After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

June 14, the fifth year of Jiayou, is a day worth remembering in history.

On this day, the Song Dynasty produced another young man like Fan Wencheng, and his name will be known throughout the world for decades to come.

After Han Ming watched all the ministers finish their reports, he lifted the hem of his official robe with one hand and took out a memorial from his sleeve with the other.

Walking slowly out of the class, no one knew that Han Ming would make a speech that would still shock people even after watching it again many years later.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say today, and I hope to report it to Your Majesty and all the ministers."

Looking at Han Ming's serious expression, many people were puzzled.

Only Han Zhang and Fu Yanguo, who were in the first place, and Wang Jiefu from the Sansi Yamen, looked at him indifferently.

"Oh? If there is anything going on in Young Han's family, please feel free to tell me." The old emperor looked amiable.

Han Ming took a deep breath, walked to the front of the court, and knelt on his knees. This bow made many people's eyelids jump, and they secretly wondered what Han Ming's intention was.

"His Majesty--!"

"I am a foolish and unworthy minister, but I have been sent on a journey with your grace. Now I have been summoned back to the imperial court to take up a new position. I shall report back to your majesty on this mission."

"...I dare to speak of matters concerning the world. I humbly hope that Your Majesty will carefully consider and choose the best course. I would be most grateful..."

"...Mencius said: 'Those who have a benevolent heart and a good reputation, but whose kindness does not benefit the people, do so because they do not govern according to the ways of the ancient kings.'"

"...If I follow his intention, then my changes and reforms will not shock the world..."

"...Even if Your Majesty wishes to reform the affairs of the world and accord with the wishes of the previous king, it is impossible..."

"...However, I have come to believe that even if Your Majesty wishes to reform the affairs of the world, in accordance with the wishes of the previous kings, it is inevitable that this will not be possible. Why? Because the world today lacks talented people..."

"..."

"...I humbly hope that Your Majesty will carefully consider and choose the best option. The world will be blessed."

(Excerpt from "A Letter to Emperor Renzong on State Affairs," by Wang Anshi.)

Han Ming's passionate speech made many people furious, and the most difficult to hold back were the former old-school people.

Many of Han Ming's speeches were directed directly at the conservatives, criticizing them for being conservative and holding on to the belief that "the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed" and constantly obstructing reform.

As a result, the current government is corrupt, corrupt officials are rampant, local officials are inactive and levying heavy taxes, landlords and businessmen are buying up land, and peasant uprisings are constantly occurring in various places.

These words implicitly removed Emperor Renzong from the conversation, and all the troubles and worries fell on these conservatives.

Wang Jiefu lowered his head and his face turned pale. He didn't remember these words in his letter.

Then there is only one possibility, Han Ming used his own letter of statement to carry out private work and criticize all the civil and military officials in the court.

Han Ming's idea was very simple. He would increase the stakes and threaten to carry out reforms. It was possible that these people would just treat it as a joke, and even Emperor Renzong would not care.

Then don’t blame me for being ruthless and forcing these people to drive me out of the capital!

Han Zhang and Fu Yanguo both knew about Han Ming's methods, but they did not take any action.

This made the new Privy Councilor Zeng Mingzhong and the Deputy Privy Councilor Ouyang Wenzhong a little puzzled. The two looked at each other and immediately understood each other's intentions.

"Silence."

These two also noticed something, and they were afraid that the methods of Lord Han and Lord Fu were involved.

The old emperor seemed to have reacted a little. His eyes unconsciously swept towards Han Zhang and Fu Yanguo, and then he laughed softly.

"Interesting...Interesting... Han Shaojian... Are you trying to emulate Fan Wencheng?!"

Emperor Renzong's tone changed drastically for the first time.

Han Ming straightened his body and clasped his hands in a salute: "Your Majesty, there is only one Wen Zhenggong in this world, and I will not do it."

"Okay, okay, what do you mean by that? You've scolded everyone in the court, from the ministers in the government hall to the county magistrates. Do you think that's funny?!"

Emperor Renzong stared at Han Ming with his eyes as sharp as torches.

"Your Majesty, I said I would not be Fan Wencheng, but that does not mean I will not be myself!" Han Ming said calmly.

"Be yourself? What is yourself? Is wantonly slandering and insulting court officials being yourself?!"

Emperor Renzong took the memorial handed to him by the eunuch, quickly scanned it, then closed it and threw it off the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, everything I say is true and has been verified. Everything I do benefits the country and the people."

"I hope Your Majesty will grant my request and establish a 'Three Departments Regulations Office' to coordinate national finances and implement reforms—! To reassure the people of the world—"

As soon as Han Ming finished speaking, he kowtowed heavily.

But everyone's faces looked very ugly. Han Ming did not want to be the second Fan Wencheng, but he wanted to do what Fan Wencheng had failed to do.

What's the difference between these two people? There's no guarantee that the Political Affairs Hall won't interfere here, especially since the two current ministers in the Political Affairs Hall are all members of the New Deal faction.

