Wang Anshi is a scholar of Zhaowenguan University; Wang Shao is a senior minister; Chapters is a straight college; Because Lu Huiqing is a recent resurgence, he is also responsible for the position of Jixian School Manager.

The Great Song Dynasty left and right, and the court officials who were valued by the Son of Heaven, and even the Beijing officials, would bring a literary position to them. Han Gang now has a Jixian school manager, and he has finally confirmed to the outside world how much he is valued.

However, since Han Gang locked the hall, there has not been a dispatch yet. Zhao Ji did not make it clear whether Jixian School Manager was a fictitious title or a formal position, and it must be confirmed. He bowed down and thanked: "Your Majesty has given me, and the minister is grateful." However, the minister is not good at literature, so he really dare not be a ......."

"This is a post, not a museum job."

The post is a part-time job, while the library job is a full-time position. Han Gang knew that he was talented and shallow, and he needed a literary title, but it was inconvenient to go to the Chongwen Academy to sort out articles and files, and Zhao Ji also understood this, so he pointed out that this was a post.

Han Gang was relieved and thanked the Son of Heaven for his gift. By this time it was getting late. Zhao Ji said for an afternoon, and he looked a little tired. Han Gang saw it clearly, so he planned to retire first.

But Zhao Ji said, "I have read the papers on the palace exam several times in the past two days. Talking about the military and political affairs of Xihe and Qin Feng is very penetrating, and it can also be seen that Han Qing is very attentive in Western affairs. ”

"Your Majesty begs for bluntness, and the minister does not dare to hide anything, as far as he knows."

Zhao Ji nodded leisurely: "Even so, I hope Han Qing can 'do everything he knows'." ”

Han Gang lowered his head slightly, and Zhilu said that after an afternoon, he finally arrived at the play. turned the simple audience into a court pair, and it seems that he has a good impression of the Son of Heaven today: "...... Dare to ask His Majesty to ask, the minister should know everything, and say everything. ”

"The new law has been in place for five or six years now, and the results are there, but the opposition has never stopped. I don't know what Han Qing thinks? ”

Sure enough, it was still the case. ’

Han Gang had no intention of saying more about the new law, the emperor was not a stupid person, and his inclination was too obvious, so he would inevitably be suspected of 'hiding from each other'. If you want to help Wang Anshi speak in the future, in the mind of the Son of Heaven, you can't stand on a fair stand. It is necessary to shift the focus of Zhao Ji's attention to the topics that he can say and are convenient to say. But since the Son of Heaven asked, he had to give a definite answer.

After organizing the language a little, Han Gang said: "Shang Ying changed the law, those who stepped over six feet will be punished, and those who abandon the ashes will be punished, how can the Qin people not complain?!" ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, he said that it was not the one who changed the law. Walking six feet and abandoning ashes on the road, such trivial things are punished, and they are all harsh policies that have been criticized and rotted by Confucianism in the past dynasties.

But Zhao Ji thought it through, Han Gang's sentence was just the vertical and horizontal technique of Shangcheng Su and Zhang. Followed the words: "But Qin is prosperous because of this." ”

"Your Majesty is right!" Zhao Ji received it just right, so that Han Gang could also go on and say, "The reason why the Qin people were able to annex the six countries and dominate the world was because of the law of the Shang monarch. And Shang Ying's strict legislation and nothing can be done, so how can it keep the roads clean? That was to make the Qin people accustomed to obeying orders in their daily lives, and they did not dare to follow military orders after going into battle. ”

He saw Zhao Ji nodding and thinking deeply, and said further: "In fact, in this palace, there are also people who are as strict as Shang Ying's legislation. ”

Zhao Ji was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately asked, "Where is this person?!" ”

Han Gang arched his hand: "The minister has heard that in recent years, there have been no cicadas in the palace in the summer, I don't know what to do?" ”

Zhao Ji suddenly relaxed, changed his appearance and smiled: "This is the work of the palace marshal Song Shouyu." ”

Song Shouyue, since he became the palace marshal in the second year of Xining, he has greatly rectified the palace front division and the army guarding the capital and the palace, and the orders are strict. He even ordered the army to drive all the intellectuals in the palace out of the palace in the summer. If he hears a scream, it will be a meal of sticks and rods. There are many rumors in the capital that Song Shouyue hated the sound of cicadas, so he had this order.

"In the humble opinion of the ministers, is Song Dianshuai an evil cicada? It is to teach the soldiers a lesson, so that the armies will not dare to disobey the military orders. Han Gang accentuated his tone, "Song Dianshuai's way of acting is in the same vein as Shang Jun's legislation. ”

Zhao Ji nodded: "I also asked Song Shouyue that day, and he said, 'In the army, orders come first. His Majesty the General Soldier of the Minister's Chengping Palace, and he didn't believe his orders, so he lived in order to catch cicadas'. ”

"The cicadas can't help but chirping, but Song Dianshuai can go there. If there is an order under His Majesty in the future, how dare the armies disobey?! Han Gang asserted loudly.

"Sure enough, it's 'the wise men of the world, who see and hear the same thing.'" Song Shouyue also said the same. Zhao Ji smiled and said: "If he hears it, he should use Han Qing as a confidant." ”

"Song Dianshuai leads the world's forbidden army, how can he be compared to Weichen." Han Gang said modestly, the momentum in the previous paragraph has been achieved, and it is time to get to the point: "The merchant monarch forbids the ashes, and the palace marshal stops the cicadas, aren't these two things harsh." But Qin is prosperous because of this, and now the forbidden army, His Majesty can also be like an arm, which is the work of the two laws. Therefore, it can be seen that the law does not distinguish between good and evil, and it must be used at the right time and according to its momentum. ”

“…… But how can the situation be determined? Zhao Ji frowned, thought carefully for a while, and raised his head to ask.

