Chapter 370 Induction
When Wang Jinghui received a secret order in Jingyuan, he knew that all his memorials had been adopted, a smile appeared on his lips. The situation inside the court is also very subtle. Although he is not clear about the real thoughts in the hearts of the bosses from all sides, Wang Anshi removed speculative people from the reform faction, which greatly purified the reform faction. In addition, he also followed Wang Jinghui's advice and slowed down the speed on the reform part. On the other hand, the other side was very clear.
In terms of reform program, we can move closer to reform during the Qingli period, so that we can also win the favor of conservatives such as Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo, and the obstacles to reform will be greatly reduced. Wang Anshi also suspended the introduction of the new law and focused more on the analysis of the pros and cons of the previous reform regulations in order to make further improvements. Of course, we are also making more preparations for the reform regulations introduced later.
Wang Jinghui and Wang Anshi temporarily formed an alliance, but this does not mean that Wang Jinghui would wear a pair of pants with the reformists. Even the reformists were in many factions. Lu Huiqing's flag was overturned and the yameni faction led by Wang Rong was the only one who was the leader of Wang Yun. Only when Wang Anshi suppressed the reformists would appear united, but Wang Jinghui was unwilling to go to this muddy water by himself. Through the relationship between the Intelligence Bureau and the Imperial City Department, coupled with the students and officials from all over the world who spread the world from Huaying Academy to search for various problems caused by the implementation of reform regulations in the local area, of course, there were various good changes. However, in Wang Jinghui's rough view, it was not much that was said to be good in the reforms. No matter what, he would classify and summarize these collected documents for Wang Anshi as a reference.
When Wang Anshi saw the materials that Wang Jinghui had spent a lot of effort to gather to reflect the advantages and disadvantages of reform, his face was covered with black clouds. He did not expect that he had been waiting for more than 30 years, and the new laws and regulations carefully prepared for the Song Dynasty would be so unbearable after implementation. It almost became a way to harm the people.
Wang Anshi has always been very clear about complaining about the new law from top to bottom in the Song Dynasty. There are many people who resent. He also knew that after the implementation of the new law, even the people complained about the new law. However, what he thought in his mind was that the new law deprived the interests of the big merchants, the nobles, and the landlords. Whether they complained or even hated themselves, it had no impact on him. As for the impact on the lives of the people, he also believed that it was temporary, and even temporarily sacrificed the interests of some of the people in exchange for the overall strength of the Song Dynasty. However, these kinds of comforts were all shattered by the ruthless attacks in front of the materials presented by Wang Jinghui.
Seeing Wang Anshi's expression, Wang Jinghui knew that his mood must be very contradictory at this time, so he said: "The sources of these materials were collected by local officials and students of Huaying Academy, and none of the cases written were false... Mr. Jiefu's intention to be a country is well known to everyone. However, Mr. Junshi and others repeatedly dissuaded the new law to serve the country and the people. There are also gentlemen among the old and new parties, but it is because of the different perspectives of viewing..."
Wang Anshi's face slowed down and said, "There is no time to make a living by reforming the country, but in the end it ends up like this, which really makes someone feel disheartened!"
Wang Anshi walked to the window and opened the window. All the places where Jiuwei lived were bustling with merchants. Looking at the bustling crowds of people downstairs, many feelings surged in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel calm. However, Wang Jinghui next to him could understand his mood at this moment. Looking at this old man who was about to enter the twilight years, he was also sighing when people from later generations evaluated Wang Anshi - if the ideological activity keeps pace with the times, Wang Anshi can definitely be ranked first among the people he comes into contact with this era. Sima Guang is too different from Wang Anshi in terms of ability to govern the country or in terms of courage. At least Sima Guang still adheres to the traditional way of gentlemen to protect himself. He cannot take on the key points of Xining's reform!
Wang Jinghui took a sip of tea slowly and said, "Sir, too, often said that reforms have never been easy throughout the ages? Besides, Mr., not far from the expected route, there are still opportunities!"
Wang Anshi turned around and looked at Wang Jinghui and said, "I am old. This important task of a strong country depends on changes!"
Wang Jinghui smiled and said, "Sir, joking! It would be fine if I asked my subordinates to come up with an idea from the side as a staff officer. I am used to being idle, but I can't take on this important task, let alone since I met Mr. I have never doubted who else can do better than Mr. in this important task of reforming and making power!"
Wang Anshi shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Reform, reform! But I was so sad that I was so sad!"
"How many people can see the courage of a Song Dynasty? But the husband is too impatient. We need to know the relationship between yin and yang, and things are important and urgent. At this time, it is just the low point that the husband faces. If the husband retreats, then no one will lead the reform of the Song Dynasty. If the country is abolished, will the country be in ruins again and again be reborn? Wouldn't it be back to the Renzong era?"
"It was very open-minded and changed to the head of the young and handsome men of the Song Dynasty, and there was a beautiful article in my heart."
"Sir, I'm too proud. The most important thing now is to restore the momentum of reform. Although the Song Dynasty is growing more and more prosperous, the various ills accumulated since Taizu and Taizong still entangle the Song Dynasty cannot move forward. If you want the Song Dynasty to escape this restraint, you still need to reform, otherwise it will be just a mirror and a water moon!" Wang Jinghui said with a smile.
