Chapter 1342 Arrival in Beijing

Fan Zuyu and Guo Lin in Menxia Province are copying official documents from the local area.

Fan Zuyu was promoted very quickly. After the Zizhi Tongjian review and review book was completed, he was promoted to the Secretariat.

After Sima Guang became the Minister of the Jung-Secretarius, he was promoted to Youzhengyan.

Guo Lin was originally a county magistrate. After Zizhi completed the review of the book, he was promoted to the Ministry of Education and was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Education.

Both of them were promoted because of Sima Guang.

After Sima Guang returned to the court, he ordered the liberation of his words. However, many officials sniffed the opportunity and submitted memorials to criticize the new law in accordance with the intention of the court.

Guo Lin said: "Your Majesty is still here, how can you allow the officials below to criticize the gains and losses of the government?"

Fan Zuyu said: "What's wrong with this? The Empress Dowager has issued an edict. Your Majesty has established political affairs in the 19th year of the imperial court, and has misconducted the world. Some officials have misconducted the situation, which is almost unfair..."

What Fan Zuyu said was that this was not the fault of His Majesty, but the fault of the Ministry of Justice.

This memorial is undoubtedly directed at the three sentences.

Guo Lin said: "But the law of exemption from service is really a good law. Fan Bailu also told Sima Gong that when he was in Kaifeng Prefecture, when the law of exemption from service was implemented, the people below celebrated each other and the officials and the people called it the change. After that, although the officials took more money from envy, it was already very beneficial to the people after Zhang Jiangong's reform."

"Sima Gong doesn't even believe Zigong's words."

Fan Bailu is the nephew of Sima Guang's best friend Fan Zhen, and a relative of Fan Zuyu.

After hearing this, Fan Zuyu also sighed: "After these years, I also thought that although other new laws are quite flawed, Zhang Jiangong's exemption law has nine benefits and one harm."

"But he ignored Sima Gong."

Guo Lin was very worried when he heard this.

Over the years, he has long regarded Sima Guang as a saint.

There are few people in the world who can abandon the priest and not leave it for it. They are locked in the cellar of Luoyang's home, and have been studying books for fifteen years.

Now Sima Guang returns to the court as he is sick for a long time, and what he does is also the meaning of his heart.

...

The cicadas chirped like they were steamed thin by the heat waves. After Sima Guang became the minister of the school, he walked into the capital.

He was extremely anxious and walked to the capital and saw the new minister, the right servant of the Shangshu, Lu Gongzhu. The two of them parted in Luoyang due to disagreements in political views.

Mr. Lu came to Beijing to become an official, but Sima Guang still wrote books in Luoyang.

The cicadas crowed in midsummer and the two looked at each other for a long time.

"Uncle Hui!"

"Junshi!"

After saying a word to each other, the two of them took their seats again, and the officials immediately presented tea to them.

Lu Gongzhu recalled the past and said to Sima Guang with emotion: "I have been in charge of the country and I have been appointed as a bachelor of the Zizheng Hall the day before yesterday and also as a bachelor of the attendant."

Sima Guang said: "Okay, we will meet the third one again when we wait for the four friends of Jiayou."

Mr. Lu smiled bitterly, who wouldn't know that after so many years, the third of the four friends of Jiayou met again, but Wang Anshi was missing.

Sima Guang said: "I am a person who has not had enough time. I am often afraid that I will not be able to get sick in Luoyang. This time I feel relieved when I see Uncle Hui. I have something to entrust to you."

Mr. Lu said, "You are just talking about your friendship with me."

Sima Guangdao: "Uncle Hui has established his ambitions and practices, and he will be loyal and honest. The world will be admired by others. Only when you and I will be old can you achieve politics and the country. What you learn and accumulate in your daily life will not be given to you today. When will you wait?"

When Lu Gong heard this, his lips moved slightly.

Sima Guang continued: "Since the day, people's discussions have been criticized by Hui Shu for being too silent. At this time, we will not argue with the new party and the new party. If there is any mistake, Hui Shu will join the new party and the new party."

When Mr. Lu heard Sima Guang's words, he was immediately annoyed. As Cheng Hao had told him before, if he showed mercy to the Xinfa subordinates, Sima Guang would be included in the new party.

But Sima Guang said slowly and naturally.

"Since he has been ill for a long time, he has paid all his life to the doctor and family affairs to Kang (Sima Kang). Only state affairs have not been entrusted, so he has entrusted them to Uncle Hui today."

Mr. Lu was a little angry, but after hearing Sima Guang's last words, he was also sad.

Sima Guang knew that his life was not long, and now he has almost entrusted the world and his political ambitions to Lu Gong.

Mr. Lu said, "You want me to abolish the new law, but the new law has been implemented for fifteen years. How many changes will happen if it suddenly becomes more open?"

"There is also the law of exemption from service. The efforts of the three prime ministers, King, Han and Zhang, cannot be abolished by your words."

"As far as I know, the Bianhe boatmen earn a hundred dollars a day?" Mr. Lu suddenly turned the tea cover lightly. "After the money was exempted from service, they no longer had to work as a river worker for the government, but they could rent a mat and sell cooked cakes under the city bridge."

Sima Guang's eguan is slightly inclined: "Don't Hui Shu learn to settle accounts with rules? "The Book of Zhou says, "The Nine Fuses to make money and bribes," how can the way of merchants destroy our dynasty!"

