"It's dawn," Zhao also muttered. In the past three years, he has also been uncomfortable, and finally the light of day is bright, and he almost cried with joy, and said: "Zhuqing, don't go back today, I will hold a banquet in the imperial garden to entertain Zhuqing." ”

On the same day, Zhao Ji was so happy that he was actually drunk and excited, and in front of everyone, he came to Zheng Lang and said, "Gong Zheng, I have suffered you in the past few years. ”

"Your Majesty, it is the duty of the courtier, but the minister did not do well, so that there was a commotion outside, and the minister was ashamed." Zheng Lang replied modestly.

There are not many people who eat it, Zheng Lang is relatively indifferent to rights, the country can only say that he sees the light, the sun has not risen, and there is still a huge debt, which is inseparable from Zheng Lang, and Zheng Lang has had the most difficult life in recent years, and he has to admit it.

The monarch and the ministers dispersed happily.

As soon as Zheng Lang returned home, Wang Anshi came to the door and said, "Gong Zheng, why did the northwest end in a hurry?" ”

Zheng Lang took the initiative to end the war in the northwest and made a humble concession, and most of the ministers agreed, but Wang Anshi was very dissatisfied.

"Jiefu, I said two people, the first is Kou Zhun, Kou Zhun has meritorious service, and his merits have been immortal, otherwise it is possible that I will become half of the country early. But if the ability to govern is divided into five classes, how many classes can it be classified? Not as good as the third class. There is another person, Fan Xiwen, whose virtue can be called the first in our dynasty, and his governing ability can be divided into several levels, barely third. Why? Stubborn, won't be humble, or do irrational humility! Although he was very smart, he didn't do things well. ”

Governing does not refer to local actions, but the ability to govern when he is the ruler, Kou Zhun can't get a passing grade, and Fan Zhongyan barely passes.

Aside from the huge influence and fame of the two in history, this evaluation is very objective.

"The same is true for you, most of the court and faction, but it depends on their own intentions. Wen Yanbo deliberately invited me to a banquet in Fanlou in the past. I want to resolve the divide between us. I also agreed politely, but Wen Yanbo then hesitated, and then His Majesty demoted him to Luoyang, probably because he had a misunderstanding. Thought it was my idea. What does it actually have to do with me? As a result, many scholars who opposed the reform caused controversy, and as long as I agreed, Wen Yanbo opposed it, and the form was similar to that of the party. But Sima Jun really has this thought? ”

"It won't be."

"There are two outcomes to the chase of victory. The first result allowed the Liang clan to completely submit and win peace in the northwest. It's for the best. The second result, the Liang woman is extremely fierce, if she does not give in, she will definitely fight back even more, and the Qingli War will begin. Now the country's economic situation has just improved, and it is still burdened with huge debts. If the debt is less than 100 million. I wouldn't have agreed. Therefore, Junshi's worries are not evil, and I don't dare to bet. You think about it. Zheng Lang said. It's not just the debt, there are things in the future, Hehuang, the drought is approaching day by day. It's all about money.

"But compromise and humility must be made smart, and you can't learn from Fan Zhongyan and be humble to Han Qi, which will make the gentlemen split and laugh for eternity. Look at my first let, exchange prisoners of war, Jiefu, don't you want to run Western Xia? War casualties are inevitable. Prisoners of war are different, are they really used for labor? Or learn from Bai Qi Xiang Yu and slaughter them all? If you want to run the Western Xia, you must establish some trust when you are moderate, and if you get the Western Xia, you will reduce hatred and be easy to govern. Moreover, once released, when the battle is unfavorable in the future, there will be no danger to their lives, and more Western Xia soldiers will choose to surrender. With these two items, isn't it worth exchanging? ”

"That's right."

"That's, you can't do it militarily."

Wang Anshile is happy.

"Let's talk about the second article, if we use military rations to make Hengshan Qiang survive the crisis, this is not a compromise made under the defeat, but a benevolent act done under the great victory, Hengshan Qiang really will not be grateful? It's not that we can't subsidize these military rations, but if the Liang family realizes the crisis, will they agree? This move is a difficult problem for the Liang family, if you agree, I will be kind to the Hengshan Zhuqiang, if you don't agree, the Hengshan Zhuqiang will be jealous. In this way, can the two humilities I have made be called weak? ”

"I didn't even think of that."

