King of Song

Chapter 627
Once again, Wang Anshi was excited.

Without any refusal, he readily accepted Emperor Zhao Xu's edict and immediately set off to take office.

From Jiangning to Bianjing, the most comfortable way of transportation is to take the waterway, from Jiangning to Guazhou along the river.Then go north from Hangou, and enter Bianjing from Bianshui Canal.The boat ride is comfortable but takes a long time.

It is faster to travel by land in a carriage, but it usually takes eighteen days to ensure a certain degree of comfort, but this time, Wang Anshi only spent seven days.

Wang Xianggong, who is 60 years old, still has agile legs and feet, far surpassing many young people.It took [-] days to complete the journey in seven days, completely ignoring the suffering of the exhaustion of the horses and horses, which is enough to show the urgency in his heart.

For this alone, Wang Anshi was immediately criticized by others.Some people said that he was greedy for power, and that he couldn't wait to come to the post, not because he was loyal to the king's affairs, but because he was anxious to seize power.For this reason, some people wrote to impeach Wang Anshi, but Emperor Zhao Xu completely ignored it.On the contrary, Wang Anshi's coming so quickly just fit his wish. Now there are many problems in the Song Dynasty's government, and the matter is urgent and cannot be delayed for a moment.The sooner Wang Xianggong comes, the better. Zhao Xu has good expectations for him, and hopes that Wang Xianggong can surprise himself.

Wang Anshi himself didn't care about such rhetoric at all. The stubborn Wang Xianggong wanted to firmly believe that he was doing the right thing and walking well, and he was not afraid of people's words at all.Go your own way and let others say it. Wang Xianggong implements this maxim most thoroughly.

He rushed to Bianjing in a hurry, not for power!Is it right for Wang Anshi to be greedy for power?What he cares about is reform.

It's already May, and it's the time when the crops are in short supply, and the implementation of the Green Crop Law is the critical time, so what can we delay?As soon as one day arrives, the implementation can be started earlier, and the worries of the officials can be shared earlier.

Of course, Wang Anshi, who came in a hurry, also realized a situation. This time entering Bianjing, things are not easy.It's not just because I have been reviled before, but after becoming a prime minister again, I will inevitably have to be cautious and constrained in some things.

At the same time, the situation in the court has become more complicated.Now the Great Song Dynasty Hall is no longer simply a battle between the new party and the old party, but also involves a contest between the current officials and Qin Wang Zhao Zhao.

Zhao Zhao returned to the royal family and was crowned King of Qin. The whole country was shocked, and Wang Anshi naturally heard the news.

He was shocked at first, but also relieved.After all, he also came from the Renzong Dynasty, and he respected and loved Song Renzong very much.It is a good thing that he can have his own son and have blood inheritance. I believe that Emperor Renzong will be very pleased in the spirit of heaven.

But the next series of things made Wang Anshi a little worried.

Zhao Zhao became the King of Qin, and he still wants to control the military and political power in the Northwest?Emperor Renzong's will?Wang Anshi shook his head lightly. He also came from that era, and he also had a deep understanding of the turmoil caused by the crown prince of the Renzong Dynasty.Emperor Renzong would never have such a will, moreover!Even if it is relayed by the Empress Dowager, its authenticity cannot be easily questioned.

However, according to the country's laws and regulations, any edict without black and white letters cannot be regarded as an imperial edict.But under the insistence of the Empress Dowager, it was finally carried out.

Wang Anshi had served as Zhizhigao and prime minister. He knew very well that the appearance of King Qin would shake the throne of the current official family.Judging from the current situation, King Qin is a man with strategy and ambition, and he must have plans for the throne.

Now that the King of Qin controls the Northwest, and sits in Chang'an to confront the current officials, the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably be turbulent.

How did that happen?In this matter, Wang Anshi's attitude is a different kind of contradiction.

First of all, he believes that even though King Qin was the biological son of Emperor Renzong, he was living among the people.When Emperor Renzong died, it was reasonable for Zhao Zongshi to succeed to the throne as his adoptive son, and it was correct in terms of etiquette.Even if King Qin is back now, it cannot change the fact that Zhao Zongshi is the elder brother.Seniority is orderly, elder brother dies, nephew succeeds to the throne, as an emperor's uncle, he should surrender and assist his nephew with all his strength.

In his opinion, today's Great Song Dynasty can't stand the toss at all.From this point of view, he disagrees with King Qin Zhao Zhao's ambitions and some related actions.Now that the Great Song Dynasty is facing internal and external troubles, it is time to work together and not fight internally.

But at the same time, Wang Anshi saw hope in King Qin, an expectation to fulfill his dream.

Wang Anshi's ambition was very grand. When Zhao Xu said he wanted to be Emperor Taizong of Tang, he vetoed it outright and didn't take Li Shimin seriously.

He has always had an idea deep in his heart that the purpose of the reform is to enrich the country and strengthen the army.One day, the old environment of the Han and Tang Dynasties will be restored.Restore the vast territory at that time, and restore the glory of the Shangbang Dynasty at that time.

He had a plan for this!
The first step is to regain Hehuang, break the right arm of Xixia; then defeat Xixia, regain the northwest, and break the right arm of Liao; after that, deal with Liao with all our strength.Recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, and push the border of the Song Dynasty further north.If it is possible, come to Beihai to drink horses, and seal wolves to live in Xu.

