《汉书·传·王莽传下》
更始二年二月间，更始帝来到长安，下诏书宣布大赦，衹要不是王莽的子女，其他的人都赦免他们的罪责，所以王家族人得以保全。
二年二月，更始到长安，下诏大赦，非王莽子，他皆除其罪，故王氏宗族得全。
In the second month of the second year of Gengshi, Emperor Gengshi arrived in Chang'an. He issued an imperial decree to announce a general amnesty. Anyone who was not a descendant of Wang Mang was exempted from punishment. So the members of Wang's clan were able to save their lives.