Sima Guang said: "Gong Zheng, if you kiss the words again, I am afraid that the doctors will not agree." ”

Originally, the Monkey King was weird, and with a pro-word, what was the difference between it and the imperial examination?

Zheng Lang said: "Junshi, helplessly, if you don't add the word pro, Your Majesty will definitely not agree." If the country continues to stalemate, it will not only be in danger, but the government decree will not be smooth, and the people will also suffer. It is expedient, the emperor is the sun, the kings are the stars, King Pu has the grace of giving birth to His Majesty, and he will abide by the etiquette to the greatest extent, so that King Pu will become this round of the moon. If other scholars object, please pass on this sentence to me. Putting national affairs first! ”

Deng Baoji said happily: "This proposal is good. ”

Zheng Lang smiled faintly.

is this proposal, Zhao Shu may not agree, it is proposed now, if it is a few months ago, it is a dream to want to pass it.

But Zheng Lang was laughing in his stomach, I don't know if Mr. Wu noticed this gift number when he wrote Journey to the West a few years later. If you don't pay attention, that's fun. Amitabha, good, good.

It was dusk, the evening breeze was blowing, and it was already very cool. There was no way to go back today, so Zheng Lang left the two of them to rest.

After dinner, Sima Guang found Zheng Lang and said, "Gong Zheng, I'm afraid that except for that Monkey King, the other two proposals can't be passed at all. It is impossible for Han Gong and Ouyang Xiu to reopen their words, and it is even more impossible to investigate the arrears of the local government and make it public. If that was just a verbal tongue, Han Gong would not do such a move to hurt himself. Zheng Gong, where does the Great Song Dynasty go? ”

Zheng Lang didn't answer and asked: "Junshi, I heard that you came from the capital, and many officials went to see each other off?" ”

"Gong Zheng, there is such a thing, I have estimated that at least more than two hundred officials have come to see you off, let me try my best to persuade you to go to Beijing," Sima Guang said and smiled: "Gong Zheng, I have left Beijing several times, but this time I left Beijing is the most beautiful. ”

"Don't worry. It's also my fault, I used to suppress you, it's gold, and sooner or later it will shine. ”

"I'm not in a hurry, I'm a courtier of the Song Dynasty, and I can't just think about my reputation. But I know it in my heart. At this time, Han Gong and Ouyang Gong controlled the Chaogang. There is also a Duke Wen secretly responding in Xifu. If Zheng Gong does not enter Beijing, as soon as he enters Beijing, he will join forces with Han Gong, and His Majesty is suspicious of Zheng Gong, which is not good. ”

"Medium." In fact, without these three people, Zheng Lang would not have gone to Beijing.

"What are Zheng Gong's plans?"

"You come to see this painting," Zheng Lang opened a long scroll, occasionally distracted, and stopped touching the piano, so he practiced calligraphy and painting. As soon as Zhao Zhen died, in fact, it was not necessarily a bad thing for Zheng Lang, and the shackles of his soul were all untied. Over the years, calligraphy has grown a lot, and painting. It can only be called. These long axes are the scenery of Zheng Lang through various places, from Hangzhou to the northwest, to Hebei, Liangguang and Jinghu South Road, as well as Jingdong and Jianghuai. It is planned to be placed in the main temple of Zhao Zhen in the future.

This long axis is the scenery map of the Li River, with mountains, waters, boats and stones, which is the beautiful scenery of Guizhou. Zheng Lang said: "When I was a teenager, I used to paint flowers as a metaphor for the difficulties of reform. But if the flowers and flowers are highly skilled, they can also be modified. But can you change it into a flower with this landscape painting? ”

"I can't."

"It's the same with the state, and it's my fault. In the past, when it was a phase, it had the power of the two governments, which could save trouble, and did not dare to touch the system. Later, with the help of Pang Yuan, the country's increasingly heavy shortcomings were covered up in many ways. Once there is a change, all these drawbacks will be revealed. Zheng Lang's evaluation here is fair. After decades of rolling in Confucianism, he cannot be called a saint, but his ideological realm has undoubtedly been sublimated a lot. If it was changed in the early years, it would be too late for Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu to die.

