Compared with Zhao Zhen, Lu Yao and Yan Shu, who were biased against Wang Anshi because of the fishing bait incident, one had the advantage of being a time traveler, while the other had done a thorough investigation. They knew Wang Anshi's abilities very well.
On his way to becoming an official, Wang Anshi always took root at the grassroots and put in practice. In the second year of Qingli, Wang Anshi passed the imperial examination. He once served as the county magistrate of Yangzhou, general judge and other positions, with remarkable political achievements. In the second year of Xining, he was appointed as a counselor. He knew political affairs, and later served as prime minister, presiding over the reform. He single-handedly overturned the great changes, which is inseparable from his character, official experience, and hard work. He always took root at the grassroots in his official career and devoted a lot He works hard, is devoted to the people, and is proactive and willing to work. It is precisely because he has spent most of his life exploring at the grassroots level and accumulated a lot of experience that he can actively promote reforms.
Another major reason why Wang Anshi was able to promote reforms was that he could empathize with the sufferings of the people. When Wang Anshi was a local official, he saw a lot of the sufferings of the people. Many of his literary works reflected the sufferings of the people. In his poems, Even in a good harvest year, few people have enough to eat. Because of this, he personally felt the people's difficult situation, so he wanted to actively change the current situation through reforms and let the people of the country live a good life. .
There is a saying that "there is no need to fear changes in nature, no laws for ancestors, and no sympathy for people's words." This sentence can particularly summarize Wang Anshi's thoughts. It means that there is no need to be afraid of natural disasters, and one should not blindly follow the laws and regulations established by predecessors. , there is no need to take into account the rumors. These three sentences also reflect Wang Anshi's reform spirit and firm belief. It is precisely with this kind of spiritual perseverance that he can withstand all pressures and he can unswervingly implement the new law.
Shang Yang carried out his reform, but his car broke apart and died; Wang Mang's reform led to the destruction of his country and his family; Zhang Juzheng strictly implemented the New Deal, and his house was confiscated and held accountable after his death; Emperor Guangxu's Reform of 1898, the "Six Gentlemen" were brutally massacred, and the parties involved were exiled overseas.
In the reform of feudal society for thousands of years, those who have attempted it have always been cautious, walking on thin ice. If they are not careful, not only will their own lives be at risk, but they will also be infamous as a traitor who steals the country. This kind of difficulty is equivalent to being on the top of Mount Everest. Put a brick.
Therefore, reform not only requires a shrewd grand plan designer, but also a wise and strong monarch to provide full support. Among these reform leaders, Wang Anshi was the luckier.
Wang Anshi was not only a great reformer, but also a famous scholar, poet, and essayist. His articles can compete with Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan, and his poetry is also one of the best among the "Eight Great Masters".
In Wang Anshi's childhood world, such a strange thing happened. Once he and his father went to visit his uncle's house. His uncle lived in Jinxi County, located in what is now Fuzhou, Jiangxi.
After going there, grandma accidentally told an anecdote: It turns out that there is a family named Fang in a neighboring village. Their ancestors have been farming for several generations. In fact, to put it bluntly, there are not many people in the village who study, and the entire county has Those who became Jinshi were Xiao Wang's maternal grandfather and several of his uncles.
Grandma said that when Xiao Fang was five years old and had never seen a pen, ink, paper or inkstone, he suddenly started clamoring for these things. His family borrowed them from somewhere else and gave them to him, and with a swish of a swish, four lines of poetry came out. And It was impressive and well-founded. Wang Anshi said: "How can this be done? I can do this too." So he begged his grandmother to take him to find out. His grandmother was old and couldn't bear the torment of the sixty-mile round trip. , and his uncles said, "Okay, I'll take you to see it tomorrow."
After meeting, I asked about his age and found that this child was only one year younger than me, only twelve years old.
Wang Anshi said: "I heard that your poetry level is very high. Write a few sentences to impress me."
