Hou Shuxian himself also smiled, and he continued: "This matter has been pending for a long time. As a result, the imperial censors Lu Jie and Fan Chunren, and the supervisor Lu Dafang all agreed with the assistant ministers' statement and impeached Prime Minister Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu. In the end, the Empress Dowager He expressed his position and wanted everyone to respectfully address him as Emperor Pu, and Emperor Yingzong could refer to his biological parents as his parents. As a result, people thought that this was planned by Zhongshu Sheng, and many people were unhappy. Lu Jie and others handed over the letter of appointment for the appointment of the censor. , demanding resignation as a protest."

Wang Pang smiled and said, "This is not a trivial matter. Is there a collective strike at Yushitai?"

Hou Shuxian also laughed: "It's okay to say that Guang Yushitai went on strike. Emperor Yingzong had no choice but to discuss with his ministers what to do. However, I don't know which words of Yingzong offended these ministers again. Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu both said: Since the emperor If Shi thinks they are right and we are wrong, then let them stay and punish our sins."

Wang Pang snickered and said to Yuan Ze in a low voice: "Your Majesty Yingzong is doing a great job. Isn't this like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror?" Yuan Ze looked at Wang Pang in confusion: "Brother, what is Zhu Bajie's official position?" The crowd laughed loudly: "Zhu Bajie is Marshal Tianpeng!"

Wang Anshi was hearing the key point. He was not only thinking about the title of King Pu, the resignation of officials, etc., but Wang Anshi was thinking about a bigger thing: the ancestral precepts left by Taizu now emphasize literature over literature. Wu. The civil servants in the imperial court chatted with each other when things happened, and each had no power and no serious business. King Pu's affairs were big ones, but they also fought over small matters in daily life. No matter whether it was good or bad, they could not be carried out. When he went down, he saw Wang Pang and Yuan Ze laughing and joking. He thought that Wang Pang must have said something to provoke Yuan Ze, so he said to Wang Pang: "Pang, don't be joking. Listen to Mr. Hou's serious business." [

Wang Bian sat upright and looked at Mr. Hou and said: "Sir, please tell me, just now I felt that Emperor Yingzong agreed with Zhongshu Sheng's view in his heart, and it was not easy for him to call his biological father the emperor's father. It's just that this What the censors said makes sense, but I wonder how things are progressing now?"

Hou Shuxian didn't mind Wang Pang's joking, and said: "Yingzong demoted Lu Ji and others. Who knows that other people in Yushitai, Zhao Ding, Zhao Zhan, Fu Yaoyu and others quit their jobs and also wrote: Since Lu Jie has been demoted, he must also demote us. As a result, Yingzong demoted six censors in a row. This was not over yet. Sima Junshi also asked the emperor to demote his officials. There was also Lu Gongzhu, a scholar at the academy, who also asked to demote him. .”

This was really lively. Wang Pang looked at his father and saw his father frowning slightly, as if he was thinking about something. After a long time, Wang Anshi said to Hou Shuxian: "This is the only way for Emperor Yingzong to calm down. Our Great Song Dynasty since Taizu It has been established since then that if the Yushitai impeaches some officials, they will have to resign from their posts if their words are not accepted, and those who are impeached will also be suspended from duty. If there is no impeachment, then the Yushitai has failed in his duties, so there is such a situation There will be trouble."

Wang listened to what his father said, and suddenly thought of something, so he said: "Father, Mr. Hou, I have something unclear. The Censor's Platform has been established since the Tang Dynasty to supervise the emperor's words and deeds. The censor can make suggestions to the emperor. , but the fault of the censor cannot be investigated. Previously, my father said that the Song Dynasty mostly followed the old system of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, so why did the censor become an impeachment for the merits and demerits of the ministers? "

Hearing Wang Pang's question, Wang Anshi and Hou Shuxian looked at each other. Hou Shuxian's eyes looked approvingly: "Jiefu, the second young master said it was very good?! You also said that the second young master has few studies." Wang Anshi was very proud, but But he said: "Hey, my second son has not liked reading since he was a child, but he is quite smart. Pang'er, you are right. The Yushitai of the Tang Dynasty did supervise the emperor, and the Yushitai It was set up under the prime minister, and the candidates were selected by the prime minister. However, since Taizu, two offices and three divisions have been established, and a separate censorship station has been set up. The censor is personally selected by the emperor. In this way, the censor has become a person who specializes in impeaching officials from various ministries. Responsibilities.”

Wang listened and understood in his heart that Song Taizu was afraid that the prime minister or officials would deceive the emperor with their power, so he weakened the powers of various ministries in various ways. He nodded and said to his father: "That's it, but King Pu's proposal has a certain conclusion. This matter It’s almost over here. It’s just that those demoted censors were a little unjust.”

Wang Anshi shook his head: "Since Taizu, we have also set a rule not to kill civil servants. Even if they have different political opinions, they will be demoted at most, but civil servants who go to the court still retain the qualifications to participate in politics. Although officials have different opinions, it does not affect personal relations. , and once the situation in the court changes, those who have been demoted will be reinstated. This is nothing. It’s just what Pang’er said is a certain number. My father doesn’t agree with it. I have to do my best in everything. If my father believes in the certain number, what will happen to Pang’er? Will there still be today?"

