With a thunderous sweep of the stumbling blocks, and at the same time passing on the people's grievances to a dry grain merchant, Wang Anshi re-established his status and prestige in the capital and the court. His phase will not be shaken for a while. The cadres who originally wanted to watch him laugh and were ready to join hands to invite him out of Tokyo City also died down and settled down one by one - anyway, the drought in Hebei and Beijing is still continuing, and this year's harvest will definitely be lost, and it will not be too late to take action when the time comes.

It's just that the grain merchants who were defeated by Wang Anshi are not worry-free goods, and almost all of them can get close to Zhao Ji. Although the Son of Heaven was encouraged by public opinion to arrest them, now that the matter is settled, trouble will come.

The clan is also divided into far and near. Most of the grain merchants, the county lords and sect daughters they married, are not very close to the Son of Heaven, but they have a name in the Dazong Temple. However, the identity of one of them made Zhao Ji feel tricky after hearing about it, not to mention Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing.

"The son of the head of the grain line is married to the daughter of the Marquis of Linru!"

As he spoke, Lu Jiawen's face was grim. Wang Yan listened but was a little puzzled. What about Linruhou? The son-in-law of the county lord is also sitting in prison. Besides, there are thousands of clans in Beijing, and the princes are everywhere, how does he know who the Marquis of Linru is?

Lu Huiqing was also surprised by Lu Jia's question, it was rare to see him like this: "It's just a sect girl......

"It's the county lord!" Lu Jiawen immediately corrected it, and his expression became even heavier.

"How can the daughter of the county marquis be the ...... of the county lord?" Wang Yan's face changed, and he asked anxiously, "Which room is it?!" ”

Seeing that Wang Yan finally understood, Lu Jia asked and sighed: "It's the great-granddaughter of King Pu Anyi!" ”

Everyone in the hall was taken aback at the same time, and Wang Anshi's face inevitably changed. Wang Yan asked in surprise: "How is it possible, what is the identity of the king of Puyang County, and how can he agree to marry his nephew and granddaughter to the merchant?" ”

Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu was the thirteenth son of Zhao Yunrang, the king of Pu'anyi, but he was raised in the palace by Emperor Renzong, who had no heirs, since he was a child. After he ascended the throne, the dispute over Pu Yi was whether to posthumously present his father as emperor or just call him the emperor's uncle, which caused a court dispute. Although Yingzong did not succeed, Zhao Yunrang was only called a relative.

But in any case, King Pu's family has a very special status in today's clan, and even the Son of Heaven has to give them three points. Zhao Yunrang's second son, that is, the second brother of Emperor Yingzong, and now Zhao Zongpu, who is now attacking, wants to save face the most, how could he agree to such a marriage?

Lu Huiqing sighed: "Gao Yang's mother is the county lord of Shanyang County, and his wife is also the county lord. was originally a relative of the emperor, and for his son to marry the Pu Wang family, how could Dazong Zhengsi take care of it? ”

Wang Yan was even more surprised when he heard it, his mother and wife were both county lords, and Gao Yang himself was at least a sanitation official with no low status. couldn't help but ask: "How can Gao Yang be willing to be lewd!?" ”

"Born as a businessman, what else? How clean can relatives bought with money be? The rice merchant is an ancestral business, how can he give it up willingly? Lu Jia asked and sighed: "To be honest, it should be the tens of thousands of dowries that Lin Ruhou is greedy for, and there are still gifts that will not be less than four hours and eight festivals." The house where Lin Ruhou was located went to Nanjing to settle in the early years, and he had little contact with the brothers in the capital. ”

Lu Huiqing also has a little understanding of this: "The group of clans in Nanjing Yingtianfu are not at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and what they do has always been out of line. ”

Lu Jiawen shook his head, sighed one after another: "Gao Yang is also smart, he didn't say anything at all after he was arrested, he just sat in prison and didn't let his family make trouble." After the New Year, Kaifeng Mansion began to check the jade, and this was discovered. Now the news has also arrived in Nanjing, things were not in the limelight a few years ago, and now the wind is a little settled, and when I go to the queen mother to intercede, maybe I can really get out. ”

"Then the edict will be reconciled with the son of Gao Yang, and the daughter will be brought back." Wang Yan said indifferently, "It's all about money anyway." ”

Zeng Bu shook his head: "This is not legal. ”

Divorce is possible for husband and wife. When a husband unilaterally dismisses his wife for any reason, it is called divorce. If both husband and wife agree to divorce, it is called reconciliation. However, after the husband has broken the law, the wife unilaterally asks for a divorce, legally speaking, it will not be allowed, let alone in accordance with the norm.

"And there are children." Zeng Bu then asked rhetorically, "Flesh and blood are connected, you can't separate them all." ”

"What else could it be? You can't just let them go, can you? Wang Yan said fiercely, "This is an edict issued by the Son of Heaven himself!" ”

"But the Son of Heaven will have remorse, no matter how you say it, they are all from the Pu Wang family." Lu Huiqing, as a close minister of the Son of Heaven, knows Zhao Ji very well. Today's emperor is like this, his mind and thoughts are prone to fluctuations. On that day, the grain merchants were furious because they exploited the people's wealth, and they were put in prison for punishment, and no one pleaded for mercy. But when the New Year is over, the anger subsides a little, and the mind will change accordingly.

