Chapter 154 Wang Anshi, "Ten Thousand Words Letter to the Emperor"

Wei Yuan and Yan Da remained silent.

Han Zhang and other ministers recommended several ministers one after another, all of whom were relatively young.

For example, Fan Chunren was the son of Fan Wenzheng.

There was also Su Che, who was born in the Su family, as well as the Hai family and several Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou.

Those people were all regarded as "clean streams".

However, Zhao Zhen was not satisfied.

"Since ancient times, talents have been hard to come by, especially those who are reformers and enterprising."

"Fan Chunren is good at maintaining the status quo, but not aggressive enough."

"I have a candidate here who can be the Minister of Personnel."

With the end of the big case, the court was indeed in urgent need of manpower.

But one of the purposes of Zhao Zhen's big prison was to suppress Han Zhang's party. How could he use the talents recommended by them?

"Your Majesty, I wonder who do you think can be the Minister of Personnel among the civil and military officials in the court?" Ouyang Yongshu asked.

Zhao Zhen kept it a secret and did not directly name the person, but let them read an article.

The article was called "Ten Thousand Words to the Emperor".

Han Zhang and others read the article one after another, and discussed as they read:

"Financial resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and customs are becoming increasingly deteriorating. Is the root cause the ignorance of laws and regulations? This person is very sharp."

"Most of the laws and regulations today are inconsistent with the policies of the previous kings. According to Mencius's theory, we can see the mistakes of the past and present. The idea is good, but it still needs to be refined."

"The article is very well written, but it is just a good article. The tone is also big. It says that all the officials in the court only know how to manage finances but not the right way. It is just empty talk. Anyone can say it."

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When they first read it, they only thought that the article was well written, but the person who wrote it might not be good.

He loves to brag too much.

Who are you? How dare you write to His Majesty and discuss national policies?

And you say that we don't know how to make money and only know how to increase income and reduce expenditure?

However, when they saw the sentence "The disadvantages of following the old ways are in line with the changes of the times" in the article, their faces changed.

"What a bold idea!"

"Creating wealth from the world by taking advantage of the world is not just about increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. It is indeed a way."

"This person is indeed a reformer!"

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Gradually, everyone was attracted by the article.

Especially some of the content in it.

For example, reducing the power of the feudal lords, reducing the titles, and opening up financial resources.

The scholars and officials read it with great relish.

The article is just an article, too idealistic and difficult to implement.

But if you don't even dare to think about it, what reform can you talk about?

In the end, Han Zhang gave the article a high evaluation,

"Well written, this person has the talent of Wen Zhenggong."

But it is limited to being well written.

"Your Majesty, this person threatened in the article to completely reform the law of Taizu. Is it too radical?"

Han Zhang praised it first, and then brought out his inner worries, in order to let Zhao Zhen make a careful choice.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Young man, what's wrong with being aggressive?"

"I think this person still needs to be tempered, so I plan to let him serve as the Minister of Personnel, and follow you to learn more about how to handle government affairs in the court."

Tempering, and then serving as the Minister of Personnel?

Such an important position is used for tempering?

Hearing this, Han Zhang and others also understood what Zhao Zhen meant.

This is to select future prime ministers for the court.

Han Zhang bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, what is this person's surname?"

Zhao Zhen said surprisingly: "Wang Anshi, courtesy name Jiefu."

Wang Anshi?

After hearing this name, Han Zhang and others were relieved.

It turned out to be him.

He was a Jinshi in the second year of the Qingli period, and then he has been an official in the local area, with considerable achievements.

He should have been promoted to the capital the year before last, but he asked to be a local official in the southern prefectures and counties.

At that time, many ministers in the court discussed him and thought he was a fool.

He gave up his good job as an official in Beijing and went to the south where no one lives.

Now it seems that he has foresight!

When Wei Yuan heard the three characters Wang Anshi, he was also extremely shocked.

After all, in the history of the previous life, this person was very famous.

Unexpectedly, there is such a person in the world of "Do You Know".

Although this person was not used in the reign of Emperor Renzong, after the succession of Emperor Renzong, this person's promotion speed was like riding a rocket.

He worked all the way to the prime minister, and then he was obsessed with reform.

He is a ruthless person.

Now, in this world of "Do You Know" with a background similar to the Song and Ming dynasties, I wonder what kind of waves this Lord Wang can stir up.

When Zhao Zhen said the name.

Many people were obviously stunned.

Then, Han Zhang bowed and said: "I think it is appropriate to let this person serve as the Minister of Personnel."

