The most important responsibility of the prime minister in ancient times and the prime minister of later generations was to revitalize the economy, that is, the treasury was rich and extremely sensitive to numbers.

It's a pity that Wang Anshi was extremely unsuccessful in this regard.

For example, the most criticized is the seedling method. The interest rate is 20%, which is a pitfall.

In fact, the Song Dynasty had serious land annexation and serious peasant bankruptcies, which caused extremely serious damage to small and medium-sized peasants, and the government should support them, and it should be at low interest rates, or even lose capital. It's a pity that Wang Anshi doesn't know how to settle accounts, only economic accounts, but he neglects political accounts.

There are also many laws and regulations, all of which are typical and do not settle accounts, and some take care of one or the other, and lose big because of small things.

This is Wang Anshi's fatal weakness.

Zhao Pu asked: "Two ministers, I want to test you, what is a traitor?" ”

Wang Boyan said: "The inside is dangerous, the appearance is cautious, the clever words are orderly, and the virtuous are good and jealous; If you want to enter, you will know its beauty and hide its evil, and if you want to retreat, you will know its faults and hide its beauty, so that the lord's reward and punishment will not be appropriate, and the order will not work, and in this way, the traitor will also be. Those who are loyal to the minister are loyal to the monarch and the country, and do not avoid life and death. It seems to be like a direct admonition with the respect of Uncle Wang, not avoiding life and death, and would rather suffer the punishment of the king of the heart; Su Wu shepherded sheep, and he was trapped in the Huns for 19 years without changing his heart; Zhuge Wuhou, dedicated to the country, did his best, and died; Wei Zheng bluntly advised, not avoiding life and death; Bao Zheng is not afraid of the powerful, does not show favoritism, is honest and honest, and can be a loyal minister; Kou Zhun attacked the north to resist Liao, and he can be a loyal minister! ”

Zhao Pu said in his heart, it was another drop of the bookbag, and it was another show.

Qin Hui's heart trembled, thinking back to the emperor's evaluation of Wang Anshi, and said: "It helps the Northern Expedition, and they are all loyal ministers; It is not conducive to the Northern Expedition, for traitors! ”

Zhao Pu commented in his heart: "At least for now, Qin Hui is a hardcore anti-gold faction. It's just that I can't say for sure in the future! ”

Thinking like this in his heart, noncommittal, Zhao Pu said: "Then how to identify loyal traitors?" ”

Wang Boyan said: "It refers to the monarch, flattering and flattering, catering to the slippery beard, forming a party for personal gain, excluding dissidents, selfishness, never being a selfless reminder and warning, and being disloyal to the monarch; Deceive the lower and the higher. Retaliate against the people for their own interests, expropriate and expropriate, and kill innocents indiscriminately. even killed the king and killed the ministers, misused the power of the state for personal gain, and brutalized the loyal ministers. Otherwise, he is a loyal minister! ”

Zhao Pu said in his heart: "It seems that loyal ministers also cater to their superiors, and they also form parties and private parties, and they also exclude dissidents. Retaliate too! Politics itself is dark! He opened his mouth and asked Qin Hui: "Qing family, what is the explanation?" ”

Qin Hui pondered. After a long time. Only then did he speak: "The sky is not high, the people's hearts are the highest, it is difficult to draw dragons and tigers, and you don't know your heart when you know people." Zhou Gong was afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time. Today it is a loyal minister, tomorrow it is a traitor; Today it is a traitor. Tomorrow is a loyal minister, unpredictable, how can it be easily probed. Weichen doesn't know! ”

"Actually, loyalty and treachery are also easy to argue!" At this time, Wang Boyan also felt at a disadvantage. couldn't help but say: "Everything is in Your Majesty, only the law is followed, traitors start from the law, and loyal ministers start from abiding by the law." Before the Divine Sect, the only traitor recognized by everyone was Ding Wei of the Zhenzong Dynasty; After Shenzong, Cai Qu, Zhang Tun, Lu Huiqing, Cai Jing, and Cai Bian were all regarded as traitors in the Northern Song Dynasty. Why before the Divine Sect, there were few traitors in my court; And after the Divine Sect, there are so many traitors. It's all because Emperor Shenzong messed with the law, didn't follow the law, criticized the old ministers, and connived at the new party! ”

Zhao Pu nodded.

In the Great Song Dynasty, in feudal society, the law was not perfect, and the rule of man was more than the rule of law. The emperor is supreme and the first destroyer of the law, often the first to break the law, resulting in the invalidity of the law. Traitors, many moments were born in a time when the law was chaotic and the king connived. There are laws that are not followed, law enforcement is not strict, and violations of the law are not prosecuted, this is the cradle of the birth of traitors.

can see this, Wang Boyan still has two clicks.

Sure enough, those who can mix in the center are elites.

