Chapter 556: Zhao Ji's support
As soon as Zhao Ji's words came out, the atmosphere in the hall immediately changed, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and the others all looked at Zhao Ji with complicated eyes, as well as Wang Anshi standing in front of them, for the interaction between Wang Anshi and Zhao Ji during this time, they naturally couldn't hide their ears and eyes, and now Zhao Ji actually openly supported Wang Anshi's change, and the impact was too great.
Zhao Yan saw Zhao Ji stand up just now, and immediately knew that it was going to be bad, but unfortunately at this time, he couldn't stop it if he wanted to, so he could only watch Zhao Ji express his support for the change, but after Zhao Shu heard his son's words, his face sank, he naturally knew about Zhao Ji and Wang Anshi's relationship, but he didn't expect Zhao Ji to openly support the change, you must know that Zhao Ji is the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, and his attitude is very important, and even he can't ignore it.
"The matter of changing the law is too involved, you are still too young, so this is still a long-term consideration, so let's talk about it for the time being!" Zhao Shu glanced at the waiter beside him when he said the end, and then the waiter immediately understood, stood up and opened a holy decree and read it, not giving Zhao Shu a chance to speak again.
Zhao Yan was also relieved to see this, and then listened carefully to the content read by the chamberlain, in fact, this holy decree is the appointment of Wang Anshi, all of which were praised by Wang Anshi, and finally announced the appointment of Wang Anshi as a bachelor of Hanlin, this is a Qing noble official, whose authority is responsible for drafting the imperial court's edicts, pardons, national letters and documents used in the court, accompanying the emperor on patrol, etc., although it is very noble, but there is no actual authority, and it is often held by some people with outstanding literary reputations.
Hearing this appointment of Wang Anshi, Zhao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, because it meant that Zhao Shu did not intend to reuse Wang Anshi immediately, and even after today's incident, I am afraid that Wang Anshi can only stay in this noble official position. As for Zhao Ji, he showed an expression of helplessness and regret. It seemed that he did not approve of this appointment, as for Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu and the others, they had different expressions, after all, they all had different plans for changing the law.
After announcing the appointment, Wang Anshi's face was silent, and it is estimated that he was mentally prepared for this result. Kneeling down at the moment to thank him, there seems to be no resistance to this appointment, originally according to the general procedure, Wang Anshi, who accepted the appointment, would also be said by Zhao Shu to say some words of encouragement, but Zhao Shu obviously did not have this mood today, and when Wang Anshi thanked him, he immediately let him retreat, and Han Qi and others also withdrew, and only Zhao Shu and their father and son were left in the entire hall.
"Father's ......"
Zhao just wanted to say something. But Zhao Shu interrupted him with a gloomy face at this time: "Xu'er, you are too reckless today, the matter of changing the law involves a lot of weight, which can be decided casually!" ”
Zhao Shu's tone was a little heavy, if it was in normal times, Zhao Ji might not dare to say anything, but Zhao Ji seemed to have an unusual attachment to changing the law, which was similar to his attachment to his own marriage. Therefore, I saw him raise his head and insist: "Father, the matter of changing the law is indeed a matter of importance. But the internal shortcomings of the Great Song Dynasty have reached the point where they have to be taken seriously, and if you change the law one day earlier, you can eliminate these shortcomings one day earlier, making the Great Song Dynasty more rich and powerful, so the sons will support Wang Anshi's change! ”
"Nonsense!" As soon as Zhao Shu's words fell, Zhao Shu reprimanded very annoyed. "The accumulation of shortcomings within the Great Song Dynasty is indeed a bit strict, but it is not strict to the point where it is necessary to change the law, there must be other ways to resolve it, but if it is a change, not to mention whether these shortcomings can be eliminated. The impact of the change alone is enough to shake the national fortune of the Great Song Dynasty, so although the change is good, it is actually gambling with the national fortune of the Great Song Dynasty, and we, as royals, cannot afford to take this risk! ”
Hearing Zhao Shu's words, Zhao Yan couldn't help but have a kind of realization in his heart, he didn't expect Zhao Shu's understanding of the law change to be so profound, no wonder so many dynasties in history knew that they had many internal contradictions, but few people dared to make drastic reforms, in fact, the real large-scale change in history was only Shang Ying's success, the Qin State at that time was only a small country, and after the unification of the Central Plains, no one dared to carry out this kind of revolutionary change, until Wang Anshi appeared, It's a pity that this change ended in failure.
"But father, the contradictions within my Great Song Dynasty have become more and more acute, if I don't change the law, my sons really can't think of any way to solve it!" Zhao Ji also spoke firmly again at this time, his determination to change the law was also very firm, and he also believed that only by changing the law could all kinds of shortcomings within the Great Song Dynasty be eliminated.
Seeing that Zhao Ji was still so stubborn, Zhao Shu couldn't help but be a little annoyed, but he also knew that the reason why Zhao Ji had this idea was because he was too young, he had the momentum of a young man, and he also dared to take risks, but he was different, at his age, he had long known that although taking risks might be greatly rewarded, he could also lose nothing, especially since this matter was also related to the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Song Dynasty, which also made Zhao Shu even more afraid to take risks.
