Wang Anshi no longer remembers what he was feeling when he first walked into this palace city located in the middle of the world. But he knew that half of his current mood was resentful, and the remaining half was relieved.

In this city with large and small palaces and buildings, Wang Anshi has inseparable memories, the crystallization of ten years of hard work, have all been promulgated, and the harvest results are unimaginable, and now the combat power of the official army is soaring, but also because of the implementation of the new law, but the court has enough money.

These palaces and pavilions have witnessed Wang Anshi's success, but after entering the palace this time, he will not come back for three or five years.

Wang Anshi walked towards the Chongzheng Palace, and the attendants and Ban Zhi along the way all bowed down and retreated. The authority of the prime minister made them dare not slack off, but these people basically knew that today was the day when Wang Anshi ended his career as prime minister.

"Wang Jiefu is entering the palace today, right? I didn't think he was finally leaving. ”

Zhang Yu made a rare trip to Beijing, but he didn't expect to hear this amazing news as soon as he entered the capital. Zhang Yu didn't care about Man, but he also knew that Wang Anshi's departure was not so simple.

'The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden. Zhang Dian would only hide these disobedient words in his stomach, and even the closest relatives of father and son would not dare to say them. But half of the courtiers knew that the Son of Heaven would let Wang Anshi go, because he no longer needed Wang Anshi, the too strong prime minister, "Without the Minister of Jiefu, if you want to implement the new law, you can only rely on the Son of Heaven." ”

"Isn't there still Lu Jifu in the political hall?" Zhang Yu asked casually. He was still looking very good, sitting in front of the stove with the kettle hanging, holding two beautifully packaged small dragon balls, comparing which one to use.

"Lu Jifu is not reliable at all."

Zhang Dian has no intention of competing with Lu Huiqing for anything, he has his own position. It's just that if you want him to bow down to Lu Jifu and rely on Lu Huiqing like Wang Anshi, Zhang Dun, who is now a privy deputy envoy, can't do that.

It's just Lu Huiqing's hidden ambitions, Zhang Dian sees it very clearly. He most likely wanted to replace Wang Anshi's position as the Son of Heaven and the court. But he is too far behind Wang Anshi, whether in terms of conduct or popularity, he can't convince the public, let alone gather all the courtiers of the New Party, and let them do things for the court.

Zhang Dian sighed, as soon as Wang Anshi left, for many people, it was the clouds that dispersed the sky, the boulder that disappeared overhead, and the barrier that stood in front of him collapsed - Lu Huiqing probably thought so, presumably he was secretly happy at home now. But what may disappear is the ballast stone at the bottom of the ship, and a little bigger wind and waves can make the new party without Wang Anshi to suppress the scene completely capsize.

The water was boiling, gurgling, Zhang Yu smiled casually, broke the tea ball that had been selected and put it into the tea mill, and slowly honed it with his own hands.

Zhao Ji has already given Wang Anshi an official residence in Jiangning Mansion.

Wang Anshi's face after recovering from illness added a realistic proof to his previous resignation.

Ten years ago, Wang Anshi was also sitting here, thinking that Zhao Ji would introduce the strategy of enriching the country and strengthening the army. Ten years later, it became a hill, and time left a deep imprint on the faces of the monarchs and ministers, Wang Anshi lost his original spirit, and Zhao Ji also faded away from the immaturity of his youth.

The goal set by the two at the beginning is far from being achieved. However, the means used to achieve the goal have been turned into laws in reality and widely circulated in the world.

But what they are discussing now is not the issue of the new law, but the departure and stay of Han Gang.

"Guangxi has not been set for a long time, and Jiaozhou is even more in ruins, without Han Gang staring at Jiaozhou, how can I put my mind at ease."

Zhao Ji actually hoped that Han Gang could hone for a few more years outside...... Ten years is preferred. It doesn't have to be in Guangxi, Jiaozhou, or other places, as long as he waits until he is thirty-five or sixteen and then returns to Beijing, works in Hanlin or the Third Division, or the Pastoral Division for a few years, and then enters the political hall after he is forty years old.

During this period, Han Gang had no chance to return to Jingshi. An important minister like Han Gang, after returning to Jingshi, it is impossible to leave in a few months, but more than a year and a half. With Han Gang's talent, how should he arrange it if he makes some contributions?

Wang Anshi knew Zhao Ji's thoughts, but he would not object to this. If Han Gang is promoted to the speed of the governor, it is also contrary to the original intention of being promoted to make a fortune before. That's just too dangerous. It seems to be fast, but it is not conducive to future development, and it is good to be stable and slow.

But with his son-in-law's talent and merits, as long as he makes some contributions in the capital, he can step into the two mansions in the blink of an eye, who can still be in front of him, even if the Son of Heaven makes a move, it is impossible to suppress Han Gang for too long. He has a lot of credit, and his ability is even more outstanding, and once he is given a chance, he can immediately create miracles......

