Zhao Xu once went to the harem in a golden armored military uniform to see Empress Dowager Cao, "Grandma, I'm so good at dressing like this." Empress Dowager Cao, who came from the first-class general family, was surprised. She felt all kinds of feelings for a moment and couldn't speak...

At this time, Zhao Xu asked Fu Bi: In your opinion, what should be done about the border matters?

Fu Bi, who had just spoken the truth and made it clear, replied slowly, "Your Majesty has not been here for a long time, and you should be virtuous and do good deeds. I hope you will not speak out for 0 years."

Shenzong was stunned for a moment. Is this... the answer? With Fu Bi's loyalty and kindness, he would never speak out his official words, but this is the ultimate answer? He was silent all of a sudden. After Fu Bi left, two question marks formed in his mind:

1 Why do ministers know but don’t do it? This refers to Sima Guang. I believe that more than one person can see the national problems clearly. Then why don’t they come forward to share the worries of the country?

Dedication and action. This refers to the internal and external policies that the two dynasties have always pursued. Whether it is to the internal literati and official classes, or to the external Liao and Xixia, they must be gentle and rewarded, and be good people endlessly. Can't this be changed?

These problems troubled Zhao Xu. After all, he was an emperor and a person who sets major principles and directions. Now he has pointed out the direction to move forward - reform! But how to change it requires a big manager!

That person must have a deep understanding of the current state and check every problem clearly. This is just the first step, and it is also necessary to be able to turn the world into a real plan for every step of the way so that every ordinary official and the people can understand and implement it. You must never point out the problem accurately like the Qingli New Policy more than 0 years ago, but vaguely solve the problem. In the end, nothing can be achieved. The only highlight is to stop quickly and have no sequelae!

Where are such people? Looking through Kaifeng imperial capital, all the elite officials who have been raised for a hundred years are here, and they all disappoint... Where is this person?

To sum up, Song Shenzong did not choose Wang Anshi from the beginning, but under the conditions of equal opportunities, everyone except Wang Anshi was avoiding it, forcing Shenzong to have no choice but to choose Wang Anshi. But even so, Wang Anshi still could not get trust and power immediately. Shenzong is not an ordinary person, and this 0-year-old young man is far from the boy who is eager to achieve success in everything and is dry to do things. He is terriblely cautious. It can even be said that the reason why the reform was like this later was that it was his "caution"

Shenzong and Wang Anshi had many separate conversations. On the 4th, the two people recorded in historical records had their first conversation (I think there should have been some talks before, just like Liu Bei could not worship Zhuge Liang from now on just one article "Longzhong Pair". Of course, the content of the conversation is no longer verified). The emperor asked how to govern the world? Wang Anshi answered 4 words: "Choose skills first."

The emperor asked "How is Emperor Taizong of Tang?" Wang Anshi replied, "Your Majesty should do the law of Yao and Shun, what is Li Shimin? The way of Yao and Shun is simple but not troublesome, the most essential but not circumspect, and the most easy but not difficult. It was only later that scholars did not learn it, so they thought it was out of reach. "The emperor "You have too high expectations for me, let's work together to achieve this wish."

The emperor asked, "The world has been peaceful for a hundred years, and there has been no major changes. How did they do it?" Wang Anshi did not answer directly this time, but went home to write a long memorial, listing the techniques of governing the country by Taizu, Taizong, Zhenzong, Renzong, and Yingzong, and then pointing out the current problems. Finally, he summarized that "It has been a hundred years since the world has nothing to do. Although it is called human affairs, it is also a helping God. But please do not rely on God's help. Today is the day of great success in human affairs."

This is about talking about ideals and repaying defeats. Shenzong took Li Shimin as his idol, but Wang Anshi directly raised himself to the legendary most amazing emperor Yao and Shun, which surprised the young emperor.

Next, the most famous debate before the reform occurred. It originated in July, 8 [31 Novel Network], the earthquake and floods in Hebei. On August 1, Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang proposed: Now the financial situation is tight, and he will do his best to rescue the disaster. The rewards for the suburban ceremonies that the priests will be immediately received will be saved. This opinion was sent to the Hanlin Academy and the scholars were invited to write the decree. As a result, Sima and Wang expressed their opinions, which were completely opposite.

Sima Guang agreed that frugality starts with officials, which is great!

Wang Anshi opposed this, which was simply a drop in the bucket and an image project. At that time, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, Chang Gun, saved work lunch and was ridiculed. It was better to resign from his position than to quit his meal, and he was not worthy of being the prime minister at all! Moreover, the real problem now is not that the lack of national use!

