HLnovel Chapter 170 The Wang Clan's In-Laws Arrive
Chapter 170 The Wang Clan's In-Laws Arrive
In another timeline, Shi Xian felt wronged. He had sided with the Crown Prince, so why did he end up like this?
If I had known this would happen, I would have preferred to...
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Lin Ke continued, "Back then, Shi Xian was very ambitious and offended quite a few people, so as soon as Shi Xian lost power, people started to step on him!"
"This person was Kuang Heng, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty at that time. His name is well-known in our later generations."
There is a story about encouraging learning: When Kuang Heng was young, his family was too poor to afford candlelight, but he loved reading so much that he made a hole in the wall to read by the light of his neighbor's candle.
"This story first appeared in the Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital, a folk tale written by Liu Xin. However, given that Kuang Heng's family was so poor, how good could his neighbors be? Not to mention that candles were a relatively precious item at the time. So, when I grew up, I was quite skeptical about the authenticity of this story."
"On the other hand, Kuang Heng impeached Shi Xian, saying that he had made all sorts of mistakes in the past and that he could not be forgiven and must be punished. As a result, Shi Xian and his followers were eliminated, and Shi Xian, who once held great power, died on the road to exile."
A scion of a prominent family in the Ming Dynasty: I never expected Shi Xian to step down so easily!
A lazy official in the Tang Dynasty: The Wang family is about to take over!
A spoiled young master from the Song Dynasty: The Han Dynasty has split open!
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: ...
"But you know what, Kuang Heng's impeachment has indeed caused him some trouble! For example, someone impeached him, saying that since he already had evidence of Shi Xian's crimes, why didn't he hand it over to His Majesty? Isn't that deceiving the emperor?"
"And you're a terrible person! Shi Xian and you seem to have a good relationship, yet you're so two-faced! You said the late emperor was wrong to appoint Shi Xian, so are you saying the late emperor was wrong? And so on and so forth!"
Kuang Heng listened silently and found that what the man said was indeed true, and he had no way to defend himself, so he submitted his resignation to Emperor Cheng of Han.
"But Emperor Cheng of Han did not blame him. However, Kuang Heng's final fate was to be demoted to a commoner because of corruption. Who would have thought that the child who stole light by drilling a hole in the wall in his childhood would become a corrupt official in the future!"
A certain underachieving kid from the Song Dynasty: Got it. Next time my dad tries to persuade me to follow his example, I'll bring this up!
A student from the Tang Dynasty commented: "Upstairs, my dad does the same thing! Next time, just say he wants his son to become a corrupt official!"
The two children's father: ...
People from all over the world were dumbfounded when they heard this. Good heavens! So the stories of encouragement to study they heard turned out to be about growing up to be corrupt officials!
Good heavens! Stealing as a child, embezzling as an adult! The main principle is always give and take!
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"After Shi Xian died, Wang Zhengjun suggested promoting the Wang family. As a result, Wang Feng, the maternal uncle of Emperor Cheng of Han, became the Grand Marshal and General-in-Chief. The two people who came before him were Wei Qing and Huo Guang. You can tell how important this official position is!"
"In addition, several of Emperor Cheng's other maternal uncles were granted the title of marquis, and the Wang family truly rose to prominence. Back then, Emperor Wu of Han, in order to guard against maternal relatives, actually removed Liu Fuling's mother from office, but now the Wang family's maternal relatives are at their zenith."
"At this time, the court could no longer be described as chaotic. The entire court was almost entirely controlled by the Wang family. All civil and military officials had to be mindful of their wishes, and even those surnamed Liu were subject to the same rule."
"Emperor Cheng of Han did not want to use members of the Liu family, but each time he was turned away by the Wang family, who said that every member of the Liu family wanted to seize his throne and that they were all unreliable people!"