Zheng Lang said that Zhi, his own goal is only to be a Zhichen, not a saint, how tiring it is. What is wisdom, is based on moral exercise, but there is also a clever and profound one, and this wisdom does not exclude stratagem. Confucianism is cultivated, and wisdom is cultivated!

A few months later, if you sincerely want to step on Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu, it will even be as easy as stepping on an ant.

But when he reached his realm, although he was angry, he disdained it.

It's still about the country: "If I return to the court again to adjust as before, if I change to a slightly bad person, the story will be played out again during the peace period." If I don't go back this time, I will have to do something about some systems. This would have caused a lot of controversy, so I deliberately sat back and watched the painting become a terrible failure, and everyone had to abandon it. As a result, the difficulty of reform will be reduced. ”

In fact, Zheng Lang knew very well that if he had not promoted it, after the end of the Puyi dispute in March, the Western Xia faction would sue for peace, and the financial crisis would gradually ease. But there is no need to say this to Sima Guang, and there is no second traverser, and no one knows what role they play in the middle.

Anyway, after his own promotion, Zhao Shu has completely become a faint image in the history books.

Even if he proposed to give Zhao Yun the title of Prince Monkey King, he secretly avenged Zhao Zhen. The factor of personal feelings is the imperial power that makes him helpless, and this kind of psychology is a little bit of Ah Q spirit.

He also said: "My two proposals are very fair, and Zhongshu will not agree to them, which will only increase the division of the court." I will enter the court next year, and it will be easier to carry out reforms. Junshi, I'm also learning from you, and I've become black-bellied. ”

"Gong Zheng, I'm okay, it's not a black belly, don't hit me."

The master and apprentice talked and looked at each other.

But I can only talk to Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, and a few other students may not be able to understand it, and maybe they will persuade themselves to be teachers.

After laughing, Zheng Lang said: "But there are two things to remember, what is broken is only some ugly phenomena in the temple, not the whole country." Just like painting, it is okay for a painting to fail, but you should not cut off the hand of the painting, or burn all the paper, thread and cloth used for painting, or throw the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone into the river. That's not called standing, but pure breaking. Secondly, sit on the corruption of the picture, but at least 100% sure in the heart of the redrawing of a better picture, otherwise we cannot sit back and watch it break. ”

"Gong Zheng, what you say is reasonable," Sima Guang bowed.

In history, Sima Guang did it according to Zheng Lang's second method, abolishing all Wang Anshi's reforms, and not being able to redraw a better picture, and the vigorous party struggle began.

"How long will it take?"

"At least one year of Ding worry, whether there is an opportunity or not, I have both Confucianism, filial piety is the first of all goodness, if a year of Ding worry can not be full, will be ridiculed by the world."

"yes." Sima Guang said approvingly.

"Junshi, since you're here. By the way, I say that a year is a year, but in fact there are only a few months left, and it is not short or long, you have to think about it. By the way, write a letter and ask Jiefu. Everyone works together. However, this must be done in secret, so that some people do not have bad ideas. ”

"Whoa." Sima Guang said vigilantly.

The master and apprentice talked for a long time, Sima Guang was very happy that night, and lived in the cross-courtyard where he lived in the past, which brought him too much warmth, as well as the yearning and longing of his youth. What makes him happiest is the change in the teacher's mood. In the time when Renzong just died, it seemed that the teacher's heart was dead. It is only today that I have come back to my soul.

He was wrong. That kind of pain is not something that time can erase, but it is hidden deep in Zheng Lang's heart.

Leaving the next morning, Sima Guang faintly felt the sadness in Zheng Lang's heart.

sent Deng Baoji and Sima Guang out very politely, the Zheng family didn't move much, or they repaired some more houses, which were lived by Zhao Niannu's mother and son and a few little princesses. When you come out, there is an embankment. The ridge is full of wild chrysanthemums, which bloom in the morning and bloom golden, and the dog's tail grass, which grows into a white expanse, and there is a ditch under the ridge, and there are some wild reeds in the ditch, which are also sassy and white. The pale yellow has not yet descended on the earth, but the faint heaven and earth have a gloomy color.

