Chapter 231: Liu Xiu of Nanyang
Apart from the prophecy that "Liu Xiu should be the Son of Heaven", the content of the Sash Decree also rapidly spread among the people, saying that the current emperor did not rightfully inherit his position, but had actually schemed to usurp the throne.
The Crown Prince of the Great Han, Liu Ying, issued a blood edict, calling for the execution of the Wang Mang traitor.
Enraged, Wang Mang immediately arrested a group of rebels led by the State Preceptor, Liu Xiu, and mainly composed of the Liu clan, and after interrogation, executed over ten thousand members of the rebellion.
On this day, blood flowed like a river outside the walls of Chang’an City.
The once-noble Liu clan of the Great Han suffered enormous losses, and not a single one of their esteemed elders was spared.
Although Noble Son Ying of Anding survived, his imprisonment became even stricter, and no one was allowed to speak with him.
Inside the imperial palace.
Wang Mang, dressed in the emperor’s robes, looked gloomily at a blood-stained sash placed on the imperial desk before him, focusing on the twelve names written on the Sash Decree.
At the top of the list was State Preceptor Liu Xiu, followed by members of the Liu clan and some influential officials from the previous dynasty.
What puzzled Wang Mang was that the Sash Decree also listed a "Liu Xiu of Nanyang".