The food in Jia Ru Dao Mansion is extremely exquisite and tastes excellent. Liu Lianggui had a rare feast, and he did not forget to talk about political affairs between eating and drinking, the reform of public land was originally a plan proposed by Liu Lianggui, and the basic content had already been finalized, and what he wanted to talk about with Jia Yidao was how to deal with the political opponents who opposed the reform of public land.

Regarding the handling of political enemies, Jia Yidao's attitude was the same as before, and he said to Liu Lianggui: "Let it go, don't worry." ”

Coming out of Jiafu with a full stomach and drink, Liu Lianggui got into a sedan chair. After sleeping on the slightly undulating sedan chair for a while, Liu Lianggui felt that he had not slept at all when he returned home, he yawned and walked into the mansion, and said to the servants beside him, "No guests this afternoon!" ”

Soon, Liu Lianggui lay down on the bamboo mat and fell asleep. Maybe it's because Jia Rudao's wine is too good, or maybe Liu Lianggui has no other ideas, and when he woke up, he saw that the sky was dark, and there was no sound outside, only the sound of drizzle hitting the roof tiles. Easily getting up from the bed, Liu Lianggui went to the toilet first, and then made a fire from the embers in the kitchen to light the candle. When I returned to the main hall, I saw that the hands of the table clock pointed to the fourth o'clock.

It's good, you can go to the court after tidying up! Liu Lianggui thought to himself. Wash, prepare the court clothes, and write the recital. After finishing these, the sky was already slightly bright, and the servants of Liu Lianggui's family got up. After letting the servant boil the hot water, Liu Lianggui took a comfortable hot bath before going out.

In the rainy season, the officials of the upper court all take a sedan chair, and after getting off the sedan chair, they go to the Golden Palace with an umbrella, and they do not meet until they enter the court hall one after another. Whether they support or oppose the reform of public fields, the officials are all grim-faced. When Jia Rudao strode into the Golden Palace, everyone's eyes fell on Prime Minister Zuo of the Great Song Dynasty.

There was no gloomy feeling in Jia Rudao's expression, he walked easily, and his expression was also very relaxed. According to the rules, Jia Rudao stood in the first row of officials. Not long after, the official family also arrived at the Golden Palace. After the salute was finished, it was the turn of the ministers to play. Zuo Prime Minister Jia Rudao has the highest power, and he stepped forward without hesitation and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister Jia Rudao thinks that the public land law is a top priority. As the prime minister of the left, he should lead by example. Therefore, I offer the minister's 20,000 acres of fertile land in western Zhejiang, thinking that it is the beginning of the public land law! ”

Offering 20,000 acres of fertile land at one time, hearing this announcement, the ministers unconsciously made some voices with no special meaning. Many voices converge to form a 'hum' sound in the golden hall. All the officials who supported the reform of the public land were shocked by Jia Yidao's announcement, but after a while, the group was in high spirits. Jia seems to be willing to do so much for this policy, which shows how firm Jia Dao's attitude is.

Without waiting for these people to speak, Liu Lianggui came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister's family has 3,200 acres of land. Since it was the minister's proposal for the public land law, the minister also followed Jia Xianggong to offer all the fields. ”

Jia Yidao and Liu Lianggui were the main generals of the Gongtian reform, and their attitude was so firm, the morale of the reformers was naturally greatly boosted. Counter-reformers, by contrast, suffered a major demoralisation setback. Even in a gambling way, the supporters of the Gongtian reform have a bit of a moral high ground.

He Mengran, who was a doctor, a privy councilor, and a political counselor, firmly opposed the reform of the public land proposed by Jia Yidao, and before Jia Yidao announced the dedication of his family property, the balance of power in the court was quite balanced, and it could even be considered that the forces opposing the reform of the public land had a slight upper hand. However, at this time, Jia Yidao's fierce actions directly increased the morale of the reformers, and the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty 'emphasized morality', and the abolition of private affairs because of public affairs was definitely a kind of morality.

He Mengran hurriedly stepped out of the queue and said loudly: "Your Majesty! The reform of public land is a great plan for a thousand years, and it must not be done rashly! ”

Jia Rudao squinted at He Mengran, and said in a disdainful tone: "This kind of thing has been talked about countless times a long time, Liu Kezhuang said that in the past, the Great Song Dynasty only had 1.5 million stone a year, and now Wumen County alone is forced to hand over 1 million stones, and the whole country does not know how many times it has increased. If the imperial court had directly controlled the fields and adopted the method of directly collecting grain, all the difficulties would have been solved. ”

For more than 100 years, the Southern Song Dynasty has been facing strong military pressure, and this wartime government has encountered countless problems, and the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty have tried countless means to solve them. Up to now, the rest of the problems are all open, and the simple boil down is that 'in the face of strong pressure from foreign enemies, the Great Song Dynasty did not have enough money and food to form an army to fight against foreign enemies'.

