A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Ouyang Xiu's old face trembled, and he cupped his hands and said: "Officials, please stay away."

Ouyang Xiu was the most troubled at the beginning, so he was naturally the most suspected.

Zhao Shu said gently: "I don't believe this. Ouyang Qing goes home to rest for three days, and he must come back after three days."

This is gesture.

There are rumors outside, but I will definitely protect you.

Ouyang Xiu agreed, then reined in his horse and watched everyone move forward.

"I didn't stab you with a knife!"

He couldn't prove whether he stabbed or not, but Wang Qi was dumbfounded.

"What? That someone is a dog?"

"I don't know, but you also said that those... those officials who are good friends with you are all dogs, and they are all dogs that are manipulated by others!"

Wang Qi was drinking ice water. Hearing this, he threw it hard and shouted: "Who did this? Who did this?"

No one knew, but then news came that Wang Qi's friends had all gone home to avoid suspicion. As for when they would return... According to Shangguan, even if the big guys fight, you guys dare to get involved? Deserve it!

Wang Qi cried: "There is really no one to instruct me!"

Later, the merchant who originally supplied him with sheep also announced that he would terminate the cooperation and made Wang Qi kneel down.

…

"I don't know who did this. It's so wicked..."

Shen An really felt that the person who spread the rumors was so wicked. When he entered the house and saw Wang Yu turned into black charcoal, his first reaction was: "I mean Yuanze, you were the one who spread those words, right?"

Wang Yu was eating hot pot. He took a sip of wine first and sighed happily, "Brother An Bei, you are too soft. In the future, others will dare to come and cause trouble. So a certain person asked Wen Xiaozhong to pass on the message. Knocking Ouyang Xiu unconscious with a stick also made those people suffer a huge loss and made them want to cry without tears."

Shen An was sitting across from him. Someone brought him bowls, chopsticks and water for dipping. He ate a few pieces of tofu first and felt so good that he felt so good. Then he said lightly: "How do you know that someone has no back-up plan?"

Wang Yun hummed and said in surprise: "Do you have any backup plans?"

Shen An took a piece of pork belly and ate it, and then said slowly: "The evidence that Wang Qi bribed those officials is in the hands of a certain person. Once the cotton harvest is over, a certain person will be able to take action again. By then... "

There was a stern look in his eyes: "Let those people see Shen's methods then."

Wang Yu was surprised, then he cupped his hands and said, "My younger brother spoiled my elder brother's plan and is guilty."

"Nothing, just do it."

Shen An said with a headache: "It's just that your methods are getting more ruthless. Why didn't this trip to the south make you softer?"

Wang Yu put down his chopsticks, raised his glass and drank wine, and said slowly: "My trip to the south has allowed me to see a lot of people's livelihood. Brother Anbei, don't you know? In some places, in order to avoid paying taxes in Dingkou, people just give birth to a son." …”

Shen An lowered his head and said, "I know this."

"Then why don't you take action!?"

Wang Hao slapped the table with a cold look in his eyes: "We should take action directly and get rid of those who oppose the New Deal. Those who don't want to go will take action directly. As long as we are willing to give money, how can we not raise skilled soldiers?"

Shen An said with a headache: "Why do you always think about taking action?"

Wang Yu said coldly: "Only in this way can we cut through the mess quickly."

"You can't cut it!"

Shen An said angrily: "As long as we make a start, the court situation will be turbulent, and countless undercurrents will surge. You can't stop it, and neither can I. Do you understand? By then, even the officials will not be able to suppress it. In the end, that undercurrent will turn into a torrent, directly smashing the New Deal to pieces."

Wang Yu's temper was still too extreme and cruel. Shen An softened his tone and said, "You must learn to trick people and slowly dig a big hole."

"too slow."

"Not slow."

Shen An said confidently: "Have you seen the changes in the Song Dynasty's army? The size of the Xiang army has become smaller, and the lazy Forbidden Army has been drilled to the point of crying..."

Wang Yu shook his head: "It's better to go faster. In the future, we have to reform the official system and eliminate redundant officials. This will take away people's jobs. How can we not be tougher?"

Shen An said some more words, and Wang Yu was finally persuaded and said that he would reflect on it carefully when he turned around.

He just got home today, and he must have dinner at home, so he got up and left after eating half full.

After leaving Shen's house, Wang Yu went directly to find Chen Ang and said, "Your Majesty, please bring someone with you when you see him."

Chen Ang looked at him warily and asked, "You won't cause trouble, will you?"

Wang Yu's methods during the trip to the south made him terrified, and he was always worried that this young man would cause big trouble.

Wang Yu said sincerely: "I promise not to."

Chen Ang nodded, "It's too late today. Let me report first and enter the palace tomorrow."

…

The next day, Wang Yu followed Chen Ang to the Xiaochao meeting.

Chen Ang talked about the investigation of the Shipping Department. Zhao Shu nodded frequently and finally said: "You have worked hard on this trip and have made great contributions, but I still need you to serve in the Privy Council..."

Han Qi added: "The Xixia people were defeated by the Song Dynasty, but the envoy is already on the way. It is said that they are sending gifts. Shameless, you should be able to handle such a shameless envoy, right?"

Chen Ang blurted out: "It's such a trivial matter! The lower official is just more shameless than him."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Zhao Shu couldn't help laughing, thinking that Chen Ang was very interesting and very down-to-earth.

As a king, you want your ministers to be honest with you and tell them what they think. But everyone is not a fool, and they are very slippery in using one thing in front of others and another behind the scenes.