"Not only you, but I guess there are not many people who can think of it, it's not that they are not wise, but they don't understand military affairs and don't understand the northwest. Jiefu, one day I will leave the court, it's not that Your Majesty doesn't trust, it's a story, who can stay in the phase for more than ten years? As long as the debt is paid, it will be about the time when I leave the phase. But who will consolidate the gains of these three years of reform? At least after the country has left me economically, it can't leave you. If you continue to be stubborn, stick to your own opinions, and learn from Kou Zhun and Fan Zhongyan, will you be able to carry this burden? ”

Wang Anshi pondered.

Suddenly, there was the sound of firecrackers outside.

There are many people in the capital, and there are weddings and funerals happening every day, and the Zheng family doesn't care, but the sound of firecrackers is getting stronger and stronger, as if the whole city is setting off.

Zheng Lang asked Cui Xian in confusion: "Xian'er, what is the festival today?" ”

"No, I don't. I'll go out and ask. After a while, Cui Xian came back, it turned out that last year's income and expenditure were passed out, and a few people were happy that the reform was finally over, and some people were happy because they had a share deed and were twisted with the imperial court. When Han Qi wanted to fight the idea of the bank supervisor, many shareholders were shocked, the country is reforming every year, and he owes his head every year, and these shareholders are not very happy, and if they continue to owe the burden, there are only a few ways to go, one is not to admit the account, the second is to oppress the people, and the third is to fight these share deeds. If there is a surplus in the country, it is still a considerable surplus, and it is even unpleasant to say that if the Qingli War occurs again, as long as this healthy economic situation is maintained, the annual surplus of 60 million yuan will be enough to barely maintain the cost of the Qingli War. They may not know the binding effect of the share deed, but they know that honor and disgrace are closely linked to the imperial court. When I heard about it, I was very happy. Some people are very happy, in general, the emperor and the ministers have been able to win the hearts of the people in power in the past few years, and they have not been harsh to the people. Others feel that the Northwest is a big victory. At first, a few people set off firecrackers to celebrate, and then more and more people set off firecrackers.

This sound of firecrackers is the will of the people.

Listening to the sound of firecrackers, Wang Anshi said: "Gong Zheng, presided over by you, with the rule of Huang You, the rule of Jiayou is not unrelated to Gong Zheng." Since last year. The rule of Xining has come again. ”

Refers to the civil. The state is seriously indebted, and the actual people have been further recuperating under various beneficial policies, but the year before last cannot be counted. It was a messy mess, and last year could be regarded as the beginning of the real rule of Xining.

"I can't count it yet, I can only say that I finally saw a good beginning, and then there is today. It is not my own credit, but with your merit and Junshi's merit, everyone can gather firewood and the flame can be raised. It just so happens that my heart is more comfortable today, and I asked Junshi, Uncle Hao, and Zi to be called by them, and everyone gathered. Especially Ziyou, Zizhan went to Huangzhou, and there are a few words I have always wanted to say. ”

The same door gathered at the Zheng family.

Zhao Ji also heard the sound of firecrackers. After a while, he knew the reason, and happily shouted to the high talk. Then set up a family feast to celebrate. There is one thing that has a profound impact on him, when Zhao Zhen died, the people in the whole capital were crying like crazy, Zheng Lang was white-headed overnight, but when his father was on a big trip, there were onlookers, and there were no crying people, yes, the ministers were howling. It's been three years, and for the first time, I heard the people start to identify with him from the sound of firecrackers.

Raising his wine glass, with a slight drunkenness, he said to Gao Tao: "Queen Mother, when you asked your son to go to Yunzhou, your son now knows how wise the queen mother is, no wonder Zheng Gong said to his son many times that he can ask the Queen Mother if he has something." ”

"He's what he said?"

"Yes, Queen Mother."

"Sure enough, it's a good minister."

"Erchen wants to crown him an official title, Queen Mother, think about it, now in the court, Duke Han, Duke Wen, Duke Zeng, and Duke Fu are all higher than Duke Zheng's official positions (official officials), which is very unfair."

"No, I can't."

"Why?"

"Mu Xiu is in the forest, the wind will urge him, Zheng Qing's merits are high, some people are afraid of it, if you add another official, wouldn't it make more wind urge him?"

"Can't you add officials?"

