Chapter 547 Wang Mang and Zhaocheng
Wang Mang walked towards Chang'an, sending letters to all directions along the way.
During the reign of Emperor Xiaoxuan, Zhaocheng was opened wide, so people from all over the world could enter Zhaoguo to do business, study, travel, and make pilgrimages. Except for the difficulty of becoming an official and some minor restrictions, there were basically no differences.
The openness of Zhaogong State was two-way. Not only were outsiders allowed to enter, but the subjects of Zhaogong State, except for a few special people such as the descendants of Xiang Yu, were also allowed to migrate freely, especially the members of the Luo clan.
When Zhaogong State was first opened up, not many people migrated there. But as exchanges increased, especially with the number of scholars seeking to study, they made friends with each other, accepted invitations to serve as officials, and even introduced their sisters to the Luo clan.
The Han Dynasty had an open-minded atmosphere and there was no rule that women should not leave the house. The Luo family welcomed everyone who came, so naturally there were women who came to study. After hundreds of years of integration and exchanges, there was no difference between the two families except for the difference in household registration.
Zhaocheng is a holy place for retirement and for people who like quietness, but the Luo family members don’t just like quietness.
After all, even the Luo clan members with holy marks have different personalities, let alone the ordinary Luo clan members?
Over the past hundred years, the population has naturally continued to flow out, but the Kingdom of Zhao had always been suppressing its population. The more people flowed out, the more they gave birth. Especially for the female members of the tribe, since they had no chance to become officials, most of them were unwilling to leave Zhaocheng.
Moreover, clan members who go out are not allowed to use the name of Luo. It can even be said that they have to take back the name Luo before they can leave.
Because Luo himself knew very well that Zhaogong Kingdom was different!
This is the real place where the King of Su lowers his eyes. Living here, you will naturally be affected, but it is different from the outside world.
To use a more chivalrous term, Zhaogong Country is pure air, while the outside world is turbid air. Pure air makes people think positively, while turbid air makes people think negatively. Only a very small number of people can achieve "the whole world is turbid, but I am the only one who is clear."
If these people leave Zhaocheng and cause trouble under the name of Luo family, it would be a loss.
As the suzerain state of the Xia dynasties with the largest territory and population, and occupying almost all the fertile land in the Central Plains, the Han Dynasty was naturally everyone's first choice.
The scholars who once lived in Zhaogong State are most aware of the current state of desolation in the world. This group of people are the most determined reformers, and many of them were good friends of Wang Mang when he was studying in Zhaocheng.
Let’s not talk about Wang Mang’s abilities.
His personal moral cultivation is ridiculously high.
Moreover, he was a man who was cautious and self-disciplined. Even many of the Luo family's disciples admired him for this. From this point of view, Wang Mang had his own unique charm.
A person who can be praised by countless talented people cannot be a useless waste.
When Wang Mang went to Chang'an, he naturally wrote letters to his friends, asking them to come and help him.
He sent no less than a hundred letters from Kanto all the way west, among which were sent to his friends, his disciples, and clansmen he was optimistic about. This network of contacts alone was something that not many people could match.
"Chang'an."
Passing through Luoyang, crossing the Yi and Luo rivers, crossing the Qiao and Han rivers, we arrived outside the city of Chang'an.
This is not the first time Wang Mang has come here.
In fact, he had entered the court several years ago, but resigned and returned home just one year later.
This time I came here to recover.
Many people want him to come back because the conflicts within the court are too great!
If a famous wise man like Wang Mang is not serving in the court, who will serve as the face of the court?
The less Wang Mang cared about wealth and glory, and the less he wanted power, the more the court and the people of the world would give it to him!
People all over the world are flocking to those lucrative jobs. Why?
Because they want to profit from it!
This is the whole logical chain. Wang Mang was unwilling to accept it, which meant that he did not care about the interests represented by it. He did not care, so he was trusted by others.
Wang Mang recalled the last time he had a conflict with the emperor due to his lack of power. He tried to do some things, but he made more and more mistakes. Finally, he was caught by the opportunity and had to leave Chang'an sadly.
He will not make the same mistake this time. He will quietly strengthen himself. Before he has the highest power, he will never do anything rashly and will not leave any loopholes for anyone.
After Wang Mang entered Chang'an, members of the Wang family in the city came straight to greet him.
"Young Master!"
The Wang family members stepped forward and saluted respectfully, and Wang Mang returned the salute.
Starting from Emperor Wen of Han, Liu Ming, as one of the foreign relatives' families, the Wang family naturally embarked on the road to prominence.
However, the families of relatives by marriage have always been of the type that rise and fall suddenly. If they want to maintain their wealth and status for a long time, they must either transform themselves into marquises with military merits, or transform themselves into a family of Confucian classics that rose to prominence since the reign of Emperor Xiaoxuan.
Wang Mang was the unicorn of the Wang family and the recognized leader of the Wang family for the next few decades.
Even though he is not the son of the head of the family, his reputation in the Wang family is second only to a few elders. Among the middle-aged and young generations, he has no rivals and is the most popular candidate for the next heir to the Wang family.
In order to invite Wang Mang back to Guanzhong from Guandong, not only the imperial court made efforts, but also the Wang family. Fortunately, it has been successful now.
The Wang family is now powerful because of the existence of the Queen Mother and the Grand Marshal, both of which are indispensable. However, now that hereditary nobles have been abolished, once the head of the family dies and there is no suitable person to inherit the position of Grand Marshal, the power of the Wang family will be affected.
Wang Mang returned to Chang'an. With his reputation, it would only take a few years for him to succeed the position of Grand Marshal and maintain the Wang family's power as the most powerful family in Chang'an.
But no one knew that Wang Mang’s goal was not just that. The Wang family was also so powerful back then, but he was eventually forced to leave Chang’an!
Although Wang was powerful, she could not make decisions arbitrarily. The opposition was very strong. It can even be said that if it were not for the support of the Queen Mother in the palace, Wang would have been kicked out long ago.
"Everything that doesn't kill me will make me stronger. The means that have defeated me before will no longer work. This time I will not make the same mistakes again. I will defeat everyone one by one.
Until I hold the highest power, I can turn the world into a painting in my hand, and paint on it a peaceful and prosperous country and a peaceful world!"
This was what Wang Mang was thinking before he entered the palace.
He came here to pay homage to the Queen Mother, who was now the key to the prosperity of the Wang family.
The most noble woman in the world is indispensable to Wang, while all the others, including the Grand Marshal, are replaceable.
This is the current situation of the family of relatives by marriage, relying on a woman for wealth and status.
The emperor was also in the Empress Dowager's Weiyang Palace, looking at Wang Mang, whom he did not like very much, because Wang Mang had always criticized him and believed that he was not a sage king.
The emperor certainly knew that he was not a saint king, but he didn't keep saying it like you did. If I were a saint king, could I have just watched the big man fall and failed to stop him?
After Wang Mang finished paying his respects to the Empress Dowager, he saluted the Emperor again, bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty, may you be safe and sound. I miss you very much. I was a little too reckless in the past. It was my fault."
The emperor looked at Wang Mang in front of him with some surprise.
(End of this chapter)
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