Cui Wenqing sat up straight suddenly, and asked with a straight face: "Brother Su, Prime Minister An Shi values me so much, and has helped me many times, I'm afraid it has other intentions, right?" ”

Su Shi smiled and said, "How could a smart person like Brother Wen Qing not guess the reason? I believe you already know the answer, but you just want to confirm it with me, and you can tell Brother Wen Qing that what you think is right. ”

Cui Wenqing's color changed when he heard this, and he smiled in surprise: "Wipe! Could it be that Prime Minister An Shi is really ready to reuse me to change the law? ”

Su Shi smiled and said: "Yes, Brother Wenqing's talent, Prime Minister An Shi has always admired and valued him, especially some of your whimsical ideas, which makes Enxiang have a feeling of raising fire in the dark night and suddenly opening up, and naturally regards you as a genius of law change." ”

After listening to Su Shi's explanation, Cui Wenqing felt a little crying and laughing.

Indeed, he has always been a supporter of reform, and he is also an unwavering supporter of the theory of reform and survival.

However, in the final analysis, the reform presided over by Wang Anshi was not thorough in terms of reform, and perhaps it should be said that Wang Anshi was limited by today's social conditions, and he could not be compared with him, a person who had traveled through time, in terms of vision.

To put it mildly, if Cui Wenqing is really allowed to change the law, and some of his theories are promoted, maybe Wang Anshi's faction will become conservatives.

Indeed, his thinking was too far ahead of his time.

When he talked to Su Shi in Fuzhou, Cui Wenqing also thought about using the law to make some merits, benefit the present generation, bless all generations, and avoid a similar tragedy in the Battle of Yashan without China.

However, when he really wanted to devote himself to changing the Fa, the resistance in it was really huge.

Speaking of many changes in ancient times, Shang Ying's changes made the Qin State rich, but the car cracked and died; Wu Qi changed the law to make the Chu State dominate the Six Kingdoms, but was killed by ten thousand swords through the heart, while Le Yi's change made the Yan State defeat the old enemy Qi State, and finally ended up with the fate of a guest living in the Zhao State.

It can be said that almost every reformer did not end well.

And the change led by Wang Anshi is now reluctantly advanced thanks to the support of the official Chen Hong, but the difficulties and hardships are many obstacles.

Is it cost-effective to hand over your fate to this change?

Seeing Cui Wenqing's brows suddenly furrowed, Su Shi's heart was slightly cold, but he asked with an unmoving expression on his face: "Brother Wenqing, do you still have any concerns?" ”

Cui Wenqing came back to his senses, but sighed lightly, and said solemnly: "Brother Su, this is a cliff road like walking on thin ice, and if you are not careful, you will fall to pieces." ”

Su Shi frowned slightly, and asked lightly: "Then according to Brother Wen Qing's meaning, do you want to stay out of the matter?" ”

"That's not the case!" Cui Wenqing shook his hand with a wry smile, and then said solemnly, "Since we want to change the law, it can be said that everyone is betting on their lives and political futures. ”

What Cui Wenqing said is the truth.

In his previous life, during the Northern Song Dynasty in ancient times, Wang Anshi's Xining reform was unrealistic, which caused a large deviation in the implementation of the imperial court's policies in local prefectures and counties.

Wang Anshi's benevolent government dedicated to the people was also deliberately misinterpreted as tyranny by local officials.

And some careerists, such as Lu Huiqing and so on, relied on political speculation in support of the new law, so as to gain Wang Anshi's trust and reuse, it can be said that at that time, the vast majority of the ministers who reused Wang Anshi's reform of the law were villains with bad conduct.

Therefore, it is normal for the new law to fail.

Cui Wenqing really wants to change Daqi, but this change is based on steady and far-reaching results, not the blind sacrifice of the defenders.

That's what matters.

Moreover, the policy of changing the law must be carried out on a large scale after a pilot project, and if it is like Wang Anshi's practice in the Song Dynasty, it will definitely not work.

Thinking of this, Cui Wenqing said in a deep voice: "Brother Su, please tell An Shi Xianggong a sentence on my behalf: I am willing to contribute to the change of the law and try to become strong, but the matter of changing the law is not so simple, and the theory without practice is completely unreliable, so I also ask An Shi Xianggong to put the country first and not be blindly impulsive." ”

Hearing Cui Wenqing's intentions to teach Wang Anshi some lessons, Su Shi was slightly displeased, after all, Wang Anshi had the grace of knowing him, and although the relationship between the two was that of master and apprentice, they were actually like father and son.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Su Shi thought that Cui Wenqing's words were also right.

In particular, the sentence that 'theory without practice is completely unreliable' made him fall into deep thought.

Perhaps, it is indeed time to have a good talk with Eun Xiang, Cui Wenqing's reminder is true.

For a while, the two of them had their own thoughts, and neither of them spoke, only the sound of the car moving forward.

I don't know how long I walked, Cui Wenqing suddenly heard a burst of screaming and wailing not far away, and before he could speak, Su Shi had already asked in a deep voice: "Coachman, what's going on outside?" ”

The coachman stopped the carriage in front of him with a "whoosh", and said in a deep voice: "Enlightened son, it seems that there is a group of beggars fighting in front, do you think we need to take a detour?" ”

Su Shi was groaning, and Cui Wenqing's heart moved, and he stood up and walked towards the outside of the carriage.

It can be seen that about 20 zhang away from the parking place of the carriage, there is a group of ragged beggars chasing and fighting, all holding wooden sticks and waving non-stop.

There were only a few people on the weaker side, and it was obvious that they were being chased and beaten by a large group of beggars, and an elderly beggar had even been violently kicked to the ground, wailing and crying out in pain.

Seeing this, Cui Wenqing suddenly looked awe-inspiring, and ordered to the driver: "Drive forward, are you still afraid of these gangsters at the feet of the Son of Heaven?" ”

The coachman looked frightened, and he didn't understand why Cui Wenqing knew that there were tigers in the mountains and favored the tiger mountains, but Su Shi, who followed closely, supported him unreservedly: "Brother Wenqing is right, this official wants to see where the ruffians and hooligans dare to make trouble on the outskirts of Luoyang City." ”

The coachman had no choice but to follow the order, and as soon as the carriage drove to the place where the beggars were beating, Cui Wenqing shouted and reprimanded: "Who is so bold that he dares to fight and make trouble here?" ”

When a beggar on the side heard this, he sneered and said: "Boy, the beggar gang is doing things here, and those who know each other will go away, if you are nosy, believe it or not, the uncle will beat your little white face together." ”

As soon as he heard the word beggars, Cui Wenqing suddenly remembered a person in his heart, and his expression flashed with an imperceptible gloom, and then he sneered and said: "What a beggar gang, it is really so majestic, even the laws of the court are not afraid, it seems that this is the so-called chivalry and martial arts!" ”

(End of chapter)