Chapter 117 Meeting
Wang Jinghui arranged all the invitations and divided them into ranks. According to convention, he could stay in Kaifeng, Bian Capital after accepting the emperor's summons. He could make arrangements calmly to prepare for future layout. After the officials of the Song Dynasty accepted new appointments or dispatches, if it were not for the emperor's urgent order, the officials could freely arrange their time to take office after completing the affairs. This time could even reach two or three months. This was a preferential treatment for officials and also showed the relaxation of the Song Dynasty's administration.
Visiting Wang Anshi must be the most important visit that Wang Jinghui has to do. Wang Jinghui knows very much about Wang Anshi's history, which is also thanks to Wang Anshi's reputation. Later generations argue endlessly about the Xining reforms hosted by Wang Anshi, and at the same time, the protagonist's life experience is generally discovered like the privacy of a big star in the future. If it weren't for the age of time, Wang Anshi's materials would have become more colorful. Thinking of this, Wang Jinghui couldn't help but feel a little funny: "Those historians seem to be no difference in the nature of the work done by paparazzi in the entertainment industry!"
According to the history Wang Jinghui read, Wang Anshi is particularly interesting. Even his most fierce enemy, it is difficult to find flaws to attack him in his private life. Wang Anshi's biggest feature is that he is extremely ungrateful in life. It is said that he does not change clothes for a long time, does not wash his face, does not rinse his mouth, and does not take a bath for a long time. This makes his coat full of stains such as soup, oil, sweat, and other stains, and some dry attachments can be "think and suspicious". For such a person, when Wang Jinghui is about to visit him for the first time, he has so many reference materials to arrange them calmly, so that he can make it more pleasant when he meets Wang Anshi.
Another thing is that Wang Jinghui was very interested. That is, during the Xining Reform in history, conservative officials used Su Xun's last work "The Defence of Tyrants" to attack Wang Anshi. At that time, the political turmoil caused also affected his idol Su. For a time, the authenticity of "The Defence of Tyrants" also became a topic, and this was also interesting to Wang Jinghui.
A year and a half ago, Su Xun was recuperating in Wang Jinghui's civilian clinic. Wang Jinghui also looked for opportunities to test Su Xun. According to Wang Jinghui's inference, Su Xun should have been in the Renzong era when he wrote "The Debate of Tyrants". According to history, Su Xun would have met Confucius last year. He knew whether he had written "The Debate of Tyrants" as soon as he asked. When Wang Jinghui thought that Su Xun mentioned Wang Anshi, Su Xun was indeed a little overwhelmed by Wang Anshi, who was famous at that time, and said that Wang Anshi had too much talk and was stubborn and unrestrained. If he was the leader of the country, it would inevitably cause the country to fall into chaos, but there was absolutely no "The Debate of Tyrants".
After receiving Mr. Su's accurate answer, Wang Jinghui had a clear understanding of the authenticity of the "Abuse of Tyrants" incident in history. While glading that Su Xun's attitude towards Wang Anshi had not yet developed into a deep hatred, he also deeply felt that Wang Anshi had encountered such great resistance when he launched the reform. Both sides tore off the mask of hypocrisy. In order to move to each other, the methods used by him even had to read through old accounts and use them for many years after his death, which also made him have a certain preparation for future difficulties.
Wang Anshi had a very high personal morality. In this historical period, the only other minister who could compare with him in terms of morality was comparable to him: both of them had a reputation of being very honest and upright. They had reached an extraordinary level of academic achievement, and they had been waiting for their wives for life, without any affair or the habit of raising singing concubines. The character and academic achievements of these two people both made Wang Jinghui feel disappointed. In the eyes of modern people, this is a true scholar, "big guy".
People like Wang Anshi who only care about his own thinking, gold, silver, treasures, and rare toys cannot win his attention. It is said that after he became the prime minister, his income could almost be withdrawn by his colleagues. What kind of gift Wang Jinghui wanted to see him was also a business-worthy thing.
