Yes, yes.

The so-called state is, the rules of national politics, the Son of Heaven, the prime minister, and the doctors.

There is a state of justice, and there is a punishment for politics. Those who violate the law are like the law, and those who violate the country are naturally expelled from the court.

In the ten years of Xining, the New Party used the word 'national is' to kill how many oppositionists?

After Yuanfeng, the New Party used the word 'national is' again, so how many opponents were silent?

Needless to mention, the Queen Mother herself can count a lot.

When Han Gang said that the Liao State tore up the covenant for what was the matter, and it was the state to enter the country one after another, the reason for this was that the Empress Dowager Xiang did not understand.

Just as he was about to ask, Lu Jia jumped out of the question, "The husband's family is in charge of politics, and people are customary, and the first king will be punished; Changing the wind and becoming elegant, the poet is also stabbed. The only likes and dislikes of the imperial court are to determine the country, clarify the court, and the country is prosperous. The south was destroyed and the Western Regions were fixed, the Western Xia was destroyed and the Northern Liao was defeated; Lu Jia asked and glanced at Han Gang, "If the first emperor did not determine the country in the past, inherited the old law of the ancestors, and enriched the fallacy of Han, humiliated and forbearant, and did not say anything about military affairs, how could Han stand here when he participated in politics?" ”

Lu Jia's words were like a storm, crackling towards Han Gang.

But what he said is indeed reasonable, without Wang Anshi's new law and without the promotion of the first emperor Emperor Xizong, where would Han Gang have a chance to get ahead? There are too many talented people in history.

"That's true." It was impossible for Han Gang to deny it with a clear conscience, and said to the Queen Mother, "The country set by the first emperor and Wang Pingzhang back then is all kinds of new laws, all in all, it is just four words of restoration and strength. Today's ministers can stand on the vertical arch hall, which really depends on this. ”

The Queen Mother waited calmly, there must be a turning point after Han Gang, Lu Jia asked and said, "Since you ......"

"But the law of the moment should be used for the moment!" Han Gang's voice increased suddenly, and he cut off Lu Jia's words, "The law of the ancestors, at the beginning of the country, the ancestors persisted in leveling the countries and determining the world. When he was in Renzong, it was difficult to cope with the changes, and then he held on to the defects, and when the first emperor ascended the throne, he was almost terminally ill, so there was a change in the law. When the first emperor ascended the throne, the exterior was peaceful, but the inside was decadent, the soldiers were unbearable, the wealth was insufficient, the western thieves were rampant, and the northern captives were looking at them. Seeing this, the first emperor promoted the virtuous and used the new method to make the soldiers fine and sufficient in a few years, and then level the toe and destroy the Western Xia. If you have 3,000 tigers, you can reach the Western Regions. With tens of thousands of elite soldiers, it is possible to stop the northern captives, which is the work of the new law. But now that the country is out of date, it is time for a change. ”

"What does it mean to be out of place?!" Lu Jiawen immediately retorted, "Han said this because the country is prosperous?!" Because the four Yi are afraid of obedience?! Because the country is rich?! Because the people live in peace?! ”

A series of rankings made Han Gang's words extremely weak.

"Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a time; Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain. Although the current national situation is prosperous, there are many hidden dangers, and if we do not make up for it in time, it will inevitably be in danger of Xining in the future. May I ask Lu Sansi, the law of the ancestors is remnant of the people? ”

Lu Jiawen stared at Han Gang deeply, but showed a smile: "The law of the ancestors has been inherited for five generations. It's just that because the state affairs were initially decided, Fang Bao was incomplete and inherited it. And since Taizu to the present, fortunately the saints have been diligent in political affairs, and they have been blessed by heaven to ensure peace. In the past, Ping Zhangjin also said in the first emperor Shuzhong, 'When Lai Feiyi Di Chang was blazing, there were no changes in Yao and Tangshui drought, so there was nothing in the world, too much for a hundred years. Although it is said to be personnel, it is also God's help. Gai Lei saints one after another, looking up to the sky, fearing people, being generous and frugal, loyal and forgiving, so he was helped by heaven. ’”

Han Gang raised his eyebrows, and he didn't expect Lu Jia to ask Wang Anshi to blow the horn of changing the law, and memorize it so well.

According to Wang Anshi's statement in the excerpt, the law of the ancestors should have been thrown into the garbage heap a long time ago, it was wrong from the beginning, the emperor and the Song Dynasty could enjoy peace for a hundred years, it was the emperors who were diligent and loved the people, and they attracted the help of God.