Xiao Zhongyong said: "I can only write poetry, but not lyrics."
Wang Anshi was confused: "What's going on?"
Xiao Zhongyong replied after a long time: "To be honest, I haven't learned the rhythm of poetry yet." Wang Anshi was confused and said: "Then just write a few sentences and take a look."
With a wave of his little hand, Zhongyong wrote an ancient poem, which was really average. Wang Anshi thought, why did the former genius child become like this? After asking about it, he found out that since Fang Zhongyong became famous, his father had been teaching him all day long.
He follows his son through holes to make money, without caring about his studies. As a result, his current level is still at the level of that of five years old.
Wang Anshi thought: It seems that the only thing that determines a person's ability is learning. Geniuses need more learning. He later wrote an article, which is known to the world as "Shang Zhongyong". It can be said that because he witnessed the annihilation of genius with his own eyes,
Therefore, Wang Anshi spent his whole life studying diligently, and even Su Shi admired this spirit.
In the first year of Qingli, Wang Anshi went north from home to take exams. In October, he finally arrived in the bustling Tokyo. He didn't like to wander around, so he stayed in his room to review when he had nothing to do. Perhaps while drinking tea and eating, Wang Anshi met the man who was staying in the inn.
A very talented young man——Zeng Gong.
Zeng Gong was two years older than Anshi. After chatting for a while, the two realized that they were still related. This Mr. Zeng was actually Anshi's distant cousin. Fate has always been so wonderful. Wang Anshi met him when he first went out.
relatives.
Speaking of Zeng Gong, his luck was far behind that of his cousin. He did not pass the exam until he was thirty-nine years old. In other words, Wang Anshi entered Beijing this time and passed the Jinshi exam next year; while his cousin Zeng Gong had to wait until
More than ten years later, you will have to be classmates with Su Shi to pass the exam. Isn't this bullying? But there is no choice, the imperial examination system has ruthlessly wasted most people's youth.
To be an official, you have to take the exam. Although Wang Anshi also hated the imperial exam, he had to go through this step in order to be able to contribute to the country in the future.
The cousin read his nephew's article and immediately recommended it to Ouyang Xiu. Seeing that Ouyang Xiu was from Jiangxi, he praised it without saying a word. Then he wrote a poem to praise it:
There are three thousand romantic poems in the Imperial Academy and two hundred years of official articles.
When I grow old, I still have self-pity. Who will compete with my son later?
Zhumen's singing and dancing strive for new styles, and the green dust touches the old strings.
I often hate being famous but not knowing each other, and lingering over wine and wine when we meet?
——"To Wang Jiefu"
Come on, your level is already that of Li Bai and Han Yu, and you will be the pride of our Jiangxi fellows from now on. I have nothing to say now, I just want to invite you for a drink.
Wang Anshi replied: "Eat
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It is necessary to eat, but if you say that I am like Li Bai or Han Yu, you dare not agree. Han Yu and those people are too powerful, so I just want to study hard, and if I can be a Mencius in the future, it will be fine."
Ouyang Xiu was stunned and thought: This guy can do it. He roundly said that he was better than I thought. But in fact, Wang Anshi didn't think so at all. His ideal was not to be a scholar who writes and draws, but to be a scholar who writes and draws.
A true doer.
Not long after he was admitted to the Jinshi, Wang Anshi was appointed to be the Huainan signer and Han Qi's assistant. His job was to organize documents and write materials, which was almost no fun. In the evening, he was finally free to make arrangements. Wang Anshi took out "
"Shang Jun Shu" and "Historical Records", I started to read them all night long.
He doesn't do this just one day, but it has become a habit. He often gets up early in the morning, without brushing his teeth or washing his face, and rushes to work in a hurry. His clothes don't change for a long time. Several of them
One morning after the month, Wang Anshi walked to the door again with disheveled hair, and happened to meet Han Qi at this time.