After careful consideration, Wang Jinghui took his manuscript on the customs system as a gift. Wang Jinghui knew that Wang Anshi's economic theory was probably the most advanced in this era, but the advanced economic theory could not be used to regulate the economy of the entire country if it could not be understood by others. It would probably turn into a disaster, and historical facts proved this.
Wang Jinghui is extremely cautious about what economic theory to use to govern the country. His concept of customs was proposed half a year ago, but he still resisted not submitting a memorial to let Yingzong Zhao Shu and others know, and put it into practice. You must know that customs is one of the pillars of a country's finances. The customs system of this era is not yet available. If he wants to take out this thing, then with the developed overseas trade of the Song Dynasty, the profit would be enough to tempt Yingzong Zhao Shu and others to definitely take action. The financial situation of the Song Dynasty would determine what policies the ruling class should implement, but now fortunately the conservatives are in power. Wang Jinghui is also a very cautious person. There are many ways to increase the country's income without harming the people. He must also think through it before he will take it out and hand it over to his father-in-law.
The idea of influencing Wang Anshi has long been formed in Wang Jinghui's head, but due to his famous nickname of "Strange Guard", and Wang Jinghui has a lot of things to deal with every day, so it has not been implemented. Fortunately, after Wang Anshi was promoted to the Hanlin Bachelor's degree, there has been no more movement about his appointment, which made Wang Jinghui, who had already raised his alert level, relaxed again.
"It's time to contact Wang Anshi!" Wang Jinghui said silently to Wang Anshi's invitation.
There was still a chill in the early spring evening of Kaifeng, Biandu. A carriage was running into Xunxueshi Lane in the night, and Wang Anshi lived here. After Wang Jinghui stopped the carriage, he got off with the book boy Li Shen. Li Shen was holding a few boxes in his hand. These were gifts given to Wang Anshi by Wang Jinghui, all of which were high-end gifts produced by Xu. These were the favorites of the powerful people in Kaifeng, Biandu. They were symbols of wealth and status. Several of the small tricks were given to Wang Anshi's family.
After sending the visitor, the concierge obviously received clear instructions from the owner and directly introduced Wang Jinghui into the courtyard. Although Wang Anshi was a Hanlin Bachelor, his residence was shrouded in the night. It was vaguely seen that it was extremely simple. Wang Jinghui was walking in the corridor with the concierge in the guide, while looking at Wang Anshi's residence. The Hanlin Bachelor's reward was not low, and Wang Anshi's residence was still so simple. This shows that his professional ethics and indifferent to material life.
"According to historical records, Wang Anshi did not live very little when he was a child. Although his father was an official, it was very difficult to support a family, so that Wang Anshi often ate wild vegetables when he was young." Wang Jinghui was very curious about his experience with Wang Anshi, and was also curious about Wang Anshi who grew up under such circumstances.
When he walked to the door of the study, the doorman thought that Wang Jinghui had accused him of guilt and asked him to wait here for a while. When he went in to report, Wang Jinghui waved his hand and agreed with a smile. After a while, the doorman walked out of the study and said to Wang Jinghui: "My husband, my master is waiting for you in the study!"
After Wang Jinghui walked into the study, he saw a shorter, slightly black and thin old man standing in front of the desk. Although the candle was not lit well, Wang Jinghui still saw a white stain on the hem of the old man's lichen.
"Haha, there is no doubt. This is Wang Anshi!" Wang Jinghui thought to himself that it seemed that Wang Anshi described in historical books was still very accurate. In the past, it was difficult for him to imagine how a person like Wang Anshi would be disheveled, especially when this person was the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, which was even more incredible. But today he really saw this controversial reformer of the Northern Song Dynasty. It turned out that the descriptions in the book were all true.
