I, compose the 5000 years of China

Chapter 122 Why are "Wang Anshi" and "Sima Guang" mentioned again?
"Brother Fan, Brother Fan, did you make a mistake?"

"Wrong?"

"Yeah, why do we feel that Su Shi is a fool, do you really want to bring this character to Hangzhou University?"

"Yes."

"Brother Fan, I think you should think about it. After all, it's okay to brag on the live broadcast, and it's okay to talk nonsense. But, if you want to go to a university class to talk about such a bully, it will damage your reputation." Well."

"It's not that serious."

Chen Fan shook his head: "Actually, Su Shi is not that tricky, it's just that he has a true temperament."

"Yeah, cheating is true temperament."

"Uh……"

Chen Fan had no choice but to say, "Okay, let me talk about a few more people. Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang."

"they are……"

The crowd did not speak.

they know.

When this question came out, Chen Fan directly said, "Nine-year compulsory education slipped through the net."

Chen Fan held back his laughter and said, "If you don't understand, just ask. If you don't ask me, how do I know you don't understand?"

"Okay, Brother Fan, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, who are they?"

"They... I can tell you one by one, let's talk about the oldest Ouyang Xiu first."

To say that it has the greatest influence on Su Shi.

The first is his younger brother, Su Zhe.

The second is his father.

The third one is Ouyang Xiu.

"Ouyang Xiu has been a master of learning since he was a child. He won No.1 in the Guozixueguangwenguan Examination and the Guoxue Interpretation Examination. Later, he won the first place in the Ministry of Rites Provincial Examination, becoming the Provincial Yuan, and even won the Triple Yuan. Finally In a palace examination, Ouyang Xiu felt that it was very possible to win the first place and become the champion. So he made a new suit for himself. It happened that he had a classmate named Wang Gongzhen, who was only 19 years old. New clothes. I picked them up and put them on, and then said, I am going to be the champion. As a result, the palace examination was over, and the 19-year-old Wang Gongchen won the champion, while Ouyang Xiu won the 14th. Only later did Ouyang Xiu learn that he was originally You can win the first prize, but the court felt that Ouyang Xiu was too sharp, so he wanted to beat him, so as not to let him get carried away."

"Of course, this was just a small episode. Later, Ouyang Xiu was an official all the way, and became a deputy prime minister similar to Su Zhe. But even though he was a deputy prime minister, Ouyang Xiu wrote very well in terms of articles. Among them, he had an article called "Drunkenness" "Weng Ting Ji" is written vividly and naturally, elegantly and gracefully."

Say it.

Chen Fan then read: "There are mountains all around Chu. The peaks in the southwest, the forests and gullies are especially beautiful, and the one with a magnificent view but deep and beautiful is Langya. After walking six or seven miles in the mountain, I gradually heard the sound of water flowing out of the two lakes. The one between the peaks is the brewing spring. The peak turns around, and the one with the wings of the pavilion facing the spring is the drunken man’s pavilion. Who made the pavilion? The monk Zhixian of the mountain. Who is the name? Come to drink here, drink less and get drunk, and the age is the highest, so I call myself a drunkard. The meaning of a drunkard is not in the wine, but in the mountains and rivers. The joy of the mountains and rivers is the wine that can be contained in the heart... "

A good article is not only fluent, but also full of charm like poetry.

Everyone had heard Chen Fan's "Yueyang Tower" by Fan Zhongyan before, and they really enjoyed it every time they read it.

This article "Drunkard Pavilion" is the same.

Especially the last sentence [the drunkard's intention is not in wine, but in the mountains and rivers] can be said to be full of philosophy and great literary art.

In this regard.

When they heard "The Drunkard's Pavilion" read by Chen Fan, all the fans also said:
"Wow, I'll go, this character should be the focus."

"That's right, I don't think we should talk about Su Shi, but talk more about Ouyang Xiu."

Many people still felt uncomfortable with Su Shi, who was introduced by Chen Fan before, and said angrily for a while.

But Chen Fan only explained the background, and did not focus on Ouyang Xiu.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Fan said: "Ouyang Xiu not only writes well, but he is also a very good Bole. During his administration, I recommended many well-known literati successively. Like Zeng Gong, Su Zhe... all passed through His recommendation. In addition, he also recommended Wang Anshi."

"Wang Anshi?"

"Wang Anshi is also a civil servant with great literary talent and strong governance ability. He was No. 21 in Jinshi at the age of 4, and was later transferred to local governance. He has very rich experience in local governance. During his governance, he found that The Northern Song Dynasty looks prosperous, but in fact it is riddled with holes in every aspect. Whether it is the economy, social atmosphere, or military... These were all very dangerous at the time. He proposed reforms to the court, But Renzong did not adopt Wang Anshi's opinion."

"Mr. Chen Fan, why didn't Song Renzong adopt Wang Anshi's suggestion? Isn't this suggestion very good?"

Chen Fan shook his head: "Because before that, Fan Zhongyan had a reform, which was abolished within a year. Wang Anshi's reform is actually similar to Fan Zhongyan's, or an upgraded version. Song Renzong didn't have the courage to carry it out again. political reform."

"I see."

Everyone was immediately attracted by what Chen Fan said about Wang Anshi.

What attracted them was not Wang Anshi's poems, nor his lyrics, but his ability to manage political affairs.

"In 1067, Song Shenzong succeeded to the throne. This is a very young emperor, and he is also an emperor with great ambitions. Wang Anshi's reform is in line with his ideals. In 1069, the imperial court summoned Wang Anshi to Beijing and served as Wang Anshi With Zhongshumen, we will make peace under the door, officially become the prime minister, and preside over the reform."

