Chapter 1089 The Person to Be Greeted

It would be a sin not to fight when Xixia collapsed.

Especially the officials of the Song Dynasty who had already felt the taste of victory, and more importantly, an old emperor. Not only must they attack Xixia, but they must also attack the Khitan who are still living in the north.

Of course, Wang Yan's continued weakening in the northwest caused constant civil strife in Xixia. Not only were the people under his rule in chaos, but the upper-level ruling class also fought for power and profit.

However, with the steady development in the past few years, Fan Zhongyan and others came back to power and absorbed the experience and lessons of gradual reforms. The Song Dynasty had strong soldiers and horses, strengthened the country, enriched the people, and was really powerful.

Even the war that destroyed Xixia did not even affect the normal development of the country. A battle to destroy the country was easily resolved.

The reforms are certainly useful, but there are still many areas that have not been touched. For example, the clearing of fields and checking of people that have been implemented have encountered considerable resistance. Treating guests, beheading, and being treated as dogs, the local wealthy are very skillful in this game. Including the commercial tax that has been fully implemented, it just looks like the Hua Tuan Jin clan. The current data is 100% inaccurate.

Furthermore, there are the issues of the royal family, issues of nobles, issues of salt, iron, water transportation, judicial issues, issues of supervision of officials, etc. They are all problems, and they are all issues that cannot be touched easily, because if you do, you will die.

But even so, it still made more or less money. Coupled with the expansion of territory and the expansion of the market, it really calmed down the contradictions greatly.

Of course, it cannot be said that the reforms of Fan Zhongyan and others are useless. Things must be done step by step. Annual income has indeed increased and administrative efficiency has indeed improved. These are all real things...

It's just that Zhao Zhen is a little greedy now, and he wants to kill Xixia and Khitan before he dies, and even wants to fight the Uighurs. In the south, I also began to study Dali.

Wang Yan knew his lifespan best. The success of his conditioning methods was completely destroyed by Zhao Zhen who worked overtime to give birth to a child. Now he has frequent physical problems...

However, Wang Yan admired Zhao Zhen's enterprising spirit very much, and he would fight when it was time to fight.

But unfortunately, these things have nothing to do with him, and no one wants to give him another share of the credit for destroying the country. During the war, he lectured in the Imperial College, and after the war, he still lectured in the Imperial College. Even in wartime combat meetings, he, who was recognized as the most capable person, was not consulted as a consultant. At most, they just chatted a few words while having dinner and drinking tea with Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu and Lao Bao.

But it's not that he is without company, Di Qing is still there. It's just that he, Wang, really doesn't care, but Di Qing is looking at him to find a balance and understand himself...

They both participated in the post-war celebrations, and Zhao Zhen also rewarded many things...

Not long after the celebration, Wang Yan met Gu Tingye.

If it hadn't been for the wind, rain, thunder and lightning, Wang Yan would have walked to the Yamen every morning. Along the way, he would talk to the people, the soldiers at the military patrol station, and the patrolmen and other people passing by. It can't be said that it's about understanding the people's sentiments. It's about observing people's sentiments a day or two. If it's always like this, it's because of feelings. I have to say a few random words every day.

Who is getting married, who is giving birth to a child, who is living a good life, who is having a little trouble, all these kinds of things, in the past half a year, Wang Yan has established relationships with the people on his way to work. A certain friendship.

He is already popular and willing to contact the people, so this is inevitable. The people were also willing to do this, because Wang Yan walked on this road every day, and the people were all familiar with each other. If anyone dared to cause trouble, all they had to do was block Wang Yan and ask for help. No one would doubt that Wang Yan would do nothing after hearing this.

As early as when Wang Yan was on patrol, the people here were more or less illuminated by the light. They deeply know how powerful Wang Xianggong is...

This is how Gu Tingye came out.

Walking all the way to the entrance of the Imperial College in the imperial city, Wang Yan held a fan and nodded at Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye came up knowingly and saluted solemnly: "Gu Tingye pays homage to your husband."

"Follow me all the way. Tell me what you want."

"Does your husband know Ting Ye?"