Zhao Xu adopted Wang Anshi's suggestion, Wang Shao was the original executor, and the target was Hehuang.It's just that when it was first implemented, it was replaced by Zhao Zhao as the host.

Facts have proved that Zhao Zhao did a wonderful job.In just one year, half of Hehuang was won.Although it is only half of it, it is a strategic location.The most useful part of the entire Hehuang area is the lower reaches of the Huangshui River, especially Qingtang City, which has achieved strategic significance.And it took a lot less time than expected, at a small price, and was a huge success.

This has greatly advanced the time for fighting against Xixia, and also added many conveniences.In particular, Zhao Zhao took Lanzhou smoothly, which made the battle against Xixia a lot more convenient. He had already dealt with an advantageous position and had an unprecedented good start.

Wang Anshi believed that with King Qin's ability to go all out and given time, it was entirely possible to wipe out Xixia, and it was only a matter of time.

Then his grand wish may come true, which is something to be happy about and something to look forward to.

However, the contradictory relationship between King Qin and the current officials is really disturbing!Song Dynasty was completely unable to unify internal forces and could not cooperate sincerely.

In this case, according to the current rhythm, what is the final result?
The foreign war may fall short, and the internal affairs may also drag down the finances of the Song Dynasty, making the internal affairs a mess.Especially the reform, if it encounters a struggle for the throne, it will inevitably be blocked, or even die prematurely.Qin Wang Zhao Zhao clearly opposed the reform, which made Wang Anshi most helpless.

Internal affairs are unstable, how can the Song Dynasty talk about prosperity?At the same time, it will also give foreign enemies an opportunity to take advantage of it.The Great Song Dynasty may continue to decline, and may even fall apart in the midst of internal strife...

Wang Anshi's mood is such a contradiction, which is slightly different from other people's contradictions.He very much hoped that the current officials and King Qin could shake hands and make peace and cooperate with each other.But I also know that the possibility of this is very small, very small.

In this kind of matter, he is unwilling to stand in line.Wang Anshi is not greedy for power and position, so naturally there is no such thing as speculation. He just wants to do his own thing well and do his duty for Song Dynasty.

It doesn't matter what you say about the royal affairs, even if you are worried, there is nothing you can do!
Who would have thought that a small servant in the Jiangning Mansion would be Emperor Renzong's own son, would become the King of Qin, and would be so capable?
Speaking carefully, the current situation in the Song Dynasty is also related to itself.If I don't introduce him to the officials and let him participate in the investigation of the murder of the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, what will happen?

Perhaps, this is God's will to trick people!
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Wang Anshi returned to Bianjing and became prime minister again.

The Great Song Dynasty was shaken, and the officials of the old party were very disturbed.In the past few years, the degree of favor of the officials for Wang Anshi, the struggle between the new party and the old party, and the impact of the reform on the Great Song Dynasty?They all know what to do.

To some extent, Wang Anshi was like a nightmare figure to them.

Last year, with great difficulty, taking advantage of the drought, he was driven out of Bianjing with a picture of "Hungry and Starving Refugees". I didn't expect him to come back so soon.

In this way, there must be another change in the matter of the reform.The advantages that the old party has gained with great difficulty may be in vain.The Great Song Dynasty didn't know how to make it even more chaotic?How many people will be demoted?
Therefore, the old party officials generally did not have a good impression of Wang Anshi.Especially when he rushed to Bianjing within seven days, it was even more disturbing.

Officials of the old party also used various methods to impeach the opposition, but it had no effect at all.The officials didn't say anything before, but now they support Wang Anshi as always.Wang Anshi is prime minister again, and it is the general trend to seize power, and there is no way to stop it!

The old party officials were just depressed, but there were two people in Bianjing who were restless.

One is Zheng Xia, who used a picture and bet his life to pull Wang Anshi from the position of prime minister.It was inevitable for Wang Anshi to remember that he hated himself. He thought that he would never get better in the place where he was relegated from now on.Unexpectedly, he returned to Bianjing so soon, and the prime minister was in power again.

So, will he forgive himself?In the final analysis, Zheng Xia was just a humble little person. The reason why he was able to pull Wang Anshi down at the beginning was because of the support of all the officials.

To put it bluntly, he only became the representative of the striker by chance at the beginning, but it was actually the result of the joint efforts of all officials.Now that time has passed, he has become a small person again, without the support and protection of the officials.Isn't it easy for Wang Xianggong to deal with himself?

Therefore, upon hearing the news of Wang Anshi's return to Bianjing, Zheng Xia was in a state of intense panic.what to do?After panicking for a long time, Zheng Xia thought of his good friend Xu Rong, maybe he would have some good ideas!

When Zheng Xia hurried out, Lu Huiqing was wandering around her house.

Wang Anshi is back, and so fast!Before this, the officials did not disclose any information to themselves at all.After Wang Anshi came back, his status would inevitably be affected?

Not only that, in the past year, he really didn't respect Wang Anshi, and he was also very unfriendly to Wang Yu.Now that Wang Anshi is back, what is his situation...

(End of this chapter)