"Brother Jiefu, you've finally arrived."

Soon after the passage of Menzi, I heard a burst of festive music in the garden, and then Sima Guang's unique rich voice came out.

At the same time, the door of the "Paradise of Independence" was opened, and Sima Guang actually led a group of scribes and bands to greet him in person.

Wang Anshi looked at this posture, couldn't help but shake his head and smiled:

"Junshi, Junshi, you still like these useless pomp."

Sima Guang laughed at himself:

"Idlers in the mountains and wilderness are useless in the imperial court, and they can only send their feelings to vocal music."

Seeing that he was resentful, Wang Anshi nodded noncommittally, and didn't say much, just walked into the garden with Sima Guang.

When he entered the front hall, he saw that the room was brightly lit, the corners were full of books, as if he had entered a mountain of books, and more than a dozen desks were also full of open scrolls and pen, ink, paper and inkstones, Wang Anshi shook his head and smiled:

"It seems that Jun is honest, how can he work so hard overnight?"

Before Sima Guang could speak, a young scribe behind him couldn't help but say angrily:

"Now above the temple, the traitor is in charge, and although the teacher has been degraded, he still has a heart of fist and fist, and he does not forget the court."

"That's why I made the most of my family resources, searched for historical materials, and planned to compile a vast history that runs through the past and the present with us, so as to learn from the people of the dynasty."

Hearing this, Wang Anshi became a little more serious, touched the letter sent by Zhang Dian in his pocket, looked at the young scribe and asked:

"Wang is a little puzzled, who is he referring to when he said that the traitors in the DPRK and China are in charge?"

"Is it Wang Yanling, Wang Xianggong, or Pan Taishi, or Zhongjing Marquis Cao Bin?"

"What did they do to anger the people?"

The scribe blurted out:

"Wang Xianggong is naturally not a traitor, if this court is not supported by Wang Xianggong, I am afraid that it would have been in chaos long ago."

"I'm talking about Pan Renmei and Cao Bin, Pan Renmei's character and danger are well known, so I don't need to say more."

"And that Cao Bin is only from a noble background, young age, undecided, but a little military exploits, but he confused the first emperor with flattery, lived in the temple, and was in charge of the three divisions."

"Now he is even more attached to Pan Renmei's father and daughter, helping to commit evil, and expelling Zhongliang, how can he not be a traitor?"

When Wang Anshi heard this, he glanced at Sima Guang expressionlessly, and said with some mockery:

"I don't say whether the imperial court is supported by Wang Xianggong alone, but as far as Wang knows, Marquis Zhongjing has never attached himself to Taishi Pan."

"And your so-called expulsion of Zhongliang is not referring to the fact that Brother Junshi made a bet with the Marquis of Zhongjing to expel himself?"

"I heard that Brother Junshi wanted to kill himself to save face, but it was the Marquis of Zhongjing who let you go......"

As he spoke, he looked at Sima Guang and asked:

"Junshi, is this true?"

Hearing this, Sima Guang was embarrassed, although he didn't deliberately guide these friends and disciples, it was quite refreshing to hear that they were fighting for themselves on weekdays.

This time, I wanted to get Wang Anshi's comfort and approval, but I didn't expect him to be so faceless.

So he hurriedly drove the disciple back, and explained:

"This disciple of mine is shallow, which makes Brother Jiefu smile."

"Besides, I and the Marquis of Zhongjing are only fighting for the country, and there is no selfish grudge, just because he forced Liaoxia to back down without spending a single soldier, I still admire him very much."

Although Wang Anshi knew that he was insincere, his face softened a lot, and he looked at the room full of books and said:

"Junshi is not discouraged by setbacks in his career, and he can still forge ahead day and night, which makes Wang very impressed."

Only then did Sima Guang become serious, shook his head and said:

"Although I no longer have the opportunity to go to court, I always have to do something for the world, and it has always been my wish to revise history."

"It's a pity that my qualifications are dull and my daily strength is insufficient, so I have to follow the night, if I can spend the rest of my life cultivating this history book, I will be satisfied."