"In the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Hebei was flooded," said Mr. Lu, who was dipped in tea, and wrote on the case, "The Transport Department misappropriated the exemption money to purchase 300 grain ships, and evacuated 200,000 victims within seven days."

He scratched the water marks at his fingertips, "You really want to abolish this method. Have you ever asked the refugees if they are willing to serve hard?"

Sima Guang said: "Uncle Hui was poisoned by the merits! Emperor Wen of Han stopped the terrace to cultivate virtue, Emperor Taizong of Tang was imprisoned and returned home and ruled the world. How could he be too careless? "

"I said early that the law of exemption from service is to recruit people who are rich and powerful to recruit poor and weak households, which is beneficial to the rich and the poor."

"In the old days, although the upper households had to serve as a service, they had to accompany them. However, after the year was over, they had to rest for several years to manage their family property to prepare for the future service. Now they pay every year and have no rest."

"There are also farmers who only have grain, silk and strength. Anyone who provides public taxes and labor, has no money. Now the court said, I don't need your power, I will lose my money, and I will hire myself, so I don't know that farmers will be able to contribute money..."

"The Changpingsi was even more responsible for servicing money, and the accumulation of money was abundant..."

When Lu Gongzhu heard this, he couldn't help but say, "What you said may be in the Xining period, but after Zhang Jian Gong's rebellion and exemption from military service, it has long been a favorable situation for officials and people. The world has been prosperous for several years. Not only is the national treasury full, but the people are not tired."

Sima Guangdao: "Since I submitted a memorial to open up the road to communication, many officials and people have said that the harm of exemption from military service is harmed. How can officials and people say that they are suitable for... "

Lu Gongzhao and Sima Guang argued endlessly in the capital about exempting the law from servitude, and the officials from the left and right hurriedly retreated.

On the side, he was expelled from Beijing by Cai Que. This time, Fan Chunren, who returned to the court, was going to report to the capital. After hearing Sima Guang and Lu Gong several arguments, he shook his head and said, "The law of exemption from service was indeed a little harmful to the people, but after Zhang Jiangong's reform, it has benefited the country and the people."

"Sima Jun is so stubborn, isn't he another Wang Jiefu?"

After saying that, Fan Chunren left, and someone immediately reported Fan Chunren's words to others.

When Cai Que and Zhang Dun arrived at the capital, they heard someone report.

Zhang Dun shook his head and said, "Sima Guang has been appointed as a local official for several days, and he is so confused."

Cai Que said calmly: "How come the Empress Dowager only believes in him."

Zhang Dun said: "In the future, the country will be in chaos, and this gentleman will be blamed!"

Cai Que didn't say anything, and he was left to everything.

Since Sima Guang submitted a memorial to abolish the Immunity Law and the Baojia Law, almost everyone has opposed him, even the old party’s confidants and disciples have the same opinions.

But Sima Guang just insisted on his own.

In the right words, someone reported: "Qi reported to Zuo Kui, Zhang Jiangong returned to Beijing!"

...

When Zhang Yuezhou arrived in Bianliang, the heat was steaming, and even the air seemed to be boiled into gold foil by the scorching sun.

Outside the Jinming Lake, the blue waves are as beautiful as jade, and the soft voice of the singer on the pleasure boat is wrapped in cicadas and the cicadas are rushing into the cabin.

Zhang Yue pushed open the half-rolled bamboo curtain and looked at the dock, but saw dozens of officials of all sizes, including Zhang Zhi, Su Song, Han Zhongyan, Cai Jing, Zeng Bu, Cai Bian, Wang Zhongxiu, etc., waiting on the dock.

There are hundreds of imperial guards standing majestic with spears on the pier.

"Welcome to the Duke Jianguo to return to the court!"

More than a hundred red lacquer painted halberds on the pier were paved at the same time, and hundreds of officials visited.

The imperial edict said that extravagant welcome and see off is not allowed, but who cares about this?

When Zhang Yue landed, Zhang Zhi asked Zhang Yue: "The Empress Dowager has ordered Taichang Temple to prepare a reception ceremony."

Zhang Yue's eyes flashed over the vague kiss of Xuandelou in the distance: "Wait, how about the dragon body of the official family?"

Zhang Zhi lowered his voice: "I could have half a cup of ginseng soup the day before yesterday."

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves suddenly became like rain. An official galloped from Xihuamen.

It was Zeng Zhao, the son of the Secretariat. When he turned over and dismounted, he reported to Zhang Yue: "The Empress Dowager ordered the ritual to build a bus and was exhausted, and he was allowed to be exempted from the court for three days."

Zhang Yue thought to himself that he would not have three days of court, but he really didn't want to come to court immediately.

These are just scenes.

Zhang Yue nodded and saw a group of black people gathered next to the dock, but they were stopped by the officers and soldiers.

Zhang Yue said with his finger: "What's the matter?"

Zhang Zhi said: "It's a student of the Tai."

As soon as Zhang Yue finished speaking, the crowd was pushing. Zhang Yue looked at Cai Jing, Han Zhongyan and others, and the other party turned their heads.

But hundreds of students flocked out. The leader held high and held a scroll with both hands, regardless of the imperial guards on the dock to block it.

Zhang Yue waved his sleeves and said, "Let them come here!"

"yes."
To be continued...