With this question, Han Gang knew that the Son of Heaven had already been persuaded by most of them. His argument is actually a bit far-fetched, but citing the example around Zhao Ji as proof, the persuasiveness is greatly increased.

"The art of the Shang monarch, when fighting for the Six Kingdoms, is a good law. After reaching the world, it is an evil law. The order of the Song Dianshuai, if in wartime, when the army is uncertain, it will definitely cause a mutiny; And in today's time of peace, it is a good strategy to teach soldiers a lesson. Whether the good or evil of the Fa follows the current situation or not should be evaluated in terms of its purpose and result. As in the case of new legislation, it is a trade-off of pros and cons and is enforceable. ”

"From Han Qing's point of view, do the new laws follow the times?"

Of course, Han Gang can't say yes or no directly, he must start from the field he is most familiar with: "The two laws of losing and changing the city are implemented in the capital and southeast, and the ministers have no way of knowing, so they dare not speak falsely." However, in Qinfeng and Xihe, the two methods of armor protection and generals make the army and the people war; The two laws of convenience and exemption from military service make the head of Qianshou live in peace; Farmland and water conservancy in Gongzhou silt and irrigate thousands of hectares of fertile land, all of which Han Gang has seen with his own eyes......"

Han Gang narrated what he had seen and heard in Kansai, and the content was of course much richer than the palace trial questions of less than 2,000 words. Although this discussion is inevitably biased towards the new law, it is reasonable and can be regarded as a fair argument, which makes Zhao Ji very appreciative. At least there is a lot more confidence in the implementation of the new law in the northwest region.

Zhao Ji values Han Gang very much, and the young official who can bring him so much harvest is now Han Gang alone. In the past three years, Han Gang's various exploits have only been sent away by Dr. Taichang and Jixian School. Just like a tenant recruited by the family, who only keeps half of the harvest of the other tenants, but can provide five or ten times the rent, what tenant will not like? If the courtiers in the country are like Han Gang, it will be difficult for the four Yi guests to obey.

However, the return is indeed a little meager. Learn to become a dragon and tiger art, sell it to the emperor's family, fortunately, if you are a virtuous person today, you can sell it. If it is placed in the Warring States and troubled times, such a payment will not be able to retain talents.

After being an emperor for five or six years, Zhao Ji has long understood that no one will be loyal to him for no reason. In order for a courtier to continue to serve the kingdom, he must be properly rewarded. This is the basic rule that must be observed in order to maintain the stability of the country. And putting talented courtiers in the right positions will inevitably get the best rewards.

It's just that it's difficult to give Han Gang a proper return.

At the level of court officials, the grade of the official is no longer very important. is like Wang Anshi, who is now the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, far inferior to Wen Yanbo, Han Qi and others who are state officials outside, but who can say that he is not the prime minister of the courtesy?

It's the seniority that counts!

And Han Gang's seniority is too shallow. The time of being an official is only three years. If you want to use it for an important position in the DPRK and the central government, and give it the title of 'power dispatch', there are still one or two levels behind.

At the beginning, Wang Anshi set up the Regulations Department of the Three Divisions, and Lu Huiqing, Zeng Bu, Zhang Dian and others were suddenly promoted. But when they were called newcomers, they had actually been officials for more than ten years, and their qualifications as jinshi were old. If you want to arrange Han Gang, who has only three years of seniority, in a high position, it is easy in Hahuang, but it is difficult in other regions, and it is even more difficult in Korea.

It is of course unfair to have merit but not to be rewarded. Those who are not in the rank can be promoted to a high position, but there will inevitably be people who cite this as an example in the future. At that time, no one will mention the credit or anything, and you will only see that you can be promoted to a high-ranking official in the court after three years of being in the office.

But there is no need to tell Han Gang himself about this matter, after Qionglin Yuan is over, discuss it with Wang Anshi, and it will not be too late to mention it.

"The Qing family can be a lot, I also want to see the Qing family." When it was finally time for the court to end, Zhao Ji instructed Han Gang in the end, and he looked quite reluctant, "When Zhang Zai was in the capital, I said this to him, but unfortunately he resigned soon. ”

"The family teacher is rooted in the way of heaven and man, and has no intention of being on the road of eunuchs. However, teaching and preaching is also to educate talents for the country. "Han Gang himself standing here, of course, is the best evidence." Recently, the Jingyi Bureau edited and revised the scriptures, traced the origin of the scriptures, and changed the old interpretations of the Han and Tang dynasties. Han Gang is not talented, and he is willing to protect his family teacher to enter the Jingyi Bureau, no matter whether he deletes and revises, annotates and paraphrases, he should not be disgraced by the court and worthy of His Majesty. ”

By coincidence, Zhao Ji mentioned Zhang Zai. Han Gang will not let go of this opportunity. He wants to nominate Zhang Zai to the court, even if he can't be an official, he must occupy a position in the Jingyi Bureau that will be established recently.

Although Han Gang was about to marry Wang Anshi's daughter, and Fang Cai spoke to help the New Party as much as possible. However, academically, it is impossible for him to be on Wang Anshi's side. Although Yidao is good, if Qi Xue cannot be placed above the court, Han Gang will not be able to agree. At this point, he will never compromise!

Zhao Ji was groaning, unable to make a decision for a while.