I am Da Song

Chapter 157

"I recommend Mr. Kameyama!"

"I recommend Yang Shi!"

"I recommend Yang Zhongli!"

The three prime ministers spoke at the same time, and the next moment, the three of them glared at each other at the same time, glaring at each other.

Zhao Huan couldn't help laughing, and asked with a smile: "So the candidate recommended by the three ministers should be the same person?"

After all, Li Gang was young and strong, so he immediately took up the conversation and introduced to Zhao Huan: "The official's Mingjian, this Yang Shi's character is neutral, and his name is Mr. Guishan. He was a Jinshi in the ninth year of Xining (1076)."

"Nine years of Xining?" Zhao Huan made a simple calculation, and asked in surprise, "This old gentleman is probably more than seventy years old now, isn't he?"

"It is indeed as the officials said. Five years ago, Mr. Kameyama was over seventy-five years old, and now he is 75 years old."

75 years old!

This age is also an advanced age in future generations.

Appointing this kind of old man as a planner, and sorting out the vast and cumbersome tax system, Zhao Huan hesitated, and asked, "Can his body bear such a heavy responsibility?"

But don't just start the reform, he died of illness.That would not only waste Zhao Huan's energy, but also delay the reform time.

Li Gang said with a smile: "Don't worry, officials. Although Yang Shi is more than seventy years old, he is in excellent health, not weaker than Lian Po. He can fencing and draw a bow. Even if I am so young and strong, I dare not say that I can win him. If In a happy mood, it is no problem for him to live another ten or 20 years."

Zhao Huan's eyes lit up. Although the medical system in Song Dynasty was well developed, no one would resist longevity.Zhao Gou lived to be 81 years old in history, and he could not be weaker than him anyway.Even if you don't appoint Yang Shi as a planner, it would be great to ask him for advice on longevity when you have nothing to do.I vowed to work hard to become the longest-lived emperor in the Central Plains for 5000 years!
"Since all the ministers recommended Yang Shi so strongly, let me introduce it in detail." What puzzled Zhao Huan the most was how did the three prime ministers do it?They all swear that Yang Shi will become his confidant direct line!Were you Zhang Juzheng when he was Yang?Being able to have both sides, so that Qingliu and Yandang are convinced that they are their own people!
Li Gang had already made preparations, and introduced to Zhao Huan: "Yang Shi's ancestral home is Hongnong Huayin. He was smart and studious when he was young, and he was known as a child prodigy."

"His family was once prominent, one of the five surnames and seven families. But it didn't bring him much help in the Song Dynasty. The key is that he was born in Guanzhong, and what he learned when he was young was Guan school."

Guan Xue was one of the famous schools in the Song Dynasty, and his reputation in the Song Dynasty was not that great.But in later generations, it is like a thunderbolt. Zhang Zai, the founder of Guan Xue, put forward the four sentences of Hengqu: "establish a heart for the world, establish a life for the people, inherit the knowledge of the past, and create peace for all generations." People don't know.

"When he became an adult, he traveled eastward to study in Luoyang, and studied with Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi. When he finished his studies and returned home, Cheng Hao saw him off and said, "My way is south."

I am going south!This is the highest rating.This means that Yang Shi has fully learned the true biography of Luo Xue created by Cheng Hao.

Li Gang praised this scholar who learned from the directors of Guan Xue and Luo Xue: "His talents and learning are profound, and even the King of Koryo has admired him for a long time. When the King of Koryo sent his envoy to Tokyo to congratulate him, he also made a special trip to condolences to Yang Shi. .”

Zhao Huan nodded, the more civilized the country is, the more it admires scholars.But even so, it shouldn't be recommended by the three chancellors at the same time.

A famous scholar is not necessarily an excellent official.What's more, an excellent official is not necessarily an outstanding planner.

Which party is the most money-making party in Song Dynasty?That is naturally a member of the Yuanfeng party.