"Previously, I knew that you were studying at my father-in-law's house. Later, you were convicted for your speech. The official asked you to take the imperial examination after you are fifty years old. Last month, the northwest reported success, and Gu Tingye's name was also among them."

Wang Yan shook his fan and looked at him with a smile, "But I don't know what will happen if you come to see me?"

"Ting Ye wants to worship the Prime Minister."

"Shut up!"

Wang Yan shook his fan and sent him a cool breeze. "He must be a smart man to be a general from a small soldier on the battlefield. You should know what my situation is now. But the situation is not bad. If people listen to your words, I'm afraid I will be guilty of it, Gu Tingye, you have bad intentions..."

"Ting Ye has sincerely taken refuge in Xianggong, how could he have bad intentions? Xianggong is a very powerful man, and everyone in the world knows it..."

"Speak directly if you have anything to say." Wang Yan interrupted Gu Tingye's flattery.

"I have long heard that my husband has a straightforward temperament, and today I saw that it is true. To be honest with my husband, Tingye has long admired Sheng Minglan, the sixth daughter of the Sheng family. Although Tingye is not a civil servant now, he has also made some achievements. The Sheng family It's time for the six girls to leave the pavilion. Tingye wants to propose marriage and will come to her soon.

In order to avoid being accused of clinging to the lord, Tingye will do it first. Tingye's love for the sixth lady of the Sheng family is certainly sincere, but his words of clinging to the lord are also true. Whether the lord is there or not, Tingye wants to marry the girl of the Sheng family. Whether the girl of the Sheng family is willing to marry or not, Tingye is willing to accept the lord's command and go through fire and water without hesitation. "

"Don't be blinded by temporary gains. He became a general in one battle, which is indeed not ordinary, but it is not great. You should understand what Di Gong is like. If I hadn't been in the front, the dog in his family would have grown horns on his head. You are a general of the Song Dynasty, not a general of anyone, let alone a general of me. You must understand this principle. You do your own job, who else can do bad things for no reason?

As for marrying the girl of the Sheng family, that is not something I can control. It depends on whether Minglan is willing to marry. If you want to be my brother-in-law, it depends on your ability. That's all I have to say, go away. "

"Tingye thanks you, sir." Gu Tingye bowed solemnly, and then simply left.

Wang Yan's words had made it clear that as long as he did his job well, no one would do bad things for no reason. But how could no one do bad things? Of course, whoever did bad things to him would be finished.

Only by going to the Western Army and contacting the Northwest Army, you can know how awesome Wang Yan is. You can also understand that there is nothing wrong with Wang Yan being deprived of power and recalled to Beijing to stay in the Imperial College.

Coincidentally, Gu Tingye joined the Western Army.

The army is naturally not a monolithic entity, and internal strife is also quite serious, and the Western Army is no exception. Among the Western Army, Wang Yan's old subordinates are the strongest. And they are connected with other factions, and various interests are exchanged. The army fights with merchants, and even they themselves have openly and secretly supported several big businessmen to follow Wang's Wang Yan made the rules and gave everyone benefits.

And Wang Yan's old subordinates still maintained the rules he set. In spring, they helped the people to cultivate the land under the coordination of the government, and in autumn, they helped to harvest. They were extremely brave in battle, fearless of death, and unstoppable...

Wang Yan didn't have any special feelings about Gu Tingye's sudden appearance. A person who is somewhat smart and has the luck of a protagonist can get up no matter how the environment changes. Of course, that was when he didn't target him. After all, he had dealt with the protagonist before. Just kidding, who is not a protagonist?

Came to the Imperial College Yamen, held a meeting, mastered the progress of various matters, and also approved the documents that needed his review, and gave a class. Until noon, Wang Yan saw someone he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Students greet my husband."

"I haven't seen you for many years. You have become much more vicissitudes. Sit down and talk."

"My husband has experienced the world, but he is still as handsome as in Hangzhou. "Shen Kuo bowed and thanked him, and sat opposite Wang Yan.

When he was the magistrate of Hangzhou, he was invited by Fan Chunren to give lectures at the academy. Shen Kuo was one of the students who attended the lectures at that time. After the class, he found Wang Yan alone to ask for advice.