"Reform is resourceful, but what do you think?" Wang Anshi also looked at him with a smile. He has also known Wang Jinghui very thoroughly for the past few years. Although this person is a bit unexpected, he has little selfishness and has never been busy with reform. It is really not easy to stand up now.
"Reconciliation, rectification, slow down, and meticulous!" Wang Jinghui said solemnly: "Reform is a method that has been formed by our ancestors. Various rules and regulations of the Song Dynasty have been formed for a hundred years. People are mostly conservative. The reform will inevitably touch the interests of many people under the reform, so the reform will be curbed. The reform is indeed a time to make a plan and focus on the country, but over time, it cannot withstand the opposition remarks - my husband is knowledgeable and should also know the allusion of "three people become tigers". Even if the emperor is a rare wise ruler, he will be suspicious in his heart after a long time!"
After hearing this, Wang Anshi did not speak. He naturally had his own ideas about Wang Jinghui's "eight characters", but what shocked him the most was the emperor's suspicion of him. You must know that the reason why he was able to withstand the huge pressure to reform was the emperor's trust in him. He is a famous scholar who governs "Laozi". The whole chapter of "Laozi" is nothing more than the word "concessional change". He naturally understood the essence of (Laozi). The power in his hands completely depends on the emperor's trust in him! What Wang Jinghui said was even more touching his pulse. Without the emperor, he really could not continue to reform. Although Emperor Zhao Xu's trust in him still seemed to be the same, he knew in his heart that this was a rare friendship between the king and the minister, and the friendship could not defeat "state affairs"!
"Mr. Reform should seek more people, so that the obstacles encountered by the reform can be reduced. Looking at the court, Sima Junshi is a master who cannot help but fight for. Sima Junshi is a close friend of Mr. Sima Junshi. However, for the disputes between reforms are like strangers. His differences are all caused by his excessive behavior. You should know that Sima Junshi also thought about the prosperity of the Song Dynasty, and the memorials of the Emperor Renzong and Emperor Yingzong of the Emperor, and he also reformed the court system in his heart. Mr. Renzong, also experienced the Renzong dynasty, but did not know why the Qingli new policy, the former Qingli ministers would now stand up and oppose the Mr. Reform? This is not just a sentence of "they are old" that can be overshadowed! The so-called reconciliation is to reconcile with Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo. If you seek them, the reform will be twice as effective!"
"But the prejudices are deep..." Wang Anshi said dejectedly. Sima Guang and he had a friendship for decades. They were all working together with Bao Zheng's group muskets. The ideal at that time... When I think of this, I look at the written between the two today, Wang Anshi felt a little sad.
"Mr. has proposed to sanction the whole country. Has Mr. Junshi ever opposed it?"
"No..." Wang Anshi was still a little distracted, so Wang Jinghui couldn't help but answer.
"Sima Junshi is not opposed to the sanction of prefectures and counties in the world, but because this move will serve as a good strategy to streamline the officials of the Song Dynasty and also to relieve the people of labor! In the lower view of Sima Junshi's actions, they have always focused on "reducing money". If the gentleman can write more articles on this, Sima Junshi will definitely be able to help!"
"The core of the changeable law is to manage wealth for the country... Where can we cater to Sima Junshi alone?" Wang Anshi said angrily.
"Mr. I'm not bad! What is the ultimate goal of the reform? We enrich the country and strengthen the army! As long as we can achieve this goal, Mr.'s reform will be accomplished. How can we agree with Sima Junshi? Mr.'s move to "manage financial resources for the country" is to "open source", but he does not pay attention to reducing expenses. Such as the Qingmiao Method, the Farmland Water Conservancy Method and other methods are fundamentally to use the permanent settlement to close the position, so Sima Junshi is extremely opposed to this, because when famines and other things happen in various places, the permanent settlement vacancy cannot be filled!" Wang Jinghui said.
Wang Anshi's heart moved - "enriching the country and strengthening the army" was the fundamental purpose of the reform. What is said about "managing financial for the country" was just an act to alleviate the financial pressure of the court at that time. However, now the financial operation of the Song Dynasty is in good condition and is becoming more and more abundant. The matter of "managing financial for the country" has been done by the prince-in-law, so naturally there is no place to do anything better. Wang Jinghui didn't know that he also brought great pressure to Wang Anshi. Compared with Sima Guang's actions, his pressure was greater for Wang Anshi - Sima Guang argued with Wang Anshi more, and what he did was a practical matter. The results achieved were also more obvious.
"I suggest that the gentleman can first let go of prejudices and differences, and do some interests that will not touch the control of the old forces. This is also for the country. Now political achievements are what the reformists need most. After accumulating more political achievements, they will turn back to sort out the national finances. This will help Mr.’s kitchen not be damaged!"
"Is it recommended that someone carry out military reform?"
