Speaking of Wang Mang, many people know that he usurped the Han Dynasty to carry out reforms and established a new dynasty in the last years of the Western Han Dynasty. Many of his reform measures predate China's socialist reforms by thousands of years. He also made a lot of advanced things, such as the vernier caliper and his wife's short skirt, so many people suspected that Wang Mang was a person who traveled back in time to become emperor. The forward-thinking crosser encounters his nemesis, the bull-riding general Liu Xiu.
After Wang Mang ascended the throne, he immediately changed it to the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, and according to the modern Gregorian calendar, it was exactly the first year of the Common Era, and the amazing fusion of eastern and western chronicles was achieved. In addition, Wang Mang also carried out socialist reforms similar to those in China in the 1970s, implementing a state-owned land system, establishing state-owned enterprises, grasping the lifeblood of the economy, pursuing equality for all, and abolishing slavery. It even macro-regulates prices and enacts tax measures similar to modern ones. This series of reforms makes us feel very familiar and incredible. However, Wang Mang's reform was too advanced, divorced from the social conditions of the time, coupled with improper employment, which triggered strong social contradictions at that time.
Farmers across the country are on the rise. One of them was Liu Xiu, who also joined the rebels with his brother Liu Yan. Liu Xiu was the ninth grandson of Gao Zu, and after the Tuien Order, the power of the imperial family was greatly reduced, and Liu Xiu was only a common person who stood up to the imperial family. Liu Xiu rode a bull when he participated in the battle, also known as a bull rider. At that time, the peasant rebel army recommended Liu Xuan as the first emperor. When Wang Mang heard that Liu Xuan was proclaimed emperor, he immediately gathered more than 400,000 elites and rushed to the new regime
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This group of peasant rebels was very frightened. After all, there are only tens of thousands of people here, and their weapons and equipment are much worse. Many wanted to disband on the spot. At this time, Liu Xiu stood up and took his men and horses out of the city to mobilize troops for help. After a long time, he finally gathered twenty thousand people.
Soon Wang Mang's army was killed, and the strength was very different. Just when Wang Mang was elated and thought he would win, the heavens sent a strange appearance,
A meteor fell into Wang Mang's camp, and when the camp collapsed, the meteor attacked Wang Mang's camp, and Wang Mang's military spirit suddenly scattered and quickly fled. At this time, Liu Xiu took the lead in rushing towards the enemy. After several heroic attacks, Wang Mang's army quickly collapsed, and hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated by twenty thousand people.
If Wang Mang is a crosser, Liu Xiu will open the hanging, and the crosser will not be able to open the hanging no matter how strong the crosser is. After this defeat, Wang Mang's troops were few and far between, and they were soon annihilated.
After the end of this war, Liu Xiu's prestige in the hearts of the people of the whole country rose sharply. Later, Liu Xiu's eldest brother was killed by Emperor Gengshi, who sent Liu Xiu to retake Hebei. However, Liu Xiu went to Hebei, and the people of Hebei came to vote. In just one year, Liu Xiu eliminated Wang Lang. Later, Liu Xiu defeated Emperor Gengshi and restored the Han Dynasty, known as "Emperor Guangwu of Han".
Wang Mang was an outlier of that era, and his reforms were beyond the understanding of people at that time. The emergence of Liu Xiu has returned history to the right trajectory.