This creates a terrible situation. For the Song Dynasty, it was no longer a barrier to resist the southward advance of Western Xia and a force to contain Li Yuanhao's descendants, but a disaster.

Wang Shao's "Pingrong Ce" said that if you want to take Western Xia, you must first restore the river and Huang. Our side preemptively obtained Hehuang, and the Tangut people had to worry about the enemy. This is the pros. If the Tangut people were allowed to get the river first, the consequences would be unimaginable. At that time, the Western Xia cavalry had no worries, and the intensity of sending troops to the Song Dynasty would be stronger than during the Li Yuanhao period. The two states of Qin and Wei bore the brunt, and the two states of Lan and Hui were cut off first, and the ancient Wei realm was paralyzed. This caused a bad situation that Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Di Qing and others had never faced before.

During the Renzong period, even if Li Yuanhao broke through the Shaanxi Road, there was only one way to go, that is, to continue to march into the army and advance into the hinterland of the Song Dynasty. This seems to be a bright avenue, but it will provoke the Song Dynasty people to resist violently after falling into death, unless Li Yuanhao can fight the Central Plains, otherwise he will not get any specific benefits. But if the Western Xia people got Hehuang, the situation was different, they could develop to the southwest, establish a fortress in Wusheng County, Sichuan, and then send troops to invade Tao and Hehe at any time, and the Song Dynasty Longshu and other prefectures and counties were within the scope of attack. What did the Song Dynasty do then? It is equivalent to facing a large new battlefield. If troops are sent to rescue, the troops near Shaanxi and Kaifeng will be dispersed, so that guarding everywhere is equivalent to being loose everywhere and unprepared. Where the party members choose to enter the army at will, it will make the Song Dynasty overwhelmed...

The situation was so bad that the Song Dynasty was basically dead. The reason is simple: want to resist? Only to increase the army. Increase the army? and they must increase their wages. More food? The only weapon that can survive in the Great Song Dynasty surrounded by the surrounding barbarians - the economy, is doomed to collapse! When the time comes, there will be no help, and it will rot from the roots... The Song Dynasty, a huge civilized state and a territory of thousands of miles, was actually killed by the Xixia people, a small barbarian tribe, which makes people hate to hit the wall!

And this all originates from the very beginning of the point - whether or not to keep the river! This was also the biggest controversy over Wang Shao's "Ping Rong Ce" later. The opposition said that the Tubo River has always been a friend who "does not rebel and does not fight", and that if you let the enemy go, you will attack your friends first, and cause everyone to rebel and leave their relatives. What's in it for you? At best, if you win the battle and snatch the river Huang, then you can talk directly to the Xixia people, which is equivalent to opening up one more battlefield. In case the battle cannot be won or the battle becomes lukewarm, then the Song Dynasty is equivalent to a large number of enemies in the air, this is not a problem of one more battlefield, it is a problem of both multiple battlefields and many enemies!

And, unfortunately, this became a reality later. But it must be pointed out that the reason why the Song Dynasty and Hehuang Tubo pinched endlessly was entirely the fault of the opposition! The opposition led by the Empress Dowager Gao and the old bastard Sima Guang. The land that Emperor Shenzong, Wang Anshi, Wang Shao and others snatched back after years of bloody battles was not repaid, forcing Song Zhezong and Song Huizong, who were pro-government, had to send troops to rob them!

And history has proven: as long as the Hehuang Department goes to rob, the Song Dynasty will win! After getting it, although there was an extra battlefield, it was the same as the number of the Tanguts who grabbed Hehuang and started a war in the Sichuan part of the Song Dynasty. But the nature is very different! In Sichuan, it was the Great Song Dynasty who was overwhelmed by the enemy and back. The war in Hehuang was fought by the Western Xia people and was overwhelmed by the enemy. This is the most fundamental and significant difference!

I can't see this clearly. The old party is either a bunch of stupid pigs, or they are talking in the vernacular with their eyes wide open! In order to eradicate dissidents, he even disregarded the national economy and people's livelihood and the safety of the country!

After discussing the necessity of war, Wang Shao also talked about the follow-up after obtaining the Hehuang region. Fighting the river is different from fighting the Western Xia. The place in Western Xia, except for a small part of the Hetao Plain, is full of poor mountains and bad waters, desert Gobi, and to be honest, that kind of broken place. The Song Dynasty is not spared in vain! But Hehuang is different!

