The reason why reforms were difficult to succeed in feudal society was not only because reforms would offend those with vested interests, but also because it was very crucial, that is, they would inevitably offend the imperial power.

Because when faced with huge vested interests, reform ministers must have supreme power to implement it, and this power can only be given by the emperor.

At the beginning of the reform, the emperor will usually give great support. If, like Song Renzong, he is unwilling to delegate power at the beginning, the result will only be a Hundred Days New Deal.

However, usually in the initial stage, the emperor often gives power to the reform ministers, but the problem is that as the reform deepens, the power in the hands of the reform ministers will become more and more expanded, which will pose a threat to the emperor.

For the emperor, nothing is more important than imperial power.

This is almost a dead end.

As an emperor, Zhao Xu was naturally not exempt from vulgarity. He was also afraid of losing power, but he also knew that he could not be like Renzong. If he wanted to succeed, he must be trustworthy in appointing people and not using suspicious people. Therefore, at the beginning of the reform, he always hoped to retain

The purpose of subordinate Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo, Fu Bi and other prime ministers was to check and balance Wang Anshi.

But it is a pity that Sima Guang and others were firmly opposed to the new law. With the promulgation of the Green Crops Law, they left the capital one after another, which led to an imbalance of power in the court and the new party became a dominant party. Later, Zhao Xu directly deposed Wang Anshi and then himself

Take over the new law personally.

It's a pity that he couldn't support himself alone and died in depression.

However, the appearance of Zhang Fei cleverly maintained the balance between the DPRK and China. Sima Guang, Fu Bi, and Wen Yanbo did not ask to leave. Now the administration is under the control of the reformists, while the judiciary is under the control of the conservatives.

, each performing his or her duties.

This is the situation Zhao Xu dreamed of.

He would definitely not break the deadlock by himself, and would try his best to keep things even. He would not only uphold the imperial court's judgment, but at the same time implement the new law more thoroughly, and send the Immunity Law and the Taxation Department to the Hezhong Prefecture in a package.

No matter what, the emperor did not reject the imperial court's judgment. This judgment was obviously in favor of the conservatives, and this time Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, and Sima Guang all took the lead, which greatly encouraged the conservatives.

It also made them put aside their prejudices against Sima Guang.

Because before, they thought that Sima Guang did nothing and just told them that judicial reform could check and balance the New Deal. However, they did not see how to check and balance. On the contrary, he helped the New Deal. They were suspicious of this.

But this time, they were reassured that Sima Guang had not deceived them.

The Ordinance Department of the Second Government was established.

"The morale of the other side is really high now. They all think that the Public Security Bureau can really block our New Deal. Fan Jingren is indispensable for this. He failed to stop our Qingmiao Law in the government, but as Erbi, he

, effectively prevented the implementation of the Young Crops Law in Hezhong Prefecture, making everyone think that this was the credit of the Public Security Bureau."

"This is a good thing!"

Wang Anshi stroked his beard and smiled: "The public prosecutor, procuratorate, and law pay attention to striking later. If they concentrate their efforts and choose to strike later, then this first-mover advantage will be in our hands. Our decrees will become clear and we will not encounter too many problems."

Obstacle."

In the past, the conservatives blocked the New Deal, all at the beginning of its promulgation. This actually caused Wang Anshi a headache. Every time a new law was promulgated, there was a quarrel and a group of ministers were driven out of the capital. This made Wang Anshi himself exhausted mentally and physically.

These people are really stupid and don't understand anything.

Now it's fine, I will implement the new law first. If there are any problems, we will go to the imperial court to file a lawsuit. At least initially, the new policy can be implemented. Whether it is good or bad, let us let the facts speak for itself.

This is really not a bad thing.

This is one of the reasons why Wang Anshi accepted Zhang Fei's plan.

"What my mentor said is absolutely true." Lu Huiqing also agreed deeply with this, and added: "Furthermore, the imperial court's decree has also made more officials support us, because they believe that judicial reform will take away their power.

In comparison, the harm done to them by the New Deal is nothing."

But at this point, he suddenly changed the topic: "The question now is whether the Young Crops Law can still be implemented well."

Speak with facts. What if the facts are not satisfactory?

If the Green Seed Law can't make money or improve the finances, then it still won't work, and Zhao Xu has no reason to support them anymore!

Wang Anshi said confidently: "This is the least thing to worry about. Those squires are just a group of profit-seeking rabble. They won't last long. When their true colors are revealed, the people will believe in the Qingmiao Law even more. In addition, the current situation

By elevating the Changping Division, we can issue salt banknotes and salt bonds, and the finances of Hezhong Prefecture will definitely become better in the next three years."

Leaving aside Zhang Fei's super financial institution, he simply does not believe that those landlords can maintain an interest rate of 1.5 cents.

At this moment, someone outside the door suddenly said: "Reporting to Scholar Wang, something happened in Han Temple."

Wang Anshi hurriedly said: "Please come quickly."

He even hurried to the door. Before he could go out, Han Jiang walked in.

"Brother Zihua is here, please come in quickly." Wang Anshi was very attentive.

But Han Jiang didn't appreciate it at all. She just gave him a cold look and said, "Jiefu, where did I offend you? Tell me and I can apologize to you."

