Chapter 360 Political Exchange
Emperor Zhao Xu could only describe his son's changes as a dumbfounded. He did not expect that such a little child could tell so many great truths. If it weren't for his naive childish voice and tender figure, Zhao Xu would have doubted whether his son was already in his teens.
No matter how surprised he was, Emperor Zhao Xu was still very interested in Wang Jinghui's educational methods. Although he was an emperor who read from the palace, he always opposed reading books and looked down on those ministers who read books in the court very much. Otherwise, there would be no reformist ministers like Wang Anshi who could stay in the court.
In any case, although Xiao Zhao Xu's words are to be honest, they undoubtedly reflect the dark side of the reform process. The current reform regulations are too different from history. The immunity, green rice, farmland and water conservancy methods that have been introduced have completely changed; the equal-transfer method piloted on Huainan East Road, Jingji Road and Liangzhe Road, due to Wang Jinghui's huge influence in Chuzhou and Hangzhou and many followers serving as officials, the equal-transfer method of Huainan East Road and Liangzhe Road has been "tampered with". That is, a few local officials who wanted to photograph Wang Anshi's horses forcibly promoted the equal-transfer method, which was also Wang
Jinghui's students and old friends calmly removed them. The reformists were both angry and afraid of this. However, the amount of fiscal remittances paid by these two routes has increased year by year. The fiscal taxes paid by Hangzhou and Chuzhou can even be as high as the fiscal revenue. As long as the money is not a problem, Wang Anshi was too lazy to cause dissatisfaction with Wang Jinghui. However, his subordinates Lu Huiqing, Wang Rong, Xie Jingwen and others were very dissatisfied with this - they could not get benefits from these two routes. Even the officials sent out to the equal-to-world remittance officials wanted to make money, but they were directly sent to Yazhou by Wang Jinghui.
As for the Baojia Law, Wang Anshi took advantage of the opportunity to destroy Xia Dasheng to report to the court, because in March of the third year of Xining, local official Zhao Ziji wrote a letter saying that he had traveled to and from all counties and villages in the capital. In recent years, "blades" (referring to farmers in uprising) were everywhere, and the local area could not defeat it. Even if some captured officials, the remaining parties helped each other and got up to take revenge, which was very powerful. Therefore, he suggested implementing the Baojia that had been in the past, and the government commanded it to "specialize in detecting traitors and falsehoods, stopping bandits and robbing", that is, suppressing the farmers' resistance. In April, Sinong Temple suggested based on this. Fifty households were one major guarantee and ten major guarantees.
For Yidubao, the "highest material resources" and the so-called "talented and capable" among the main households, that is, the largest landlord and rich households, act as the chief of the Dabaobao and Dufubao. If the main client has more than 20,000, one person must be selected as the guarantor to train martial arts. Each Dabao passes five patrol officers and encounters "thieves" to report to the Dabaobaobao to pursue him. At the same time, the Baobaobaobaobao will commit "robber crimes, murder, murder, and arson". If you know but don't report it, you will be punished. If there are more than 3 "robbers" living in the three days of residence, you must be punished without knowing it. First, it will be implemented in the counties in the capital of Kaifeng Prefecture, and then gradually implemented in various ways.
Wang Jinghui was not very clear about Baojia Method at the beginning, so he did not interfere with it. However, he did not expect that the biggest disadvantage of Baojia Method was that military training was required during the busy farming season, which delayed the farming season and caused a decline in grain output. Farmers who were eating at the weather were already very difficult when the disaster year came to a disaster. In addition, the harvest in the land was abandoned for a year after such a struggle, which could also cost the lives of the people.
