get the jade seal, you will definitely become angry from embarrassment, and it is not a lie to kill Liu's clan. I only hate that I didn't see his wolfish ambition earlier, so I made today's big mistake..." Thinking of this , Deng was deeply saddened, and turned serious and said: "As the saying goes, 'If you do evil, you can still violate it; if you do evil, you can't live', even if you gain power for a while, it will not last long. Sooner or later, you will be greedy for your heart , and paid a painful price. Don’t you have to get the Jade Seal of the Chuanguo, I will reward you!” As soon as the words fell, he threw the Jade Seal of the Chuanguo casually.

Wang Mang rushed forward and picked up the jade seal anxiously from the ground. Seeing that the jade seal was slightly damaged, it was as if his heart had been gouged out. He grinned in pain and hugged it tightly, fearing that someone would snatch it After leaving, he kicked over the table and scolded Wang Zhengjun angrily: "You damn old woman, you dare to damage even the most important weapon of the country. I think you are really tired of living!"

Wang Zhengjun stood up tremblingly again, smiled miserably, and said: "Remember to the Ai family, you must treat Liu's clan kindly, otherwise even if the Ai family is a ghost, they will not let you go!" With endless guilt for her husband, Emperor Xiaoyuan, he slammed his head into the phoenix chair he was sitting on, bleeding profusely from his forehead, and passed out.

Wang Mang thought that the other party was his aunt after all, without her careful cultivation back then, it would be difficult to have the power today, and then he thought to himself: "In order to win people's hearts, I always practice benevolence and filial piety, if my aunt commits suicide, what will the world think of me?" " Thinking of this, Yan called out in a trembling voice: "The imperial doctor... come here... quickly pass on the imperial doctor!" After a while, the imperial doctor came to treat him and reported to the empress dowager Without fear of his life, Wang Mang just now held the jade seal in his hand and rushed to the Xuanshi Hall in three steps at a time.

The Xuanshi Hall was the place where the emperor discussed state affairs, and Wang Mang had already sent orders for officials of all sizes in the capital to gather inside and outside the hall.All the civil and military people looked at the Dragon Seat, and looked at a huge stone standing under it, on which it was written, "The man who is safe and unruly comes to the world", and they all had their own concerns.

It has been several days since Emperor Xiaoping passed away. Not only did many civil and military officials fail to discuss which Liu family member should be appointed as the successor to the Datong, but the voices to support the Anhan Duke Mang to proclaim the emperor have come and gone. All the ministers loyal to the Han Dynasty looked at this situation with their own hearts. Anxiety.Hundreds of officials had endured too much time, but they didn't know when Wang Mang would arrive. While the officials were discussing privately, they suddenly heard the eunuch outside the palace shout loudly: "Mr. An Han is here." Listed in the hall, they paid homage in unison: "Welcome to An Han Gong."

Wang Mang held the jade seal in his arms and covered the defect with his long sleeves. Under the guard of all the soldiers, he slowly sat on the dragon chair, and then he sighed and said: "My dear friends, the emperor died suddenly. It really calls me I'm so upset, in this eventful autumn, what's your opinion?" As she spoke, she shed tears.The officials saw that he was not the emperor, but he sat on the dragon chair like this, and called "Aiqing" directly in his mouth, his aspiration to call himself emperor was clearly exposed.

At this moment, Taibu ordered the train to go out and played loudly: "My minister Liu Xin has been watching the stars for days and nights, and he saw that the star of Emperor Ziwei was dimmed, which coincided with the death of Emperor Xiaoping. The situation is dangerous. Fortunately, Xiang Xing located in the North Pole and Dounan has a faint tendency to move closer to Ziwei Star. Except for Ziwei Star, all the stars in the sky are full of brilliance. According to the stars in the sky, it seems that God wants An Hangong to rule the world and inherit the Han Dynasty. Only in this way can the world be peaceful and create a prosperous age of Emperor Qin and Han Wu. Therefore, I respectfully ask An Hangong to bring the world long-term peace and stability The plan is to ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor, and recreate the universe." After finishing speaking, he knelt down to Wang Mang, and many civil and military soldiers bowed down one after another: "I respectfully invite An Han Gong to succeed to the throne, and recreate the universe." There were very few people standing with their heads up.

Wang Mang pretended to resign, and Da Sikong He Wu jumped out of the train, waved his arm and pointed at Liu Xin angrily, and shouted angrily: "Thanks to your surname Liu, I, Sikong, am ashamed for you. How can such a jumping clown still have the face to live?" world."

Liu Xin blushed until his face turned purple, and He Wu continued solemnly: "My great man has been in existence for more than two hundred years since the founding of our country, how can we rashly assert that our dynasty will perish based on the brightness and changes of a few stars? Speaking of which, we Wait, I don’t know how to read astrology, it’s not just what you say!” Although he is over fifty, he has been a general in command of the army, he is tall and burly, his voice is like Hong Zhong, and his posture is majestic. .

"That's right, what are you, you deserve to be killed for saying such words." The rest of the ministers who did not kneel down followed Da Sikong to criticize Liu Xin, implying accusations against Sang Huai.

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