This is a standard black and white, which directly denies the effect of the law of the ancestors, and attributes it to the diligence and thrift, respect for heaven and fear of people since the founding of the country. It is also because it is precisely when the two parties are contending, of course, it is impossible to affirm the purpose that the other party adheres to, and they will only be beaten to death with a stick, and naturally there will be no room for the existence of dialectics.

But what is even more unexpected is that Lu Jiawen dared to directly attack the remnants of the ancestors. It's really desperate. Now that he can dismiss his words, he turns his head, except for a few people, the vast majority of imperial historians are impossible to sit idly by.

Han Gang was calm: "Xining has been ten years, and natural disasters are frequent. Since the change of Yuan Yuanfeng, the wind and rain have been smooth until today. There are occasional disasters, but it's just a journey. A few years ago, the land and Liao were ceded, but a few years later, the northern captives were allowed to return without success, and the difference between the front and back was not for a reason? ”

What is the four fears, the country is prosperous, the people live in peace, and the country is rich, this is God's help!

And no matter what the reason is, the land cutting did happen when Wang Anshi was the prime minister, which he couldn't get rid of. Han Gang did not explicitly accuse Wang Anshi of this matter, but the country's situation was not good and he could not help the Son of Heaven avoid shame, either it was Wang Anshi's own problem, or God did not give face. So now that the situation is better, isn't it God's fault?

However, the argument of the palace is by no means reasonable.

"Renzong has no Yao, and the change of soup water and drought, why is he trapped in Eryu?" Lu Jia asked rhetorically.

Han Gang was about to speak, but he didn't watch out for Pu Zongmeng preemptively said: "Participating in politics first made meritorious contributions to the West, and then pacified the south, but it was all in Xining." ”

What a good assist. It turned out that Han Gang didn't like Pu Zongmeng, but today he was going to be impressed.

Han Gang continued: "Although Han Gang has a little work, he doesn't dare to take credit. The situation of the two captives in the northwest is not comparable to that of the small countries in the south and the Tibetan tribes. What's more, whether it is to pacify Xiqiang or to exterminate Jiaozhi, it is only by relying on Tuntian and the transportation of various roads that it can support the army to go on the expedition. By the time of the destruction of Western Xia, it had already used the power of the whole country after two years of abundance. The strength of the Liao State is ten times that of the Western Xia, and there is no accumulation of ten years, so how can we attack Liao? ”

Lu Jia asked rhetorically: "The army of the Northern Captives has already knocked on the pass, do you still have to take a look at the warehouse before deciding whether to fight or not?" ”

"Politics! Lu Qing's family! Empress Dowager Xiang finally couldn't help but stop the quarrel between the two sides.

Han Gang and Lu Jia stopped asking and apologized.

Han Gang breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to finish his words seriously, without arguing first, and letting the queen mother bounce and suppress, he couldn't do it at all. It must be a few words, and someone will come out to refute it.

Empress Dowager Xiang said to Han Gang: "Please also participate in politics and say, why is it the reason why the Liao people have repeatedly entered the country?" ”

"Fang Jinguo is, it is to change the law to become strong, it is to enrich the country and strengthen the army, so that in the future, he will no longer be trapped in Siyi and recover the homeland of the Han family. However, the Liao people were afraid that China was becoming stronger and stronger, and they were afraid that it would be difficult to resist the heavenly soldiers in the future, so they tried every means to advance the war. or secretly assisted the Western Xia, or took the initiative to invade the south, or lured the official army to the north, as long as one of them succeeded, the time to attack Liao would be delayed a lot. ”

"Isn't it time to cut Liao?" Xiang asked the Queen Mother.

"The minister has written many times to state this matter. And the trouble of the Emperor and Song Dynasty is not on the outside but on the inside, and the top priority is not to cut Liao, but to calm the people. ”

"Will there be chaos in the country?" The Queen Mother was shocked.

"Your Majesty." Lu Jiawen immediately said loudly, "Han Gang is making alarmist words, wanting to disturb the Sacred Heart with trouble. ”

Today, Lu Jiaqing is the most positive, and the words of others such as Zhang Dian and Zeng Xiaokuan seem to have let him say it alone.

And the Empress Dowager Xiang obviously didn't like Lu Jia's enthusiasm, and her tone was unhappy: "Lu Qing, and I will talk about it after listening to what Han said about politics." ”

Lu Jiawen glanced at Han Gang, bowed his head and apologized again, and then retreated into the class.

Now the Queen Mother has no obvious intention of pulling the bias, if she rushes too far forward and angers the Queen Mother, it will be bad.

