After Zhao Xu arrived at Baoci Palace, he spent almost no effort to get the two palaces to agree to summon Sima Guang.

Because Zhao Xu had succeeded in making everyone in the palace and outside the palace accustomed to him summoning ministers to confront him alone from time to time.

That's the way it is.

Zhao Xu summoned him alone for the first time to meet with ministers.

The two palaces were worried that he would not do well, and the officials in the court were also worried that he would make a fool of himself.

Therefore, he successfully summoned Shen Kuo for the first time.

Both the government and the public are touting - Our Song Dynasty will prosper!

Everyone is numb by now.

They were all used to it and accepted that Zhao Xu would meet ministers alone from time to time, even arrange work for ministers, and give orders to ministers to do things, and they would no longer cause trouble.

Even people in Bianjing are used to it.

The Bianjing Newspaper published it from time to time - Officials summoned XX at the Chongzheng Hall today.

Many people just said "oh" and moved their eyes to look at the Three Kingdoms, or to see what Hu Feipan said today - will he deny what he said yesterday?

This is the joy of life for people in Bianjing now.

However, Zhao Xu still took it seriously and did his details well.

Every time before summoning ministers, they would discuss with the two palaces, and after summoning, they would also report.

If you have something to discuss, discuss it first, and then do it after getting approval.

This not only shows his attitude, but also is the fundamental reason why he can win every day without causing any adverse reactions.

With the consent of the two palaces, Zhao Xu asked Shi Deyi to go to Tongsi in front of the two palaces and issue the order to summon Sima Guang to the palace the next day for a private confrontation.

As for why he chose the future? It was purely because Zhao Xu needed to adjust his mentality.

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Sima Guang excitedly accepted the edict sent by Tongjian Si, promising him to visit the Chongzheng Palace alone the next morning.

He immediately faced the direction of Funing Hall and bowed his head again: "Old minister Sima Guang, I respectfully obey your orders!"

He already knew that after reading his petition, the emperor immediately went to Baoci Palace to request orders from the two palaces.

The emperor’s grace is mighty!

"The officials really trust the old ministers!" Sima Guang was very happy in his heart.

The little worry in my heart has disappeared.

Because he knows that as long as he can make the officials trust him and accept his way.

So, even if Wang Anshi can defeat him now, he will never be able to defeat him in the future!

Once an official takes charge of the government, they only need to remember Sima Guang's sincere words and adopt his loyal opinions.

Then the world will be in great order and the world will be at peace, only before our eyes.

So, after Sima Guang returned home, he began to sort out the cases he had been sorting and collecting these days.

Each of these cases and each of these examples is enough to show that Wang Anshi was so wrong back then!

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In Bianjing in the north, there is no rain or snow.

But in the far south, in Jiangning Mansion, it was already snowing heavily.

In Baoning Zen Monastery, Wang Anshi looked at the silver-covered scenery in the mountain garden.

The letter in his hand danced between his fingers.

The letter comes from the distant Jingdong Road, Dengzhou! The person who wrote the letter is named Su Shi. Along with the letter came dozens of kilograms of dried fish.

Su Shi told him - Xianggong Jiefu, these dried sea fish are delicious and good for the body. After eating them for a while, I felt a lot more energetic... I remembered that Xianggong Jiefu didn't seem to be in good health, so

He sent some dried sea fish to Mr. Jiefu to replenish his health.

There are several ways to do this along with the letter.

He had completely forgotten that Wang Anshi had been practicing Zen and eating vegetarian food in recent years.

"This Su Zizhan!" Wang Anshi recalled that this time last year, Su Shi came to Jiangning to see him inexplicably.

Then within two days, I became one with him and the entire Baoning Zen Monastery.

He even started to talk to some eminent monks from the monastery about Buddhism.

Although the style of Su Shi's poems and articles has changed significantly after the Wutai Poetry Case.

He no longer talks about state affairs casually, and even deliberately avoids government affairs.

But the facts prove that Su Shi is still the same Su Shi.

He just quietly hid his thoughts from the words.

But the boldness and unruliness in his heart have not changed at all!

He is still the Su Zizhan who dared to say: With your limited talents, you can launch an impossible battle, drive out innocent people, and put them to death!

But apart from these things.

Another thing Su Shi told him in the letter caught Wang Anshi's attention.

Song Yongchen is leading tens of thousands of young people to repair roads and bridges in Hebei. He even sent more than a thousand people to Dengzhou to help repair roads and bridges.

Wang Anshi knew that Song Yongchen led these people to dredge Beiliu Road for more than a month.

This made Wang Anshi a little worried at first.

Because money is constantly flowing out of the treasury.

And once the government is short of money, what will Wang Anshi do if he knows it?

Give the people another hard time!

However, after Wang Anshi made some inquiries, he learned about the events at the Hebei dredging construction site through the merchants who had returned from Hebei.

He just smiled dumbly.

The merchants told him that in the dredging camp in Hebei, people often took baths, and when they were free, there were wine jars everywhere!

It's almost as if he can get paid easily and engage in drunkenness, hook-ups, and gambling.

The people who make wine, sell wine and even open casinos are all the same person - Song Yongchen!

And these days, letters come from other places.

For example, Wang Anli's brother-in-law, Xie Jingwen, wrote to him when he left Tanzhou to tell him - Tanzhou Yongxing Field, since the "copper soaking method in gall water", the monthly copper gain has doubled!

Yongxingchang’s copper mine output has doubled!

Some people over there at Cen Shui Chang in Shaozhou said that since the beginning of the Danfa Period, the amount of copper produced from mining and smelting has been several times that of previous years!

So——people from Guangnan East Road came in droves.

They are all here to get rich!

The official extended his favor and promised Danfa a 10% tax deduction for copper.

As soon as the tuition fee is reduced, the appeal to the common people, especially the poor households, will greatly increase!

Based on this information, Wang Anshi knew that this year, copper mining and smelting in various prefectures and counties across the country had increased the production of at least one million kilograms or more of copper!

Traditionally, copper coins generally weighed five kilograms, and official coins were made with seven parts copper, two parts tin, and one part lead.

In other words, the increased copper production alone is enough to mint an additional two to three hundred thousand guan.

This is only the tuition fee collected by the government and the copper materials purchased.

The amount of copper materials used by the private sector to be cast into bronze wares and sold must be above this.

This is only the increase in production in these few months this year.

Next year, the bold method will be fully promoted and implemented, and the number of people mining will increase significantly.

After one year, the newly added money will probably reach one million yuan?

Earn more than a million copper coins for one year old?

Wang Anshi thought and picked up the letter in his hand again.

He looked at the several methods of dried sea fish introduced by Su Shi in his letter, especially one of them which Su Shi called: Dongpo meat stewed with Dongpo fish.

Wang Anshi's tongue suddenly became wet, and his appetite, which had not appeared again for many years, resurfaced in his mind.

So, he laughed: "Turns out I'm already tempted!"

In the past, it was impossible for him to be in this situation.

But now, the emergence of this situation means that the Dharma he has practiced for nearly nine years has been shaken.

His heart was no longer calm.
To be continued...