"I pay homage to the official family and meet all the ministers."

In the political hall, Wang Yan was dressed in a purple official robe, with a winged hat on his head, auspicious cloud official boots on his feet, and a fish bag hanging on his waist. He respectfully saluted Zhao Zhen and Fan Zhongyan and others present.

Without Zhao Zhen speaking, Wang Yan straightened up and continued to say to Zhao Zhen: "I haven't seen an official in seven years, but I am more energetic than when I last left the capital."

Forty-nine-year-old Zhao Zhen has extremely sagging skin, big bags under his eyes, a slight edema on his face, and his hair is almost completely white, with only a few black and blue hairs, and a few black hairs that are unbearable. The white hair that I want to pull out is just as eye-catching.

With such a look, Wang Yan knew at a glance that Old Zhao would not live long. It was impossible for him to say that he looked younger. Otherwise, Zhao Zhen would be sensitive to the fact that there was something in his words, so praising him for his spirit made him feel much better.

Zhao Zhen was very happy. After all, Wang Yan had handed over power, and his attitude had not changed at all. He was still the same as before, and he was definitely a loyal and good minister of his Zhao family.

He burst out laughing: "Isn't it because of you? Now that our Song Dynasty has regained the Sixteen Provinces of Youyun, and all of you dear friends are of the same mind, our Song Dynasty is at peace all over the world. I don't have to worry about anything. How can I be in poor spirits?" ah."

The case was solved. The reason why Zhao Zhen is not in good health is because he is in great spirits. He has regained the Sixteenth Province of Youyun. He is better than a chariot god and better than Zhenzong. He feels that the emperor has already done it. He is not bad at anything in martial arts and martial arts. , just missing a son. So compared to before, I have to work harder, and it’s damn good if I can be in good health.

Wang Yan cupped his hands and said, "Everything I do is my duty as a minister, and I am the leader of the official family. The affairs of the sixteen states of Youyun, as well as the peace of the four seas in our Song Dynasty, are all due to the good use of the officials, and the temple is unparalleled." That's all."

Zhao Zhen was indeed happy, and laughed even more heartily. He opened his mouth to speak, but he coughed.

"The spirit is better, but the body is not in good shape." Zhao Zhen recovered from his coughing, took a sip of tea, and continued, "I know that Wang Qing can't be idle. Now that he has arrived in the capital, he will be there tomorrow. Go to the Imperial College."

Everyone's eyes were on Wang Yan.

In fact, this is very unnecessary. After all, Wang Yan has handed over power and returned to Beijing, but he still has to say it again on the spot.

Wang Yan cupped his hands and said, "Since the officials say this, I should do this."

"That's good." Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction, and then stood up with a sigh, "Wang Qing, follow me for a walk, and show me your body again."

"According to the order."

Wang Yan bowed his hands to the group of big guys present, then stepped forward and slowly left with Zhao Zhen, all the way to the garden.

The two of them walked in front, and the palace eunuchs followed at a distance.

Zhao Zhen spoke: "I transferred you away from the northwest, but you are not allowed to enter the center. Do you have any complaints?"

"No." Wang Yan clasped his hands behind his back, half a step behind Old Zhao, "I am a brick of the Song Dynasty. Wherever there is a need, I will move to it. I do not allow you to enter the center. I know that this is an act of love and care from the officials. Since I became an official, I have offended too many people, and no one wants to let me rule the world.

Now, it is exactly what I want to put in charge of supervising the school in Tokyo. In recent years, as a local government, he first conquered Xixia and then attacked Khitan. Under the rule, Han and Hu people lived together, and there were more Hu people. The barbarians were not educated, so governance was very difficult. Fortunately, thanks to the support of the officials and ministers, the officials and big households in the northwest were united, and finally the plan was not ruined, allowing the northwest to have some vitality. I have gained a lot, so I just want to calm down and sort it out. "

"If you don't complain, why don't you accept the house I gave you?"

"That's the palace, how can I tolerate it? And after staying out for a long time, I like to be more lively. I still prefer the outer city to the imperial city. Furthermore, the official family is aware that there is still some business in my family, no We are short of money. However, the official family does not have many houses, so it is better to leave them to other ministers. I know that the official family sincerely cares about me, and I am also loyal to the Song Dynasty. "

Wang Yan knew that what Zhao Zhen wanted was these words and his attitude. He has a clear conscience about this. After all, he is a true loyal minister of the Song Dynasty, and he really worked hard for the Song Dynasty wholeheartedly. As for reform matters, he can influence them, just go slower, it doesn't matter. And he can afford to go to the sea to find seeds such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. He is really rich.

And just last year, the fleet went to sea. The shipyard continues to build better sea-going ships and trains personnel to go to sea. So he really wasn't in any hurry to sit on the throne.

Zhao Zhen responded, said nothing more, and walked in silence for a while.

