Chapter 46: Longquan Xinjian Tries the Edge (4)
[The first update, ask for red tickets, collect]
The amount of money it would cost to pay the lower levels of government was staggering, but it was not without its benefits. * The effect, maybe there is, maybe not, except for Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing They don't care very much. But for the political dispute in the court, it is very beneficial, obvious.
Once I heard that Wang Anshi was going to give more money to the world's lowly officials, what would the anti-change faction say when it came?
If Han Qi, Sima Guang and others continue to oppose it, well, all the low-level officials in the world will be offended by them, and the Fa-changers will definitely be happy and cheer for Han Qi and Sima Guang to preach for them.
If you don't object, the huge expenditures that have been increasing one after another have made the Son of Heaven dare not easily shake the implementation of various new laws for the purpose of filling the shortfall, and Wang Anshi's position can be stabilized.
Of course, Han Qi and others still have the option of adding fuel to the fire. Wang Anshi said that if every supervisor and county lieutenant is selected for a month, then Han Qi can shout 'add three guan', Wen Yanbo said, 'You see they are working so hard, they should add five guan', and Sima Guang may shout 'should add ten guan'. This kind of fucking practice can indeed make the reformers unable to steal the chickens and rice, but at that time, how will the Son of Heaven view the anti-reformers who disturb the dynasty?
For Lu Huiqing and them, this trick is really wonderful, because only by changing the law can they have enough financial resources to support the policy of increasing the support of Lu. If you oppose the change of the law, you will have no money to buy people's hearts, so you can only fall into a dilemma.
Having said that, with the wisdom of Wang Anshi and others, this matter is not unexpected, and when the financial situation improves, they may think of it and bring it up. But now Wang Anshi's pocket is empty, of course, he will only think about how to make money and save money, not spend money, Zhao Ji used Wang Anshi to make up for the financial deficit.
Han Gang felt a little proud in his heart, this is what the British did in Hong Kong, so that the government that took over later couldn't say anything, Han Gang just took it and used it. The clear conspiracy, even if Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo can see through it, they can't resolve it.
Of course, since he gave Wang Anshi this trick, it is equivalent to determining his own political faction. But for Han Gang, it is not a question at all which side to take refuge in! He didn't have the qualifications to choose a side, Wang Shao's reliance was on Wang Anshi, and the support of the court that Hehuang needed to expand his side could only be obtained from the Fa Reform faction.
Even though he was a student of Zhang Zai, and at the same time inherited the teachings of Zhang Jian and Cheng Hao, he still couldn't find his place in the anti-change faction. Even Zhang Jian and Cheng Hao, as the imperial historians who can admonish the king and impeach important ministers, their status in the anti-deformation faction is just a pawn, and they cannot be compared with Wang Anshi at all.
People always seek profit, Han Gang will only choose the side that is in line with his own interests, even if he is not optimistic about Wang Anshi and the results of the change, but for Han Gang personally, the change of the law is the best and only choice now.
Zeng Bu still couldn't help it, and Ha Luha laughed. Because this trick is so good. Recently, he was annoyed by the various small methods of Lu Gongzhu, Sima Guang and Chen Shengzhi, but he had nowhere to vent. Now Han Gang gave them a move, just sitting here and thinking about it, they felt that most of their grievances had finally come out.
He smiled and said to Han Gang: "In the end, it is Han Yukun, this move is indeed talented." ”
Han Gang didn't speak, laughed but didn't speak, some words are boring if they are clear, and implicit but not revealing is the correct response.
Lu Huiqing was staring at Han Gang. He felt that the strategy proposed by Han Gang was as sharp as his eyebrows...... And it's old and spicy. It's not like a young man. But Han Gang didn't say it explicitly, everything was just their own deduction, and it was possible that Han Gang didn't think so deeply at all, but he was embarrassed to ......
