Han Gang let out a long sigh.

Except for the Son of Heaven, except for the dispute with the Khitan, there will be no other explanation for this sentence.

'Hostility is angry, and Aunt Qing is with her as she wants'——

- I was afraid that the Khitans would be annoyed and angry if they were unreasonable, so I could only think about the peace and security of the two countries, and simply obeyed the Khitans' requests.

What a brilliant logic.

"Han Qi wants to abolish the generals and protect the armor to relieve the doubts of the Khitan; Fu Bi wants the Son of Heaven to be humiliated and forbearance; Wen Yanbo is smart, he didn't say much in the song, others are long, and he handed it in four or five hundred words, but he also said that there was a famine in Hebei, and it was difficult to resist Liaoqi. Zhang's anger was difficult to contain, and he slammed the table hard, and the silver carved wine cup that was sitting on the edge of the table fell to the floor, "Self-destruction of the Great Wall, showing weakness to the enemy, and now 'doing what you want'." Can compromise and concession eliminate the greed of the Liao people? ”

"What are you talking about?!" Han Gang's face was covered with frost, and his voice seemed to be soaked in ice and snow: "The Khitan will not invade the south, and none of the elders can see it, and they are just bullying the king!" Fu Bi even said, 'Recently, I heard that His Majesty has decided to make a plan for the pro-conquest', who in the court said that he wanted the Son of Heaven to conquest himself?! Zhang Fangping said that Song Liao fought 81 battles and won only once. Did he count on his fingers?! ”

"Not by hearsay!" Zhang Dian said fiercely.

The door of the room creaked, and Xiao Er of the restaurant came in, and he heard the angry voice in the room outside, and heard the wine glass fall to the ground. But as soon as he showed his head, four eyes full of anger suddenly nailed him, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly retracted his head.

Han Gang's anger did not dissipate after a long time, but he laughed angrily, and there was no abnormality on the surface: "Han Qi and Fu Bi, they recalled the past deeds of running for the country between the Liao and Song dynasties and leading the army to resist the Yuan Hao rebels, I don't know if they are ashamed!" ”

Han Gang came from a thousand years later, no matter how much he fought for power and profit, he always had a place in his heart for the honor and disgrace of the country and the nation.

After coming to this legendary era of poverty and weakness, except for the New Year's coins and New Year's gifts signed in his early years, he had never seen the scene of the Great Song Dynasty groveling to the outside world. And looking at the emperor, implementing the new law, and reorganizing the army for war, it is indeed a heart to cheer up. Whether it is the expansion of the territory on the Xihe Road, or the strategy launched against the Western Xia people in Hengshan, although there are one victory and one defeat, we can see the emperor's ambition to sweep away the accumulated shortcomings and change the sluggish foreign army.

All this made Han Gang think that the legends of later generations were biased. It's just that he didn't expect that what he saw was just a disguise, the current emperor, no matter how beautifully decorated the outside, the inside was still as short of breath and timid as Zhenzong and Renzong, and the Khitan people tore off the painting skin with only a threatening word.

Han Gang was actually mentally prepared, after all, he had been making trouble since a few months ago. He also agreed with Wang Yan on a strategy to take advantage of the opportunity. But when the real thing came, I still couldn't help the anger in my heart.

"I thought it would drag on after the suburban ceremony, otherwise what face would the Son of Heaven have to sacrifice to heaven and earth and Taizu Taizong? I didn't expect it to be so soon. The money, silver, and silk used up in the suburbs might as well be taken out to reward the army and civilians and renovate the armament, so as to be worthy of Taizu and Taizong. ”

This year is the year of the suburbs. On the winter solstice, the Son of Heaven led hundreds of officials to the southern suburbs of Tokyo to worship heaven and earth in the mound. It is a triennial festival and the first major ceremony among the national ceremonies. In state affairs, it is the top priority. Rewarding a hundred officers and armies, and giving amnesty to the whole world, the usual cost is three to five million.

Han Gang's words were not polite at all, and even directly attacked the imperial ceremony, but Zhang Dian was deeply touched. He sighed: "The king worries about the ministers, and the king humiliates the ministers to death." The Son of Heaven suffered such a great humiliation, but the minister sat and ate the court, how can this be reasonable, how can it really be so reasonable! ”

Han Gang's heart did not have such emotion as Zhang Dian at all. At this time, the scholar doctor, due to the education he received since childhood, had more or less a little loyalty to the king, but Han Gang did not have it at all. Originally, he thought that Zhao Ji was worthy of assistance, and after meeting several times, he could be regarded as leaving some good impressions. But now it's time to put a question mark. It's just that there is no power to pick and choose in this era, which makes him very regretful.

"The Son of Heaven is in chaos, losing power and humiliating the country. This is not the sin of the minister, but the fault of the Son of Heaven. Han Gang said coldly.

"In any case, the foolish brother is going to write for this, and Shilin will inevitably deal with it." Zhang Dian didn't mind what Han Gang said, and now there are more people scolding the emperor in person: "When the time comes, let's discuss it together and see if Han Zhen and Lu Dafang dare to listen to the order of the Son of Heaven." ”

Han Gang followed: "The junior brother will also go to this to admonish him." This incident will hurt the dignity of the country too much, and it will also leave future troubles, which will be detrimental to the future. He sighed again, "The barbarians are afraid of power but not virtuous, and their desires are insatiable. The forbearance that the Son of Heaven thinks will only be regarded as a concession, and when the time comes, how to deal with it? ”

In the past, the Shilin Qing Discussion was basically a lot of times when it was against the new party, but who would have thought that as soon as this matter came out, the two sides would converge.

