Mingyue of the Great Song Dynasty http://www./0_1/Chapter 36: Is the temple high? (Five)

"Okay." Wang Mang nodded and stared at Liu Xiu. However, the words he spit out in his mouth exploded in Liu Xiu's ears like thunder:

"In your heart, what kind of person is this child?"

"Boy He De, how dare you discuss such a big deal?" Unexpectedly, Liu Xiu's expression changed. He waved his hand hard, and looked panicked: "In front of the two, he is just a Huangkou son. How can he be so arrogant?"

"Understanding? Why is Ultimate?" Wang Mang laughed: "All things in the world can be judged by everyone in the world. Could it be that you and I are talking casually in this wind and snow, on the small building, are you still afraid of being captured by the government? Ling Gong, you are too cautious."

"No, I'm just learning and learning less..."

Liu Xiu's heart was pounding. As soon as he spoke a little, he was interrupted by Wang Mang with a smile and waved his hand: "At a young age, can't you be a little energetic?"

Liu Xiu looked deeply at the old man in front of him. His eyes were covered with crow's feet, and his eyes were also a little turbid and dim, but a wonderful and breathtaking power just came out of his eyes.

"Tell me, Ling Gong." Wang Mang gently tapped the table in front of him, and poked his head forward slightly. His eyes as deep as the sea stared at Liu Xiu: "If you can trust me, just tell the truth."

In terms of common sense, it is too rude to ask such a question when we meet a passerby who we are just having a meeting with our deskmates. What's more, this is even more in Chang'an City, and if there is any mistake and spreads it, it will be a disaster for death.

But Liu Xiu, under Wang Mang's gaze, his heart that had just been beating wildly gradually calmed down. Somehow, suddenly felt a sense of trust in him, and a blood surged into his heart, blurting out: "Yes, then I will follow the instructions of the Grand Duke."

He lowered his head, pondered for a moment, and slowly spoke: "I am just a student, and naturally I have never met the emperor. But... I am always thinking that he is a very strange person."

"Strange?" Wang Mang laughed in surprise. He originally thought that the young man was either approving or criticizing, but he never expected that what he gave in the end would be such an adjective: "Why is it strange?"

"Because..." Liu Xiu thought for a while: "In the Imperial Academy, I have read the Spring and Autumn Period, Records of the Grand Historian, and Book of Documents. Although I cannot be considered proficient, I can at least be considered to be familiar with it. However, after exhausting all the historical books, I really can't find any person who is similar to the one who is today. Or..."

Liu Xiu paused and continued: "Or it is to say that all the ancients can understand what they did and what they wanted to do, but only today's son can't see through it."

"Oh?" Wang Mang poured himself a glass of wine with interest, waiting for Liu Xiu to continue talking.

"He... does not seek personal pleasure. It has been like this since he was still a relative of the previous dynasty until now. Although many people now say that he was just hypocritically concealing his desires. But at least in the five years I was in Chang'an, I have never heard of him recruiting concubines and building a large-scale construction. Not only that, even Shanglinyuan was demolished by him and returned to the people. If he had to disguise himself in the past, then at least there was no need now, right?"

"This is not very rare, right?" Wang Mang smiled.

"If this is the only thing, it really doesn't count. But more importantly, the things he did after changing dynasties and ascending the throne are really hard to see through." Liu Xiu said that when he was rising, he poured himself a glass of wine, raised his head and drank it all, and continued: "Everyone in the world said that when the son did things against him today, it was a man-made disaster. God was angry here, and the world was severe drought everywhere was a natural disaster. However, I... I really don't understand why he did this."

"Since Zi accepted the abdication and relied on behalf of the Han Dynasty, his various reforms have caused resentment in the world. However, he has always insisted on those reforms. Although the people who rose up have spread all over the world, he has never been willing to make any compromises. What are the benefits of doing this? "

"So, Ling Gong, are you the restructurings that oppose the emperor?" Wang Mang nodded.

"No." Liu Xiu was beyond Wang Mang's expectations, and he frowned and thought for a long time, and slowly shook his head: "I don't know if I don't know..."

Wang Mang did not look at all confused, but just waited quietly for Liu Xiu to continue talking.

"Speaking of this, although people are living in poverty and rebellion, I always feel that... things shouldn't be like this." Liu Xiu thought about it carefully before saying: "When I started from a relative of the foreign country, until I abdicated to the Han Dynasty, I went all the way from beginning to end, and I was not an incompetent and stupid person. However, even when he faced such chaos, he never changed his original intention, and he always had a deep meaning. Unfortunately, I was still incompetent and could not see through what he wanted..."

"Does he want..." Wang Mang sighed softly: "Maybe it's really impossible for the whole world to see through... Isn't it the only one? If there are rebellions all over today, I don't know how long the new dynasty will have."

Liu Xiu was stunned. He never expected that the other party would say such words. If someone heard it and was charged with rebellion, it would be the serious crime of raiding the family and extermination. His expression changed: "Taigong...you should be careful..."

"It's okay. There are only three of us here, so why is it scary?" Wang Mang smiled and waved his hand: "Besides, don't everyone in the world think so? Forget it, let's not talk about this."

Liu Xiuzheng didn't know how to answer, but Wang Mang had changed the topic and started chatting with him again. However, regardless of astronomy, geography, everything in the world, what the old man in front of him learned was a hundred times better than him. After a conversation, Liu Xiu was completely impressed by Wang Mang.
Chapter completed!