He said without any reason: "Wang Qing, when you first came to the Political Affairs Hall to look at my body and asked me to quit sex, if I had listened, I would have been able to have a son..."

"If it is the same for officials and ministers, it is certain that they will have children. The children will probably survive, but there is no guarantee for men and women."

"What now?"

"If you abstain from sex today, your life will be prolonged."

Zhao Zhen was silent again. He understood what Wang Yan meant. Prolonging life means being able to live a few more years and live healthy for a few more years. In other words, if he continues like this, he will not have a good life for a few years.

"In the past, Emperors of Qin, Han, Wu and other previous dynasties all sought immortality. I heard that Wang Qing wasted a lot of money and built seven or eight old ships in the south of the Yangtze River to go to sea. It is said that Wang Qing wanted to go to sea to seek immortality?"

Lao Zhao is really old, and he is really satisfied. I didn't go to Fengchan Taishan. Maybe I was embarrassed and felt that my biological father was too embarrassed, so I just sent someone to go far away and went to Mount Tai to make a memorial. Now we have gone beyond this step and are maintaining formation with the other emperors.

"I am practicing Confucianism and studying Zen, but I really don't know if there is a way to live forever in the world. I just want to see how big the world is and whether it is round or square. I also want to see if there are good seeds overseas that can teach me the people of the Song Dynasty. Everyone is well fed. As for immortality, I have never thought about it until the fleet returns from the sea."

"Can you come back?"

"I don't know." Wang Yan shook his head seriously, "I don't know how many thousands of miles we have traveled, let alone how many hardships and dangers there will be. Maybe none of them will be able to come back, or maybe only a few people will come back, and I don't know when they will be able to come back. I don't dare to say for sure. "

Zhao Zhen nodded. Wang Yan had not changed at all. He was still the same as before. He always told the truth to him.

"You have a good relationship with Zong Shi, how is he?"

"The relationship between the minister and the general is just a doctor-patient relationship, and they have not spoken much. I have a close relationship with the Prince of Runan County, but they are not involved too much. They have some business contacts, send each other some gifts during the New Year, and the letters of communication are all large The general's physical condition. I will abide by my duty and dare not discuss matters. I will give the officials some medicine to take care of themselves. All ministers should be sincere and do not need to worry too much about state affairs. They should cultivate their bodies and minds. That’s the right thing to do.”

"Slippery." Zhao Zhen shook his head and smiled, but did not force Wang Yan to express his position. Instead, he chatted with Wang Yan about the northwest.

Just like this, they talked and laughed all the way back, saw a doctor and prescribed medicine. Wang Yan also left the imperial city and arrived at Ouyang Xiu's home.

"Teacher, I haven't seen you for many years, but you still have the same style. My dear junior brother, why are you so thin?"

Ouyang Xiu sat there and nodded with a smile, while Ouyang Fa chuckled: "Don't you miss my good senior brother? I can't eat or drink. I feel so uncomfortable."

Wang Yan stretched out his hand, grabbed Ouyang Fa's face, and said, "You are still so thick-skinned."

"Good senior brother, I'm in a hurry..."

"When I was young, my flesh was plump, but now it doesn't feel as good as it did back then." As he spoke, Wang Yan pinched hard again and then let go.

After escaping from the clutches of the devil, Ouyang Fa rubbed his face, and the shadow of his childhood struck again.

"For such a big man, with such a high official position, he is not stable at all." He complained.

Wang Yan smiled, then sat next to Ouyang Xiu, took Old Ouyang's pulse, and prescribed a prescription before they each drank tea and talked.

"Have you seen Guan's house?"

"I've seen it. The officials asked me about my feelings and whether I really wanted to return to the capital. They also asked about immortality and the general. They looked at me again, prescribed medicine, and then came out."

Of course Wang Yan understood what Ouyang Xiu meant, so he shook his head while speaking.

Ouyang Xiu understood and sighed sadly: "The court has recently discussed the matter. Bao Zheng, Han Qi and Fu Bi have all expressed their opinions. The officials are not happy and have not been in court for half a month."

"What's the teacher's attitude?"

"It has its own destiny."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile: "There is no way for students to get involved. The officials treat me well, and I have a relationship with the general. Besides, students are not popular and make too many enemies, so it is better to stay in the Imperial College honestly."

"Are you really willing?"

"Now that the students are back, isn't that enough? I know that everyone is afraid that the students will rebel and become self-reliant. The students are not arrogant. With the current situation in the Song Dynasty, the students have done most of the work, so how can we destroy them again?"

"That's good, that's good."

Wang Yan talked a lot with Ouyang Xiu, and he didn't go back at night. He ate at Ouyang's house. Meeting again after a long absence is always so pleasant.

