Prime Minister

Chapter 545
The officials were very happy after a long chat with Wang Anshi.

I deeply feel that there is a sign of depression in the upper and lower courts, like Fu Bi, Sima Guang and other important officials are resolutely opposed to being a promising king and carrying out reforms.

Now there is only Wang Anshi, and Zhang Yue firmly supports him to break the current conservative atmosphere.

The officials thought about it in the hall, and now the opposing forces in the court are so strong, if he insists on doing it, there must be great resistance, and he must seek more support.

The official then summoned a servant and asked, "Where are the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager?"

The servant said: "We are admiring the flowers in the imperial garden, and now we should go back to Cishou Palace together."

The servant said again in a low voice: "King Chang just came to greet An and just left."

The official sighed slightly when they heard the words, King Chang was his younger brother Zhao Hao, after the death of Emperor Yingzong, his mother Empress Dowager Gao was lonely in the palace, so Zhao Hao stayed in the palace to accompany her.

But the officials were a little unhappy. Now that he had ascended the throne, it was very inappropriate for his younger brother to stay in the palace.

According to the past, some officials have raised objections, but now no one has spoken.

But the officials thought that he, his mother and his younger brother still had a good relationship, and now was not the time to worry about it.

The official immediately said to the servant: "Give me a change of clothes, I am going to Cishou Palace."

In the Cishou Palace, the two Empress Dowagers Cao and Empress Dowager Gao were sitting opposite each other and drinking tea. After the death of the first emperor, they were as close as a mother and daughter.

Empress Dowager Cao talked with Empress Dowager Gao for a while, when the official asked for an audience, she smiled and said, "Just call him in."

However, Empress Dowager Cao saw that the servant's expression was a little strange and asked, "What's the matter?"

At this time, I heard a clanging sound coming from outside. Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Dowager Gao were both born in the general family. Of course, I heard that it was the sound of the collision of Jia Ye.

But he saw the official's family wearing a golden armor entered the Cishou Palace, and then knelt down on the ground with a plop.

Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Dowager Gao were all shocked.

What's wrong with the official?

"The officials should get up and talk, why are they still wearing military uniforms?" the two empress dowagers said repeatedly.

Only then did the official sit on a bench beside him and said: "My lady, my lady, the Xia people, the Khitan are all Rong Di barbarians, the ancestors have the virtue of living well, and the heart of benevolence and righteousness can't bear to add troops, so they are reconciled with the old coins every year, but The two soldiers, especially the ones who don't like it, press on every step of the way."

"In recent years, especially the Xia people have invaded too deeply. The first emperor repeatedly violated the borders. After Er ascended the throne, the Xia people still looted the acquaintances along the border. Er intended to live in harmony, but before the Xia people, they tried to trap and kill Er's envoy Yang Ding. .”

"My minister intends to cheer up and make the country rich and the army stronger to regain the ancestral homeland, but the ministers of the court have always opposed it, and even Fu Zhenggong wants my minister to keep silent for 20 years. But now I really can't bear it anymore, my minister I implore my aunt, let my son go to the imperial conquest, and fight to the death with the western thieves."

Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Dowager Gao heard that this was the case.

Empress Dowager Cao said: "The matter of personal conquest can be lightly mentioned. When Emperor Taizong was young, he also fought with Emperor Taizu in southern and northern wars. He must be familiar with military affairs, but he never personally conscripted after Gaoliang River. Also Emperor Zhenzong was also a hero, Kou Zhun and other ministers carried him to negotiate peace with the Liao Kingdom in Chanzhou."

After Song Taizong, the emperors of the Song Dynasty did not personally conscript. Song Zhenzong didn't want to personally conscript, so Kou Zhun forcibly carried him away.

When negotiating peace with the Liao Kingdom, Cao Li stretched out three fingers. Song Zhenzong thought it was 300 million yuan and was taken aback. He said that it was too much, too much. Not impossible.

In the end, when he learned that the old coins were only 30, Song Zhenzong was so happy, as if he had won the battle.

After that, Emperor Renzong and Emperor Yingzong did not mention the personal conquest.

But our official family is only so old, and we are going to conscript them personally. Is this still the seed of our old Zhao family?

Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Cao couldn't help but glance at Empress Dowager Gao.

Besides, Yang Ding's killing did not happen in a day or two, it has been several months, so Sun Er must have a reason to mention it at this time.

Empress Dowager Cao didn't speak, but Empress Dowager Gao said: "Son, you are the emperor now, you can decide for yourself about government affairs, if Xixia makes you unhappy, you can send a general who can recruit and fight well to command the army, why bother?" Go into battle yourself."

The official said: "It's not that the ministers go, the ministers are perfunctory, don't give money or food, and delay everything for you... I know that the ministers are also kind. Now the country is not strong, the people are not rich, and the soldiers are not good. Practice, if you force yourself to fight with the Western Thieves, you may lose more than you win."

Empress Dowager Gao said: "If the country is not strong, let him be strong; if the people are not rich, let him be rich; In this world, it’s all about choosing capable ministers.”

The official said: "My son also has this idea..."

The Empress Dowager Cao had already seen the plan of the officials, so she said: "But you have just ascended the throne, and it is not easy to change your position at this time. Whether it is a matter of making the country rich and the army rich or the country safe and the people safe, you need ministers of virtue and virtue to do it." .”

The official said: "Report to the Empress Dowager, my grandson has found a man, his name is Wang Anshi, and my son and minister now let him serve as a scholar and attendant of the Imperial Academy."