Without interference, Han Gang continued: "Old Dan Youyun: Governing a big country is like cooking small fresh. In the eyes of the minister, governing the country is like healing people. Doctors and people must first treat life-threatening serious diseases, and then minor diseases such as headaches and brain fevers. If a soldier is injured in battle, one is injured in the fingers, and the other is injured in the waist and ribs, then the military doctor will definitely treat the waist and rib injuries first, and then go to bandage the fingers. The same is true for governing the country, and we must first distinguish priorities and solve the most critical crux.

At the beginning of the first emperor's practice, the national budget was useless, the soldiers were unbearable, and thieves were rampant, which was a serious illness that urgently needed to be diagnosed and treated. Therefore, the first emperor used green seedlings and exemption from military service to help the country, and trained soldiers with soldiers and weapons to protect the armor and law to secure the country. Now that the country is prosperous, it has not yet been able to take the Liao State lightly, and although the population is large, the annexation is increasing day by day. The ministers looked at this trouble, far more than the northern captives. Without enough land and food, how can we feed hundreds of millions of people? It is important to know that after three generations, China may have been endless, but it has not been wiped out by barbarians, and there are only examples of death due to civil strife. ”

The main contradiction in today's Great Song Dynasty is the contradiction between the increasingly multiplying population and the slow-growing food rations.

What Han Gang wanted to say, Wang Anshi and Lu Jia asked clearly.

Han Gang had said a lot about the population expansion and the contradictions between rations and land earlier. In his capacity, his assertion was indeed valued by the mainstream at the time, and even liked by the New Party, and at the court level, many people used this remark as an excuse for foreign expansion. But listening to Han Gang's statement now, it will most likely be a tool for Qi Science and Xinxue to compete in the future.

So Lu Jiawen couldn't help but refute: "Empty words, no evidence." In the territory of the Emperor and Song Dynasty, there are many no-man's places, how can there be a shortage of land? ”

"The territory of the Emperor and Song Dynasty, how many hills, how many slopes, and how many deserts? How much is the bitter cold and miasma land? Although the land of the Great Song Dynasty is vast, the land that can support the people and be suitable for cultivation is only two or three out of ten. In the past three years, the national middle school household registration has not changed much because there are hidden households fleeing from Ding. However, the number of young sons born in the capital is 10% more every year than the previous year. ”

"In the field register, non-Ding women and children are not counted. I don't know this, what is the evidence? ”

"There is evidence from the books of the Guarantee Red Bureau. In order to avoid taxes, the hidden households do not know how many, such as mosquitoes on the riverside, they can't be caught and investigated. In order to keep the young son safe, no one dares to save a dose of cowpox, and how many rich and noble families and temples will pay for medicine and donations, and the children of ordinary people often can plant pox in the Baochi Bureau without any money, so no one escapes. In terms of whether the numbers are credible, the records of the Bureau of Conservation are far better than the books. ”

Xiang nodded to the Queen Mother again and again, "The words of participating in politics are reasonable!" I can still figure it out! ”

When the Queen Mother spoke like this, it was inconvenient for her to come out to refute Han Gang, and it was even more inconvenient for her to mess around. Wang Anshi and Lu Jiawen all remained silent, just like Zeng Xiaokuan and Zhang Dian before.

"So, how many young sons are there who go to the Red Bureau to get pox?" The Queen Mother asked curiously.

"Back to the Queen Mother, last year in Kaifeng Prefecture, the number of pox was more than 123,900, an increase of one-tenth from the previous year's 110,000. The 123,000 newborn children in the capital also account for more than 10% of the total population. If this rate is maintained every year, it will take seven years, and the population of the capital will double. ”

"Not ten years?" The Queen Mother asked in wonder.

"No, every year it's an increase from the previous year that has already been added, so it's only seven years."

Lu Jia asked but laughed, "How can the living people in the world live and not die?" Only counting life, not death, the world has long been overcrowded. Han Senzheng is famous for his arithmetic, how can he even do such a simple arithmetic wrong? ”

"There will be no fewer people passing away in Jingshi every year, but no matter how many there are, can there be 123,000? One out of eight people in Kaifeng has one out of one million soldiers and civilians dead? ”

After blocking Lu Jia's question, Han Gang continued, "If there are 50 million men, women, and children in the middle school at the beginning, after seven years, it will be 10,000, 14 years later, 20,000, and 21 years later, 40,000. "Even in these twenty-one years, all the first fifty million have died, and half of the thirty-five thousand born in twenty-one years have died, and there are ten thousand and seven hundred and seventy-five million." What's more, it is impossible to die at all. ”

A natural growth rate of 100 per 1,000, which is of course impossible. This calculation method is too problematic, but with the exact number, it is chilling.

"With so many mouths, how do you make them live and work in peace?"