Sima Guang shook his head and Chang Gun reduced his salary, which was better than the wastes who were in corpse and were free. And the most important problem of the country now is that the country's lack of national use!

Wang Anshi's mysterious side revealed, "Do you know why the country is not worth enough? It's because the country has not found someone who is truly good at financial management."

Emperor Shenzong's eyes lit up, but Sima Guang, as a rare master of history, did not think of cheating him in everything. He immediately pointed out, "What you said is good at managing finances is just to plunder the people's wealth according to household registration and the number of people. People will become thieves in poverty, which is not a blessing for the country."

But Wang Anshi said a sentence that no one has ever said from ancient times to the Song Dynasty. To be honest, the reason he was Wang Anshi was because he could indeed do this. He was the magician Wang Anshi who could let everyone witness miracles. Of course, the last sentence was still a failure, "A good financial manager will not increase taxes, but the country will use its best." I can increase the country's income without increasing taxes!

You can imagine the excitement of Emperor Shenzong and Sima Guang's anger! Wang Anshi's words are simply challenging his IQ: "There are fixed amounts of wealth and property in the world, only so many, if not in the official position, it is the people. What you said about the use of the country without adding taxes is just to secretly steal people's wealth, which is worse than adding taxes. At least there is a basis and specific number for adding taxes! Besides, someone has used this trick a long time ago, and Sang Hongyang used it to confuse Emperor Wu of Han. Did anyone have never read "Records of the Grand Historian"?"

The dialogue reached its climax here, but it was... it ended. There was no answer from Wang Anshi to Sima Guang in the history books. Only Emperor Shenzong's conclusion: I agree with Sima Guang's view. However, Wang Anshi's opinion is based on whether the ministers of the two prefectures will reduce the rewards.

But with Wang Anshi's personality and greater importance than this matter, will the Ao Xianggui choose to shut up and admit defeat? Never! But the records in history books are gone... triggering endless imaginations from later generations: What magic does Wang Anshi have? Why was the Emperor of the Shenzong not attracted by magic?

Next is my own guess: discussing Wang Anshi, we must connect it with the view of modern economic regulation. Putting aside "morality" and only speaking of "economics", Sima Guang's theory can be summarized into two words "zero sum", that is, income and expenditure are equal, not in officials, or in the people. Wang Anshi's call "value-added" uses the government as a business, and uses various means, including government regulation, lowering interest rates and other methods to stimulate the market and accelerate turnover, and will generate higher tax values ​​at the same interest rate. To put it in a complicated way, in fact, in one sentence: Like a small vendor, as long as the goods go fast and the price remains unchanged, he will still make a lot of money!

From this we can see that Wang Anshi is even more wise, but he has long exceeded the limitations of the times, so he is not understood by the times. At least the emperor at this time could not understand it yet...

On the 4th, Emperor Shenzong of Song issued an edict to the Secretariat: The foundation of the Song Dynasty was founded by Taizu, and the roots should not be forgotten. You choose from the descendants of Taizu who are close to each other and have noble moral character. I want to split the land and be named kings, and not to be eliminated for generations! On September, Emperor Shenzong of Song, the great grandson of King Zhao Defang of Qin, the grandson of King Zhao Defang of Jingzhou, and the Duke of Shu Guo, Zhao Congshi of the Duke of Anding County, and was also preparing to let Zhao Congshi worship the ancestral temple, but former prime minister Han Qi entered the court and ruined the decision to worship the ancestral temple.

On October, Song Shenzong continued to talk with Wang Anshi. Shenzong "Li Shimin had Wei Zheng and Liu Bei had Zhuge Liang, so that he achieved his later achievements. But these two people were both unparalleled." Wang Anshi continued to look down on him. "Your Majesty can be like Yao and Shun, and naturally there are wise ministers such as Gao, Kui, Ji, Qi, etc. As for Wei Zheng and Zhuge Liang, it is not worth mentioning. With the greatness of the world and the masses of the people, there are many outstanding people, it depends on how good your sincerity is. Otherwise, even those wise ministers will be blinded by villains and leave you."

Shenzong disagreed with "Where is no villain in the world? Even when Yao and Shun were in the time of Yao and Shun, there could be no four evil spirits." "It is precisely because we can see who is the four evil spirits and kill them again, that is Yao and Shun. If the four evil spirits act casually, can they still work normally?" This is Wang Anshi asking Emperor Shenzong to support him like Yao and Shun, and to eliminate the so-called "four evil spirits" in order to let him work and show his talents...

