"Diet?" Zhong Zhao Yan of Deepwater Port was stunned when he received the news. He did not expect that after Li Rizun's death, Li Changjie, who was imprisoned, would also hang himself in prison, and used this fierce method to fulfill his reputation as a loyal minister.

"Your Highness forgives the crime. It's all because of the unfavorable supervision of the general, which gave Li Changjie the opportunity to hang himself!" At this time, Nong Zongtan, who was from the Deepwater Port, stood up with some fear and fear. He came here to see Zhao Yan, who was originally rewarded, but because Li Changjie was the one Zhao Yan wanted to meet, he didn't expect to die in prison, so Nong Zongtan was also worried that Zhao Yan would blame him for this along the way.

"Haha~, if you die, you'll die. Anyway, I just don't want Li Changjie to stay in Jiaozhi anymore. Since he wants to follow Li Rizun, then just follow his wishes. In addition, although Li Rizun is unrighteous, he is the king of Jiaozhi after all, so he will be buried with the king's courtesy. As for Li Changjie, let him be buried next to Li Rizun's tomb!" Zhao Yan immediately ordered that the entire Jiaozhi had become a thing in the hands of the Song Dynasty, so he was particularly lenient for the two dead people.

"Your Highness is kind!" After hearing Zhao Yan's words, Nong Zongtan also hurriedly spoke, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he didn't know that Zhao Yan has always been very tolerant of his subordinates, and of course the premise is not to do things beyond the bottom line that Zhao Yan sets for them in advance.

Next, Zhao Yan announced the reward to Nong Zongtan. First, he represented Zhao Xu and appointed Nong Zongtan as a martial arts doctor, rewarding 100 taels of gold and 1,000 taels of silver, and some other rewards. Of course, these are all false. What Nong Zongtan wants to know the most was his actual appointment. Zhao Yan finally announced that he appointed him as the commander of the wing in the army, and his position was equal to Hu Yanping, but all the soldiers under Hu Yanping were Song people, and their weapons and equipment were the best. There were also firearms, but the soldiers under Nong Zongtan were all natives, and their weapons and equipment were worse. As for firearms, there was no need to think about them, unless they were special circumstances.

When he heard Zhao Yan's appointment, Nong Zongtan finally felt relieved. The commander of the wing was already the highest commander of the local army. He had 25,000 troops in his hand. In the event of a war, he could command more troops after being appointed. With his status as a surrendered general, he could achieve this position as a topstop. As for the army center that entered the Song Dynasty, he didn't even dare to think about it, unless he could work for the Song Dynasty like Hu Yanping's family, after several generations of hard work, people would ignore their identity as Hu people.

There is another thing that did not exceed Nong Zongtan's expectations, that is, after he was appointed as the commander of the wing, the army he commanded was not in Jiaozhi, but in Champa. This is normal, because he was originally the grand prize of Jiaozhi. If he placed it in Jiaozhi after he surrendered, it would probably create another Jiaozhi. This is definitely not allowed by the Song Dynasty, so he must be transferred from Jiaozhi. Nong Zongtan had expected this.

The reward for Nong Zongtan was announced, and several other Jiaozhi generals who surrendered with Nong Zongtan also received their own rewards. In addition, Hu Yanping and other soldiers who made contributions to the annexation of Jiaozhi also had rewards. These were all reported to Zhao Xu before, but Zhao Xu gave him great power and just let him reward within a certain range. However, just when Zhao Yan was rewarding the meritorious soldiers, a major event was brewing in the capital of the Song Dynasty.

In the inner house of Wang Anshi's mansion in the capital, Wang Anshi looked at his son Wang Yun on the hospital bed with tears in his eyes. Wang Yun, who was just 32 years old this year, should have been in the most healthy period of a man, but now Wang Yun is thin. His face is abnormally waxy and yellow, and there is no blood on his lips. He looks like a dead person.

"Father...father, son...son is unfilial, I'm afraid you will leave first!" Wang Rong, on the hospital bed, struggled to sit up, with a grim smile on his face, said with a grim smile. He has been weak and sick since he was a child, and has not improved much since he was an adult. This time, he has been ill since last year. He has invited many famous doctors to treat him, but there is no improvement. In the end, even the great doctor Cao Qi was invited. Unfortunately, Cao Qi was powerless because Wang Yun was a disease caused by congenital deficiency, which cannot be reversed by human power.

"Yan, you are still so young, don't say such despicable words. As long as you take a good rest, you will definitely recover in the future!" Wang Anshi said with tears at the corner of his eyes at this time. Wang Anshi has always loved Wang Yun very much. Although Wang Yun had some personality defects, his talent and ability are the best choices. Many of the items in the reform were from him, but now Wang Yun is unable to afford to get sick. Moreover, the doctor I just saw had said that Wang Yun was already in his dying moment and could die at any time, which made Wang Anshi even more heartbroken.

