Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Looking at Liu Ao who was crying with snot and tears, Liu Bang felt very disgusted and looked away.

"Tomorrow I will go to the morning court with Liu Ao. Do you want to go with me?"

Xiao Ran calculated the time and found that Wang Mang was still dormant during this period, which was also an important period for him to assist the government.

It's a good time to go and see who Wang Mang is.

Wang Mang was often suspected of being a time traveler in history, and everyone was curious.

"I'll go with you tomorrow."

……

The second year of Suihe

Announcement Room of the Main Hall of Weiyang Palace

Liu Bang sat at the top and looked at the shocked ministers below.

They were even more shocked when they saw Han Cheng Emperor Liu Ao standing respectfully in front of the ministers.

Who is it that makes Liu Ao behave like this?

Liu Bang glanced at him. Liu Ao had been beaten for many days and kneeled down reflexively.

Liu Ao's voice trembled, "Greetings to Taizu!"

Chunyu Chang was shocked, "Emperor Taizu Gao?!"

Only He Wu and Zhai Fang calmly knelt down and bowed, "I will pay my respects to Taizu."

Seeing this, the other ministers hesitated for a moment, but then followed suit and saluted.

Liu Bang looked at all the ministers present and spoke slowly, "Rumors are spreading all over the world. Do you have anything to say?"

Realizing that Liu Ao did not dare to resist Taizu Emperor Gao, a minister's eyes flashed and he took the initiative to stand up.

"Back to Your Majesty Taizu, visions from the sky are common. Some people maliciously fabricate rumors, which can be said to have evil intentions. I am willing to relieve Your Majesty Taizu, thoroughly investigate the people who spread the rumors, and put them all in prison to let Taizu Your Majesty will handle it!"

"People all over the world are talking about rumors, how are you going to deal with the Han people?" Liu Bang's eyes were cold, and they fell on Chun Yuchang, bringing a strong sense of oppression.

Cold sweat broke out on the minister's forehead. He realized that Emperor Taizu Gao was not as easy to fool as Emperor Cheng of Han Dynasty.

"Chen...chen..."

"There are hundreds of ministers in this palace, but not one of them can say anything. I am really impressed." Liu Bang was not angry and proud. These words were smashed, and the ministers in the palace knelt down in fear.

"Taizu, forgive me."

A bold minister stood up and spoke calmly, "Your Majesty Taizu, I think that the people in the world are busy making a living, so I'm afraid they won't pay too much attention to such rumors. Maybe after some time, the rumors will be disproven."

"I second the proposal!"

If someone takes the lead, the other ministers immediately choose to respond.

But another minister walked out of the queue and said, "Your Majesty Taizu, I do not agree with what others say."

"Rumors have been circulating for several days, and the ministers who oversee the capital have done nothing to allow the rumors to spread out of the capital. These court officials really do not take His Majesty's reputation seriously."

"This matter should be punished by the ministers who supervise the capital, and then order people to investigate and catch the people behind it. Then tell the world, and the people will understand that they misunderstood Your Majesty before."

His words were well-founded and sounded somewhat believable.

But if this matter is investigated, most officials and even the Chief Sima may be implicated.

Liu Bang asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

"I am the Grand Sima Wang Mang."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bang's face instantly showed murderous intent.

Wang Mang!

It is Wang Mang who will become emperor in the future.

Xiao Ran looked at it, very curious.

Wang Mang is only in his thirties now and looks relatively young. He bows slightly at this moment, but there is no trace of any ambition.

However, Wang Mang was deeply scheming. If he hadn't suddenly come to power, no minister would have suspected that he would rebel and proclaim himself emperor.

"He Wu and Zhai Fang, I allow you to use troops and horses, and you must capture the person behind the scenes within three days!"

Liu Bang completely ignored Wang Mang and gave the order.

He Wu and Zhai Fang immediately stepped forward and knelt down, "I'm waiting for the order!"

If you can use soldiers and horses to trace it, it will be faster.

With Taizu's order, no minister in the court had the right to refuse their search.

The ministers in the court were a little panicked and looked at Liu Ao for help, trying to get Liu Ao to dissuade Emperor Taizu Gao.

But Liu Ao had been beaten for a long time and was afraid. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at others.

Liu Bang saw their little tricks in his eyes. There were very few useful people in the dynasty, and the Wang family still held great power.

"That's it for today's morning meeting."

Before leaving, Liu Bang took a deep look at Wang Mang.

Liu Ao hurriedly followed, fearing that he would be blocked by the ministers.

Returning to the dormitory again, Liu Bang said seriously, "Tell me about Wang Mang's life."

Now that Wang Mang has taken the position of Grand Sima, he directly kills him, causing troubles in the future.

If Liu Bang wanted to kill him with a fatal blow, he should have a thorough understanding of Wang Mang's actions.

Xiao Ran said: "Wang Mang is good at disguise, and his aunt is Queen Xiaoyuan Wang Zhengjun, who is now the Queen Mother, which will make it easier for him to take power in the future."

"The Wang family was a powerful family of relatives at that time. Nine members of the Wang family were granted the title of marquis, and five of them served as chief ministers. They were the most noble family in the Western Han Dynasty. The members of the family competed with each other in terms of sex and beauty. Only Wang Mang remained alone. He is clean, lives a simple life, and is diligent and studious. He treats his mother and his widowed sister-in-law, raises his brother's surviving son, behaves well, and serves his uncles at home. He became a moral model in the eyes of the people and soon became famous far and wide."

To say that Wang Mang's ambitions could be concealed so well, his good reputation gave the ministers more trust in him.

"A scheming person." Liu Bang commented.

Xiao Ran nodded in approval and continued: "In the third year of the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty in Yangshuo, 24-year-old Wang Mang entered the court and began to serve as an official. Wang Mang was serious about work, more respectful to people, and very respectful to Wang Feng, the chief minister, so Wang Feng died. Wang Zhengjun was asked to take care of Wang Mang. In the same year, Wang Mang was appointed as Huang Menlang, and was later promoted to Shesheng Xiaowei. His uncle Wang Shang wrote a letter expressing his willingness to give up part of his fiefdom to Wang Mang. At that time, many ministers in the court expressed their willingness. Wang Mang said good things, and Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty also thought that Wang Mang was very capable."

Liu Ao explained awkwardly, "Wang Mang does have talent and reputation."

Liu Bang was too lazy to look at him and motioned for Xiao Ran to continue.

"In the first year of Yongshi, Wang Mang was 30 years old and in a high position, but he never regarded himself as respected. He was always courteous to the virtuous and corporal, honest and frugal. He often distributed his money to diners and common people, and also sold his carriages to help the poor. Among the people, He is deeply loved. Celebrities in both the government and the public praise Wang Mang. Wang Mang's reputation even surpasses that of his powerful uncles."

"Subsequently, he has now become the Grand Sima."

Xiao Ran was a little impressed. It took a lot of effort for a person to disguise himself for a long time.

Even if everything Wang Mang did was for ambition, there was indeed some means.

The blessing of a good reputation can help you gain power faster in the court.

Wang Mang made a good move.

Liu Ao, who was ignored, spoke again, "I was not prepared to let Wang Mang become the Grand Sima at the beginning. It was because another minister made a mistake and someone recommended him that Wang Mang became the Grand Sima."

Every position in the court was carefully selected. If it hadn't been for an accident, Wang Mang might not have succeeded in taking the position.