In March of the second year of Yuanyou, Wang Jinghui, who was nearly fifty years old, stood under the love pavilion full of unity knots. Looking at the vast West Lake, Zhao Qianyu beside him tightly snuggled up to him. Although the years left deep marks on the two of them, they were still as loving as they were back then.

In August of the previous year, Emperor Shenzong Zhao Xu died in Kaifeng, Bian capital. Zhao Xi succeeded to the throne and became the seventh emperor of the Song Dynasty. Wang Anshi and Sima Guang died less than five months apart as early as Zhao Xu. After both Wang Anshi and Sima Guang both died, Wen Yanbo was the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and Yang Chongyue, who attacked Liao twice, was headed by Yang Chongyue, the Song Dynasty Political Affairs Hall restored the Taifu Temple as the chief minister and deputy prime minister of the entire Political Affairs Hall to be restored to twelve people. After Zhao Xi ascended the throne, he continued to adjust the policy direction of the empire, and finally straightened the country's affairs in the first year of his succession. Judging from what he did, he would be a wise monarch.

"The emperor has issued five secret decrees in a row, hoping that my husband can return to Kaifeng, Bian capital..." Zhao Qianyu said.

"Life is as short as a flash. Qianyu, the emperor is no longer a child of the past. He is surrounded by important officials such as Wen Yanbo, and there is no pressure from foreign invasions abroad. The domestic political situation is stable, grain corruption has been harvesting year by year, and the industry and commerce are developing rapidly. The court's fiscal revenue can have a surplus of nearly 50 million yuan every year. I will not have any effect around the emperor. If the imperial court has something to do, how can I ignore it? It's just that I'm busy with my husband for a lifetime. I owe you too much. In my later years, I just wanted to spend more time with you in this West Lake villa..." Wang Jinghui said with a smile.

"Looking at Xier is like the Wang brother of the past, it's a pity..." Zhao Qianyu and Zhao Xu were brothers and sisters of the same father and mother. Zhao Xu's death really made Zhao Qianyu feel sad. Unfortunately, Wang Jinghui is not a god after all, and Zhao Xu's illness cannot be cured by medicine. So after Zhao Xu's funeral, Wang Jinghui took Zhao Qianyu back to Hangzhou to prevent her from falling in love with the scenery in Kaifeng, Bian Capital.

"The Emperor is an accomplished emperor. In the past century, in addition to Emperor Taizu's founding of the country, the Emperor Shenzong made the most merits, far exceeding Emperor Taizong. Although the Song Dynasty still has many disadvantages, he has tried his best to alleviate the negative effects brought by these disadvantages and lay the foundation for later generations. Perhaps the Emperor also has many mistakes, but it is undeniable that the people of the Song Dynasty who lived during his reign were much happier than those who lived in other eras!" Wang Jinghui comforted.

After hearing this, Zhao Qianyu nodded in his arms: "This is also the result of my husband's careful assistance for decades. When the emperor was about to leave, he was very sorry that he did not let his husband become his prime minister. In fact, Xier's orders now mostly advised him to enter the political affairs hall. After all, Wen Yanbo is too old now and does not have so much energy to govern the country."

"Haha, among the old ministers in Qingli, Wen Yanbo is the only one who has achieved success in the last place. Whether it is Fu Bi, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, or even Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, they all carry too many stories. They represent the glorious generation of the Song Dynasty. But I believe that in the future ministers will definitely create more brilliant achievements than them. After all, there are talents in the generation of the country! Fan Chunren, Xue Xiangzhi, and even Li Shen, who came after Wen Yanbo, all showed their rare talents. They are all pillars of the Song Dynasty tomorrow. There will be no successor after Wen Yanbo!" Wang Jinghui said with a smile.

"I believe that the Song Dynasty will be even more brilliant tomorrow, today and in the future!"

Although Wang Jinghui retired to West Lake and did not leave Hangzhou in the future, the Song Dynasty did not stop his progress because of his fading out of politics. Adhering to the glory of the Xining and Chengtian periods, it brought more inspirations to future generations in the ideological governance of the country. As Wang Jinghui said, Xue Xiangzhi, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Fan Chunren and Li Shen all served as prime ministers of the Song Dynasty. During the 20 years of Zhao Xi's rule, the power of the Song Dynasty had expanded to the entire East Asia and the Far East. In the tenth year of Yuanyou, the Emperor of Liao Kingdom, Yelu Hong.

