After chatting with Yang Xiong to reminisce about old times, Wang Mang no longer idled so leisurely.

Since the emperor has issued a decree to reward himself, as a minister, he still has to go to Weiyang Palace to express his gratitude.

Otherwise, it would look very unruly, so after Wang Mang sent Yang Xiong away, he solemnly changed into official uniform, and then entered the Weiyang Palace.

After Wang Mang arrived at Weiyang Palace, he was led by his visitors to the Xuanshi Palace where Liu Ao was.

After entering the back of the palace, Wang Mang walked quickly in small steps and stood ten steps in front of Liu Ao. Then he bowed and said: "I, the commander of the Shesheng School and the Tun Cavalry, Hu Ben, Wang Mang, the captain of the Yue Cavalry School, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Liu Ao looked at Wang Mang, he smiled and was in a good mood, "Pingshen."

Wang Mang bowed again: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then Wang Mang stood up and stood looking at Liu Ao.

Liu Ao smiled and said: "How? I will treat you well, right?"

Wang Mang humbly replied: "Your Majesty is so kind, I am so grateful that I shed tears of gratitude!"

Liu Ao smiled again and said: "This is what you deserve. I am not a stingy person. Besides, you are not only talented, but you are also a relative of mine. It is my duty to use you more."

What Liu Ao said is completely correct.

Although some people don't like the exclusive power of relatives, this is an indisputable fact in the operation of the dynasty.

From the Chu clan in the Qin Dynasty, which controlled the political affairs of the Qin Dynasty, to the Lu, Dou, Wei, Huo, Wang and other families in the Han Dynasty, which family did not rely on their status as relatives to stand at the center of the political stage?

Is this because the emperor is stupid?

No!

Using the exclusive power of relatives is exactly a means to ensure the stability of imperial power!

The emperor is a person, and all the officials in the world are not promoted through the imperial examination like in later generations. To a large extent, the influence of the emperor on their official promotion is minimal.

As the leader of the country, the emperor must rely on his own family members if he wants to rule the country. Otherwise, he will have no one to rely on!

If the emperor does not rely on his relatives to control the situation at this time, his position will become precarious, and his brothers will be dissatisfied when they see that there is no one to rely on and the emperor has no power to rely on.
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Therefore, even if the emperors Wen, Jing, Han, Wu, Zhao, and Xuanyuan became emperors, no matter whether they were bright or dim, they were no exception. If they wanted to completely control the government, the only people they could use were their relatives.

These people are all foreign surnames to the emperor. Even if they are given greater power, in the end they still will not be able to usurp power and seize the throne.

It wasn't until Wang Mang was born that his relatives were labeled as usurping power. Otherwise, this political model of the emperor plus his relatives might not change at all in another thousand years.

After all, nepotism is human nature! Who knows what kind of nepotism this virtuous person is?

After all, many emperors paid the price with their lives on the road to eliminating relatives and appointing talents. These so-called "virtuous ministers" can never see through people's hearts. If you use them wrongly, it will be the same.

It’s a reminder to myself.

Moreover, from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties, more than one emperor was sent away by "virtuous ministers". With such bloody examples in front of us, which emperor would dare to use the so-called "virtuous ministers" in this way?

They would rather use eunuchs than these "virtuous" people.

Therefore, regardless of whether it is ancient or modern, at home or abroad, as a politician or a political force, the core staff chosen by its core people must be people close to them.

As for those great sages and powerful men who are famous, even if they are praised to the sky, as long as they cannot get close to those who are in power, even if they are the reincarnation of the Emperor and I, it is still useless!

And this is the nature of politics!

Selfishness is the first attribute of politics!

Only selfishness can ensure that political power will not fall to others. If you ignore this reality and talk about politics, you will be a political idiot.

Have you ever seen any politician use people with whom you are not familiar?

Even politicians elected by some so-called liberal democracies follow this rule.

I have never heard of anyone choosing a partner or subordinate who doesn't listen to me and wants to work against me.

Therefore, the fundamental reason why Wang Mang was promoted so quickly was because of his identity, which naturally made Liu Ao trust him.

Otherwise, even if Wang Mang is a great talent, he will be nothing more than a neither salty nor salty Jiuqing, Prime Minister, or Yushi doctor until he dies.

As for the real core of power - Grand Sima, Grand General and other positions, Wang Mang would never want to do so in his lifetime. These positions are reserved for the emperor's most trusted relatives.

The prime ministers of the Han Dynasty, since Dou Ying and Tian Fu in the Wu Dynasty, have become the emperor's mascots who take the blame. They have no real power at all, and they will be taken out of the way if something bad happens!

It can be said that being the prime minister in the Han Dynasty was definitely a high-risk profession, and those who could die well were definitely the ones with smoke coming out of their ancestral graves!

Because during the Han Dynasty, a considerable number of prime ministers either had their homes confiscated and their families exterminated or were ordered to commit suicide.

Who made them the nominal heads of officials?

If something goes wrong in the world, the emperor cannot take the blame, so the only one who can take the blame is the prime minister, who is the leader of all officials.

A small pot will be dismissed from office, a big pot will kill someone, and no matter how big the pot is, it will be genocide.

And this is the daily life of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty!

It’s simply a very unlucky job!

Wang Mang was extremely moved and replied: "Your Majesty's love and kindness are as heavy as a mountain, and I can't repay them even if I die hundreds of times!"

Liu Ao laughed again and said: "You are just joking. Why do I need you to go and die? You only need to abide by your duties and be loyal to my heart. When spring comes, I still need you to protect me."

, understand the sentiments of the people."

Wang Mang knew that Liu Ao was like this, and he thought about how to get out of the palace to play every day.

Wang Mang was not surprised by this, and Wang Mang replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will take good care of the sergeants to ensure your Majesty's safety every time he travels!"

Liu Ao said with satisfaction: "I have written it down."

Wang Mang chatted with Liu Ao for a while, and after Wang Mang also coaxed Liu Ao to laugh and feel at ease, Wang Mang left Wei Young.

On the way back, Wang Mang still couldn't hide his excitement. He single-handedly led the troops of the four captains. This kind of power has already caught up with Jiuqing. Even when he encountered Chun Yuchang, a fool who dug holes and accused him, he still couldn't hide his excitement.

You can easily fight back.

There is also the captain of the Yue Cavalry School, which is even more unexpected!

The Yue Cavalry School Captain is also composed of 700 people. The responsibilities and shooting skills of these 700 people are different from those of Tun Cavalry and Tiger Guards!

The responsibilities of the Yueqi Lieutenant are more like that of the scout troops of later generations. The soldiers wear thin armor and use bows and arrows. They are mostly used for search, warning and pursuit.

With a responsibility plan like this, in Wang Mang's opinion, this is a proper scout.

Now that he has the soldiers and horses of the four captains in hand, Wang Mang feels that he can use their respective functions to organize and select them to create a special forces that belongs to the Han Dynasty!

It’s so exciting just thinking about it!

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Chapter completed!