Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 252 Wang Anshi’s Visit

"Students understand what Duke Ming said, and the students will wait until the prince is chosen before continuing to play," Wang Anshi said.

"Well, that makes me feel relieved, but you must remember not to participate in the dispute over the appointment of the crown prince." Hai Wenren reminded.

Over the years, he has gotten to know Wang Anshi's character very well.

Wang Anshi has a very stubborn character. When he recommended Wang Anshi to the officials, all the official appointments were made, but Wang Anshi refused to accept them.

Anyone else would have to find an excuse, just like Su Xun, who didn't want to take the Shanrenyuan exam and found an excuse to be sick.

This way the official side will look better.

However, Wang Anshi said directly that this would arouse the trend of extraordinary promotion.

As a result, Wang Anshi gained a reputation for integrity, and the official family was angered because of this.

Wang Anshi was not the only one who petitioned for reform. Others looked at the officials and ignored them, but gradually understood the officials' attitude and stopped petitioning.

As the most important festival in ancient times, there are naturally many poems about the Lantern Festival.

Otherwise, given Wang Anshi's talent and having been an official for nearly twenty years, it would be impossible for him to be a sixth-grade official.

After Xianfu stayed at home for several years, his anger at being an official had subsided. Hai Wenren tried to persuade him, saying that he needed a salary to support his family, and Wang Anshi became an official again.

"Don't worry, Ming Gong. As a minister, you must be loyal to the emperor and patriotic. How can you be a villain who invites favors and flatters you?" Wang Anshi said seriously.

Li An and the Su family parted ways, and when they returned home, they began to think about poems about the Lantern Festival.

At that time, Wang Anshi angered the officials because he refused official appointments. The officials directly took away his position and left him idle at home.

However, the battle to establish the crown prince has always been dangerous, and Hai Wenren did not want Wang Anshi to be involved.

The next morning, Li An was lying on the rocking chair, basking in the sun comfortably in the yard.

Three songs were selected, and Ang Lee was ready to decide which song to choose depending on the situation.

Texue lay on the ground next to him, with his front legs stretched out and his head resting on his front legs. He closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep.

However, the tail behind it wags a few times from time to time, proving that it is not asleep.

Hai Wenren wanted to appoint him as an admonisher, but Wang Anshi refused.

Hai Wenren felt that Wang Anshi's character was not suitable for reform, but he was more suitable for admonition.

Since it is the Shangyuan Poetry Festival, it will definitely be titled Shangyuan Festival.

Suddenly, Texue's shaking Weiba stopped, his drooping ears stood up, his eyes opened, and he stared in the direction of the courtyard door.

This situation is not unheard of. Although most of the people involved in the battle to establish the crown prince want to be ministers of the dragon, there are also a few who want to realize their political ambitions through the future crown prince because their political opinions are not recognized.

As for Wang Anshi, he still played every three days, which annoyed the officials so much that they asked him to be the lobbyist.

Although Li An didn't know much, he could remember some.

Hai Wenren knew that Wang Anshi was stubborn about reform, and was afraid that he would not see hope in officials and get involved in the battle to establish the crown prince.

Hai Wenren actually didn't believe that Wang Anshi would participate in the battle to establish the crown prince. He just gave a few words of worry. When Wang Anshi said this, he didn't continue to talk about it. After chatting for a while, he said goodbye and left.

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After a while, Desheng hurried in.

Seeing Desheng, Ta Xue closed his eyes again, his ears drooped, his tail waggled slightly, and he returned to his previous laziness.

"Sir, there is a middle-aged man outside the door asking to see you. He said his name is Wang Anshi and he is half a student of Haishi." Desheng bowed and said.

Li An's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened and he exclaimed: "What did you say his name was?"

"The man said his name was Wang Anshi." Desheng repeated it again.

"Go and invite people in." Li An said.

"Yes!" Desheng responded, bowed, and turned to leave.

