In the next two days, Fan Zhongyan was still busy with his own affairs, Fan Ning stayed in Ouyang Xiu's mansion to practice calligraphy, Fan Zhongyan was afraid that he would lose and would not be able to explain to his parents, so he was not allowed to go out again.

Although Fan Ning still wanted to go shopping in the Goolan tile shop again, Fan Zhongyan had an explanation and didn't let him go out, and Ouyang Qian refused to take him out.

Fortunately, I have bought gifts to honor my parents when I go home, and I bought a few colors of rouge and two bottles of rose perfume from the ancient store of Zhang Gu for my mother, and two bottles of Qianrichun wine from Zhongshan Yuanzi store for my father.

Fan Ning also dispelled the idea of going out to play, and concentrated on practicing calligraphy in the house.

That afternoon, Fan Ning finished writing and wandered around the mansion alone, and when he passed by the guest hall, he saw a young man sitting in the guest hall, seemingly waiting for Ouyang Xiu to come back.

Seeing that the man's tea bowl was empty, Fanning ran to the kitchen and ordered a pot of tea.

"Who is that young man in the guest hall, it's been a long time!"

The housekeeper laughed and said, "He! is also considered a disciple of the master, and every time he returns to Kyoto to visit, the master values him very much. ”

"Who is he?" Fan Ning was a little curious, the person who could make Ouyang Xiu heavy must not be an ordinary person.

"He seems to be called.... By the way, his name is Wang Anshi! ”

"What's it called?" Fanning plucked out his ears, and he suspected he had misheard.

"Little official, his name is Wang Anshi, he was admitted to the Jinshi in the last examination, and I heard that he has just been promoted to a county magistrate."

Fan Ning suddenly understood, no wonder his grandfather said that he would meet Wang Anshi, it turned out that Wang Anshi was Ouyang Xiu's disciple, this is not a coincidence!

At this time, the refreshments were ready, and a subordinate picked up the teapot and was about to send it, Fanning hurriedly smiled and said, "Let me come!" ”

He took the teapot and walked briskly towards the guest hall.

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The young man was Wang Anshi, who came to Beijing to attend the birthday of the Prime Minister Pang Ji, who was very important to him and specially sent someone to send him a birthday post.

As soon as Wang Anshi got off the boat today, he rushed to visit his mentor Ouyang Xiu, but Ouyang Xiu was not at home, and he had been waiting for most of the hour.

A bowl of tea had already been drunk, and he was having a dry mouth, when he saw a young man coming in with a teapot, Wang Anshi hurriedly got up and thanked him.

"Are you waiting for Senior Ouyang?" Fanning asked with a smile.

Listening to Fan Ning's tone, the young man didn't seem to be a person from the teacher's mansion, nor was he a student of the teacher, he didn't dare to be rude, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "I just came from Yin County and went to Beijing on business. ”

Yinxian is today's Ningbo, Fan Ning raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Then we are half of our fellow countrymen!" I'm from Wu County. ”

"It turns out that Shaolang is from Pingjiang Mansion, where the people are outstanding and good, Fan Xianggong is from Wu County."

"Fan Xianggong is my grandfather, I will go to Beijing with him!"

The young man suddenly saluted again, "It turned out to be Fan Gong, who was rude, and under Wang Anshi, he admired Fan Gong's new policy!" ”

Sure enough, it was Wang Anshi, and Fan Ning looked at this young man a little, he was completely a very simple country student, where did he have the slightest demeanor?

"It turns out that you are Wang Anshi!"

"Fan Shaolang also knows me?"

"I have heard for a long time.... Daimyo! ”

Fan Ning almost said the name of 'Xianggong' that he had heard for a long time, at this time, Wang Anshi had only been working for a few years, and he was still far from Xianggong!

However, looking closely, Fan Ning still felt Wang Anshi's unique temperament.

I saw that he had a square face, thick eyebrows and deep eyes, and his eyes were blazing, revealing a kind of righteousness from his bones.

