As soon as Zhao Xu said, the atmosphere in the hall changed. Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and others looked at Zhao Xu with complex eyes and Wang Anshi standing in front of him. Naturally, they could not hide the interaction between Wang Anshi and Zhao Xu during this period. Now Zhao Xu actually publicly supports Wang Anshi's reforms, and the impact of this is too great.

Zhao Yan just saw Zhao Xu standing up and immediately knew it was going to be bad. Unfortunately, he couldn't stop him at this time, so he could only watch Zhao Xu express his support for the reform. As a result, Zhao Shu above heard his son's words, his face darkened. He naturally knew about Zhao Xu's dating with Wang Anshi, but he didn't expect that Zhao Xu would publicly support the reform. You must know that Zhao Xu is the prince of the Song Dynasty, and his attitude is very important, and even he can't ignore it.

"The reform is too much involved. Xu'er, you are too young, so this matter is better to make a long-term plan. Let's talk about it for now!" Zhao Shu said at the end of the day and gave a wink to the eunuch beside him. Then the eunuch immediately understood and stood up and opened it... The imperial eunuch read out, not giving Zhao Xu a chance to speak again.

Zhao Yan was relieved when he saw this, and then listened carefully to the content read by the eunuch. In fact, this imperial edict was the appointment of Wang Anshi. It was all the praises of Wang Anshi before it. Finally, he announced the appointment of Wang Anshi as a Hanlin Bachelor. This was a noble official in the Qing Dynasty. His power was to draft the imperial edicts, pardons, national edicts, documents used by the court, and accompany the emperor on patrols, etc. Although he was very noble, he had no actual powers and was often held by some people with outstanding literary reputations.

When Zhao Yan heard the appointment of Wang Anshi, he breathed a sigh of relief, because it meant that Zhao Shu had no intention of reusing Wang Anshi immediately. Even after today's incident, Wang Anshi would have to stay in this noble official position. As for Zhao Xu, he showed a helpless and regretful expression. It seemed that he did not agree with the appointment. As for Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and others, they had different expressions. After all, they all had different plans for reform.

After announcing the appointment, Wang Anshi's face remained calm. He probably was mentally prepared for this result. He knelt down and thanked him without any resistance to the appointment. According to the general procedures, Wang Anshi, who accepted the appointment, would have been encouraged by Zhao Shu, but Zhao Shu obviously was not in the mood today. When Wang Anshi finished thanking him, he immediately asked him to retreat. In addition, Han Qi and others also retreated, leaving only Zhao Shu and his father and son in the entire hall.

"Father..."

Zhao Xu was about to say something, but Zhao Shu interrupted him with a gloomy face and said, "Xu'er, you are too reckless today. The matter of reform involves great importance, and it is not something you can decide casually!"

Zhao Shu's tone was a bit heavy. If it were normal, Zhao Xu would not dare to say anything else. However, Zhao Xu seemed to have unusual persistence in reform, which was similar to his persistence in his marriage. Therefore, he raised his head and insisted: "Father, the matter of reform is indeed important. However, the accumulated problems within the Song Dynasty have reached a point where they have to be paid attention to. One day before the reform can eliminate these accumulated problems one day earlier, making the Song Dynasty more prosperous and stronger, so the sons support Wang Anshi's reform!"

"Nonsense!" As soon as Zhao Xu finished speaking, Zhao Shu rebuked in anger. "The accumulated problems within the Song Dynasty are indeed a bit serious, but they are not as serious as the reform. There must be other ways to resolve them. But if the reform is carried out, let's not talk about whether these accumulated problems can be eliminated. The impact of the reform alone is enough to shake the national destiny of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, although the reform sounds good, it is actually a bet on the national destiny of the Song Dynasty. As the royal family, we cannot take this risk at all!"

Hearing Zhao Shu's words, Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel a sense of enlightenment. He didn't expect that Zhao Shu's understanding of reform was so profound. No wonder so many dynasties in history knew that they had many internal conflicts, but few people dared to make drastic reforms. In fact, only Shang Yang succeeded in the real large-scale reforms in history. At that time, Qin State was just a small country. After the reunification of the Central Plains, no one dared to carry out such revolutionary reforms. Until Wang Anshi appeared, unfortunately this reform ended in failure.

"But my father, the contradictions within the Song Dynasty have become increasingly acute. If the reform is not carried out, my son really can't think of any solution!" Zhao Xu also spoke firmly at this time. He was also very determined to reform, and he also believed that only reforms can eliminate all kinds of accumulated problems within the Song Dynasty.

Seeing that Zhao Xu was still so stubborn, Zhao Shu couldn't help but feel a little angry, but he also knew that the reason why Zhao Xu had this idea was because he was too young, had the motivation of a young man, and dared to take risks, but he was different. At his age, he had long known that although taking risks might get huge rewards, he might also lose nothing, especially this matter was related to the country of the Song Dynasty, which made Zhao Shu even more afraid to take risks.