Empress Dowager Cao thought about Wang Anshi's name and said, "Wang Anshi was not mentioned much when Emperor Renzong was around."

What Empress Dowager Cao meant was that Emperor Renzong didn't like Wang Anshi very much.

Empress Dowager Gao said: "When the late Emperor was here, he called this person several times, but he resigned."

Empress Dowager Gao implying that this person is arrogant!

Empress Dowager Cao said: "However, grandson thinks this person can be used, so let's use it, but in the end it is more appropriate than Fu Xianggong. Besides this Wang Anshi, is there anyone else around the official family who can be used?"

The official said: "There is also Zhang Yue, the servant of Tianzhang Pavilion, who also supports my efforts to enrich the country and strengthen the army. However, his qualifications are too young, and his time as an official is short, and he is not enough to take on important responsibilities."

Empress Dowager Cao smiled at Empress Dowager Gao: "Emperor Renzong of Yue said many times in this chapter that he is a prime minister. This person is honest and outspoken. Just now the Empress Dowager told me that he once offended the late emperor, but the Empress Dowager Said he was Wei Zheng, a minister like Kou Zhun."

Empress Dowager Gao smiled and nodded.

Empress Dowager Cao said to the official family: "Emperor Renzong liked to use his direct ministers back then. Grandson, since this chapter is not qualified enough, it is easy to cultivate. Put it by your side to see if the monarch and his ministers can fit together."

The official said happily: "The grandson understands."

Empress Dowager Cao saw the happy look on the officials' faces, and couldn't help but said: "Son, since ancient times, there is nothing else to be a king. As long as he can know people, whether the minister is good or not depends entirely on the judgment of the king. Emperor Renzong Time is to know people!"

The official said: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, grandson still has some confidence in knowing people when he gets along with ministers in Jingyan lectures."

The officials talked with Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Dowager Gao for a while, and they left after seeing that they supported their idea of ​​making the country rich and the army strong.

After the official family left, Empress Dowager Gao said to Empress Dowager Cao: "The official family is the same. They just want to live a peaceful life, but they must make such a fuss."

Empress Dowager Cao said with a smile: "The child is having a good time. If you go against his will, it will be bad. If you make a fuss, you will be a wise king in the future. Let's see how he can do it."

……

After Wang Anshi returned to the court, he set up lectures for officials.

Wang Anshi's official title is Hanlin bachelor and attendant lecturer.

The waiter is a member of the Jingyan official.

According to the rank of Jingyan officials, they are the Bachelor of Hanlin Shidu, the Bachelor of Hanlin Shijiao, Shidu, Shishang, Tianzhangge Shishang, and Chongzheng Palace Storyteller.

In this way, Wang Anshi and Zhang Yue worked together and were responsible for the officials' lectures.

Previously, Zhang Yue only gave lectures on the works of Lv Gong, a direct scholar of Longtu Pavilion, and the storyteller of Chongzheng Palace, Lv Huiqing. Most of the time, he served as a consultant and served as a background wall during daily life and political discussions.

The so-called background wall is actually listening to political affairs with the officials.Afterwards, if the officials had any doubts, they would usually ask Han Wei, himself, and the officials who repaired the living notes.

After Wang Anshi was in charge of the Jing Yan, the first thing he did was to enter into a joint book with Lu Gongzhu.

After Wang Anshi presided over the sutra banquet, he raised objections to the process.

In the past, the officials who were in charge of speaking to the emperor, as well as the officials who did not talk about the attendants, were all sitting. That is to say, both the emperor and the officials were sitting and listening.

But Song Zhenzong changed it. The Jingyan official who gave the lecture stood, and the Jingyan official who was with the attendants still sat.

Wang Anshi thought that this was not possible, and that the lecturer should be seated, while the attendant could stand.

Zhang Yue listened to his heart at the time and thought that Wang Anshi was really a master.

The emperor invites you to be the official of the sutra banquet, and you can give the lecture, but the rules must be changed before the lecture.

In the past, you felt uncomfortable when the lecturer was standing while everyone else was sitting. If you want to sit while everyone else is standing, is this a show for us, the banquet officials?
As soon as this incident happened, Han Wei, as well as Diao Yue, Hu Zongyu and other officials all supported it, saying: "The official's move shows the spirit of learning from the past and emphasizing the way."

Han Wei and Lu Gong are two good friends who support Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi is not just talking about officials at a banquet, he is talking about the way of reform with officials. He will lead the way of the Song Dynasty in the future. speaking qualifications.

But Liu Tun came forward to object and said: "In the past, the courtiers could not sit quietly when they talked with the emperor, and they had to avoid the table and play the right thing. The emperor said that you should sit and talk. You actually took the initiative to ask, how thick-skinned you are!"

Officials such as Han Zhongyan, who had already seen Wang Anshi's displeasure, said bluntly: "Jingyan has been setting up this rule for 50 years. Why do you change it because of Wang Anshi's words? Are you so special?"

When this matter became serious, Wang Anshi was firm and decided to do it in this way.

Zhang Yue also lamented Wang Anshi's axis strength.

But having said that, for the past 5000 years in China, there are two kinds of people who can't be provoked, and even the emperor is afraid of them.

One is the ordinary people who are forced to go to Liangshan.

There are also scholars who are determined to the end and accept death.

The former can change dynasties.

And the latter are often regarded as hopeless idealists...but they can open up the world and rebuild China!

(End of this chapter)