In general, this is a foregone conclusion. The decree has been issued, what else can be changed? However, when it comes to state political decrees, there is still a legal procedure to be followed, that is, they must be ordered by the prime ministers and drafted by the officials of the two systems before they can be promulgated and implemented throughout the country. Just when all the opposition were celebrating, one person had a small idea, and it was his little idea that changed the entire course of history!

Zhao Luan, who is also a governor of the government with Wang Anshi, thinks that it is not appropriate to immediately announce a decree to repeal the Qingmiao Law, because of the problem of face. These new laws were all promoted by Wang Anshi, and now Wang Anshi is destined to leave his post in Beijing in the near future. When he is gone, we will issue a decree of abolition, which is the way of a cultivated and tasteful scholar...

The two prime ministers, Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi, looked at him and couldn't cry or laugh: Brother, when is it, politics is the battlefield, you live and die, how can you suddenly be perverted?

But no matter how the two prime ministers persuaded and ordered, Zhao Pan just didn't agree.

Time passed day by day in the debate of the prime ministers, how many days have passed? It's actually a full 10 days! Maybe Zhao Luan is really confident. The Holy Decree is here, this is the highest directive! So just be relieved to be bold and noisy, and drag it out without any scruples...

Until 10 days later... These 10 days have a unique position in the history of the Song Dynasty, and it determines the fate of the entire Northern Song Dynasty! Ten days later, Emperor Shenzong suddenly made a 180-degree turn, and then turned to support Wang Anshi, no longer saying anything wrong with the new law. At the same time, Wang Anshi 'recovered from illness and returned', and ordered the Regulations Department of the Third Division to refute Han Qi's recital.

The opposition was stunned! What the hell is going on?

There are two answers given by Song Shili: 1 Lu Huiqing is a troublemaker. He understood that all his future was linked to Wang Anshi and the new law, so he tried every means to instruct many people to say good things about Wang Anshi in front of the emperor. Those people were eunuchs. The most important of them are 2 cronies and eunuchs: Zhang Ruoshui and Lan Yuanzhen. It is said that the emperor has never been out of Kaifeng City, and the quality of the Qingmiao Law can only be analyzed from the documents and investigated from the chapters. At this time, he finally couldn't sit still, and quietly sent these two eunuchs out of Beijing to investigate secretly. The two eunuchs came back and said that everything was fine with the new law, especially that there was no apportionment and everything was voluntary. Shenzong had a bottom in his heart and decided to promote the Qingmiao Method throughout the country.

2 A man happened to come to Kaifeng at this time. This person was unanimously identified as "treacherous" in the history books of the past dynasties, and his treacherous path began with this entry into Beijing. His name is Li Ding.

Li Ding was a student of Wang Anshi, after being admitted to the Jinshi. Judge in Xiuzhou. At this time, he was recommended by Sun Jue, the chief judge of the judge, to enter Beijing. The first person he came into contact with after entering Beijing was the counselor Li Chang. Li Chang asked, "You are from the south, what do the people there think of the Qingmiao Law" Li Ding replied, "They all like it very much" Li Chang immediately shook his head and warned him, "Now this is a hot topic in the capital, you have to keep your mouth shut, don't talk nonsense"

Li Ding didn't say anything, turned around and came out to find the teacher Wang Anshi and said, "I only know that Lu Dao speaks truthfully, and I don't know that people in the capital will shut up at every turn" Wang Anshi was overjoyed, at this time he was worried that no one would support him, and suddenly first-hand information came from the south, and he was so happy that it fell from the sky! He immediately took Li Ding into the palace to see Shenzong. The situation of the promotion of the Seedling Law in the south was introduced. After that, the Divine Sect was also overjoyed, and never doubted it again...

And Li Ding's treacherous name came into being, it was he who attached himself to Wang Anshi and confused Emperor Shenzong, so that the cancer of the new law would abuse the world from then on, and it could not be controlled! Now let's not talk about the effect of the promotion of the Qingmiao Law in the south, let's just say that Li Ding met Li Chang after entering Beijing. Li Chang is an advisor to the Governor's Yuan, which is to prevent the emergence of powerful ministers and the emergence of a hall of words, and to maintain the political atmosphere of freedom of speech! Then as a counselor. What right do you have to silence someone?

And there has always been controversy about the timing of Li Ding's entry into Beijing. It is said that he entered Kaifeng a year before the incident, that is, in 1069, and the introduction of the Qingmiao Law was in September 1069, even if Li Ding entered the capital at the end of 1069, considering the speed of the implementation of the ancient law. In three or four months, you will be able to travel all over the Yangtze River? Then Li Ding had to go from Jiangnan to the capital, and now in February 1070, he participated in the quarrel process, such a speed. Generally speaking, modern express train equipment such as Beijing-Guangzhou Line and Beijing-Shanghai Line is required to complete...