After that, Shen Kuo began to study the "new learning" and also began to delve into various other things. In the past few years, he and Wang Yan have not been interrupted and often communicated. Because of Wang Yan's status and profound knowledge, even though he was only one year younger than Wang Yan, he still followed the etiquette of a disciple, and Shen Kuo was quite persistent in this. But in fact, the relationship between the two is considered They are both teachers and friends.

However, Shen Kuo's trajectory did not change much. He still worked as a minor official in the local area because he did not pass the imperial examination. This year, Shen Kuo came to Beijing to participate in the Spring Examination. Because he was an official, he did not have to wait for half a year like other scholars. He just came to Beijing.

And the first thing he did when he arrived in Beijing was to send a visiting card to Wang Yan's house. Wang Yan directly asked him to come to the Imperial College at this time, and the two of them chatted during the lunch break.

But in fact, Shen Kuo came early and listened to the class for a whole morning...

Wang Yan took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "Are you sure that Cun Zhong will pass the exam this time?"

"I am not like you, the provincial examinations are all geniuses from various states. How dare I say that I will definitely pass."

"I said you can pass."

Hmm? Shen Kuo looked at the smiling idol and life role model in front of him with suspicion, and said hesitantly: "Sir, I am afraid this is not appropriate? Sir, you are in Beijing right now..."

"Although I am in charge of the examination, I am not in charge of the imperial examination. Moreover, this year is the first time that the imperial examination system has been reformed. Even if there is a possibility of secret manipulation, I cannot do such a thing. I said you can pass because you have solid knowledge and a stable mentality. Moreover, Xixia was destroyed at the beginning of the year, and it is the time to recruit people. I estimate that this year's examination will select about 400 candidates. As long as Cunzhong performs normally, it will be easy to win. "

"I dare not make a definite statement. Let's wait and see after the exam."

"What is Cunzhong's ambition?"

"It is to establish a mind for heaven and earth... to open peace for all generations."

"How to establish it?"

"I have never slacked off in the way of seeking truth that Sir said, and today, I have gained something from studying things. But I don't know what Sir means? "

Shen Kuo was a little confused, because this was not the normal procedure for not seeing each other for a long time. He should have talked about the situation in the past few years, then talked about the recent situation, and then looked forward to the future. Now the two of them sat down and didn't say a few words, and they directly looked forward to the future. He was a little bit unable to do it.

Wang Yan smiled and said: "I have reserved a position for you in the Imperial College, which is just what you want."

"What you said, sir, is it the Academy of Hundred Craftsmen?"

"You will be the chief priest."

"I am afraid that I am not qualified for it?"

"In the Academy of Craftsmen, the masters are the main ones, and there are no senior officials. You can suppress them. And you are proficient in all kinds of crafts, so this matter is yours. If you perform poorly, you can still take the position. If you manage the Academy of Craftsmen well and research tools that benefit the country and the people, you, Shen Cunzhong, will have made great contributions."

Shen Kuo did not even hesitate, and stood up directly, bowed and saluted: "Student dare not disobey your order."

Wang Yan nodded with satisfaction. This is the most suitable person in the Song Dynasty to do scientific research, and he is suitable for coordinating and managing scientific research. He can make a career. Compared with letting him lead troops to fight, the result was a big defeat due to mutual infighting, which also affected his official career. It is better to teach and do research.

He stood up and patted Shen Kuo on the shoulder: "Let's go, let's go to the cafeteria for lunch."

"It's a good time to see how the food in the Imperial College is."

Shen Kuo followed behind Wang Yan, looking at the situation in the Imperial College curiously all the way. After they had their meals and sat down, the meeting finally returned to normal. The two chatted and laughed about what had happened in recent years...

In fact, it was not just Shen Kuo. Wang Yan's house received a lot of visiting cards, because he was already one of the people who had to visit when he came to the capital.

He had to meet a few people every day, chat with them, establish a good persona for himself, spread a good reputation, and also help him discover talents. This was a good thing that killed two birds with one stone.

Even the three Su brothers came to visit him.

From a historical perspective, the three Su brothers came to visit together, which was a new achievement in Wang Yan's life. But in the present, this is a common thing, nothing surprising.