The counterattack of the clan was expected, but the identity of King Pu was too tricky, and it was difficult for the Son of Heaven to punish him severely. But once this one is let go, everyone can get out of it.

Lu Huiqing and Zeng Bu both looked at Wang Anshi, they both knew what to do, but Wang Anshi still had to say this.

Wang Anshi, who has been silent, unsurprisingly remained rigid, and did not care at all about the consequences of offending King Pu's lineage, "The ancestors are exhausted, and they must also be moved." Not to mention that this generation is greedy for selfish interests and shakes the country's foundation. When reaping profits from the hungry people, have you ever thought that it will cause many people to starve on the roadside, and have you ever thought that it will cause civil unrest because of this?! If so, how can we be forgiven? Punish them according to the law! ”

Lu Huiqing and Zeng Bu both knew that Wang Anshi would say so. They know better that this statement will not have a good result for Wang Anshi. Lu and Zeng are both familiar with literature and history, and they almost think of two people at the same time - Shang Ying and Chao Cuo.

Shang Ying's change of law offended the Qin nobles led by the crown prince. Chao Cuo instigated Emperor Jing to cut down the feudal domain and offended all the feudal kings. Neither of them was able to leave a whole corpse in the end.

However, there is no need to worry too much about the new party and the new law. Just like after Shang Ying was torn apart, the Qin State still insisted on the law he had established, and after Chao Cuo was beheaded by the court, Emperor Jing of Han and Emperor Wu of Han still had to cut down the domain.

But from the perspective of the Wang family, the future is worrying! Wang Anshi's current attitude is really timeless for the country. Receiving the special grace of the Son of Heaven, I want to repay him with all my might. Although it is admirable, the family doesn't care about it, and they can't learn anything.

The case of the grain merchant was tried by the Kaifeng Mansion, the Yushitai, and the Trial and Criminal Court, but the final result still adhered to the will of the Son of Heaven. Before Zhao Ji's attitude was revealed, Wang Anshi could not intervene in it for the time being.

Putting aside this annoyance for the time being, Wang Anshi asked, "What is the price of grain in Fang Jinjing?" ”

Zeng Bu, who was the third envoy, immediately replied: "1.1 million Shi Chang was used to store grain in the front, and the price of grain in Gyeonggi was restored to 70 wen per bucket. ”

"Not seventy-eight?" Wang Anshi asked in surprise, slightly angry in his heart. The government sells grain, but it is all strange and doudou, and the price of 78 wen is approved by him himself, why no one told him, so he privately lowered the price of grain to 70 wen.

"The price of rice distributed by the government is still seventy-eight wen." Lu Jia asked, "The one who gave the seventy wen is the remaining grain merchant in Gyeonggi. Jin Ping's big grain merchants were all arrested, and all the small and medium-sized grain merchants who were not arrested were frightened, and they dared to sell at a high price. ”

Wang Anshi frowned slightly, and asked with some concern: "They won't lose money, right?" ”

"Just talk about the price of rice. Grain merchants buy rice in the fields, and basically they buy it for 20 yuan a bucket. Coupled with freight, labor, and grinding losses, the cost is only 50 yuan. Lu Jiawen has been in charge of the city for more than a year, and after a long period of immersion, he has become more and more familiar with business matters, "Jinping is a big grain merchant, and some time ago he bought grain at a price more than double the normal price......

Hearing this, Wang Yan snorted coldly, "This generation has a bad heart,"

Lu Jia asked and nodded in agreement: "Who said no, although the cost is twenty or thirty yuan more expensive, but it really gives them a success, next year...... No, it's this year. With one more bucket in the warehouse this year, they will be able to earn an extra sixty or seventy or even a hundred yuan. However, small and medium-sized grain merchants do not have the financial resources to spend money on it. Now, it's their luck. ”

After a pause, Lu Jia asked, "Xianggong, do you want to lower the price of grain sold in the official government?" ”

Wang Anshi shook his head, "No, you don't need to." The purpose of selling grain is to reduce grain prices, not to make money. The grain in the warehouse should also be used to provide relief to the victims, and if you can sell one bucket less, it will be one bucket. ”

It is true that the position is not used to make money, and now the grain in the warehouse cannot be sold because of the high price, but when the displaced people come, they will have to give it away for free.

Lu Jiawen got up and saluted Wang Anshi to show his respect: "Xianggong is benevolent and loves people, and Jiawen admires." ”

Zeng Bu looked at Lu Jia coldly and flattered Wang Anshi, he, the third envoy, was very boring. Lu Jiawen was his subordinate, but he never listened to him, and he always found Wang Anshi's side or went to Lu Huiqing for something, and the two did not correct this violation of the rules of the court. As for today's incident, Lu Jia asked if he didn't report himself first, and went directly to Wang Anshi's side to say it. Over the past few months, Zeng Bu has accumulated a fire in his heart.

The corners of his lips maintained a gentle and faint smile, and the fists tucked in his sleeves were clenched and relaxed.

The struggle for power should be prepared for a rainy day, just look at Cai Qu, who inserted Wang Anshi in the Xuandemen Change, and now he is serving the identity of the Imperial History Governor of Miscellaneous Affairs, so he knows the attitude of the Son of Heaven. Now I just have to carefully watch how Zhao Ji handles this case, if the Son of Heaven still wants to keep a few relatives, then what he should do can be determined.