Chapter 331 On Wang Anshi
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It's Wang Anshi, how can he not be the emperor today!
After the observation of this paragraph, Qin Hui found that the emperor admired Wang Anshi very much and felt sorry for Wang Anshi.
It's unthinkable!
Before Song Shenzong, the only traitor recognized by everyone was Ding Wei of the Song Zhenzong Dynasty; After the Song Dynasty, Cai Qu, Zhang Dian, Lu Huiqing, Cai Jing, and Cai Bian were all regarded as traitors in the Northern Song Dynasty. These traitors of the Northern Song Dynasty all started directly or indirectly by Wang Anshi's recommendation. Wang Anshi can be said to be the boss of the traitorous ministers.
For Wang Anshi, the whole dynasty hated him to the bone, up to the clan, relatives and nobles, the gentry in the middle, the merchants, and the people at the bottom, all hated Wang Anshi to the core.
However, the emperor admired Wang Anshi to the extreme, and only called him inappropriate, and rarely accused him of being a traitor.
In the actual administration, the emperor also imitated Wang Anshi everywhere.
Of course, the emperor was very smart, and did not use the Qingmiao method, the armor protection method, the city easy method, etc., but adopted easier, more convenient, and more hidden methods. For example, starting a bank!
Starting a bank is somewhat insignificant in the eyes of outsiders.
However, if it is done well, some benefits of the green seedling method, the market change method, and the equalization method can be implemented.
At this time, Qin Hui deliberately said this, in order to test the emperor's attitude, and sure enough, the expression on the emperor's face remained unchanged, but there was joy in his eyes, obviously everything was as he expected.
At this time, Wang Boyan couldn't sit still, he was talking about Wang Anshi here, but he didn't use this as a metaphor for him.
Wang Boyan said: "During the time of Emperor Renzong, one day the emperor had a banquet in the palace and decided that the ministers would go to the pond to fish as the main dish of the banquet. The crowd went fishing with great interest. Only Wang Anshi sat absent-mindedly and ate all the bait on the plate in front of him. Song Renzong therefore thought that Wang Anshi was a treacherous person, because it was understandable to inadvertently eat a grain of bait by mistake, but it was really unreasonable to be able to eat up the entire plate of bait in a daze. Some ministers said that Wang Anshi's face was "white in his eyes", which was the appearance of a traitorous minister. Su Xun's "Theory of Distinguishing Adultery" said: It is normal for people to wash their faces and change their clothes. Only the great traitor and the wicked will go against human nature, be unkempt all day long, and eat the food of pigs and dogs. sloppily talks about poetry, books, rituals and music, so as to win a reputation that is not vulgar. Wang Anshi was known for his raunchy appearance at the time, he rarely changed his clothes, and it is said that he did not take a bath. Wang Anshi is a traitor, and it has long been decided. Lord Qin. Defending Wang Anshi everywhere, is it a member of the New Party? ”
"The New Party?" Qin Hui smiled: "That prime minister." Could it be the old party? ”
Wang Boyan said: "That's okay! ”
Qin Hui smiled: "Could it be my lord." Do you want to provoke a partisan struggle in the imperial court? ”
"It's not me who fights for the party, it's you!" Wang Boyan said unceremoniously.
At this time, he was not at all polite to this political opponent. Although at this time, he was still the prime minister, but he was divided by Qin Hui with some power, and he was even suppressed before, and he was resentful in his heart. There is no emotion in the words.
"Emperor Renzong believed that Wang Anshi was a treacherous person, because it was understandable to inadvertently eat a grain of bait by mistake, but he could eat the whole plate of bait in a daze. This is really unconscionable. In fact, Emperor Renzong misunderstood him, Wang Anshi is a person who pays attention to the informality of those who achieve great things, and Wang Anshi must have thought about it at that time, which caused him to be absent-minded, which led to swallowing fish bait by mistake. It is somewhat inappropriate to judge whether a traitor is a traitor or not! ”
Qin Hui defended Wang Anshi.
"As for Su Xun's "Theory of Distinguishing Adultery", it is too much to say that people are traitors because of their sloppy and unkempt life. This is the scholar's view, narrow-minded. As the so-called big things are informal, Wang Anshi is not sloppy, just because he attaches too much importance to big things, but neglects some small details! ”
Zhao Pu nodded.
In history, Wang Anshi was always eaten as bait, Wang Anshi's life was unkempt, and he was accused of being a traitor.