"And the third question?" Zhao Pudao: "How to be a qualified prime minister?" ”

Qin Hui was silent, and Wang Boyan was also silent. Neither of them knew what to say!

That's a hard question to answer!

Qin Hui's mind was spinning, thinking about the meaning of the emperor's question; And Wang Boyan is also thinking about the deep meaning. It's just that both of them are at a loss, and they don't know what the emperor is talking about.

There was silence like this, the pin drop could be heard, and the atmosphere was depressed.

"It is not an easy thing to dominate the world, and if you are not careful, it will harm others and yourself, and it will harm the country and the people. Some ministers often do bad things with good intentions, just like Wang Anshi, who originally wanted to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but it turned out to be a mess, and the Great Song Dynasty was also affected! It's not easy to be a prime minister! Zhao Pu said leisurely: "At this time, there are changes that have not been seen in hundreds of years, which is comparable to five nonsense chaos." The turbulence of the situation is unprecedented, and we are standing at the forefront of history, changing history and creating history. In what you do, you must be cautious and trembling; When administering the government, it is necessary to solicit the will of the people, and to persist in self-construction, not only to correct the mistakes in governance in a timely manner, but also to persevere! ”

"History is created in our hands, and it will be left behind for thousands of years, and future generations will whip the corpse, or make a name for themselves, all in our hands. One misstep becomes a thousand years of hatred, and looking back is already a hundred years! ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Pu let out a sigh.

Historically, Wang Boyan was a traitor, famous for his inaction and non-resistance, and his reputation was so bad that he was on the street. Actually, that's a bit too much.

Wang Boyan is just a scholar, let him play conspiracy and tricks, let him govern government affairs, and have two more moments, but let him be the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and command soldiers and horses against the Jin army, it is definitely uncommon material. Letting a scholar fight, letting a scholar fight against the army of tigers and wolves of the Jin Army, is very reluctant in itself, and there is no other way than to run away.

It is possible to call him administrative inaction and incompetence, but it is too much to say that he is a traitor.

And in this time and space, Zhao Pu decisively led the military affairs alone and personally led the troops to fight, as for Wang Boyan, he mainly handled government affairs, responsible for escorting grain and grass, etc., mainly civilian. In the past few years, there has been no big credit, and there are not too many faults. Naturally, there is no name for traitors.

And in history, Qin Hui was a big traitor, and he was stinking for thousands of years.

But after a few months of contact, Zhao Pu had to admit that Qin Hui was a talented person and an outstanding talent.

In later generations, when it comes to Qin Hui, he is always famous for surrendering and negotiating peace, but at this time, Qin Hui is a staunch anti-Jin faction and belongs to the pillar of the anti-Jin faction.

Wang Boyan is an old man, and he can't make too many mistakes by reusing him as a face, but it is difficult to make a big change. Qin Hui is slightly outstanding, but his character is not good, and he is the most speculative. The reason why it is an anti-gold faction at this time is essentially a kind of speculation.

These two people have many advantages and disadvantages, and if they are not beaten and suppressed, they will cause disastrous consequences.

"Your Majesty, how can we become a good prime minister?" Qin Hui changed the topic and asked.

Wang Boyan also said: "What are our shortcomings, please give your Majesty advice?" ”

At this time, the topic has been clarified, but there is little cover-up. It's a bit straightforward, but it points to the essence.

Zhao Pudao: "Absolute power leads to absolute corruption, and it also leads to absolute destruction. I will not give power to anyone under one person and above ten thousand! This is good for anyone, Wang Anshi and Cai Jingjing didn't end well, I don't want the two Qing families to end well! ‘

Wang Boyan said: "Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

Qin Hui also said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love!" ”

At this point, the two seemed to listen.

But Zhao Pu didn't think that the two would listen, power was like sea water, and the more they drank, the thirstier they became. The literati's greed for power reached a shocking level, just like the Donglin Party in later generations, who would rather pit the Ming Dynasty into it than seize power.

If the ministers were obedient and well-behaved, the emperor would not be so difficult.

Zhao Pudao: "Fan Zhongyan focuses on the rule of officials, and Wang Anshi focuses on financial management. Today, the Northern Expedition focuses on war, and in the next ten years, it will be a war stage, or a stage of preparing for war. I want a stable rear to create a good political and economic environment for the Northern Expedition! ”

Qin Hui said: "Then I don't know what to do?" ”

Zhao Pu said: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty will destroy the Xiongnu in the future, and he is willing to empty the treasury; And I would rather set Jiangnan back twenty years in the future Northern Expedition, and would rather lose the throne. If you don't succeed, you will become benevolent, you can't eat Jiuding, you also want Jiuding steaming! ”

Qin Hui's eyes flashed with horror, this majesty is so determined.

Wang Boyan was also shocked. (To be continued......)