"You were quite outstanding when you were in Fuzhou, and later you made many meritorious service in the Privy Council. I will remember you."

Which state do you like most?

Jane is in the emperor's heart!

Zhao Shu said that he remembered you, so go home and burn incense. This must be the smoke coming out of the ancestral grave.

Chen Ang said excitedly: "Your Majesty is so kind, I...I will definitely work hard and don't dare to slack off."

These words were a bit vulgar, but Zhao Shu said tolerantly: "First you were in Fuzhou, where Xixia people often invaded and experienced wars. Then you went to the south, cleaning up the shipping department along the way. How can you get rid of those corrupt officials? Yes, if you weren’t vulgar, you wouldn’t be able to take advantage of them. I know you worked hard.”

Chen Ang was really moved and said: "I was a little pedantic at first. It was Shen Taizhao's decisiveness when he was in Fuzhou who taught me a lesson. After that, I reflected on myself and felt that I was numb in my official duties. Later, I was When I was transferred back to the capital, I was idle at that time. Your Majesty, you don’t know, but my family was kicked out by the landlord at that time. If I hadn’t been ordered to do so, I would have had to sleep on the streets with my whole family.”

"Is it so painful?"

Zhao Shu sighed: "Those villains deserve to die!"

Someone nearby remembered this and told Zhang Baian to investigate later.

Chen Ang said with tears: "Later, I entered the Privy Council. Fortunately, I waited for the imperial edict to teach me, and then I knew how to communicate with the envoys from foreign vassals. I repeated it several times... I knew that saying these was taboo, but if I hadn't waited for the imperial edict, I wouldn't be where I am today. So I can’t help myself..."

You are an official of the emperor, not an official of Shen An. You must make this distinction clearly. If you are not clear, it is a taboo.

Zhao Shu said: "You are magnanimous, I understand."

Which important minister does not have a group of trusted officials under his command? It's just normal pretense.

Shen An's men only had two or three kittens, not to mention Zhao Shu, even Han Qi looked down upon them.

Zhao Shu sighed: "Although Shen An is sometimes a little too eager to do things, he values ​​friendship. He doesn't take pride in his abilities even when he is capable, and he does things openly. If those officials were like him, I would save a lot of trouble here."

Han Qi praised: "Yes! He cured all my stomach problems. At that time, I had some disagreements with him, but he ignored them, which shows that he is tolerant."

Zhao Shu said with satisfaction: "It seems that Han Qing and I have the same views!"

Han Qi smiled and said: "I just have feelings, tell the truth."

Zhao Shu looked at Wang Yu and said, "You have also worked hard on this trip, but you are unwilling to take the imperial examination. Why is this?"

Wang Yu said: "Your Majesty, little man..."

"You call yourself a minister."

Zhao Shu's words were an imperial edict, and Wang Yu would at least have a false title to hang on to.

Wang Xun thanked him and said, "I don't want to take the imperial examination because I feel that the imperial examination is just articles and poems, which is easy for me and boring!"

Zhao Shu's eyelids twitched, and he wanted to hit someone.

Han Qi smiled slightly, Zeng Gongliang was a little sad...

Everyone will feel embarrassed when meeting smart people, because it will reflect their low IQ.

Wang Yu said: "I was in the south this time. I checked the accounts of three shipping companies. I used arithmetic. One person checking the accounts can be like ten people. This is the benefit of miscellaneous knowledge. This time I also found a large food merchant secretly carrying books. I Examination is a textbook for miscellaneous studies..."

He raised his head and said seriously: "I asked this person, and he confessed that he spent one hundred guan to get the manuscript from a student of Taixue... I would like to ask if people from other vassals are willing to spend 100 guan to buy miscellaneous books. Why are manuscripts worthless in the Song Dynasty? Why are they excluded?"

"transcript?"

Zhao Shu's heart tightened and he said: "Let Zhang come here! Let Shen An come!"

Zhang Baibian came later, and Zhao Shu asked, "Is there anyone keeping an eye on the miscellaneous studies textbooks?"

Zhang Baba shook his head and said: "The Imperial City Division at Taixue has no manpower."

Zhao Shu said angrily: "The textbook has been confiscated!"

Zhang Baba frowned and said: "Your Majesty, those textbooks... are not confidential matters! Are they for miscellaneous studies?"

He looked at the prime ministers and ministers and saw that Zeng Gongliang was very embarrassed, and he knew it.

Zhao Shu said angrily: "Those big food merchants are really ambitious. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net At the beginning, Shen An said that he would curb overseas trade to prevent the big food people from becoming powerful. Now it seems that it is true. Han Qing, what do you think? ?”

Han Qi said: "Your Majesty, what is it about miscellaneous studies that attracts those big cannibals? If it is useful, then it should be controlled, for example, severely punished..."

He asked Wang Yu: "Do you know who provided the textbooks?"

Wang Yu nodded, "A student named Hong Pi."

Han Qi turned around and said: "Your Majesty, take this person, declare the crime in public, punish him severely, and serve as a warning to those who come later!"

Zhao Shu nodded, and then asked Zeng Gongliang, "What do Zeng Qing think?"

Zeng Gongliang bowed and said: "I am ashamed..."

He was an opponent of the expansion of miscellaneous studies, but now he was slapped by reality, and his face was in burning pain.

Wang Yu said coldly: "If you don't cherish your own good things, you will only end up taking advantage of others!"