First of all, the concept of hitting the river is not right! It should be "recovered" because this land has always been Han people in the past, before the Anshi Rebellion. This is also the territory of the glorious Tang Dynasty. It was the Tubo people who took advantage of the Anshi Rebellion and took advantage of the situation to steal it! For the next 200 years, the Han people were too busy to take care of themselves, and over time, they forgot about it. Now during the Song Dynasty Shenzong, the "Confucian gentlemen" who were full of wealth actually abandoned it as a matter of course!

The fertile land in the Hehuang area is "the so-called Huangzhong, Hao, large and small elm, Caohan, fertile land, suitable for five kinds of people in Yan", it is completely self-sufficient, and there is no need for the central government of the Song Dynasty to allocate funds to it to transport grain. In fact, how simple it is, you can understand it if you think about it with your toes: this land can raise Siluo to successfully fight against Li Yuanhao, no matter what, it is rich in products and stable!

At this point, it was clear how to follow up after winning the war, and Wang Shao further elaborated on the fundamental principle of conquering Hehuang. He was not a belligerent man, and he did not want to kill all the Tibetans there, and then send a large number of Han Chinese to emigrate. That is also unrealistic, the Han people are a special species, they can indeed call the world home if necessary, even if they cross the ocean, they can also thrive on the other side of the ocean. But if you have a seed on your own land and are forced to resettle to open up the wasteland, it will make a big fuss...

Wang Shao's proposition was to conquer Hehuang, co-opt the Qiang clan, and then co-opt the Qiang people through them, and the ultimate goal was to bring even the Tubo and Qiang people to Wusheng in the southwest or Weiyuan in the northwest, so that they could learn Han law and become like Li Shibin, the "iron-walled minister" of Yanzhou, and Mu En of Huanzhou. Although they are of a different race, they are loyal to the elite troops of the Great Song Dynasty!

Doing its best, not afraid of change, this is the most suitable way to weigh the pros and cons!

As for Hehuang itself, it must be presided over by the Han people, and the army will be self-sufficient. For specific methods, Wang Shao summed up the "Six Strategies of Herong". It will be reflected in the military operations that follow.

On February 2, 1069, Fubi was appointed prime minister. On the 3rd, Wang Anshi was promoted to the position of Governor of the Political Affairs Department and Deputy Prime Minister of the Great Song Dynasty.

The last conversation before and after the change. Shenzong asked Tang Jie, "How about Wang Anshi as prime minister?" Is he a literary indispensable? Can't do anything? Is it indispensable? What point is not up to standard" Tang Jie replied, "Wang Anshi is very studious, but he sticks to the ancient law, and the discussion is very broad, if he is made the prime minister, he will definitely change the existing law, so that the world will not be at peace"

Turning around, Shenzong asked Wang Anshi, "Others say that you only know the scriptures, not the world, what do you think" Wang Anshi replied, "The scriptures are a good medicine for governing society." Some so-called scholars in later generations were stupid and stupid, and they did not learn it at all, so they would say that the scriptures were useless."

Shenzong asked again, "Then let you govern the country, what do you have to do first" Wang Anshi said categorically, "Change customs, legislate"

End of conversation. From then on, Emperor Shenzong obeyed Wang Anshi's words and officially began to change the law! What's going on? What is the magic of the 6 words "change customs and legislate"?

The magic is super big! This is one of the greatest forms of scholarship in ancient times. This kind of scholarship made it necessary for a country to be rich and strong during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and to stand firm and develop in an environment where the jungle eats the jungle, and even Qin Shi Huang eliminated the Six Kingdoms and unified the world, all based on it!

That is the Legalist who glorifies the future generations, but can only hide in the shadow of Confucianism!

Flipping through the history books, no matter what kind of opinions anyone has, they have to admit the fact that the world was laid down by the children of the Legalists, but the peach was picked by Confucianism. There is no way, Legalism pays attention to practical results, so it can create the world. Confucianism teaches people to observe etiquette. Let those with vested interests like it. The huge power of Legalism in governing the world made the rulers deeply jealous on the one hand, and on the other hand, they could not give it up, so it caused a phenomenon: many promising monarchs were "external Confucianism and internal law". Emperor Shenzong is one of them.