"Mr. Anshi, student Wang Jinghui is disturbing!" Wang Jinghui naturally did not dare to neglect such a person among the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song dynasties. He walked up and respectfully bowed to Wang Anshi. This was one of the teachers and students rituals in this era. Wang Jinghui also gave Wang Anshi a reason for giving Wang Anshi a teacher and student rituals. Wang Anshi's knowledge was enough to make him admire and willing to perform this ritual. Besides, in addition to his political shortcomings, Wang Anshi impressed him. Judging from his relationship with Ouyang Xiu and Sima Guang, it is not an exaggeration to call him a student and a junior.
Perhaps because Wang Anshi never cared about these etiquettes, he was not very surprised that Wang Jinghui gave him a teacher-student ceremony, and he just bowed his fists and greeted him. After serving tea at the servant, the two sat on the sides of the shorter sides.
Wang Jinghui said: "I heard that Mr. Anshi's name was a long time ago, but Mr. He has been living in seclusion in Jinling. The younger generation has been plagued by mundane affairs until now, so he was lucky enough to see Mr. He. How dare you ask him what advice he would give to his students?"
Wang Anshi was in a very high interest today. After listening to Wang Jinghui's words, he smiled and said, "The prince consort is too modest. The prince consort is unparalleled in the world and has a reputation all over the world. He is the youngest scholar in our dynasty. Since he took office in Chuzhou, he has outstanding political achievements and has been praised by the people. I am not much. How can I be called the word "instruction"?!"
Wang Jinghui secretly said in his heart that he was ashamed. I am afraid that any future person could do everything he did after coming to this time and space. Most of the poems were plagiarized by famous masters. It really made him blush and said in his mouth: "Sir, you are over-reputable!"
Wang Anshi said politely, "I have some questions to ask the prince-consort today. I think every word and action in the court has profound meaning. Although some ministers in the court did not agree with the policies implemented in Chuzhou, I admire the prince-consort's talent very much. I have accumulated problems in the Song Dynasty for a hundred years, and I believe that the prince-consort is clear in my heart. I dare to ask the prince-consort what good strategies will there be in the future?"
Wang Anshi's frankness was also beyond Wang Jinghui's expectations, but thinking about Wang Anshi's behavior was reasonable, and he thought for a while and said: "Mr. His masterpiece "Nothing in a Hundred Years" and "Ten Thousand Words" have been carefully read. He thought deeply about what Mr. Mr. said, and thought-provokingly. However, although the students were worried about the current situation of the Song Dynasty, they thought in their hearts that if they were eager to change all this, it would probably not be a good thing for the people of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, there are many ways to enrich the country. But now Chuzhou is slowly trying it out. Although it took quite a long time, it is a safe way."
Wang Jinghui knew that Wang Anshi was a straightforward person. When he said he was not in a hurry to change the status quo of the Song Dynasty, he found that Wang Anshi's face was a little darker. Only by turning the topic to the strategy of enriching the country that he was best at could he attract Wang Anshi's attention. He knew that Wang Anshi's always advocated to eliminate all the ills of the Song Dynasty like a thunder and storm, but it was not easy to do so. History has proved that the country would suffer a lot of turmoil and the people would suffer for it. Even those who launched the reform would not end up with any good ending. People like Wang Anshi's final outcome in the time and space where Wang Jinghui was in the past was nowhere in the end. A person who followed him was all crushed into the treacherous scroll by history? Not to mention that Shang Yang and other seniors had a tragic ending.
However, the kindness in Wang Jinghui's words seemed to be a bit unstoppable, and Wang Anshi's face looked a little bad. He said, "I have heard that my colleagues commented that the prince consort is a person who loves the people as much as his son, and is also a resourceful person, but why are he so timid in doing things?! A real man should be more ruthless than bend for the country and the people, and the key is to persist. What the prince consort said is too much!"
