King of Song

Chapter 195
Above the court, there was another dispute among young crops, and Emperor Zhao Xu and Prime Minister Wang Anshi were very angry!
When Wang Anshi returned home, he was very angry. He never expected that Lin Zhao, who had always been highly valued, would be like this.

On the one hand, Qiantang County has become a model used by conservative officials to criticize the Green Crop Law. On the other hand, Lin Zhao's memorial on the Green Crop Law made him even more unhappy!

Wang Anshi firmly believes that the Green Crop Law is good, even if there are some flaws, it is due to the arbitrary and reckless actions of the people below during the implementation process.As for what Lin Zhao said, it was completely alarmist. At least this attitude of questioning the young crop law is very annoying!Lin Zhao has changed, Wang Xianggong thinks so.

When Wang Yu saw his father's appearance, he knew what his father was angry about.Lin Zhao's performance was really a little out of character, instead of promoting the Young Crop Law, he just scolded and accused him.In his opinion, even if there are some minor problems with the Green Crop Law, as Lin Zhao, he should not say anything more, at least he should maintain the reform, not demolish it.

Over the past year since he left Bianjing, Lin Zhao's relationship with the Wang family has grown farther and farther. He is no longer the schoolboy of the Meng family in Jiangning.I heard that Lin Zhao received great treatment from Zhao Bian and Su Shi in Hangzhou, and there may be some reasons for this.Those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black. Maybe Lin Zhao changed in this process.

Not supporting the Green Crop Law means parting ways with the Wang family, and Lin Zhao has already begun to drift away.Wang Yu suddenly felt a little regretful, why bothered to make peace for them at the beginning, now it seems that Lu Huiqing is his father's real right-hand man, loyal and good helper.And Lin Zhao, who used to be, is no longer!
Wang Yu suddenly had a thought. There were many reasons for Lin Zhao's change. Could it be related to this?The conflict between him and Lu Huiqing was very deep, probably because he was worried about Lu Huiqing's revenge.Perhaps Lin Zhao believed that his father and son would side with Lu Huiqing, and fell to the side of the old party in order to protect himself.

Is he so unconfident in himself and his father?Even though Wang Anshi held Lu Huiqing in high esteem and got along with each other on weekdays, in this matter, Lin Zhao and Lu Huiqing were absolutely equal.Why did Lin Zhaohui have such thoughts?It seems that he is my own father and son who have no confidence...

Wang Yu suddenly felt that all the efforts to mediate the conflict between the two of them were in vain, and it turned out that he didn't appreciate it at all.The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable Wang Yu felt, and the more annoyed he was with Lin Zhao's attitude.

An indisputable fact, cracks began to appear in the relationship between Lin Zhao and Wang Anshi's family!

Emperor Zhao Xu was also in a bad mood, he felt like he was shooting himself in the foot.It was because of Lin Zhao and Cai Jing that he specifically proposed that Qiantang County, Yuhang County, and later the entire Liangzhe Road be tried with the Young Crop Law. He had high hopes for Lin Zhao, but he never expected him to repay him in this way.

Such a big contrast made people unable to step down. Although Lin Zhao was not directly responsible for this matter, it had already had a very bad influence without his knowledge.Zhao Xu was inevitably dissatisfied with this!

Lin Zhao even counted the faults of the Qingmiao method, and Zhao Xu didn't believe it.After all, the Qingmiao method was too perfect in his eyes, and it couldn't be shaken by just a few words from others.What's more, this matter is now related to the dignity and face of his emperor, and he cannot let go easily.

Lin Zhao's status in the emperor's mind was also declining, especially after learning the details from Hangzhou, he felt even more uncomfortable!

Lin Zhao actually knew about the accidental death case in Fuyang County and participated in it.Although Su Shi did not mention it, the facts are already clear, and it is likely that Lin Zhao and Su Shi jointly planned it.Zhao Xu felt in his heart that these officials in Hangzhou were actually behind the scenes, making small moves without telling him. Could it be that there is some attempt to connect them together?
The most important thing is that Su Shi reported such secret news in a closed form, which means that the news has not spread yet, but where did Yushi get the news?Moreover, the reaction was so quick that he and Wang Anshi didn't have much time to react, so he suddenly brought it up in the court, causing an uproar.

The most reasonable suspicion is that Lin Zhao and Su Shi leaked the news.But is it really such a coincidence?Or is it the result of someone doing it intentionally?
Zhao Xu was originally a suspicious person, and now he was even more suspicious. Could it be that someone deliberately planned to act like this?Why is there a vague feeling of being calculated?Since being used by Lu Huiqing last time, Zhao Xu has been particularly sensitive in this regard.

