Wang Mang was extremely reassured by what his confidants said, but he also knew very well that there were some things that he couldn't rush. He had to deal with the hidden dangers in the dark before he could compete with the new emperor. In the future, in the entire imperial court, except for the Queen Mother and the Emperor, there would only be
What he said was most effective.
"Haha..." Wang Mang laughed a few times and was in a very good mood, "I am very relieved that you are going to do some work. You go and deal with it now. I am waiting for good news from you."
With the departure of his cronies, Wang Mang's desire to get more became more intense. If he hadn't still had some sense at this time, he might have already done something impulsive.
Ever since Wang Mang became the Grand Sima, he no longer treated his uncle Wang Li with the same respect as before, and would often have people find fault with him. His uncle, who originally didn't care about this, was stopped again.
He came to him angrily and said, "Wang Mang, as your uncle, I treat you well on weekdays. Why do you let people find fault with me? No matter what I say, I am still your uncle. Why do you have to be so aggressive?"
Wang Mang, who pretended not to know what was going on, hurriedly came to Wang Li and was very confused, "What does my uncle mean by this? What did my nephew do wrong to make my uncle so angry? I hope my uncle can tell me directly and don't let my nephew guess..."
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Seeing him pretending to be dumbfounded, Wang Li was even more angry, "Wang Mang, one person is responsible for the work, don't pretend to be dumbfounded. All the scoundrels under you have already come to the door. You actually have the nerve to pretend to be dumbfounded here. Don't think
Your aunt makes you the Grand Sima, so you can do whatever you want without taking us seriously..."
Wang Mang immediately complained and cried, "My uncle is wronged! My nephew has never known what my uncle said. If my nephew knew, he would definitely not let them disturb his uncle at will. If my uncle doesn't believe what my nephew said, he can just follow his nephew's will."
You can go to the palace to meet your aunt, and you can ask your aunt to testify about this..."
Seeing his extremely aggrieved look, Wang Li also had doubts. After all, he had watched Wang Mang grow up with his own eyes, and he had a clear understanding of his character. If he really had different intentions, he would have already identified himself as an enemy, so how could he do it?
He was left alone, and besides, he was so angry that he came to ask. If it was really not him, then he had framed someone.
Just when Wang Li was confused, Wang Mang quickly knelt on the ground. Wang Li was so frightened that he immediately stepped forward to help him, "What do you mean?"
"Uncle, what you said is due to nephew's negligence and failure to find out the reason in time. He asked uncle to make this trip to wake up his nephew. I can rest assured that my nephew will be vigilant at all times in the future and will never let this happen again.
, I hope my uncle will forgive my nephew this time."
Seeing him apologizing so sincerely, Wang Li was not the kind of person who was unreasonable and unforgiving. In addition, he really didn't know and he had the intention of retiring. Since staying would only embarrass himself, he might as well leave early.
Well done.
Wang Li helped him up and sighed helplessly, "My dear nephew, since this has happened, my uncle has no other ideas. He has resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown with his family. From now on, everything in the Han Kingdom will be left to you."
These juniors, please remember not to take things lightly again, let alone let those under you deceive others. Otherwise, even if you no longer serve as Grand Sima, it will be difficult for you to escape unscathed."
Faced with his uncle's reminder, Wang Mang agreed on the surface, but he sneered in his heart. After all, he had never survived in his life, so how could he be qualified to reprimand him? Besides, his position was earned through his own efforts, and he had
Who can say that if you take it away, you can take it away.
Although he was very dissatisfied with what Wang Li said, he still responded respectfully, "What my uncle said is absolutely true. My nephew will definitely remember it carefully and will not let his uncle down."
Seeing him like this, Wang Li stopped disturbing him, nodded calmly, turned around and left quickly.
As Wang Li disappeared, his cousin Wang Shun, who had already come over, snorted dissatisfiedly, "Cousin, my uncle treats you like this, why don't you refute it? After all, what you do is for our entire family.
For the sake of thinking, it’s just that he can’t turn around, so why are you here to find fault with you!”
Hearing this, Wang Mang looked at his cousin with a cold face, his expression was very bad, "Wang Shun, you have to know that this uncle's matter has nothing to do with me. What I want to do is to enable the new emperor to become independent, and
It is not necessary to fight against uncle and the others. After all, fighting against them will only result in pain, but those who watch the fun will get greater benefits, so we must be at peace with each other in face and heart, so as to confuse them."
He who didn't understand his cousin's methods before heard this and instantly understood what he was doing. "Cousin, I'm just a little ignorant. I've never considered these things. I hope my cousin doesn't blame me..."
Seeing that he had woken up, Wang Mang patted his shoulder happily and said, "Cousin, you are your brother and someone close to me. You will have to learn more about these things in the future. You must not make judgments easily, let alone have any disagreements with your family. Although
We have different opinions, but we are both members of the Wang family, so there is no need to fight to the death. After all, in times of crisis, we still need them to protect us."
Wang Shun, who had already figured it out, not only had a new understanding of his cousin's words, but also admired his cousin's ideas. After all, he had always thought that anyone who stood in front of them, whether they were relatives or outsiders, could be eliminated in one fell swoop.
Annihilation does not need to care about human feelings, but never thought about who else would help him when he encounters trouble in the future.
Fortunately, his cousin reminded him at this time, so he woke up and had to make plans for his future. After all, the situation was changing too fast at this time, and some things had to be guarded against.
Wang Mang, who didn't know what he was thinking, suddenly thought of something and turned around and quickly returned to the study.
Seeing him leaving in a hurry, Wang Shun quickly followed him, fearing that he would not learn much if he was too late.
Under Wang Mang's deception, the Queen Mother, who had always believed that he was very capable, confidently handed over to him the important responsibilities that the new emperor would shoulder.
In order to prevent his hypocritical face from being exposed, he first increased the rewards for princes, kings and the descendants of heroes, and then gave benefits to officials, common people, orphans and widows, and then reduced taxes to make them all grateful to him.
If there was a drought or flood, he would take the lead in dealing with it, and would only eat vegetarian food instead of meat and drink alcohol. This series of actions attracted the support of more people.
What he did won the support of the people and fully satisfied his ambition. In order to gain more vanity, he increased the benefits to the people and officials, which also aroused the dissatisfaction of others.
When the Queen Mother saw him dressed again, she frowned helplessly, "My dear nephew, this is not a year of disaster. You don't have to eat only vegetarian food without eating meat. That won't work! After all, what you have done for the new emperor consumes too much.
, if it is not replenished in time, it may cause irreparable damage."