Wang Pang chuckled, and suddenly his heart lit up: His father was right, his existence has changed many things, and these are all subtle. Why should things develop according to history? There is no such person as Wang Pang in the history books. , even whether he or she has a different opinion. History is written by people. Who said that Xining’s reform after his father would fail? The contents of those reforms are closely related to the people, especially when Wang Pang himself also encountered taxes. Labor and other matters, he even felt that some things were about to change! Another thing that interested him was that what his father just said was that political opinions were different, and the disputes between officials in the Song Dynasty were mostly political opinions. Thinking of this, he said "My father is right, you are not afraid of different political opinions, but you are afraid of not having political opinions. Although political opinions are not unified, if you make good use of this, you can find better decisions."

Wang Anshi smiled and looked at Hou Shuxian again: "What Pang'er said makes sense. It's not convenient for us to say more about this matter now, so we can only wait and see what happens. By the way, Jingren, let me ask you about someone. Now Who is the judge of the household department of the Third Division?" Wang Pang knew that his father was asking the relatives of Magistrate Zhu on his behalf. Hou Shuxian had just returned from the capital, so he must know.

Hou Shuxian thought for a while: "Judge of the Third Division of Household Affairs... Oh, I remembered it. This person is called Wang Guangyuan. When Yingzong was still living in Pudi before he succeeded to the throne, he often went to see Emperor Yingzong. He also told what he had done. The article was dedicated to Yingzong for reading. Sima Guang, the remonstrating officer on this matter, also said: Wei Wan of the Han Dynasty did not allow the prince to drink, so Emperor Jing treated him very kindly. Zhang Mei of the Zhou Dynasty secretly gave the country's money to Zhou Shizong, so Shizong did not like him , but treated him very poorly. No one could compare to Wang Guangyuan in his disloyalty. When Renzong was in power, he secretly took refuge in His Majesty. How is this what a loyal minister should do? His crimes should be investigated today, but not only did the Emperor not If you punish him and reward him instead, how can you tell everyone to observe their ministerial integrity in the future?"

Hearing that Wang Pang's favorable impression of Sima Guang increased a bit, Wang Pang suddenly felt that he was really stingy in the past few years, and he always made rapid progress in everything. Now it seems that everything has two sides, and Sima Guang, as an admonisher, is still Very competent. If my father wants to do big things in the future and can know people well and make good use of them, maybe things will turn around. My father will not have so many political opponents, but more comrades who can give each other advice. However, Wang Pang is still very concerned about Wang Guangyuan. Whether to stay or leave, he asked: "I wonder if Emperor Yingzong has adopted Sima Junshi's advice?"

Hou Shuxian shook his head: "The Yingzong did not listen to Sima Guang's words, and appointed Wang Guangyuan as the herdsman of the group and the judge of the household department of the third division." Wang Anshi and Wang Pang also shook their heads. This Yingzong really couldn't distinguish between good and bad people. It seems that his father and himself Resigning is really the right thing to do.

Hou Shuxian's arrival made Wang Pang know a lot of things that he didn't know before, and Wang Pang also found that his thoughts on some things had changed. They chatted for a while about things in the court. After chatting for a while, Wang Anshi ordered people to prepare dinner to greet Mr. Hou. Wang Pang and Yuanze left Wang Anshi's study. Yuanze put his arm on Wang Pang's shoulder and asked: "Brother, how about you go to the county government office today?" Have you told the county magistrate that you are on an errand sent by the prime minister?"

Wang Pang took out a book from his arms and took out the document written by the county magistrate. Yuan Ze took it and looked at it, and said anxiously to Wang Pang: "Oh, why did you still agree to do this errand?" Wang Pang said. After getting the document back: "Do you know what this is called? This is called ironclad evidence. By the way, have you asked me about the transfer envoy on Jiangnan West Road?"

Yuanze said: "I found out that this person's surname is Cai Minting and his given name is Zizheng. I also found out that he will be coming to Linchuan in a few days."

When Wang Pang heard that the transfer envoy of Jiangnan West Road was Cai Zizheng, he was happy. Cai Zizheng had made great achievements in managing salt farming, and this person hated the collusion between government and businessmen. When he was in the capital, Wang Pang met Cai Zizheng. Now it was easier to handle, and he said happily: "Okay, brother, you are very fast in doing things."

Yuanze also laughed: "What, you haven't lived in your own house yet, have you? You will know when you go back and take a look. Wazhuang is back, or he told me that he just came back from Nanfeng. Now Cai Zizheng is in Nanfeng It’s rich!”

Wang Bian pulled Yuanze: "Let's go and sit in my house!" Yuanze said reluctantly: "I'm not going. You go back and collect your taxes quickly. I still have books to read." Wang He chuckled and said, "Looking at you like that, okay, you go read your book, and I'll collect my taxes." He said goodbye to Yuanze and walked out.

Yuan Ze called after him: "Oh, are you really going? By the way, our dad heard that you have a sheep washing house in Jinxiu Building, and asked you to prepare it for him later. Also, dad asked you what year you are. About dinner..."[
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