Wang Yan talked with the three of them, father and son, about literature. There was no way, the three of them were more talented than each other, and they really poked the nest of Wenquxing.

Of course, Wang Yan did not forget to take care of them.

The three Su brothers came to Beijing this time to seek official positions. Because in the second year of Jiayou, after Su Shi and Su Zhe passed the imperial examination, Su Xun's wife Cheng died of illness, and they all returned home. Now is the time to become an official.

Of course, if you want an official position, you don't have to ask Wang Yan for it. The three of them are awesome and have no shortage of official positions. For more possibilities, let's look at the biggest contributors to the Song Dynasty's current atmosphere.

Su Xun was a reformist, and Su Shi and Su Zhe were naturally also. However, later Su Shi and Su Zhe opposed Wang Anshi's reform. In fact, they did not oppose the reform, but opposed Wang Anshi's reform, believing that there were drawbacks and should be cautious. But what is Wang Anshi's temper? Kick them all out of Beijing.

In this way, step by step, the two brothers became conservatives. People's thoughts are not immutable, which is understandable.

But no matter what the reason was for them to see Wang Yan, since the three Sus came to him, he was of course willing to help. This kind of face-to-face encounter with historical figures, or with figures like the three Su brothers, listening to their flattery and various inquiries is still very pleasant. Undoubtedly, this is a low-level happiness, but happiness...

So Wang Yan pulled Su Xun to the Imperial College.

Su Xun had no official title. He was originally recommended by Ouyang Xiu, but now it was Wang Yan who took action. Pulling Su Xun to work under him, he can be happy and happy every day. Of course, if it was Su Shi, it would be even better.

It's just that Wang Yan took into account Su Xun's age, and it was impossible for the father and son to serve in the same government office. Otherwise, Wang Yan would have to pull the three Su brothers under him.

As for the official positions of the two brothers Su Shi and Su Zhe, Wang Yan did not intervene. As expected, they were all sent to the northwest, where there is a severe shortage of people now. Although it is a bit difficult, it is also good to get results. Generally speaking, it is not bad...

During this period of time, Gu Tingye really went to Sheng Mansion to propose marriage. Wang Yan also asked Hualan to talk to Minglan. If she didn't like this one, he would introduce her to her. But after communicating with Gu Tingye back and forth, Minglan still agreed, which shows that Wangba and Ludou are in love.

Minglan is not stupid. Wang Yan's attitude has been expressed. Of course, she knows that she has grasped her happiness. Then she still chooses Gu Tingye and doesn't like him. That's really stupid. After all, there is a big age gap, and Gu Tingye has a child born by a concubine, which is not very good.

On the contrary, Sheng Hong disagreed. Minglan still found Hualan, and finally Wang Yan came out to talk to his father-in-law.

Sheng Hong's opposition was caused by many factors. Gu Tingye was a noble and a military general. In addition, Wang Yan was more sensitive. As a result, his Sheng family also helped to find a military general who participated in the war to destroy Xixia and commanded the imperial army in Beijing as a brother-in-law for Wang Yan. Of course, Sheng Hong was unwilling to do this.

Wang Yan once again explained the interests to his father-in-law. The key problem was that the father-in-law always thought that even if he, Wang, fell, the Sheng family would continue to exist. How could this be possible?

From the day he married Sheng Hualan, the Sheng family could no longer escape. So he cruelly crushed Sheng Hong's thoughts. Sheng Hong now regretted his decision very much.

Having such a son-in-law was awesome, but he was really scared and trembling with fear. He didn't dare to tell anyone that he always dreamed that Wang Yan's rebellion failed and his entire family was implicated.

As long as he thought about it, he felt a chill in his neck...

Whether he was cold or not, the result was good. Gu Tingye and Sheng Minglan's marriage was settled. Then Gu Tingye was adjusted to a different job and led fewer soldiers...

And during this time, the disturbances in the capital never stopped. There were only two major events in the court, one was to completely eliminate the Khitan regime, and the other was the matter of succession.

Even now, we don’t have to fight against Khitan, but the position of the crown prince must be decided early.

Zhao Zhen and his ministers have been haggling for a year, and finally there is a result...

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