Compete for the Song Dynasty

Hou Shuxian himself also smiled, and he continued: "This matter has been pending for a long time. As a result, the censor Lu Hui, Fan Chunren, and the supervisor Lu Dafang all agreed with the assistant minister's statement, and impeached Prime Minister Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu together. In the end, the empress dowager I made a statement, and I want everyone to respectfully call him Emperor Pu, and Emperor Yingzong can call his biological parents his parents. As a result, people thought that this was planned by the Ministry of Education, and many people were not happy. Lu Hui and others handed over the letter of appointment to serve as a censor , demanded his resignation as a protest."

Wang Pang said with a smile, "This is not a small matter. Is there a collective strike at Yushitai?"

Hou Shuxian also laughed: "It's okay to say that Guangyu Shitai went on strike. The Emperor Yingzong had no choice but to discuss with his ministers. In the end, he didn't know what Yingzong said to offend these ministers. Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu both said: Shi thinks they are right and we are wrong, so let them stay and punish us.”

Wang Pang snickered, and said to Yuan Ze in a low voice: "Your Majesty Yingzong is doing well, isn't this Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror?" Yuan Ze looked at Wang Pang puzzledly: "Brother, what official position is Zhu Bajie?" Pang laughed loudly: "Zhu Bajie is the marshal of the canopy!"

Wang Anshi was hearing the key point. What he was thinking about was not only the title of King Pu, the resignation of officials, etc., but Wang Anshi was thinking about a bigger thing: the ancestral teachings left by the Taizu now place more emphasis on literature than words. Wu.The civil servants in the imperial court gossip with each other when they encounter problems, and they have no power and no business.Prince Pu's business is a big one, but the usual small things are also fought over and over, no matter whether it's good or bad, it can't be carried out.Seeing Wang Pang and Yuanze laughing, he thought that Wang Pang must have said something to provoke Yuanze, so he said to Wang Pang: "Pang, don't joke, listen to Mr. Hou's business."

Wang Pang hurriedly sat upright and looked at Mr. Hou and said: "Sir, please tell me, just now I felt that Emperor Yingzong agreed with the views of Zhongshu Sheng in his heart, and it was not easy for him to call his biological father the emperor's father. It's just that What the censors said is also reasonable, I wonder how things are going now?"

Hou Shuxian didn't mind Wang's joking, and he said: "The Yingzong demoted Lu Huo and others, who knows that other people in Yushitai, Zhao Ding, Zhao Zhan, Fu Yaoyu and others quit, and followed suit: Since Lu Hui was demoted, then we should also be demoted. As a result, Yingzong demoted six censors in a row. This is not over yet, Sima Junshi also asked the emperor to demote his officials. Also please demote the works of Lu Gong, a scholar. .”

This is really lively enough, Wang Pang looked at his father, and saw his father frowning slightly, as if he was thinking about something.After a long time, Wang Anshi said to Hou Shuxian: "Emperor Yingzong can only calm down in this way. Our Song Dynasty has set up ancestral precepts since the Taizu. If some officials are impeached by Yushitai, if their words are not accepted, they will resign from their official positions and be impeached." You have to suspend your job and wait for the crime. If there is no impeachment, then Yushitai will be dereliction of duty, so there are so many things coming out."

Hearing what his father said, he suddenly thought of something, so he said: "Father, Mr. Hou, I don't understand one thing. Since the Tang Dynasty, the Yushitai was set up to supervise the emperor's words and deeds. The Yushi can make suggestions to the emperor." , but the fault of the censor cannot be investigated. Previously, my father said that my Song Dynasty mostly followed the old system of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, so how did the censor become the fault of impeaching ministers."

Hearing Wang Pang's question, Wang Anshi and Hou Shuxian looked at each other, and Hou Shuxian's eyes were approving: "Jiefu, the second son said it was very good?! You also said that the second son did not study much." Wang Anshi was very proud, but But he said: "Hey~ My second son didn't like reading since he was a child, but he is a bit smart. Besides, what you said is right. The Yushitai of the Tang Dynasty was indeed to supervise the emperor, and the Yushitai It is set under the prime minister, and the candidates are selected by the prime minister. However, since the Taizu, two government offices and three divisions have been established, and only the censor platform has been set up. The censor is personally selected by the emperor. In this way, the censor becomes a special impeachment of officials from various ministries responsibility."

Wang listened in his heart and understood that Song Taizu was afraid that the prime minister or officials would bully the master, so he weakened the powers of the ministries in different ways.He nodded his head and said to his father: "That's it, but King Pu's proposal has a certain date, and this matter will soon come to an end. It's just that those demoted censors are a bit wronged."

Wang Anshi shook his head: "Since the Taizu, there has been a rule not to kill civil servants. Even if they have different political opinions, at most they will be demoted, but the civil servants who leave the court still retain the qualifications to participate in politics. Although officials have different opinions, it does not affect personal friendship. , and once the court situation changes, the demoted ones will be reactivated, which is not a big deal. It’s just that what Pang’er said is a definite number. My father doesn’t agree with it, and I try my best in everything. If my father believes in definite numbers, what about Pang’er? Will there still be today?"