In 1065, when he was still King Ying, he hand-copied a whole Legalist classic "Han Feizi", and after copying it, he showed it to his staff to check whether there were any mistakes. Unfortunately, Sun Yong, the attendant at the time, saw it, and this Confucian disciple immediately turned his face, even if the other party was a prince. also pouted and sneered, "Han Fei is dangerous, insignificant" Confucianism is broad and profound, benevolent, righteous and moral, but unfortunately in addition to a life quotation. There is no specific way to govern the country and start a business.

Shenzong didn't want to make a big deal out of it at the time, so he smiled, "I just added more books to the bookshelf, I didn't like it"

At this time, he found resonance in Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi is a very wonderful person and is very good at tricks. He opened his mouth and closed his mouth, all of which were ancient sages Yao Shunyu. In fact, they are all selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, and what they do inside is a Legalist behavior.

The biggest purpose of Confucianism is to make the customs simple and the people to obey themselves. "Legislation" Confucianism has always been based on general benevolence, righteousness and morality to "govern the country", and has always despised "art", think about Wang Anshi's later specific decrees. So what is it?

This conversation made the two monarchs and ministers feel clear, and it was also doomed to later contradictions with all the courtiers in the court. Including those who supported them in the early stages and became mortal enemies in the later years.

Confucianism and Legalism have always been irreconcilable...

On the 9th, Sima Guang asked the emperor to dismiss his official position and go to other places. The emperor did not allow it.

On February 27, 1069, a new department called the "Department of Regulations for the Establishment of the Three Divisions" was established. As the name suggests, it is a special department based on the three departments and provinces of the State Administration of Finance to study how to generate money. This department appeared out of thin air, and directly took over the affairs of reform and law change, and you didn't have any share in the east government, the west government, the two systems, and the internal servants, so you stayed there!

Xining's reform has officially begun! The history books then begin to introduce the content of the specific decrees, the time when they were promulgated, and the difficulties encountered. But let's ask such an earth-shaking change, only after Shenzong and Wang Anshi reached the concept of legalist governance, they went directly to the horse, is it too child's play?

From April 4, 1068, the first conversation between the monarch and the minister recorded in the historical records to February 27, 1069, when the reform officially began, there were more than 10 months during this period, Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi got along day and night, I believe that their discussion must also be multifaceted, involving every corner of the Great Song Empire, at least three key points must be considered in detail:

1 That's a big secret, and that's the big purpose of this change! If all initiatives are not based on this premise, then everything is meaningless. But it's a pity that after checking all the history books, whether it is ancient or modern, there is not a word about it! Maybe they didn't see it, or maybe they deleted it with ulterior motives...

2. The speed of the change. Rapid or slow? This is a big problem. It is more important than specific measures to change the law, and we know that the success of a thing is not only related to its intention, but also related to its practice. Smart and erudite like Wang Anshi, cautious and cautious like Song Shenzong, this minimum premise will definitely be taken into account. It was only out of obedience to the first point, the big secret and the big purpose, that he finally chose the impatient approach, Wang Anshi wanted to make the country rich and strong quickly, and increase the thickness of the treasury very quickly. This is helpless, but it also sets the stage for the ultimate failure from the beginning...

3. The aspects of the law change and the specific laws and regulations. The change of law involves a whole chain of interests that interact and complement each other, prosper and lose, and if anything goes wrong, the empire will suffer an immeasurable blow...

After discussing these three points, in the hearts of Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi, there is a complete macro blueprint for changing the law, and at this time, the actual operation can be carried out.

The actual operation allowed Deputy Prime Minister Wang Anshi to hide behind the scenes, promoted Fu Bi to prime minister, and used his prestige to calm the situation and calm people's hearts. And the "Department of Regulations for the Establishment of the Three Divisions" also made Wang Anshi his deputy, and the nominal person in charge was Chen Shengzhi, another prime minister who was about to be promoted. Next, the members of Wang Anshi's "New Party" team have become a problem that has been controversial for nearly a thousand years...

At this time, Wang Anshi can't have any cronies, so who will help him? You can only choose from the friends you communicate with every day, and this premise determines the quality and quantity of talents. The first person is Lu Huiqing. Later, this person became famous all over the world, known to the whole world, and left a stench for thousands of years, which made both the new party and the old party shake their heads. Even directly put his question on Wang An's stone... (To be continued......)