In Wang Jinghui's eyes, the Baojia Law is just to protect the interests of the landlord class. If it were not for the officials who forced the people to rebel against the landlords and the corrupt local officials to plunder the people too much that they could not survive, it would be difficult for Wang Jinghui to imagine that there would be anything that would allow farmers who were willing to live peacefully to rebel. At least the Chinese history that Wang Jinghui knew was basically the corruption of the government, coupled with the strict exploitation of the landlords. He was unwilling to interfere in this matter before, but he was too naive - he thought that if the financial difficulties of the court could be solved at the current stage, the court would not increase the tax on the people, and the landlord's exploitation of farmers could also shift from the development of business, so that the landlord's eyes could not be limited to land and to industry and commerce. It seems that everything he planned was wrong, and it was so wrong!
You can't blame Wang Jinghui for this. After all, he can't see the opportunity in everything. The historical books of Wang Anshi's new regulations are very detailed. However, he only mentioned the Baojia method and praised the farmland water conservancy law, but ignored the waste caused by the ruined water conservancy projects in various places. Wang Jinghui had intervened in every reform content of Wang Anshi, but even in this Baojia method, he caught up with the moment his wife was pregnant, and he did not take it seriously. Moreover, he did not consider the disadvantages caused by the Baojia method enough, so there would be such consequences.
Because Lu Huiqing was a father, although he had a good position in the reform camp after returning, his official position was still a storyteller in the Chongzheng Hall. At most, he participated in the formulation of the Xinfa Regulations, and had not yet reached the point where Zeng Bu, Han Jiang and Zhang Chun were qualified to promote Xinfa. If Lu Huiqing participated in it, he might be cautious and not be caught. However, Han Jiang and the other three were still very enthusiastic about the meritorious person. After the officials below understood their nature, they would like to them, and the people below would suffer.
Nowadays, not only are there many people in the conservatives who have different ideas, but they are divided into several major schools. They are united under the banner of Sima Guang to oppose the reform faction; even within the reform faction, there are many different trends of thought, from the perspective of personnel and understanding of reform, they are also divided into several factions. What is regrettable is that this treacherous minister who was extremely criticized by later generations; the small faction led by Lu Huiqing is still the faction that he can do things and do practical things.
Although Han Jiang, Zeng Bu, Zhang Chun and others were very happy, they were still willing to promote the implementation of the new law. This not only concerns their future, but also placed their lifelong political ambitions on Wang Anshi's reform. However, having good wishes and being able to implement them are completely different. Lu Huiqing was different. Lu Huiqing had the same thoughts when he first met Wang Anshi. Later, when he became a "guardian god" and was praised by the Song Dynasty scholar Lin as "Yan Zi" and ranked under Wang Anshi, he was already lost.
Lu Huiqing has an amazing sense of political smell, is strong and decisive, and has talent and means. In Wang Jinghui's eyes, if Lu Huiqing had not taken the wrong direction, this person would have become a person who would have been the same as Sima Guang and Wang Anshi in twenty years. However, now Mr. Yan Zi helped Wang Anshi to clean up the harm caused by the Baojia method, and on the other hand, he carefully preserved the letters he had communicated with Wang Anshi. This kid knew that Wang Anshi's reforms would offend the whole world, and it would be no problem to use Wang Anshi to achieve rapid promotion, but if he wanted to survive and die with the reformists, he would never do such a thing.
Although Lu Huiqing also realized that Wang Jinghui was balancing, he was unwilling to let his future be on Wang Jinghui, who was swaying from side to side. If Wang Jinghui turned against him, he would be able to put the reformists in the abyss in a short period of time. At that time, the only life-saving straw for the reformists was the emperor. However, the "popular ranking" recognized by the ministers in the court several times is the first son-in-law, Wang Anshi followed, and Sima Guang reiterated. In this way, the hope was concentrated on one person.
Lu Huiqing was unwilling to do it. He would rather control his destiny than be controlled by others. Of course, he could be controlled by Wang Anshi, at least Wang Anshi could be regarded as his mentor - although he was calculating behind his back, he could still be diversified. He was Wang Anshi recognized best student among the scholars of the Song Dynasty; if he was controlled by Wang Jinghui, he would never accept it in his heart - the prince-consort was a relative of the foreign country, and he still had this "self-esteem".