Appropriate?

Zhao Zhen smiled, "It's settled. I have asked Wang Anshi to go to Beijing. Maybe he can catch up with the big meeting before the New Year."

Han Zhang and others bowed together.

Then, Sima Junshi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, suddenly asked:

"Your Majesty, Lord Wang's article is very well written, but if we rashly follow this article to implement the reform policy, is it inappropriate?"

Sima Junshi claimed to be a descendant of Sima Fu, the King of Anping Xian in the Western Jin Dynasty.

To be an official in the Great Zhou Dynasty, if you don't recognize a few famous ancestors, you can't bear the title of "family background" and it's difficult to find a good marriage for your children.

It is said that Sima Junshi was a child prodigy when he was young, and he also made a "smashing jar" incident, which attracted people at the time.

The duties of this Minister of the Ministry of Personnel are mainly to manage the imperial seal and to manage many matters of the examination of foreign officials and officials from outside the Ministry of Personnel.

Because it is linked to the Ministry of Personnel, he must ask clearly what the emperor meant by letting a reformist minister be the Minister of Personnel.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "I agree with you all. I just think that his articles are well written, but he still needs to be polished."

"Did you not understand what I said just now?"

Sima Junshi bowed hurriedly, "Please forgive my stupidity."

After Han Zhang and others left.

Zhao Zhen formally summoned Wei Yuan and Yan Da.

"How is the treason case going?"

Zhao Zhen asked.

Wei Yuan presented evidence that many officials pointed out that the two kings were colluding with the enemy, and then said:

"Your Majesty, when I was ordered to arrest Prince Yong today, I was not careful and let Prince Yong commit suicide."

"I only found this letter on Prince Yong. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

After that, he handed the letter to Zhao Zhen.

After reading it, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but sigh and murmured:

"Why did you and I, father and son, come to this?"

"I just want to interrogate you. I don't believe you will betray the country."

After saying that, he closed his eyes.

The recorder who was responsible for recording the emperor's words and deeds hurriedly wrote down these words.

Paused.

Zhao Zhen pretended to be sad, slowly opened his eyes, and said:

"Wei Qing, how do you think the two kings should be convicted?"

Wei Yuan felt a headache, "It involves the royal family, I dare not say much, I will do whatever your majesty tells me to do."

Zhao Zhen said with great sorrow: "Such a big case happened in the country, it is my fault, I will issue an edict to blame myself."

Hearing this, Wei Yuan and Yan Da knelt down and kowtowed,

"Your Majesty, please make a careful decision!"

"The country has traitors, it is not your majesty's fault, it is the responsibility of the ministers!"

The attendant sitting at the table next to him thought about it and wrote: 'The two kings colluded with the enemy, the emperor was sad, so he blamed himself, and the two envoys of Wei and Yan advised each other'

After a while,

Zhao Zhen looked at Wei Yuan and Yan Da who were kneeling on the ground and waved his hands weakly:

"Forget it, forget it."

"Although the two kings have made mistakes, I will strip them of their titles and send them to exile in Lingnan for the sake of the father-son relationship."

"Although the Yong King is dead, he is still a son of the royal family and my son, so he should be buried with honor."

"The descendants of the two kings will all be demoted by one rank and handed over to the Taichang Temple for support, which is not in vain for me and the two kings."

After the emperor spoke, the so-called first major case of this dynasty came to an end.

No matter what waves the descendants of the two kings will encounter in the future, for now, Zhao Zhen has done enough surface work, which is a "benevolent" word.

Wei Yuan believes that the descendants of Yong King may be better than the descendants of Yan King.

If Wei Yuan were Yan King, he would die, at least he could have some peace.

Then, Zhao Zhen waved his hand at Yan Da and asked the attendant sitting next to him to leave.

Yan Da understood and left Xuanzheng Hall.

Zhao Zhen looked at Wei Yuan and said, "You have done a great job on this job."

"I intend to let you serve as the Prince's Junior Tutor, and Wang Anshi will serve as the Prince's Junior Teacher."

The Prince's Junior Teacher and Junior Tutor were second-rank official titles in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although they were higher-ranking, they were more honorary titles with little power, meaning they had titles but no positions.

These two positions were mainly responsible for teaching the prince certain specific cultural knowledge.

For example, Wei Yuan taught martial arts and was called Junior Tutor, and Wang Anshi taught literature and was called Junior Teacher.

Their positions, together with the Prince's Junior Guardian, were called the Three Juniors.

In the Eastern Palace, their status was second only to the Three Teachers.