[He has been a hot topic for nearly a thousand years.

People admired his fame of his time and his articles and knowledge that spanned thousands of years. They also admired his noble character of regarding wealth and fame as floating clouds and not indulging in money, money, wine and sex. They also talked about his habit of not washing his dirty clothes and face.

Of course, he was the master Wang Anshi who argued endlessly about his vigorous reform. 】

Wang Anshi:......

Well, now everyone knows that I don’t wash my clothes or my face…

I didn’t feel that way before, but why do I feel a little ashamed now?

Su Shi burst out laughing.

Su Che tried hard to recall the unhappy things.

Su Xun:......

I've told him so many times but he just won't listen. What can I do?

Zeng Gong: Well, this bad habit has been passed down to later generations. I wonder if Jiefu will change it from now on?

【The Xining Reforms promoted by Wang Anshi violated the interests of the conservatives, and the struggle between the two factions became more intense.】

【Faced with the fierce words of his opponents, Wang Anshi argued with reason. 】

Sima Guang said angrily: "A gentleman is concerned with righteousness, while a villain is concerned with profit. You have changed the laws of our ancestors in this way. Do you want everyone in the world to forget righteousness for the sake of profit?!"

Wang Anshi said in a heavy tone: "Junshi, if you don't talk about how to spend the money in the treasury, and if you don't manage the money, where will the silver and silk sent to Liaoxia come from every year? If you don't do the accounting, will you let the country accumulate many problems and watch our army lose battle after battle?"

Sima Guang was furious: "Are you the only one in the world who is loyal to the country? Reform is not something that can be done overnight, and we must not touch the foundation of the country!"

Wang Anshi retorted: "The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country is strong and prosperous!"

He pointed at the ministers and said: "These scholars and officials do not care about state affairs, but follow the customs and curry favor with the public. But once the world wants to change, they will come with great force and make the most trouble!"

"You keep talking about destiny and ancestors, but if we continue to be weak and poor, I'm afraid we will be swallowed up by Liao and Xia tomorrow! By then, will the sky of the Song Dynasty still be above your heads? Will there be a place to place our ancestral tablets?

I, Wang Anshi, do not fear natural disasters, do not follow the example of my ancestors, and do not care about what people say! I must implement the new law to the end until we return to the prosperity of the Three Dynasties! Restore our old territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties! 】

"Good!" Zhao Kuangyin stood up: "This is my Song Dynasty's loyal minister!!"

He was so excited that he was a little incoherent: "My dear minister, take a look! Take a look at whether Wang Anshi's reforms can be used in our dynasty?"

Zhao Pu calmly analyzed: "Your Majesty, Wang Anshi's reforms were designed to address the situation of the Song Dynasty at that time. We can learn from them, but we cannot copy them completely."

"Well, you are right, my dear minister." Zhao Kuangyin then sighed again: "Why are these capable ministers not in my dynasty?"

However, even with such ministers, the Song Dynasty was still trampled under the iron hooves of the Jin people in its later years, and was like mud without any dignity.

Li Shimin was a little jealous. The Song Dynasty was obviously weak, but it was full of talented people...

I don’t know whether God is fair or unfair.

Kublai Khan shook his head: "Without power, any reform will fail. Not to mention that he has touched the interests of certain people. Not to mention the external, just his own internal struggle can make any reform go to waste."

Sima Guang was furious: "You want to fight against everyone in the world and decide the outcome, but what are your chances of winning?"

Wang Anshi sighed: "If I have done my best but failed to achieve my goal, I will have no regrets!"

Su Shi looked puzzled. He always believed that Wang Anshi's reforms were too radical. Reforms should be based on the people's lives and needs, rather than simply pursuing new ideas while ignoring the people's suffering and plight.

[Su Shi, Sima Guang and others asked to leave Beijing due to dissatisfaction with Wang Anshi's reforms. The reforms lasted for more than ten years and played a great role in enriching the country and strengthening the military. The scope of its measures, the depth of its reforms, and its advanced thinking were rarely seen in the world.]

Sima Guang's face was gloomy: Could it be that people in later generations would praise Wang Anshi's new law so much?

And he finally abolished all of Wang Anshi's new laws...

Wang Anshi, who had long since retired to Jiangning, looked at Tianmu's comments with tears in his eyes.

Mi Fu, who was standing by, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come on, let's have a nice drink today!"

Wang Anshi smiled and said, "Let's go!"

After the Song Dynasty, scholars started fighting again.

This time, it was not about liking a particular person, but about whether Wang Anshi's reform was right or wrong. In the midst of the argument, their mouths could no longer express their inner thoughts. Whoever had the better fists and feet was right! !

This made the county magistrates and prefects in various places very anxious. What was going on?

How can we tell from the sky that a fight is about to break out? It's been a long time since Wang Anshi's reforms took place, and they are still fighting over this matter? They are really wasting their time!

Therefore, it was strictly ordered that anyone who fought again would be stripped of his honor!

Now everyone was quiet.

When Ying Zheng watched the Xining Reforms, he naturally thought of the Shang Yang Reforms implemented by his predecessor.

Shang Yang's reforms completely abolished the old system of Qin, enabled the economy to develop rapidly, and eventually made Qin the most powerful country in the Warring States Period.

It laid a solid foundation for his current cause of unification.

Now the Song Dynasty also implemented reforms. Although there were talented people, the struggles within the court meant that the reforms were doomed to fail.

Li Si recorded the reforms of later generations and compared them one by one with Shang Yang's previous reforms.

All dynasties before the Song Dynasty recorded Wang Anshi's reforms. Compared with those unrealizable things in later generations, the reforms of the Song Dynasty are more likely.

The dynasties after the Song Dynasty were noncommittal about the reforms.

As usual, Zhou Jinyu also found the Wang Anshi Memorial Hall in later generations.

A white marble statue of Wang Anshi stands in front of the memorial hall, and the two lotus ponds next to it are filled with the elegant fragrance of lotus.

The museum provides a detailed account of Wang Anshi’s life and past deeds.

There is a courtyard building next to the exhibition hall, which was named Banshan Hall because Wang Anshi's name was Banshan Jushi.

The museum displays the characteristics of Wang Anshi's poems from different periods.

Calligraphy works of Wang Anshi's poems written by later generations are also on display.

...Scholars of all dynasties were jealous again...

So, is it true that later generations respect people who are good at academics so much?

"It's not just about knowledge. We like people who are particularly outstanding in some aspect." Someone observed carefully.

"That means if I am not as knowledgeable as those people, I can still develop in another aspect."

"That's right! Why bother to compete with them? You may not win! Brother Wang, do you have any idea?"

"I like looking at the stars, and I want to record all the stars I observe!"

"What's there to see in the stars?"

"There are so many stars to see! And the moon, don't you see? People in later generations even flew up to the moon to see it. Although we can't do that now, we can also observe the moon carefully and record its patterns to tell future generations that their ancestors also observed the moon a long time ago."

Others nodded frequently when they heard this, yes, this is a new direction, and there are fewer people~~the chance of success is much greater!

He also had to think carefully about his future direction. There were too many scholars in the world, and the imperial examination was too crowded.

In a parallel world, the ancient Chinese civilization was the most developed and brilliant civilization in the world. When other civilizations were still in the Dark Ages, ancient China was far ahead in research in all aspects, such as astronomy, geography, ocean, climate, etc.!

It is known as the light of hope of ancient civilization.

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