The great man will live forever

Chapter 214 Wang Mang kills his son

Dongmu arranged a position for Fatty Liu in Wang Mang's mansion. In fact, it was not that important, he was just a gatekeeper.

The real Wang Mang advocated simplicity, poor food and poor clothing. A few years ago, it is said that one time, officials and ministers came to visit his mother. When they saw Wang Mang's wife wearing very simple clothes, they thought she was a servant of his family.

Wang Mang probably married that wife because she felt sorry for her. She was just out of kindness. After all, the son was not his biological son.

Most of his money was given to the poor, and he often distributed his salary to diners and common people, and even sold his carriages to help the poor, so he was deeply loved among the people.

Even if he is not rich, there are still servants in Wang Mang's house, and there are quite a lot of them. However, he is very polite to these servants. When he finds these servants, many of them cannot survive and sell themselves to him, but he does not Treating them as slaves is more of a form of aid and kindness.

After arranging Fatty Liu, Dongmu began to search for the identity of the person killed by Wang Mang. He spent some money and went to the government office to find the person. In Xinye, the county magistrate had to give him face. After all, the seventh rank in front of the prime minister Officer, he is Wang Mang's servant and one of his most trusted servants.

Anyway, after a few days of tossing, I couldn't find out who this guy was. His route was handled by the government, but he gave some money. Money can make people go around. This sentence is more suitable at any time.

As the saying goes, the passing geese leave traces and the passing winds leave their voices. As long as they are determined and spend a lot of money and favors, Dongmu and Fatty Liu can still find the traces of that person and find out that he is from the Sanfu area. Baishui Village under Zuofengyi Suyi County.

During the Han Dynasty, Jing Zhaoyin, Zuo Fengyi, and You Fufeng were called the three assistants, that is, the areas near the capital were placed under the jurisdiction of three local officials.

So, under Fatty Liu's recommendation, Dongmu sent him to conduct an on-site investigation. It was actually not far from Xinye, and a round trip would only take about 10 days.

But Dongmu didn't know that his little tricks couldn't be hidden from Wang Mang at all. This old guy probably lived no less than Zhao Lan. He started out at a few hundred years old. If Ayimei hadn't ignored martial ethics and directly attacked him, she would have lived long ago. I just took the elixir of longevity and felt at ease somewhere.

On this day, Wang Mang called this servant over.

"Dongmu, how long have you been following me?"

"When I was 5 years old, my master saw that I was pitiful, so he took me in to take care of me. It has been 20 years now."

Wang Mang sighed calmly: "Yes, it has been 20 years, so why did you betray me?"

Dongmu naturally complained, "Why did you say this? In my heart, I have always regarded Mr. Hou as my father, no, as the heaven. I respect you. If you ask me to go east, I dare not go west. Even if you let Mr. Hou, Damn it, I didn’t even blink, how could I betray the Marquis?"

"Didn't I tell you to check that person's identity? Why did you secretly disobey my order and check that person's identity? What do you want to do?"

Wang Mang's tone suddenly became stern, and Dongmu was so frightened that he immediately knelt down, "Master Hou, calm down your anger, Master Hou, I really didn't mean to disobey him, but that guy looked extremely vicious and dared to attack Master Hou. What if?" What about his other accomplices?
He clearly knows the identity of the Marquis and still dares to take action. There may be someone behind the scenes. I want to find him out now and avoid all the hidden dangers of the Marquis. I am completely loyal. "

"Oh, so, am I wrong about you?"

"No, it's all my fault. I should have told the Marquis in advance and reported it to him immediately. I shouldn't have made the decision privately. Please don't be angry."

Dongmu didn't know why Wang Mang was angry, or he rarely saw Wang Mang angry. He was always kind and calm to others, like a spring breeze.

Now for the first time, he felt Wang Mang's anger, and he was also very confused. Was it really that person who did it?If he really wanted to take action, why didn't Wang Mang pursue it?

Although the outside world often says that he is a saint, and he does seem to be a saint, but he is not so protective of a person who wants to kill himself? Even a saint has never said that he should complain with virtue.

Wang Mang changed the subject, "You said you were willing to die for me?"

"Yes!"

"Bang!" Wang Mang pulled out a sword and threw it to the ground, "Kill yourself!"

At that moment, Dongmu's face turned pale. He was very confused and did not dare to pick up the sword. He kept kowtowing.

"Boom boom boom!"

He began to mutter: "Master Marquis, I have realized my mistake. I will never dare to disobey your order again. Please spare me this time. Just once. I will never dare to do it again."

"Didn't you say you were willing to die for me? Are you all lying?"

"No, Lord Marquis...I..." Dongmu didn't know what to say for a moment, and cold sweat kept breaking out on his face. He could feel that the tone in Wang Mang's mouth was cold and without any emotion.

"Master Marquis, why are you doing this? If I have any regrets for you, hit me if you want, and scold me if you want. I will definitely change my ways." He looked at Wang Mang with tears in his eyes.

"You're right. I just want to know if you are willing to die for me. Since you said you are willing, let's do it."

Dongmu tremblingly picked up the sword in his hand, placed it on his neck and looked at Wang Mang. He wanted to wait for Wang Mang to shout stop, but Wang Mang never shouted stop, and just looked at him.

After all, he didn't have the courage, so he slowly put down the sword, "Master Hou, if I die like this, it will be a waste of your cultivation. I want to live well, continue to do things for you, and die when it's time to die. You said Yes or no?"

Wang Mang smiled, "If you don't want to die, don't want to die. If you're afraid, be afraid. Why are you making so many excuses? I'll help you."

