Prime Minister

Chapter 544 The Purpose of Reform

How awesome is "A Hundred Years of Nothing in This Dynasty", Wang Anshi won the trust of the officials because of this, and Wang Anshi, who is called "the one who won the dictatorship", is all in this book.

There are five paragraphs in the full text, the first three paragraphs are mainly about the reasons why nothing happened for a hundred years from Taizu to Renzong's "government", the analysis is clear and orderly.

The fourth paragraph is the most important. Wang Anshi writes about the dormant crisis in the peaceful and prosperous age.

The focus is on "the disadvantages of following the last customs for many generations in this dynasty", and then put forward ten pertinent criticisms.

The fifth paragraph tells the officials that "you can't always rely on God's help, and you can't let people's affairs linger, and you can do a lot, and it's today."

This is the sentence that most moved the officials.

Among all the courtiers the official has met since he ascended the throne, Wang Anshi clearly told the official that he must stand up and be a king with great achievements.

This is like telling the officials, "Young man, the important task of maintaining the order of the universe and safeguarding world peace is entrusted to you!" '

The official said to Zhang Yue: "Wang Anshi wants me to be a promising king, but at the beginning he said that I should choose a strategy first. What kind of strategy does Zhang Qing think Wang Anshi will choose with me? You and I have a try!"

Zhang Yue said in his heart that a promising king wants to reform.

As for the purpose of the reform?
In fact, in the history of another time and space, Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi also had a dialogue about the purpose of the reform, but this passage was covered up by those who compiled the history of the Song Dynasty whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Anyway, it was not written.

So it's funny that Wang Anshi has been carrying out the reform for a long time, but no one has ever known what his purpose and purpose are?
Before Han Qi passed away, he summed up Wang Anshi's reform, that is, in the eighth year of Xining, he said to the officials, "The minister tried to steal the trick, and then he became the conspirator of your majesty." Han Qi said that I guessed that Wang Anshi was What His Majesty is planning is...

First, the laws and regulations must be followed and must be changed.

Second, the foundation of governing the country is the art of prosperity and strength.

Third, the imperial court has money, and then deploys soldiers to the people, destroying Khitan and Xixia.

Of course, this is Han Qi's speculation, but based on the old superior's understanding of Wang Anshi, he should not be wrong. This is the way to "seek a rich country and a strong army through reforms".

Of course Zhang Yue copied Han Qi's words, so he said: "Your Majesty, according to my guess, what Wang Anshi said in the past hundred years without incident is that the imperial court's rules and regulations have been following the simple rules for a hundred years and must be changed. Therefore, Wang Anshi The so-called choice of technique is to change the law and do something useful."

"Through Zhazi's theory, Wang Anshi advocates that the foundation of governing the country is to have the art of wealth and strength first, to accumulate wealth and grain, and to deploy soldiers among the people. Then you can flog the barbarians and restore our homeland in the Han and Tang Dynasties. Wen Taiping and prosperity!"

After hearing the words, the officials were overjoyed and said: "Well said, well said, this is what I wish!"

Zhang Yue saw the excited look on the official's face, and he was also surprised. The servants on the left and right were also startled, and they all stretched out their heads to look here, probably wondering if they were going to call for the assassin.

But seeing the official holding Wang Anshi's memorial in the hall, he happily said three more good friends.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought, young people are easy to be fooled, Wang Anshi drew a ppt for you and you took it seriously?
Fu Bi has just said that he will not talk about military affairs for 20 years, and you forget it.

Zhang Yue almost patted his thigh and secretly said, the officials are confused!

After seeing that the officials were still excited, he looked at Zhang Yue and said, "Qing really has insight and insight. With Qing and Wang Anshi assisting, why should I worry that major events cannot be settled?"

Zhang Yue said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the problem of the country today is that the country is not rich, the soldiers are not strong, and the people are uneasy. But knowing that it will not be possible, please make a detailed plan with your majesty and ministers. When your majesty summons Wang Anshi tomorrow, it might as well be like this Inquire about..."

The officials nodded... At the moment, the monarchs and ministers are discussing again.

When he walked out of the palace, Zhang Yue couldn't help laughing secretly, we are professionals in stumbling people.

The next day after the officials received the hundred-year-old Zhazi, they couldn't wait to summon Wang Anshi.

When the monarch and his ministers met for the second time, the official said: "Your way of governing the country is probably in this book, and I have benefited a lot from reading this book over and over again. You have already planned to change these bad policies. Tell me the specific methods one by one."

Wang Anshi said: "In a short while, it is difficult for me to come one by one. I hope that your majesty will take lectures as a matter of course. Since the lectures are clear, the method of this minister is self-evident."

The official said: "I invite you here to plan for me. Lectures are necessary. Can you please try to solve my doubts for me first?"

Wang Anshi said: "I know everything."

Regarding what Zhang Yue taught yesterday, the officials immediately asked Wang Anshi: "I see what Aiqing Zhazi said, but is it the way to make the country rich and the army strong through reform?"

Wang Anshi nodded and said: "That's right. In the past, Wu Qi's reforms in the Chu state focused on the method of enriching the country and strengthening the army, and the art of breaking through the words and sayings.

Wang Anshi then talked to the officials about his proposition and purpose of the reform.

The officials thought that it was exactly the same as what Zhang Yue said yesterday, so his face was not as excited as when he first heard it, but rather calm.

He asked again: "There is another thing I don't understand. In the past, Gong asked Confucius about the government. Confucius said, enough soldiers, enough food, and people's trust."

"Zigong asked one of the last resorts, and Confucius' words are enough."

"Go to the second, go to eat, don't go to the faith, because the people can't stand without faith."

The official said: "From my point of view, the two characters of people's trust lie in the court's laws and regulations. The court's laws and regulations remain unchanged, so the people always believe in it. Therefore, even if the people are not enough to eat and the soldiers are not enough, as long as the system is not bad..."

"I can't solve this matter, and I hope you can solve it for me."

This is what Confucius said and Confucianism advocates that the system is the first, and maintaining a stable system is the next step to enriching the people and strengthening the army.

Wang Anshi turned it around, reforming the law first, and then seeking to enrich the country and strengthen the army.

Wang Anshi was secretly surprised, how could the officials know his answer so well, as if they already knew his original intention.

Then the official knew what he was advocating, and actually ambushed a question in advance to wait for him.

Although Wang Anshi could answer this question, but he knew in his heart that if the official did not come up with this theory, then there must be an expert planning by his side.I don't know who the other party is, but the other party knows me very well.

Wang Anshi put away his underestimation, and carefully answered the officials' questions by citing scriptures.

This time the two parties had a very thorough discussion, and the officials were very satisfied with what they heard, and they obviously understood a lot. Wang Anshi regretted what he said. He was actually unwilling to say so much about his political views at once.

He planned to tell the emperor subtly in the lectures he gave to the emperor in the future.

Every time there is something new, so the officials will believe in themselves.

However, today's unexpected question from the officials disturbed Wang Anshi's position. He had to throw out more content and some specific measures for the reform.

In fact, Wang Anshi hadn't thought about some of the reforms in detail, and it's too hasty to throw them out now.

In the end Wang Anshi left again, and the official said to Wang Anshi reluctantly, "I have something to say today, I'm afraid I forgot it, so I ask Wang Qing to write a memorial and present it after I go back!"

Wang Anshi agreed, but he obviously regretted it after returning, but he didn't submit the memorial, and finally let it go.

(End of this chapter)