As for this matter, he did not suspect Lu Huiqing at all. After all, Lu Huiqing had no chance to participate, not to mention that he was also a big victim of this incident!
All in all, both Emperor Zhao Xu and Prime Minister Wang Anshi were very upset with Lin Zhao!
After all, the paper could not keep the fire. When the court questioned Lin Zhao's performance during the implementation of the Green Crop Law in Qiantang County, some of Lin Zhao's remarks and his views on the Green Crop Law were exposed after all.

So what about close playing?It is already a good proof that the young crop law was not implemented from the beginning to the end, and the result will only make Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi more dissatisfied with Lin Zhao!

However, all of this is not obvious from the current point of view. At least Lin Zhao has no faults on the surface, so naturally he can't do anything easily...

As for the death of Wang Yuanwai in Fuyang County, the imperial court also quickly sent people to investigate. Liu Hui, the magistrate of Fuyang County, did not handle this matter properly.As for the situation of one guarantee for thirty households, it was made into a typical crime of fraud in the implementation of the Green Crop Law.

Liu Hui never had time to enjoy the joy of being rewarded for his meritorious deeds, and never even had the chance to be promoted.Just like that, he fell down because of quick success and some accidental events. As for life and death, there will naturally be three judges to decide.

The sad county magistrate, he has nothing to say at all, even if he knows that most of the local officials in the country are doing this, what can he do?Youdao is not diligent, not lazy, and not good at playing. He is a typical example of this kind of not good at work, so naturally he has to be severely punished.

You must know that Emperor Zhao Xu and Prime Minister Wang Anshi had no intention of admitting that there was anything wrong with the Green Crop Law.The result can only be that Liu Hui had a problem in the specific implementation process.

And this kind of problem is very small and rare in the whole country. This time he must die, and the canonical punishment must be announced.

For such a result, the ministers of the DPRK and China can only be disappointed, after all, they have not touched the root of the matter.In the final analysis, it’s just treating the symptoms but not the root cause, and it won’t do much.

Officials and Wang Xianggong are obviously a bit taboo about disease and medicine. Even Lin Zhao's performance in person is like this. Knowledgeable ministers in the court will inevitably be disappointed.

However, at the same time, they admired Lin Zhao more and more, and became more and more interested.

Prior to this, Lin Zhao was regarded as a staunch follower of the New Party and a direct confidant of Wang Anshi.But through this incident, it is clear that Lin Zhao is not the kind of person who blindly strives for success.

At least he was willing to tell the truth, even if it was harsh, and found that many of the things he said were true.It can be seen from this that Lin Zhao's selfishness is not so strong, he is more for the court, for the people, at least his attitude is correct from the beginning to the end.

Lin Zhao began to impress conservative officials!

When Mr. Wen Yanbowen returned home, Liu Ziwen and Fu waited in front of him!
Most of the other sons have gone out to serve as officials. Because Wen Jifu is still studying and because Wen Yanbo attaches great importance to him, he has been staying by his side to raise him.

"Father, I heard something happened to Lin Dongyang!" Wen Jifu asked in a low voice while serving tea to his father.Because they had met several times in Bianjing before, they could barely be regarded as friends, so after hearing the news, Wen Jifu was a little curious, so he couldn't help asking.

Wen Yanbo smiled and said, "Are you still well informed?"

"It's been spread in Taixue. It is said that Lin Zhao offended the officials and Wang Xianggong because of the Green Crop Law!"

"It's true..." Wen Yanbo didn't hide anything from his son.

Wen Jifu asked, "Will Lin Zhao's future be affected?"

"Maybe!" Wen Yanbo seemed to be talking to himself, and then asked again: "What do you think about this matter, do you think Lin Zhao is right or wrong? Don't think about being a father!"

Wen Jifu said: "If it is just to repay the kindness of knowing you, Lin Dongyang is wrong; but as a courtier, a loyal minister, it is right to do so!"

"Yeah, I underestimated Lin Dongyang before, but I didn't expect him to be very good-natured. This time, I made things difficult for him!" Wen Yanbo sighed, expressing his feelings very well.At least in his mind, what Lin Zhao did was right, and his impression improved a lot.In fact, if you think about it carefully, does Lin Zhao really owe Wang Anshi the so-called kindness of knowing you?

Wen Jifu said: "Will Lin Dongyang be implicated by this?"

