Liu Bang raised a three-foot long sword, killed the white snake, punished the Qin Dynasty, destroyed Xiang Yu, and founded the Han Dynasty that lasted for hundreds of years. The descendants of the royal family all talked about this matter after tea and dinner, saying that Liu Bang's hard work was great. Liu Bang was a gangster, but the Liu Dynasty provided economic favors and political enlightenment to the Han people every year, and the people gradually forgot Liu Bang's gangsterism. The people gradually felt that Liu Bang killed the white snake as a matter of destiny. Destiny is such that even if Liu Bang is more rogue than a gangster, he can still be the emperor.
The fear and superstition of destiny were the ultimate appeal and support of the ancients. Liu Bang was trapped in Baideng. The Yan family told Mao Dun that Liu Bang had great power. Lu Jia persuaded Wei Tuo that Liu Bang had the destiny of the emperor... In a word, Liu Bang was deified. After Liu Bang was deified, everything he did was also given divinity.
Since it is a legend, it has a beginning. The legend about Liu Bang's divinity began with his killing of the white snake. Liu Bang was the pavilion chief of the Qin Dynasty and was responsible for escorting prisoners at one time. On the way to escort, the prisoners were afraid of the harsh punishment of the Qin Dynasty and ran away one after another. Most of them escaped in total. If a prisoner escapes, the director of the pavilion will be responsible. The Qin Dynasty was cruel, and seeing that he could not escape intact, Liu Bang became depressed and drank to relieve his sorrow. Drinking alone makes you depressed and difficult to relieve, and people can easily get drunk. After a few drinks, Liu Bang suddenly became heroic and released the prisoners who had not escaped.
Those who can escape are those who are independent and strong, and the rest are all old, weak, sick and disabled. Liu Bang released them, but they didn't know where to go. Liu Bang took them to escape to Dangshan Mountain in his drunken heroic spirit. Liu Bang had quick feet and took the lead, leaving the others behind. Suddenly, a big white snake lay across the middle of the road. Just when I was about to rebel, I saw this monster, which was very unlucky. Drinking can strengthen the courage. Liu Bang raised his hand to draw his sword. The big snake suddenly threatened Liu Bang, saying that if Liu Bang chopped off its head, the snake would disturb the head of Liu's inheritance; if Liu Bang chopped off its tail, the snake would disturb the tail of Liu's inheritance. Liu Bang was also cunning. He did not behead the head or the tail, but cut the snake in the middle with a knife. The snake was cut into two pieces and then turned over and died.
The people chasing behind told Liu Bang that they saw an old woman crying by the road. The old woman said that Red Emperor had killed her son Bai Emperor. After the old woman finished speaking, she turned into a wisp of smoke and flew away. The White Emperor's son is spiritual, and if Liu Bang cuts him off at the waist, it will stop him and disrupt the Liu family's foundation. The historical process of the Han Dynasty tells us that Liu Xin's generation is at the middle point of the development time series of the Han Dynasty. In the middle of this time when the royal family, relatives, Confucian scholars, and eunuchs were checking and balancing each other, a man named Mang appeared. He was Wang Mang.
In the world of snakes, the python is king, all because of its power. In comparison, pythons do not have cobra venom, but they are long and powerful. If they lean to the left, they will crush a piece of them to death, and if they lean to the right, they will crush a bunch to death, which is quite harmful. Wang Mang is both a "python" and a "king". As his name suggests, he looks like a python. When he turns over, the sea water will flood, and when he reaches out, half of the sky will be covered.
Bai Juyi, a man of the Tang Dynasty, wrote five seven-rhythm poems called "Fangyan". One of them describes Wang Mang's forgery skills, telling future generations not to be deceived by appearance.
I give you a method to eliminate doubts, and you don’t need to drill turtles and Zhu Ping.
It takes three days to test the jade, and seven years to identify the material.
After Zhou Gong was afraid of the rumors, Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the throne.
