Compete for the Song Dynasty

After listening to Wang Pang's words, Hou Shuxian pondered for a moment and said, "With your father's talent, learning and qualifications, it would be great if you can really come out to preside over the overall situation as the prince said! But I also heard that in recent years, the Holy Majesty has called your father several times. He returned to the court to serve as an official, but was rejected by his father. I don’t know if he will come back again?!”

Wang Pang stood up and walked towards the desk. When he looked up, he saw a pair of words on the wall: "Flying to the Qianxun Pagoda on the mountain, I heard that the rooster crowed and saw the sun rise. Don't be afraid of the clouds to cover your eyes. The highest level." He pointed to the words and said to Hou Shuxian: "Mr. Hou, you see, this is written by my father, and I have kept it with me for so many years. There is a bit of an allusion to this word, maybe I said Then you will understand my father's intention."

"In the summer of the second year of Huangyou, when his father, Wang Anshi, returned to his hometown in Linchuan, Jiangxi after his tenure in Yinxian County, Zhejiang Province, he passed through Yuezhou and wrote this poem. This poem was his first work in officialdom. Extraordinary, just to express my heart by climbing Feilai Peak, and put my grandeur on it. Later, this word has been hanging in my room. When I woke up from the chaos, it was probably the first thing I saw. At that time, I I still don't understand, but now I understand that my father has a lot of pride in his heart. The reason why my father refused the kindness of the Holy One is probably because the timing is not ripe, or because he can't show his ambition. I think that if one day, my father can show his words The talent in the book will surely accomplish great things!"

Hearing what Wang Pang said was very firm, Hou Shuxian also stood up and looked at the inscription and said, "I remember Su Zizhan also wrote a poem: "Tixi Forest Wall" is viewed horizontally as mountains and peaks, with different heights from near and far. I don't know the true face of Mount Lu. , just because I am in this mountain. Comparing the two songs, it can be said that the artistic conception is very different! One is a fan of the authorities, and the song of your father is already standing at a high level in terms of momentum. No wonder the prince does the same thing, it seems that it is indeed an inheritance Your father's arrogance!"

Wang Pang secretly laughed in his heart, how did he inherit it, but he can also refute it.He said with a sincere smile: "Mr. Hou, you have been running around with me. You know the situation in Yongzhou best. The Baojia Law, Farmland Water Conservancy Law, and Green Crop Law that we practice in Yongzhou are all in accordance with my father's idea. Do it. I would like to ask you to go to Linchuan, summarize the situation in Yongzhou during this period and tell my father, or you can improve his thoughts. In addition, if you hear that there are any important In the event of an accident, my father, please be prepared, if it is broken, it will be broken!" [

Hou Shuxian looked at Wang's eyes in awe and respect: "My lord knows things like a god, and he understands righteousness! My lord is loyal to the imperial court, and I know what your father worries about, which can be called filial piety. It is also my Hou Shuxian's blessing to be able to assist my lord. Then Just take care, my lord, I'm going to Linchuan right now."

Wang listened to Hou Shuxian's praise, and thought that this ancient man was really good at boasting others, and a person with such a strong resistance would be a little flattered.Wang Pang hurriedly said, "Thank you sir, please prepare first, I will ask Cai Jing to accompany you, so that I can take care of you on the way."

The two agreed on this matter, Wang Pang asked Hou Shuxian to go down to rest, and he looked at the invitations on the desk, suddenly remembered that Rou'er said that the eldest son was still waiting to see him, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite Wang Yuanze.

The two brothers saw each other after another year, and when they heard footsteps outside the door, Wang Pang knew that it must be Yuan Ze who had come, so he hurriedly got up and walked around the desk to greet him.The door was divided into left and right, and Yuan Ze walked in from the outside. The brothers were very affectionate when they first met, and after greeting each other, they sat down.Yuan Ze said with a little displeasure: "Brother, you are really busy now. It is so difficult for me as an elder brother to see you!"

Wang Pannai smiled and said: "Brother, don't blame me, don't you see that I have finished my work and invited you immediately? Brother is so anxious to see me, what is the matter?"

"Hey, did you still say please? Forget it, I also know that you are a busy person, so I'll just say it straight. I have something to ask my dear brother for your help!"

"You and I, brother, what do you say to help or not, brother, tell me!" Although Wang Pang knew that he was much older than Yuan Ze in his previous life, who asked him to come to the Song Dynasty to assume his current status?Besides, the relationship between the two brothers is also very good.

Yuan Ze hesitated for a moment and said, "Oh! You and I are brothers, the gap is so big!"

Wang Bang watched him groan, and then noticed that Yuan Ze's expression was very gloomy.Now Yuanze has lost a lot of weight, and there seems to be a bit of melancholy between his brows. Wang Pang said comfortingly: "Brother, what are you talking about? In the correspondence between you and me earlier, my brother said that you passed the Jinshi examination, and my younger brother can't catch up! I'm still envious!" If it's too late, if you blame me for being negligent, I will set up a table for my brother to celebrate on another day!"

"Okay, don't make fun of being a brother. What's the use of being a Jinshi. Now that the imperial court has an appointment, if you don't help become a brother, then our brothers will be separated again."

"What's the matter? What brother said is so serious?" Wang Pang couldn't help asking.

"Hey, the imperial court's appointment is for me to go to Jingde County as a county lieutenant... Do you think I can not sigh?"