This section of the road is still the light of the past, and further forward is the earth-shaking changes, one household after another. Zheng Lang didn't send it anymore, standing in a sassy white, he suddenly raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Gongxian County in the west, the cool breeze blew, his clothes turned white, and his white hair fluttered. Sima Guang seemed to see the coldness in Zheng Lang's heart.

Sima Guang and Deng Baoji returned to the capital and relayed them one by one.

Many ministers disagreed, first of all, this posthumous gift is very strange, the rules of the Song Dynasty, except for some unexpected factors, generally the emperor's own brothers died to seal the country, such as King Yan, King Zheng, King Qin and so on. A little sparse is the king of the county, and then the sparse is the prince of the country, the prince of the county, the prince of the county, and the wait. Generations have passed, and if there are no accidents, there is nothing. Just like Liu Bei, he can only weave straw shoes and sell them.

But the king of the country will not carry the national character, that is, the single-word king number. What did this Monkey King do?

Literally, it is also against the sky, although there is no king with a country, all of them are in the sky, what kind of country! Besides, there is a saint, who can be called a saint, everyone says that Zheng Lang is close to this saint, and they still dare not say that Zheng Lang is a saint or a saint, only that a virtuous minister can be a wise minister.

No, there is another pro-word.

Sima Guang found Zhang Fangping, if in the original time and space, Zhang Fangping was still a person who didn't hurt his father and didn't love cats, but at this time Zhang Fangping had some influence.

Let Zhang Fangping stand up and persuade.

But Zhao Shu was a little moved by this posthumous gift, thinking about what his biological father was King Pu, and my father was the king of the small Baipu Kingdom in the Zhou Dynasty? Although he can't do the imperial exam, under the disputes of the ministers, this Monkey King can accept it.

He didn't say anything, and watched the ministers' performances coldly.

There were many persuasions, and even Zheng Lang wrote a letter to some ministers from Zhengzhou, which finally made the ministers acquiesce angrily.

Things came out again, seeing that everyone took the initiative to back down, Zhao Shu took another step, my father Zhao Yun let not be the emperor, take a step back, everyone should also take a step back to me. Zhao Yunrang is not the emperor, but he can be the emperor's uncle, and he also has to write words.

Life and death must be related to the emperor's character.

What is the difference between an imperial uncle and a Monkey King, and the imperial examination. Besides, how this text is written, the single-character text is the highest name, and even Cao Cao has not obtained it. Keep arguing. The drought in Hedong, Shaanxi Province, is also noisy. Finances are tight, or noisy. Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu dominated the court, and they were noisy.

Of course, there is also Zheng Lang's promise.

It doesn't matter, isn't it just borrowing tens of millions of dollars, such a large amount of river engineering funds have been turned over, and tens of millions of dollars, as long as Zheng Lang enters the court, it will be paid off in one or two years. It seems that with Zheng Lang's promise, it is easier to borrow money, so let's borrow it.

By this time, the country has really become a pile of rotten shit.

Finally, more ministers couldn't stand it, and some people wrote to Zheng Lang again, blaming Zheng Lang for being troublesome, you have a clear heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon is to the ditch. You have made concessions for the country, but will people accept your affection.

This is Zheng Lang, no one doubts his feelings for Zhao Zhen and his loyalty to the country, otherwise someone will scold him for being a traitor.

After Zheng Lang received the letter, he didn't say a word. Even he underestimated Zhao Shu's madness and persistence. Words don't matter, of course, words can't be, if there is a single word, with the identity of Zhao Yunrang, you can only mourn or Ding. It is impossible for Zhao Shu to agree with these two words.

In the Song Dynasty, there was really a minister who obtained the word word, Wang Anshi, and the word word was this word.

Since Zhao Shu wants to make trouble, Zheng Lang doesn't want to be troublesome. It's just that Gao Tao gave him face, and he gave a small return. Zhao Shu didn't appreciate it, and let him make trouble. Zheng Lang simply moved to the college. Teach students with peace of mind. Or assist Mr. Five in studying the history of Confucianism.

The courtiers did not let Zheng Lang go, and Zheng Lang made three proposals, one is to quickly solve the problem of Zhao Yunrang's posthumous gift to stabilize the country, the second is to advise and accept advice, and the third is to inquire about debts and promise to repay the time. The first one Zhao Shu has to advance inch again, and the last two Zhao Shu have not yet been realized.