Thinking about how they, the vested interests, were almost killed by Fan, Han, Fu and others, all the old factions couldn't help but shudder.

If Han Ming wants to reform the law, the first people to be affected will be those who benefit from it.

"Your Majesty, Young Master Han is not thinking straight and is suffering from hysteria. How can we allow him to continue his nonsense?"

"Your Majesty, national reforms should prioritize stability. We cannot act rashly based on the opinions of others!"

"I am sixty-two years old this year. I cannot bear to see Your Majesty deceived by such a thief. Your Majesty! The laws of our ancestors cannot be changed. This is the rule!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, how dare Han Shaojian, a mere fifth-rank official, comment on state affairs? These important matters of the court lie with the Council of State, with the ministers, and with Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, reforms are not something that can be accomplished overnight. Han Shaojian's casual talk about reforms is clearly an attempt to gain fame from the world and from Your Majesty!"

"I believe that what Han Shaojian said is pure nonsense. Our dynasty has been governed by generations of rule, and the country is rich and the people are strong, reaching its peak of prosperity. How could there be such a phenomenon of poverty and weakness?"

"Some local unruly people refuse to obey the king's rule and raise troops to rebel. This has been common since the Han and Tang dynasties. How can you say that our dynasty is on the verge of danger? It is obvious that Han Shaojian is a person who speaks nonsense!"

"Your Majesty, you must not start the evil wind of reform and change. This will push our dynasty into an abyss!"

"..."

The crowd was outraged. This was the scene seen by Emperor Renzong. Most of the court was constantly criticizing the young man who was kneeling on the ground.

With these people in this country, it will surely perish...

The new policy faction headed by Han Zhang all frowned and kept looking around the court, as if looking for someone.

"Master Han, listen to this! These are all people who oppose you. What else do you have to say?"

Emperor Renzong asked solemnly.

"Your Majesty, these are all the opinions of corrupt scholars and are not worth mentioning!"

My goodness, Han Ming’s words directly ignited the court.

"How despicable! How dare a mere child speak so arrogantly!!!"

"You are the number one scholar, yet you speak such vulgar words!"

"There's no place for a mere fifth-rank official like you to act rashly in this court!"

"Disrespectful! Extremely disrespectful!!!"

“I am unworthy of being a scholar! I am unworthy of being a scholar!!!”

"Acting in this way, one is worthy of being called a role model for scholars—!"

"Do you have any manners?! Your words are so dirty and messy that it's hard to listen to!"

"..."

“My Lords—!”

Han Ming's shout immediately silenced the noisy court. Then, without getting permission, Han Ming stood up and faced everyone.

"You are all so excited because Han is telling the truth. If it were false, wouldn't it be more of a display of scholarly integrity if you all just laughed it off?"

"It seems that you all have something evil in your heart and are feeling guilty, right?!"

When Han Ming said this, a strange smile unconsciously appeared on his face, as if these people were like grass in his eyes.

“Asshole—!”

"How can you talk to your superiors like this!!!"

"A mere young eunuch is so arrogant. If he enters the political hall one day, won't there be no place for people like us?!"

"Your Majesty, I implore you to severely punish the Secretary's Junior Supervisor, the Imperial Academician, the Imperial Secretary, the Crown Prince's Groom, and the Crown Prince's Assistant, Han Ming."

"Your Majesty! I second the motion!"

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"

"His Majesty......"

The civil officials of the Song Dynasty loved fame more than any other dynasty. Whenever they encountered something, they had to gain a good reputation.

Han Ming directly hit these people in the heart, slapped them in the face, and then revealed their true colors, which is unacceptable.

Such behavior is equivalent to directly torturing someone to death.

Han Zhang and Fu Yanguo frowned, thinking that Han Ming had gone too far. If he offended this group of people, it would be difficult to deal with them if he came to power in the future.

A proofreader named Su, who was standing on one side of the classroom, was staring at Han Ming with a look of great interest.

Another person, Sima Junshi, who was the newly appointed magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture and was awarded the fifth-rank official uniform, looked at Han Ming with admiration.

"You, do you have anything else to say?" Emperor Renzong regained his calm expression, crossed his hands and asked in his robe.

This made Han Ming feel like a farmer in his previous life.

"I have nothing to say!"

"In that case, let me think about it. The crimes you committed today were: roaring in the court, disrespecting superiors and inferiors, and speaking ill of the laws of our ancestors..."

At this moment, Emperor Renzong began to list Han Ming's crimes indifferently.

This made many of the people watching the show frown. Is His Majesty's mood not right?!

"If we punish you for multiple crimes at once, let's see what happens to the Northwest!"

Emperor Renzong's words made many people look strange. They looked at Han Ming strangely, then at Han Zhang, and finally glanced at the emperor above them.

"As for your position, you're the Shaanxi General Manager, Pacification, Transportation, Recruiting, and Commander of the Yongxing Army. Go and guard the northwest for me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone stared at Emperor Renzong and Han Ming with wide eyes.

These two people, are they playing a double act for us?