Today, the officials obeyed Wang Anshi on all matters, but only the matter of transferring Zhang Yue to the Ordinance Department of the Third Division was rejected by the officials.
Wang Anshi returned from the palace gate by car. He had heard that many officials had objected to his establishment of three regulations departments.
Yesterday, Zeng Gong came to the door in person to persuade Wang Anshi to be cautious about establishing the third Ordinance Department.
Wang Anshi did not agree.
Then Zeng Gong composed a poem.
Friendships are easy to make, and advice is helpful in the long term. When you are straight and criticized, your words are too many. Those who know still speak again, but who can say anything for a long time?
This poem was heard by Wang Anshi from others today.
Wang Anshi looked at Zeng Gong's poem and understood that it was the first poem about breaking up a friendship, which was not considered a breakup of friendship. However, a gentleman would never say bad things about breaking up a friendship, and usually spoke in a more reserved way.
Wang Anshi couldn't help but think of that spring in the first year of Qingli.
At that time, he was only 21 years old and was going to Beijing to take the exam, while Zeng Gong was already a student at the Imperial College at the age of 23. Wang Anshi met Zeng Gong at his residence in the capital, and the two of them often communicated with each other.
At that time, the autumn sun shone through the sparse curtains on the straw mat where the two of them were sitting together. The meal prepared by Zeng Gong's old servant was brought out, and the two of them ate together.
The two chatted a lot, ranging from ancient and modern personnel affairs to the court. They had many similar ambitions and admired each other's writings.
Wang Anshi once said to Zeng Gong, "My young master is in harmony with Mo, but I love you the most."
I haven't had many friends since I was a child, only you and me are the best.
But now... after Wang Anshi and Ouyang Xiu had a conflict over Xue Xiang's matter, the two had a grudge.
Wang Anshi was recommended to Ouyang Xiu by Zeng Gong, but later he and Ouyang Xiu fell out. Zeng Gong was really embarrassed in this.
Now Zeng Gong, his best friend, has left him.
Moreover, Sima Guang has never visited him privately since he became a Hanlin scholar.
A slight desolation flashed across Wang Anshi's face, then he got out of the car and drove back to his home.
A guest came to the house, and Wang Anshi heard that it was Xiao Erlangjun, the brother of his daughter-in-law Xiao, who came to visit.
Wang Anshi didn't like Xiao Erlangjun. He felt that he was too flashy and not a real scholar, but he let him have a meal at his house out of kindness.
After Wang Anshi entered the house, he met Mr. Xiao Erlang.
The two chatted for a while, and Xiao Erlangjun thought that Wang Anshi, as the prime minister, would entertain him with a banquet, so he came to the door in fine clothes today.
How could he know that after sitting there for half a day, he still hadn't eaten, not even fruit tea or soup.
Mr. Xiao Erlang felt quite guilty in his heart.
When Wang Anshi ate with him, Xiao Erlang could only see a pot of sake, a few pieces of pork, the staple food was just pancakes, and a bowl of vegetable soup.
Xiao Erlang thought to himself, "Isn't this the way to treat guests? As the brother of your Wang family's daughter-in-law, he came all the way from Jiangxi to Bianjing, and he actually brought a few dishes to entertain himself? Even for daily meals, this is not the case.
The other party is a dignified prime minister.
Xiao Erlangjun didn't know that this was indeed Wang Anshi's ordinary family dinner.
But Mr. Xiao Erlang was furious in his heart, and he changed hands and took a piece of Hu Pancake on the table. Mr. Xiao Erlang complained about what kind of Hu Pancake it was. Others’ Hu Pancakes were sprinkled with sesame seeds on both sides, but Wang Anshi’s Hu Pancakes were only sprinkled with sesame seeds in the center.
a little.
Even the sesame seeds are used so sparingly.
Xiao Erlangjun broke open the Hu cake in anger and ate only the part with sesame seeds sprinkled in the middle, and threw away the rest.
Unexpectedly, Wang Anshi saw Xiao Erlangjun's move, but picked up the Hu cake that he left at the table and ate it.
Xiao Erlangjun watched the scene of Wang Anshi eating his own leftover biscuits. He couldn't help but be dumbfounded. He seemed to be blaming himself for not wasting it.