Therefore, Li Ding is at most just aggravating the weight of Emperor Shenzong's restarting of the Qingmiao Law and 100% supporting the new law.

As for sending two eunuchs to secretly go out to find out the news, this is absolutely true. It is said that this is a major terminal illness of the Shenzong Dynasty. When the Northern Song Empire was closest to a perfect revival, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a eunuch to corrupt. The Song Empire suddenly fell from the first line of heaven that further opened the sky and took a step back from the cliff. Originally, the Song Dynasty had the victory in his hands...

At this time, the two eunuchs sent out, the first had a name and a surname, and the second Shenzong also admitted it himself. Wen Yanbo came forward to speak for the opposition, and the emperor personally said that he had sent two chamberlains out of Beijing to report that he had not disturbed the people. It led to Wen Yanbo's seemingly sad and indignant retort "Han Qi, the prime minister of the three dynasties does not believe it, but believes in the two servants"

But I think that what really made Zhao Ji change his mind should still be that dream - the country will be rich and strong, defeat the Western Xia, recover Yanyun, subjugate the Liao State, and restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties! That is the direction of the Great Song Dynasty under the conspiracy of Wang Anshi and him, and it is also the secret purpose of this change! If the Seedlings Law is denied and the process of the new law is suspended, those will not be talked about... The country will return to the decadent and erosive situation of Renzong's later years, and even then it is not as good as then. Because at least at that time, there was not such a state where the ministers were divided into two factions and were at odds with each other.

From this incident, it can also be seen that the young Song Shenzong has always been hesitant in firmness, which is actually a disease that people with high ambitions usually suffer from - the pursuit of perfection. It is embodied in Zhao Ji, that is, while looking forward to the beautiful result of changing the law and trying to become stronger, he also wants to be as stable as possible, don't have big contradictions, and don't let the country hurt his muscles and bones.

But as a young man, he didn't realize what reform was. That is to make the country shave and wash the marrow and be reborn, which is far more powerful than hurting the muscles and bones! Otherwise, how can we change the custom of succession for more than 100 years and recover the state-owned assets that have been monopolized and seized by various privileged classes... He never understood this, because he was always striving for perfection...

In March, Sima Guang, who was furious and could not bear it anymore, decided to launch a general attack. This time, he bypassed Lu Huiqing and other minions and wrote a letter directly to Wang Anshi. The letter begins with "... Eavesdropping on Jiefu (Wang Anshi's word) alone in the world for more than 30 years, only high and rich, difficult and easy to retreat, people from near and far know and do not know, Xian said that Jiefu can not afford to be himself, and he is too peaceful to stand. Shengmin Xian is Qi Ze Zhi" This passage is very famous and is quoted in almost every book written about Wang Anshi. Sima Guang means that Wang Anshi has been famous all over the world for more than 30 years, and his moral ability is too high, and everyone believes that unless he is not the prime minister, he becomes the prime minister, and a harmonious society of happiness and peace can be realized immediately...

This letter is very long and famous, and it is included in Sima Guang's personal anthology, called "The First Book with Wang Jiefu". With more than 4,000 words and three arguments, it can be said to be very clear and very important. In exchange, all he got was a small reply slip of no more than 100 words from Wang Anshi. So the conservatives were indignant and shouted loudly, our leader was despised, and Wang Anshi was so arrogant!

So Sima Guang made persistent efforts, did not give up until the goal was achieved, and wrote "The Second Book with Wang Jiefu". This time, the focus is on the Seedling Method. Warn Wang Anshi: If you continue to do this, within a few years, there will be a sad situation of "father and son do not see each other and brothers are separated". The country will not be a country.

When it comes to the Seedlings Law, Wang Anshi can't be silent anymore. Some historians say that Wang Anshi's argument is not hindered. Unfortunately, no! The top people can turn the opposition into favorites and enemies into subordinates through conversation. And Wang Anshi could only say that his opponent was speechless. said angrily (such as Tang Jie), the consequences of this are even worse, the opponents just didn't say anything for a while, but the more they thought about it afterwards, the more angry they became. Intensify the search for fault. What's more, there are some people that Wang Anshi will never be convinced, such as Sima Guang.

Now Wang Anshi knew that he couldn't communicate, but he still replied to a letter of more than 300 words. It is also very famous in history. It was the "Reply to Sima's Advice". In response to the 5 articles mentioned in Sima Guang's letter, "encroaching on officials, causing trouble, expropriating profits, refusing to admonish, and incurring the world's resentment", Wang Anshi replied one by one:

-- Ordered by the emperor, the decree is determined in the central government and handed over to the relevant functional departments for implementation. This is not an invasion of officials.

-- All laws and regulations are well documented, they were made by the first kings and sages, and they are used to promote the good and eliminate the bad, not to make a fuss.

——For the world's financial management, the emperor did not abuse extravagance, and the minister did not report his private pockets, not for profit.