"The Great Song Dynasty destroyed Xia, which completely shocked the Liao Kingdom in terms of momentum. Generally speaking, there should be no conflict between Song and Liao Kingdom. Mr. should take this opportunity to integrate the military affairs of the Great Song Dynasty. Since Emperor Taizong of Taizong's Northern Expedition, the military system has undergone great changes. Although he resisted the rebellion of military generals, he also combined with the Great Song army that "generals do not know the soldiers, soldiers do not know the generals', and their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced and they were controlled by the Liao Kingdom and the Western Xia. This problem has also existed since the Great Song Dynasty destroyed Xia, but it was temporarily covered by the previous military achievements. Unlike previous dynasties, the Great Song Dynasty has never established a country to be on par with it. The Great Song Dynasty was still threatened by the nomadic peoples in the north, and this military cannot be relaxed for a while. I have long heard that Mr. Mr. has already formulated the reform of the military system. Why not start with the reform of the military system?"
"The Baojia Law is too deeply harmful to the people, the Baoma Law is still to be discussed!" Wang Anshi said lightly.
Wang Jinghui knew that the abolition of Baojia Method had a lot to do with him. Although Wang Anshi did not say it, he also revealed great dissatisfaction. However, the situation was stronger than that of others, and even Wang Anshi himself could not withstand the harm caused by Baojia Method. Among the materials Wang Jinghui gave him, there were no small amounts of harm to Baojia Method. Those real examples were that Wang Anshi would be moved after reading it. No wonder the court had so many opinions on Baojia Method.
"The number of imperial guards in the Song Dynasty is nearly 900,000, plus hundreds of thousands of wing troops. I believe that the Song Dynasty really needs such an army? With so many troops, it is impossible to stop the enemy's threat, the Baojia Law should also be implemented. However, as shown below, as long as the sir can rectify these millions of imperial guards, it will be enough to destroy the Liao Kingdom and restore the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. Why bother to let the people suffer again? Therefore, I believe that the Baojia Law should be abolished!" Wang Jinghui said.
This is the first time that Wang Jinghui faced Wang Anshi's criticism of the improper new law. In his opinion, the Song Dynasty's permanent imperial guards had already reached millions. He tried his best to reduce the wing army. In a few years, there were still hundreds of thousands. As long as so many troops could be trained into elite troops, it was enough for military strategists to defend and attack, there was no need to add such a heavy burden to the people to implement the Baojia method. This was completely a superfluous act and a pure harm to the people - Han Qi recruited the people in the northwest to train troops back then. Back then, Han Qi recruited the people in the northwest to practice military training.
That was the helpless act of the Song Dynasty under severe challenges from the northwest to the Western Xia. Han Qi almost turned the northwest into a large military camp, just to set up hundreds of thousands of troops to deter the Western Xia from acting rashly. Although Sima Guang impeached Han Qi at that time, the blame was not heavy because the enemy's knife was already on his neck. Now Wang Anshi's Baojia method is even more excessive than Han Qi's policy at the time. And it was implemented after the destruction of Xia, which is even more useless.
After hearing this, Wang Anshi felt uncomfortable, but he had to admit that what Wang Jinghui said was the truth. After all, for several years, Wang Jinghui has been in charge of major military decisions in the Song Dynasty, and he will achieve great success every time. He was the first hero of the Song Dynasty to destroy Xia, but because of the title of "Son-in-law, the Duke of the Prince" that he could not get the honor and military merits he deserved. Although the son-in-law often put "I don't know military affairs" in front of him, which of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty really believed that they could not be summoned to the son-in-law when making major military decisions. At least in military terms, although Wang Anshi was unwilling to admit it, he asked himself in his heart that he could not compare with Wang Jinghui!
Wang Jinghui felt that what he said just now was a bit heavy, so he added: "I also think that the people should have a certain time to participate in military training, but the training time is not necessary to be arranged so long. We must also pay attention to staggering the busy farming seasons, otherwise delaying the farming season will cause the people to fall into a difficult situation in life. Of course, with the current military strength of the Song Dynasty, I think that in addition to the original "generals do not know the soldiers, soldiers do not know the generals', the reform of the military system also needs to step up training of elite soldiers, and also eliminate the wing army, or even some imperial guards. After all, the military expenditure used by the imperial court to support the army every year is really high, and there is nothing in normal times when there is no war. Once a war occurs, the surge in military spending will be detrimental to long-term."
Seeing Wang Jinghui slowing down, Wang Anshi didn't care too much about what Wang Jinghui criticized him for the lack of Baojia Method. After all, the shortcomings and harms of Baojia Method are already there, and the Baojia Method has been abolished, so there is no practical significance to argue more about these things.
"I have already done the method of placing generals to train and reduce troops, but there are still many problems in the middle. Moreover, the Liao Kingdom in the north is still eyeing it, so even if there is no danger, it should not be careless, so it has been put on hold." Wang Anshi said slowly. Since the Baojia method was abolished, his prestige has also been greatly hit. If it were not for the national sanctions of the Bianzhou and counties that attracted the attention of others, he would have been unable to overcome this hurdle. The subsequent plan for military system reform had actually been drafted, but it was left to the bottom of the Baojia method. He originally wanted to wait for a while before he implemented some small things. It seems that Wang Jinghui was even more anxious than him!
Chapter completed!