People who are familiar with him are always more concerned about his attitude. This is really a sign of strength. After all, no one doubts whether his rebellion can bring huge harm to the Song Dynasty. This is proof.

Wang Yan believes that when he visits Fan Zhongyan and others later, he will still say these things in private. He has now reached a point where everyone is on guard because he has done something that no one has done.

Wang Yan had been prepared for this and had an indifferent attitude.

After having a heart-to-heart talk with Ouyang Xiu and his son, he went to the Imperial College to take up his post the next day. Zhao Zhen said it himself. If he didn't go, he would be disobeying the order. As for the other big bosses, they will just visit them after they take office.

The Imperial College is the highest institution of learning, and it is also the highest governing body of official schools.

The highest institutions of learning are Guoxue, Four Schools, Arithmetic and so on. The Guozixue has a capacity of 200 people. Disciples of officials of seventh grade or above can attend the school, and are allowed to join classes and attend classes. There are other corresponding requirements, but they are just rights.

As for the so-called highest management body of official schools, as the name suggests, all official schools are under the supervision of the Imperial College, which is equivalent to the Ministry of Education, and Wang Yan is naturally the minister. Although his mission was set in Tokyo, Wang Yan thought that with his current status, supervising officials from other places would not be so reluctant to go against him.

At his current position, whether he is the current center, or a past center has resigned, or he is not an official such as a bachelor, he is not qualified to talk to him on an equal footing. And with his record on display there, if anyone dared to cause trouble with him, he would have to admire their courage. There are really few people who dare to seek death. Either he is really tough and not afraid of death, or he is really stupid.

So in summary, Wang Yan is not treated lightly. He still has great power and is also very important. After all, the Song Dynasty valued literature and invested heavily in education, which was the foundation of the country.

The reason why something is wrong is because Wang Yan is enough to worship the prime minister and rule the world. In a modern constitutional country, the difference is between the Minister of Education and the Prime Minister. This gap is reflected.

There were three schools established in the Song Dynasty. One was when Fan Zhongyan was in charge, but it was known to have died in infancy, but his educational methods were recognized. The second one is that King Anshi of Xining was demoted and died young during his political reform. Third, when Cai Jing was in power, this was implemented, but what kind of player Cai Jing is is also well known.

Now that Wang Yan has come to power, he will naturally start schools and carry out educational reforms. He had thought before that the promotion of his theory only needed official recognition. Now he is in charge of education, why don’t you admit it?

In fact, the news that he was in charge of the Imperial College had spread before he returned to Beijing. From that time on, Tokyo, which was the fastest to receive the news, had already become more enthusiastic about learning 'new learning'. As the news spreads, the ‘new learning’ will become popular in the Song Dynasty.

With his hands behind his back, Wang Yan took Xiao Dongliang with him and wandered around the imperial city to find the Yamen of the Imperial College. The place is very big, with two teams, one is the management office and the other is the school.

There were imperial guards standing guard at the door. They were careless at first, but when they saw Wang Yan strolling over, they quickly wiped their eyes and stood at attention.

Wang Yan approached and patted the soldier on the shoulder: "Do you recognize me?"

He could see clearly that the soldier was looking at his face, not his purple official robe, nor the fish bag on his waist.

"Replying to Xianggong, when we attacked Xixia, I was in Yanzhou, but... Xianggong gave us a speech. Later, when we attacked Khitan, I also participated in the battle. I killed five people from Xixia and six people from Khitan."

"I remember that your group of people were transferred back to Beijing the year before last, right?"

"My husband remembers it clearly."

"Why are you still a pawn? Have you received the reward?"

"I received the reward in full, which totaled sixty guan. The land was allocated to my family and I built a new house. I was supposed to promote the villain, but he didn't know how to lead, so he only became a corps commander. He was transferred back to the capital. Afterwards, I will train again, and the villain will become a pawn." He smiled honestly and had no complaints.

"Is it true that someone has not taken credit for money? Don't be afraid. Just tell him if he has. I will not let him have an easy time."

"Thank you, Mr. Xian, for your concern. It really doesn't matter. Now that the Song Dynasty is dismantling its army, it's not easy for villains to still stay in the army."

Wang Yan nodded and hammered his chest: "The sun is shining brightly, so stand inside. Those who were killed on the battlefield are aggrieved to guard the door here."

"The villain is a rough guy who kills embryos. Now he shows me the door to my husband. I don't feel wronged at all. If I tell the other brothers, they will be jealous."

Speaking of which, what happened to this pawn had a lot to do with him. The purpose of transferring back to the capital and replacing him with a much inferior batch of forbidden troops was to weaken the combat effectiveness he could mobilize. The transfer back for disarmament and reorganization was done by Fan Zhongyan. It is a national policy to improve the treatment of elite soldiers.

Wang Yan smiled, said no more, crossed the high threshold with his hands behind his back, and walked into the Imperial College...

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