As a senior, Mr. Han asked kindly: "You should take advantage of the abundant time to read more books, and in the future, you can carry out reforms like me and do your best for the country."
Wang Anshi still respected this senior who presided over the Qingli New Deal. He just nodded without making any excuses. Later, he also complained in private: "Mr. Han doesn't understand me!"
The next year, Wang Anshi returned to his hometown. After returning, he changed from a single young man to a young man. But in fact, he wanted to be a man. Regarding this girl Wu, she is Wang Anshi's cousin, four years younger than him.
She was nineteen years old. The author has never seen her, so it is not convenient to reveal her appearance, but when it comes to temperament, I think she is probably an ordinary good wife and loving mother. The following year, Mrs. Wang gave birth to a son.
In the seventh year of Qingli, Wang Anshi was appointed magistrate of Yin County. This position was of great significance to Wang Anshi. From here on, he built water conservancy, experimented with the green crop method, and started education. During this period, Wang Anshi's green crop method was very successful.
Farmers borrowed and repaid, and the government's warehouses gradually gained surplus.
The reason behind this success lies in the wise and practical work of local leaders. He really wants to do something practical for the people. If it were someone else, he would immediately fail. In fact, we might as well make an assumption. If there were thousands of people at that time,
Wang Anshi, then the results of subsequent reforms may be unpredictable.
At the age of thirty, Wang Anshi was appointed as the magistrate of Shuzhou. At this time, the imperial court began to do everything possible to give him an official. Song Renzong said: "You come to take the exam, and after you finish the exam, you will take up the post in the palace." Wang Anshi said: "The capital costs a lot.
It’s too high, I really don’t have the money to go. Besides, I still have a few younger brothers and sisters who are not married, so all this will cost money.” This matter can be put aside temporarily.
In the first year of Zhihe, Song Renzong said: "Forget it, there is no need to take the exam, you can go directly to Jixian Academy." Wang Anshi also said that his family was too poor to expose the blame. Ouyang Xiu said: "I cry about poverty all day long. Your Majesty, please
Give him a good job." Song Renzong thought the same thing. People like this who have never been corrupt should be raised at a high price. So he transferred Wang Anshi to work in the Group Animal Husbandry Department and became Bi Ma Wen.
There are countless interesting stories in Wang Anshi's life. At this moment, Yan Shu was persuading Zhao Zhen to re-employ Wang Anshi and let him return to Bianliang because of his concept of promoting peace through war.
Although Zhao Zhen doesn't have a good impression of Wang Anshi, the organization controlled by Tang Long can be said to have great hands and eyes. Zhao Zhen knew about Wang Anshi on the day he entered the capital, so in his opinion, either Yan Shu knew Wang Anshi's talent and let him come to Bian.
Liang Zhongzhong was a guest, either because Wang Anshi recommended himself and still wanted to reform and become stronger.
Through a conversation with Yan Shu today, Zhao Zhen also knew that Wang Anshi had a very clear judgment on the current affairs between Song and Xia. In fact, Zhao Zhen sent Fan Zhongyan to the border in order to suppress Fan Zhongyan's arrogance. Zhao Zhen himself also felt that
It is clear that although the national treasury is relatively sufficient now, if it really fights a war of attrition, the Song Dynasty can also afford it. However, if there is a 100% certainty of victory, it is absolutely impossible. Therefore, as the emperor, Zhao Zhen's heart at this time
It is also very contradictory. On the one hand, he hopes that Fan Zhongyan will win to make Daxia realize the strength of the Song Dynasty. However, on the other hand, he does not want Fan Zhongyan to really win a comprehensive victory. When the time comes, his power will expand and the same situation will happen again.
.Although Fan Zhongyan does have great talents, emperors have always required a method of checking and balancing power.
Therefore, the suggestion Wang Anshi put forward now can be said to be exactly what he wants. It can not only urge Fan Zhongyan to actively start the war, but also point out that there is no way to completely eliminate Li Yuanhao's force through this war. It can be said that Zhao Zhen will be the emperor.
