Chapter 777: All Nations Come to Court
Wang Ningan made it clear that he wanted to give Uncle Zhao a lively birthday, he didn't care about the expenses, the most important thing was popularity, and a big country has always attached importance to face.
Of course, Wang Ningan will not only see face.
If Shengshou is done well and the popularity is earned, it is just right to show the national strength and make a summary of the results of the reform, so that the reform will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people...... It can also gather morale and pave the way for the next step of law change.
Moreover, envoys from all over the world gathered in Luoyang, along with which they could show the wealth of the Great Song Dynasty, attract businessmen from all over the world, promote soft power, and export ideas...... By the way, Wang Ningan suddenly thought that just celebrating his birthday was too boring.
Hold sports competitions!
Horse racing, polo, kemari, wrestling...... Let all countries send envoys to Luoyang for a competition to cheer up Shengshou.
Isn't it time to get an Olympics or something like that, promote the prestige of the country, collect some tickets by the way, and earn back the cost of your birthday?
Didn't you just display thousands of gold artifacts not long ago, but the tickets earned more than 100,000 yuan, and this time you can also do the same.
The Olympics alone may not be enough, and then there is a World Expo, and the Great Song Dynasty has had a lot of good products over the years, such as silk, wool, porcelain, cotton, and tea...... These fist products are all concentrated.
By the way, the missions in various places were further expanded, including official representatives, athletes participating in the competition, and businessmen, encouraging them to purchase materials for the Great Song Dynasty...... In this way, maybe you can make a lot of money, and not only does it not cost you money to celebrate Uncle Zhao's holy birthday, but you can also make money.
By the way, it will be famous all over the world, and it will also add color to the people of the Great Song Dynasty...... After so many years of law change, he has also won many battles, opened up the Western Regions, and increased his territory.
Da Song is not the weak chicken who ran into walls everywhere and paid protection fees everywhere.
It is precisely through this holy birthday ceremony that the image of the past is completely washed away and Tianwei is reshaped......
The more Wang Ningan thought about it, the more excited he became, the more he felt that this Shengshou was interesting, and it had to be done in a big way, and it was necessary to do a special event, integrate everything together, and have a lively carnival and have a good time.
When Wang Ningan told Wen Yanbo his thoughts, Lao Wen hesitated.
"Erlang, isn't it too high-profile? You know, back then, Emperor Zhenzong went to seal Zen, worked the people and lost money, and deceived himself, but he was smiling and generous, if he spent too much this time, would he repeat the mistakes of the past? ”
"Of course not."
Wang Ningan said with a smile: "The first emperor was entertaining himself, and this time it was to let the people participate in promoting the all-round development of culture, sports, commerce, finance and manufacturing...... Ordinary people can benefit from Shengshou, there is excitement, there are job opportunities, and there is money to make...... Moreover, in the future, the Great Song Dynasty will definitely become the center of the world, and all countries will come to court. At that time, there were more than 100,000 foreigners living in Chang'an City all year round, and many officials in the Tang Dynasty were foreigners. Let's put it this way, how does Brother Kuanfu think that the future Great Song Dynasty is compared to the Tang Dynasty? ”
"This ......"
Wen Yanbo thought about it seriously.
Strong Han Sheng Tang, that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In the past, the Great Song Dynasty had so many sad pasts, which made everyone lose their self-confidence.
But at present, it seems that after the southeast pacified Nong Zhigao, Jiaozhi, Dali, Cham and other countries were attached one after another, defeated the Khitan in Youzhou, fought in Hengshan, defeated the Western Xia, recovered the Qingtang Dynasty, and opened up the Western Regions...... Purely from the current territory, the core control area of the Great Song Dynasty is no smaller than that of the Great Tang Dynasty.
The next step was to completely bulldoze the Western Xia and Khitan, because the Great Song Dynasty had already established a strong military industrial system, and at the same time, the commercial and financial development was strong, and the ability to raise war funds was strong.
In this way, the expansion momentum of the Great Song Dynasty actually exceeded that of the Tang Dynasty by a lot.
However, the Great Song Dynasty was even luckier than the Tang Dynasty, looking around, the two strongest enemies had already been defeated, and there were not many strong enemies left.
Even if Wen Yanbo doesn't want to admit it, he has to say that the potential of the Great Song Dynasty does surpass that of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Since it is going to open up, it is necessary to hold large-scale events to boost the prestige of the country, and to learn how to handle foreign affairs, all of which are lacking in the Song Dynasty...... If this holy birthday is used as a starting point to make up for this piece, then the Great Song Dynasty is one step closer to the king of the world.
Wen Yanbo suddenly became very eager, the old guy's face turned red, and his hands danced...... Obviously, he has the intention to intervene, if he can be allowed to preside over the holy birthday, needless to say, he will definitely leave a name in history.
Think about it, all the countries come to the court, all the envoys, bow to Zhao Zhen together, and he will stand by the emperor's side...... It was definitely the pinnacle of life!
Wen Xianggong has been up and down in the sea all his life, and he has been spinning around in Vanity Fair, isn't this what he wants!
"Lord Wang!"
Lao Wen was excited, and his voice was much higher.
Wang Ningan waved his hand and stopped him, "Brother Kuanfu, I know what you think, but there is a better candidate for this matter." ”
"Who? Who could be more suitable than me? Wen Yanbo raised his eyebrows, quite unconvinced.
Wang Ningan shrugged his shoulders, "Of course it's Jia Chang and Jia Xianggong." ”
"What? Let that old shameless host? Wen Yanbo blurted out, suddenly thinking that Lao Jia and Wang Ningan were sons and daughters, and couldn't help but blush, coughed, and covered up his embarrassment.