"Not really, if you retire successfully, you can increase the official at will, but with his temperament, I'm afraid he won't accept it, and most of the time when he retires, he will not accept the official, but resign."

"Erchen won't let him retreat."

"What nonsense are you talking about, but there are so many things in the country, he can't retreat even if he wants to quit for a while."

Zheng Lang is "empathetic", and he has somewhat maintained Gao Cao Xiang's three families, so that the three women are not evil to Zheng Lang. However, Zheng Lang will not think that this relationship will last long, in these few years, the three women will not change their minds, but what about ten years, fifteen years, if Zheng Lang does not know each other, then the thoughts will not be the same.

After drinking twice, Zhao Ji finally drank and lay down.

The next day, he rewarded all the meritorious ministers and soldiers of Jingyuan Road, Sima Guang did not agree with this, and said vaguely: "Your Majesty, meritorious service will be rewarded, but the minister is afraid that the border will be troubled from now on." ”

Zhao Ji didn't listen to it at all, and called Wu Chong to the inner palace again, saying, "Wu Qing, I want you to serve as the governor." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't have this idea."

"It was not ordered by me, but by Zheng Xianggong."

"Zheng Gong?"

"It's him, I used to talk to Zheng Gong about who is qualified for the post of prime minister in the court, and Zheng Gong listed several important ministers, including you."

Wu Chong was at first dazed, then a slight sweat trickled down his forehead, and finally said, "The minister is not as far away as Zheng Gong." ”

Zheng Langjin admonished Wu Chong to enter the Zhongshu, there are several reasons, one is that Zhang Fangping's Ding Wei period expires, if he is transferred back to the Zhongshu, it is very inconsistent with Wang Anshi, and it is a bit aggrieved to serve as the local governor again, and the third envoy is the most suitable for Zhang Fangping. Moreover, Zhang Fangping has deep qualifications and can suppress Lu Huiqing, Zeng Bu and Zhang Dian, these three people must be used, but prevent them from being radical and leading the finances to extremes. Wu Chong plays this role to a greater or lesser extent, but for finance, it is not Wu Chong's strength. From this point of view, Zhang Fangping is the best candidate. Secondly, the court is too kind, it may not be very beneficial to himself, the teachers and students are all extremely ministers, and it is not okay if there are no political enemies, Wu Chong is dissatisfied with himself because he has promoted Peng Siyong and others, and let him enter the Zhongshu, which is also an example, and the nature is the same as the nature of his promotion of Ouyang Xiu, Wen Yanbo, and Chen Sheng.

Zhao Ji saw the second point, but did not see the first point.

After hearing this, I smiled a little bitterly, am I so careful?

Wu Chong did have some credit in the past two years, and he was able to be promoted, but if you tell the inside story, you don't hate Zheng Lang anymore, and everyone will work together to govern the country.

Zhao Ji said: "In the past, I was in Yunzhou, Zheng Gong said a lot of truth to me, and there are a few words that I still remember, you can't use people with your own likes and hates, you can do things but not people, and the rewards and punishments are clear. Wu Qing. Remember. ”

"Obey." Wu Chong retreated in shame and shame.

Zhao Ji walked to the back of the hall. Asked: "Queen Mother." How did Erchen handle it? ”

"It's okay," Gao said with a smile, she was thinking about another person, no wonder the two were so compatible. She must be a traverser, otherwise she would definitely think of the word, sullen!

My uncle told him that secret, not to give himself a handle. In fact, he persuaded his husband or son to rest assured and boldly use Zheng Lang in the future.

Zheng Lang has a virtue and a strong effort to stuff political opponents into the middle book.

Are you and your son so stingy?

But Zheng Lang's caution is not unreasonable.

Regarding the relationship between Wang Anshi and Zhao Ji in history, some people say that it is intimate, and some people say that Zhao Ji has always been wary of Wang Anshi. It's all general terms, and it's both. In history, Zhao Ji was forced by the national crisis, and he trusted Wang Anshi very much, adopted Wang Anshi's various governing policies, and even formed a mentor-friend relationship, which can be proved by a single text.

But how heavy was the crisis of the Song Dynasty in history?