Fanning couldn't help but secretly praise that he was worthy of being a famous reformer in history, and his indomitable character can be seen from his temperament.

Wang Anshi sighed softly, "Ling Zu's Qingli New Deal, it's a pity!" ”

Fanning had a special interest in Wang Anshi because he had read several articles on Wang Anshi's reforms.

Although Wang Anshi accurately hit the stubborn illness of the Great Song Dynasty, he did not find the cause, which led to his inability to reform and his thinking.

It's like a headless fly running around, wasting a lot of time and resources, and finally everyone betrays their relatives and fails.

It makes people angry and saddened their misfortune.

Fan Ning sighed every time, if he returned to the Great Song Dynasty, he must wake up this awkward prince and tell him the correct way of reform.

And today, sitting in front of Wang Anshi is like standing on the causeway of history, Fanning does not want to dig up the embankment and completely change the course of history, this is not his mission.

But he hopes that Da Song will become better because of his arrival, which is also his greatest wish.

Fanning picked up the teacup and blew on it, taking a slow sip to calm his heart.

After a long time, Fan Ning smiled faintly: "The new deal was launched in a hurry, there is no foundation, and there is no law, it is like a castle in the air, it is strange if it does not fail!" ”

"This is what Ling Zu summed up?"

Fanning shook his head, "That's what I said!" ”

Wang Anshi was taken aback, and he savored Fan Ning's words carefully, and the more he tasted it, the more profound he felt.

The Gyeongli New Deal was introduced too hastily, and there was no consensus reached between the DPRK and China at all, and it failed in just one year because there were too many opponents.

Wang Anshi was jokingly called Wang Changfa among his peers and friends, not that he had the heart to change the law until he was middle-aged.

When he was studying, he had great ambitions and was determined to do a career and change the situation of poverty and weakness in the Great Song Dynasty.

When Fan Zhongyan implemented the new policy the year before last, he only hated himself for being too young to follow behind the saddle.

So as long as he mentioned the new policy, he was full of interest, especially when opposite was Fan Gong's grandson, although he was young, he must have seen extraordinary.

Wang Anshi didn't know that more than a month ago, Fan Ning was still called Fan Dudu in the village, and he didn't leave the village, and he only went to the town at the farthest.

Wang Anshi hurriedly asked, "Can Shaolang tell me, why do you say that the new deal has no foundation?" ”

Fan Ning knew that Wang Anshi had taken a lot of detours in the later reforms, which led to many setbacks and finally failed, so he had the heart to guide him, and maybe the fate of the change would change somewhat.

Now Wang Anshi is still young, very plastic, teach him now, can change his thinking and principles, if you wait for more than ten years to teach him, you can only enter the left ear, the right ear out, the character of the reluctant Xianggong is not ordinary stubbornness.

Fanning filled his tea bowl again, and asked with a smile: "Then let me ask you first, what is the essence of the change?" ”

Wang Anshi pondered for a moment and said: "The essence of changing the law is to promote the good and eliminate the disadvantages, and change all the outdated rules and regulations that hinder the prosperity and strength of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

Fanning shook his head, "That's the direction of the change, not the essence. ”

"Then what do you say is the essence of the change?" Wang Anshi began to be stubborn and argued with Fanning very seriously.

Fanning reached out and dipped a little tea, drew a circle on the table, and made a cross inside the circle, and said lightly: "This is the essence of the change, in layman's terms, it is to divide the cake!" ”

Wang Anshi was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Divide the cake? ”

"That's right! Divide the pie. ”

Fanning continued: "The wealth of the world is this big pie, the powerful occupy too much, and the people and the court occupy too little, so there are many drawbacks, the country is weak, and the people are poor. ”

Fan Ning used the most popular language, bloodily tore open the surface to reveal the essence, Wang Anshi was like being struck by lightning, and the whole person was stunned.

He has always believed that the Great Song Dynasty was weak and poor because various stereotypes and bad habits hindered the Great Song Dynasty from becoming rich and strong.

For example, the imperial court discriminates against the military, and the government has too deep control over resources related to people's livelihood.

