Chapter 5 The Han family’s little wild horse
After returning from Tianlu Pavilion, Wang Mang couldn't help but sigh with emotion at his generosity.
I recall that back then, I was still a marginalized social creature living at the bottom of society. Even though I had Kong Yiji’s gown, I was still bound to work. In the end, I was worse off than Fan Jin who went crazy and was able to survive!
I didn’t expect that after I traveled through time and became Wang Mang, not only did my personality change, I would even become so generous with my money. The first time I met Yang Xiong, he actually gave me a suite!
Such arrogance is something Wang Mang never dared to imagine in his previous life!
This shows that there is really a reason why the original Wang Mang was able to reach the top step by step and usurp the 200-year-old Liu family's inheritance.
Who wouldn’t love to make friends with such a generous person?
At this time, Wang Mang couldn't help but think of a famous saying by a young boy with the same surname: "When I make friends, I never look to see if they have money. Anyway, they don't have money like me."
When Wang Mang saw this sentence at that time, he felt sour.
I didn’t expect that after my inexplicable time travel, I would be even more exaggerated than that young boy!
It seems that rich people really speak the truth!
After lamenting his arrogant act, Wang Mang thought of his colleague named Liu Xin again.
Wang Mang always felt that this person named Liu Xin was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while. Until Wang Mang returned home and quietly let go of his thoughts, and recalled Liu Xin's name, Wang Mang suddenly realized it!
Isn't this Liu Xin the original imperial advisor of Wang Mang? He seems to be a Confucian scholar and mathematician with profound academic attainments, and a rare Confucian master in the Han Dynasty!
Especially his father Liu Xiang, who is even more famous and a great writer!
For example, "Warring States Policy", "Biography of Lienu" and "Shuo Yuan", which are well-known to later generations, were all compiled by Liu Xiang, and the extremely famous "Chu Ci" and "Shan Hai Jing" were also compiled by Liu Xiang and his son Liu Xiang.
Compiled by Xin.
It can be said that without the literary achievements of these two fathers and sons, the Chinese culture of later generations would have lost a considerable part of its essence!
After knowing who Liu Xin was, Wang Mang was overjoyed again!
Chun Yuchang is such a good person!
They actually placed two such great talents next to Wang Mang.
How could such a good person have any bad intentions?
Wang Mang couldn't help but tease Chun Yuchang, his lovely cousin, in his heart. He was really Wang Mang's best assist!
Just when Wang Mang was teasing Chunyu Chang, Chun Yuchang, who was accompanying Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty to speak in the announcement room of Weiyang Palace, suddenly sneezed twice inexplicably.
When Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Ao heard Chunyu Chang's sneezing, he immediately asked with concern: "Have you contracted typhoid fever?"
Chunyu Chang stopped his continued urge to sneeze and replied: "It's okay, I guess I got a bit of cold wind last night and will recover after a short rest."
Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was moved when he heard what Chunyu Chang said. It was Chunyu Chang who led the team to guard Weiyang last night.
Seeing that Chun Yuchang was suffering from the cold because of keeping vigil for him, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty said: "I and you are cousins, and our blood is thicker than water. You are so loyal to me. I am very grateful. I will definitely not be able to do it in the future."
I'm sorry."
Although Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty did not make many political achievements, he was still very honest in his words. As long as he promised benefits, he could almost always achieve them.
And it is precisely because of this that Chun Yuchang also likes his emperor cousin very much. As long as the emperor cousin wants to do anything, he will support it unconditionally!
Over time, a deep friendship was formed between Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty and Chun Yuchang!
Chunyu Chang was moved and said: "Your Majesty is so kind, I am so grateful! I will do my best to be loyal to Your Majesty and protect Your Majesty's integrity!"
Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was extremely moved and said: "You have taken a good rest these two days. I will leave the palace incognito in a few days to be a guest at Princess Yang's house, and I need you to protect me."
Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, was a typical person as his name suggests. He was like a wild horse. The Weiyang Palace could not contain him, and the rules of the Han Dynasty could not restrain him.