"The reform was good at the beginning, and it didn't encounter too much resistance. But later, in order to implement the reform, Wang Anshi adopted a stricter reward and punishment formula. However, this formula was used by officials with ulterior motives. In the end, all aspects of the reform were harmful to the common people. exploitation. As the reform took longer, it was attacked by the conservatives. Sima Guang is the leader of the conservatives.”

Through Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi was connected.

He also passed Wang Anshi and led to Sima Guang.

The more everyone listened to it, the more interesting it became...these characters were unknown to them.

However, their life experiences are so wonderful.

Although they knew that they would probably be ridiculed by Chen Fan for slipping through the nine-year compulsory education.

Then, Chen Fan began to talk about Sima Guang:
"Sima Guang, like Wang Anshi, was awarded a Jinshi at a very young age, and then entered an official career. Because he was kind, hardworking, hardworking, and very talented, Sima Guang went all the way to the top and soon went to the capital to work as an official. Moreover, because Sima Guang's personal character is so good that other people can hardly do it. Therefore, Sima Guang became a leader in the literary world at that time, and he had a very large appeal."

At this time, some netizens asked: "Brother Fan, how good is Sima Guang's character?"

"I also want to tell everyone about this."

About Sima Guang, I don't know how many people are familiar with him in his previous life.

Or.

Everyone grew up reading Sima Guang since childhood.

Chen Fan said: "Sima Guang was not only good at the time, he was also very good when he was young. Once Sima Guang's friend came to play at his house and accidentally fell into a big tank. Because the big tank was too deep, The water soon soaked the children's heads. The other children were very panicked, but Sima Guang was not in a hurry. He picked up the stone beside him and slammed it hard at the big tank. In an instant, the big tank It was broken, and the water in the tank flowed out from the big hole, and the kid who fell into the tank just now was also successfully rescued."

This is the story of "Sima Guang smashing the vat" that everyone learned when they were young.

Although from a historical point of view, this story may be a fiction, but this story has been handed down.

"There is another story. Because Sima Guang's wife was infertile, many people asked him to marry another concubine. But Sima Guang firmly opposed it, saying that it was nothing. But Sima Guang was not in a hurry, but his wife was in a hurry. So his wife found a beautiful woman and sent her to Sima Guang's bedroom in the middle of the night, but Sima Guang drove her away. Another time, her wife also brought a beautiful maid over , Sima Guang was furious, and drove her away. Even until his death, Sima Guang did not take a concubine, but only adopted an adopted son."

This could be put on nothing in modern times.

Modern monogamy.

But in ancient times, in the Song Dynasty, it is really too exemplary.

To know.

At that time, everyone who was able to be a high-ranking official in the Song Dynasty would at least take concubines, or even several concubines.

Including Su Zhe, Su Shi... is no exception.

"At the time when Wang Anshi promoted the new law, Sima Guang didn't express his opinion at the beginning. Because he didn't know the effect of the reform and whether there were any disadvantages. But after a series of problems appeared, Sima Guang began to oppose Wang Anshi's reform. He believed that Wang Anshi's reforms are too radical. If you want to increase the country's income, you should reduce expenditure. But Wang Anshi objected, reducing expenditure is not as important as increasing income. No matter how much you save, you might as well earn more..."

Having said that, Chen Fan paused for a moment: "Everyone should be able to see that, that is to say, Wang Anshi represents the new party, while Sima Guang represents the old party."

When Chen Fan said this, the corner of Chen Fan's mouth twitched.

He knew that something interesting was about to happen.

Yes.

Just as Chen Fan guessed, after Chen Fan introduced Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, everyone in the live broadcast room became a bit Spartan.

"Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, who should I support?"

"Wang Anshi advocates increasing income, Sima Guang advocates reducing expenditure... In fact, both ideas are quite good."

"Well, you can't say that Wang Anshi is wrong, and you can't say that Sima Guang is wrong."

Everyone suddenly had a headache.

They seem to have returned to their school days all of a sudden.

Back then when they were studying history and poetry... they felt that anyone who suppressed the protagonist was a corrupt official.

it's good now.

One is Wang Anshi, the other is Sima Guang, and the two are on opposite sides.

Do you support Wang Anshi, or Sima Guang?
And these two bosses suppressed too many people.

"I support Wang Anshi, I think the reform is useful."

"I support Sima Guang. Sima Guang is still relatively experienced. He has seen that although the reform is good, it is useless if it is not implemented well."

"I don't support anyone, let's fight."

In fact, it really hit.

In order to promote the new law, Wang Anshi relegated a series of people who opposed him to other places, including Su Shi and Su Zhe.

Sima Guang also knew that when Wang Anshi was in power, he couldn't handle it, so he applied to the court to return to his hometown to edit history books.

However, 17 years later, Shenzong died, and Zhezong, who was only 10 years old, succeeded to the throne.

The empress dowager invited Sima Guang back again. As soon as Sima Guang took office, he immediately rejected all Wang Anshi's reforms.

and.

Like Wang Anshi, he demoted all the new parties that suppressed them before.

At the same time, all those who were demoted by the New Party before were brought back.

Having said this, Chen Fan stopped.

just.

Everyone seemed to be intoxicated in the fight between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.

"Brother Fan, this reform is really exciting."

"Not only is it exciting, but the content and scenes are also very grand, just like watching an epic movie."

"However, Brother Fan, go ahead, I still want to hear their stories."

But at this moment, Chen Fan shook his head and said, "Stop talking, I didn't mean to talk about them."

"Brother Fan, who do you want to talk about?"

"Didn't you just say that?"

"Who?"

Chen Fan smiled and said, "Su Shi."

"..."

Everyone seemed to be shocked by electricity in an instant.

(End of this chapter)