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Wang Anshi withdrew his gaze, and then immediately looked at the stove: "Ah, I almost forgot the stove... If the heat is bad, this dish will not taste good!"

He hurriedly started to pack it up.

Zhang Dun saw this and smiled dumbly.

That night, Zhang Dun and his son had a meal at Wang Anshi's house.

They are all made by Wang Anshi himself and are very rich.

There is fish, meat, and several vegetables.

The taste is very rich, with various flavors available.

This was unimaginable in the past - Zhang Dun had naturally eaten at Wang Anshi's family banquet in the past.

At that time Wang Anshi was still the Prime Minister.

But when I was a guest at his home, the table was filled with the same fixed dishes, which were simple and plain and almost never changed.

Wang Anshi himself will only eat the dish closest to him and will not even look at other dishes.

Nowadays, Wang Anshi is smiling at the dinner table. He wants to taste every dish. If he encounters something delicious, he will give his wife Wu a few more chopsticks.

Zhang Dun naturally knew that Wang Anshi's personality had changed so drastically not just because he fell in love with cooking.

It's definitely not because he was influenced by Su Shi.

Su Zizhan is not so charming!

Moreover, if Wang Anshi could be influenced by others so easily.

Then he won't be a slanderer.

So, what happened?

Zhang Dun was very curious about this.

So, taking advantage of Wang Anshi's temporary absence from the table after the meal, he quietly approached Wang Anli and asked in a low voice: "Hefu, Mr. Jiefu seems to be different from the past?"

Wang Anli replied in a low voice: "My brother was ill the year before last and was bedridden for a time..."

"After recovering from the illness, I concentrated on Buddhism... I also asked the late emperor to grant the temple on the mountainside garden as Baoning Chanyuan. From then on, I concentrated on practicing Zen and only read Buddhist scriptures..."

"This is all despair..." Wang Anli sighed.

Zhang Dun nodded and heard what Wang Anli meant.

Wang Anshi fell ill in the seventh year of Yuanfeng. After recovering from the illness, he wrote a letter requesting that his family house in Banshan Garden be granted as a Buddhist temple.

Before he did that, the late emperor had already publicly announced the candidates for the young master's guardian.

Sima Guang, written by Lu Gong!

Two veterans of the old party!

Especially Sima Guang, known as the Red Flag of the Old Party!

The announcement of this list actually means that the late emperor allowed and authorized Sima Guang and Lu Gong to abandon the new law after taking power.

There is no greater sorrow than the death of one's heart!

Zhang Dun felt that if he and Wang Anshi were to get along in different places, he would probably lose all hope and have the idea of ​​​​escaping into Buddhism.

Wang Anli looked at Zhang Dun with a smile: "Zi Hou should know what happened next..."

"Since the young master came to the throne, he has respected the virtues of his ancestors, inherited the government of the late emperor, extended his grace to the world, and blessed all people... and everything has been renewed!"

Wang Anli is a bystander, so he can naturally see clearly.

His brother had already begun to resurrect after receiving the first letter from Bianjing.

The old monk who sat in Baoning Zen Monastery all day, meditating and chanting sutras, became active.

Just like an old tree sprouting new buds.

When Lu Xizhe's letter arrived, new shoots sprouted.

Han Jiang's actions after taking charge of the government made him even more excited.

Although the Horse Protection Law and the Market Change Law were abolished, the Young Crops Law and the Recruitment Law were revised, and the Armor Protection Law was abolished in the south.

However, the skeleton of the new law was preserved.

In some aspects, it has been optimized.

The most important thing is that the foundation of the new law has been protected - in Taixue, the three classics are still taught with new meanings and words.

Last year's imperial examination still adopted the new meaning of the Three Classics as justice.

The old party literati and officials began to change their attitudes one by one.

Even from far away in Jiangning Mansion, Wang Anli could see the changes that gradually occurred in his brother.

This is - the spring breeze turns green to the south bank of the river!

Wang Anli said and looked at Zhang Dun: "Zihou should be able to feel the atmosphere more in the capital than we are in Jiangning, right?"

Zhang Dun nodded.

He remembered clearly that at this time last year, the late emperor fell seriously ill.

Countless rumors were spread in the palace.

The government and the public were in turmoil.

Cai Chizheng's mother and wife kept entering the palace.

Soon the legend spread in the palace that "the queen sent people to pray for her father, the emperor, in the name of the Prince of Yan'an."

Then it came out that the two kings wanted to stay in jail, and there were ministers in the palace who wanted to follow Wang Jien's example.

Zhang Dun's heart was in his throat at that time.

Cai Que even discussed with him privately that if there were any changes, he would contact the palace commander Yanda to initiate military remonstrance.

However, everything came to an abrupt end after the young master was born.

Soon, news came from the palace.

The emperor's sixth son, the Prince of Yan'an County, is the Queen's legitimate son and the Queen Mother's legitimate grandson!

Then, there were almost no twists and turns.

The once exciting sounds in the palace disappeared completely.

After that, he decided on the strategy and established the throne, and ascended the throne before his death.

Although there are many things, they are still blocked by the fog in the palace.

However, all the courtiers knew that in those days, the young master successively defeated the queen and the queen mother, and made the queen and queen mother recognize him.

Therefore, as the eldest son, he was sent to the late emperor's bedside, and then, with the support of hundreds of officials, he became the crown prince.

It’s simply unbelievable! At one time, people thought it was the Queen’s handiwork, which made many people think that the Song Dynasty was going to publish another Zhang Xian Mingsu!

It was only a long time later that people discovered it.

In fact, before that, the three sons of the palace commander Yanda were already guarding His Majesty.

In other words, without everyone knowing, he had already taken control of the Dianqian Division and gained Yanda's allegiance.

All the events that followed shocked both the government and the public.

It is said in the palace that the ten-year-old young master already has the ability to handle state affairs when he comes to court!

He even has the power to employ people!

At first, everyone thought it was the palace bragging.

But soon the truth told everyone - it was true.

Whether it is a cunning minister like Wen Yanbo or Lu Gongzhu, or a scholar like Zhang Fangping or Sun Gu who is famous all over the world for his knowledge, even he is as stubborn as Sima Guang.

He was able to comfort everyone one by one very well, and he could be said to be 'a solemn presence before the court, with all the laws and regulations in place, just like a holy master'.

Zhang Dun couldn't help but smile as he recalled the past year.

Because he remembered that before leaving Beijing, he was teased by the emperor once.

Then, Zhang Dun sighed: "Xianggong Jiefu is a blessed man!"

Wang Anli smiled and nodded: "I think so too!"

Although in the court, both he and Wang Anguo would deliberately keep a distance from Wang Anshi, even tit for tat, and hold different political opinions.

But privately, how could their brothers not know that the rise and fall of the entire Wang family is actually tied to the honor and disgrace of Wang Anshi.

Therefore, even when Wang Anguo was still alive, he was actually just pretending to disagree with Wang Anshi's political views.

Nowadays, the young master's various actions all show that he is protecting the core and foundation of the new law intentionally or unintentionally, and retaining the vitality of the new law.

"By the way..." Wang Anli whispered: "Zi Hou, can you bring someone with you when you go south this time?"
To be continued...