Lu Huiqing suddenly laughed, the possibility of this idea was even lower, the 20,000-word "Interim Regulations on the Management of Wounded and Sick Camps" had been placed on his desk, thoughtful and comprehensive, this was the evaluation he gave to Han Gang at that time. Now to say that he can't think so deeply is to say that he doesn't have the eye to read people.
The afterlife is terrifying! Lu Huiqing sighed. Han Gang is only nineteen this year, and he is already so good, if he can take the Jinshi exam in the future, his future is limitless.
Adding money to low-level officials is a matter of great importance, implicating all aspects of the court, and it cannot be decided in a short time. Even if it is decided, it will not be done in one step, but it will grow gradually. For now, it's just a proposal to consider.
But this proposal, which was expected to be effective, successfully affected the atmosphere in the study and made the five people present feel very relaxed.
Wang Anshi picked up the tea cup and took a sip, the cold tea tasted astringent, but he drank it very comfortably. Wang Anshi has always thought too much, and he is absent-minded when eating, and he will only eat the dish in front of him. Drinking tea is often also a teacup in front of you, and you won't remember to drink it for a day. It's only now that I'm relaxed that I remember to drink water. Putting down the teacup, he asked Han Gang with a smile, "Yukun has seen people, it's rare to see it." Nowadays, among the five rooms of the Chinese book inspection, there is also a lack of talents like Yukun. I wonder if Yukun has the heart to come to Beijing? ”
Han Gang was shocked, and he didn't expect that there was a problem with performing too well. He shook his head, if he had a Jinshi background, he might have another choice, but he was an official recommended by Wang Shao for Hehuang Kaibian, and he only went to Qinzhou, "Xianggong's praise, Han Gang is ashamed." I am only shallow in the next year, and I have no practical experience, and the affairs in the Chinese book are not something that can be done in the next place. Why bother drinking water and thinking about the source, Wang Jiyi's kindness, Han Gang always remembered it, and did not dare to forget it for a while. ”
Han Gang's answer, Wang Anshi already knew it in his heart, and he was just asking. Although Han Gang is young, he is a heroic character, Wang Shao is kind to him, and he will naturally not betray because of a little benefit.
Wang Anshi pondered for a while, and then said: "The Son of Heaven has always been concerned about the matter of Hehuang, and Wang Zichun's "Ping Rong Ce" was also seen by the Son of Heaven first. Yukun, you are from Qinzhou, and you are naturally familiar with the current situation in Hehuang, but you are interested in entering the court to tell the Son of Heaven a thing or two? ”
Han Gang made such a strong effort, stood firmly on his side, and was so humble that there was nothing to reward him for a while. Wang Anshi thought about letting Han Gangyue face the saint for the second time, so as to leave his name in the heart of the Son of Heaven and leave his name on the screen of the side hall of the Chongzheng Palace.
Han Gang's heart was shocked, his head shook even more, and he insisted: "How can you meet the Son of Heaven without an inch?" The lower official is just a person selected from the nine grades, and the lowly official makes a pilgrimage to the Son of Heaven, which is not in line with the etiquette system. This is absolutely unacceptable! ”
What are you kidding, it's no problem for him to come up with ideas, let him rush to the front, this is to make him cannon fodder! It is true to go back to Qinzhou to earn military merits. There is Wang Anshi's support in the court, Li Shizhong and Dou Shunqing's generation are not worried, and they assisted Wang Shao to recover the Hehuang border fortress, which is the first military achievement since the Taizong Dynasty recovered the Northern Han Dynasty. Wang Shao may be able to rise to the privy envoy in the future, and he also has a foundation for his ascension.
"Well, then next time." Seeing that Han Gang's words were very strong, Wang Anshi no longer insisted, and he thought a little more highly of Han Gang in his heart.
As soon as this matter was over, the topic was no longer limited to government politics, but chatted very casually, and everyone talked and laughed.
Looking at Han Gang, who was often to the point, but was witty, Lu Huiqing suddenly found that inadvertently, Han Gang was already talking with them almost equally, laughing, and commenting on the current situation. This is completely different from the original intention of planning to test Han Gang at the beginning.
