The implementation of the exemption law was very cautious, it was initially only tried in the vicinity of the capital, and it was only after a year to see how effective the results were, and then it was decided whether to promote it to the whole country (think about how Li Zicheng could rise after more than 500 years, you should know how difficult it is to implement this "exemption law") This gave the opposition a glimmer of life. The famous Dongming County incident occurred immediately.

It is said that one morning at the end of the year, the gate of Kaifeng City opened in the early morning, and hundreds of people suddenly poured in. These people went straight to the mayor's office, the Kaifeng Mansion Daya. It's a pity that Bao Zhengji has been dead for many years at this time, and his work habits have long been restored to the original, and these people are blocked by two heavy and cold gates, so they can only carefully report the reason to the porter: they are residents of Dongming County in the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture, and they can't live because of the exemption law, so they came to sue!

At this point, it should be said that everything is under control. There is a problem in the implementation of national policies and decrees, and the people do not understand, whether they come to complain or come to ask for advice, the methods they use and the departments they find are very correct - Kaifeng Mansion Yin, this is his duty! Even if he is an oppositionist, he does not want to and cannot give a reasonable explanation for the rights and wrongs of the exemption law, he at least has the responsibility to stabilize the situation, let these hundreds of people stay honestly in Kaifeng Mansion or somewhere else, and then ask his superiors how to deal with it...

But he doesn't! He's really good. On the day of Kaifeng Mansion, the gate was closed, and the words were released, and the three words "not accepted" should be found by the person in charge of the new law!

This was the first major turning point in the Dongming County incident. After more than a thousand years, it's not good for us to speculate, is there someone who is fueling the troubles and coming up with some brilliant ideas? As a result, after these ordinary people left Kaifeng Mansion, they rushed into Wang Anshi's private house as soon as possible!

I have seen people who wrote anonymous report letters, people who went to sit-ins and demonstrations in front of government office buildings... But have you ever seen hundreds of ordinary people gather and rush into the prime minister's house in peaceful years? This happened in the Great Song Dynasty at the end of 1070...

Wang Anshi hadn't gone to court that day, and when something like this happened, he didn't choose to run away. Instead, he stood up and asked these people two questions: 1. What is the purpose of making such a fuss? The villagers replied, "The exemption law has been implemented in their county, and their household registration level has changed. The poor peasants who were originally in the fifth class have all become rich in the third class. In this way, the money they have to pay becomes a daily number. I can't pay it at all, I'm going to die."

Wang Anshi was shocked, believing that the moment he heard this answer just now, he must have gritted his teeth in anger, but he was also so frightened that he was cold! Very simply, Dongming County is on the edge of Kaifeng City, and some people dare to do anything about the implementation of the new law at the real "feet of the Son of Heaven". Thinking about the vastness of the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, without the sight of the emperor and himself, what would his new law be distorted into? That day, he steadied himself and told the villagers that the matter was "unknown to the Prime Minister" but would soon start investigating. Then he asked the second question: Are you coming, are you the magistrate of Dongming County? This is a matter of principle, there is such a big incident in Dongming County, who changed the household level, not to mention, so many people petitioned, the county officials at least had to report to their superiors in advance!

But the answer is that the county magistrate doesn't know what to say! It's more depressing. What did this make Wang Anshi, as the chief, do? Hundreds of people acted spontaneously, even if there is any crime, the law does not blame the public, not to mention that these are still ordinary people!

Wang Anshi knew that he had to leave home and go to court. The experience of officialdom told him that this incident must have caused a sensation in the entire Kaifeng capital. The news will reach the palace in an instant. And there, is his real battlefield!

He told these villagers: Petitioning still has to go through legal procedures, please go to the higher-level unit of Kaifeng Prefecture, Yushitai, and let it be accepted and traced there... And from here, two versions of this matter were formed: the Wang Anshi version and the Yushitai version.

At that time, the name of the emperor in the imperial history was Yang Hui. His approach is even more handsome than that of Kaifeng Mansion Yin, and in the face of the villagers holding the paper, he directly stated that this yamen only accepts official disputes. You ordinary people are not qualified to worry about us. Dispersed immediately! This time, the villagers were very obedient and left. But after the people left, Yang Hui began his work: he immediately sent a large number of subordinates to investigate what was going on? Soon the results of the investigation came out, because Wang Anshi's subordinates did not divide the grades according to the original household registration account books of the government, but privately divided them first and directly assigned them to the following counties for implementation. It caused a farce in Dongming County that the lower fifth class became the upper third class. Therefore, the conclusion is that the Xinfa clique is completely foolish, and it is vicious and vicious, and it exploits the small people according to the law. It must be abolished as soon as possible in order to restore the peaceful order of the Celestial Empire!