Xiangshi died at the beginning, who knows the authenticity of his life?
Wang Mang was at the transition point of power between Liu Ao and Liu Xin, and in an era where the four forces of the royal family, relatives, Confucian scholars, and eunuchs checked and balanced each other. Forgery was his most basic and most effective weapon in fighting for the world.
Starting from Liu Bang, the emperors of the Han Dynasty were particularly interested in male favors, as if they wanted to psychologically castrate themselves. The tendency of the Han emperors to favor men was like the overflow of the Yellow River, and it was out of control. Even the heroic Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not escape the influence of inheritance. In Liu Ao's generation, Chunyu Chang was ranked first in favor, and his name was recorded in the "Book of Han".
Chunyu Chang was very tactful and would deceive anyone he met, even the queen. This cannot be blamed on Chunyu Chang. Liu Heng favored Deng Tong back then and gave Deng Tong copper mines to mint coins. How rich the latter was! As a man's favorite, you can't play power games in your life, and you can't have another woman. The two pillars of your life are gone, and you can only find the value of life in money. Chun Yuchang can run errands and talk, and he can squeeze a little bit of oil into anyone he wants.
However, everyone only has 24 hours in a day, and Chunyu Chang wants to make connections on the left and special on the right, which is destined to lose the ultimate trust of the Marquis and the harem.
During the cold war between the Queen Mother and Zhao Feiyan, Chun Yuchang had one foot on Wang Zhengjun's door and the other on Zhao Feiyan's threshold. Wang Zhengjun finally recognized Zhao Feiyan. After the Cold War ended, Chunyu grew up and became a wealthy man in Chang'an. The cold war in the harem was resolved peacefully instead of sublimating into a hot war. Liu Ao was heartbroken. Liu Ao, a hopeless guy, felt very relaxed and excited, and began to have a good impression of Chun Yuchang.
Goodwill is the most dangerous thing, especially for frustrated people. Zhang Fang only knows how to drink and has no discernment. He offended the Queen Mother and was kicked out of Chang'an. Liu Ao was not disappointed when his drinking friend left. Fortunately, God was kind to the emperor. Zhang Fang left and Chunyuchang came. Chunyu Changliang showed his shamelessness, used sweet words, and risked his life to accompany the king, which made Liu Ao feel dizzy. Emperors have always been indifferent to emotions, and Liu Ao was the same. He immediately abandoned the old and started the new, forgetting about Zhang Fang, and accepted Chun Yuchang.
Looking at Chang'an, Chunyu Chang suddenly emerged as a unique figure. He clung to Liu Ao's dragon chair and the Queen Mother's phoenix skirt. He was so proud and glorious. In the battle for victory, it was an extremely rare opportunity. Chun Yuchang took advantage of his ability to run errands and talk. He took advantage of this opportunity and flew up the branch in one fell swoop, which was amazing.
Chunyu Chang only loves money, but he doesn't know how to accept it when it's good. He dares to covet the position of Grand Sima, which is really asking for death. Pursue things that don’t belong to you, and you won’t get it without talking about it, and you will be scarred and sad. Liu Ao favored Chun Yuchang. Chun Yuchang wanted to fly into the sky, but little did he know that he had no real ability. Chunyu Chang only has words but no real ability. He will lose in this battle. And Chun Yuchang's sudden rise also made a certain political strategist very uncomfortable.
This Machiavellian man is Wang Mang. Chun Yuchang and Wang Mang are not at the same level. Wang Mang is a python. When he rolls over, he will crush many shrubs and damage many tall trees. Chunyu Chang is just a piece of thatch, and when the python crawls past the thatch, it breaks immediately. So once Wang Mang set his sights on Chun Yuchang, his thatch that was full of white flowers, fluttering in the wind and shining brightly in the autumn wind, he had already reached the late autumn of his life.
