Phi-Fic Chapter 595: Wang Mang’s Head Was Collected
Chapter 595: Wang Mang’s Head Was Collected
You can tell these little thoughts without even having to guess. I thought they were so powerful and I didn't intend to hide them.
Wang Mang couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when he heard Li Wu's laughter. He also refused to admit that he had done these things. He was so innocent. He had never thought of becoming an emperor. Killing Liu Xiu was an act of helplessness. Besides, Liu Xiu had not been killed yet.
Liu Xiu and Zhao Kuangyin also started laughing, especially Liu Xiu, who looked at Wang Mang with eyes full of ridicule.
"Senior Wang Mang, your ambition to usurp the Han Dynasty is obvious, so you decided not to pretend anymore.
In 9 AD, Senior Wang Mang ordered people to break into the harem and seize the imperial seal from Wang Zhengjun, and then held a ceremony of abdication for Confucian Ziying.
Senior Wang Mang, you succeeded to the throne as the Son of Heaven and changed the country's name to Xin, which was known in history as the Xin Dynasty. It was also the shortest dynasty in history, dying out in one generation. Other dynasties at least died out in the second generation, but Senior Wang Mang, your Xin Dynasty is not very good," Li Wu shook his head. How can I say this? The Xin Dynasty is not even recognized by history.
The corners of Wang Mang's mouth twitched slightly and his face looked very bad, but he soon returned to normal.
"Little immortal, I really don't know how to manage a dynasty. Alas, you know, I am just an ordinary person. How would I know how to manage these things?" Wang Mang sighed, and also said some high-sounding words such as he didn't want to be an emperor at all.
It is natural that other people would not believe what Wang Mang said. There was not a single true word from Wang Mang's mouth. They were not fools like the little immortal who believed everything he said.
However, no matter whether Wang Mang was telling the truth or a lie, as long as it did not affect them, they would not care.
They were so busy developing their own dynasty that they had no time to care about the affairs of other dynasties. Even if they had time, they would just watch the show.
Li Wu blinked and smiled, "Senior Wang Mang, you are right. If you don't want to be the emperor, you can give the throne to someone else."
Hearing what the immortal said, the others almost laughed out loud, especially Liu Xiu, who stared at Wang Mang with an expression as if he was enjoying a good show.
"Senior Wang Mang, what the immortal said makes sense. If you don't want to be the emperor, you can give it to someone else. I think many people would be willing to do so," Liu Xiu stared at Wang Mang.
Wang Mang suddenly burst into laughter. “Give up? How can I give up? This is the throne, not something else. Alas,” Wang Mang said dejectedly, “Of course I want to be the emperor, but I also know that I am not cut out for it. The time I traveled back in time was not good. I am already the emperor, and everyone knows that Wang Mang is a traitor who usurped the Han Dynasty. Even if I give up the throne now, do I still have a chance to survive?”
I don’t want to die yet, I haven’t lived enough, this is the only way, alas,” and then he sighed deeply again.
Li Wu frowned and said, "Senior Wang Mang, you have suffered a lot." Li Wu believed this to some extent.
Don't pretend to not want to be emperor and say that you were forced to do so. Few people would believe you if you said that.
How much can people believe this now?
"Little immortal, please continue talking. Let's not talk about this. Now that things have happened, I know what to do next," Wang Mang said with a smile. It is impossible for him to give up the throne. Now that he has so many things, how could he give up the throne?
As a time traveler, and one who has traveled through time as an emperor, it is natural for him to do something earth-shattering.
"Okay, Senior Wang Mang, you started drastic reforms after you became emperor.
You began to implement new policies by emulating the Zhou Dynasty's system.
First, the management rights of salt, iron, wine, mountains, forests, rivers and lakes were all nationalized.
The land was also distributed equally to the common people so that those who till the land could own the land.
The slave trade was also banned in order to gradually eliminate slavery.
It can be seen that these reforms are still very good, but they are a bit too radical. At that time, it was not appropriate. This would directly involve the interests of too many people. Once the interests of those nobles were involved, how could they still support you, Senior Wang Mang?" Who are those noble families? How could they still support Wang Mang?
Wang Mang's eyes darkened. It seemed that he was too anxious.
When the ancestors in front of the sky curtain heard this, they all shook their heads. Could it be that Wang Mang couldn't understand?
It is impossible for any princes and nobles to support the actions he took.
It is indeed good for the people, but at that time, the throne could only be secured with the support of the aristocratic families.
"Senior Wang Mang, your reforms deeply touched the interests of the royal family and nobles, so they were naturally met with fierce opposition.
After being opposed, you, Senior Wang Mang, planned to enforce it through severe laws and harsh punishments. The result is naturally predictable.
Senior Wang Mang, you lost the support of the nobles, and the nobles transferred their losses to the people, which eventually led to social unrest and the deaths of thousands of people.
In addition, natural disasters such as the Yellow River bursting and changing its course exacerbated the man-made disasters, and as a result, a large number of uprisings emerged among the people.
The Red Eyebrow Army composed of peasants and the Green Forest Army composed of heroes gathered in the mountains and forests appeared one after another.
Among them, the Green Forest Army also supported Liu Xuan, a member of the Western Han royal family, as emperor, and established the reign title of Gengshi, which is known in history as the Gengshi regime.
In 23 AD, the Green Forest Army invaded Chang'an and killed Wang Mang.
Ahem, Senior Wang Mang, I hope you don’t faint from anger when you hear this news later,” Li Wu smiled awkwardly at Wang Mang. Don’t say it, Wang Mang was still a little miserable.
The head was collected by successive emperors of later dynasties. How could she put it? It was pretty good.
She remembered that there was also an emperor whose head was made into a wine glass. It took her so long to figure out who was more miserable.
The ancestors who knew about this in front of the sky looked at each other in bewilderment. The emperors who collected Wang Mang's head were silent. The little immortal didn't need to tell them about this. Those who didn't know would think they had some special hobbies.
Wang Mang frowned, "Little Immortal, just tell me, there is nothing I cannot bear. Alas, I did not expect that the Xin Dynasty would be destroyed like this. I am really unwilling to accept this."
Wang Mang sighed deeply. He didn’t know what to say now and could only sigh again and again.
So the Wang Mang in history was him, but I didn’t expect that he would end up like this.
"Ahem, after the death of Senior Wang Mang, your head was collected by successive emperors," Li Wu looked at Wang Mang's face quietly.
As expected, after hearing this, Wang Mang's face turned very dark. "No, they are sick. Why would they keep my head for no reason?"
Wang Mang was so angry that he stood up and slammed the table. Anyone would be angry if this happened to them.
Many ancestors in front of the sky curtain were also stunned, and asked the emperors of later dynasties in the barrage, what were they doing and why were they collecting other people’s heads?
At least let them rest in peace, right?