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Do you want to know the reason why I did this?" Zhao Mingcheng looked at Li Qingzhaohu and asked.

Li Hu smiled and shook his head. To completely abandon the old party and the Yuanyou party members is of course for change, but to completely abandon the new party and the Yuanfeng party members, what are the benefits for the change?

"The old party factions are complicated, and Su Shi, the soul of Shu school, has been hit hard. However, they have declined after the Yuanyou Party Case. I won't talk about it here. Let's talk about the new party. The new party factions are also too many and complicated, which is also one of the important reasons for the transformation of the new policy." Zhao Mingcheng said in a casual manner.

"Wang Anshi was obstructed and opposed by the conservative ministers in the court during the reform process. For this reason, he had to select talented people from the middle and lower levels of officials to serve as important positions in the office, such as Lu Huiqing, Zeng Bu, Han Jiang, Li Ding, Xie Jingwen and others. The conservatives immediately referred to the group of reformers with Wang Anshi as the core as "party members".

"The 'New Party' is a product of Wang Anshi's reform, but in different periods, the composition and connotation of the 'New Party' was different. For example, in the early days of the Xining reform, the New Party specifically referred to Wang Anshi's party. After Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing had a feud, there were two factions: "Wang Party" and "Lu Party". During the Yuanfeng period, Cai Que presided over the reform, so Cai Que's party was also found. After Shaosheng, the leader of the reform, Zeng Bu, Cai, Cai Jing and others fought against each other, and each formed a gang and had more factions."

"Your grandfather Li Qingchen is also one of the leaders of the reform, and his power is also very strong." Zhao Mingcheng said to Li Hu, "Your grandfather and Cai Jing have a grudge because of the struggle within the new party. Cai Jing is a very sleek person. When Sima Guang was in power, he transformed himself into doing things with Sima Guang. So your grandfather disliked his character and hated him. He joined forces with a group of people to hit Cai Jing so hard that he couldn't raise his head. In the end, he had to revenge. After Cai Jing came to power, he naturally had to take revenge, so your grandfather became a member of the Yuanyou Party. However, Li Qingchen, who was once the leader of the reform, actually became the core of the old party. This is really a big deal."

Li Hu's face was cold and he didn't say a word. The Supreme Emperor and Cai Jing joined forces to attack Li Qingchen, and did not hesitate to turn the black and white down for this. This was the biggest pain in Li Hu's heart and the reason why he always wanted to reverse the Yuanyou Party's case. He wanted to use his strength to restore the Li family's innocence and restore his grandfather's reputation.

Zhao Mingcheng saw through Li Hu's thoughts at a glance. He smiled slightly and whispered: "Your grandfather was the leader of the new party. The reason why he was beaten to be a Yuanyou Party is entirely the result of the internal struggle of the new party. Cai Jing wants to take charge of the government and eliminate dissidents. Not only does he have to deal with the old party, but he also has to fuck the opponents within the new party. This is normal. The power struggle has always been so cruel. Li Qingchen's case is an unjust, false and wrong case. It is an exception in the Yuanyou Party's case. As long as the opportunity is right, you can completely turn it over."

Li Hu thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

It seems that I have to deal with the Li family case separately from the Yuanyou Party. When I have controlled the authority, I will immediately turn the Li family case over, and it is impossible to count on the Zhao emperor to restore the reputation of the Li family and grandfather.

Zhao Mingcheng solved Li Hu's knot, but also offended Li Qingzhao. Li Qingzhao's face became increasingly ugly, but because Li Hu sat in front of her, Zhao Mingcheng used the big hat of the people of Song Dynasty to suppress her, so he was powerless to refute, so he had to sit aside angrily.

Li Hu certainly knew why Li Qingzhao was unhappy, so he followed Zhao Mingcheng's words and said to Li Qingzhao: "Mr.'s mother's uncle, the Wang family, was not included in the party loan, and the Wang family was very prominent in the Song Dynasty. With this relationship, your father and your family can be completely lifted. Sir, when I actually take control of the power, I will first completely solve the matter between you and me."

Li Qingzhao was overjoyed. Li Hu's strength was too strong. As Zhao Mingcheng said, he would soon be able to enter the court to take power. This is the general trend and no one could stop it. Therefore, Zhao Mingcheng opened and honestly discussed the reform with Li Hu today. As long as Li Hu took power, these things were not worth mentioning. In fact, the court has now lifted the ban on Yuanyou academics, lifted Sima Guang and Zhang Shangying, and it is reasonable to continue to lift some party members.

When Zhao Mingcheng saw his wife turn anger into joy, he breathed a little relieved and continued to talk about the topic.

"The reason why Wang Anshi's reform was fiercely opposed by the old party members was, at the root, a conflict between the two ideas of new and old, or a conflict between the two political concepts of reform and conservatism. These two completely different and directly opposed governance concepts are reflected in the distinction between the north and the south. Most of the new party members were southerners, eager to reform and support reform, while most of the old party members were northerners, sticking to the rules and opposing reform."

Is it related to the distinction between party struggles and the north and south? This is the first time Li Hu heard of this statement and thinks it is very new.