Wang Jinghui wanted to abolish the Baojia Law, and by the way, he would also abolish the Baoma Law in the three departments' regulations. However, he did not bypass Wang Anshi this time and wrote a letter to the emperor. After all, this time is different from the past - the Baojia Law and the Baoma Law that have not been promulgated have really no way to improve it in Wang Jinghui's eyes, and there is no need for this. Wang Anshi would also plan to reform the military system later. In Wang Jinghui's view, this is very necessary. As for the small-scale peasant uprisings in Zhaozi and the several places who wrote to him, military system reform can be eliminated. If the root cause is solved, another way must be found.
Dong Taishi Lane is still the residence of the current prime minister of the Song Dynasty. This is the residence given to Wang Anshi by Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu. It is very close to the palace so that Wang Anshi can be summoned to the palace at any time. From this point of view, during the Yingzong era, Wang Anshi was just a teacher of Prince Ying, the Hanlin scholar. He was able to enjoy such treatment. In addition to Wang Anshi's extremely famous reputation in the scholars at that time, Yingzong Zhao Shu's plan for Wang Anshi was not as simple as "letting it for his children and grandchildren to be prime ministers". If Zhao Shu had not had such a change in his body, it would be hard to say that Wang Anshi could have launched a reform in the Yingzong era.
Dong Taishi Lane is still busy now. As the chief prime minister below one person, Wang Anshi has caused great controversy in the court and the country due to reforms, he is still as "the second person in the world" as the "world's second person". There is no white Ding in the royal palace, and this threshold is not just a force who enters the official sect. Wang Jinghui's carriage is now parked at Wang Anshi's doorstep, waiting for the doorman's notice.
After Wang Anshiping withdrew from his family, he sat against Wang Jinghui. The two of them didn't know what to say for a moment. The relationship between them could only be calculated by month. Wang Anshi also knew about Wang Jinghui taking Crown Prince Zhao Xu out of the palace. When Xiao Zhao Xu came back from the farmer's home, he told his father in detail about the life of those days. As the saying goes, childish words are not directed at anyone, but in fact, since the object of the narration is the current emperor, this is originally a neutral statement, which has become a blow to the reformists. This is more powerful than any minister's bullet-blocking seal - a five or six-year-old child, or a crown prince!
Wang Anshi could not blame Xiao Zhao Xu, but he had to doubt - as his son Wang Rong said, no one could guarantee that the prince consort's political trends would always remain loyal to one side, and no one could offer a reasonable price to buy the prince consort. At this time, it might be that the prince consort turned to the consort and used the prince's mouth to attack the reformists. Seeing Wang Jinghui at this time was very complicated for Wang Anshi's heart. He was unwilling to make enemies with the prince, and at the same time, he did not have any selfish behavior to harm the country because of the prince consort's actions. This is an extremely valuable quality for a young man.
Wang Jinghui pulled out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Anshi. "Mr. Jiefu, there is something here that the student needs to look at. Please make a decision after reading it!"
After Wang Anshi took it, he realized that this was not a letter, but it was strictly like a piece of paper. From the head, it was a reference material for the name of the prince-consort of Xiao Wang to be handed over for the judgment. After seeing it, Wang Anshi's face changed drastically. He threw the letter on the coffee table and said, "This is a false accusation! Where did the prince-consort get it?!"
Wang Jinghui did not respond to Wang Anshi's fierce behavior, but said lightly: "Mr. Jiefu, Lu Jifu borrowed money from wealthy people to buy land in Huating County, and asked local county officials to collect rent. This is an irrefutable fact! In fact, Lu Jifu himself acted very well, but the servants he sent to Huating County to handle this matter were extremely arrogant. Even the industries under him were threatened. The people below did not know how to deal with themselves, so they wrote a letter to ask the students for their judgment. Therefore, there would be no difference in the matters described in this letter!"