But Wang Anshi soon had his own explanation. The county official of Dongming County is named Jia Fan, and he is a former subordinate of the privy envoy Wen Yanbo, and it is he who modified the household registration level in Dongming County without authorization. He has now fled from his duties and fled from Dongming County to Kaifeng City. Where can it be? I just can't find it! So is it instigated by someone to do this, such as the respected Master Wen? But no one would dare say that...

That's the end of this matter, it's over.

On January 3, the 4th year of Xining (1071), Han Jiang ordered a sneak attack on Western Xia. The two conspired to send troops to take Yokoyama. Guo Kui played "The kind of man is crazy, and now the court uses it because of the family of the seed, and it will be a big mistake" Han Jiang in order to make the seed of the army not constrained, so he played the court and recalled Guo Kui. And the seed also lived up to Han Jiang's trust, defeated the Western Xia army, captured Luowu City, and defended it with 20,000 soldiers.

On February 1, Wang Anshi finally brought up the old matter again and challenged the ancestral family law of the Great Song Dynasty again! The 6th new law - the reform of the imperial examination has been introduced! It is stipulated that from now on, the poetry and the Ming scriptures will be abolished, and the scriptures, theories, and strategies will be used to test the scholars.

As soon as this new law is implemented, it marks Wang Anshi's complete break with the current Song Dynasty officialdom!

He used new textbooks to educate new talents and new officials to take new exams to replace the existing officialdom officials who had the same ideas and desires as Sima Guang, Su Shi, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, and Ouyang Xiu.

What kind of spirit is this! As Sima Guang said in "The First Book with Wang Jiefu": "... Those who fight the world will fight with one of them" In all officialdom from ancient times to the present, this is something that no one dares to imagine and no one dares to do! The purpose is to create an environment in which the whole nation is unified in thinking and the whole nation is striving for one goal. As modern people, we all know the necessity of this point, which is the primary condition for reform and must be accomplished...

On the 8th, Zeng Bu was appointed as the official of the fifth room of the prosecutor's book. Zeng Bu, as Wang Anshi's sworn friend, is known in history as "Bai Wang Anshi does everything in Bu, that is, he does it." Or Budang, Bai Fengjing, and Wang Qi participated in politics. Bu said: "The prime minister has agreed. What is the question? Let the word be heard'"

On March 2, the Western Xia got the support of the Great Liao, raised troops to counterattack, and captured Funing City and the newly built Zhuzhai Fort. On the 3rd, the defenders of Gyeongju mutinied. Chong Ge was ordered to quell the rebellion, and Luo Wucheng was recovered by Western Xia. On the 21st and 22nd, two people, Chong Ge and Han Jiang, were punished respectively.

On April 18, Sima Guang met Lu Xu's dying face in the capital and accepted Lu Xu's last words. Began to write letters of resignation to the emperor. Ask Zhao Ji to allow him to leave from the Yongxing Army and go farther to Luoyang, Xijing, to fulfill his lifelong wish - to write a book!

to complete the set of historical masterpieces "Zizhi Tongjian", which has been famous for thousands of years and is the same as the "Historical Records" of Sima Qian, an immortal historian of the Han Dynasty. Shenzong agreed. From this moment on, Sima Guang completely withdrew from the officialdom of the Shenzong Dynasty. He stayed far away in Luoyang, Xijing, staring coldly at every move of the New Party clique, never mentioning state affairs, concentrating on compiling the "Zizhi Tongjian", quietly waiting for the opportunity to turn over and restore...

This is a terrible opponent, and he is not giving up, but judging the world. understands that Wang Anshi is unshakable at this time, so he will never fight again! Sometimes backing down is more of a strategy!

Su Shi, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, was also demoted from the capital and served as the general judge of Hangzhou.

In terms of position, when Kaifeng Prefecture promoted officials, he could only be regarded as the middle and lower class among the countless officials in the capital. But the writing is good, and everything is fine. Su Shi can go anywhere, and he can meet and talk to anyone. So Su Shi appeared on any occasion, even if he died, the famous Fan Zhongyan, he would not let it go. specially ran to the former residence of Wen Zhenggong to shed tears in the wind. Singing and hanging.

For example, Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang was demoted, and he ran to accuse the former prime minister of being cowardly and cowardly, making Wang Anshi lawless. Zeng Gongliang sighed and said, "Shang and Anshi are one person," the emperor and Wang Anshi are as good as one person. What can I do?

After this conversation, Su Shi's reputation skyrocketed in the community of scholars. Good young man, he said what we wanted to say but didn't dare to say, very brave! But in what capacity and by whom did you be instructed to question the work performance of the former Prime Minister? And if you are really bold and responsible, why didn't you run to ask when Zeng Gongliang was still the prime minister? At that time, the prime minister had the power to do what you said!

