Chapter 552: Sure enough, it's a change

Qiweilou is where Cao Ying and Xue Ninger make private money, and the dishes here are all brought by Zhao Yan from later generations, most of them are unheard of dishes in this era, and it is precisely because of this that these dishes seem very peculiar, plus at the beginning, Qiweilou used a lot of new raw materials such as peppers and tomatoes, so it has the name Qiweilou.

Today, Zhao Yan gave Cao Song the wind in Qiwei Building and chartered the entire third floor, in fact, this third floor is usually not open to the public, but only undertakes some relatively large-scale banquets, so there is no compartment on the entire third floor, just a hall, and twenty or thirty people will not feel crowded, but today there are only Zhao Yan and Wang Anshi, Cao Song, and Wang Anshi's son Wang Yan, as for Wang Xu, he probably also knew that Zhao Yan definitely did not welcome him, so he simply did not come.

"Mr. Linchuan, if you can enter Beijing this time, you must want to make a difference, right?" After three rounds of drinking, Zhao Yan tasted a bite of boiled fish, and then asked Wang Anshi with a smile, he wanted to know why Wang Anshi suddenly agreed to go out, it is said that now that Zhao Shu is in power, Wang Anshi may not get much support even if he wants to change the law.

As soon as Zhao Yan's words fell, before Wang Anshi could speak, he only heard that Wang Yan said with a smile: "What the king of the county said is that my father's name has long been known to the world, and the court has repeatedly called each other, my father originally had no intention of fame, but this time he really refused, so he agreed to go out, so as not to let the court always remember my father." ”

As soon as Wang Yan's words came out, Zhao Yan and Wang Anshi frowned almost at the same time, because Wang Yan's words were really too arrogant, and the meaning inside and out seemed to be that the court begged Wang Anshi to come out, and even some belittled the court, Zhao Yan, as the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, could say that the court was their family, and it was naturally a little harsh to hear this kind of words.

"Yan'er is rude, the court has recruited him as a father several times, that is the importance of the court to his father, and it is also a gift from His Majesty to his subordinates, before being a father, he just felt that he was shallow in his studies, and he was worried that he would not be able to take on the big responsibility, so he never agreed, this time I saw the court in a war and destroyed the Western Xia, and greatly increased the ambition of my Song people, although Wang felt that he could not compare with the princes of the court, but he also wanted to do some modest efforts for my Great Song Dynasty, so he agreed to go out." Wang Anshi first taught his son a few words, and then said to Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, Wang Anshi's words were actually very easy to understand, it was nothing more than that he felt that after the Great Song Dynasty destroyed the Western Xia, there was a lot to be done in the court, so he agreed to go out. Speaking of which, this is also normal, after all, the Great Song Dynasty is now greatly powerful, plus the Great Song Dynasty is the richest of the Three Kingdoms, it can be said that there are rich and people, and it is even very likely to send troops to the Liao State, even if the Liao State cannot be destroyed, but at least it is still possible to recover the land of Yanyun, you must know that this is something that even Emperor Taizong has not done, such a great feat, it is normal for Wang Anshi to want to contribute to it.

"I see, Mr. Linchuan chose a good time, speaking of the Western Xia, but there is a strong enemy of Northern Liao, in addition to the south of Dali and other countries are also uneasy, it can be said that the DPRK is the time to employ people, Mr. Linchuan can be out at this time, not only let my Great Song Dynasty have one more capable minister, but also can make an example for the talented people in the world, I believe that there will be more people willing to go out in the future, and then my Great Song Dynasty will also add more capable ministers!" Zhao Yan didn't pay attention to Wang Yan's words, but said to Wang Anshi with a smile.

For Wang Anshi's son Wang Yan, Zhao Yan also knows something in the history of later generations, knowing that although this person is talented, he is very arrogant, often telling others that he can't be a petty official, and he also writes articles to comment on the affairs of the world, and even some of Wang Anshi's regulations are also from his hands, but unfortunately he didn't live long, he died in his twenties, and his wife later remarried Zhao Yan's second brother Zhao Hao.

Seeing that Zhao Yan didn't even pay attention to him, Wang Yan's face couldn't help but change, and his eyes also showed a bit of gloom, speaking of which, he has always boasted of being a genius in the world, and usually thinks highly of himself, not to mention that he is among his peers, and even the people of the world are not in his eyes, but in the past two years, Zhao Yan has risen rapidly with the new learning he has taught, although many people say that he is a sideshow, but he also has to admit that Zhao Yan's knowledge is profound, Wang Yan has heard of Zhao Yan's name when he was in Jiangning, especially Wang Anshi has also praised Zhao Yan in front of him several times, This made him can't help but feel like a winner against Zhao Yan, but he didn't expect Zhao Yan to ignore him at all.

"Hehe, the king of the county is polite, Wang is just an ordinary scholar, and it is our duty to do our best for the court." Wang Anshi smiled again at this time and said, he is usually more rigid, but he admires Zhao Yan very much, so he has always been smiling, Zhao Yan is the same for him, and the two have a very pleasant conversation.