When Wang Zhengjun's younger brothers served as the Great Sima General of the Han Dynasty, his favorite thing to do was to imitate the style of his grandfather, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when he was young and wander around.
Places near Chang'an City such as Ganquan, Changyang, Wuzha and other places were places where Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty often visited. Here, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty also liked cockfighting, horse racing and other classical prodigal entertainment activities like the wealthy dandies in Chang'an City.
Moreover, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty often claimed that he was a member of Fulehou's family.
The contemporary Fulehou is Zhang Fang, the fourth-generation grandson of Zhang Anshi, an important official during Emperor Xuan's reign.
Zhang Fang's father Zhang Linshang married Princess Jingwu and gave birth to Zhang Fang. Now Zhang Fang married Queen Xu's sister. In terms of relationship, he was the brother-in-law of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, so Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty liked to pretend to be himself when he went out to play.
They are members of the Fulehou family.
It can be seen that in addition to favoring Chun Yuchang, the current Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty also particularly favored his brother-in-law Fulehou Zhang Fang.
When Chun Yuchang heard that Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was going out to play again, and he was talking to him alone, he was immediately elated! He felt that his status in the eyes of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was greater than that of his brother-in-law Zhang Fang!
As we all know, hanging out with your boss is the best way to get closer to your boss!
Chunyu Chang replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely arrange everything and protect your Majesty's safety."
Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was extremely satisfied. His favorite thing was to take Chun Yuchang out of the palace and go on patrol in disguise. As long as he took Chun Yuchang out, not only would he not feel any restrictions, but he would also be made comfortable by Chun Yuchang along the way.
Therefore, as long as Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty wanted to leave, he would definitely call Chun Yuchang!
Moreover, this is something that Zhang Fang cannot compare with now.
Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty said: "It's getting late now, and I won't keep you here anymore. You should go back early to rest, get well, and follow me on a tour in two days."
Chunyu Chang stood up and bowed: "No!"
After watching Chunyu Chang leave, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was about to enter another nightlife that he was very passionate about.
As we all know, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty had another specialty besides keeping his word!
This specialty is that she is very lustful!
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Nowadays, the famous Zhao Feiyan has not yet appeared, so the most favored person in the Han Palace by Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty is the current empress - Empress Xu!
Empress Xu was of noble birth. She was the younger brother of Empress Xu Pingjun of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. She was the daughter of Da Sima, Chariot General, and Ping Enhou Xu Jia. She was also the cousin of Liu Ao's father, Emperor Yuan of Han Dynasty.
So, by hard calculation, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty and his father, Emperor Liu Shi of the Han Yuan Dynasty, can be considered brothers-in-law. Doesn’t it feel very confusing?
Of course, such messy kinship relationships, both at home and abroad, were always messy when ancient aristocrats ruled. Otherwise, how could the aristocrats maintain their long-term dominance?
To put it bluntly, the ancient ruling class relied on this blood relationship to maintain a set of ruling relationships.
For details, please refer to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and the history of Western Europe. The entire Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and later Western European countries were almost all messy cousin relationships that were constantly being sorted out.
These cousins fight to death every day and marry each other. It's hard to tell who belongs to whom. In short, there is only one word - chaos!
Of course, this kind of chaos in ancient China has become less and less common since the Qin and Han dynasties, and disappeared after the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Because the most taboo thing in a unified dynasty is the abuse of power by foreign relatives, after generations of emperors' painstaking corrections, after the Song Dynasty, there was no longer a powerful official in Chinese history who could abuse power and bring blessings.
It can be said that Wang Mang is still lucky. If he had been born after the Song Dynasty, as the nephew of the Queen Mother, he would not have had any success in his life!
Fortunately, the Han Dynasty was an early dynasty, and many systems were still in the process of endless exploration and groping. Although the courtiers were dissatisfied with the fact that foreign relatives were exercising power, they also recognized it.
After all, starting from Han Emperor Gaozu's empress Lu, almost all emperors in the past dynasties were not influenced by their mother's clan. Moreover, the position of General Sima, the highest central position in the Han Dynasty, was almost exclusively occupied by relatives!
Chapter completed!