"History of the Song Dynasty" is the most chaotic and unreliable one in Chinese history books. Many people emotionally blame it on the Mongols who caused the Han people to completely destroy the Han people for the first time. Because the Mongols were barbaric and vulgar, they did not respect the culture of the defeated country, they wrote casually. Anyway, they could fight, what could they do if they wrote it wrong? In this way, they were wronged. In fact, they were all the Han people who committed their own sins. Just like when the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed, the Jin soldiers rushed into the palace only before retreating. All the previous lootings were offered outside the city, and the Song Dynasty traitors themselves plundered the city...

This is also the source of the confusion in "History of the Song Dynasty".

When studying the Song Dynasty, the best information is the "Records" of the emperors. This is the most authoritative official information, which records every major event in the empire, and even the daily words and deeds of the emperor and ministers. Others, such as "History of the Song Dynasty" and "Such Zizhi Tongjian Changbian", were one of them in the Yuan Dynasty and the other was fundamentally not accurate enough after the Song Dynasty moved south, so various private notes of the Song people also became part of the official history.

So ask: The Emperors' "Records" are intact. Is it clear that the Song Dynasty is clear? No! Since the first "Records of Taizu", it has been revised again and again, and it has been unrecognizable. The most terrifying one is the Shenzong Dynasty! The "Records of Shenzong" has been revised three times in total:

The first time in the early years of Yuanyou, Fan Zuyu, Huang Tingjian, Lu Dian and other fellow practitioners, they became quarrels when they were compiled. Huang Tingjian said, "Like the public statements, it is a slanderous history." Lu Dian refuted "Like the words of the king, isn't it a slandering book?" Lu Dian was once a student of Wang Anshi, but he did not agree with the new law. Even he could not see Huang Tingjian and others' tamper with Wang Anshi's deeds. The credibility of this book "The Record" can be imagined...

The second revision was when Shaosheng changed the Yuan Dynasty. After the death of his grandmother, Empress Dowager Gao, Song Zhezong took power in power, missed his father's deeds, and wanted to legitimize Shenzong. He ordered the National History Academy to find Fan Zuyu, Huang Tingjian, Zhao Yan and others, and asked where the basis for the record was? The answers of these people were super shocking, "Each name has no evidence, and the rumors have been obtained" were just rumors! Zhezong was furious that "the words have been seen all, and the historical ministers dared to be so arrogant and disrespectful", so he ordered Cai Bian and others to re-revise! Cai Bian's version of "Records" is based on Wang Anshi's private diary "Diary". He changed the Yuanyou version of "Records" a lot, and used a red pen to write it, and called it "Zhu Moben". This is the second "Records of Shenzong"...

During the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, I wanted to change the third time, but unfortunately I was delayed by the invasion of the Jin soldiers. It was not until the fourth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty that Fan Chong changed again. Who was Fan Chong? Fan Zuyu's son... Over the past decade, the dispute between the old and new parties has been repeatedly tormented four times, and nearly three generations of people have died. The anger and resentment has risen to an irreconcilable level. Can anyone still hope to speak fairly and justly?

The part about the Shenzong Dynasty in "History of the Song Dynasty" which is one of the four official histories that have been passed down now is based on the actual record of Fan Chong's version. The first two versions of "Records" and Wang Anshi's "Diary Records" have all been scattered in the world and can never be searched again... So in an absolute sense, no one can explain what happened back then clearly. So what can I do? It is to try to analyze the existing data layer by layer and distinguish the true or false?

When Song Shenzong was born, a peaceful light shone on the delivery room. A large group of mice appeared and spit out large patches of colorful gas, which accumulated into thick clouds... I don’t know if Zhao Xu’s mother, who is invincible in the future, is known as “Yao and Shun”, was choked to death at that time?

On January 8, 1067, Zhao Xu, who was under the age of 19, succeeded to the throne. This destined him to have a strong confidence in the early days of his reign: My destiny is my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own, my own,

Emperor Shenzong was born in the Pu Palace and received a very popular education. This is a key point! Cultivating an emperor is not the same textbook as cultivating a noble child. He is different from his previous emperor. It can be counted that only Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi brothers are similar to him, and neither have received systematic training in the art of emperors, but those two are geniuses, His Majesty of Shenzong...

On the 10th, Empress Dowager Cao was promoted to Empress Dowager Cao, and Empress Gao was promoted to Empress Dowager Gao.