Wang Anshi's heart was like a mirror, but he said: "Brother Zihua, why did you say this?"

Han Jiang snorted: "The last time I declared myself, I was already exhausted mentally and physically. How long has it been? You asked me to go to Hezhong Mansion to implement the exemption law, and I had to cooperate with that guy Zhang San. The key is to investigate the ban.

This case is not an easy one, and I don’t want to offend those country squires.”

"So that's what happened."

Wang Anshi pulled Han Jiang's sleeve, came to the seat and sat down, "Brother Zihua, don't be upset, please listen to my explanation."

Han Jiang said angrily: "To be honest, I really don't want to hear your explanation."

Wang Anshi said with a smile: "Misunderstanding! It's really a misunderstanding!"

Han Jiang glanced at him, "What's the misunderstanding?"

Wang Anshi winked at Lu Huiqing, and Lu Huiqing immediately said goodbye. When he went out, he closed the door tightly and dismissed the servants who were waiting outside.

Wang Anshi then explained to Han Jiang: "Brother Zihua doesn't need to investigate very carefully at all. He just needs to pretend to ask. It doesn't matter what the result is."

Han Jiang was stunned, "If that's the case, then you still let me go?"

Wang Anshi said: "I recommend you to go there for three reasons. One is to promote the exemption from military service. The other is to give Scholar Yuan some support and eliminate the resentment in their hearts. The third is to use this lawsuit to hold them back so that they won't do it again.

Looking for things to do is also to enable the Green Seedlings Law to be implemented better."

Han Jiang said: "So you don't plan to overturn the imperial court's decision?"

Wang Anshi sighed: "I would like to, but if there is no ironclad proof, the officials will not agree."

As soon as these words came out, Han Jiang understood immediately.

The emperor wanted to balance the two factions.

Wang Anshi added: "And I estimate that those squires won't be able to support it for long. You just need to hold it off, and they will defeat themselves and the Green Seed Law will be better implemented."

After some explanations from Wang Anshi, Han Jiang reluctantly agreed.

But to be honest, he was very reluctant to cooperate with Zhang Fei. He was really frightened. If he was not careful, he might be shattered to pieces.

After receiving great encouragement, the conservatives over there planned to take advantage of the victory and quickly promote public prosecutors' laws in various places to counter the new law.

But they were well aware of Sima Guang's character, so they asked Liu Shu and Qi Hui to lobby Sima Guang.

"no."

Sima Guang decisively refused: "Judicial reform is different from other reforms. It must be done step by step. This is right, but haste makes waste!"

Qi Hui said sarcastically: "But many people believe that the step-by-step approach of Bachelor Sima is completely dependent on the abilities of Zhang San. But after all, Zhang San is only one person. He has no skills at all. He can't wait for him everywhere to promote the public prosecutor's law.

Bar."

Next to them, Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi looked at each other in tacit understanding, and suddenly realized something in their hearts.

Promoting the public security law is only second, the key is to marginalize Zhang Fei.

In fact, they have always been very clear in their hearts. The reason why those people support judicial reform is to deal with Wang Anshi. It does not mean that they all agree with the concept of judicial reform, especially Zhang Fei's concept. Most people are not willing to allow judicial reform to be changed by Zhang Fei.

He is in control and is unwilling to let judicial reform be tied to Zhang Fei.

If judicial reform is comprehensively promoted, then Zhang Fei is just a judge president who can be replaced at any time and will not affect the entire judicial reform.

"Who can say that?"

Sima Guang became angry and said: "Initially, I sent Fan Cunren and Su Shi to Dengzhou to implement the public security law in Yangzhou, and Zhang San went to Hezhong Prefecture. Those things happened suddenly. How could they fall into their mouths and become dependent on Zhang San? It's really

Ridiculous."

Liu Shudao: "But the support that Bachelor Sima gave to Fan Cunren and Su Shi was far less than the support he gave to Zhang San."

They left early, but there must have been no movement from them, but when Zhang Fei arrived at Hezhong Mansion, everyone's eyes were focused on Hezhong Mansion.

Sima Guang's expression was stagnant, and he asked himself, and then explained: "I am an average person. The reason why Fan Cunzun and Su Shi are making slow progress is probably because Zhang San understands the concepts and rules of the public prosecutor and law better than they do."

.It can be seen that if some people who don’t understand are allowed to promote it, they will only be defeated one by one by Wang Jiefu, and the gains will outweigh the losses.”

Liu Shu was about to say more, but Fu Bi suddenly nodded and said: "Indeed! There is indeed a shortage of talents in this area. We have to step up the training of talents in this area. I think we can select some young officials with strong strength and good morals to study in Hezhong Mansion.

, to prepare for future strikes.”

Sima Guang was stunned for a moment, "strike later?"

Fu Bi nodded and said: "With Wang Jiefu's personality, he will definitely implement the new law non-stop across the country and will not wait for the public prosecutor to enforce it. However, there will definitely be problems with his new law. When problems arise, we will send the public prosecutor to implement it."

Solving the problem will not only win the hearts and minds of the people, but also let the officials know the shortcomings of the new law."

Liu Shu and Qi Hui's eyes lit up and they all nodded.

"What Mr. Fu says makes sense."
To be continued...