Wang Anshi and Sima Guang had previously recruited Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei never expressed his stance and declined for various reasons. The reason was that he hoped to gain support from both conservatives and reformists.

After all, his foundation is still too weak, but his ambition is not small. He must get the support of reform and conservatives before he can make a difference.

Having said that, it's really hard to choose between these two factions.

At present, Wang Anshi's faction is obviously gaining power, but it lacks political rectification. If he follows Wang Anshi, there will be a lot of troubles in the future. If he is not careful, he will also be involved.

Although Sima Guang's faction does not have the upper hand for the time being, the conservatives are full of talents, strong soldiers and horses, and have a deeper foundation.

The best way is to give it all to both families.

Zhao Xu could just hide behind and cover for him.

In front of the prosecutor's office.

"Second brother, are you okay?"

Seeing Su Shi come out, Su Che immediately came up to him, looked at his brother, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm fine. I'm really sorry for making my third brother worried."

The words were spoken to Su Che, but Su Shi's eyes drifted to Sima Guang aside, as if he was also speaking to Sima Guang.

Fan Chunren raised his hands to Sima Guang and said, "I'm so sorry, Chunren has disappointed everyone."

He admitted this account, and after being interrogated by Xu Zun, he also realized that everything he did was not a qualified prosecutor, and he was willing to take any responsibility for it.

Sima Guang sighed: "Actually, I can't blame you. To be honest, I didn't consider this. This matter has also benefited me a lot. The public prosecutor's office is far more difficult than we imagined. If we want to defend the law,

, then you have to give up a lot of things.”

Fan Chunren frowned when he heard this.

During this period, he had been thinking about this issue.

This is very different from traditional Legalism.

In the final analysis, Legalism is still the way to govern the country. If you stand from the standpoint of Legalism, there is actually nothing wrong with what they say.

Legalism itself is a political stance and political philosophy.

But with the establishment of the Public Security Bureau, this law has become the bottom line of governing the country, rather than the way to govern the country. If you want to pursue the way to govern the country, don't stay in the Public Security Bureau, go to the political hall.

When you stay in the public security tribunal, you are defending the law.

The law must be the first priority in everything, and you cannot let your own position influence your choices. Once the subjective position guides the judiciary, the problem will be really big, and the same mistakes will inevitably be repeated.

Seeing Fan Chunren's expression of frustration, Sima Guang couldn't help asking: "But I wonder if you still have the confidence to continue to serve as the prosecutor?"

Su Shi immediately said: "Yes."

"elder brother."

Su Che quickly stopped Su Shi with his eyes.

He felt that his brother's character was really not suitable for the strict public prosecutor's rule.

Su Shi said extremely seriously: "If I just back down, what else will I be able to do in the future, and this lesson will be in vain."

Fan Chunren nodded and said: "Zizhan's words make sense, and this lesson makes me want to continue to be the prosecutor."

When he realized that the public prosecutor's office was protecting the bottom line, he became full of longing for the public prosecutor's office.

Because this has never happened before.

Bao Zheng was a selfless and unselfish man. He had a clear political stance on many matters. He even wanted to fly to Dengzhou to take up his post immediately.

Sima Guang nodded and said: "Remember, you are here to build the public security system and the law and have nothing to do with the New Deal."

Su Shi smiled and said: "I think that by going here, we are helping Wang Jiefu to reform."

Sima Guang was stunned for a moment, then said hehe: "If you think so, then I'll feel relieved."

Su Shi suddenly looked resentful and said: "Actually, I have always thought so, but Wang Jiefu refused to listen to others' advice."

Sima Guang sighed: "If he is willing to listen to advice, it is not your turn to persuade him."

Su Shi looked at Sima Guang and said, "Isn't it the same with Bachelor Sima?"

".?"

On the second day, the Political Affairs Hall immediately issued a decree announcing the results of the case.

And this is why Zhao Xu invited all the prime ministers to participate in the meeting. If he issued the order unilaterally, it would definitely attract opposition from many people.

Because in the eyes of many people, this is Wang Anshi attacking his political opponents and Wang Anshi cheating. If the procuratorate still had the power to investigate and establish the Ordinance Department of the Second Government, they would have gone there long ago.