Zhao Yan saw that Zhao Shu didn't speak immediately, and thought that his words had an effect, and he just wanted to say something more, but at this time, Zhao Yan saw Zhao Shu's anger, and hurriedly rushed in front of him and said: "Big brother, why don't you understand what your father means, for us, the change of law is to bet on the Jiangshan Sheji left by our ancestors, but for those scholars, it is just a real time for them to achieve the rule of the country and the world, even if the real Yan fails, they don't have much loss, But for our royal family, it's a matter of life and death! ”
Of course, Zhao Yan's words were a bit alarmist, and even deliberately pitted the royal family against the scholar class, in order to increase the persuasiveness in the words, although these words may not stand scrutiny, but they can give people a very big shock, at least Zhao Yan was stunned when he heard these words, and then showed a contemplative expression, it seems that he finally began to consider the gains and losses of the change.
Zhao Shu couldn't help but show an expression of appreciation when he heard Zhao Yan's words, and immediately said to Zhao Yan again: "Xu'er, what your third brother said is right, changing the law is not only related to the people of the world, but also related to the life and death of our royal family, so if you have to do it as a last resort, you must not change the law lightly!" ”
"Father......" Zhao Ji was also a little shaken when he heard this, and he wanted to say something. But he didn't know what to say, and he also showed a hesitant expression on his face, but this also made Zhao Shu's heart sink, it seems that Wang Anshi's influence on him is really not small, and at the same time, it also makes Zhao Shu secretly regret that he knew such words. He is afraid that he will never recruit Wang Anshi into Beijing.
Zhao Yan saw that Zhao Shu was already a little shaken, but he and Zhao Shu had nothing to say if they wanted to persuade him, after all, everything that should be said had been said, and the current atmosphere was also a little heavy, so he said at the moment: "Big brother, changing the law is not something that can be figured out in a day or two, this matter will be put aside for the time being, if you have any ideas, you can just come to your father to discuss." ”
"Not bad. Don't be confused by the beautiful descriptions of the change, the risks involved in the change are also extremely sinister, and the father is not sure that the change will be successful, plus the situation in the Great Song Dynasty is already developing on the good side, so there is no need for us to take the risk of changing the law. Zhao Shu finally calmed down at this time, and spoke again calmly.
"What my father said is that instead of taking the risk of implementing changes, it is better to start with small things. Changing the Great Song bit by bit, although it took some time and energy. But it's much safer than using violent means like changing the law! Zhao Yan sang and harmonized with Zhao Shu at the moment.
"I understand, thank you for waking up!" Zhao Ji lowered his head and said at the moment, but although he said so, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, and he still seemed to have his own ideas about changing the law, but unfortunately Zhao Shu and Zhao Yan didn't find out.
"Child. It's good if you understand, it's your wedding day in a few days, and you have to prepare well, put all your thoughts on this matter, and put other things aside for the time being! Zhao Shu saw that Zhao Ji seemed to have really woken up. I was very happy at the moment.
"This is a great event, now that the capital has spread all over the capital, it is indeed not young that the eldest brother is not young, and my father is probably waiting to hold his grandson for a long time!" Zhao Yan was also very happy at this time, although he used to think that Zhao Yan's marriage was a troublesome matter, but now the wedding is about to be held, which makes Zhao Yan feel like he is relieved, and he is also happy for Zhao Ji.
"Haha, I'm just getting married, but the third brother, your princess is about to give birth, and I heard that it's still a boy, so you're much faster than me." Zhao Yan couldn't help but laugh when he heard Zhao Yan's words, and he thought that Zhao Yan ran back and forth for his marriage, and even went to Xixia, which also made him feel warm in his heart.
"By the way, speaking of my and Ying'er's children, there is one more thing to ask for my father!" Zhao Yan suddenly thought of something at this time, and immediately saluted Zhao Shu.
"Oh? What's the matter? Zhao Shu was also very interested in asking at this time, talking about family affairs with his two sons always made him feel a rare warmth and affection.
"Hehe, it's actually not a big deal, it's just that Ying'er firmly believes that she is pregnant with a boy, so let me set a name in advance, but I think it's better for this name to be chosen by my father, so I want my father to give her a name!" Zhao Yan said with a smile, it doesn't matter if he can't think of a good name, anyway, there is an elder like Zhao Shu.
As soon as Zhao Shu heard that Zhao Yan asked him to name the child, his eyes lit up at the moment, this is the favorite thing for an elder to do, so he immediately agreed, and soon came up with a few alternative names for Zhao Yan to choose, but in the end, even Zhao Yan also participated, and for a while, the discussion between the father and son was in full swing, even more intense than the discussion of the change just now.
However, after Wang Anshi's visit, the content of his "A Hundred Years of Nothing to Do in this Dynasty" was circulated, as well as the appointment of Wang Anshi by the imperial court, as well as Wang Anshi's advocacy of changing the law, etc., which immediately caused an uproar in the entire Great Song Dynasty. (To be continued......)
PS: Summer is coming, everyone must be careful when eating, today Lao Yu and his son have been recruited, the resistance of adults is stronger, I just have diarrhea, but my son is vomiting and diarrhea, and it took an injection in the morning to stop, and I don't know what unclean things I ate yesterday.