Zhang Shu, who always followed the winner in the chaotic times of the New Year and saved his life, was known as the wise man in Shangguanli. Although he was not an official, he often had friends who became officials and his disciples came to consult.

Zhang Xu initially thought that the reason why the fifth republic deliberately caused absurd things such as a referendum was just to cover up the essence of his "officials forcing the king". Finally, he pardoned Wang Mang in the midst of the voices of the crowd, ensuring that his hands were clean and winning the reputation of "benevolence".

So when people in Chang'an were discussing when Wang Mang would die, Zhang Shu could mysteriously tell his neighbors that Wang Mang might end up with Xia Jie: "It's just exile."

But he never expected that the fifth reunion would really execute Wang Mang!

Early that morning, the neighbor came to him with a notice with great enthusiasm: "Wen Zhang, you are wrong. The court announced that it would be on May 25th, in the east of Weiyang Palace, in front of all the people in Chang'an, Emperor Wei would obey the heavens and respond to the people and punish the tyrants!"

"It's really...it's really a killer!"

Zhang Feng was speechless for a while. After thinking for three days and three nights, he couldn't figure out what the benefits of the Fifth Reunion doing this? Could it be that he really cared about public opinion? He really took the referendum seriously? Emperor Wei was not that stupid. Didn't the voice of the people just pass by just listening to it?

The news he received from his friends and disciples said that the emperor had decided to go to see Wang Mang several times, but he didn't know what he had talked about, and he couldn't find out more confidential matters.

On the 25th day, Zhang Su, who had not been asleep for a night, heard the rooster crowing, hurriedly got up from the couch, and absent-mindedly ate a few bites of porridge. When he took the bus out of Shangguanli, it was already dawn, and the nobles living in the room also set off one after another.

They expected that today's Chang'an would be more lively than the La Festival before the New Year, but they still underestimated the attraction of this major event. When they walked to the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Arsenal, they found that there were more and more people. As the curfew was lifted, Chang'an opened the door, and the surrounding scholars and people who heard the news also poured in from the twelve capitals, gathering from Hengmen Street, Jue Street, and the east-west market to the east.

The east que is called "Canglongmen". It and the "Xuanwumen" in the north que are both Weiyang main gates: the north que faces the barbarian Rongdi, hanging over the heads of the kings of Loulan, and the east que faces the nine prefectures and counties.

Today, the street is a lieutenant on duty, guarding the street intersections. The gate of Weiyang Palace is closed, and the Weiwei Army stands at the top of the Dongque city, staring at everyone vigilantly, and colorful flags are flying at the top of the city.

Going further forward, the square in front of the Dongque was already blocked and the carriage could not pass, so I could only untied the horse and tied it up. The servant supported Zhang Su and stood on the carriage, so he could see clearly what was happening above. A group of craftsmen in black clothes were installing equipment on it.

The dark heads in Dongque Square were looking forward to the noon.

A carriage was parked not far from Zhang Shu, and the two brothers stood on the carriage in brocade. Zhang Shu looked at the shorter man, who looked like Anling Bansi. Could the tall man beside him be Ban Biao Banpi who had resigned from historian and returned to his hometown?

It was indeed the Ban brothers. Ban Biao had already locked himself in his study. He suddenly heard that the fifth reunion really wanted to kill Wang Mang. He was shocked and could not help but come to witness this unprecedented scene with his brother.

The Ban brothers also held the announcement from the government and were thinking about the "Spring and Autumn Brushwork" of the fifth relationship.

Ban Biao still has real knowledge and pointed out incisively: "Although many people quoted Mencius's words of 'killing a man Zhou, and he had never heard of killing a monarch', and used this as an excuse to excuse the emperor, but brother, let's look at it, what is quoted in this notice is Mo Zi's words!"

Ban Si was a book collector. Even Huan Tan had to come to ask for advice at that time. There were many scholars in his family, so he immediately understood: "Someone asked Mo Zi that in the past, Yu had Miao, Tang attacked Jie, and King Wu attacked Zhou, all of which were made the sage kings, why did it be?"

"Mo Zi said: I have not observed my words and the reason. It is not the so-called attack, but the 'punishment'."

But Ban Si was proficient in Huang Lao, and his understanding of Confucianism and Mohism was not as good as Ban Biao: "What is the difference between this and Mencius's 'killing one husband'?"

“Very different!”

Ban Biao said: "For Confucianism, killing is to punish the superiors, and killing the superiors is to punish the superiors. Therefore, Tang and King Wu attacked Zhou were actually all ministers who killed the king. Mencius refused to believe in all letters. In order to make up for this loophole, he did not recognize Shang Zhou as the king, but said that he was the only husband! In this way, there was no charge of "killing the king". Tang and Wu were the real emperor. If Jie and Zhou were released, he was still punishing the emperor."