Regardless of whether Wang Anshi's series of reforms caused people's suffering, when Yuanfeng's faction was in power, the Song Dynasty treasury had a huge surplus.

Including people like Song Huizong, who can rely on the state's legacy to fill the treasury, beat Xixia to kneel down, and even buy Yanyun back.

One can imagine the ability of Yuanfeng party members to make money.

Zhao Huan asked: "Could it be that Yang Shi is still proficient in the new learning created by Duke Wen?"

New Learning, also known as Jinggong New Learning, is the ideological theory that guides the reform.

If Yang Shi is still proficient in new learning, then he is too terrifying, and he will learn from the strengths of the three schools.

Sun Fu jumped out and said, "Reporting to the official family, Yang Shi has personally experienced a series of laws and decrees in Wengong's reform. But he has a lot of complaints about Wengong."

"Quite a criticism?" Zhao Huan frowned. It's not that he couldn't hear people criticizing Wang Anshi, but that Sun Fu dared to say that Yang Shi had an opinion on Wang Anshi in front of Zhao Huan. .I'm afraid it's extremely unpleasant to say, and I almost cursed.

"What did he say?" Zhao Huan asked.

Sun Fu replied: "Yang Shi once commented that the disaster of Jingkang was inspired by Wang Anshi."

Zhao Huan understood, no wonder Sun Fu recommended him to be a minister.

Literati like Sun Fu naturally dislike the reformist Wang Anshi. When they meet an ally who criticizes Wang Anshi, they will naturally draw him as an ally.

At the next moment, Zuo Xiangmei argued vigorously and said: "Officials, right minister, this is taken out of context. Yang Shi's original text is not evaluating Wen Gong. It is evaluating Cai Jing, the leader of the six thieves."

"En? Why is Cai Jing involved again?" Zhao Huan was surprised, this Yang Shi was stirring up the situation all by himself.

Mei Zhili said: "At the beginning of the official succession to the throne, Cai Jing's crimes were discussed. Yang Shi commented that Cai Jing had been in service for more than [-] years, and the country harmed the people, endangering the country. Don’t know the fundamentals.”

"Because Cai Jing, in the name of continuing to describe Shenzong, actually coerced Wang Anshi for personal gain, so he respected Anshi and gave him the king's title. Therefore, he concluded that the disaster of Jingkang was inspired by Wang Anshi."

"It's called criticizing rebel Wengong, but it actually derogates Cai Jing's implementation of the Wengong reform, and it loses its true colors."

Lost your true colors?

Zhao Huan asked: "He is very clear about the reform?"

Mei Zhili nodded, and said, "After all, Yang Shi personally experienced the Xining Reform led by Duke Wen, and he is very clear about the various reforms. It's just...he strongly opposed the reform. He advocated that there should be a department in the Ming Dynasty, and the laws of the ancestors should be written as a compendium. "

Zhao Huan couldn't help laughing, and asked, "So in the end, the minister recommended to me by all the ministers was actually a conservative minister who opposed the reform?"

Li Gang has always been tough, saying: "If Yang Shi is promoted to be a minister, he will be responsible for managing finances. His political views are not important, because the reforms are all under the responsibility of the prime minister. The key is that he has personally criticized a series of reforms by Duke Wen. He is well aware of the various measures. If he manages the finances, he will surely fill the treasury."

This shows Li Gang's character traits, he is too tough, and everyone else is a tool in his hands.Even his colleagues, he doesn't care about their political ideas and aspirations.

He only cared about how much help Yang Shi could provide him after he was promoted to be a minister.

The so-called person who knows a person best may not be himself, but his opponent.Since Yang Shi had criticized Xining's reform, he must have known Wang Anshi's various measures like the palm of his hand.

That is to say, it is not the Yuanfeng party members who are promoted to the position of minister, but the biggest existing enemy of the Yuanfeng party members!

(End of this chapter)