"There will be some, but it's probably not too serious. Officials still have to be measured!" Wen Yanbo said: "It's just that Lin Zhao's future official career may be more difficult..."

"Father means that because of this matter, Lin Zhao will break with Wang Xianggong and break away from the relationship?" Wen Jifu probed in a low voice: "Then Lin Zhao must be alone now, and he is also a rare talent. Does father have any ideas? Absorb him..."

Wen Yanbo immediately waved his hands and said: "There must be a rift in the relationship with the Wang family, but the rift should not be so quick. As for other things, don't let your mind wander, lest you fall into the pretext of forming a clique for personal gain."

Lin Zhao didn't know that he had aroused the wrath of the officials and Wang Xianggong, nor did he know that Wen Xianggong had already favored him, and he didn't know that someone in Luoyang had noticed him.

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It was not only Wen Yanbo who looked at Lin Zhao differently, even Sima Guang who was far away in Luoyang was full of praise for him!

Tianjin Bridge is located on the Luoshui River. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Tianjin Xiaoyue was once one of the eight ancient scenic spots in Luoyang.
After experiencing the wars from the Anshi Rebellion to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Luoyang City has been dilapidated and has long since lost its former prosperity.It is precisely because of this that among the five dynasties of Liang, Tang, Jin and Han, four chose to establish their capital in Bianjing.The only thing that is special is the Later Tang Dynasty. Their capital was in Luoyang, but in the end they also failed miserably.

Especially when the country was broken, the last Emperor of Later Tang Dynasty set himself on fire holding the Jade Seal of Chuan Guo.Since then, the treasure of "being ordered by heaven and living forever" has disappeared.It became a mystery for later generations, and at the same time made many emperors of later generations feel extremely regretful.

Luoyang began to be dilapidated from this, and it was another opportunity to re-prosper later.

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was born in Jiamaying, Luoyang, and he is very emotional about it.Especially later, in order to restrain the actions of his brother Zhao Guangyi and worry about the safety of the capital of the Song Dynasty, he deliberately moved the capital to Luoyang.

It's a pity that this matter was abandoned later, and the candle shadow shaking red happened. After the death of Emperor Taizu, the matter of moving the capital was permanently put on hold.

Although Luoyang has the name of Xijing, its status and situation have not improved much.

However, recently, there have been quite a few people visiting Luoyang, and they came to Luoyang for two purposes.Because there are two very attractive people living here, one is called Sima Guang and the other is called Shao Yong!
Sima Guang was at odds with Wang Anshi in Bianjing because of his discord with Wang Anshi, to be precise, because he opposed the Qingmiao Law too fiercely.However, the official Zhao Xu was determined to support Wang Anshi's reforms, and Sima Guang's existence was instantly a little embarrassing.

Not knowing whether it was helplessness or a silent protest, Sima Guang asked to leave Bianjing, came to Luoyang, and sentenced Xijing to stay behind.Although he is also a high-ranking official, he is far away from the center of the imperial court after all.

However, Sima Guang didn't care about this. At first he came here out of sight and out of mind, and wanted to take this opportunity to write "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" with peace of mind.But after a long time, Sima Guang realized that he couldn't relax at all.

It is a lie to not care about the political affairs of the court, especially after the implementation of the Young Crop Law, Sima Guang pays special attention to all aspects of the situation.

After all, I had fiercely opposed the so-called reform, especially the young crop law.Sima Guang was also extremely stubborn, wanting to verify who was right and who was wrong!

At the beginning, Sima Guang couldn't believe it when he heard the news that the implementation of the Young Crop Law in various places was very successful, so he sent people to investigate among the people.Before there was a result, the affairs in Qiantang County had already started in Bianjing.

Sima Guang understood in an instant, and immediately felt relieved that he was right in the final analysis.But when it was verified, Sima Guang was not the slightest bit excited, because Emperor Zhao Xu didn't believe it at all.

This made Sima Guang feel a deep worry, whether to avoid medical treatment or just don't care?Annoying just thinking about it.Taking advantage of the cool weather in the evening, Sima Guang went out for a walk alone.

Unexpectedly, with the evening breeze blowing and the water rippling, I ran into my old friend Shao Yong at the bridgehead in Tianjin!
Master Shao Yong was standing at the head of the Tianjin Bridge looking at the southern sky from a distance, as if he was thinking about something, and his eyes showed a little solemnity.

Sima Guang was a little surprised when he saw it, he rarely saw Shao Yong like this, what happened today?Could it be that something big is going to happen?

(End of this chapter)