Wang Pang chuckled, and his heart suddenly brightened: Father is right. I have changed many things in my own existence. These are all subtle. Why do things have to be developed according to history? There is no such person as Wang Pang in the history books. , and even have different opinions on whether they have themselves or not.History is written by people, who said that the Xining reform of father will fail in the future?The content of those reforms is closely related to the people, especially when Wang Pang himself encountered taxation, labor and other matters, he felt that some things must be changed!Another point that interests him is that what his father said just now is that political opinions are different, and the disputes between officials in the Song Dynasty are mostly disputes over political opinions. Thinking of this, he said, "Father is right. You are not afraid of different political opinions, but you are afraid of not having political opinions. Although Political opinions are not unified, but if this is used well, better decisions can be found.”

Wang Anshi smiled, and looked at Hou Shuxian again: "What you said makes a lot of sense. It's inconvenient for us to talk about this matter now, so we have to wait and see. By the way, Jing Ren, I'll ask you about someone. Now Who is the magistrate of the Household Department of the Third Division?" Wang Pang knew that his father was asking the magistrate Zhu's relatives for him, and Hou Shuxian had just returned from the capital, so he must know.

Hou Shuxian thought for a while: "The judge of the household department of the third division... Oh, I remembered, this person is called Wang Guangyuan. When Yingzong was still living in Pudi before succeeding to the throne, he often went to see Emperor Yingzong. For this matter, Sima Guang also said: Wei Wan in the Han Dynasty did not allow the prince to drink, so Emperor Jing treated him very generously. Zhang Mei in the Zhou Dynasty gave the state money to Zhou Shizong in private, so Shizong did not like him No one can match Wang Guangyuan's infidelity. At that time, Renzong was in power, but he secretly took refuge in His Majesty. How could this be what a loyal minister should do? Today he should be investigated for his crimes, but the emperor not only did not Punish him, but reward him instead, if so, how can we ask everyone to observe the chastity of ministers in the future?"

Hearing that Wang Pang's affection for Sima Guang increased a bit, Wang Pang suddenly felt that he was really stingy a few years ago, relying on a sudden progress in everything, but now it seems that everything has two sides, Sima Guang is still an admonisher. Very competent.If my father wants to do big things in the future, and he can know people and make good use of them, maybe things will turn around, and my father will not have so many political enemies, but more comrades-in-arms who raise points for each other.However, Wang Pang was still very concerned about Wang Guangyuan's fate. He asked, "I wonder if Emperor Yingzong has adopted Sima Junshi's advice?"

Hou Shuxian shook his head: "Yingzong didn't listen to Sima Guang's words, but appointed Wang Guangyuan as the herd of the group and the judge of the third department's household department." Wang Anshi and Wang Pang also shook their heads. This Yingzong really couldn't tell the good from the bad.It seems that my father and myself are really right to resign.

Hou Shuxian's arrival undoubtedly made Wang Pang know a lot of things he didn't know before, and Wang Pang also found that his thoughts on some things had changed now, and the few of them chatted about the court affairs for a while.Several people chatted for a while, Wang Anshi ordered someone to prepare dinner to welcome Mr. Hou, Wang Pang and Yuan Ze left Wang Anshi's study, Yuan Ze put Wang Pang's shoulders and asked, "Brother, how are you going to the county government office today?" ? Did you tell the county magistrate that you are on an errand sent by the prime minister?"

Wang Pang took out a notebook from his pocket, and took out a document written by the county magistrate. Yuan Ze took it over to look at it, and said anxiously to Wang Pang, "Oh, why did you still agree to do this job?" Wang Pang The side took back the document: "Do you know what this is called? It's called Iron Evidence. By the way, did you help me find out about the transshipment envoy on Jiangnan West Road?"

Yuan Ze said: "I found out that this person's surname is Cai Mingting, and his name is Zizheng. And I also found out that he will come to Linchuan in a few days."

When Wang Pang heard that the transfer envoy on Jiangnan West Road was Cai Zizheng, he was delighted.Cai Zizheng made great achievements in governing Yanqu, and he hated the collusion between government and businessmen the most.When Wang Pang met Cai Zizheng when he was in the capital, it would be easy now, and he said happily: "Okay, brother, you are quick enough to do things."

Yuan Ze also smiled: "Oh, you haven't come to your own house yet, have you? You will know when you go back and see that Wa Zhuang is back, or he told me that he just came back from Nanfeng. Now Cai Zizheng is in Nanfeng What about Feng!"

Wang Pang pulled Yuan Ze: "Go, go to my house for a meeting!" Yuan Ze said reluctantly: "No, you go back and hurry up to press your taxes, I still have books to read." Pang giggled: "Look at you like that, okay, you read your book, I'll go to urge my tax." Saying goodbye, Yuan Ze walked out.

Yuan Ze greeted him behind him: "Hey, are you really going? By the way, our dad heard that there is a sheep-cleaning shop in Jinxiu Building, and he said that he will ask you to prepare it for him later. Also, Dad asked about your age." About the supper..."[

Wang Pang said: "I'm not really going. I already have a solution for this tax collection, but I won't tell you now. When the tax collection is done later, I will make hot pot for our father and let him Try it too. As for the New Year's Eve dinner, I'll think of something new for you later." He said, walking quickly to his house.