Looking at his father who was crying in front of him, Wang Rong was also sad, especially when he saw that his father was less than 60 years old but his head was covered in white hair, his heart was even more heartbroken. Over the years, his father had exhausted his efforts for reform. He had almost no rest since he sat on the stage. In just a few years, his father's black hair turned white, his face was full of wrinkles, and his originally burly and strong figure was hunched over, and he looked like he was aged in a teenager.

Thinking of the harm caused to his father by the reform, Wang Rong felt even more heartbroken. He immediately raised his breath and stopped crying and said, "Father, after I die, don't stay in the court anymore. He said that he had experienced the pain of losing his son and could no longer take charge of government affairs. In this way, even Your Majesty can no longer stop you from resigning?"

After Wang Anshi became prime minister twice, he did not receive greater support from Zhao Xu in the reform. In addition, the reform faction was also divided by Lu Huiqing, so Wang Anshi failed to promote the implementation of any new law in more than a year of reinstatement, which also disappointed him very much. He had requested to resign from the prime minister several times before, but Zhao Xu did not allow it. So now Wang Rong asked Wang Anshi to resign from the prime minister again by taking advantage of his death, so even Zhao Xu could no longer stop him.

"Yeah, don't say it again. If it weren't for the reform, you had spent a lot of effort, you might not have been so seriously ill!" Wang Anshi heard that his son was still thinking about himself at this time, and he said with great remorse. Not only did he spend his hard work on reform, but Wang Yun also helped him plan day and night. It was from then on that time that Wang Yun's body was getting worse day by day, which eventually led to this serious illness.

"Father, this... this is not your fault. My son voluntarily participated in the reform. Speaking of which, my son also wanted to use the reform to establish an immortal reputation for himself. Unfortunately, we underestimated the difficulties encountered in the reform. Coupled with the obstruction of Sima Guang and others, the hope of success of the reform is slim. Therefore, my father should make plans early and it would be better to get out as soon as possible!" Wang Yun said weakly again. To this day, he, who has always been conceited, cannot admit that there is no hope of success in the reform.

"My husband, in your opinion, will the reform that we have worked hard for many years be failure?" Wang Anshi said unwillingly at this time. Since he was successful in his studies, he has been advocating reform and strengthening. It can be said that he has been working hard for reform for most of his life, but now the reform is going to fail, which is harder than anyone else to accept.

Hearing his father's unwilling words, Wang Ronglahuang's face showed a weak and bitter smile and said, "As the saying goes, success is Xiao He, and failure is Xiao He. The reason why you were able to implement reforms was mainly because of your great support. However, Your Majesty is an impatient person. Seeing that you have not used reforms to bring some results to the Song Dynasty over the years, you have also caused some complaints. This makes Your Majesty no longer trust you as before. Even this time, the reason why you were re-official was not to let you continue to implement the new law, but to stabilize the political situation with your prestige. Now that the political situation has been determined, you will only be annoying when you stay in the court, so it is better to leave early so as not to be annoying by future events!"

Originally, Wang Rong didn't dare to say some of the above words to his father because he knew his father's stubborn and scheming nature. But now he feels that he has not had much time, and some words he doesn't say will probably never have a chance. Moreover, only his son dares to say these words to his father, so he must assume this responsibility.

Wang Anshi was silent when he heard his son's words. He also heard that his son was a little dissatisfied with Emperor Zhao Xu. If he had been, he would definitely scold him. However, in this situation, he had to think about it seriously. In the end, he had no choice but to find that his son's analysis was indeed very reasonable. With his current situation, staying in the court would only attract countless criticisms. When he stopped being criticized again, he would still be lighter and would probably be ruined because of this.

When Wang Rong saw the change of expression on his father's face, he knew that his words had finally played a role. He once again forced himself to stretch out his hands and grabbed his father's hand and said, "Father, the failure of the reform is almost a foregone conclusion. Even if you do reform in your name in the future, it is also the law of others, not your law of your father. For example, Lu Huiqing, isn't it just using the reform to flatter the truth, and His Majesty is deceived by him, what can you do in the court?"

Hearing his son's persuasion again, especially feeling his thin and weak hands, Wang Anshi couldn't help feeling sad. Finally, he nodded and said, "Okay, I promised you for your father to leave the court as soon as possible, but don't think too much. As long as you calm down, you will definitely be able to maintain your health. Then our father and son will return to Jiangling to live in seclusion and will no longer care about the right and wrong in the court!"

Seeing that his father was finally told by him, Wang Rong finally breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment he suddenly felt dark before his eyes and his whole body fell into a coma again. After that, Wang Rong woke up several times intermittently, but was a little confused. At noon the next day, Wang Rong, who was only 32 years old, passed away with regrets of unfulfilled ambitions. After his grief, Wang Anshi also asked Zhao Xu to resign and return home again. (To be continued...)

Chapter 683 Wang Rong’s last words:
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