Things that couldn't be said were revealed. This made Zhao Zhen very satisfied, so he asked people to pass on Wang Anshi's ideas as the policy of this mission. In this way, Fan Zhongyan's power would not
Excessive expansion, everything is on a proper scale.
As for Yan Shu, he was surprised for a moment when Zhao Zhen knew about Wang Anshi's visit to the capital. However, as the prime minister, Yan Shu also reacted instantly. Since Zhao Zhen already knew about Wang Anshi's visit to the capital, Wang Anshi met Lu after that.
The emperor should also be aware of Yao's matter. I wonder how he will inquire about this matter. Should he tell Zhao Zhen about Lu Yao's introduction of Wang Anshi to him?
After thinking about it, Yan Shu gave up the idea. As for the emperor's current situation, he knew that Wang Anshi had gone to see Lu Yao, but as for the relationship between Lu Yao and Wang Anshi and the matter of introduction, the emperor should not be clear about it.
So, Yan Shu thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Anshi's entry into Bianliang this time was indeed made by me privately. After all, I will retire from the position of prime minister in a while, so I have been looking for a big boss recently.
Talented person. During this period, people kept recommending Wang Anshi to me, saying he has great talent. So I thought of calling him to come to the capital to have a look and get ideas."
Yan Shu's answer can be said to be watertight. He took all the responsibility for Wang Anshi's entry into the capital on himself, because Zhao Zhen had accepted Wang Anshi's idea just now, so Yan Shu dared to speak like this, and he said it himself
This statement also has another meaning, that is, Wang Anshi's subsequent visit to Lu Yao was not his own instruction, and he did not know what kind of relationship Lu Yao had with Wang Anshi. Naturally, he did not
Lu Yaoyin exists
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As soon as he recommended Wang Anshi, Yan Shu did not do it intentionally, but because he really didn't know why Lu Yao suddenly recommended Wang Anshi to him in the Prime Minister's Mansion that day. From their age to Wang Anshi, he heard the name Lu Yao.
Yan Shu felt that they had nothing in common, so he himself did not understand why Lu Yao knew Wang Anshi so thoroughly. If he told Zhao Zhen about Lu Yao's recommendation, the emperor would definitely investigate to the end.
By then, Lu Yao will have a lot of troubles.
On Zhao Zhen's side, after receiving Yan Shu's reply, he didn't ask much about Wang Anshi. However, he left a message that after the imperial examination, Wang Anshi would also find an opportunity to come to Beijing.
At that time, major national affairs were basically focused on resolving the Song-Xia War. At that time, Wang Anshi, who proposed using war to promote peace, must be present to make suggestions in person.
Yan Shu nodded in agreement. In any case, it is not easy for the emperor to re-appoint a biased person. What's more, he just built a new communication bridge between Zhao Zhen and Wang Anshi.
, I have done my best to be benevolent and righteous. As for how far Wang Anshi can go in his official career, and whether he can seize this opportunity, that is his own business.
Yan Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the emperor's affirmative reply, and later he took the opportunity to tell Lu Yao about the matter. At this time, Zhao Zhen also asked other ministers present about their opinions on Wang Anshi's suggestions.
Everyone present knew that Zhao Zhen now had a positive attitude towards Wang Anshi, and no one dared to say anything more, so they all felt that Wang Anshi's suggestion was correct. Of course, they did not know that Lu Yao was the actual recommender, otherwise
There will definitely be objections.
When things came to an end, Zhao Zhen calmed down and thought that he went out today because he wanted to watch the game. Unexpectedly, a big problem was solved. Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen was in a good mood. Even the result of the first half of the game now,
The Huangtian team was trailing one to zero, and Zhao Zhen didn't feel too disappointed.