"But Mozi is not the case. Mozi's so-called punishment of tyrants is only divided into righteousness and injustice. Even if the tyrant is still a king, as long as he commits tyranny indiscriminately, everyone will be punished, and there is no need to be a saint!"

One is the new heroic emperor who kills hypocrites, and the other is that the people can do it themselves. This difference is so big!

Ban Si savored the meaning. Since the Han Dynasty, even Mencius's words have been a bit arbitrary and not favored by kings such as Han Wu. Now the fifth reunion has actually quoted the more extreme Zi Mo Ziyan. What do he want to do?

He had a bold idea: "Is it because of the emperor's inability to learn and be ignorant?"

Ban Biao shook his head: "Even if the emperor is not familiar with the classics and has Wang Long and others around him to assist in writing, he will never make such a big mistake."

The two brothers raised their heads and looked at the things that the craftsmen gradually assembled into shape on the eastern palace of Weiyang Palace, with a wooden frame and a blade with a cold light in the middle, which seemed to be a torture instrument. Thinking that Wang Mang, the old man who had been harming the world for so many years, would die under him, the crowd became excited for a moment.

However, Zhang Shu looked at the excited people's feelings. On the hot weather, he felt chill all over. He couldn't guess thoroughly now and couldn't understand the fifth relationship.

Since Wang Mang became Anhan Gong, Zhang Shu has been the royal literati of the Xin Dynasty and has been constantly praising Wang Mang. Although he has avoided the liquidation, he still has some feelings for the Xin Dynasty. Wang Mang is really going to die now, even a fictional strait like Zhang Shu still feels sad about the death of a rabbit and the fox.

As for Ban Biao, he became more angry the more he looked at it.

"The common people don't know the difference, but I know."

"The man who was in troubled and unrighteous in the book, examined the disaster and failure of the traitors, and never had a riot like Wang Mang. The Xin Dynasty and the tyrant Qin had a different path. After the destruction of fifteen years, they were all decisive, and were not fate. The sound of purple frogs was only assigned to the leap throne, which was definitely not orthodox. Wang Mang's ending should be the real sage king, who was killed by the old thief who usurped the throne and was punished with five punishments!"

The result that Ban Biao hoped for was of course the success of the restoration of the Han Dynasty. Wang Mang, as a usurpant, was trampled on ten thousand feet. His biggest crime was not to cause trouble in the world, but to usurp the rebellion.

"But now, it's not even counting killing a husband, and directly killing the tyrant! This means that until death, Wang Mang is still the king in the fifth eye!!"

"It's really, it's too cheap Wang Mang!"

However, at this moment, with the nine crisp bells, the whole audience was silent.

But in just a moment, the people burst into cheers again, resounding throughout the entire Dongque, Weiyang, and even Chang'an City!

Because a man wearing twelve chapters and wearing a crown appeared on the east palace.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!"

...

Not only the fifth reunion, but Wang Mang has arrived. The white-haired old man was wearing plain white clothes, and there were no shackles and ropes. He walked in the team with a stick, as if he was not a prisoner, but an elder invited by an emperor to watch the ceremony.

But the Weiwei and Lang Weijun stared at the old man with thousands of pairs of eyes.

Wang Mang ignored them and only looked at the Canglong in the East Que. The Tingwei Peng Chong held a simple loudspeaker and read out that Wang Mang's crimes summarized after several months of trial were all simple outlines. The specific content and details of the fifth relationship have been compiled into a book to serve as information for historical revision.

"The situation of subversion of the new house is dangerous than Jie and Zhou, and Wang Mang is arguing about Huang and Yu's return. Then he began to be arrogant, exert his power and deceitful, abuse the people, and he was extremely vicious, poisoning the Xia, and chaotic, and still not enough to show off his desire. Therefore, within the four seas, he lost his pleasure in life, and his resentment from both China and foreign countries were both disintegrated, and the world was divided into various cities and ruins, which harmed the people, and the innocent and rotten bones..."

The fifth reunion stood in the middle. His body was not tall, but he did not make a self-deception like placing bricks under his feet. The young emperor glanced at the crowd of dark people under the East Palace, wondering what he was thinking?

But Wang Mang thought of that day, his last conversation with the fifth reunion.

In the heavy rain, the two chatted for a long time, and the fifth reunion continued to talk about "Zhong Wei's Edict".

"The Shang Dynasty claimed that it was in line with the laws of heaven because Shang Tang affirmed Xia Yu's policies and believed that Xia Jie had disrupted the common laws of Dayu, and he actually made up the trouble."