He Mengran completely knew what Jia Nidao knew, and Jia Nidao's accusation of military rations made him a little speechless for a while. After a moment of silence, a painful expression appeared on He Mengran's face. It's not because He Mengran feels at a loss, but because he knows that Jia Yidao's doing this will definitely cause huge problems, but He Mengran found that he couldn't come up with a solution to the problem except to accuse Jia Yidao of failing to do so. Jia Nidao was able to overwhelm other officials in momentum, just because Jia Nidao had fully expressed his tough posture that he must solve the problem, and he had advanced a huge upfront price.

opened his mouth slightly, and he was serving as a doctor, knowing the affairs of the Privy Council, and also participating in the governor's affairs, He Mengran wanted to say something. He wanted to say that the Great Song Dynasty was no longer able to discuss and solve the fundamental problems of the country, and he wanted to say that he was very disappointed in the court. However, these thoughts are not words that criticize others, "Your Majesty." The minister is old and shallow, and he is unable to serve the country. Seeking to be a teacher. ”

When the reformers saw that He Mengran, who was extremely influential among the counter-reformers, had actually chosen to retire, they were stunned at first, and then their faces showed joy. Even if this old guy is retreating, announcing Zhishi at this time is a major blow to the counter-reformers. On the other hand, those members of the anti-reform faction, who had never heard that He Mengran was going to take Zhishi's measures, were all shocked.

After He Mengran finished speaking, he walked towards the gate of the Golden Palace. There is no frustration in his heart, or negative emotions such as frustration turn into stronger feelings, which are called 'despair'. He didn't understand why Da Song had come to such a field, and his personal morality had an overwhelming advantage. When there is really no solution to a problem, a strong attitude combined with a little personal moral action actually has a strong persuasive power.

Just let Jia Yidao toss, maybe he can really do something! With such an emotion, He Mengran walked into the rain, the cold raindrops hit his face, and He Mengran, who was serving as a doctor, knew the affairs of the Privy Council, and was also involved in the governor's affairs, did not feel it at all. At this time, he felt desperate for the fact that he was unable to change the status quo of the Great Song Dynasty, and even more desperate because of the abyss at the foot of the Great Song Dynasty.

When he returned home, He Mengran began to write a recital requesting Zhishi. When the mood arrived, He Mengran wrote very smoothly. After writing it, I read it again, and He Mengran packed the piece and prepared to hand it over tomorrow. He Mengran opened it and saw that it was Cao Xiaoqing, an anti-reformist official in Lin'an, who had written to impeach Zhao Jiaren, the governor of Fuzhou, for privately operating a maritime business and making a lot of money. And learn from Jia Rudao, unreasonably attack the left wing army of the front division of the palace.

After reading this letter, He Mengran smiled bitterly. He had not been very interested in these things in the first place, and it was impossible for him to express them now. So He Mengran picked up the pen and wrote another letter to this friend, in which he told this friend that He Mengran had made up his mind to send a letter. The letter was very short, and it didn't even mention anything related to Zhao Jiaren, only wrote about it. He Mengran felt that there was no need to talk about it, when he was powerless and powerless, all the disputes in the court had nothing to do with him.

It was already noon after the letter was delivered, and He Mengran felt that there was no longer any concern in his heart, so he happily ate a curry rice with his family that became popular in Lin'an. He Mengran is almost sixty years old, and his appetite has always been bad, and he eats very little on weekdays. Curry rice has regained the pleasure of eating for the old gentleman, especially the meat cooked with curry and other spices, and even allowed He Mengran to enjoy the delicious taste of meat that he had not been able to enjoy for decades.

After eating, He Mengran announced his decision to the family. He Mengran is 57 years old this year, so his content did not cause any sensation at home. The officials after Zhishi basically did not continue to stay in the capital, so He Mengran naturally told his family to pack up their things and prepare to go back to their hometown. The emperor would not approve He Mengran's retirement so simply, but He Mengran had already made up his mind, and he did not waste time and immediately began to pack his luggage.

Like other high-ranking officials, He Mengran was also born as a jinshi and is very good at reading. His research direction is 'Zhou Li', so there are many ancient books at home. For these precious collections, He Mengran personally commanded the servants to clean them up.

In the evening, He Mengran's friend Cao Xiaoqing came to the door. After the two met, Cao Xiaoqing first simply asked He Mengran why he wanted to be a scholar. After listening to the reason, Cao Xiaoqing said decisively: "He Gong, we must not give in at this time." If you can't bring down Jia Yidao and let him go against the grain, the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably fall! ”

He Mengran said indifferently: "At present, Jia Nidao in the imperial court has the greatest credit, and a few days ago, I waited for the impeachment of Jia Nidao, and Jia Nidao was about to resign." In the end, the government tried their best to keep it, and finally decided to implement the public land reform. Have you forgotten it now? ”

Cao Xiaoqing shook his head, "I haven't forgotten. This time I want to bring down Zhao Jiaren for this matter, if we can join forces to impeach Zhao Jiaren, then Jia Yidao and Zhao Jiaren have both made merits in Ezhou, and they must protect him. At that time, as long as I can catch Zhao Jiaren and take him down. Jia seems to be the way to the office. ”

This is a common officialdom struggle in the Great Song Dynasty, as long as Jia Yidao insists on standing up for Zhao Jiaren, overthrowing Zhao Jiaren means that Jia Yidao's political credibility will be greatly damaged. As the prime minister, he must bravely take responsibility and resign. If Jia Rudao doesn't resign, then he is probably Shi Miyuan's kind of power.