Does this count as 'brothers are on the wall, and they are insulted from the outside'? Han Gang even felt that the development of things was really unexpected, and even became a little ridiculous. But this is also a good thing, when he competed with King Yong for Zhou Nan, he used Shilin to talk about oppression. Now, if we can take this opportunity to bridge the contradictions between the two sides, it will also be a good thing for the New Party.

It's just that the two glanced at each other, and in each other's eyes, they both saw a trace of helplessness. What Fang just said, they will really do it, but the actual effect can only be regarded as anger. If the admonition had been useful, it would not be what it is today.

Whether it is Zhang Dian or Han Gang, their say in this matter is too small, far less than the merits of the elders. Unless it is to deal with the Jinghu mountain barbarians, the Tubo people, and the party members, they can only sit back and watch things go bad step by step.

"If you don't obey the advice repeatedly, I'm afraid that my family won't be able to settle for anything." Han Gang said quietly, "After this incident, many people are inconvenient to impeach the Son of Heaven, so they can only come to impeach Jiayue." ”

The anger was gone, and he was now back to reality. Since discussing with Wang Yan that day, Wang Anshi has worked hard for nearly a month, always holding a trace of illusion, thinking that he can convince the final Son of Heaven. But if you have made up your mind today, don't quit again, and wait for the infamy in the future!

Zhang Dan's face changed when he heard this, and he immediately nodded, "Xianggong had better resign as soon as possible, otherwise the crime of abandoning the land and humiliating the country will inevitably be added to Xianggong, and when the time comes, it will not be washed away." ”

As the leader of the New Party, Wang Anshi has always been controversial. Saying that he is 'stubborn', that he is 'ignorant', that he is 'unsympathetic', and that he is an out-and-out reluctance to be fair and fair, these evaluations are almost universally recognized, but no one believes that he is a hypocrite and a real villain.

Although Wang Anshi forcibly implemented the new law, he offended many officials and scholars and provoked many attacks. But no matter who attacks and impeaches, there is no place for criticism in his character and morality.

Moral standards are the main indicators for evaluating a person's virtue and foolishness today. People in the New Party, as long as they have a certain amount of reason and brains, know where to defend the banner of Wang Anshi. His governance can be attacked, but his character must not be questioned and vilified.

Zhang Dian also knew that Wang Anshi could not be charged with cutting land and losing land, and after this stain was stained on his body, it was not so easy to wash away.

"I'm afraid that the remarks outside will now be blamed on Jiayue." Han Gang smiled bitterly, "It was the prime minister's fault that he couldn't discourage the Son of Heaven. ”

Zhang Dian stood up, stopped drinking the wine and food, and said anxiously: "Foolish brother, let's go back to Zhongshu." Yukun, you should stay in the capital today, right? After I go back, I will persuade the minister to hurry up and write a resignation. ”

"Of course my little brother understands!" Han Gang also stood up.

There are two skins in people's mouths, and there are so many old people in Han, Fu, and Wenmen, it is not difficult to plant the crime of losing the land on Wang Anshi. After losing the support of the Son of Heaven, Wang Anshi was isolated at the top level, and the dilemma that the New Party had a weak foundation was fully revealed in the matter of the Khitan.

At this time, there is only one step back. Take a step back and open the sky, and show the attitude of opposing land cutting in the eyes of the world through a letter of resignation, making it difficult for the treacherous plan to succeed.

When Han Gang returned to the capital to do business, he lived in the post house according to the rules, and there was no exception. He acts and does things, and he pays attention to small things, so as not to leave a mouthful of truth. However, he didn't go to the post house today, and after going to Kaifeng Mansion to report to the prefect Sun Yong about his work in the past month, he went directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

When Han Gang arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Wang Anshi and Wang Yan both returned. was led into the study, and Han Gang found that both of them had bad faces.

As soon as Han Gang came in, Wang Anshi said, "Yukun is here to persuade the old man to resign?" ”

"Is my father-in-law ready to echo the Son of Heaven?" Han Gang asked rhetorically.

Wang Anshi said, "How can the old man agree to this matter, but he can't help but advise." ”

Han Gang followed and asked, "Why doesn't the Son of Heaven listen?" ”

Wang Anshi's face changed, but he immediately said: "After all, I will still listen." ”

Bad is bad. Han Gang could see that Wang Anshi was angry. And he was angry with Han Qi and Fu Bi. In the past, the Son of Heaven believed in himself, but when he encountered a major event, he believed the strange things said by the old ministers who were expelled from the court - Wang Anshi was not convinced.

But the bystander is clear, Han Gang has seen very clearly from the attitude of the Son of Heaven towards Wang Anshi in the past two years, Zhao Ji is no longer the Son of Heaven who believes whatever Wang Anshi says in the second year of Xining, and respects Wang Anshi like a student to a teacher.

He glanced at Wang Yan. Wang Yan sighed first, and then said, "My lord, now I still listened to Yukun's proposal." ”