Chapter 738: The Bad Minister's Father-in-Chief, Come On

It has been five days since the news of Luoyang reached Lanzhou, of course, with the current means of communication, it is absolutely fast, but in these five days, it has been completely chaotic.

On the day of the Tengu Eclipse Day, the gunpowder factory exploded, and then officials from all over the country successively played on the matters of floods, droughts and locust plagues, saying that the people's livelihood was poor, the world was in turmoil, and the people were overwhelmed and displaced...... The spearhead is naturally Wang Anshi.

Including several other ministers, they were also affected.

Bao Zheng, who is known as a clear name, is also said to be a corpse vegetarian meal, doing nothing, if there is still a little face, he should resign immediately, as for Sima Guang and Han Jiang, they were also blamed, and the scolding was even more ugly.

said that Han Jiang was a butcher and executioner, and Sima Guang was a villain who collected money, and he had today's status by relying on the powerful, and some people even ridiculed Sima Guang, saying that he was An Lushan who recognized his godmother indiscriminately!

Frankly speaking, although Sima Guang is older than Wang Ningan, and the apprenticeship is impulsive, but since the apprenticeship, Wang Ningan has taught Sima Guang a lot of things, how to be a scholar, how to be an official, and how to manage money...... Among the many disciples, Sima Guang is the one who is most like Wang Ning'an.

Smart, down-to-earth, scheming, able to seek the country, but also to seek a career, although the master and apprentice are halfway monks, but compared to others are no worse.

Wang Ningan ran to the northwest, and Sima Guang was his spokesperson in the capital.

was said to be Yang Guifei and An Lushan, which is really ugly!

None of the four ministers ran, and many people understood that a storm was coming again.

"This capital, I can't stay!" The drunkard Ouyang Xiu lamented: "I thought that Erlang would take away the Qiying Club and Wen Yanbo's gang, and it would stop a little, and everyone could concentrate on doing things, why is it even more chaotic than before?" ”

Ouyang Fa helped his father rub his legs, Ouyang Xiu had the disease of quenching thirst, although he was very careful, but when it was cold, his hands and feet were still cold, Ouyang Fa carefully rubbed his father's legs, relaxing his muscles and invigorating his blood.

"Dad, the common people often say that there are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is called the king. Wang Ye and Wen Xianggong they left, without these gods pressing, the monkeys below jumped up, they were forced to this time, and pointed the finger at a few Xianggong, I think they want to overthrow the new law in one go. ”

Ouyang Xiu agreed with his son's judgment, and his heart became even more irritable.

Lao Ouyang is a very rational and somewhat idealistic person.

He actually doesn't like Wang Anshi's style very much, he is indomitable, desperate, impatient, and eager to poke a hole in the sky, especially Wang Anshi's often said that the ancestors are not enough, and the sky is not enough to be afraid, which makes Ouyang Xiu's heart tremble.

In the original history, Ouyang Xiu, including the good student Su Shi, were all figures belonging to the cold and summer faction, they realized the crisis and supported the change of the law, but the change of law touched too much, and they turned conservative.

This seemingly rational choice was despised by the characters of the two factions together and joined forces to rectify it.

In history, Su Shi has been constantly rectified, and even rolled to the ends of the earth, which is the reason.

However, in this life, Su Shi has completely become his brother-in-law's horse boy, he doesn't have the heart to pick the lead by himself, and he comes out alone to fight with the old and new factions, and it is not his turn to make a move.

As for Ouyang Xiu, the old master is still very idealistic, but he also knows that life and death are fighting, interests are fighting, and idealists are never allowed to survive!

His old master was slandered by others for such unbearable things, if it weren't for Wang Ning'an's help, his reputation would have been ruined.

This time, the tengu eclipse, the gunpowder factory exploded, and then floods and droughts in various places followed...... It seems that it is completely calculated, and it is bound to take down Wang Anshi in one fell swoop, and it is not ruthless!

"Fa'er, are you talking about these things a coincidence?"

Ouyang Fa said: "Dad, the child has studied in the Royal Academy, the so-called Tiangu Eclipse Day, can be calculated, this Mr. Su Songsu knows best, there are floods, droughts and locust plagues in various places, and it is not difficult to launch them together, the only thing that is strange is the explosion of the gunpowder factory." The child heard that it was because of the Tengu Eclipse Day, and the craftsmen of the gunpowder factory were frightened, and in a hurry, the operation was improper, which caused a catastrophe! ”

Ouyang Fa said again: "Dad, this time the explosion killed and injured, so many people, blood flowed like a river, corpses and bones everywhere, it was extremely miserable, and even the palace was shaken." The child thinks it should be a coincidence, right? Otherwise, otherwise, those people are too mad and outrageous! ”

Ouyang Xiu shook his head lightly and lamented: "After so many years, my father has long disbelieved in the goodness of human nature, and I only saw two feet of mud when I came out of the water, let's look at it!" ”

Ouyang Xiu hesitated for a long time, and then said: "Fa'er, go back to the northwest too, let Erlang arrange a position for you, start as a junior official, be honest and conscientious, and don't get involved in the disputes in the court." ”

"The child obeys." Ouyang said: "Dad, do we need to write a letter to King Xiliang and tell him about the capital?" ”

"Hahaha." Ouyang Xiu waved his hand again and again, "If you don't even have this bit of Taoism, then you are not worthy of being the king of Xiliang, don't worry, Erlang knows it in his heart!" ”

……

"Now it's clear!"