Most of the historical facts have been erased again and again by some literati, and it is difficult to verify. There are also fragments of written records remaining, such as Sima Guang's admonition. In order to maintain their finances, local officials borrowed more from large households. This is also inevitable, there are banks, but because of the rules formulated by Zheng Lang, they dare not indiscriminately print Jiaozi, and besides, half of the private shareholders will not be able to let the imperial court indiscriminately print Jiaozi, so that the bank's reputation will collapse. There is no such thing as treasury bonds, so you can only overdraft future taxes or forcibly borrow money.

It is still very vague how much he borrowed, but he only knew that his expenditure was twice as much as his income in the second year of peace, and he had a deficit of more than 100 million in this year alone. I believe that the total number of deficits is not necessarily much less than in this lifetime.

Whether Wang Anshi has repaid all the debts and made up for the overdraft of the people is also unknown, and it is impossible to leave this beautification of Wang Anshi's record. But I believe that most of it will be repaid.

Under such a crisis, he should be given unlimited trust as the emperor's teacher, but Zhao Ji reused Wang Anshi on the one hand, and the world was incomparable, and on the other hand, he arranged Sima Guang, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and other ministers in the position of confrontation, so as to achieve "different opinions stir up, that is, each dare not do wrong".

Subsequently, Wang Anshi dismissed the prime minister twice, which had nothing to do with Zhao Ji, but after the second boycott, under Wang Anshi's management, the problem of arrears was solved, and the national finances did not have much crisis, and even surpluses, which was also inevitable, as long as Wang Anshi controlled the court expenditure below 130 million, and maintained the income between 160 million and 180 million in history, it was impossible to repay all the arrears and overdrafts one by one like himself, and even pay some interest slightly to reassure the people, let alone take out 50 million yuan to cut troops. Then it will be repaid quickly.

So Zhao Ji didn't summon Wang Anshi again.

This is the truth of the relationship between Zhao Ji and Wang Anshi in history.

Maybe I'm better, at least there is absolutely no problem now, but I must not treat Zhao Zhen as Zhao Zhen, although Zhao Zhen is under his own teaching, and he learns to be Zhao Zhen everywhere.

Besides, everyone has their own ideas, for example, a few of their own students, although they are persuading each other, they are slowly changing, but can they ask Wang Anshi and Sima Guang to think the same as themselves? That's impossible. The same is true for Zhao.

It's okay to share hardships, but it's even more difficult to be rich and noble, and when the time comes, you will be in a high position, and if someone instigates it, the nature will be different.

Gao Taotao thinks that Zheng Lang is a little "sullen", it doesn't matter, try not to make the mother and son suspicious, at least before the country's many shortcomings are really solved, before the reform is stable, Zheng Lang doesn't want to have an accident, not for the right, but for the country, for Zhao Zhen's deathbed instructions.

Of course, how difficult it was to travel this way, it was rare for him to shout tired several times......

Outside the long pavilion, Zheng Lang was sending someone away.

Zengbu.

The traitorous ministers of the Song Dynasty Zhao Xuan Dynasty have Cai Qu, Xing Shu, Lu Huiqing, Zeng Bu, An Dan, and Zhang Dun, An Duan and Xing Shu are indeed a little worse, but the two have no influence now, if Zheng Lang has a heart, they will automatically disappear. Zheng Lang is most wary of Lu Huiqing, who is talented, but this person is too ambitious. Whether Cai is true or not, there are good and bad views. However, the two traitors Zeng Bu and Zhang Dian are admired the most. Even if they are traitors, they are real villains.

Especially this Zeng Bu, who is quite talented and adheres to principles, has never done a bad act like stabbing Lu Huiqing in the back or stabbing him in three sides in his life. After some people's tampering, Zeng Bu was listed in the traitorous minister's biography, and it was indeed over, Liang Qichao once said, "The injustice of Jing Gong has been the one who has been vindicated for hundreds of years." There are dozens of Shangshu. And Zi Xuan's injustice. It is like a long night, and I have not shown it. Zheng Lang agreed.

And compared with Zhang Lu and the others, Zeng Bu was not so radical, and once opposed Wang Anshi's market change. The results go without saying. The market law has caused a lot of trouble, and the income is still very small, and even counting commercial taxes, interest and other income, is actually a serious loss and scolding business.