As long as we can break all kinds of stereotypes and habits, streamline the administration of the army, and sort out all kinds of relationships, then the 'three redundancies' dilemma of the Great Song Dynasty can be gradually reversed.

But today, he heard a completely different theory of pie splitting, and he suddenly realized that he had thought too superficially before.

But it was not so easy for Wang Anshi to be convinced, and he immediately retorted: "It's not right, then the army's change should have nothing to do with dividing the cake!" ”

Fan Ning shook his head, "The biggest drawback of the army is redundancy, the Great Song Dynasty raised a million army, and the imperial court's financial resources were overwhelmed, I was right!" ”

"Indeed!"

"Have you ever thought about how many greedy beetles are hiding in this million-strong army who are desperately sucking military expenses?"

Fan Ning looked at Wang Anshi with blazing eyes, and continued: "If you want to change the French military system, reduce redundant troops, reduce military spending, or really use military spending for soldiers, then whose interests will be infringed?" Isn't it just a pie split? ”

Wang Anshi's heart flashed like a lightning bolt, and he became silent, no longer arguing, but humbly listening to Fanning's teachings.

"Where is the basis for the change? It's about the supporters, the more supporters, the stronger the foundation, but don't expect the powerful to support you, that's to play with the tiger.

The real supporters are the people of the world, the sons of real power, and the countless middle- and low-level officials who are as eager as you are to make the country rich and strong through changing the law.

This requires you to unite all the people who can be united, even if it is an old peasant in the countryside, even if it is a eunuch in the palace, as long as they all say that the change is right, then countless voices together will shake the world."

Wang Anshi sighed lowly, "It's easy to say, but it's easier said than done!" ”

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "It's easy to say, but it's not difficult to do, that's what I just said, I can't do it." ”

Wang Anshi had completely forgotten Fan Ning's age, he got up and gave a long salute, "Please teach me Shaolang!" ”

"In order to get everyone's support for the law change, we need to let everyone see the benefits of the law change, which needs to be a pilot first, a state or a county.

If a pilot is successful, and then it is promoted, it will be recognized and supported by everyone.

At the same time, what obstacles and opposition are encountered in the pilot, and then how to resolve the contradictions, this is called accumulating experience, and at the same time, it also gives confidence to all supporters.

As long as you have faith, everything will be easy to do. ”

Fanning took a sip of tea and continued: "The second way to change the law is to take it step by step, first easy and then difficult.

Just like cutting down a tree, it is impossible to cut off a big tree with a single sword, but always cut it with a knife, first find the weakest point and cut it down, and in the end, even the thickest tree will fall.

Therefore, we can't rush to change the law, we have to take it slowly and advance step by step. ”

Fanning's words were like a knife, plunging into Wang Anshi's heart, opening his heart open, not only a fresh wind blew in, but also his heart was illuminated.

At this time, there was a voice outside the door, and it seemed that his grandfather had returned.

Fan Ning got up and said with a smile: "Send Wang Xian Ling another word, you must learn to compromise when changing the law, and try not to fight to the death with the powerful."

The best way is for everyone to make the cake bigger, give more to the court and more to the people when distributing new cakes, and try to touch the bottom line interests of the powerful as little as possible, so that the resistance will not be too strong, then the change will be successful. ”

Fan Ning taught Wang Anshi himself all the lessons and lessons summarized by later generations about Wang Anshi's reforms, but the time was in a hurry, and Wang Anshi might not be able to digest them.

Fanning was gone, and Wang Anshi was still standing there in a daze, as if he had become a sculpture.

Fan Ning knew that he had successfully planted a seed in Wang Anshi's heart today, and it would take root and sprout, and it would slowly grow into a towering tree.

At that time, he may climb to the top of the big tree and restore this magnificent picture of the Great Song Dynasty with Wang Anshi.

Fan Ning is in a very happy mood, he will definitely sleep very sweetly tonight, as for whether Wang Anshi can fall asleep tonight, it is none of his business.