As he was talking, someone had already brought dried fruit and refreshments, and Sima Guang hurriedly invited Wang Anshi to sit down and asked:

"Jiefu has been worried about his family in Jiangning for the past few years, and this time he suddenly entered Beijing, could it be that he still wants to meet Wang Xianggong?"

Wang Anshi shook his head and said:

"Junshi knows my thoughts, I want to urge the court to change the law, but Wang Xianggong lacks courage and acts chaotically, but I didn't enter Beijing for him this time."

As he spoke, he took out a thick book of slashers from his bag and handed it to Sima Guangdao:

"Junshi, let's take a look at the slash I wrote before, and then talk about anything else."

Sima Guang didn't know what he was selling, so he took the dick and looked at it, but the more he looked at it, the more ugly his face became.

In the end, he slapped the slasher on the desk and glared at Wang Anshi and said:

"What people don't raise taxes and the country spends enough? Absurd! You are the law of 'Sang Hong Sheep' to plunder the people! ”

"You must know that the wealth of the world has its own fixed amount, and if the court obtains a lot, the people will naturally suffer, do you still think that the world is not turbulent enough?"

Sima Guang has never admired Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who was "reckless and martial", and Sang Hongyang, who collected wealth for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was naturally even more spurned by him.

Wang Anshi showed a smile and said:

"Junshi thinks my new law is inappropriate?"

Sima Guang said loudly:

"This is a bad move for the country."

He knew that Wang Anshi had a stubborn temper, and what he decided to do, no matter how difficult it was, it would be realized, and few people could change his mind.

So, right away, adding:

"Jiefu, if you insist on looking for an opportunity to do this evil law, don't blame me for not being merciful."

"I will write to Wang Xianggong to block your way up."

When he said this, he thought that Wang Anshi would be angry and argue with himself, but he didn't expect him to react much.

I saw him take a sip of tea and show a smile that was really like this:

"Junshi, you're still so temperamental, it's just that this is what I thought before."

"But after I ended my worries and traveled to Jiangnan, I didn't try to recommend this law to the imperial court."

Hearing this, Sima Guang didn't react for a while, with Wang Anshi's stubborn character, he actually said that he wanted to change his course, which was also incredible.

What exactly did he go through?

You must know that his new laws are the result of more than ten years of local officials, and they have been summarized and verified little by little.

I saw a little excitement in Wang Anshi's eyes:

"Junshi, do you know what I saw in Jiangnan? I saw workshops everywhere, sea trade, and countless grains. ”

"Do you know that at the beginning of last year, Jiangnan was still unable to afford taxes, and the people's uprising was already raging."

"Now that it is just over a year old, the local people have almost become rich in the whole country, and the taxes available for the imperial court can be increased several times."

"You say that the wealth of the world has its own fixed number, why does the Marquis of Zhongjing make the land south of the Yangtze River prosperous? This is not the law of Sang Hong's sheep to plunder the people, right? ”

Sima Guang suddenly understood, it turned out that this guy was influenced by Cao Bin, he looked at Wang Anshi, and didn't know how to answer.

Seeing this, Wang Anshi arched his hand and got up suddenly, raised his feet and walked out:

"When I entered Beijing this time, I wanted to hear Junshi's opinion on the Marquis of Zhongjing, but now it seems that I am very disappointed."

"The so-called Tao is not the same, I will not stay with you...... I will write history, and when I will succeed in the future, I will discuss the short and long with you! ”

With that, he had gone out into the courtyard, untied the reins, and mounted the donkey.

Only then did Sima Guang react, and hurriedly chased him out and shouted:

"Jiefu walks slowly, it's dangerous to rush at night, and it's the same on the road tomorrow, I'll send someone to send you ......"

Wang Anshi laughed and said:

"Alone in the world, what am I afraid of? Besides, I can't wait to see Marquis Zhongjing. ”

As a rush of hooves went away, Sima Guang was stunned in place, a little stupid......