Although I've always been skeptical of the concept of traversal, a recent investigation into the historical "Wang Mang" has shaken me a bit. For the career of this historical figure, I began to think, is there really a time travel? How to evaluate Wang Mang's life, this question gives me a bit of a headache.
Wang Mang was born in a noble family with a prominent family background, and there were nine marquises, five of whom served as the Grand Sima, and his aunt Empress Xiaoyuan was even more influential. Although most of the family lived a luxurious life, Wang Mang was unusual, simple and modest, completely different from the children of wealthy families. This raised questions about how his father had educated him.
However, Wang Mang's early death caused him to lose the teachings of his father and brother when he was a teenager. As for whether their early death is related to "Wang Mang's crossing", I can't confirm. After their deaths, Wang Mang took on the responsibility of caring for his mother, sister-in-law, and nephews, and developed a close relationship with his uncles.
Although Wang Mang achieved great success in officialdom with the help of his family, becoming the Grand Sima and later the Regent, this does not seem to satisfy his ambitions. The position of regent ultimately failed to be his end.
Wang Mang is different in appearance, although he comes from a wealthy family, he shows modesty and hard work, like a dick silk who travels from modern times to ancient times. He actually made himself emperor, is it shameless or helpless?
After the death of Emperor Ping of Han, his two-year-old son ascended the throne as emperor, and Wang Mang became the regent, which was actually a "fake emperor". However, three years later, Wang Mang himself ascended the throne as emperor and changed the name of the country to "Xin". Why did he take such a subversive action? At that time, how did the people who were educated by the "Three Principles and Five Constants" view his behavior?
The results showed that Wang Mang did not care about other people's accusations. He was either a "time-traveler" or a very prominent figure. His actions may seem shameless, but perhaps he doesn't care, because he longs for a strong country.
Wang Mang's vision seems to be more unique than others, with more abundant means and more decisive decision-making. Does this mean that he is a "time-traveler", or is he talented?
Wang Mang's reform strategy looks like a copy of the modern system. He reformed the land system, nationalized it, and then redistributed it to the common people, similar to the early socialist system in China. He also reformed the identity of the people at the bottom, abolished usury, adopted the price management law, and unified the management of salt, iron and other materials.
Although his reform measures were quite advanced, because the soil of reform was not fertile enough to be fully matched, Wang Mang's "new dynasty" was ill-fated and only survived for a short period of 14 years. This makes me wonder if Wang Mang was an outstanding reformer and whether his reform strategy was ahead of his time.
If there are really time-travelers in this world, then Wang Mang must be one of them. If there is no so-called traverser, then Wang Mang is a rare genius in a thousand years.