Prime Minister

Wang Yu returned to the mansion.

He has a sullen face, he has always been conceited and wants to persuade Zhang Yue with a few words, but now he has been taught a good lesson.

This made Wang Yu feel a setback he had never experienced before.

When Wang Yu returned to the mansion, he met a man, the censor Zhang Shangying, who also came to see Wang Anshi.

Zhang Shangying was a classmate of Zhang Zhi's Taixue, and after being a Jinshi, he served as the magistrate of Nanchuan County.

When he was the county magistrate, Zhang Dun inspected the area. Zhang Shangying answered the questions fluently, and was appreciated by Zhang Dun, who was later recommended to Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi attached great importance to Zhang Shangying. As soon as he entered Beijing, he was selected to work in Jianzheng Zhongshu Lifang, and now he is promoted as Yushi.

In addition to Zhang Shangying, another person also came to the prime minister's mansion soon.This person is Zhang Hu, and he was also a Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou. Now he has succeeded Zhang Yue to manage the Imperial College, and he is doing the most important "one morality" thing for Wang Anshi.

Zhang Shangying and Zhang Hu are now reporting to Dongming County with Wang Anshi for follow-up matters, and Wang Yu sat aside and listened silently.

The incident in Dongming County started last year. At that time, the exemption law had not been implemented in Dongming County for a long time.

As a result, more than 1000 people from Dongming County collectively entered the city of Tokyo to cause trouble. They first blocked Kaifeng Prefecture and filed a complaint with Han Wei, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture at that time.Han Wei saw why these people complained, and it turned out that the local officials forcibly promoted them to household registration.

These people were originally fourth- and fifth-class households, but suddenly they were all promoted to third-class households or above overnight, and then they had to pay heavy exemption money in accordance with the court's laws.

As a result, these people were unconvinced and made trouble, and they first went to Kaifeng Mansion.

Han Wei immediately refused to accept the matter, saying that the problem with this matter lies in the new law, and my Kaifeng government only arrests officials who committed crimes, and has no ability to correct the imperial government. This is tantamount to pouring dirty water on Wang Anshi. .

These people went to Yushitai and Wang Anshi respectively, and Yushitai said that this is not my business, and that the government accepts the impeachment of officials.But on the surface, Yushitai didn't ask about this matter, but secretly investigated it in private, and finally thought it was the fault of the new law, and they changed ways to exploit ordinary people.

Therefore, many officials went to the imperial court to criticize the new law.

Some people also found Wang Anshi and stopped him.Surrounded by so many people, Wang Anshi was also very surprised. He first said that he didn't know about it, but he would definitely investigate it.

Wang Anshi came to a different conclusion. The county magistrate of Dongming County was Jia Fan, who was Fan Zhongyan's son-in-law and was supported by Wen Yanbo, so he belonged to the old party.This person deliberately undermined the new law, so this situation was created.

In short, the people besieged Kaifeng Mansion, Yushitai, and Prime Minister's Mansion, causing a lot of trouble.Now many officials are attacking the pretext of the immunity law.

In Wang Anshi's opinion, was the old party's deliberate effort to do this, or was it a result of the reform?So Zhang Shangying and Zhang Hu went to investigate.

Zhang Shangying said: "Master has no doubts that Dongming County is close at hand, right at the foot of the Son of Heaven, so those old parties deliberately use Jia Fan to provoke this matter, and use this to smear the new law, and their hearts can be punished."

Zhang Hu said: "From what I've seen, this Jia fan was not instructed by Mr. Wen Xianggong, but this person is doing things sloppily, and was deceived by the lower officials. They concealed the household registration, etc., to get rid of the tax ties for the wealthy family."

Zhang Shangying said: "However, one sentence cannot shirk his responsibility! This Jia Fan is also an old official. How could he make such a mistake? He is the son-in-law of Fan Wenzheng and has a close relationship with Han Gong and Ou Gong. He must be manipulated by others to attack the new law. !"

Zhang Hu didn't speak. Zhang Shangying's conspiracy theory can clear up the inappropriateness of the reform process.

Wang Anshi asked: "The matter of Dongming County has come to an end, and this matter is already known, but I don't know how much there is like Dongming County in the world? What do you think?"

Zhang Hu heard the words and said: "Master, don't worry, at most ten is less than one."

Zhang Shangying said: "Master, most counties in the world have benefited from the exemption law, even if there are some counties like Dongming, I think it is less than two or three out of a hundred. The imperial court can send officials to inspect the local rectification, so there is no need to worry about it. "

Wang Anshi nodded slightly and said: "Do you think the exemption law should be changed? Is it too harsh for the common people to collect exemption money from households?"

Zhang Shangying said: "It seems that Han Zihua (Han Jiang)'s party all criticized the collection of lenient labor money from households, but I see that the situation in the world is already boiling, and no one can change it. Some officials in the court pretend to sympathize with the people. In the name of the sage, but only one leaf. In the words of the sage, it is difficult to live in groups all day long, and to do small favors. Such an official does not know what is the big plan of the court."

Wang Anshi didn't listen to such words these years, so he was noncommittal after hearing the words.

Wang Yu deeply agreed with Zhang Shangying's words: "What Tianjue said is very true. In my opinion, the immunity law has no flaws, which is already worthy of it. Besides, even if we really change it now, then it will definitely become Han Zihua in the future." Their excuse is that once we take one step back, these people will take ten steps forward."

Wang Anshi was silent when he heard the words. He sent Zhang Shangying and Zhang Hu to the local area to investigate the affairs of Dongming County. He also intended to amend the exemption law here.

But Zhang Shangying and Zhang Hu resolutely supported the law of immunity, and at the same time, Wang Yu's words also reminded him, isn't it just because he takes one step back at this time, others will advance ten steps forward?

At this time, there is absolutely no way to retreat.

Wang Anshi asked after hearing the words: "I just heard from my servant that you went to Zhangfu?"

Wang Yu said: "Yes, Zhang Duzhi's stubbornness cannot be moved. This person is just what Tianjue said just now, he is 'good at giving small favors', and he doesn't know what the imperial court's plans are."

Wang Anshi said: "As expected, if he wants to go to the place, he should go there. He was also the prefect of the prefecture of Dazhou before, so give him a prefect of Wangzhou."

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When Zhang Shangying and Zhang Hu left the prime minister's mansion, Wang Yu saw them off.

At this time Zhang Shangying suddenly stopped and said to Wang Yu: "Brother Yuanze, the nine speeches of the Hanlin scholar in this chapter have been well-respected in the scholarly forest. At this time, if he wants to be a county guard, wouldn't it make him more famous? Gao. You can’t let him go to the place smoothly, otherwise it will be the fault of Xianggong, and you must impeach him so that he has to be demoted because of the impeachment, not the place where the Hanlin scholars are pushed away.”

Wang Yu said: "Does Tianjue think of Cao Jishu when he says that?"

Zhang Shangying was recommended by Zhang Dun, and he was Zhang Zhi's classmate.But he knew that the relationship between Zhang Dun and Zhang Yue was not good.

But no matter what, Zhang Shangying didn't care.

Now in Zhang Shangying's eyes, he was recommended by Wang Anshi, not only because he had to repay the other party's kindness.More importantly, he unswervingly endorsed and supported the new law.

So Zhang Shangying said: "Exactly."

Wang Yu took a deep look at Zhang Shangying and thought, the person recommended by Zhang Dun is really good.

Wang Yu said: "Okay! The wind knows the strong grass, and the loyal ministers are tough. You are a sensible person. Compared with Sima Junshi and Fu Zhenggong, this Han Zihua, Zhang Duzhi, is more like a confidant."

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