Xiao Erlangjun was immediately ashamed and found an excuse to leave.
After Mr. Xiao Erlang left, Wang Anshi had almost eaten and said to his servant: "When Mr. Xiao Erlang returns home, order him to come to the study to see me."
Wang Anshi read Lao Tzu in the study for a while, and Wang Yu also returned home.
Wang Anshi and Wang Yu said, "Why don't you entertain someone at your wife's house?"
Wang Yuzhe said: "That Mr. Xiao Erlang is uneducated and has no skills. He looks like a dandy at first glance. Children like this kind of people usually don't even look at him, let alone make friends with him."
When Wang Anshi heard this, he scolded indifferently: "This Mr. Xiao Erlang is incompetent, but you have to take it for your wife's sake."
Wang Yu said yes.
In this way, the matter was easily revealed.
Wang Yu asked Wang Anshi how the Ordinance Department of the Third Department was doing?
Wang Anshi's Taoist officials have already agreed and are now looking for talents.
Wang Yu said: "You can give Zhang Zihou."
Wang Anshi nodded and said: "I have recommended him in front of the officials to be the officer of the third division of editing and editing, and to add Jixian as the school director, and to make corrections as a secretary, and the officials have agreed."
Wang Yu patted his leg and said, "Good."
"What about Liu Shu?"
Wang Anshi muttered: "I'm afraid this person won't come."
After a pause, Wang Anshi said: "Liu Shu has been studying with Jun Shi for many years. With him in the Regulations Department of the Third Division, he can brainstorm ideas."
Wang Yu said: "This person is stubborn and ineffective, so it's okay if he doesn't come."
"So Zhang Duzhi can be promoted? If he is in the Ordinance Department of the Third Department..."
Wang Anshi said: "The officials won't allow it."
Wang Yu was startled and sighed: "It would be great if Zhang Duzhi was here. This person has always been with the officials, but he is not with us. Sooner or later, he will be a serious problem. Now he is transferred to the Ordinance Department, but he can be my father."
Under control.”
Wang Anshi glanced at Wang Yu.
Wang Yu said: "Of course, if he is obedient and does things, it won't be a problem to give him a good future."
Wang Anshi said: "After this incident, we know how much the officials trust Zhang Duzhi."
Wang Yu said: "If this is the case, then it will be even more important to transfer him away."
Wang Anshi said: "How to adjust it? In addition to Zhang Duzhi, there are also Han Chiguo (Han Wei), Sun Yunzhong (Sun Gu), and Shen Shuangu (Chen Xiang). Isn't it possible to block the saint's hearing?"
Wang Yu said: "Then we will place our own people. Although we have Lu Jifu (Lu Huiqing) around the officials, they are still too few. Yes, Zeng Zixuan (Zeng Bu) can recommend him to the officials. He is different from his brother.
He supports dad's reform, and..."
Wang Anshi said: "What you said, let's discuss it later."
Wang Yu was slightly anxious when he saw that Wang Anshi did not adopt his opinion, but he thought of something and became calm again.
Bianjing is full of spring scenery in February.
The two brothers from Shu were looking at the Nanxun Gate in Bianjing with a lot of emotion.
They are brothers Su Shi and Su Che.
They returned to their hometown to bury Su Xun, and when the mourning period was over, they returned to the capital.
In the car behind Su Shi was his remarried wife, who was the sister of Su Shi's ex-wife. Su Shi was eleven years old. Su Shi returned to his hometown to bury Su Xun, and after marrying another wife, he returned to the capital in February of the second year of Xining.
When they arrived at the pavilion, they saw one person standing outside the pavilion: Sun Jue and the other Liu Shu. They were both friends of Su Shi. When they knew that Su Shi had returned to Beijing, they came to pick them up in advance.
It was a joy to meet old friends again, and everyone chatted for a while. Sun Jue said with a smile, "I'm so good at teaching my son Zhan Xiao, and he is now an official at Tianzhang Pavilion."
Su Shi was surprised when he heard this and asked: "When did it happen?"
Then Su Shi smiled and said: "I had expected that my career would reach high, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly."