In February of the second year of Xining, Emperor Zhao Ji issued an edict to worship Wang Anshi as a governor of political affairs, officially opening the road of reform and law change.

At the same time, the Department of Regulations of the Three Divisions was established, which was responsible for formulating the content of the reform charter and presiding over the reform affairs. In the words of Wang Xianggong, it is "to draw the state plan, discuss the old law, and benefit the world".

To a certain extent, it has hollowed out the power of the three divisions and even the prime minister, and it has become the first real power yamen of the Great Song Dynasty. It was led by Wang Anshi, the governor of the council, and Chen Shengzhi, the privy envoy.

In the midst of the opposition of the Manchu civil and military forces, the Ordinance Department began to implement reforms, and in the coming period, a series of reform measures will be introduced.

Although the courtiers opposed fiercely, and all kinds of sparse and admonished one wave after another, Emperor Zhao Ji supported Wang Anshi with all his heart and did not pay much attention to it. Since the last time he used the Ayun case to attack the momentum of the conservatives, the young Zhao Ji has initially established the authority of the emperor.

With great ambitions, he has been looking forward to reforming and changing the law, enriching the country and strengthening the army, and now that he has made up his mind, how can ordinary people shake it?

Therefore, no matter how some ministers objected, he ignored all of them, and even the words of Hanlin scholars such as Zheng Zheng and Sima Guang were deaf and received a cold reception. Sima Guang was okay, but Zheng Zheng was demoted out of Bianjing City and went to Hangzhou because of his poor popularity.

Another group of officials were also demoted because of this, and the ministers of the DPRK and China were greatly shaken, and they clearly realized the determination of the officials, and they could be said to support Wang Xianggong wholeheartedly. For a while, the voice of opposition was slightly reduced, and I waited and watched for a while, and then talked about it after I could grasp the handle later.

But there are still people who are touching the wind and touching their heads, Zhao Ji just saw a twist, the content made him feel very unhappy, but he was not very angry.

Because the person who wrote the book is more special, it is the great river to the east, the waves are exhausted, and the eternal romantic characters...... When is the bright moon, ask Su Shi and Su Zizhan for wine! As for the number of Dongpo, it was only after the demotion of the Huangzhou regimental training.

Su Shi's status in ancient history is self-evident, in the early years of Song Shenzong Xining, his official position was not very high, but he was already a very famous figure.

On the one hand, he is a poet and talent, and he is famous in Bianjing, and there are not a few people who ask him to fill in the lyrics, and even the emperor's grandmother, the Empress Dowager Cao, is his fan.

On the other hand, he is talented, or family background, not only him, but the father and son of his Su family.

A father and son are three words, four masters of ancient articles, and three Su are tied among the eight families of the Tang and Song dynasties, which shows how powerful his father and son are.

In the first year of Renzong Jiayou (1056), the twenty-year-old Su Shi went to Beijing for the first time to participate in the imperial imperial examination. The following year, he took the examination of the Ministry of Rites, and won the appreciation of the chief examiner Ouyang Xiu with a "Treatise on Punishment and Reward for Loyalty", but because Ouyang Xiu mistakenly believed that it was made by his disciple Zeng Gong, in order to avoid suspicion, he was only second. You know, that is the second year of Jiayou's Dragon and Tiger List, and it is self-evident how talented the person who could have been the first person to be the first.

In the sixth year of Jiayou (1061), Su Shi should take the middle school examination, which is usually called "three years of Jingcha", and entered the third class, which was the "first in a hundred years", and was awarded the Dali Appraisal and the judge of Fengxiang Mansion. Every time his younger brother Su Zhe will also be on the list, the brothers are star-like existences on the road to the Great Song Dynasty recently.

It was supposed to be a time when his brother showed his strength and had a promising future, but unfortunately, their mother died, and the Su brothers had to go home to worry about filial piety.

It wasn't until the second year of Xining that he returned to Bianjing, and just as soon as he came back, he caught up with Wang Anshi as the deputy prime minister and began to change the law. Su Shi, who served in the History Museum, had different opinions, so he went up to advise. Needless to say, Su Shi's literary brilliance is quoting scriptures, eloquent, and sharp, and has a great repercussion in the court.

Emperor Zhao Ji was inevitably annoyed, but Su Shi's reputation was there, and it was different from ordinary officials. What's more, what Su Shi said was also brave and loyal, but it was not easy to be too harsh...... In the vertical arch hall, Zhao Ji threw Su Shi's recital on the imperial case, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. The Su brothers are really wonderful, the second Su Zhe wholeheartedly supports the change of the law, he and Wang Anshi also have the intention of cherishing their talents, and plan to transfer them to the Regulation Department of the Three Divisions, as the detailed text, responsible for drafting the content of the change.

But the boss Su Shi just went in the opposite direction, wholeheartedly opposed the reform and change of the law, and the rhetoric was still very fierce, and the brothers were in stark contrast. But Su Shi's reputation is there, how to deal with it, Zhao Ji really doesn't know how to make a decision for a while...... At this moment, the chamberlain came to report: The prince asks to see!

Recently, Wang Anshi has been in and out of the vertical arch hall a lot, and almost every time he has to talk to Zhao Ji about changing the law. Zhao Ji politely ordered someone to invite Wang Anshi in, and there were many talks about military affairs, but the content was the same as usual, unchanged, which was somewhat annoying...... Zhao Ji waved his hand and sighed: "Forget it, let's not talk about this today, Dongyang has donated two things from Hangzhou, and it is said that it is a treasure that benefits the country and the people, and the merit is in the future." I'm curious, so let's take a look with me! ”

Saying that, a waiter brought a tray, and small brass seals appeared in front of him, Wang Anshi couldn't help but be surprised, what is Lin Zhao doing? Generally, the official seal of the imperial court official is made of brass, and it is usually forbidden for the people to use it...... However, Lin Zhao's seal is too small, and only one word is engraved on each one, Zhao Ji explained: "Dongyang said that this thing is called movable type printing, which can replace engraving engraving." Prepare enough movable type, typesetting according to the needs before printing, simple and convenient, low cost......"

Then the two of them stared at it for a long time, kept playing, and tried according to Lin Zhao's description, and it seemed that there was still something to do.

Wang Anshi said: "This thing is very good, so that many books can be printed, such as the annual agricultural book almanac, or the book of the sages and sages that the scholars read and review, printing will be much more convenient, it is really beneficial!" ”

Zhao Ji said with a smile: "These are all made up by Dongyang and Shen Kuo, I don't see that he still has the ability to do this......"

"Your Majesty, it's just that the cost of copper will be too great...... "The Regulations Department of the Three Divisions is now supervising some financial issues, and Wang Anshi knows some about the situation, and the lack of copper has always been a big problem in the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ji waved his hand and said: "No, after all, the production of movable type is a minority, and there should not be many applications of brass." What's more, he also gave me a secret recipe, and the imperial court can increase a lot of copper production in the future......" Then he roughly said the method of smelting copper with bile water.

Wang Anshi was also excited, he didn't expect that the bitter mountain spring water could turn into yellow copper.

If copper production can be expanded, the money shortage of the Great Song Dynasty can be alleviated to a certain extent, and the economy is bound to be more prosperous. This is helpful for the implementation of the law change, and I am naturally very happy and will strongly support it.

Emperor Zhao Ji said: "I will order the Ministry of Industry to try these two things, if it is really possible, Dongyang and Shen Kuo can make great contributions to the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"Yes, it's really good, Dongyang is good at whimsy!" Wang Anshi groaned: "But Your Majesty sent him to Hangzhou, the real intention should not be here, right?" "The monarch and the ministers have been very tacit recently, so the prince is so tempting, and others must not dare to be so rash.

Zhao Ji hesitated slightly, and said with a smile: "It seems that Jiefu is very competent in participating in the governor's affairs, presumably you have already found out the problem from the accounts of the third division, right?" ”

Wang Anshi replied tentatively: "Yes, the salt tax in some places on Liangzhejiang Road and even Jiangnan East Road...... There seems to be some discrepancies......"

"Not bad!" Zhao Ji's face was gloomy, and then he smiled: "I don't plan to hide it from you, it's time to investigate the issue of the salt tax on Liangzhejiang Road...... But the inspector over there didn't find anything, and the cleanliness was a bit excessive.

That's why I want Dongyang to go and knock on the side to see if I can find out something...... It's just that he's been busy with all this stuff lately, and I don't know if I've made progress in my explanation......"

"Dongyang is measured, Your Majesty is relieved......" Wang Anshi still trusts Lin Zhao and is quite sure.

Zhao Ji nodded and said: "Yes, aggressive, bold and careful, I took a fancy to this point, so I let him go......"

Wang Anshi knew the emperor's true thoughts, and couldn't help but worry: "Your Majesty, although Dongyang is capable, he is alone after all...... It's okay if there is no one to help him, but I am afraid that the officials of Liangzhelu will not have a few ...... to support him."

"It's true, it seems that Dongyang is really embarrassed......" Zhao Xuan said leisurely: "But there are only a few reliable people around us, and we can't use them ourselves, and we are powerless to support Dongyang!" ”

Wang Anshi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, you don't necessarily have to send someone to help him directly." As long as there are a group of upright officials in Liangzhelu who can stand on the side of justice and support Lin Zhao when necessary, the situation may be much better. ”

"Makes sense!" Zhao Ji's eyes moved, and his gaze happened to fall on Su Shi's recital. A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in my mind, and I was very confused about how to deal with it at first, but now it seems that there is a way...... Wang Anshi sighed: "Lin Zhao is short of manpower on his side, why not on our side?" There is a real shortage of talent...... I can only wait for the imperial examination next year to see if I can meet a few good ......" There is a way that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, have aggressiveness, and are more active in thinking, and there are many young officials in the regulations department of the three departments.

"The scientific expedition is next year, I'm afraid it's a little late...... Zhao Ji obviously couldn't wait, and said: "If that's not the case, let's advance it to this year...... Or hold a subject exam......"

Although the idea was a bit hasty, it was a good idea, and Wang Anshi was immediately excited. What he lacks most now is talent, and being able to replenish a group of fresh blood will also be of great benefit to the implementation of the reforms.

The news of the advance of the scientific expedition in the second year of Xining spread, and many scholars were caught off guard, and there were not a few people who complained or even cursed secretly.

But there was a scholar from Fujian in Bianjing City, who was excited after getting the news. I went out early last year, I was only a long-term traveler, and I didn't want to really come across such a great opportunity!

Lady Luck is so favored! Therefore, the scholar is full of confidence and is determined to be named on the gold list.

At the same time, I remembered that at the end of last year, in the nunnery outside Yingtianfu, I met a son riding a white horse.

(To be continued)