In the winter moon, under everyone's toss. Under his own tossing, Zhao Shu's health was even worse. Often when reviewing the folds, I can't hold the pen steadily.

Only a few bigwigs in the two governments know about it, and it is strictly kept secret.

There are still a few ministers who don't know the object and time, and they actually ask Zhao Shu to be honored with flattery, and he is said to be the emperor of Wenwu and Shengxiao.

Sima Guang couldn't bear it. On a play, this year Huixing frequently saw, even the moon was extinguished, locusts raged everywhere, harming crops, there was a solar eclipse in the sun, and there was little rain in summer and autumn in Hedong, Shaanxi. The crops are not harvested, and the wheat cannot be planted so far. Xirong is insulted internally, and the border is uneasy. And the court Yan Ran didn't care, or thought it had its own constant. It's not about personnel, or I think Jingxing Jiarui should be blessed. There are also ministers who ask for the honorable title, deceive the heavens, and slander the sea, which is even so! These are not right, please issue an edict to blame yourself, and then open up the way of speech, to support the people with the sky, and turn disasters into blessings.

Not from.

When Sima Guang saw this kind of failure, he was secretly a little worried in his heart.

Zheng Lang has also learned a lot from some practices, and he should move from time to time. It's not good to move early, and if you move late, you lose the opportunity. For example, with regard to the development of the south, everyone will not agree to it sooner, and even if they do, it will take a lot of words. It's late, after Nong Zhigao's event, everyone forgets, and it's not good.

Time is important.

If this development continues, under the two fierce men of the emperor and Han Qi, more and more ministers will inevitably have no choice but to defect in the end. When Zheng Lang enters the Chinese book, it may not be a good thing. Even if Han Qi went down, the number of henchmen in the court gradually increased.

Worried. I can't live in fear.

But the uneasiness is removed soon.

At the end of winter, the imperial court obeyed Han Qi's wishes, cut off the mutual market, and interrupted the New Year's gift, and sent envoys to question. Li Liang Zuoguo sent an envoy to ask for guilt, Zhao Shu was already seriously ill at this time, and after hearing this, he said to Han Qi: "As expected. ”

As soon as he was sick, he was a little confused, Han Qi did a good job, but why did he stop the mutual market until now? Why did you go earlier? Can't be early, once it's early, how can his hundreds of thousands of assassins Xiang Yong explain to the world?

Zhao Shu was even sicker.

Supervising the imperial history Liu Qi wrote to ask the crown prince to be established as soon as possible, and at this time Zhao Shu finally understood the psychology of Zhao Kuangyi and Zhao Zhen. After seeing it, he was very unhappy and closed it.

Han Qi led the minister to ask about living and retreating, Zhao Ji went out of the bed, worried, this is exactly where Zheng Lang likes him, he is more conscientious, and he is also dissatisfied with his father's practices, after all, his father, can Zhao Ji be happy when he is critically ill? Han Qi made a look, Zhao Ji followed, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Han Qi said: "May the Great Dynasty not be able to leave Your Majesty's side." ”

Zhao Ji said strangely: "This is my duty as a son of man. ”

"It doesn't have to be that way." After Han Qi finished speaking, he turned around and left. Without Zheng Lang's more than a year of teaching, perhaps Zhao Ji was more or less confused by him. Not only Zheng Lang taught, but also Fan Chunren, Lu Dafang, Lu Gongshu and other ministers who successively served as his attendants. At this time, Zhao Ji was far more mature than in history.

I understand, I dare to love this is cursing my father to die early, so he can show merit in front of me, and then have the merit of supporting. Thinking about Zheng Lang's earnest teaching to him, and the current failure of the country, Zhao Xu's face became gloomy. But before Zheng Lang left, he deliberately asked Cui Xian to transfer it, and Zhao Ji still remembers it. Don't dare to show it.

Still not enough.

There is another person, Ouyang Xiu is also teaching Zhao Ji.

