Today, the officials obeyed Wang Anshi on all matters, but only the matter of transferring Zhang Yue to the Ordinance Department of the Third Division was rejected by the officials.
Wang Anshi returned from the palace gate by car. He had heard that many officials had objected to his establishment of three regulations departments.
Yesterday, Zeng Gong came to the door in person to persuade Wang Anshi to be cautious about establishing the third Ordinance Department.
Wang Anshi did not agree.
Then Zeng Gong composed a poem.
Friendship is a no-brainer, and advice is helpful during the period. The straight way is to criticize, but the words are too many. The wise still speak again, but who can speak again?
This poem was heard by Wang Anshi from others today.
Wang Anshi looked at Zeng Gong's poem and understood that it was a poem about breaking up the relationship, which was not considered a breakup of friendship. However, a gentleman never speaks ill of someone in a relationship, and usually speaks more reservedly.
Wang Anshi couldn't help but think of that spring in the first year of Qingli.
At that time, he was only 21 years old and was going to Beijing to take the exam, while Zeng Gong was already a student at the Imperial Academy of Sciences at the age of 23. Wang Anshi met Zeng Gong at his residence in the capital, and the two often communicated with each other.
At that time, the autumn sun shone through the sparse curtains on the straw mat where the two sat together. The meal prepared by Zeng Gong's old servant was brought to them, and the two of them ate together.
The two chatted a lot, ranging from ancient and modern personnel affairs to the court. They had many similar ambitions and admired each other's writings.
Wang Anshi once said to Zeng Gong, "My young master is in harmony with Mo, but I love you the most."
I haven't had many friends since I was a kid, only you and me are the best.
But now... After Wang Anshi and Ouyang Xiu had a conflict over Xue Xiang's matter, the two had a grudge.
Wang Anshi was recommended to Ouyang Xiu by Zeng Gong, but later he fell out with Ouyang Xiu, and Zeng Gong was really embarrassed in it.
Now Zeng Gong, his best friend, has left him.
And since he became a Hanlin scholar, Sima Guang has not visited him privately once.
A slight desolation flashed across Wang Anshi's face, then he got out of the car and drove back to his home.
A guest came to the house. Wang Anshi heard that it was Xiao Erlangjun, the brother of his daughter-in-law Xiao, who came to visit.
Wang Anshi didn't like Xiao Erlangjun. He felt that he was too flashy and not a real scholar, but he let him have a meal at his house out of kindness.
After Wang Anshi entered the house, he met Mr. Xiao Erlang.
The two chatted for a while, and Xiao Erlangjun thought that Wang Anshi, as the prime minister, would entertain him with a feast, so he came to the door in fine clothes today.
Who knew that after sitting for a long time, he still didn't even eat, and he didn't even get fruit tea or soup.
Mr. Xiao Erlang felt quite guilty in his heart.
When Wang Anshi ate with him, Xiao Erlangjun could only see a pot of sake, several pieces of pork, the staple food was just pancakes, and a bowl of vegetable soup.
Xiao Erlang thought to himself, is this the way to treat guests? As the brother of your Wang family's daughter-in-law, he came all the way from Jiangxi to Bianjing, but he actually brought a few dishes to entertain himself? Even meals on weekdays are not like this. The other party is a dignified prime minister.
Xiao Erlangjun didn't know that this was indeed Wang Anshi's ordinary family dinner.
But Mr. Xiao Erlang was furious in his heart, so he changed his hands and took a piece of Hu cake on the table. Xiao Erlangjun complained about what kind of Hu cake this was. Other people's Hu cakes were sprinkled with sesame seeds on both sides, but Wang Anshi's Hu cake was only sprinkled with a little in the middle.
Even the sesame seeds are used so sparingly.
Xiao Erlangjun broke open the Hu cake in anger and ate only the part with sesame seeds sprinkled in the middle, and threw away the rest.
Unexpectedly, Wang Anshi saw Xiao Erlangjun's move and picked up the biscuits he left at the table and ate them.
Xiao Erlangjun watched Wang Anshi eat his own leftover biscuits and couldn't help but be dumbfounded. He seemed to be blaming himself for not wasting it.