Seeing that the banquet was about to come to an end, but at this time, Wang Anshi suddenly spoke again: "Although the Great Song Dynasty has now destroyed the Western Xia in a war, it can be said that the military power has been greatly enhanced, but it is the so-called strong outside and internal cadres, can the king of the county know that my Great Song Dynasty is already in a very dangerous situation?" ”

"Oh? What do you mean by Mr. Linchuan's words? Zhao Yan deliberately pretended to be confused, he actually knew better than anyone about the internal situation of the Great Song Dynasty, and even the reluctant minister in front of him was not necessarily more profound than he knew, but he knew that Wang Anshi must have other intentions when he said these words, so he deliberately pretended not to know.

"The king of the county, my Great Song Dynasty from the founding of the country to now a hundred years now, the domestic disadvantages have been full of contradictions, the external military has been in a weak position, first defeated by the Liao State, and then encountered the rise of the Western Xia, now the Western Xia is extinguished, the external threat has been lifted, but the domestic disadvantages are still not solved, including land annexation, usury, tax evasion and so on, plus the financial expenditure of the Great Song Dynasty is very huge, the imperial court has long been unable to offset the expenditure, if this problem is not solved, I'm afraid it will only make the Great Song Dynasty flourish and decline! When Wang Anshi said at the end, he also showed a sad expression on his face.

In addition to educating his disciples in Jiangning these years, the most important thing is to study the shortcomings of all aspects of the Great Song Dynasty, as well as the ways to solve these shortcomings.

Hearing Wang Anshi's words, Zhao Yan also guessed the intention of saying this, and immediately glanced deeply at the middle-aged man with a resolute face in front of him, and finally spoke: "The king has also heard of all kinds of disadvantages in the Great Song Dynasty, but freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and it is not easy to solve these shortcomings, I don't know what Mr. Linchuan can do?" ”

Wang Anshi was waiting for Zhao Yan's words, only to see him sit up straight with excitement on his face at this time, and then solemnly said: "The king of the county is right, the accumulation of shortcomings in the Great Song Dynasty is not a day's work, if you want to solve these shortcomings, the best way is to change the law, replace the old law with the new law, and establish the law for all the people in the world. ”

"Sure enough!" Zhao Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart when he heard this, when Renzong was alive, Wang Anshi wrote a book about changing the law, but Renzong didn't pay attention to it at that time, plus Wang Anshi's mother died, so he resigned and went into seclusion, but he didn't expect that he had just come out of office, and he proposed to change the law again.

"This ...... Although the change may solve the shortcomings of the Great Song Dynasty, the matter of changing the law is too big, and if you don't grasp it well, it is likely to have the opposite effect! Zhao Yan hesitated, and finally told his worries, in fact, what he said was also the truth, Wang Anshi's change was originally good, but because of improper operation, the result not only did not solve the accumulated shortcomings of the Great Song Dynasty, but made the internal contradictions of the Great Song Dynasty more acute, especially the struggle between the upper and upper levels, which made the Great Song Dynasty fall into the internal friction of the strict zhòng, and finally led the change of Jingkang.

Hearing Zhao Yan's worry, Wang Anshi did not show any discouraged expression, because this was also something he had expected a long time ago, after all, changing the law was not a trivial matter, and he didn't plan to convince the knowledgeable county king in front of him in a sentence or two, so he spoke again at the moment: "The matter of changing the law originally involved the national fortunes of the Great Song Dynasty, if it remains unchanged, you can only watch the decline of the national fortunes, so it is better to take a risk, and the change is not completely uncertain, as long as you can get the full support of Your Majesty, Then there are no taboos in changing the law! ”

Zhao Yan couldn't help but want to laugh when he heard Wang Anshi's last sentence, Wang Anshi in history was too superstitious about imperial power, thinking that with the support of the emperor, the change would be successful, but unfortunately Zhao Yan fully supported him, but the resistance to the change was too strong, and Wang Anshi was very stubborn in doing things, even the original allies were offended, and it could even be said that the whole world was the enemy, and in the end, even the change faction he promoted had differences with him, and in this case, if the change did not fail, it would be a strange thing.

"Mr. Linchuan, the matter of changing the law involves all aspects of the Great Song Dynasty, even if it is the father emperor, he does not dare to say a word, so it is probably not an easy task to get the full support of the father emperor!" Zhao Yan finally said very tactfully, in fact, judging from the current conditions, wanting Zhao Shu to fully support Wang Anshi's reform is like a pipe dream.

Wang Anshi naturally heard the prevarication in Zhao Yan's words, which made him shake his head with some disappointment, he originally hoped to persuade Zhao Yan, and then use Zhao Yan's influence to persuade His Majesty today, but he didn't expect that Zhao Yan was not very optimistic about his change.

However, just when Wang Anshi was disappointed, he suddenly heard someone outside the door say loudly: "Third brother, I heard that Brother Jiu'er is back today, why didn't you notify me in advance, so that I could come and pick him up together?" ”R1152