When Wang saw Shen Kuo say this, he secretly confirmed in his heart that the so-called crossing was not unreasonable. But seeing Shen Kuo's words, he continued: "But I don't think so, things were not decided before. When people know something, it happens, and there seems to be no chronological sequence. ”

The king was stunned by what he said, could it be that the so-called travel is not time but space, like walking from one room to another? On second thought, the ancients did not have high technology, and naturally had no concept of time, otherwise they would not change in the era name. "No, I think it's a matter of time and can be avoided."

Shen Kuo suddenly felt that this little guy was interesting, and even talked about the time with himself, but he still insisted on his own opinion: "If you can avoid it, then when you know it in advance, you have already seen the things to avoid, and if you don't see the things to avoid, you don't know it in advance." ”

It's over, Wang Bi's mind immediately remembered the classic Tang Seng image in Xingye's Journey to the West: "onlyyou" hovering in his mind.

Don't dwell on this senseless question, Wang went straight to the point: "Brother Shen, have you ever seen someone who can know the future?" ”

Shen Kuo thought for a while: "I haven't seen it, but there is a strange thing recently, it is said that there is a woman in Shanyang, all things in the world, even if they are thousands of miles away, I can tell her everything."

Wang Bian's heart was shocked, he had always suspected that the mysterious woman should also come here, so he listened more carefully, and Shen Kuo continued: "My eldest brother once summoned her to inquire. One of the guests was playing chess, tried to hold a few black and white pieces in his hand, and asked her how many there were, and her answer was not untrue. I grabbed a random handful of chess pieces and didn't count them, and asked her how many they were, and she didn't know how many."

Wang Bei frowned, "Isn't it a liar?" ”

Shen Kuo shook his head and said, "Everyone also suspects that she is a liar, but she asked, do you know how many they are?" The man with the chess piece said that he didn't know, so she asked him to count it behind her back and say the number, about what people knew in their hearts, she also knew; What people don't know in their hearts, she doesn't know. She can even know what a thought has sprung up in people's hearts, what a miracle! ”

Wang asked how he sounded like the person he was looking for: "Can Brother Shen take me to find this person?" ”

Shen Kuo shook his head: "Now I don't even know where this person is?" Seeing the suspicious look on the king's side, Shen Kuo sighed and said: "My eldest brother's box containing the Diamond Sutra asked her to guess what was inside, but the eldest brother deliberately thought that there was nothing in the box, so the woman said that there was nothing." The eldest brother said that the woman was wrong, and the woman was unhappy, saying that the eldest brother lied to him, and he left when he was angry, and he couldn't find it. ”

This eldest brother Shen Kuo is hypocritical enough, isn't this a delay? It's easy to have a clue. Now it's gone again! Wang Fang couldn't help but feel frustrated, this was a major matter related to whether he could travel to the Song Dynasty without knowing how to cross over, and he sat there in a daze. Seeing that the king was in a depressed mood, Shen Kuo comforted: "Brother, don't be unhappy, I will leave the capital after I visit Pu Di in a few days, if there is any news, I will inform you." ”

It seems that this woman is not easy to find for a while, and Wang listened to Shen Kuo say: Pu Di? I don't know if it's because of the mansion of the future emperor Song Yingzong? Anyway, he also came, taking advantage of the fact that Yingzong had not ascended the throne, it was okay to go almost first, and he made up his mind and asked the king: "Brother Shen, can you take me there, my father has never let me go out when I came to the capital?" ”

Shen Kuo is usually restrained by officialdom, but seeing that the king is not as restrained as the son of an ordinary official, he actually agreed. "Okay, I'll go and tell Lord Wang."

"That's a buddy!" Wang Bi happily patted Shen Kuo's shoulder, Shen Kuo's eyes widened, and he looked at Wang Bi strangely: "Dude? ”

"Haha, Brother Shen is a happy person! I treat you as a brother, and we're together, aren't we buddies? Wang explained with a smile.

"Yes, yes, buddy!" Shen Kuo also smiled.

After recovering from his illness, Wang's favorite place to go was a partial courtyard in the palace, which had a similar structure to that of Wang's residence, except that the courtyard was slightly larger and there were four or five more rooms. Usually, there are some relatives in the house, or Wang Anshi's protégés come to visit, so they settle in that courtyard, and recently live in some candidates who have no place to stay due to the fire in the store.

