The man paused, then looked at Lu Li with some surprise and asked, "How did you know I was Wang Mang?"
Lu Li's lips curled into a mocking smile, and he sneered, "Based on what you said, I can roughly guess, but I'm not sure."
"I can't sense your internal energy, so you should have already reached the Martial Venerable realm."
"The Martial Venerable realm can live for more than two hundred years, which is the period from the late Western Han Dynasty to the early Eastern Han Dynasty. And you said that you and I are the same kind of people. In later generations, the rumor that Wang Mang was also a time traveler has been circulating!"
With just a few words, Lu Li clarified the matter to a great extent!
"As expected of my chosen partner, he is indeed exceptionally intelligent!" Wang Mang nodded approvingly, a look of satisfaction in his eyes.
"Partner? Did I ever say I wanted to cooperate with you?" Lu Li retorted.
"You don't need to doubt my sincerity. Since we have chosen to cooperate, I have naturally shown enough sincerity."
Wang Mang stared intently at Lu Li and slowly said, "I will help you overthrow the rule of the Han Dynasty!"
Lu Li raised an eyebrow. Wang Mang disguised himself as Zhang Rang and killed Emperor Ling of Han. Was this his way of showing sincerity?
"Don't you hate the Han Dynasty? We are the same kind of people!" Wang Mang asked somewhat frantically.
The same person?
Are they the same people?
"What year are you from?" Lu Li pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked.
If he truly came from the future, perhaps they really did have a chance to change history.
"The third year of the Republic of China!"
Upon hearing the words "Republic of China," Lu Li's expression immediately turned serious. Wang Mang actually came from the Republic of China era?
It seems he lived before his own time.
"Do you know which era I come from?" Lu Li suddenly asked.
"Which era?" Wang Mang was taken aback.
Lu Li glanced at Wang Mang indifferently and said, "2019!"
Wang Mang's pupils constricted as he looked at Lu Li in disbelief.
He lived a hundred years later than me!
"How could this be..." Wang Mang murmured absentmindedly.
Wang Mang lived during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.
He must have experienced a lot and know the drawbacks of feudal dynasties.
Therefore, historically speaking, Wang Mang made many changes. The first was to exploit the powerful families. Wang Mang changed the land in the country to "Wang Tian" to limit the amount that individuals could own.
Isn't this just a clear case of state ownership of land?
An imperial edict was issued to implement the Five Equalizations and Six Controls in order to control and monopolize industry and commerce, increase national tax revenue, and allow the state to operate five industries, including salt, iron, wine, coin minting, and the Five Equalizations and Credit, prohibiting private operation.
Therefore, later generations speculated that Wang Mang was a time traveler because his ideas were too advanced.
How could such an idea have emerged in that era of feudal dynasties?
"What will China be like a hundred years from now?" Wang Mang asked somewhat blankly.
"In this new era of China, we no longer suffer from the ravages of war, there will be no more famine, and everyone can read and learn!"
"The world's powers no longer dare to bully China. We now have the means to stand on equal footing with the world's powers!"
"We launched the Shenzhou series spacecraft, traversing space. With airplanes, tanks, aircraft carriers, and so on, we no longer need to depend on others!"
Lu Li's words made Wang Mang gasp in shock, and he exclaimed uncontrollably, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
The era in which he lived was a very dark time.
When the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, the Qing government did nothing. After the establishment of the Republic of China, that person became the President of the Republic of China. Although things changed somewhat, he was still bullied.
Lu Li took a deep breath, his eyes turning bloodshot, and said in a solemn voice, "Nothing is impossible. Our ancestors fought to the death to protect China!"
"After the Republic of China was established, World War II broke out, and the island nation invaded China. That was the darkest period for China, even darker than the Republic of China you lived in."
"But our Chinese ancestors fought bravely!"
"640,000 Sichuan soldiers died in battle, and nine out of ten households were empty of men!"
"520,000 Hunan soldiers were killed in action, and nine out of ten households were empty of men!"
"Of the 900,000 heroes of the Guangdong Army, only 3,000 returned..."
Lu Li's throat felt as if it were blocked, and he instantly felt unbearable pain.
We can't go on like this anymore; they are all fighting for the future generations of the Chinese nation!
"The ancestors of the Chinese nation shed their blood on the battlefield, their bodies never to be found!"
"They fought with all their might, vowing to defend their motherland to the death!"
"In the end, we seized victory, defeated the invaders, and ushered in a new era for China! Only then can China once again stand at the top of the world!"
Lu Li's voice trembled slightly, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, revealing his extreme anger!
After listening to Lu Li's account, Wang Mang fell silent and remained speechless for a long time.
"Our ancestors sacrificed themselves to defend the glory of China. How can we let them down!" Lu Li roared, his body radiating a strong killing intent!
Wang Mang sighed deeply; he couldn't understand Lu Li's passion and tragic spirit!
But as Lu Li said, the ancestors of the Chinese nation sacrificed their lives to protect their motherland, and their spirit deserves the respect of Chinese people of any era!
"Therefore, I believe we are the same kind of people!"
"Back then, I traveled back to the Western Han Dynasty, wanting to change history! I made many efforts, but in the end, I discovered that the will of Heaven cannot be defied!"
"Liu Xiu... Liu Xiu is the true chosen one. I have failed, utterly and completely." Wang Mang laughed self-deprecatingly, seemingly having accepted reality.
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