Next, we will discuss the good neighbors between the two countries. What should Zhao Xu call the current Empress Dowager of the Great Liao Dynasty, Xiao Tali, Yelu Hongji's mother? According to seniority, Yelu Hongji should be Zhao Xu's uncle, so his mother...? Officials from the Ministry of Rites said that we should call ourselves respecting nephews and the other party's eldest mother. However, the officials of Taichang Temple rejected them, saying that we should call ourselves nephews and grandmothers and the other party's grandmothers, which is in line with the generation. The arrogant Zhao Xu reluctantly recognized the statement of the Taichang Temple officials. But later history can prove that he was not convinced!

The first thing I considered next is how to attend the funeral of my father. For this reason, Zhao Xu called Han Jiang, the three envoys of the Ministry: Come on! Check the accounts and see how much money we have?

I saw Han Jiang bringing the account book as high as a mountain: Your Majesty, look, every transaction here is all income, all money. Shenzong is very happy, but the following scene is enough to make him vomit blood: the account book is full of money, but there is not even a hair in the warehouse!

Taking the 1065 years just now as an example, the annual total income is 116,18,405 taels, is it very much? Very good! But look at the expenditure again: it is...104,174 taels, and there is a deficit in the income that is not enough. This is not the end, there are sporadic expenditures, which are known in history as "extraordinary" 115,178 taels, which is almost 1/10 of the annual income!

Finally, the fiscal deficit in 1065 was 1576047 taels! Is this a life for people? As for how it was done, let’s talk about it carefully in the future. Now the young emperor is lying down on the Longshu desk with his head in his arms, making all his brains to figure it out. There is no way to save it...

On the 14th, Shenzong issued an edict: The funeral expenses of the late Emperor Yingzong and the rewards for Shenzong's own ascension to the throne were greatly reduced, only 1/2 of the previous period of the Jiayou period of Renzong. He barely gritted his teeth and spent the money, and the remaining money was tightly covered by the emperor. He issued two orders: 1 From now on, please tighten your belts. The country will not have that much money to reward and spend it randomly. Do what you love the most and are best at doing - advice.

Whenever there is something wrong, advice will happen. Some emperors and some ministers speak automatically, and the content is very wide, from foreign wars, civil riots, the emperor's divorce of his wife, meteors in the sky, etc., and you can argue if you have any questions. This time, what Shenzong asked for was "discussing the accumulated problems of Renzong and Yingzong dynasties". This is a big paper, but it is actually a cliché. This topic is too common. But no one expected what purpose he had behind the topic.

The focus of this comment was on several people: Zhang Fangping, Han Wei, Wu Kui, Han Qi, Sima Guang. This is not accidental, because each of them has the strength to be paid attention to and the root cause.

Zhang Fangping's memorial began by proposing that money is the most important thing in the country, and there is nothing without money. Then he proposed how to save money, specifically designed the funeral expenses of Emperor Yingzong, which saved Zhao Xu a lot of money. This made Emperor Shenzong appreciated it very much.

Han Wei, he was a confidant when Zhao Xu was a prince, and his confidant's words were always mysterious, so he ignored the serious memorials. What we are about to see is the whispers behind him and Emperor Shenzong.

Wu Kui's memorials always emphasize gentlemen and villains, saying that as long as the emperor judges the difference between good and evil and lets the villains go away, the world will naturally be peaceful and prosperous... Shenzong yawned: My dear, go and take a shower and go to bed.

Han Qi. The Prime Minister’s memorial was a letter of resignation: According to convention, the Prime Minister of the previous dynasty was responsible for the mountain tomb affairs (burial) of the Emperor Daxing, and he had to resign after the matter was completed. Moreover, he is old and in poor health, so please allow me to go to the local area to retire. But obviously, there are deep subtexts behind his resignation. In recent years, he has made too many enemies. If he does not retreat bravely, be careful not to be able to bear it!

Only the old bastard Sima Guang was left, who was always a unique person. Afterwards, he was different from the people above in this matter, so he was careful. However, in chronological order, his memorial was not yet published, so wait a little longer...

On the 6th of the month, Xiang, the great-granddaughter of former Prime Minister Xiang Minzhong, was appointed as the queen.

On the 4th of the month, Ouyang Xiu, the deputy governor of the magistrate, was dismissed for his anger in the Yingzong Dynasty. The next day, Wu Kui, deputy envoy of the Privy Councillor, was changed to serve as the deputy governor of the Political Bureau.

On the 6th of the leap month, Xia Yizong Li Liangzuo sent an envoy to the new emperor of the Song Dynasty, and asked to apologize and restore the scene of the two countries.