"Erlang, that's not what the old man meant...... It's really surnamed Jia and you may not have the same heart, he, he is mercenary! ”
Seeing Wen Yanbo's anxious appearance, Wang Ningan also laughed secretly, your old man and the surname Jia are both a fox on the mountain, what are you talking to me about fasting!
"No way, Jia Changchao is not recommended by me."
"Who's that?"
"It's Lu Xu, he spent a hundred academies, plus 1 million yuan, and said that His Highness was moved, and in the letter that His Highness gave me, it had already been written, and he wanted Jia Xianggong to preside over the holy life...... I have no reason to object, I have to do that. ”
What Wang Ningan said was a half-truth, and Zhao Shu did intend to let Jia Changchao come forward, but if Wang Ningan strongly objected, Zhao Shu would not disobey the master's will, but the problem was that Wang Ningan had no reason to object!
Jia Zhang had already come over with a letter, and he had told Wang Ningan countless good words, and Lao Jia also gave 4% of the shares of the Silk Road Bank.
Real money, it's just to shut up Wang Ning'an.
Lao Jia is also old, so he is looking forward to regaining his appearance, returning to the capital, and killing all directions, Wang Ningan is not good for the old man to die!
Seeing Wang Ning installing the dead dog, Lao Wen also saw that he couldn't stop Jia Chang from turning over towards the salted fish.
"Erlang, Jia Xianggong is old, you can't let him work alone, right?"
Wang Ningan was immediately alert, "Brother Kuanfu, what do you mean?" ”
"Hahaha, the four ministers of the political hall at the moment, Bao Zheng's health is too poor, Wang Anshi wants to preside over the law change, Sima Guang is from a financial management background, and Han Jiang is in charge of supervision, they are not familiar with etiquette and law, and they don't understand the court ceremony...... Erlang has given so much content to this holy birthday again, I think Jia Changchao can't bear it alone, so find him a few helpers! ”
If you can't stop it, you will mix sand, and Wen Xianggong is really enough for six-six-six!
"Brother Kuanfu, who do you think is suitable?"
"This candidate must be highly respected, experienced, and able to coordinate all parties...... In addition, His Majesty has been in power for forty years, and he talked to Bao Zhengnian not long ago, and the only thing he can trust now is the old minister. Then you might as well arrange for a few old ministers to come out...... The drunkard Ouyang Xiu is the first, and then there is the privy envoy Pang Ji, the virtuous minister Zeng Gongliang, and then counting Song Zhen, let the five of them preside over the Shengshou ceremony together, what does Erlang think? ”
Wang Ningan crossed his legs and said speechlessly: "Wen Kuanfu, you don't have a good heart, the five of them get together, can they still be peaceful?" ”
Ouyang Xiu and Song Zhen, one is in charge of the six arts, and the other is the mountain chief of the hundred schools,-for-tat, which can be called a pair of enemies.
As for Zeng Gongliang and Pang Ji, they are both old-school ministers and veterans of Shuode.
In the past, several adjustments drove them out of their positions, and these two have always opposed the change, but they didn't secretly do it like Fu Bi and others.
Let them recover this time, and between them and Jia Changchao, they will definitely continue to fight.
In addition, once Shengshou succeeds and these old teachers return to the dynasty, the court situation of the Great Song Dynasty will be completely rewritten.
"No! This is to lure the wolf into the house, absolutely not! ”
"Oh, Erlang, you're a fool!" Wen Yanbo immediately said: "Let's put it this way, how resolutely did Lu Zhi oppose the change of the law in the first place? What is the result now, rushing to the front, waving the flag and shouting, working harder than anyone else...... With the status of Pang Ji and Zeng Gongliang, if one can be pulled, the old school will completely disintegrate. ”
Wen Yanbo took a deep breath, "The old man admits that I have selfish intentions, and just because I stand on the side of changing the law, it is inevitable that I will be honest and say that I am shameless Wen Yanbo!" But ask yourself, I'm really good for Da Song! Let these people come back, they will preside over the holy birthday, and experience the changes of my Great Song Dynasty with their own eyes, the country is rich and the people are strong, and all countries congratulate them...... The reality in front of them is not just the right way to convince them and make them understand that this path is the right way to change the law and try to be strong...... Erlang, since you want to make Shengshou big enough, you must embrace all rivers, no matter whether you tolerate barbarians from all over the world, you must also absorb people of insight from the government and the opposition, and everyone will collect firewood and the flame is high. Isn't it good for everyone to make Shengshou lively together? ”
Rare...... Wen Yanbo's heart-to-heart statement moved Wang Ningan.
Thinking with his toes, Wen Kuanfu is all bad in the stomach, he is by no means as upright as he said, but the problem is that this holy birthday is to set a tone and make a summary of Zhao Zhen's life...... Wang Ningan knows very well that according to historical records, Uncle Zhao will leave next year, and he has made a lot of efforts to make Zhao Zhen healthy and long-lived, but it has also added a lot of burden to Zhao Zhen, so that he has become ill from hard work.
Not for anything else, just for the love of more than ten years of monarchs and ministers, and Shengshou should have no regrets.
Only by inviting a group of ministers of sufficient weight can we achieve perfection!
That's it!
Just do what Lao Wen intended!
Wang Ningan immediately repaired the book and sent someone to give it to Zhao Shu...... Soon, the capital also took action, the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, Hanlin Yuan and other yamen mobilized manpower, first sent envoys, some went to Liao to go to Beijing, some went to Xingqing Mansion in Western Xia, some went to Jiaozhi Shenglong Mansion, some went to Dali, and some went to Tubo...... There were even envoys who crossed the sea by boat and went to the Wa Kingdom and Goryeo...... And on the side of the Western Regions, led by Khotan, the team of He Shou was also organized.
All nations are coming, this is destined to be a grand ceremony that will go down in history!