When Zhao Xu saw Zhao Shu, he didn't speak immediately. He thought that his words had worked. He was about to say something else, but at this time Zhao Yan saw Zhao Shu's anger and hurriedly said in front of him: "Brother, why don't you understand what your father meant? For us, the reform is to bet on the country and the country left by our ancestors. However, for those scholars and officials, it is just an experiment for them to govern the country and pacify the world. Even if the experiment fails, they will not suffer much loss, but for our royal family, it is life and death!"

Of course, Zhao Yan's words were a bit alarmist, and even deliberately opposed the royal family and the scholar-official class to increase the persuasion in the words. Although these words may not stand the scrutiny, they can give people a great shock. At least Zhao Xu was stunned when he heard these words, and then showed a contemplative expression. It seemed that he had finally begun to consider the gains and losses of reform.

When Zhao Shu heard Zhao Yan's words, he couldn't help but show an expression of appreciation. He immediately spoke to Zhao Xu again: "Xu'er, your third brother is right. Reforms are not only related to the people of the world, but also to the life and death of our royal family. Therefore, if we had no choice, we must not reform easily!"

"Father..." Zhao Xu was a little shaken when he heard this, and he wanted to say something. But he didn't know what to say, and a hesitant expression appeared on his face. However, this also made Zhao Shu feel a deep heart. It seemed that Wang Anshi had a great impact on him. At the same time, this also made Zhao Shu secretly regret it. If he had known this, he would probably never summon Wang Anshi to Beijing.

Zhao Yan saw that Zhao Xu was already a little shaken, but he and Zhao Shu had nothing to say after all, they said everything they should say, and the atmosphere is a bit heavy now, so he said: "Brother, reform cannot be understood in a day or two. Let's put this aside for the time being. If you have any ideas, you can just come to the father to discuss it."

"Yes. Xu'er, don't be confused by the beautiful descriptions of reform. The risks contained in the reform are also extremely dangerous. I am not sure that I will succeed in implementing the reform. In addition, the situation in the Song Dynasty is now developing on the positive side, so there is no need for us to take risks in reform." Zhao Shu finally calmed down at this time, and he spoke calmly and said again.

"What my father said is that instead of taking the risk of implementing reforms, it is better to start with small things. Change the Song Dynasty bit by bit, although it takes some time and energy. It is much safer than using violent means such as reforms!" Zhao Yan said in harmony with Zhao Shu.

"I understand, thank you for your wake-up!" Zhao Xu said with his head down, but although he said that, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, as if he still had his own ideas about reform. Unfortunately, Zhao Shu and Zhao Yan did not notice it.

"Xu'er. It's good that you can understand. In a few days, it will be your wedding day. You must also prepare well and focus all your thoughts on this matter. As for other things, you can temporarily let go!" Zhao Shu seemed to have really woken up when he saw Zhao Xu. He said happily.

"This is a great joy. Now the capital has spread all over the world. It is said that the eldest brother is indeed not young anymore, and my father is probably waiting to hold his grandson for a long time!" Zhao Yan said happily at this time. Although he thought Zhao Xu's marriage was a troublesome in the past, the wedding was about to be held, which made Zhao Yan feel as if he was relieved, and at the same time he was happy for Zhao Xu.

"Haha, I'm just about to get married, but my third brother, your princess is about to give birth. And I heard that she is still a boy, so you are much faster than me." Zhao Xu couldn't help but tease him when he heard Zhao Yan's words. In addition, he thought that Zhao Yan ran away for his marriage, and even went there in Xixia, which made him feel warm.

"By the way, when it comes to Ying'er's children, there is another thing to ask for the emperor!" Zhao Yan suddenly thought of something and immediately bowed to Zhao Shu.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Zhao Shu asked with great interest at this time. Talking about family affairs with his two sons always made him feel a rare warmth and affection.

"Hehe, it's not a big deal. It's just that Ying Er firmly believes that she is pregnant with a boy, so she asked me to set a name in advance. But I think it's better to have the name given by the father, so I want the father to give it a name!" Zhao Yan said with a smile. It doesn't matter if he couldn't think of a good name himself, but there is also Zhao Shu, the elder.

When Zhao Shu heard Zhao Yan ask him to name the child, his eyes lit up. This was the thing an elder liked to do the most, so he immediately agreed and quickly came up with a few alternative names for Zhao Yan to choose. In the end, even Zhao Xu also participated. For a moment, the father and son discussed it enthusiastically, even more intense than the discussion of reform just now.

However, just after Wang Anshi met, the content of his "Notes on the Immortality of the Year" was circulated. In addition, the imperial court's appointment of Wang Anshi, Wang Anshi's proposal for reform, etc., which immediately caused an uproar in the entire Song Dynasty. (To be continued...)

ps: Summer is here, everyone must be careful when eating. Today, Lao Yu and his son were both caught. The adults have a stronger resistance. I just had diarrhea, but my son vomited and was ejaculated. He had an injection in the morning and stopped it. I didn’t know what unclean things I ate yesterday.

Chapter 556 Zhao Xu’s support:
Chapter completed!