On the 5th, Wang Anshi was appointed as the prefect of Jiangning and officially entered the historical stage of the Shenzong Dynasty! Wang Anshi, a native of Linchuan, Fuzhou, was born in 101. His father Wang Yi was a middle and lower-level official of the Song Dynasty. He traveled all his life in the north and south, but did not become a Beijing official. This finally made Wang Anshi's early life: 1. He was erratic and had his own academic achievements.

Because of his erratic distraction, he opened his eyes and saw the pros and cons of the Northern Song Dynasty since he was a child. Because he was in the world and his father died early, he had to study poetry and books by himself, which determined his academic foundation and character of life. His soul was never bound, and Confucius' Confucianism did not have the kind of constraints that seemed sacred. Even his purpose of going to Beijing to take the exam was not so "high". He later understood and told the world: it was because his family was too poor, and he had to have fame and salary to support his mother and many younger brothers and sisters...

This is the most famous and controversial famous prime minister Wang Anshi in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty!

Wang Anshi passed the fourth place in the Jinshi exam in 2010. After that, he took an extremely unique path in officialdom. He finally had an unprecedented chance of entering Beijing. He regarded fame as dirt, and was arrogant in the world where the whole country competed for fame and fortune. He would rather be an official in a remote and small countryside place. During this period, he gave up the written examination, which was the normal power of the local officials after one term. He could go to Beijing to participate in the screening of the museum staff. With his literary skills of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, I believe

He was at your fingertips and didn't waste his power. But he just didn't! He even gave up his recommendation. The recommendations of top civil officials like Wen Yanbo and Ouyang Xiu were wasted by him! Why is this? Don't be busy for now, and continue to look at his life path. In 1058, he finally entered the capital and became the judge of the Duzhi in the Sansi Province. Later, he entered the museum and became the master of imperial edicts among the two-system officials. In 106 (the same year when Song Renzong passed away), he left the capital because of his mother.

During these six years, he left a memorial to talk about state affairs, which can be said to be unknown. From then on until now, until the death of Emperor Yingzong and the ascension of the throne of Emperor Shenzong, he has been wandering around Jiangnan...

This contains the big question of what kind of nature of Wang Anshi? Is he a 100% pure and flawless man, not treacherous, or even treacherous? This is the basis of the arguments of those who have praised Wang Anshi in the past dynasties. Or is he a hypocrite who is very treacherous, evil, and a bunch of evil ways? This is the ultimate goal of suppressing Wang Anshi in the past dynasties... These two 180-degree big turns must be analyzed from his actions bit by bit in his life. At this time, it can begin. Start with how he attracted the attention of Emperor Shenzong.

Speaking of Song Shenzong Zhao Xu, Zhao Xu, had known Wang Anshi for a long time, that was his confidant when he was a prince, and the contribution of the Han Wei mentioned earlier. Han Wei was a solemn person, and he was a respectful person. At least he often made Emperor Shenzong awe. If Shenzong talked about fame and fortune with him, Han Wei refused to talk, and cut off the conversation from the beginning. "The saints do not talk about fame and fortune, but only talked about doing things." Things became free and fame, and always did it with a heart of fame, and sooner or later it became a traitor!

One day, the young prince Zhao Xu wore a pair of shoes with novel styles. Han Wei saw it and said coldly, "Wang An uses dance boots." Zhao Xu immediately took it off and threw it away.

During the battle between Zhao Shu and Empress Dowager Cao, Han Wei reminded Zhao Xu that the crisis had come. "Grandma" was angry and quickly explained. Zhao Xu immediately followed suit and apologized for his father. Here is a little sentence: Zhao Xu and Zhao Shu are completely different. In the end, Shenzong was very respectful to Empress Dowager Cao.

In short, Han Wei had a great influence on Song Shenzong, and was a kind of teacher and friend. What was particularly rare is that he often expressed his unique opinions on state affairs, which made the emperor stunned and suddenly enlightened. At this time, Han Wei would always say, "This is not what I said, it is the opinion of my friend Wang Anshi." After a long time, Wang Anshi's name took root in the emperor's heart.

There is also the only ten thousand words left by Wang Anshi when he first entered Beijing. It made the young Zhao Xu feel excited. So, Emperor Shenzong still did not forget to issue an order to Jiangning Mansion, thousands of miles away during his busy state affairs: Wang Anshi took office as the prefect of Jiangning!
Chapter completed!