After hearing this, Wang Jinghui felt a little sad: Of course, I hope the Song Dynasty can really be strong in the country and the people will be rich overnight, but this is obviously impossible. I am willing to be busy every day, compromise and leave my beautiful wife at home without caring about it?! Even if you, Wang Anshi, develop according to history, will be squeezed out of the center of the court and be called "Banshan Layman" in ten years!
However, Wang Jinghui did not put his dissatisfaction on his face. According to his temper as a "skeptic husband", he would really leave without a disagreement, and then he would lose the opportunity to communicate with him. After all, Wang Anshi's rise is inevitable. Unless Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu can live longer than Wang Anshi, as soon as King Ying Zhao Xu came to power, he would probably be in charge of the political affairs hall. Without communication and understanding between each other, he would be very sad in the future.
Wang Jinghui said: "I believe that Mr. I also know that he was a doctor in Biandu. In the lower body, he was a doctor. There is a saying in the process that I believe Mr. I have heard: 'The disease comes like a mountain. The disease goes like a thread.' Only from our doctor's eyes, we also know that prescription drugs for a person suffering from serious illness will certainly take effect quickly, but if the patient's body is too weak, the patient's body will be worse after he cures the disease. Therefore, most doctors will choose to use mild medicine for treatment. Although the effect is slow, you will see that the patient's body is improving every day, which will be more stable. Students are young and shallow in their studies, but they also know that the Song Dynasty is currently in trouble and politics that cannot be maintained. But how to change the current unfavorable situation of the Song Dynasty? Whether to make rapid progress or slow progress, people in the world are also talking about this. It is better to make a fool of themselves!"
Wang Anshi advocated that it was a storm to sweep away the peaceful atmosphere of Song Dynasty. In his "Notes on the First Dynasty for a Hundred Years", there was a sentence that "knowing that people and things should not be slack off, then they will be very successful." It can be seen that his urgent temper is undoubtedly revealed in his political propositions. Of course, Wang Jinghui's "slow progress" policy would not gain his recognition, but the prince's consort's "cold and summer theories" and the metaphor of "treatment of illness" that Wang Jinghui just said just now also made him feel that it was not unreasonable.
When Wang Jinghui first emerged in the political arena of the Song Dynasty, he has been promoting his "shen and summer" until now. Due to his gentle attitude, he not only won the appreciation of some officials in the court, but also some influential figures in the world's scholars' circles also highly appreciated it. The monthly magazine "Mei Xue" is the forefront of Wang Jinghui's propaganda of his theory. Ouyang Xiu and Sima Guang are all god-like figures among scholars all over the world. The leader of the Shi Lin. Not to mention the operation of Wang Jinghui's investment in "Mei Xue", they also agree with Wang Jinghui's political propositions. "Mei Xue" almost every month.
A few works by famous artists have been published to promote the "Shengs and Heats", which turned the "Shengs and Heats" in history from the Shu school, which was led by Su Shi, into the leading "Shengs and Heats" led by Wang Jinghui. What is interesting is that the original founder Su Shi did not join this ranks. Although Wang Jinghui and Su Shi had a good personal relationship, they were unambiguous on this issue. They also wrote articles to refute Wang Jinghui's "Shengs and Heats". In this "words", "Shengs and Heats" became a mainstream school in the revival of the Song Dynasty, which Wang Jinghui did not expect at the beginning.
After hearing this, Wang Anshi was silent for a while. He could be said to be the founder of the "Zhixing Sect". He had a lofty reputation and firm will. Of course, it was not so easy to convince, otherwise he would not have been called "Sui Xiang Gong". For this young man in his twenties and his son Wang Li, his feelings were very complicated: Although Wang Jinghui was young, Wang Anshi had carefully read all his public articles. Wang Jinghui now has the demeanor of the initial founder of a political sect. Although he also agrees with some content, he also feels that "the literati is very strong and the style of pure talk is very strong." In his eyes, he can also mislead the country. The Wei and Jin Dynasties are not far away!
Chapter completed!