Some political phenomena of the Song Dynasty, such as the opening of the government, the development of the economy, the strengthening of the supervision power of public opinion, the weakening of imperial power, the improvement of the status of intellectuals, the strengthening of centralized power, and the nationalization of the army, should be said to be manifestations of political and social progress accumulated over more than 1,000 years. These are advances, and a lot of progress. Compared with other countries in the world at that time, such progress cannot but be said to be quite astonishing and commendable.

But when a kind of progress comes too soon, and when it is not synchronized but disconnected from the development of other aspects of society, then it is not only progress, but tragedy and disaster. It's like it's good for a child to grow taller, but if he has grown to 1.8 meters when he is five or six years old, then I'm afraid no parent can laugh. For example, if a person grows fast on one leg and slows down on the other, it must be a painful thing. On the one hand, the political system was highly advanced and mature, but on the other hand, this progress did not occur simultaneously with the development of economic and scientific and technological progress to a corresponding stage.

The progress and maturity of the political system of the Song Dynasty was gradually accumulated from the continuous improvement and improvement of the political system of one dynasty after another under the cycle of social cyclical boom and decline that began with the Warring States Period, and was the result of the change and evolution of the political system according to its own internal logic, rather than the product of economic and technological development. At the same time, each dynasty suffered a great collapse, a great destruction, a great sweep after a high degree of economic and technological development, and the next cycle began again on the ruins after the destruction and collapse. Although this kind of economic and technological development is not simply repetitive, and it is true that it can reach a higher level and stage than the previous cycle, it is still much more disconnected than the direct accumulation and evolution of the previous cycle of the political system.

The political system of the Song Dynasty was much ahead of its time in terms of economic and technological development, and it was a rather unfavorable factor for the society facing a period of transition (from a former capitalist society to a capitalist society) and the surrounding environment surrounded by foreign enemies (the threat of barbarian national regimes). Compared with the West at the same time, the disadvantage of this is obvious.

And Sun Hui, a traverser, succeeded twice in avoiding the Song Dynasty from being destroyed by the northern nomads, but after the success of the first Battle of Tokyo, he was careless and did not use strong measures, so that after he himself fell asleep by accident, the Song Dynasty returned to the old road and was almost wiped out by the Mongols again, but fortunately, he once again turned the Song Dynasty into a safe place through the Battle of Xiangfan.

On the one hand, what he wanted to do was to ensure the stability of the surrounding areas of the Song Dynasty and ensure that its development would not be interrupted by external forces, and on the other hand, he would quietly lift the shackles on the development of industry and commerce from the institutional level, and remove all obstacles to development without causing a big shock to the government and the opposition.

Sun Hui said his thoughts in detail with Jia Rudao, Jia Rudao thought it was true, and was surprised by the young man's profound knowledge of the present, in fact, he engaged in deepening reform, and his pressure can be said to be great, before he implemented the "Gongtian Law" and "Planning Law" has encountered great resistance, thanks to Sun Hui to help him fully aid the success, with this great credit to consolidate his position. He was actually very worried that he would become Wang Anshi's second, and even felt that his fate in the future might be worse than Shang Ying's, but after listening to Sun Hui's thoughts, he had confidence and courage again.

And Sun Hui's reform began quietly. His first knife was aimed at the uncle of the former emperor Muzong Zhao Jun, the largest landlord at the moment, King Rong Zhao Yurui, but he did not immediately attack King Rong, but silently made various preparations for half a year until the autumn of the second year.

On this day in the autumn of the second year of Xingping (1274 AD), the children of the family gathered in front of the poplar forest on the bank of the Taohua River in the north of Lin'an City, showing their talents, hoping to be appreciated by the dignitaries, and the best of them also had the opportunity to go to the imperial city as the winner of the Lin'an Autumn Election, and were summoned by the royal family, and if they were lucky, they would be appointed there. As a royal nobleman, King Rong of course has to attend this grand event, and King Rong himself also wants to participate in this autumn election to see if he can promote some talents who are useful to him.

On the morning before his trip, King Rong suddenly thought that he used to travel more on his shoulder, and he hadn't used a carriage or horse for many years. He called Mr. Yu, the steward, and asked him to inquire about it. Mr. Yu came back to report that not only was the carriage and horse room still there, but the carriage and horse honor guard were even kept as new. King Rong was a little surprised, so he asked who was in charge there. Mr. Yu said that he had always been Uncle Liu's nephew Liu San before, but two months after Qin Yu came, Liu San got out of breath and guarded the door with his uncle. Now the steward of the carriage and horse room is Qin Yu who came last year.

"Qin Yu ......" King Rong can't remember a little.

"It was when it snowed heavily last winter, and the young man who came to take refuge had a letter from Zheng Tingchen, the right attendant of the household department." Mr. Yu reminded him.

"Oh." King Rong seems to be a little impressed.

Peach Blossom Creek meanders through the north of Lin'an City, the north of the river is an empty meadow, the fine clover is still like a velvet blanket at a glance, but it has passed the emerald season, and the eyes are full of autumn dark green. To the north is the poplar forest, which is slightly yellowed to indicate the autumn atmosphere. The dignitaries of Lin'an City sat on the cedar benches in front of the forest, watching the young nobles and children in fresh clothes and horses, successively crossing the jasper bridge with a crescent moon bend on the Peach Blossom Creek. The people were almost all together, and Zhao Jizheng, the governor of the political affairs, looked around, only the leftmost position of the bench was still empty, he frowned, and thought, "King Rong doesn't even have this day?" Such a snub scholar, where can he have the demeanor of a nobleman. He cleared his throat and prepared to announce the start of the autumn elections.

Suddenly, there was a commotion on the side of the bridge, and everyone looked at it, four pure white horses walked lightly, and behind them was a silver-white carriage slowly driving up the bridge. King Rong's car crossed the Jasper Bridge, through the noisy crowd, and drove straight to the left side of the bench. Qin Yu jumped out of the seat, turned around and opened the car door, King Rong got down from the car, his long silver-white hair was gently blown by the wind and sprinkled on his shoulders, his peaceful smile could not hide his noble blood, this rich and wealthy emperor King Rong, who had hundreds of millions of dollars, actually had a style that stood out from the crowd when he appeared.