Su Shi shook his head and said loudly: "Someone took advantage of the fact that his brother-in-law was not in the capital and wanted to kill Wang Anshi and overturn the law in one go, so he made such a bunch of things." ”

Chen Shunzhi: "It's not difficult to guess, but whether it's a coincidence or a long-term plan, it's worth scrutinizing." ”

"Lao Chen, what do you think?"

Chen Shunzhi pondered: "Now there are two major doubts, the first is the Tengu Eclipse Day, it stands to reason that the people of the Royal Academy should be able to deduce why they did not report to His Majesty, why they did not issue an edict in advance, so that all parties can prepare and not panic." As for the second point, why did the gunpowder factory explode? ”

Gunpowder has been produced for a long time, and the number of gunpowder factories in Hebei is very large, and the output is huge, and over the years, a lot of experience has been explored.

It seems dangerous, but in fact, as long as you follow the rules, there will be no problems.

One of the most important of the many regulations is that the various raw materials must be processed separately and only stirred before use.

Therefore, when many people hear about the explosion of the gunpowder factory, they think it is a matter of course.

However, those who really know how to do it know that in the gunpowder factory, sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal, after being ground into powder, are stored separately and placed in waterproof warehouses made of cement...... Moreover, the gunpowder area and the raw material area are strictly separated, in addition, the Song army has begun to use granular gunpowder, and granular gunpowder will definitely not be produced in the city, it must be placed in the open suburbs of the city...... Therefore, when Wang Ningan learned that there was an explosion in the gunpowder factory, he immediately thought that this was not an accident, but a conspiracy!

In fact, many things that seem to be very dangerous are actually not terrible, such as nuclear power plants, as long as they are built according to standards and operated rigorously and carefully, there will be no problems, and there will not even be any radiation emitted.

It would take at least three or more major mistakes in a row for the gunpowder factory to explode, especially if tens of thousands of people were killed and injured at one time, destroying a large part of the city, which is even more absurd.

"Who is in charge of the gunpowder factory in the capital?"

"It's a disciple of Wang Anshi, named Cai Qu, and it is said that his character is not very good." Chen Shunzhi, as an outstanding staff, put the resumes of officials of all sizes in the capital in his stomach.

This Cai Qu, he is a Jinshi in Jiayou for four years, and his time in the office is very short, his father once did a record to join the army, but because he was too old to handle official business, he was dismissed by Chen Zhizhong.

The Cai family was poor, just a few years after becoming an official, and he had no savings, so he was dismissed by Chen Zhizhong, and the subsequent days were very difficult, until Cai did take the Jinshi examination, and it did not improve.

Because of the contradictions with Chen Zhizhong in the past, Cai did tend to change the law, and because he was very capable and very smart, he was appreciated by Wang Anshi.

A year ago, Cai was impeached for accepting bribes.

This matter is not small, it was in an uproar for a while, Cai Qu's career was almost over, and it was Wang Anshi who protected him.

Wang Anshi has a problem, he has never been very accurate in looking at people, as long as he supports the change of the law, he is a good person with him, and if he opposes the change of the law, he is a bad guy...... Of course, the two factions fought to the point of bayonet, and Wang Anshi thought so, and there was nothing wrong with that.

All in all, after Cai was attacked, Wang Anshi transferred him to the Ordnance Prison, where he was responsible for the production of gunpowder weapons.

It's only been a few months of hard work, and there has been another big mistake!

Su Shi was curious: "Could it be that Cai was negligent?" His family is poor and greedy, and he may have made a mistake in order to reap more benefits. ”

"No, no, no......" Chen Shunzhi waved his hand again and again, "Cai is indeed greedy, but he still knows how to be measured, some money can be greedy, but some can't be touched, he knows it in his heart, and he definitely won't joke about ordnance." ”

"That's not Cai Qu, who else can there be?" Su Shi couldn't figure it out.

At this time, Wang Ningan suddenly spoke quietly.

"Have you forgotten who the Ordnance Warden used to be?"

Su Shi was shocked: "How is it possible, could it be that the door has been trapped?" ”

Chen Shunzhi immediately said: "In the past, the Ordnance Prison was the territory of the Pan family and the Shi family...... They have the ability to make waves, but the question is, how could they cause trouble for Wang Anshi at this time? ”

Su Shi also said: "That's right, the Pan family and the Shi family should be on our side, how many benefits did those conservatives give them, can they buy them?" ”

Wang Ningan took a deep breath, "It's not necessarily a benefit, maybe it's a threat!" ”

As he spoke, he took out the secret letter and threw it to the two of them.

Da Su and Chen Shunzhi took a quick look, and after reading it, the sideburns of both of them were sweating.

Chen Shunzhi hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, if what the prince said is true, the alliance should fall into the hands of the old faction, they calculated the time of the Tengu Eclipse Day, and forced the Shi family and the Pan family to comply, planned the explosion case, and wanted to take down Wang Anshi in one go!" ”

Although he is far away in Lanzhou, according to the information at hand, this matter has been analyzed almost completely.

But what can I do if I know, Wang Ningan is now the status of a vassal king, and he has to prepare for war, so he can't go back to Beijing to help. It seems that he can only rely on Wang Anshi's ability, and he has to work hard!

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