-- To ward off heresies, it is difficult for people to refuse, not to refuse advice.

After Wang Anshi's reply was sent, he immediately received a third letter from Sima Guang. This letter can be said to be a copy of the first letter, plus suggestions for the future direction of Wang Anshi's life. Sima Guang persuaded Wang Anshi as an old friend: Jiefu, you should retire here. Life is beautiful, Jiangnan is beautiful, and that is where you belong...

So how does Wang Anshi reply to this third letter? Is it the same copy and paste of the first 100-word text message? Or tell Sima Guang: work is always more meaningful than leisure, Kaifeng is my second hometown, and I will never resign? Either way, it will cause a new round of quarrels and an endless exchange of letters. Wang Anshi chose to remain silent this time and did not write any more.

But in Sima Guang's heart, this is Wang Anshi's sincerity is not enough. As he is benevolent and righteous, whether from a private or official point of view, he has completed the "education" of Wang Anshi, how can you not listen to me? Now that I have tried again and again, but you have never listened, then I will finally be relieved to fight for justice boldly and with peace of mind!

On the 8th, the opportunity came. In the triennial Jinshi Course, according to Wang Anshi's requirements, the three questions of poetry, fu, and theory were all dismissed. Change the test strategy. On the 21st, in the Jiying Palace, the emperor summoned the champion Ye Zuqia and other Jinshi, Ming Jing, Zhuke, etc., and 829 people.

Sima Guang, as a great master of history and the leader of the academy at that time, was given a mission to preside over this year's pavilion personnel examination. This is the legal power of all talented people from all over the country who have passed the Jinshi examination and worked in the local government position for one year. They can enter Beijing to take the exam again and advance to the top high-ranking officials of the two systems and the two prefectures. This time, Sima Guang's exam question is - on the rights and wrongs of the "three deficiencies".

The so-called "three deficiencies" are Wang Anshi's three no-famous sayings that will always be mentioned in the history books, that is, "the sky is not enough to fear, the ancestors are not enough to be afraid of the law, and the words of people are not enough to be compassionate" To be honest, these three sentences were placed in the era of ancient Confucianism, and they were 100% rebellious, humane, anti-human and anti-social crimes. Generally speaking, as long as you say it, this person is fundamentally bad and hopeless!

Sky changing? This is the highest instruction of the heavenly gods! Months of drought, or a lot of rain, a meteor shining in the sky... The emperor has to deeply reflect on whether there is a problem with his character recently? Can Wang Anshi ignore it here? Ignore it, don't be afraid?

Ancestors? This is a sensitive nerve that cannot be touched by Chinese in modern society, let alone in ancient Chinese families. What is an ancestor? Ancestors are gods! What is disrespecting ancestors? Pigs and dogs are not as good as...

Human words? This is what Wang Anshi hates most about the opposition. Even if His Majesty Taizu carried a big axe in his hand at any time and knocked off someone's front teeth at every turn, he did not let the scholars shut up "Freedom of speech, the speaker is not guilty" is the most desirable place in the Song Dynasty for future generations... Wang Anshi actually? Well, I'm sorry! Wang Anshi didn't say that he wouldn't let you say it, he just didn't listen... But this is the unpardonable capital sin!

In the face of such accusations, Wang Anshi must give an explanation to the emperor: "Your Majesty has every opportunity, does not leave a voice, does not covet pleasure, and first thinks of the safety of the people when encountering things, isn't this afraid of the changes in the sky?" His Majesty listened to the opinions of his courtiers extensively, and as long as he was reasonable, he would not reject them, how could he say unsympathetic words? As for the lack of observance of the laws of the ancestors, His Majesty thought to himself, Emperor Renzong reigned for more than 40 years and revised the law many times, how can it be said that the laws of the ancestors have been passed down from generation to generation and remain unchanged."

After Wang Anshi replied, Sima Guang was silent. Because he can't find a new point of power. Look carefully! What else can be magnified on Wang Anshi's body?

Silently searching... This is destined to be a very difficult task. Everyone knows that no matter what Wang Anshi's political achievements and popularity are, the stain on his body can almost be restored to zero. This is enough to make Sima Guang find nothing to find a white head...

The success or failure of the Seedlings Law is a major dividing point between the strength of the reformers and the opposition. From this time on, Sima Guang temporarily forbeared, Han Qi hid in the Great Song Dynasty Beijing Daimyo's Mansion, and Fu Bi retired home. There is only one person left among the famous ministers of the Renying and Ying dynasties who can be shouted loudly in Kaifeng City: the privy envoy Wen Yanbo.

This person showed enough toughness in the Renzong Dynasty, was very successful in forbearance in the Yingzong Dynasty, and cultivated both rigidity and softness to a certain extent, his performance in the Shenzong Dynasty was very subtle... (To be continued......)