Shi Miyuan was able to openly murder Prime Minister Han Yanxuan, depose the crown prince, and push the current official family to the throne. That is really the power of the government and the opposition, and what Cao Xiaoqing is most afraid of is that Jia Yidao will become a powerful minister like Shi Miyuan.

He Mengran shook his head, "My intention to serve is already decided, and it is useless to say more." ”

Cao Xiaoqing tried every means to persuade him, but He Mengran had a firm attitude, and finally simply issued an eviction order. Coming out of He Mengran's house stupidly, Cao Xiaoqing walked down the street depressed, at this time the sky was dark, and the rain clouds were black and oppressive. made Cao Xiaoqing even more depressed.

Jia Yidao is deeply trusted by the official family, and Zhao Jiaren, as a relative of the Zhao family, has been praised by the official family many times as 'Qilin'. Now the government wants to support the reformers, and no matter how hard the counter-reformers try, they will encounter problems. The key is not Jia Yidao, but the official family!

At this point in his thoughts, Cao Xiaoqing suddenly remembered that someone had recently revisited the prince. At first, Cao Xiaoqing felt really bored when he heard someone mention this old thing, but now he suddenly realized that some people have already seen through the problem. It is better to directly weaken the current official family than to attack Jia Nidao. Everyone doesn't like to talk about it, but in fact, they all know that today's official family is not righteous. If we can force today's officials to make concessions......

Thinking of this, Cao Xiaoqing found his purpose and direction. He felt that his whole person suddenly had strength, and taking advantage of this heart, Cao Xiaoqing thought about it for a while, and decided who to go to. In the extremely dim twilight, Cao Xiaoqing walked briskly and strode forward.

He Mengran made a request to Zhishi on the tenth day of the first month of June, and ten days later, the rainy season in Jiangnan was completely over, and the sun was shining brightly on the earth. Wu Qian, the former prime minister of Zhishi, is enjoying the joy of family comfortably in his hometown. The appearance of a messenger broke the pleasant day.

Looking at the envoy's dusty appearance, Wu Qian knew that the matter was probably urgent. After reading the letter, Wu Qian's face was full of doubts, but in the midst of all the negative emotions, there was still a hint of a smile. The one who sent the messenger was the same as Wu Qian, who had tried to prevent the current King Zhong from becoming the crown prince. And this has a new goal, that is, he hopes to completely restore the status of the crown prince of the former prince Zhao Hong, who was eliminated by Shi Miyuan.

At the beginning, Zhao Lu, the king of Yijinghui, died, and there were no descendants, and Zhao Hong was used as a descendant. In the thirteenth year of Jiading (1220), Zhao Xun, the prince of Jingxian, died, and Song Ningzong then established Zhao Hong as the prince and gave him the name Zhao Hong.

Zhao Hong likes to play the piano, Prime Minister Shi Miyuan bought a beautiful woman who is good at playing the piano and gave it to him, and treated the beauties well, let the beauties spy on Zhao Hong, and tell Shi Miyuan every move. The beauty is knowledgeable and cunning, and Zhao Hong likes her. There was a map on the wall of the palace, and Zhao Hong pointed to Qiongya Prefecture and said, "If I have the ambition in the future, I will place Shi Miyuan here." He once called Shi Miyuan "Xin'en", because if he was not exiled to Xinzhou in the future, he would be exiled to Enzhou.

When Shi Miyuan heard this, he once took advantage of the 7th of July to enter the Kit Kat Treasure to test Zhao Hong, and Zhao Hong took advantage of the wine to smash these things to the ground. Shi Miyuan was very frightened, and thought about how to deal with Zhao Hong day and night, but Zhao Hong didn't know these things. As a powerful minister in the political arena who can openly murder Prime Minister Han Yanxuan, Shi Miyuan later supported the current official family, and after the death of Song Ningzong, the current official family ascended the throne. Later, he used stratagem to force the crown prince Zhao Hong to death.

Since the current official family is not righteous, and the current official family has no son. As long as Zhao Hong's legal crown prince status can be fully restored, then the next person who should succeed to the throne is not the current loyal king. This is exactly the same as the view of Wu Qian, the former prime minister of the left.

Wu pondered this matter in his heart, and it was difficult to determine for a while. The reason why he firmly opposes King Zhong as the crown prince is not because he has any opinions on the current official family. But the loyal king is not only not as good as the king, but after the actual contact, Wu Qian found that this loyal king can probably be described as an idiot in politics. The Great Song Dynasty was handed over to this person, and Wu Qian only felt that it was simply a political suicide.

After thinking about it, Wu Qian finally made a decision, and he wrote a letter to the messenger and asked him to bring it back to Lin'an. Looking at the back of the messenger, Wu Qian sighed in his heart. The rainy season is over, and the hot summer is coming, and Lin'an is bound to set off a stormy political turmoil.