As for Lu Yao, after hearing about the conversation between him and Zhao Zhen from Yan Shu, he also fell into deep thought. It seems that Zhao Zhen's surveillance of his family has not been lifted. It stands to reason that Zhao Zhen hated Wang Anshi so much before, and then
In addition to the fact that Wang Anshi was an official in other places, it was impossible for Zhao Zhen to plant any spy on this person when he came to Beijing this time. Therefore, when Wang Anshi entered the Prime Minister's Mansion and later arrived at his home, he was captured by Tang Long.
It would be better if his subordinates found out. However, he was very satisfied with Yan Shu's response to Lu Yao. The most important thing was that Zhao Zhen did not have any associations or doubts about the relationship between Lu Yao and Wang Anshi. In order for him to have more knowledge after entering the court.
With many helpers, everything Lu Yao is doing now is actually paving the way and laying out the layout. It is not an exaggeration to say that there can be no mistakes in the process.
After a brief chat with Yan Shu, Yan Shu did not intend to go back early. Instead, he looked at the field below and said: "The team you lead is different. This grassroots team might really be able to win this game."
Where’s the victory?”
Lu Yao looked at Yan Shu. The fact that the prime minister could say this now shows that he really doesn't know much about this new Cuju. So Lu Yao said: "I don't think this grassroots team can win easily."
"How do you say this?"
"Look, all the players of the Royal Sky Team on the field, although they began to feel a little pressured and uneasy because of Rowan's goal in the first half, it is obvious that this score of 0 to 0 did not give them confidence.
What a waver. And I believe everyone who watched the first half of the game knows that the initiative is still in the hands of the Huangtian team. Furthermore, if you look at the comparison of physical exertion between the Grassroots team and the Huangtian team, now the two sides are basically the same.
On the starting line, the reason is naturally because the strategy adopted by the grassroots team consumes less physical energy, but even so, the players on both sides are still sweating profusely. However, both sides will make personnel adjustments in the second half, and those who will be replaced at that time
Among the players, in terms of physical strength and technology, the Huangtian team still has the advantage. As expected, Wang Yi will also play in the second half, and that will be the real key moment."
After hearing Lu Yao's explanation, Yan Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Yao saw this detail in Yan Shu's expression, smiled slightly, and said: "I know what you are thinking. After all, you just recommended Wang Anshi to the emperor. In this case, if the Huangtian team fails to win this game, no one will
I don’t know what the outcome will be.”
Yan Shu nodded and said: "We all know that you have a good relationship with the grassroots team, but since you have said so now, it seems that it is relatively easy for the Huangtian team to win, so I am relieved."
The two briefly exchanged a few words, and Yan Shu returned to the emperor.
Lu Yao returned to his rest area. What happened to Yan Shu just now was noticed by the leaders of other teams present.
Pan Wen and Cao Yu immediately came over. Pan Wen said, "What does the Prime Minister want to discuss with you?"
Lu Yao said: "He just wanted to confirm with me which side has a greater chance of winning in this game."
"Then what did you say?"
"Of course, we are seeking truth from facts. The Huangtian team has a higher chance of winning." Lu Yao said without thinking.
Pan Wen was a little disappointed, but he knew very well that although the outside world said that this grassroots team was actually Lu Yao's personal team, in fact, Lu Yao really didn't give Chen Chen any advice in terms of team management and training.
Chen Chen himself is responsible. Moreover, Lu Yao has never made any personal comments about the competition, so what he said is relatively pertinent.
While the three of them were chatting like this, the three on the commentary desk were not idle either. They also made some detailed analysis of the direction of the second half. As for Zhe Katsuyuki, he analyzed the direction of the second half and the situation of the entire game.
It was almost the same as what Lu Yao had just said to Yan Shu. He still believed that although the grassroots team gained a one-goal lead in the first half through a surprise attack, the situation was still very favorable to the Huangtian team.
At this time, there are still ten minutes left before the start of the second half of the game.
Both the Grassroots team and the Huangtian team are preparing for their appearance in the second half, but the two teams are focusing on different things at this time.