"Brother Ouyang is wrong! Although Your Majesty is young, you have the demeanor of a wise ruler. If anyone wants to restrict Your Majesty, I, Wen Yanbo, will be the first to disagree.”
Wen Yanbo was also present. He was also an elder of the three dynasties, and his experience in serving the imperial court was even older than Ouyang Xiu's.
Wen Yanbo was already sixty-six years old, and his movements were already inconvenient, but his mind was still clear. Renzong Chaochao was already the Minister of Personnel, and in the Yingzong Dynasty, he was the only considerate minister of Yingzong Zhao Shu.
Ouyang Xiu's official career was supported by Wen Yanbo. He was both a teacher and a friend to Wen Yanbo and was very respectful.
Sima Guang hurriedly said,"Old Wen, how can the current Emperor be easily restrained?" In my opinion, His Majesty knows politics better than anyone else. His Imperial Arts are at the pinnacle of perfection. All of us here have been played by His Majesty.”
"That's good. I'm preparing to retire and return to my hometown to enjoy a few years of peace. I won't be attending such gatherings in the future. The reason why I'm here today is to advise everyone to be loyal to the Emperor. Only then will the Great Song rise again.”
Wen Yanbo raised his glass and drank it all.
"Elder Wen, don't worry. I, Sima Guang, will be the first to impeach anyone who disrespects His Majesty.”Sima Guang stood up and helped Wen Yanbo sit down.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yong, the Minister of Internal Affairs, walked in with the imperial edict.
"Who is the Prime Minister impeaching?”
"Whoever restrains the emperor, this old man will impeach.”Sima Guang was not interested in Wang Yong. Eunuchs were originally controlled by the Prime Minister, but the new Emperor stripped the Prime Minister of this power as soon as he ascended the throne, forming a relatively independent internal court that was directly controlled by the Emperor.
"The Emperor has decreed that Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, Wen Yanbo, and Ouyang Xiu enter the hall immediately. Respect this!"
"We accept the decree!"
After everyone knelt down to receive the edict, Wang Yong left, leaving behind a stunned look on everyone's face.
"Everyone, His Majesty must have something important to discuss with us. Stop eating and leave.”Wen Yanbo wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and left.
……
At Wang Anshi's residence.
After Wang Anshi finished dealing with a few official documents, he sat down and drank tea. Then he began to think.
Ever since he took out the Qing Miao Law, the Trade Law, and the Water Conservancy Law, Sima Guang had been picking on them, and none of the ministers of the six departments had supported him.
Especially the Qing Miao Law, which became the target of public criticism. Sima Guang firmly opposed it with the excuse of exploiting the people.
The Green Crops Law was to distribute seeds and loans to the people by the government every spring. In autumn, the people would give a certain amount of interest, which was one-tenth of the interest.
Every spring was a time of famine, and poor farmers would usually borrow money and seeds from rich families or merchants.
The interest given by the rich and wealthy families was three-tenths.
Originally, the Qing Miao Law was a very good reform, but Sima Guang and the others felt that saying that the government directly exploited the people violated the ancestral system.
Fu Bi of the Imperial Censorate objected that the officials of the prefectures and counties would force other people to take out loans, because the imperial court's decrees often could not leave Kaifeng. When they reached the prefectures and counties below, they would change their appearance.
Wang Anshi had already written a memorial for the Emperor to decide. On the other hand, Wang Anshi still felt that the Deputy Prime Minister's power was still smaller than Sima Guang's, and it was difficult to forcefully implement the reform.
In the court, there were very few who supported Wang Anshi's reform. The only person Wang Anshi could rely on was the Emperor.
Not long after, Wang Yong came to Wang Anshi's residence and read out the imperial edict.
"Eunuch Wang, what could His Majesty have called us to discuss?”
Wang Anshi pulled Wang Yong's clothes and asked.
"Lord Political Advisor, you'll know when you go.”
Wang Yong cupped his hands and left.
Unlike Sima Guang, Wang Anshi and Wang Yong knew each other because they were from the same hometown, Linchuan.
Thanks to the information provided by Wang Yong during the G Storm, Wang Anshi and Wang Yong cooperated seamlessly. In order to deal with Prime Minister Quan, the two people naturally got closer.
However, Wang Yong's direct refusal to answer still surprised Wang Anshi. It seemed that Wang Yong was only responsible for the Emperor, so Wang Yong must be very afraid of the Emperor.
It seemed that he could only continue to be a member of the council. He still had to wait to replace Sima Guang.
After changing into his court clothes, Wang Anshi hurriedly entered the palace.
……
Hall of Heroes.
Zhao Xu was looking at the system's mini-map. On the map, Yue Fei had already arrived at the Xixia front line. As soon as he arrived, he fought a small battle and wiped out 500 Xixia soldiers who were ready to plunder.
The Yue Family Army was returning to the camp with the heads of the Xixia soldiers on their spears.
The system said unexpectedly,"
[Ding-dong. The host has won the first battle using Yue Fei. System points have increased by 200 points.]”
"The System has accumulated a total of 523 points. If you reach 1,000 points, you can exchange for technology.”
[Ding-dong. Jiaozhi is attempting a large-scale invasion. Host, please be prepared. This information cost 100 points. The system will automatically deduct points.]”
"Got it."
Zhao Xu closed the system mini-map. The ministers had arrived.
"Greetings to the emperor, long live!”
"Rise, Wang Yong, grant me a seat."
"Yes." Wang Yong ordered the eunuchs to move the stools.
Zhao Xu sat on the dragon chair, and the Emperor's Sword was placed on the dragon table. The Emperor's Sword was 1.3 meters long, and the scabbard was decorated with exquisite dragon patterns. The sword frame was made of pure yellow dragon jade.
"May I know why Your Majesty summoned us? I'm all ears." Sima Guang bowed.
"Zhen wants to talk to you about the war.”Zhao Xu said with a solemn expression.
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