In fact, this is all due to the dark psychology of the literati.
If you live in the afterlife, you can understand it. Some workaholics, when they work, often forget to sleep and eat, and have a full meal, eating and sleeping irregularly, not to mention living a sloppy and unkempt life. As for the bait eating incident, it is even easier to understand, when a great man was a child, because he read too carefully, he dipped a cake in sesame paste, which ended up being dipped in ink, and he didn't realize it until someone reminded him.
In short, all this can only reflect that Wang Anshi is a workaholic, does not pay attention to details, and the one who is on the line is a traitor, which is a bit too much.
Wang Boyan said: "In Lord Qin's words, he sympathizes with Wang Anshi everywhere, does he want to be Wang Anshi's second?" ”
Qin Hui said: "I don't want to be guilty of speech, can't I even say a few fair words!" “
"Fair words!" Wang Boyan said, "At the beginning of the country, traitors will be born." Lord Qin should be cautious so as not to go astray! ”
"Ahem, ahem!" Seeing that the two continued to quarrel, Zhao Pu had to break the silence and speak: "Wang Anshi is a good state official, but not a good prime minister!" ”
"The devil is in the details. As a prime minister, under one person, above ten thousand, the so-called high place is unbearable, even if he is a perfect saint, he will still find out many shortcomings, not to mention that Wang Jinggong is just a mortal. As the prime minister, Zhuge Liang trembled and bowed down to everything, in order to prevent mistakes. Because Zhuge Liang understands that as the prime minister, there can be no mistakes, and the prime minister makes a small mistake, but it is a shocking disaster for the people. But Wang Jinggong did not have Zhuge Liang's affairs, did not have Zhuge Liang's trembling, and did not have the authority of Zhuge Liang's father, but he neglected the details and kept making mistakes. These small mistakes are very small, but they accumulate and destroy the bones, and the accumulation of small mistakes is enough to destroy the Great Song Dynasty! ”
"It is rumored that Wang Anshi has always been extremely simple in his personal life. Even Wang Anshi's most staunch political opponent could not find fault with his qualities. Even after he became the prime minister, he didn't even know how much money he had, and he always took a bag home and handed it over to his family to spend as he pleased, never counting the amount. In this way, it seems that Wang Anshi implemented the law change, neither to promote and make a fortune, nor to satisfy personal ambitions, but out of loyalty and patriotism. This undoubtedly moved Song Shenzong. Therefore, after the implementation of the new law, although the opposition of the government and the opposition wave after wave, countless detractors, and Song Shenzong was also shaken for a while, he still stood firmly on Wang Anshi's side in the end, and the most important reason was out of trust in Wang Anshi's personal qualities. ”
"Actually, in my opinion, this is Da Mi! Governing the family and governing the country are very similar in themselves. Wang Jinggong didn't even know how much money he had, and he always took a bag home and handed it over to his family to spend casually, never counting the amount, which shows that he is not sensitive to numbers, probably because the literati are ashamed of their words. Even the salary is still so sloppy, which shows how sloppy the treasury finances! I can't even do this, and I became the prime minister, it's a miracle! ”
Zhao Pu secretly said in his heart, this is probably the biggest mistake Wang Anshi made!
Wang Anshi has made many mistakes in his life, some say that he has a stubborn personality, some say that he competes with the people for profit, and some say that he does not know people. In Zhao Pu's view, these mistakes are not actually mistakes, and most reforms will occur, or even worse. When it comes to stubborn personalities, Stalin and Mao Taizu are even more stubborn; When it comes to competing with the people for profit, who can compare with the wartime communist policy of the Soviet Union; When it comes to knowing people who are unknown, Mao Taizu also elected Lin Biao as vice chairman, and even wrote it into the party constitution.
Wang Anshi, these mistakes are actually not mistakes.
His biggest mistake was that he was not sensitive to numbers and money.
As a prime minister, to put it bluntly, he is a housekeeper. Managing the livelihood of tens of millions of people in the entire country, it should be extremely sensitive to numbers, how much taxes should be collected there, how much money should be spent there, the national treasury budget, etc., all have an account in their hearts and are clear. Only when we have this account clearly in mind can we prevent the spread of corruption and prevent improper employment of personnel.
It's a pity that Wang Anshi only has a general understanding of finance, and he is still in a state of not seeking a clear understanding, and he is ashamed of his words.
As a result, the whole army collapsed. (To be continued......)