The change in the situation probably started with the joke that Han Gang said, and because of his strategy, it became a foregone conclusion. But no one seems to have discovered this except themselves.
Lu Huiqing secretly admired in his heart, he could guide the atmosphere and establish his status imperceptibly, Han Yukun's mind was indeed not simple-if it was not deliberate, but naturally made, it would be even more not simple-Lu Huiqing saw it, but he was happy to see it, because Han Gang's talent was recognized by him.
Before participating in the cause of changing the law, Lu Huiqing was evaluated in Shilin as 'learning and maneuvering, and being able to play well', and 'being the high choice of today's scholars', these words were said by Ouyang Xiu, Shen Yu, Han Jiang, and Zeng Gongliang. But after the reform began, because Lu Huiqing was the No. 1 cadre under Wang Anshi, the law changer, he was directly in charge of the regulations department of the three divisions, and he became a traitor in people's mouths.
The evaluation has taken a sharp turn, but in such a short period of time, Lu Huiqing will not change much. I may not know in the future, at least for now, he is still Lu Jifu of 'talented drama Bo'. For him, the level of status is nothing, the heroes live in the alleys, and the silverfish occupy the high positions, there are too many such situations. Wisdom and learning are what he values, and this is also the common understanding of real scholars and doctors.
The conversation and laughter in the outer hall of the study came through the crack in the closed door, and Wang stood in front of the side door of the outer hall of the study, in a gloomy mood, and had forgotten the reason why he had come here.
The opponent who was still difficult to compete with himself yesterday has now become a guest in his father's study, and he talks and laughs without fear with Lu Huiqing, Zeng Bu, and Zhang Dian, who are praised by his father.
Because of the characters like his father and eldest brother around him, Wang Pan has always had a faint inferiority complex in his heart, and the friends who come and go with his father and brother are all talented, which also makes Wang Pan ashamed. And those who were willing to befriend him came because of his father's power.
But Han Gang is different, although he was invited by his father, he was hung in the side hall yesterday. After playing two games of chess with him, Wang felt that he had an extra friend who could get along with him on an equal footing. But who knows, Han Gang is not inferior to those friends of his father and brother he has seen in the past, with a humble body, but he can speak and laugh freely in front of his father......
"Second brother!"
Wang was suddenly startled when he heard the sound, and was awakened from his loss, but when he looked back, he saw that it was his sister Wang Yi [Note 1].
Seventeen-year-old Wang Yi inherited the appearance of his mother's side, with a slender and tall figure, and the softness of a woman in the water town of Jiangnan. It's just that her behavior is not like everyone else's ladies at all, let go of the king's side, leaned in front of the crack in the door and squinted to look inside.
Wang Bi hurriedly stopped her, "Second sister, don't make trouble!" ”
"It's Han Yukun that Daddy has often mentioned in the past two days?" Wang Yi's eyes flashed with curiosity, "He really killed so many people with his own hands?!" ”
"I can't see it...... Wang Bi suddenly woke up, "Second sister, what are you doing here?!" ”
"Say!" Wang Yi snorted angrily and said, "Second brother, aren't you here to ask your father to eat?" Niangniang saw that there was no news from you, so she asked me to come and find it. She looked at the king who was standing still in front of the door, and snorted at him unhappily: "The words are here, I will go back to the backyard first, and I haven't finished my homework today." Second brother, you also asked Daddy and them to hurry up and eat, don't delay. ”
Wang Yi said that, and walked briskly to the backyard. Wang looked at his sister, who was too lively, and couldn't help but sigh. Turning around, he reached out and knocked on the door.
Note 1: I really can't find out what the names of Wang Anshi's two daughters are, even in the poems written by Wang Anshi to his daughters, they are not revealed. It's free to make things up. Wang Anshi's sons and nephews are all single names, and they all have a party. Such as the king and the king. Although daughters generally do not imitate their brothers' names, with Wang Anshi's unconventional character, it is also very possible to let her daughter's name also be from the side of 'Fang'.