He picked up the sword on the ground, and before Dongmu had time to react, he swiped it across his throat softly and gracefully. The movement was extremely fast, as if the movement had been practiced thousands of times.It showed that he had killed a lot of people, so he quickly retreated away, and was already far away before the blood spurted out.

Of course, some blood splashed on his body, and there were a few drops of blood on his face. He wiped the blood drops on his face with his hand, then put it in his mouth and sipped it gently.

"generally."

Later, Wang Mang called another servant Xia Tian in, "He disobeyed my orders and committed the following crimes. He was full of lies. I exposed them and committed suicide in shame. Alas, why is it necessary?"

Wang Mang had a sad look on his face, as if he was lamenting Dong Mu's death. Xia Tian's whole body was trembling. Since coming back from the restaurant, he couldn't understand this master more and more. He even felt like he was a different person, but he didn't dare Say, don’t dare to ask, don’t dare to think too much…

"Am I too kind, which made him so presumptuous, and ultimately harmed him?" Wang Mang sighed with emotion, as if tears were about to fall from his eyes.

If there had been an Oscar winner in ancient times, he would probably have been awarded an award. Who can see this expression and action?

Xia Tian's mind was completely blank, and she could only follow his intention and say, "Yes, Lord Marquis is just too kind."

"Papa!" Wang Mang stepped forward and patted his shoulder. Xia Tian's whole body was trembling. He even wanted to retreat, but he didn't dare to move.

"Don't let me down my kindness!"

"Yes, Lord Marquis, don't be too sad. Dongmu deserves to die."

So, under Wang Mang's guidance, Xia dug a hole in the backyard and buried the poor servant Dong Mu. He died alone, just like a chicken that died of illness, and was buried in a random hole.

"By the way, he seems to have asked a new person to come to the mansion. Where is he?"

"I don't know. It's said that he went out to do errands and may not come back for more than ten days."

"I don't want to see that person again, lest I think of Dongmu and add to my sorrow."

"What does the Marquis mean?" Xia Tian's voice was trembling. Could it be that he wanted to kill someone again?He has never killed anyone.

Wang Mang looked directly at him, their eyes facing each other. Xia Xia could only say helplessly: "Master Hou, I understand, I will find a way to get rid of him."

Wang Mang shouted loudly: "What are you thinking? How could you have such an idea? Your idea is very dangerous. Life is equal. How could I be such a person? Give him some money and fire him!"

Good guy, this Wang Mang has taken both acting and acting to the extreme.

It didn't take long for Wang Mang's favorite second son, Wang Huo, to know about this matter. He also recently discovered that his father's temperament seemed to have changed a lot. He actually forced his servant Dongmu to death. How could this be done? .

"Why did my father do this? What mistake did Dongmu make? He grew up with me!"

Faced with the questioning of his second son Wang Huo, Wang Mang sneered, "Remember your identity, I am your father, are you questioning me?"

"My son doesn't dare. It's just that his father's temperament has changed a lot recently. He is not as gentle as before. He also doesn't go to his mother's room, and he doesn't see the child anymore..."

"No, it's just that I've been in a bad mood recently. You can go down first." Wang Mang smiled gently and dismissed his second son Wang Huo with a few words.

Looking at his back, Wang Mang's eyes became colder.

Within a few days, there was news in Wang Mang's house that a servant, Xia Xia, was killed by Wang Mang's second son, Wang Huo, for no reason. Wang Mang killed his own son out of justice and forced his own son to death, which won praise from the world.

Regarding this paragraph, Zizhi Tongjian has a detailed record, "In the beginning, after Wang Mang came to the country, Dumen defended himself. One of his sons was ordered to kill slaves, and Mang Qie was punished and ordered to commit suicide. When he was three years old in the country, the officials and the people filed a lawsuit against Mang. There are hundreds of them. At the end of the day, the virtuous Zhou Hu, Song Chong and others took countermeasures and further sued Mang for merit. Then Zheng Mang and Ping Ahou Ren returned to the capital to serve the Queen Mother."

Thanks to his showmanship and superb acting skills, the people complained about him. He returned to the capital and the center of power. Although he was not reinstated, he was already close to the center of imperial power. We have to wait until Han Ai Emperor Liu Xin dies...

On the other side, Fatty Liu came to the Sanfu area non-stop and spent a lot of effort. Over the course of a month, he almost spent all his money, and even went to the tomb to steal some things...

Finally, I found out that the man's name was Song Shitou. His parents died two years ago. He had an eldest brother named Song Mutou, but the relationship between the two was not good and they separated a long time ago.

This person is a bit weird at a young age. He has been very precocious since he was a child. He rarely interacts with people and does not work in the fields. However, he has money to spend inexplicably. He has also been to the vicinity of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum and to Chang'an City once. Within a few days, a Taoist priest came to the village to meet him.

Fatty Liu was very excited. This must be the person he was looking for. According to the descriptions of the villagers, the Taoist priest was the same person who killed his eldest and second brothers.

What he was confused about was that the two of them seemed very familiar with each other. Since they knew each other, why would the Taoist priest let someone dig his tomb?
Without deep hatred, would people dig graves?
Although he couldn't figure it out, it was good to be able to find out. He had almost found it and was about to go back.

Someone brought the news that Dongmu was dead and asked him to run away. The person who asked him to bring the news was Xiaocui. After seeing the token and confirming it, he ran away desperately and escaped death...

Of course, Wang Mang didn't pay too much attention to a little person like him.

(End of this chapter)