Wang Pang suddenly understood why Yuan Ze sighed. Yuan Ze was cautious and arrogant. Before he was 20 years old, he wrote more than 32 articles on the affairs of the world. These two books, so far Wang Yuanze has written tens of thousands of words.Regardless of the tens of thousands of characters, books in ancient Chinese are not contemporary online novels, they are refined word by word.Moreover, Yuanze's poems are also well-known in today's Song Dynasty. He is full of ambitions, but he passed the exam and was only named a small county captain. Of course he is not reconciled, let alone he has a prince who became a prince. younger brother.He smiled and said: "Jingde County is a good place, with green mountains and beautiful waters. Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty wrote in a poem: Huangshan Mountain is four thousand feet high, and there are [-] lotus peaks. There are stone pillars sandwiched between red cliffs, and golden hibiscus..."

"Stop!" Wang Yuanze stopped Wang Pang's words, and said with a serious face: "Brother who recites poems, you may not be able to recite poems better than me. I didn't ask you to recite poems to fight against me. I don't want to be an official. You If you don't help me, I will learn from my father and resign from office!"

Fortunately Hou Shuxian was not in the room at the moment, otherwise Wang Pang would definitely let Hou Shuxian see who was more stubborn than Wang Anshi, himself or Yuan Ze.Wang Pang is somewhat loyal to Da Song, but he is also a person with family affection.This time in Yongzhou, especially when he went to Dali and passed through Daxin and other impoverished counties, Wang Pang had already felt that some of those local officials were dozens of years old, and they were still working in poor mountains and bad waters.In the Song Dynasty, it seemed that the salaries of officials were extremely high, but the ranks were clearly divided. Only high-ranking officials had generous salaries, but for some local officials below the seventh rank, their salaries were very small.What's more, Wang Pang also knows that if one person attains enlightenment and rises to heaven, if his brother doesn't help, who else will he help.Wang Yuanze's knowledge made him feel wronged to be a county lieutenant, not to mention Yingzong's death, and Shenzong's ascension to the throne is not far away.If I let my father come out to host, and I don't have my cronies by my side, how can I do things.

Thinking of this, Wang Pang said with a smile: "Okay brother, this is not a big deal. Brother wait for the news, I will help you!"

Before Wang Yuanze came to see Wang Pang, he had already made up his mind: if Wang Pang didn't agree to help him, he wouldn't blame Wang Pang either.He studied hard, and as soon as he entered the court, he was a small official who knew southern Anhui, and he was really unwilling.But if you resign, you can still do things with your brothers, so it's no big deal.Unexpectedly, Wang Pang agreed in one go, and Wang Yuanze was suffocating all of his bitterness. He stared blankly at Wang Pang, who was sitting on the desk, looking like a prince, and asked in surprise: "You, you agreed so quickly. Are you? Are you not afraid that others will say that you are using power for personal gain?"

Can Wang Yuanze think of what Wang Pang is thinking?Seeing Wang Yuanze's surprised expression, Wang Pang smiled: "Don't be partial to yourself!"

A few simple words made Wang Yuanze unable to tell what it was like. Instead, he felt more and more petty. Looking at Wang Pang's calm and calm expression, Wang Yuanze felt that the gap between the two of them was even greater. This feeling was indescribably gratifying. Still envious.Wang Pang seemed to have seen through Wang Yuanze's heart. He stood up and walked to Yuanze's side, putting his arms around Yuanze's shoulders like they did when they were teenagers: "Brother, we two brothers, you don't have to be too polite. I just arrived here too. The capital hasn’t taken care of my brother’s affairs, don’t blame me, brother! For so many years, my brother has been doing things at home, and my younger brother is away all the time, don’t talk about this. Brother will help you no matter how big it is. Besides, in the future If my elder brother's talent and learning are not left behind to help my father realize the ideal of Wanyanshu, then who else can do this?"[

Wang Pang's words made Wang Yuanze's eyes turn red and the tip of his nose sore: "Oh!"

"Hehe, that's enough, don't sigh, I have already arranged for Mr. Hou to meet our father, and if possible, our family can get together in the capital soon."

"Really? Then I have to hurry up and prepare..." Yuan Ze seemed to be at a loss for Brother Gao.

"Okay, brother, don't forget to make an appointment with Li Gefei, Zeng Bu, Fan Chunren and others when you have time. I haven't seen them for a long time." Wang Pang instructed.

"Okay! I'll do it now, and try to see you before you go back to Yongzhou!" Wang Yuanze agreed, and Gao Cailie went out.Although these people are still young and their official positions in the court are not considered high, Wang Pang knows that these people will be the backbone of the reform in the future, and they are also a huge network of relationships slowly built in the Wang Pang dynasty. .

Wang Pang returned to the desk and wrote down two things, one was to invite officials for Yuan Ze, and the other was to ask Yuan Ze to make an appointment with everyone.He also took a look at some unfinished matters that he had memorized before. Just as he was about to send someone to bring Cai Jing and Nan Jifeng to inquire about the assassins in the Yongzhou Prince's Mansion, someone came to report that old Mr. Zhang Yi had come.The old man got the news fast enough?I just arrived in the capital, and I haven't had time to see it, why did the old gentleman come here by himself.Wang Pang was surprised, and asked that the old gentleman was waiting in the front hall, and hurriedly put down everything at hand, and rushed to the front hall to meet Zhang Yi.