"Yaofu."

Coming out of the hall, Fan Chunren tidied up the placket that had been displaced by kneeling a little, and heard someone behind him calling his cousin.

When he turned around, he saw a short and fat official, it was Li Chang.

"Ah, the public choice."

Fan Chunren was not surprised that Li Chang would stop him.

Yesterday, he voted for Han Gang in the same hall, and Fan Chunren thought that Li Chang would come to him for something. If Li Chang didn't come, Fan Chunren would also visit him.

Fan Chunren and Li Chang were born in the same year, and at the same time they were also Jinshi in the first year of Huangyou [1049], and their political views were similar.

And last night, Sun Jue came to visit Fan Chunren and said a lot of things, which made Fan Chunren also want to talk to Li Chang, an old friend.

Supporting Han Gang this time, Fan Chunren said that he was not forced to do so, but after all, it was also due to the situation.

If it weren't for the fact that the old party was wiped out, the court would be full of new parties, and there would not have been a single murmur. In addition, Zhao Hao and Cai Qu rebelled, which involved a lot of people in the old party, and even Wen and Lu Zhi's generation couldn't stay out of the matter, how could they find Wang Anshi's son-in-law?

However, this is also Han Gang taking the initiative to provide an opportunity, otherwise it would be difficult to get in touch with him so easily.

Both sides have their own needs, so they hit it off.

"Yaofu should be at the inn tonight, right?" Li Chang asked.

Fan Chunren nodded, "If the public choice does not give up, tonight Chunren will sweep the courtyard, cook tea and wine, and wait for the public choice." ”

"I haven't talked to Yaofu for a long time, and today I should get drunk with complicity."

This is not a convenient place to talk, but after an appointment for a meeting at night, Li Chang took his leave and left.

Fan Chunren did not go out of the palace with him.

Fan Chunren arrived in the capital the day before yesterday, participated in the court push yesterday, and then went to the palace today to meet him, and the whole order was reversed.

After the meeting, it is normal to ask the right question, this is after the discussion between the Zaifu and the Queen Mother, and it must wait for a while.

Looking up at the spring drizzle outside the eaves, Fan Chunren still remembered Sun Jue's visit last night and talked about why he voted for Han Gang.

Fan Chunren got a letter from Fu Bi. And Sun Jue received a letter from Wen Yanbo, and it was Lu Xizhe, the son of Lu Gongzhu, who sent his son Lu Chewen to send it - Lu Xizhe was living in Beijing at this time, and Sun Jue had just visited him a few days ago.

It's really interesting.

Fu Bi has always valued Han Gang very much, and it is not surprising that he wrote to Fan Chunren, but Wen Yanbo and Lu Gongzhu have always been fighting with Han Gang.

Wen Yanbo and Han Gang used to have a legend in the old days that they had met with a smile and a grudge, but it was easy to say, but Lu Gongshu was difficult to understand, more than a year ago, after the first emperor stroked, Han Gang single-handedly drove Lu Gongzhu out of the capital.

Maybe in the eyes of outsiders, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, and even Lu Gong's writings, now just want to keep their children and grandchildren rich and noble, and the family will not fall, and they have long lost the sharpness of the past, but in the eyes of Fan Chunren and Sun Jue, this veteran and important minister has not yet exhausted the mountains and rivers to have a child in the future.

However, Sun Jue also said to Fan Chunren yesterday that this may be Lu Xizhe's own judgment. 'Don't be a master, don't say it privately', Lu Xizhe, who cares more about academics than being an official, has always held the attitude of winning over all families and choosing the good ones to take them. The day before yesterday, Sun Jue visited Lu Xizhe, and the two discussed the scriptures, and Lu Xizhe also used his views in qi science to debate with Sun Jue. He may not have the prejudice against Han Gang as the children of the Lu family.

The attitude of the patriarchs is one thing, and the thoughts of Li Chang and Sun Jue themselves are also very important.

Fan Chunren knew very well that Li Chang and Sun Jue were not people who would accept the assignments of the elders just for the benefit of the portal, just like himself, they still had the idea of staying away from the four words of the party.

So just last night, Fan Chunren directly asked Sun Jue why he accepted Wen Yanboxin's entrustment.

Sun Jue asked Fan Chunren rhetorically at that time, asking him how he felt the changes in the capital when he returned to Beijing after many years?

At that time, Fan Chunren's answer was that it was prosperous, but there was a lot more soot, and it was about to catch up with Yanzhou.

Yanzhou mostly uses coal, and in winter, the city is often plunged into smoke. Fan Chunren followed his father Fan Zhongyan to Yanzhou in the old years, and in addition to the tension of the surrounding environment, what he felt most deeply was the air that made people breathe.

After a few years, Fan Chunren returned to Beijing again, breathed the air of the capital, and the impression left by Yanzhou was immediately resurrected in his memory.

Originally, Fan Chunren thought that this was a personal feeling problem, and he just wanted to elicit Sun Jue's answer, but he didn't expect that Sun Juezheng wanted to say this.

The foul air in the capital, the increasing use of charcoal by the people, is only a part of it, and more is due to the expanding steel yards.

Sun Jue told Fan Chunren that last year's steel production was nearly five times that of a decade ago, and the imperial court had gained more than 3 million yuan from it. This does not take into account the cost of armor, weapons, etc.

The New Party attaches great importance to the steel industry, but in the current situation, they should not play as much of a role as Hangang. In particular, the large-scale expansion of steelmaking and ironmaking was after Han Gang took office as the superintendent of armaments.