"Wait!" Li An stopped him, stood up, and said, "I'll go greet him personally."

Do you know that the world calls it the Great Song Dynasty, but in fact it is somewhat different from the Great Song Dynasty.

The current emperor is Renzong. According to historical records, Yingzong should be Renzong's nephew and was raised in the palace since he was a child.

Later, Renzong had a child and was worried that Yingzong would threaten his son, so he sent him back to his biological father.

Later, his son died in infancy, and Renzong did not take him back. It was not until his later years that he took him back to the palace and established him as the prince.

However, did you know that Zhao Zongquan was born in the lineage of Taizu, and it was a coincidence that he became emperor.

Ang Lee has always regarded this world as a semi-imaginary world.

He was not surprised that Sansu appeared. After all, it was mentioned in the play, but Wang Anshi, the famous obnoxious husband of the Song Dynasty, was not mentioned at all.

Li An didn't think too much and hurried to the door. He saw a carriage parked outside the door and a thin middle-aged man standing beside the carriage.

The middle-aged man's figure looks indifferent, but he gives off a very unique temperament, and Li An doesn't know how to describe it.

"Junior student Li An has met Mr. Wang." Li An bowed and saluted.

Wang Anshi smiled and said: "Master Hai has high regard for you. I am half a student of Master Hai, so we can be friends as equals. My pseudonym is Jiefu, if you don't mind, just call me cousin."

"I'm Ziqian, please come to Brother Jiefu." Li An said sideways.

Wang Anshi showed admiration, and Li An called him Mr. Wang, obviously knowing his identity.

He also knew something about Li An's identity from Hai Wenren.

His official position is indeed nothing in Bianjing, but with Li An's background, he asked Li An to call him his cousin and discuss friendship with him, and Li An agreed without any hesitation, which shows that he has a very good character. .

Li An didn't know what Wang Anshi was thinking. The reason why he saw Wang Anshi so plainly was because he had even seen Sansu.

To be honest, Wang Anshi's reputation in later generations is not as great as that of Su Shi.

Li An led Wang Anshi all the way to the hall, invited him to take a seat, and ordered Haitang to serve tea.

"I wonder if Brother Jiefu is here to visit me, but what's the matter?" Li An asked.

"Haha, I heard some of your remarks about the reform from Academician Hai, and it felt like I had found a confidant. So I wanted to discuss it with you. Please forgive me for my presumption." Wang Anshi said with a smile.

Li An was a little speechless. He said those remarks to attract the attention of Hai Wenren, but unexpectedly, they attracted Wang Anshi.

But he and Wang Anshi really had nothing to talk about.

Historically, Wang Anshi's evaluation has been mixed.

Although Wang Anshi's reform had good intentions, he not only failed to improve the situation in the Song Dynasty, but even caused party strife and aggravated internal conflicts because of his reform.

It accelerated the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Some people also say that these have nothing to do with Wang Anshi. The reason why the reform failed is because many people took advantage of the opportunity and excluded dissidents in the name of reform.

Lower-level officials even took advantage of some of the reform policies to make money.

As a result, the reform became harmful to the people, and the people blamed Wang Anshi for their dissatisfaction and anger.

But the reason why Wang Anshi is called Ao Xianggong is because of his stubborn character.

There were many opportunities for promotion in the officialdom, but he gave up all of them.

This character became even more prominent when he presided over the reform.

When the disadvantages of the reform emerged, many people who really wanted to reform had already discovered it and specifically reminded Wang Anshi.

But Wang Anshi regarded those people as stumbling blocks to his reform.

After Wang Anshi's political rival Sima Guang became Prime Minister, he completely abolished the new law, but his evaluation of Wang Anshi was fair: "Everyone in the world accuses Wang Anshi of being a treacherous villain. I think it is purely excessive slander! Wang Anshi is just unreasonable and overly stubborn!"

(End of this chapter)