On the 7th, Emperor Shenzong asked about the art of enriching the people. Sima Guang replied, "The art of enriching the people is to get people. The one who is closest to the people is naturally the county magistrates. If you want to dictate whether the county magistrate is competent, the best way is to ask the superiors of the county magistrate, that is, the prefecture. If you want to know whether the prefecture is competent, the best way is to ask the superiors of the prefecture's superiors of the prefecture. Your Majesty, you just need to select the virtuous and capable transshipment commanders, and then let the transshipment commanders urge the prefecture to urge the county magistrates, why worry about the people not being rich?"

On the 9th, the Great Liao sent envoys to confer Li Bingchang as King of Xixia.

On January 1, the Song Dynasty issued an edict to Li Bingchang: As long as you re-receive a swearing letter, we will enthrone you and return Suizhou to you, and the annual gift will be the same. So: You should hand over the oath letter! Let us Song Dynasty have face...

This year, when Song Shenzong had just ascended the throne, he "please ask for advice" as soon as he ascended the throne. Among the speeches of many top tycoons at that time, an unknown little character also wrote a memorial, which began the most controversial and glorious military legend in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty!

If the soldiers of the Song Dynasty wanted to rank, there was no dispute about the number one, so it was naturally Yue Fei! But specifically in the Northern Song Dynasty, some people said it was Cao Bin, some people said it was Pan Mei, some people said it was Di Qing, some people said it was Guo Kui, and some people even said it was Zhao Kui.

But in fact, there was another person in the Northern Song Dynasty whose achievements were recorded in history, and his tragedy was even more far above Di Qing. He was even selected for being forgotten by the literati and official class who wrote history in the past dynasties! His name was Wang Shao!

Wang Shao was born and took the orthodox path of the Song Dynasty. He passed the Jinshi exam and became a small official. He was very motivated and then took the exam for the subject. Unfortunately, he failed this time. At this moment, he made an unexpected decision, which is a classic of uncontrollable behavior in the officialdom.

He abandoned his official position and went out for a trip. Looking at the route he chose, it made people wonder if he was brainless. As a southerner, he actually went to Shaanxi. At that time, many people were wondering whether this was a psychological pervert after failing the exam, and after failing to get promoted, he abused himself to find a balance. N years later, those people were stunned, and they personally confirmed a sentence - how can the sparrow know the ambition of a swan!

Wang Shao wandered alone in the northwest border, always paying attention to the dynamics of foreign races such as Tubo, Xixia, Qiang, etc. This is the arrangement of fate. When the Song Dynasty replaced the young and ambitious emperor Song Shenzong, the situation happened to be turbulent on the northwest border, giving birth to a storm that was about to be reshuffled and established the bigger and smaller ones.

At this time, Wang Shao wrote the situation he observed as a memorial and submitted it to Song Shenzong. The memorial was called "Pingrong Ce", which has a very high status in history. Some people say it is similar to Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair". During the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Kongming had not yet left his cottage and divided the world. Wang Shao was away from the officialdom at that time, but he clearly understood the international affairs. The identities and difficulties of the two are very similar. Looking at the meaning, "Longzhong Pair" established the development direction of the Shu Han Empire: occupying Jingduoyi

, divided the troops to attack the world in the north. It was very accurate, but Guan Yu's bad things on the last link made the final setting of "Longzhong Pair" unable to be completed. Wang Shao's "Pingrong Ceremony" stipulated the development direction of the Song Dynasty during the Shenzong period, and its significance directly affected the later Zhezong and Huizong decades, every emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty regarded it as a golden rule. No matter what Wang Shao's treatment was, the direction of war he pointed out was always in progress, even on the eve of the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty...

In this sense, "Pingrong Ce" changed the fate of the Song Dynasty and even the entire Han people. How could its significance be comparable to "Longzhong Pair" which is of civil war? But in the end, it is not recognized! At best, people compare it with Wang Pu's "Ping Bian Ce" during the Chairong period of the Five Dynasties...

It's just a little bit of a fight, what's so great about it? Why do you ask? The reason is very simple. Wang Shao is the New Party. In the history of the Song Dynasty, he is not the only one. Everyone around Wang Anshi. As long as he sticks to the New Party, he is a villain, despicable, insidious, and synonymous with troubles...

Okay, let’s take a look at what is written in "Pingrong Ce"? The whole chapter of "Pingrong Ce" is rooted in the theme of it, the division of the Hehuang tribe of Tubo.

During his lifetime, Tubo Zanpu and his two sons broke into harmony with each other, and they broke into Zonggecheng and Kangu respectively. Tubo's strength was greatly damaged. After his death from illness in 1065, he succeeded his third son Dong Wen. The situation was even more chaotic.
Chapter completed!