"Almost all the core figures of the new party in different periods come from the southeastern region. For example, Wang Anshi, he comes from Linchuan, Jiangxi, Zeng Bu comes from Nanfeng, Jiangxi, Chen Sheng comes from Jianyang, Fujian, Lu Huiqing comes from Jinjiang, Fujian, Zhang comes from Pucheng, Fujian, Cai Que comes from Quanzhou, Fujian, Cai and Cai Jing are from Xianyou, Fujian... Looking closely at the origins of those famous new party members, it is not difficult to find that they are basically from the southeastern region."

"Look at the old party, Sima Guang is from Shanzhou, Wen Yanbo is from Fenzhou, Fan Chunren and Fan Chunli are from Binzhou, Shaanxi,

He is from Xiangzhou, Hebei, and Lu Dafang is from Lantian, Jingzhao... The old party was from the northerner."

"Your grandfather Li Qingchen is very special. He is from Xiangzhou, Hebei, a changer who came out of the north. It is not difficult to infer from this that he has natural conflicts with these new party leaders from the southeast, so it is completely understandable that he and Cai Jing have a life-and-death hatred."

"In addition, many new party members have relatives and old relationships, such as Wang Anshi's in-laws Xie Jingwen, who entered the important place of the censorate, and Wang Anshi's other in-law Zeng Bu was also valued. Wang Anshi also introduced his son and son-in-law to an important organization in the office. For example, Zhu Mingzhi was recommended as a storyteller in Chongzheng Hall. This Zhu Mingzhi was first Wang Anshi's sister-in-law, and later Wang Anshi's niece. The two had a close relationship."

"Wang Anshi also discussed the reform plan with his son Wang, son-in-law Cai, sister-in-law Shen Kuo, nephew Ye Tao, and disciple Zeng Bu's younger brother Zeng Zhao, Lu Dian, Gong Yuan and others, and studied Confucian scriptures. He also wrote the "New Meaning of the Three Classics" with Wang, Cai, and Shen Kuo to provide a theoretical basis for the reform."

"Therefore, the first new party, as a product of reform, was mainly a political group composed of Wang Anshi as the core and relatives, township parties and their disciples as the main trunks, and had very distinct regional and nepotism."

"As the situation changes, the party struggles are becoming more and more fierce, and the contradictions within the new party are becoming more and more intense. Some new party leaders have also changed their attitudes towards reform. There are certainly those who consistently insist on Wang Anshi's reform, but there are even some people who are in or out, in the same or different, in enemies or friends, presenting complex political changes."

"During the Yuanfeng period, Lu Huiqing and Cai Que were in power, advocating 'abiding the rules'; Zhang, Zeng Bu, Cai, and Cai Jing came on stage to advocate 'Shaoshu'; whether it is 'abiding the rules' or 'Shaoshu', these two policies are closely related to Wang Anshi's reforms with the purpose of enriching the country and strengthening the army. Of course, there is also a certain degree of deviation, but in the eyes of the old party members, these factions are the same category, they are all new parties, and they can be collectively called the core of the new party."

"It is precisely because of the complexity of the new party faction that the new party has never formed a stable and powerful force that has absolute advantage in the party struggles for fifty or sixty years, and has not formed a unified voice, and then a solid 'national right'. This is an important reason for the final failure of the Song Dynasty's reform."

Li Hu roughly understood Zhao Mingcheng's ideas on reform at this point.

Reform requires two driving forces. First, the emperor must insist on reform, not worry about gains and losses, and be half-hearted. However, from the history of past reform, this was very difficult, so Zhao Mingcheng hoped that he could control the authority of the Song Dynasty, weaken the imperial power, and ensure that the reform could continue for a long time. Secondly, the ministers must insist on reform, unify their thinking and direction, and do not change their policies frequently. However, in the past, because of party struggles and factions within the same party, national policies were frequently changed, resulting in instability in the court and weakening of national strength.

When the two driving forces are combined, we must "determine the state". Once the "state is" is determined, party struggles and political struggles can be effectively alleviated, which will help the success of change.

The first driving force is the driving force for launching reform. Zhao Mingcheng cannot solve it, so he can only rely on Li Hu. If Li Hu can command the emperor and promote the reform with power and force, the continued progress of the reform can be guaranteed.

The second driving force is the driving force for implementing the reform. Zhao Mingcheng used the destruction of the reform by the struggle between the new party and the faction, and the opposition between the new and old parties and the political groups in the north and south regions to warn Li Hu that if the reform is successful, there will be no party struggle first. If you want to avoid the struggle, you must first give up the new and old parties and use a group of scholars who are determined to change again.

Li Hu pondered for a long time and felt that the cooperation between the Supreme Emperor and Cai Jing was basically the same as Zhao Mingcheng's ideas for change, but the change eventually failed. Why?

"Uncle, after the Supreme Emperor was in power, he was determined to change. He appointed Cai Jing as prime minister, drove away the Yuanyou party members, and implemented the new policy, which actually established the 'national truth' and avoided party struggles. But why did the Song Dynasty still reach such an incredible level today?"

"The reason is directly related to decades of party struggles," Zhao Mingcheng said. "Decades of party struggles have put the Song Dynasty in a serious crisis, especially the financial crisis. Therefore, the Supreme Emperor and the Minister of Reform were very anxious to reverse the financial crisis immediately, so the new policy quickly transformed and then became out of control."

"The first thing we need to solve in the reform is the financial crisis," Li Hu continued to ask, "Then what methods should we take to reform?"

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Summary:
Chapter completed!