Xiao Erlangjun was immediately ashamed and immediately found an excuse to resign.
After Mr. Xiao Erlang left, Wang Anshi had almost eaten and said to his servants: "When Mr. Xiao Erlang returns home, order him to come to the study to see me."
Wang Anshi read Lao Tzu in the study for a while, and Wang Yu also returned home.
Wang Anshi and Wang Yu said, "Why don't you entertain someone at your wife's house?"
Wang Yuze said: "That Mr. Xiao Erlang is uneducated and has no skills. He looks like a playboy at first glance. Children like this kind of people usually don't even look at him, let alone make friends with him."
Wang Anshi scolded him calmly after hearing this: "This Mr. Xiao Erlang is incompetent, but you have to take it for your wife's sake."
Wang Yu said yes.
In this way, the matter was easily revealed.
Wang Yu asked Wang Anshi how the Ordinance Department of the Third Department was doing?
Wang Anshi's Taoist family has already agreed and is now looking for talents.
Wang Yu said: "You can give Zhang Zihou."
Wang Anshi nodded and said: "I have recommended him in front of the officials to be the editor of the third department of regulations, and to add Jixian as the school director, and to make corrections in Zhongshu, and the officials have agreed."
Wang Yu patted his leg and said, "Good."
"What about Liu Shu?"
Wang Anshi muttered: "I'm afraid this person won't come."
After a pause, Wang Anshi said: "Liu Shu has been studying with Jun Shi for many years. With him in the Regulations Department of the Third Division, he can brainstorm ideas."
Wang Yu said: "This person is stubborn and ineffective. It's okay if he doesn't come."
"So Zhang Duzhi can be promoted? If he is in the Ordinance Department of the Third Department..."
Wang Anshi said: "The officials won't allow it."
Wang Yu was startled and sighed: "It would be great if Zhang Duzhi was here. This person has always been with the officials, but he is not with us. Sooner or later, he will be a serious problem. Now that he is transferred to the Regulations Department, he can be my father's father." under control.”
Wang Anshi glanced at Wang Yu.
Wang Yu said: "Of course if he is obedient and does things, it won't hurt to give him a good future."
Wang Anshi said: "After this incident, we know how much the officials trust Zhang Duzhi."
Wang Yu said: "If this is the case, then he will be transferred away."
Wang Anshi said: "How to adjust it? In addition to Zhang Duzhi, there are also Han Chiguo (Han Wei), Sun Yunzhong (Sun Gu), and Shen Shugu (Chen Xiang). Isn't it possible to block the Holy Listener?"
Wang Yu said: "Then we will place our own people. Although we have Lu Jifu (Lu Huiqing) around the officials, there are still too few. Yes, Zeng Zixuan (Zeng Bu) can recommend him to the officials. He is different from his brother. He supports dad’s reform, and..."
Wang Anshi said: "What you said, let's discuss it later."
Wang Yu was a little anxious when he saw that Wang Anshi didn't adopt his opinion, but he didn't know what he thought of, and he became calm again.
Bianjing is full of spring scenery in February.
The two brothers from Shu were looking at the Nanxun Gate in Bianjing with a lot of emotion.
They are Su Shi and Su Che brothers.
They returned to their hometown to bury Su Xun, and when the mourning period was over, they returned to the capital.
In the car behind Su Shi was his remarried wife. She was the sister of Su Shi's ex-wife, and Su Shi was eleven years old. Su Shi returned to his hometown to bury Su Xun, got married and returned to the capital in February of the second year of Xining.
When they arrived at the pavilion, they saw one person standing outside the pavilion: Sun Jue and the other Liu Shu. They were both Su Shi's friends. When they knew that Su Shi had returned to Beijing, they came to pick them up in advance.
It was a joy to meet old friends again. After everyone chatted for a while, Sun Jue said with a smile: "I'm so good at teaching my son Zhan Xiao. Now he's being worshiped by the Tianzhang Pavilion."
Su Shi was surprised when he heard this and asked, "When did it happen?"
Then Su Shi smiled and said: "I had expected that I would reach the top, but I didn't expect it to be so fast."
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