After returning to Wang Anshi's house and resting for a while, Wang Anshi and his son came to visit again. They had hurriedly read all the books Shen Long gave him in the past few days and planned to chat with Shen Long about their experiences.

"When I set out from Jiangning, I originally thought that it would not be difficult to get rid of the bad government of the Song Dynasty as long as everyone worked together. Now after reading this, I understand that I thought it was simple at the beginning." Wang Anshi stroked the "History of Wang Anshi's Reform" and said, He originally had a stubborn temper, otherwise he wouldn't have been nicknamed "Sister-in-law".

But now he is watching these historical materials showing all the details, policies, and results before and after his reform. Wang Anshi is really speechless after seeing the tragedy after the failure of the reform.

"Since ancient times, reform has never been easier!" Shen Long sighed, "Although the law established by Lord Shang laid the foundation for Qin to unify the six countries, it itself ended up being broken. Wu Qi reformed to strengthen Chu, and finally shot arrows randomly. die… …"

Wu Qi is also awesome enough. King Chu Duan died of illness. The old nobles launched a rebellion, surrounded the palace, and shot Wu Qi to death with random arrows. Seeing that he could not escape, Wu Qi immediately threw himself on the body of King Chu Duan. The old nobles' arrows also The body of King Chu Mourning was injured.

Damaging the king's body is always a heinous crime. After King Chu Su succeeded to the throne, according to the law, all those who shot Wu Qi and shot King Chu Miao's body were executed. More than seventy nobles were implicated and exterminated. ; Shen Long was so impressed that he could come up with such a method in the blink of an eye, dragging his enemy's whole family into hell even before he died.

"Although I am not talented, I still have such a will. If I, the Song Dynasty, can enrich the country and strengthen the army, what will it matter even if I die and lose my reputation? But if you think about it carefully, I am afraid that I have not been able to do it." Wang Anshi sighed, speaking. At that time, he looked directly at Shen Long, as if he wanted to get his advice.

"Have you gained anything from reading "The Biography of Shang Yang" and "The Biography of Zhang Juzheng" these days?" Shen Long did not answer directly. Instead, he asked Wang Anshi what he had gained from reading during this period.

"Shang Jun, Zhang Shuda is indeed an extraordinary talent. His political talents are far superior to Wang's, and Wang's ability is far beyond his reach." Wang Anshi said. He was already familiar with Shang Yang and admired Zhang Juzheng.

Shuda is Zhang Juzheng's nickname. In addition, he also has a nickname, Taiyue. The ancients' titles were so complicated that it was not polite to call him by his first name, so Wang Anshi called him by his nickname.

"Jiefu is too modest. In terms of far-reaching vision, Jiefu will not lose much to the two of them. What Jiefu lacks is nothing more than these." Shen Long smiled and stretched out his fingers to count them one by one, "Qin Duke Xiao has a strong will and his control over the Qin State is far superior to that of the one in the palace. Doesn't Jiefu deny this?"

"Official officials uphold the mandate of heaven and respond to the will of the people, and all people in the world deeply respect them." Wang Anshi retorted flatly, saying that we must not be careless on this kind of issue.

"Haha, I made a mistake." Shen Long changed his words, "In other words, Qin Xiaogong had all the power, but in Wen Yanbo's words, in the Song Dynasty, officials and scholar-bureaucrats jointly ruled the world. Oh, this This sentence was said by Wen Yanbo when he discussed the new law with the officials and the two governors in the fourth year of Xining."

"I've seen it in a book." Wang Anshi said silently.

At that time, the old party headed by Wen Yanbo kept saying that the new law was to compete for the interests of the people. Shenzong immediately became angry and scolded, "Aren't you scholar-bureaucrats the most opposed to the new law? What does it have to do with the people?"

Wen Yanbo directly retorted, "The Song Dynasty ruled the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, not with the common people." These words were cruel enough, and the basis of the feudal dynasty's rule was exposed without a doubt, and Shenzong had nothing to say. .

"So, Shang Yang could rely on Qin Xiaogong's prestige and use measures such as establishing trust to implement the new law smoothly, but Jiefu had to face the opposition of Wen Yanbo and others, and even the officials could not ignore the opposition of Wen Yanbo and others. ." Shen Long continued, "The same is true for Zhang Juzheng. The emperor is young and the queen mother trusts him in every possible way. In this regard, Jiefu cannot compare with them. After the reform begins, not only Wen Yanbo and others in the court, but also Even the Queen Mother will oppose you."

Seeing that Wang Anshi was silent, Shen Long raised his second finger, "The second is to win people. The new method is so powerful that it's obviously not enough to just rely on Jiefu and his son, so you have to have a group of people who can understand your intentions and help you." Reliable manpower to handle things; Zhang Juzheng has his disciples, while Jiefu you only have people like Zeng Bu and Lu Huiqing. Their ideas may not be the same as yours, and your control over them is not as tight as Zhang Juzheng’s control over his disciples. .”

"Thirdly, Jiefu is an upright gentleman, and I am afraid he is not as skilled as Zhang Juzheng." A reform must not only have a general trend, but also have capable subordinates. Political skills are equally important. Look at Sha Ruijin in Handong Province. You have Gao Yuliang and others at your fingertips. If you replace Sha Ruijin with Chen Shishi, will you be able to do it?

"Fourth, Shang Yang's reform emphasized farming and warfare, which could create a large number of new military aristocrats. These people will inevitably support the new law. Jiefu's new law will benefit those people. Can they provide enough support to Jiefu? Shen Long asked again, "The Green Crops Law, the Immunization Law, and the Square Field Tax Equalization Law can certainly give the common people a breath of relief, but they have no ability to affect the court situation; the reform of the imperial examination can allow some scholars to enter the court, but It will be many years before they can be promoted."

"Fifth...sixth..." As Shen Long raised his fingers one by one, Wang Anshi's face became more and more ugly. There were so many questions, some of which he had already figured out after reading so many historical materials, and there were also Many of them were things he hadn't thought of before, but after hearing what Shen Long said, he felt it was very reasonable. The problems he faced were more obstacles than he imagined.

Wang Anshi and his son were confused for a moment and could only bow to Shen Long again, "I hope Taoist Shen will teach me."

"There is no problem in this world that cannot be solved. As long as we understand the problem clearly, we can always find a suitable way to deal with it." Shen Long helped them up, "Don't worry, you two, since I came to the Song Dynasty, I will show it to you again. There are so many things, so naturally we won’t ignore them.”

"Thank you so much, Taoist priest, but Taoist priest has given instructions, so I will try my best to do what I can." Wang Anshi and his son returned to their seats.

Haha, he still didn't trust himself completely. Shen Long heard the meaning of Wang Anshi's words, but he didn't care. If he could completely trust someone so easily, Wang Anshi would not be able to secure his position in power.
Chapter completed!