This can make Wang know a lot of people: Zeng Gong, Zeng Bu, Cheng Hao, Zhang Zai One after another he is familiar with the name makes him overwhelmed, regretting that he did not read the history of the Song Dynasty well, and he only knows the surface of everything. I was overwhelmed with interesting things in the dazzle, and I even temporarily left the things of my past life behind. Among these people, Wang Shao was the one who talked about Wang next to him the most, and when the candidates who were temporarily borrowed received appointments one after another, Wang Anshi's mansion gradually quieted down. On this day, Wang Bei had just sent Wang Shao away, and Shen Kuo came again, he came to pick up Wang Bei and go to Pu Di together.

Wang Bi excitedly asked Wang Anshi for instructions, and when he saw Wang Anshi nodding in agreement, he happily followed Shen Kuo out of the door, but he was thinking in his heart, how could Wang Anshi hear that he didn't react at all when he went to see Zhao Zongshi? I don't know if it's because Zhao Zongshi is not a prince yet. Moreover, Wang found that Wang Anshi was preoccupied.

At this time, Wang Anshi did have something on his mind, the first thing was that he was not allowed to go to the local post several times, and there was no new appointment, so he had been hanging in the capital for half a year. A few months ago, Shen Qi came to visit and told Wang Anshi that he had learned from Wang Anshi's practice of building water conservancy in Yinxian County, and was dredging and building embankments to prevent the tide in Haimen Tonghe. Today, I often talk about the construction of the region with Shen Kuo, and I feel very deeply, how can I be so helpless in the capital and not be able to do practical things makes him very annoyed.

The second thing: The younger brother An Guo has just entered the Shidi this year, An Guo's wife is Zeng Gong, Zeng Bu's sister, this trip is also going to the capital, and it is not stable for the time being, which is also a thing. There are many people and big expenses, and the whole family has to worry about it.

The third thing is that next to the two sons, it is said that it is a good thing to recover his sanity, but if you think about it carefully, unlike the eldest son, who has been taught by his family since he was a child, the eldest son is already a lifter, and this time he entered Beijing to let him see. At first, he thought of Shen Kuo, but suddenly saw Shen Kuo and the second son calling him brothers, and he felt like a naughty boy and couldn't rest assured.

When he was thinking about it, the family came to report to Han Jiang and Han to ask to see, Wang Anshi invited Han Jiang into the garden, the garden is in the main courtyard behind the living room, there is a lotus pond in the garden, there is a water pavilion in the pool, and the two strode into the pavilion and sat opposite each other in front of the stone table. Han Jiang brought a letter written by Ouyang Xiu, which roughly meant to persuade him to accept the appointment of the imperial court. In addition, Lord Wen Yanbo also highly recommends it, Wang Anshi is not easy to push, and this time he recommended Wang Anshi to be the judge of the Herding Division.

The Judge of the Herdsmen is a good man, with a good income and is usually relatively leisurely, and the Shepherd is the agency in charge of the public horses of the state. Wang Anshi really doesn't like it very much, this official can't do any facts, as early as when he was the county commander in Zhejiang, he reformed the bad government, built a dam, and broke the pond. At that time, it was regarded as an honor for local officials to enter the capital, and Wang Anshi was not interested in adding officials to the capital. But seeing Ouyang Xiu's letter, he also tried his best to persuade himself to take over, and Wang Anshi reluctantly agreed to the letter.

Wang Anshi and Han Jiang are old friends, and after the two talk about business, it is inevitable to talk about some family life. Wang Anshi mentioned Wang Bi, saying that the second son was not in good health and delayed his studies, and he was thinking about finding a good teacher for Wang Bi. Han Jiang thought for a while and said, "I have a good candidate, this person has no children, he is very lonely and happens to be in the capital, it is better to hand over the second son to this person**." I just don't know if this person is willing to accept the second son? ”

There is such a good candidate Wang Anshi must be tempted, besides, how to ** Wang next to him, Wang Anshi himself has no clue, and hurriedly asks who it is. Han Jiang smiled: "My immediate boss, the third envoy is Lord Bao Zhengbao who is in charge of Kaifeng Mansion." ”

Hearing that it was Bao Zheng, Wang Anshi was overjoyed, but he was also uneasy in his heart, saying that Bao Heizi was too serious, could he take a fancy to his son? Han Jiang said: "I see that the second son in the prince's mansion has an extraordinary appearance, and the second son's rescue has been rumored to be a beautiful talk, and the drunkard went to Bao Xiang a few days ago and mentioned this matter." ”

The drunkard is Ouyang Xiu, the chief examiner of this big exam, Wang Anshi was very surprised when he heard it, Han Jiang explained with a smile: "That Su Zizhan is the drunkard's beloved apprentice, and when he talks about it after the catastrophe, he will naturally mention Ling Lang." Wang Anshi was much relieved now, and waited for Han Jiang to bring him back good news.