Zeng Gongliang was followed by Fan Zhen. Before Fan Zhen resigned and returned to his hometown, Su Shi appeared. Su Shi was like representing some sacred group, and announced to Fan Zhen that "you are really a strong man" Fan Zhen sighed deeply, "I haven't done enough"

Without the previous analysis of the new law, there is indeed nothing wrong with what he said, and even young people are very passionate and worthy of appreciation. But after the previous analysis, you will know that Su Shi's position has slipped farther and farther, completely abandoning his original background, and becoming a scholar who drinks the blood of the people, eats the ointment of the people, and enslaves the people for pleasure...

Wang Anshi finally couldn't bear it anymore: Xiao Su, no matter how good your article is and how good your reputation is, you can't resist such a blatant resistance to the government's decision-making, right? You're still a civil servant after all, right?

So Su Shi was sent to Hangzhou, a beautiful city like heaven on earth, to be an official. Su Shi, who occupies a very important position in the cultural history of the Great Song Dynasty, officially began...

On May 10, Cheng Lu Zhi died in the former imperial history.

Recall: Before Wang Anshi's new policy was actually made public, that is, before the original equalization method was unveiled, he was inseparable from Wang Anshi. After that famous impeachment, he took the initiative to ask for a release, and he would never live with the "treacherous evil"!

The emperor satisfied him and asked him to go to Dengzhou to be the governor. Then after Lu Zhi saw Wang Anshi's new methods spread out one after another and endlessly, his anger really reached the point of incomprehension! I'm sick of life...

After Shenzong knew that he was sick, he specially ordered him to take him back to the capital to recuperate. But heart disease still needs heart medicine, the new law is in full swing, all over the world, this situation has not changed for a day, Lu Xu's mood has not improved for a day... Finally, Lu Zhi died of illness in the capital. His death also changed a person's fate. When Lü Zhi was seriously ill, Sima Guang's Yongxing Army in Shaanxi, knowing that Lü Zhi was critically ill, hurried to the capital to see the most rear.

When he rushed to Lu Xu's bedside, Lu Xue had closed his eyes and stopped breathing. Sima Guang cried loudly, hating himself for being so late. But suddenly, Lu Zhiqiang opened his eyes and struggled to sit up, he looked in the direction of Sima Guang, whether he saw it clearly or not, and said the last sentence of the most "The world is still okay, and you are really reluctant"

can imagine Sima Guang's mood at that time, the reason why he came was because Lu Yu had always been his comrade-in-arms. The past is vivid, from Renzong's establishment of the crown prince, to Yingzong's Pu discussion, and then to Wang Anshi's reform at this time, the two have surprisingly consistent political views. It can be said that we have been striving for the same goal. And in the current situation, it can be said that he and Lu Zhi are both losers, and Wang Anshi is the winner. But before he died, Lu Zhi still trusted him like this. This is trust, but also responsibility! What must he do to be worthy of the last wish of a dying man?

Lu Zhi used the living example of fighting to the death and never compromising to tell Sima Guang: I must fight with Wang Anshi to the end! The world is not desperate! Junshi, you have to work hard!

On the 18th, Zhao Xu Fubi was recuperated in Luoyang, Xijing. Under the call of Sima Guang, Fu Bi and others, Luoyang, Xijing, gradually became the base camp of conservatives who competed with Kaifeng in Tokyo...

On the 22nd, because the Liao Shengzong had to obey the Khitan military authority and was blocked by land, Wang Hui, the king of Goryeo who had not been able to communicate with China for 43 years, finally expressed his heart to the heavenly kingdom through the Fujian merchant Huang Zhen and Luo Zheng, the envoy of Fujian. This made the emperor who was obsessed with recovering Yanyun very excited. After that, Wang Hui sent an envoy to take the sea route, and after landing in Dengzhou, Shandong, he entered Kaifeng City to meet Song Shenzong. Relations between the Great Song and Goryeo were restored after a full 43-year severance.

This month, Wang Anshi offended a friend who should not be offended. The incident began with some accidents in the implementation of his armor protection law. There was a person who amputated his finger and wrist to avoid Ding. Han Wei, the prefect of Kaifeng, played this matter, but it aroused Wang Anshi's disgust. Han Wei was a close confidant of Zhao Ji when he was still King Ying, and he was the great benefactor who introduced Wang Anshi to the emperor. In public and private, Wang Anshi should not be so resolute. When Song Shenzong wanted to appoint Han Wei as the head of the imperial history, Han Wei resigned on the grounds that his brother Han Jiang was now the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty and that it was not suitable for his brothers to stand together, and Wang Anshi also urged him to resign. Later, the emperor tried to promote Han Wei to the Privy Council, but to no avail. Finally, Han Wei was driven out of the capital and served as the governor of Xiangzhou. (To be continued......)