From here, Han Gang can be said to be the main culprit of pollution in the capital. But as long as you think that a large part of the military strength of the Great Song Dynasty comes from the steel production that far exceeds that of the two captives in the northwest, and you can still maintain unprecedented peace of mind when you hear that the Liao people have entered the army, you can be relieved.

Fan Chunren took office in the Xinyang Army that year, and once went to see Han Gang, who was repairing the track in Fangcheng Mountain, once. Sun Jue also met Han Gang a few times. However, the feelings of the two of them towards Han Gang are still covered with a very thick veil, and they can't see through it at all.

Only one thing is certain, in the implementation of the new law, Han Gang, who has made great achievements, will never completely abolish the new law when he presides over the government in the future. Changing the law is the country, and now that the foundation of the new law has been formed, it is impossible for Han Gang to deny his previous efforts and restore the old ancestral law

However, the rest of the place, whether it is Han Gang's goals, or the endless methods, or the views of the old and new parties, are all unpredictable.

Relatively speaking, it is easiest to understand your own thoughts.

Sun Jue asked Fan Chunren last night what he thought of the new law.

After so many years, Fan Chunren, who has traveled through the prefectures and counties, has also seen a lot locally.

In his view, the implementation of the new law has both good and bad sides, and of course it will not be a moral policy cheered and encouraged by hundreds of millions of people, as the New Party said, but it cannot be completely denied.

If you come to preside over the government by yourself, you will only stay with those who are in line with your wishes, and go to those who are not in line with your wishes. Just because it is advocated by the New Party, it will not be completely hostile.

At least, the current service law is still much better than that of the past Yaqian service.

The only place where the errand law hurts the people is in front of the ya, even if the people are rich, they often go bankrupt in front of the ya. Although the employment law does not have the burden of the previous government, the fifth-class households, female households, and single-ding households that do not need to perform errand service are also required to pay.

Fan Chunren said to Sun Jue like this last night. In all fairness, the Servitude Law can be easily applied to all the people with only a slight amendment, while the Servitude Law is a serious accumulation of defects that are difficult to return.

Therefore, in the matter of the new law, he will not find common ground with Han Gang.

In addition, there is the question of new learning.

The dispute over Taoism is the main reason why Wang Anshi and Han Gang Weng's son-in-law are incompatible.

Although many members of the old party, including Sun Jue and Fan Chunren, have other opinions on Jingyi, compared with Xinxue, who has controlled the path of scholars' promotion, Qixue, who is in a weak position, is still a more suitable target for support.

Maybe Han Gang will preside over the court in the future, and he will also learn from Wang Anshi to take private learning as an official school, but now after all, there is no one. Moreover, Qi science has not yet spread in the south, and if the northern scholars can study it one step earlier, they may be able to surpass the southerners in terms of the number of jinshi in the future.

The spring drizzle washed the bluestone ground in front of the hall, and the clear chill that floated up from the ankles could be felt, no worse than the biting winter rain, but Fan Chunren still felt that he was wearing less clothes today.

You should wear more of it. Fan Chunren thought. Plus, maybe it's been too long to stand here.

"Fan Shiji, it turned out to be here."

One of the chamberlains called out from afar, and then hurried over, looking at the anxiety on his face, it was obvious that he had been looking for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Fan Chunren turned around and asked.

"Please go to the Chongzheng Hall quickly, it's almost the turn of the servant."

"So fast?"

Fan Chunren was surprised. Even if you stay for too long, it won't be so fast.

Isn't there much that the Queen Mother needs to discuss with the two governments and important ministers today?

Just thinking about it, Fan Chunren's feet had already moved, and he followed the chamberlain to the outside of the Chongzheng Palace.

When he walked over, Fan Chunren saw Li Ding, Lu Jiawen and others, and even the imperial history Zhongcheng and the three envoys entered and reported to the queen mother about the important affairs in their respective offices today, if the order of today's meeting was the same as usual, the discussion between the queen mother and the zai fu would have been over long ago. It seems that it has been delayed for a long time.

After being known outside the palace, Fan Chunren didn't wait too long, and was immediately recruited into the palace.

To Fan Chunren's surprise, there was also a Zaifu left in the palace - Han Gang.

Fan Chunren held a little doubt in his heart and saluted the Queen Mother behind the screen.

"Fan Qing sat down and spoke first."

Xiang gave Fan Chunren a seat to the Empress Dowager first, and seemed to value him very much.

"When I was young, I heard people talk about the famous appearance of this dynasty, and I knew that Fan Wenzheng's loyalty was true. Not to mention that Fan Wenzheng ignored it several times, and advised Emperor Renzong on the table. Even if it is a Western thing, it also depends on Fan Wenzheng. If it weren't for the father of the Qing family guarding Kansai, the Xiyu would not have been blocked out of Hengshan back then,"

There is no meanness in the legends of the old party, nor is there no lack of insight in another statement, Fan Chunren doesn't know if this is a misjudgment after the Queen Mother praised her deceased father and was excited in her heart, but now that he hears the Empress Dowager Xiang praise her deceased father so much, he really feels that she is a rare wisdom among women.

hurriedly got up to thank him, and Fan Chunren's eyes were already sour.

When Fan Chunren returned to his seat, he asked the Queen Mother again: "I heard that Fan Qing and Han Qing are also related?" ”