After hearing this, Wang Anshi's face darkened and said, "Lu Jifu has known Yu for a long time, how could he do such a thing?"
Wang Jinghui looked at Wang Anshi indifferently and looked at the letter in disgrace. Lu Huiqing's bad materials were just a small portion of the land of many materials about Lu Huiqing and his brothers. The Lu family's extensive annexation of land on Liangzhe Road had not been shaken out by him. That was when Lu Huiqing's tail was exposed bigger, he overturned the land he prepared in one fell swoop. Wang Jinghui's main purpose now is to borrow this
With a strong momentum, I discussed with Wang Anshi about the abolition of the Baojia Law. Furthermore, it was used to discard the relationship between Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing. In history, Sima Guang once reminded Wang Anshi specifically from his friend's advice that once the reform failed, people from his own camp would stand up and betray Wang Anshi in order to gain his own wealth and prosperity. In fact, it refers to Lu Huiqing. Wang Jinghui's move was to prevent Wang Anshi from falling too deep and unable to extricate himself.
"Mr. Jiefu, you should forward this letter to Lu Jifu. After all, Lu Jifu is a 'guardian god', so students will regard this matter as the past and no longer pursue it. But sir, the students are brave enough to say something, but they don't know whether to say it or not?!" Wang Jinghui said lightly. Song Yu, a member of Invincible Dragon.
Wang Anshi didn't know that Wang Jinghui was thinking anything, but he understood "political exchange". If it were Sima Guang, even if it was at a disadvantage, Sima Guang might not make Wang Jinghui feel good. This is not a personal character, but a perfect ability to consider from a political perspective. Sima Guang is much worse than Wang Anshi. What Wang Jinghui needs is to obtain Wang Anshi to take out the Baojia method for exchange. If such a letter is in the hands of Wang Anshi, he would save himself from writing another copy for Wang Yun.
The reformists are not a solid piece, but a complex of small schools of all parties united under the banner of Wang Anshi for a common interest goal. Among the small groups of interest in the reformists, the biggest contradiction is the "Yane faction" led by Wang Rong and the brothers of Lu Huiqing. Lu Huiqing looked down on Wang Yanei's balanced and domineering, while Wang Rong took it for granted that Wang Huiqing was the "second-in-command of the reformists". The outside world compared Lu Huiqing to Yan Zi, which also aroused Wang Rong's jealousy. Besides, Lu Huiqing's policy is more stable than Wang Rong. He has served as a grassroots official in the local area for a long time and knows the great things very well.
The pros and cons of the Song political officialdom are not a little stronger than Wang Rong. I thought that the qualifications were different, and both were the backbone of the reformists, and there were often conflicts between the two in terms of the direction of the reformists. Wang Rong was too radical, but Lu Huiqing intentionally or unintentionally reduced the speed of the reform. At least he would formulate more detailed provisions when reviewing the reform regulations. Although it is difficult to say how much he could implement these reform regulations once he reached the grassroots level, he was only responsible for improving the reform regulations. Wang Anshi would remember his duty, but outside officials would count the accounts on Wang Anshi's head...
Wang Jinghui has no good feelings for Wang Rong or Lu Huiqing. Although these two people are not comparable to him at the moment, these two people have a common characteristic - they both like to be good at using conspiracies to frame political enemies. This is what Wang Jinghui is concerned about. He doesn't know what Lu Huiqing thinks of him. At least he knows that Wang Rong has been plotting against him more than once. If he doesn't give Wang Yanei a little bit of a good taste, it would be too sorry for him and would make outsiders feel that he is too weak! Lu Huiqing can just be evenly matched with Wang Rong in wisdom. This opponent was found by Wang Jinghui for free for Wang Rong. Although it was a bit cheaper, I imagine that Lu Huiqing was actually exiled after losing power and being exiled. Deng Wan and others were extremely concerned about this person's efforts to prevent Lu Huiqing from returning to Beijing to retire. It can be seen that this "Yan Zi" is not something that anyone can control!
Chapter completed!