Wang Anshi thought in his heart, but said his plan in his mouth: "In the letter that Han Gang once wrote to his minister, he mentioned Xianghan Caoqu. ”

"Xianghan Caoqu?" Zhao is not a jack of all trades, and of course he can't know much about the canal excavation project that failed a hundred years ago. I've never even heard of it.

Wang Anshi was not surprised by Zhao Ji's 'ignorance', if no one instilled common sense in him, the emperor would be just a poor man trapped behind high walls and deep barriers. Wang Anshi explained to Zhao Ji that he had learned some things about the Xianghan Caoqu.

“…… If the canal is completed and navigable, it will be able to pass through the Cao of Xiangtan. The production of Jinghu and Shuzhong can also go directly to Beijing by Hanshui. ”

"Can you get through the water of Xiangtan?" Zhao Ji only heard this sentence, and his eyes suddenly became focused. Of course, he knew what this meant, and the bulk goods of Jingxiang, Shuzhong and even Jiangxi could not go around the Bianhe River, but could go north from the Han River and directly arrive in Beijing.

Think about the grain of 6 million a year, and every year you have to make chickens and dogs jump in the states and counties along the way. If one-third of them can be diverted north from the Xianghan Cao Canal, then the water transportation on the Bianhe River can also be a little more leisurely. The stability of the entire capital is linked to the Bianhe River, and if there is another way to divert a part, the water transportation of the Bianhe River will also become easier.

"Is this possible?" Zhao Ji still had doubts in his heart, after all, there had been two failures before, both of which were when the canal was dug through, but there was no deep enough water.

Han Gang said so. When there will be no fake. Wang Anshi smiled, "With his temperament, it's not that he is sure that he is sure, and he will not speak easily." Han Gang's words have become a golden signboard, and in many ways, what he said is more effective than Wang Anshi, the prime minister.

Zhao Ji's brows furrowed, he also chose to believe Han Gang's words, after all, there were still precedents before, and Han Gang was by no means a man who spoke his mouth.

So since that's the case, do you want to transfer Han Gang back from outside? Or do you just transfer him to Jingxi?

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In the past few days, the inside and outside of the transshipment envoy have been as cold as freezing.

Xiao Han Xianggong, who usually treats his subordinates very kindly-or called Han Longtu, Han Yun's envoy, or the transport minister-is all cold-faced, cloudy, like the sky in the rainy season, and there is no trace of sunshine.

No one knew how he suddenly became so cold, but everyone knew how to avoid evil. Although Han Gang is in a bad mood, he will not vent his general difficulty with others, nor will he transfer his bad mood to the hearts of his subordinates.

It's just that the people around him will still try their best to walk on tiptoe when they pass by Han Gang, trying not to disturb Han Gang, who seems to be thinking about things and like he is in a daze.

Han Gang can control his emotions, but it doesn't mean that his mood can get better all of a sudden. Zhang Zai's death shocked him a lot.

It's no longer a serious illness, it's a 'stroke'.

As early as when Han Gang was still on Xihe Road, he already knew that Zhang Zai was terminally ill. At the same time, he also clearly knew that with Zhang Zai's condition, it was impossible to delay it all the time, and he was mentally prepared for the worst situation, but he didn't expect this time to come so soon.

If Zhang Zai had accepted his proposal at the beginning, if tuberculosis could be raised in a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, it would take three or five years, seven or eight years.

It's a pity that Zhang Zai didn't agree, and Han Gang couldn't force him to retreat to the mountains and forests at that time. I had to watch Zhang Zai weaken day by day.

Zhang Zai died, saying that there is not much sadness in Han Gang's heart, the chronic illness that has been delayed for ten years, it is possible to break out at any time, fast or slow, sooner or later, Han Gang just feels helpless about things and people.

What now? Han Gang was a little dazed.

The situation in Jiaozhou is getting better and better, and large areas of wilderness are beginning to be turned into productive arable land again. Even many Tan people, under the guidance of the government, began to live on land. Seventy-two barbarians also drove the Jiaozhi people, brandishing hoes and began to cultivate their own land. There will be grain and sugar cane that will be planted on this land.

Although the sugar factory has not yet been supervised, let alone opened, the land and houses are ready. Compared with the sugar industry, the salt industry in Jiaozhou is becoming more and more prosperous, and the salt produced can reach hundreds of stones every day. The profits that the government gets from it are not small, and even the normal summer and autumn taxes cannot be compared.

At this time, the matter of Jiaozhou is over, and if you want to see the results, you can't see it within a year or two. Han Gang has no intention of staying here until the results appear.

should go back to the capital, thinking of the beautiful wife and concubine at home, and the six children who gather less and leave more, Han Gang's heart is full of helplessness and apology. It is true that he is not a qualified son, nor is he a qualified husband and father. If possible, he would like to live with him in a house in the north.

When it came to Layue, Wang Anshi went to the phase, and the obituary and good news of Han Gang's transfer of the transfer envoy to western Beijing reached his hands in Guizhou.