And Ouyang Xiu made a serious mistake, he didn't expect Zhao Shu's health to be so bad. Because Zhao Ji was a student of Zheng Lang, he was a little displeased, and even faintly thought of supporting other princes to ascend to the throne. thought that Zhao Ji was a teenager and ignorant, and he was a little biased when he taught the three princes at the beginning. Later, he realized that Zhao Shu's life would not last long, so he changed his attitude towards Zhao Shu. Zhao Ji listened to Zheng Lang's words, pretended not to know, and was always very respectful to Ouyang Xiu.

Ouyang Xiu didn't know it himself, so he found a reason to go to the East Palace to teach him again.

also said about it, and said to Zhao Ji: "King, it's very autumn, read less books, and you shouldn't leave the palace." ”

"Why?" Zhao Ji pretended to be naïve and asked.

Ouyang Xiunu's mouth.

"Impossible." Zhao Ji said that the two younger brothers are his younger brothers of the same parents, and they are eldest and grand, and his mother has always been very important to him, what can he have? Ouyang Xiu was still Nuzui, Zhao Ji understood, this was referring to the Empress Dowager Cao. But is Empress Dowager Cao that kind of person?

Because of his feelings for Zheng Lang, Zhao Ji was even more resentful in his heart, not only cursing my father for his early death, but also cursing our brothers for discord and grandchildren. You've gone too far for the sake of glory and wealth. But this is a very moment, Zhao Ji still didn't dare to show it, hanging his hands, in awe.

Ouyang Xiu underestimated him, saw his solemn teaching, and left the East Palace satisfied.

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Shu was in danger, and he couldn't even speak, and the criticism could only be reluctantly replaced by paper and pen. When the assistant minister asked about his life, Han Qi didn't care about Zhao Shu at all, and said: "Your Majesty has not looked at the court for a long time, and China and foreign countries are worried, so it is advisable to appoint the crown prince as soon as possible to calm the hearts of the people." ”

Zhao Shu stared at Han Qi, and after a long while, his forehead.

Han Qi immediately hurriedly took a pen and paper, dipped it in ink, and handed it to Zhao Shu, Your Majesty, please write.

Zhao Shu gritted his teeth and wrote a few big words: "Establish the king as the crown prince." ”

Enough, Han Qi still felt that it was not enough, and said: "King Biying is also (Zhao Xuan's title), and he is more pro-book when he is tired of bowing." ”

Zhao Shu gritted his teeth and wrote three big characters, Yingwang.

Han Qi forced again: "The minister wants to request, and immediately declare the bachelor to reduce hemp tonight." ”

Step by step.

Zhao Shu had no choice but to bow his head.

Han Qi summoned the chamberlain Gao Jujian, awarded him the imperial book, and ordered the Hanlin bachelor to draft it. After a while, Zhang Fangping was taken to the bed to give his life. Zhao Shu wanted to speak several times, but he couldn't say it, Zhang Fangping couldn't distinguish it, and Zhao Shu drew a few pens with his fingers. Zhang Fangping took the pen, and then looked at Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, and Ouyang Xiu with suspicious eyes.

Zhao Shu couldn't speak, but his mind was still very clear, and when he saw his eyes, he felt something in his heart, but he didn't dare to write at this time. For a while, he was at a loss, and wrote ten inexplicable words, and he was demoted in the coming day, and he was appointed as the crown prince.

Zhang Fangping said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this is not clearly written. ”

Zhao Shu wrote the word Yingwang again, and then wrote the word Dawang. The corners of Zhang Fangping's mouth twitched, he looked at Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu, and finally retreated. After handwriting it, I asked Zhao Shu to confirm it, and Zhao Shu's forehead suddenly burst into tears.

Or at this time, he finally regretted it, and finally saw through the true face of Han Qi's loyalty.

Zhao Shu refused to give in, but Zhao Shu closed his eyes.

However, after Han Qi and Wen Yanbo stepped back, they were actually saying witty things. Wen Yanbo said: "Do you see the emperor's color? At this point in life, even father and son cannot be motionless. ”

Han Qi replied arrogantly: "State affairs should be like this, but what can I do? ”

The two looked at each other and smiled secretly, and at the same time, there was a low cry from Zhao Ji and Gao in the room.