Many ministers were very dissatisfied with this result.

But if the prime ministers all agree, at least the situation can be stabilized.

And with Fan Chunren, Su Shi, Gu Ji and others about to leave Beijing, Wang Anshi really got off to a fantastic start.

You must know that this is a process of ebb and flow.

Because after this case, many officials began to lean toward the reformists, and the balance of power between the two sides began to change.

And Wang Anshi is currently short of manpower, because the equalization method requires a lot of manpower to support it. In the past, each place was the same, and it was just a fixed collection every year. It didn't require many people. But now, not only does it have to collect taxes according to the situation, but it also has to go to various places to buy at low prices.

It is expensive, and may require ten times more officials than before.

This is why Su Shi believed that Wang Anshi acted too hastily, and that this move would aggravate the disaster of redundant officials.

But Wang Anshi doesn't care about this at all. After all, his philosophy is open source. He believes that this can make more money for the country. He almost appoints one as soon as he comes. He doesn't care about everyone's investigation. As long as he supports the New Deal

That's fine, and this led to more people turning to the New Deal.

Because it's so easy to get a job here, if you try to please Sima Guang, Sima Guang won't even bother with them.

This actually has something to do with the political philosophies of both parties. Conservatives pursue righteousness first, so they attach great importance to personal moral character. They have different paths and do not work together.

The reformists, on the other hand, put profit first and don't care so much about personal morality.

This is why, in the end, the reformists collapsed from within, while the conservatives remained very united.

No matter what, Wang Anshi felt so happy at this moment that he became stronger and stronger in a short time.

Zhang Fei rode a carriage to the east gate. When he was about to leave the city gate, he met Sima Guang walking back slowly.

"Bachelor Sima."

Zhang Fei jumped out of the carriage and asked, "Has Mr. Fan left already?"

"Just left not long ago."

Sima Guang nodded and said: "Because there were too many people seeing me off, I didn't join in the fun. If you want to catch up, you can catch up right away."

Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "Forget it, I don't want to be scolded at home."

In fact, he didn't come here specifically to deliver it, but he wanted Fan Chunren to send a letter to Fang Yun and take care of it a little while there.

Sima Guang asked: "Are you still afraid of being scolded?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Rather than get scolded, I'd better leave it to Gu Si."

Sima Guang chuckled: "Do you still remember where we had our first detailed discussion?"

"South Gate?"

"Yes, the gift is from Wang Wenshan."

"seems like it."

"There's really no good end for offending you!" Sima Guang said with a half-smile.

Zhang Fei shook his head: "It's not that they offended me, but that they bullied me and even wanted to kill me. If they didn't leave, I might be the one who died."

Sima Guang was noncommittal and asked, "Has Wang Jiefu ever looked for you?"

Zhang Fei said: "It was Lu Huiqing who came to see me."

Sima Guang asked: "Then when do you plan to set off?"

Zhang Fei said: "At least next year. I still have a lot of things to deal with here. Besides, there is nothing to do now. After all, the new law will not be implemented there until next year."

Sima Guang nodded: "I don't care when you go, but when you go, it will definitely be a fierce battle, so you have to be extremely careful."

Zhang Fei frowned and said, "How can Academician Sima say this?"

Sima Guang chuckled, "Look at all the people Wang Jiefu found. Almost all of them are speculators. Once such people are reused, they will inevitably cause trouble everywhere and do whatever they want. They will never abide by the law.

There will be times when you are busy."

If everyone is a gentleman, then all my plans will become meaningless. Zhang Fei laughed and said: "I like to promote good and eliminate evil."

In fact, the imperial court did not order them to leave Beijing immediately, but Fan Chunren and Su Shi rushed to take office.

Gu Ji stayed at home for several days before reluctantly leaving Beijing today.

Halfway through the road, before leaving the city, I suddenly heard someone outside the car saying: "Shopkeeper Liu, I heard that there was another news report today."

A flash of anger flashed in Gu Ji's eyes, and he slightly opened the curtains, only to see a scholar asking the shopkeeper of a wine shop. After hesitating for a moment, he still ordered his servant to ask for one.

After getting the news, Gu Ji was a little afraid to open it because he was afraid that the content of the article would be related to him.
To be continued...