After the death, the Song Dynasty launched the third Northern Expedition to completely destroy Liao. It not only completely destroyed this dynasty, but also inherited the sphere of influence of the Liao Dynasty at its peak. The Song Dynasty's territory also extended westward to the Khwarezmian Sea (now the Aral Sea), annexed the Western Branch of the Heikhan, with the Jihun River as the boundary and Seljuk as its neighbor, and to the north, it defeated the Liao Kingdom's japanese and Jialang Gaz north of Shangjing Road, and expanded its land area to north of the North Sea (now the north of Lake Baikal).

In the 13th year of Yuanyou, Wang Jinghui presented a secret letter and proposed a plan to govern the nomadic peoples in the grassland. Emperor Zhao Xi conferred 64 kings of the grassland tribe on March 14th, and added 36 kings to the eighth governor of the Female Zhizhi, thus achieving the goal of completely splitting the grassland forces.

It was precisely through the powerful force of the Song Dynasty for 40 years that Emperor Zhao Xi was able to implement this plan. In the following two hundred years, the main army of the Song Dynasty never drove out the grassland to a scale of 200,000. Usually, they only paid close attention to the development of the grassland tribe situation, and promptly sow conflicts between tribes or directly imposed sanctions through economic means to achieve the goal of division and governance. Not only did Wang Jinghui know that the Jin Dynasty did not appear, but even the Yuanmeng did not have the chance to rise. The Yuanmeng's birthplace of the Yuanmeng was too close to the Hetao Plain where Wang Shun stationed. During the fifty years when Wang Shun took over the power of the Dingxi Army in the Hetao Plain, the Shubu people were forced to four major migrations by the Dingxi Army. Each migration was a disaster for the Shubu people, and the connections between various tribes were even lacking. As for the founder of the Yuanmeng who brought heavy blows to the Song Dynasty in later generations, Temujin, had never appeared.

In the 18th year of Yuanyou, a fleet returned from the east. This fleet alarmed Wang Jinghui, who lived in seclusion in Hangzhou. This fleet discovered a new continent in the east of the vast sea. Judging from the various crop seeds and a lot of agricultural products brought back by the fleet, Wang Jinghui knew that the continent discovered by this fleet was the American continent he had long been looking forward to. At this point, under the strong promotion of Wang Jinghui, the Song Dynasty began to plant rubber in the South Ocean and popularized the planting of corn and other drought-resistant crops across the country. The emergence of rubber raised the Song Dynasty's mechanical level to a new level, and the prototype power mechanism of the steam engine began to appear.

In September of the 20th year of Yuanyou, Emperor Zhao Xi died in Kaifeng, Bian capital. Wang Jinghui brought his wife Zhao Qianyu back to Kaifeng, Bian capital a year ago in order to save Zhao Xi. On the third day after Emperor Zhao Xi's death, under the leadership of Wang Jinghui, Zhao Xi's eldest son Zhao Chong succeeded to the throne and became the emperor and changed the country's name to Tiansheng.

Compared with the expanding territory of the Song Dynasty in the 20 years, the political system of Yuanyou also underwent great changes. The term system of officials in the Song Dynasty was established, and the most eye-catching change was that the prime minister's term was five years each, and he could not afford to be re-elected for three terms. Unless there was an invasion of foreign enemies, the official system of the Song Dynasty was further improved. The biggest change was probably the army of the Song Dynasty. After 40 years of continuous improvement, the officer appointment and removal system with military academies as the core was established, and the officer rotation system of each unit was implemented.

During the fifteen years of the Tiansheng period when Zhao Chong ruled, the Song Dynasty's House system began to form a scale, and the members of the House were the original "Medals School". At this time, the Medals School occupied a very important position in the political life of the Song Dynasty, no longer than when it first appeared forty years ago.

In March of the 11th year of Tiansheng, in the West Lake Villa in Hangzhou, the most famous son-in-law Wang Jinghui, who had been the most famous since the founding of the Song Dynasty, passed away at the age of 83. Two months later, his wife Zhao Qianyu also left. The death of Wang Jinghui and his wife vibrated the royal family of the Song Dynasty. At this time, only Wang Jinghui and his wife had the highest generation among the royal family of the Song Dynasty. After his death, Emperor Zhao Chong stopped his court ten days to show his grief. Wang Jinghui was not only Zhao Xi's teacher, but also his teacher, Zhao Xi and Zhao

Both Chong and his son were cultivated by Wang Jinghui since childhood. Zhao Chong's son was also guarding Wang Jinghui during his critical illness. Unlike others, Wang Jinghui and his wife left a will before their death. The couple used cremation. The ashes were transported to Kaifeng, Biandu for one month to receive royal worship, and then transported them back to the West Lake Villa in Hangzhou and scattered in the West Lake. The couple only left a tomb in front of the tomb of Shenzong of the Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!