"Wang Weng is even more special."

The fifth reunion said to him in the rain: "You are both Dayu and you have been cheered up. You want to start a career, restore the rule of the three generations, and let the world enjoy peace again, but Wang Weng finally lived as Jie of Xia!"

"Wen Wang's determination to change is worthy of praise."

"But your crimes that disrupt the world should be punished!"

Wang Mang now admits his mistake, but he is not convinced of the noble attitude of the fifth reunion. He has the ability but has no virtue: "Child Cao, do you really deserve to be punished?"

But the fifth reunion laughed and said, "Wrong, the one who punished the king was not the fifth reunion, nor was it simply because of success, king and defeat, but because of the will of heaven and the people!"

The memories came to an abrupt end. As Peng Chong finished reading the last sentence, Wu Lun personally took the simple loudspeaker, and the volume suddenly increased, and he recited the last sentence of the edict:

"I am not talented, and today I will follow the heavens and respond to the people and kill this tyrant together!"

After saying that, he bowed to nearly 100,000 people under the eastern palace!

The atmosphere was ignited again. Although the literary proclamation was not understood, most of the people had participated in the life and death of Wang Mang, and they had long felt involved. They hoped that the moon would finally wait until today. They were so excited that they would be so excited that they would be blocked by killing thieves in the East City on weekdays, let alone today!

They even faced Dongque and reached out to shout slogans that they didn't quite understand.

"Kill Wang Mang!"

"Punish the tyrant!"

Only Ban Biao, who understands the profound meaning of the three words "killing the tyrant", is surrounded by sounds and looks particularly lonely.

Wang Mang, the target of the punishment, still stood quietly, not scared by the sound. After being captured by the fifth reunion, he had imagined his "martyrdom" over and over again. It should be heroic. He even thought about what he wanted to say before his death:

"It's also what I am good about, even if I die nine times, I still have no regrets!"

This is the world. Since the new dynasty is destroyed and the red eyebrows collapses, and three generations will bring peace to no longer be realized. The world will return to darkness, so he will die.

But now, when death is only one step away, Wang Mang is a little reluctant.

Because on the day when the rainstorm was pouring, Di Wulun talked with him for a long time and said that the equalization of land, enriching the country and even developing what Wang Mang had imagined before were all what he would do in the future, but the specific measures were different, but the ideals were different.

The fifth reunification also joked about Wang Mang's failed reforms in the past, which laid countless big pits, so that the equal fields had to be hidden, and they could only do a little bit of it if they tried hard to divide the powerful; the currency should be even more cautious, because everyone in the world was ruined by Wang Mang.

In the court and the country, countless people used the excuse of failing in Xinmang to resist the matters of the Yantik and Jiuchuanze Mine, which the fifth reunion wanted to re-enter the official business.

"The car in front has been overturned and blocked the way in the car behind. Wang Weng, you have hurt me a lot."

"The difference is that Wang Weng is very good at seeing others, so he just think about it."

"But I, I, have to do it!"

Although he found it ridiculous, this incident suddenly made Wang Mang have a little greedy thought. He wanted to see how the fifth reunion would do, and to make the things that he had tried his best to fail in the court and the wild. Although Wang Mang was stubborn, what he saw and heard along the way made him realize that although everything was a creation, he had already made the right move in many aspects.

But Wang Mang never had such a chance again.

...

On the edge of the east palace, accompanied by cheers, the fifth reunion looked at all the things he had induced with satisfaction. Turning back, the guillotine was installed and the altar was ready.

"It's just a short time, one sacrifice, and the other sacrifice."

Because the guillotine designed by Di Wulun was only tried on the flat ground, and after being moved up and installed, the veterans of the Weiwei Army Zhu Tufengyong came out personally and took a few Dongling melons to test the knife and conduct the final debugging.

The fifth reunion walked towards Wang Mang, waved his hand, and let the soldiers holding Wang Mang left and right retreat.

"Wen Wang, are you ready?"

Wang Mang did not answer, but just looked at the fifth reunion with a steady look. It was right, he should have understood...

He himself, Yang Xiong and Liu Xin, all wanted to be saints. Yang Xiong wanted to make words, Liu Xin wanted to make contributions, while Wang Mang wanted to establish virtue like Duke Zhou, save the situation of the collapse of etiquette and music, and create an immortal system forever!

The fifth relationship, it turns out that you also want to be a saint and want to achieve peace?

This is obvious, but Wang Mang couldn't understand why the fifth reunion's eyes were so confident and so confident. This was Wang Mang's last question.

"Fifth Reunion, why do you think you can succeed?"

Wang Mang pointed to the mountains and thundering in the east palace, looking sad or angry.
To be continued...