Wang Mang, also known as Jujun, is the nephew of Empress Xiaoyuan Wang Zhengjun. The clan is a large group in ancient Chinese society. As long as one person in the clan "achieves the Tao", the others, whether wise or foolish, can ascend to heaven. After Wang Zhengjun became queen, her father Wang Jin was named Marquis of Yangping. After Wang Jin's death, his brother Wang Feng succeeded him as marquis. Her younger brother Wang Tan was named Ping'ahou, Wang Chong was named Anchenghou, Wang Shang was named Chengduhou, Wang Li was named Hongyanghou, Wang Gen was named Quyanghou, and Wang Fengshi was named Gaopinghou , cousin Wang Yin was granted the title of Marquis of Anyang. Wang Zhengjun became the queen alone, and the entire family was granted the title of marquis. His relatives would be stupid if they did not participate in politics.
Wang Mang belongs to a wealthy family, but was born into a poor family. It's just that his father Wang Man failed to live up to his expectations and died before he was granted the title of Marquis. Wang Mang had nothing when he came into this world, and he still had nothing when he entered society from home. When Wang Mang was young, he was playing with his cousins. The cousins were all dressed up beautifully, riding horses and carriages. They were so proud and beautiful. The cousins were competing for wealth and wealth every day, and Wang Mang could only stare. They all have the surname Wang. Generally, when they are older, others dress better than Wang Mang and eat better than Wang Mang. Wang Mang is very puzzled.
It is said that God is fair. God did not give Wang Mang wealth, but sent him to loneliness. Because of poverty, Wang Mang was lonely and alone. No one was willing to play with him, a poor boy, so Wang Mang studied hard and practiced hard. He became a disciple of Chen Shen in Pei County (now northwest of Huaibei City, Anhui Province), and devoted himself to studying the "Book of Rites" to dress up like a Confucian scholar. Not only that, Wang Mang also lowered his status to talk to ordinary people. It is said that Wang Mang lowered his status because his aunt was a queen and ordinary people could not be equal to him. Wang Mang was very frugal and gave away his extra money to those in need. Within a few years, Wang Mang's reputation as a scholar, scholar, and generous person spread far and wide.
Compared with the playboys of other children in the Wang family group, Wang Mang is simply a swan in the sky, while his cousins become ugly ducklings who don't know the heights of the sky. His uncles and uncles were either corrupt or scum, which further enhanced Wang Mang's elegance, erudition and talent. In a word, in the incompetent Wang Group, Wang Mang stands out like a chicken, he is really rare.
Wang Mang's brother died, and he entrusted his wife and children to Wang Mang's care. From then on, Wang Mang took care of his old mother, took care of his sister-in-law, and educated his nephew. He was respectful and courteous in everything, without any excess of etiquette. Such a talent can't be found even with a lantern, but such a talent was born in the corrupt Wang Group. He is either a ghost or a fraud.
During the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang's uncle, Grand Sima Wang Feng, was seriously ill, and Wang Mang went to take care of him. He personally tasted the medicine for Wang Feng. Wang Feng stayed in bed for several months, and Wang Mang took care of her for several months. In order to take care of Wang Feng, he slept with his clothes untied and his face was unkempt. In order to please a dying man, Wang Mang was willing to go to such lengths, but Chun Yuchang would only accompany Wang Feng for a walk and chat. Wang Feng was naturally moved by Wang Mang's sincerity and entrusted Queen Xiaoyuan and Emperor Cheng to take care of Wang Mang. After Wang Feng's death, Wang Mang was appointed Huang Menlang, and was later promoted to Shesheng Xiaowei.
Hearing that Wang Feng was ill in bed, Chun Yuchang and Wang Mang paid close attention to him. After Wang Feng's death, both of them were appointed officials. However, it can be seen from this small incident that Wang Mang is more powerful than Chunyu Chang. Chunyu Changhui puts on a show, while Wang Mang is good at hypocrisy. Meeting Wang Mang on a narrow road, Chun Yuchang could only admit that he was unlucky.