Jiayou two years. Zeng Bu and his brother Zeng Gong, one of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, were admitted to the Jinshi together, served as a local official in the local area for many years, because of his political achievements, Han Wei was hired as the supervisor of the Kaifeng Prefecture Inspection School Treasury, and was recommended by Han Wei and Wang Anshi, and wrote to talk about politics, put forward the foundation of government, strict customs, select talents, and put forward eight important tasks, persuading agriculture and mulberry, financial management, revitalizing schools, reviewing elections, blaming officials, describing the sect room, cultivating military equipment, and controlling distant people. Zhao Ji finished reading. I admired it very much and personally summoned Zeng Bu. Awarded the crown prince Zhongyun Chongzheng Hall to tell the story and judge Sinong Temple.

Then Zheng Lang summoned him again, and the two talked for a long time, so that Zheng Lang recommended him again and entered the Third Division as the envoy of the regulations.

Looking at the field, Zheng Lang said: "Spring will return soon. ”

"Yerba Grass Feifei, the most lovely time."

"The streams and mountains cover the sun. The shadow of the tower moved the mandarin ducks. Two or three on the other side. Red apricot blossoms out of the wall. Lower road under the green poplar embankment. Go to the stream in the morning and evening. Three see Liu Mianfei. I still haven't returned. Zheng Lang suddenly groaned.

When Zeng Bu heard this, he almost stumbled.

"Zixuan, if you want to be a clean official, there is no need to have to break up your wife, my lady admired it very much after hearing your lady's new lyrics, but she didn't expect Zixuan to keep her in her hometown. The master said, self-cultivation and family governance. But I'm too much to say. ”

Zheng Lang is talking about Zeng Bu's wife Wei Play, and Zhu Xi once said: "There are only two women who can speak in this dynasty, but Mrs. Wei and Li Qingzhao." "This Mrs. Wei refers to Zeng Bu's wife, Wei Neng. I don't know for what reason, since Zeng Bu became an official, he has kept this woman in his hometown in Jiangxi. So much so that this little talented woman wrote a lot of melancholy orders with beautiful language. Of course, this is not important, unless Su Dongpo's works, Wei Neng's small words are far less important than every Zhu pen criticized by Zheng Lang.

Then he looked into the distance and said, "I didn't expect so many new houses to pop up." ”

Zeng Bu was stunned again.

The rapid increase in the population of the Song Dynasty also made the scholars jaw-dropping. It was already very fast, Zheng Lang appeared, and the actions of benefiting the people again and again increased this speed. Very early, Jiangdongwei was developed ahead of schedule, and the emergence of Hangzhou Ping'an Supervision has actually been promoting this speed increase. The large-scale development of the south has pushed the rate of population increase to the extreme. There are not yet 2 million households in Liangguang, but only 1.8 million households, and all of them have become large households in the past 10 years. Fujian Road and Jiangnan West Road were originally partially populated, but after more than ten years, they were densely populated again. The development of commerce and the rapid increase in population have led to the rapid expansion of the city. This is true not only in the capital, but everywhere else. The two years of recuperation have once again raised the rate of population growth.

All this is not unrelated to Zheng Lang.

Zheng Lang looked at Zeng Bu's expression and knew that he had misunderstood, and said: "Since I came to the capital, almost two o'clock and one line, court, home, almost never left the city. ”

"Gong Zheng, my subordinates are very respectful."

"No, it's my business, do you know why I have to send you to the Changting Pavilion despite your repeated persuasion today?"

"My subordinates don't know."

"Your trip is quite troublesome, your promotion speed is fast, and your qualifications are a little shallow, although I can only employ people when I use people, but outsiders will not think like this, send a send, increase the momentum of your trip."

"Gong Zheng, my subordinates won't let you down."

That is, to preside over the Hedong liquor affairs of the nomination matters, this time the number of nominations is large, there will be a lot of cats, and there are people from the Western Regions, how to distribute, and how to persuade the people to plant grapes, all need a cadre to stay below.

So Zheng Lang picked Zeng Bu to Hedong to preside over it in person.

The long pavilion was about to arrive, Zheng Lang stopped, and a trace of hesitation appeared in his eyes.

Zeng Bu asked, "Gong Zheng, is there anything else you want to instruct?" ”

"Zixuan, you have been a local official for many years, have you ever heard of shoveling tenants?"

"Gong Zheng, this really can't be touched," even Zeng Bu showed a look of horror on his face after hearing this word. (To be continued.) )