Corporal Wang Mang's humble reputation spread far and wide, and his social prestige was high. One day, his uncle Wang Shang wrote a letter asking for a piece of land to be given to Wang Mang as a marquis. Wang Shang was not out of his mind when he made this request, because those who advised Liu Ao and gave approval were all sages of the time, such as Zhonglang Chentang, Changle Shaofu Dai Chong, Shizhong Jin She and others. With so many celebrities writing letters for the humble Wang Mang, Liu Ao couldn't even think about whether he was optimistic about Wang Mang.
In the first year of Emperor Yongshi's reign (16 BC), Wang Mang was granted the title of Marquis of the New Capital. He was granted the title of Marquis of the New Capital, with a seat in the capital and 1,500 households. After Chunyu Chang made progress, he was very proud and dared to deceive the queen. On the other hand, Wang Mang, as he progressed, not only was he not arrogant, but he became more humble. Wang Mang is ambitious, Chunyu is short-sighted, and there is a big gap between them. Wang Mang was granted the title of Marquis. He was not proud because he felt that he was still far from his dream.
In Wang Mang's mind, being granted the title of Marquis is only the starting point of his life, and is still far from his ideal end point. "The road is long and far away, I will search up and down." This is Wang Mang's innermost thoughts.
From then on, Wang Mang's official position blossomed like sesame seeds. Soon, Wang Mang was promoted to Doctor Guanglu, the Cavalry Commander. Wang Mang became more and more humble as his official position rose. Wang Mang not only treated people with great courtesy, but also used his good horses and carriages to help the guests, leaving his family completely destitute. If Chun Yuchang were asked to spread his wealth to help others, it would be equivalent to asking him to feed others with his own blood. Wang Mang made friends and gave away money, but Chunyu Chang always wanted to squeeze money from his friends.
Although his family was impoverished, Wang Mang tried his best to accept famous people and made friends with many officials. Wang Mang's reputation grew day by day. Those in the government rushed to recommend him, and those in the opposition praised each other. His reputation far exceeded that of his uncles and uncles. To be an official in the court, someone needs to carry the sedan chair and blow the trumpet. It can be said that when Wang Mang was an official, he had both sedan bearers and trumpet players. He sat in the sedan chair, and the spring breeze was pleasant as he walked along. Wang Mang sent Wang Guang, the child left behind by his brother, to study under a doctor. Wang Mang often visited. One day, Wang Mang took a bath first, dressed cleanly, got in a carriage, and went to visit Wang Guanghe with wine. Whether it’s a gift or a fine wine, everyone deserves it. When those poor children who were studying saw such a generous Wang Mang, they all admired him from the bottom of their hearts. Wang Guang's teachers were even more impressed when they saw the courteous Wang Mang.
Reputation is the capital for Wang Mang to start his business. Wang Mang is very powerful. He knows that he has no strength and builds momentum first. Confucianism dominated the Han Dynasty, so Wang Mang concentrated on studying etiquette and pretended to be a Confucian scholar. All officials in the Han Dynasty regarded money as their life, and Wang Mang became a boy who scattered money. The Wang Group was corrupt and incompetent, so Wang Mang was humble and made friends with celebrities. Things are rare and valuable. These good qualities of Wang Mang deeply moved everyone, so that everyone rushed to say good things about him.
If Chun Yuchang is a fraudster who regards money as his life, then Wang Mang is a Machiavellian with extremely flexible political skills. Both of them had tried to please the Grand Sima Wang Feng, and they both coveted the position of the Grand Sima. In Wang Mang's heart, Da Sima was from a related family. Among the relatives, the Wang Group is the strongest. He has the best reputation in the Wang Group, and the position of Grand Sima must belong to him. Chunyu Chang relied on Liu Ao's favor for him and hoped to change his routine and seize the position of Grand Sima for fun. In his opinion, as long as Liu Ao supports him, Da Sima is in his pocket.
When a fraudster encounters a Machiavellian, it is best to stay away, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. Chunyu Chang loved money so much that he actually defrauded Queen Xu of her money. Chunyu Chang's move was equivalent to sending his own head to Liu Ao's knife edge. Liu Ao dotes on Chunyu Chang very much. As long as it is not a big deal, Liu Ao will not touch his hair. However, the couple's kindness lasted for a hundred days, and Chunyu Chang defrauded Queen Xu, which was tantamount to deceiving Liu Yuan. For Chun Yuchang, money is not the abyss of sin, but the abyss of death.
As mentioned earlier, Chunyu Changai traveled around and wanted to squeeze some money from anyone he saw. Chun Yuchang has no merits and only relies on his thick skin to please the heart of a lost woman with sweet words. Queen Xu had a sister named Xu Shu. Xu Shu was widowed at home. Chunyu Chang often visited her when the opportunity arose. From time to time, the two of them mingled together.
Queen Xu, who was kicked off the throne, felt very lonely looking at the empty palace. Seeing that her sister and Chun Yuchang had a good relationship, and thinking of Liu Ao's love for Chun Yuchang, she had the idea to ask Chun Yuchang to take her back to the harem. Queen Xu looked forward to seeing the emperor being given a title again. Although Queen Xu is simple-minded, she knows that Chun Yuchang likes money, so she seduce Chun Yuchang with heavy profits. Chunyu Chang couldn't resist the temptation, especially the temptation of money, and immediately agreed to Queen Xu.
The brain is complex, but Chunyu Chang is not smart. He believed that Queen Xu was rich but not powerful, so she could get away with it by cheating. Waiting with hope to live a happy life, and living with loneliness to suffer pain, Queen Xu chose the former. She waited wholeheartedly for Chun Yuchang's good news, and she waited for several years. Over the years, Queen Xu and Chunyu Changsheng had often exchanged letters. Chunyu Changsheng had a frivolous nature and would say teasing words from time to time. Queen Xu, who asked for help from others, endured it silently, and sometimes even felt a little relieved. Over the past few years, Queen Xu made money like water, and was defrauded by Chun Yuchang of more than tens of millions of dollars. Queen Xu's move put the rest of her life on the line.
The meticulous Wang Mang does not offend anyone easily. Wang Mang felt that if he wanted to do big things, he should not make too many enemies, otherwise he would be in trouble and burn himself. Since Wang Mang debuted, he has only made friends and helped people, and has never punished or harmed anyone. Wang Mang doesn't torture people, but he pays attention to collecting materials to torture people, which is evidence of the other party's crime. If they get along well with each other, Wang Mang will swallow other people's criminal evidence and rot it in his heart; if the other party blocks his way forward, Wang Mang will put the other party to death no matter what.
Wang Mang had long been eyeing Chunyuchang, who was favored by Liu Ao and loved by the Queen Mother. Wang Mang knew that Chunyu Chang defrauded Queen Xu, but Queen Xu was willing to be deceived, not to mention that such a person was not worthy of Wang Mang offending the emperor and the empress dowager. Wang Mang looked at Chun Yuchang coldly, just like looking at the falling rain outside the window. As long as the raindrops don't hit him, Wang Mang will never stop the raindrops.
However, Liu Ao's gust of wind blew Chun Yuchang's gust of rain onto Wang Mang's face. Once Liu Ao appoints Chun Yuchang as Grand Sima, Wang Mang's century-old plan will be postponed for a long time, or even impossible to realize. At this critical moment, Wang Mang couldn't sit still and went to visit Wang Gen who was lying in bed.
History is so similar. Once the great Sima Wang Feng was seriously ill, and Wang Mang did not close his eyes for a good sleep for several months. After Wang Feng died, the emperor named him Huang Menlang. At that time, Chunyu Chang also went to please Wang Feng, walked and chatted with Wang Feng, and the emperor also rewarded him. Now, Wang Gen, who was in charge of the Grand Sima, was also seriously ill, and Wang Mang also came to take care of him. He also hoped that Wang Gen could promote him in his last words. If there is any difference between the two, it is that Wang Mang was bold and dared to slander. He told all about Chun Yuchang's adultery with Queen Xu's sister and his deception of Queen Xu.
Wang Gen was furious after hearing the news and ordered Wang Mang to inform the Queen Mother immediately. Wang Gen was furious not because of Chunyu Chang's adultery, nor because of Chun Yu Chang's fraud, but because he was afraid that the Queen Mother would be fooled by Chun Yu Chang. Wang Gen was dying, and he didn't want the Queen Mother to be fooled by traitors. No matter how hateful Chunyu Chang was, he didn't care. He only asked the Queen Mother not to be fooled by traitors. Wang Mang is very smart. If there is such a thing, he does not tell Liu Ao directly, but informs Wang Gen first. Wang Gen was worried that the Queen Mother would definitely ask him to inform the Queen Mother when encountering such a major event. If it is not convenient for the Queen Mother to handle this scandal, she will definitely ask him to tell Liu Ao. The same news spread from one person's ears to another, but Wang Mang met three people and left a good impression on all three people. A good impression is not money, but it is more valuable than money. If Liu Ao had a good impression of Chun Yuchang, Liu Yuan would give Chun Yuchang one more chance.
Human emotions are really strange. Liu Qian favored Chunyu Chang, but he didn't have a good impression of him. He favored Chun Yuchang and only loved Chunyu Chang's body. In Liu Yu's view, Chun Yuchang himself had no inherent qualities. If Chunyu Chang has a quality, it is his love for money. Liu Ao is not a person of noble character, but he is not bad enough to fall in with people who love money as much as their lives. To Liu Ao, Chunyu Chang was just a body; to Chun Yuchang, Liu Ao was just a money tree.
Liu Ao would not kill Wang Rong or Chen Tang, nor would he kill Chun Yuchang. Liu Ao didn't kill people, he would only demote criminals back to their fiefdoms or send them to the frontiers. Liu Ao sent Chen Tang to Dunhuang. He treated his former lover Chun Yuchang well and demoted him back to his fiefdom of Dingling. Chunyu Chang once enjoyed great prosperity in Chang'an. He had everything he wanted at that time and was so happy. I'm leaving now and may never come back. For a person who loves money very much, he will not leave anything valuable if he never gets it back. Just as Chunyu Chang was trying his best to pack and go home, Wang Rong jumped out and asked Chunyu Chang to leave an honor guard.
Wang Rong is the son of Wang Li, an important member of his family. Since Wang Li lost his post as Chief Sima for defrauding state property, he was idle at home and had nothing to do, so he could only teach his son Wang Rong how to extort money. Wang Rong said he wanted a guard of honor for Chunyu Chang, but in his heart he was planning on Wang Li being investigated for defrauding state property.
During the investigation, Wang Li lost his official position and property, resulting in heavy losses. He thought Chunyu Chang was behind all this. Now, Chunyu Chang has been demoted back to Dingling and will probably never come back in his lifetime. If he didn't take the opportunity to hit him, there would be no chance of avenging Wang Li's investigation. Wang Rong is also a practical person. He knows that many things cannot be recovered. At most, Chunyu Chang can only use money to compensate. Fortunately, Chun Yuchang had a lot of money, and Chun Yuchang was also a practical person. When he saw Wang Rong blackmailing him, he immediately offered him a lot of money.
The conflict between Wang Li and Chun Yuchang is not a conflict between ourselves and the enemy, but an internal conflict. Internal conflicts can be resolved with money. If they cannot be resolved with money, it is a conflict between ourselves and the enemy.
