Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong soon arrived at Zeng's Mansion near Jingde Temple. The living room in Zeng's Mansion was very simple, with only seven or eight rooms in front and back. Zeng Gong's father took out his own room a few years ago
I bought it from a businessman with my life savings.
Just like that, it was the businessman who accompanied Ben on business and was in urgent need of money, so the Zeng family took advantage of this.
Otherwise, with Zeng Gong's father's salary as county magistrate, he might not even be able to afford half a yard.
However, precisely because of having a house in the inner city of Bianjing, the Zeng family has benefited greatly.
Not only Zeng Gong, but also his brothers and sisters began to become famous and well known.
Otherwise, if we stayed in our hometown in Nanfeng, who would know the names of brothers Zeng Gong and Zeng Bu? How would we know and make so many friends?
Under the guidance of Zeng Gong, Wang Anshi entered the Zeng Mansion and first went to meet the current owner of the Zeng Mansion, Zeng Gong's stepmother, Mrs. Zhu.
As for Wang Anshi's wife's great-aunt, she unfortunately died of illness more than ten years ago.
However, Mrs. Zhu did not intervene at all because Wang Anshi was her ex-relative. Instead, she was very enthusiastic, cordial, and greeted her. If Wang Anshi had not already married, he would have almost thought that this lady wanted to recruit a son-in-law.
"Your Majesty is so kind to me..." Wang Anshi walked out of the house where his mother lived and said to Zeng Gong, "I really don't know how to repay him!"
"Jiefu, do you know why your mother likes you so much?" Zeng Gong asked with a smile.
Wang Anshi shook his head.
"Because my mother knew about Jiefu's talent and character, she was very happy to see Zixuan and I being friends with Jiefu. She often said to our brothers: You should interact more with Wang Jiefu and learn more from him...
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Wang Anshi immediately lowered his head shyly and said, "Your Majesty thinks highly of me!"
While talking, the two of them came to the backyard of Zeng Mansion.
Here, several people have gathered together to talk about things.
"Everyone...everyone..." Zeng Gong stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Look who is here!?"
As a result, those who were still discussing in full swing turned around and laughed when they saw Zeng Gong and Wang Anshi.
Wang Anshi stepped forward, bowed his hands and said, "Wang Anshi of Fuzhou, I have met all of you colleagues!"
"Wang Jiefu!"
"That person who even Uncle Ouyang Yong praised so much?!"
The names of people and the shadows of trees. Even if some of these people don't know Wang Anshi, they have heard of his name and read his articles.
So, they all came forward and bowed their hands in greeting.
Young scholar-bureaucrats are still very naive.
Therefore, many times, a sharp article or a gorgeous poem is enough to convince them and make them forget the differences in identity, status and family background, and thus interact with others on an equal footing.
However, there is a prerequisite - this person must also be a scholar!
So Zeng Gong introduced Wang Anshi.
Wang Anshi also bowed his hands in greeting one by one, so he gained a few more friends.
Not to mention old friends such as Zeng Bu and Han Wei. We all know each other very well and often exchange letters and exchanges with each other.
The remaining few are all candidates who came to Beijing to take the exam this time.
He was almost the same age as Wang Anshi and others, so they quickly became familiar with each other.
"What were you talking about just now?" Wang Anshi asked, "Can you let Yu Ye participate?"
"Of course!" Han Wei immediately said with a smile: "We are in a stalemate!"
"Is such that……"
"Just yesterday, the Hexi Jiedushi, Liangzhou, and Yaozhou governors sent envoys to present the credential..."
"In addition to paying tribute to the officials as usual and asking for honors and honors, he also made a ruthless request to the officials..."
"Huh?" Wang Anshi said: "I heard that the Hexi Jiedu Envoy has always been loyal to our court. Will he make any excessive demands?"
As an ambitious young man who cares about the world and the destiny of the country, Wang Anshi naturally knew that the Hexi Jiedushi was the contemporary Tubo Zanpu and the great leader of Miaochuan, Jiao Siluo.
Wang Anshi not only knew the other party, but also studied the character and behavior of Zampu.
For this reason, he once pretended to be an envoy from the Song Dynasty. When he met with the Jiedushi envoy, Chen said that he was powerful and Xiaoyu was righteous, so he sent troops to join forces with the Song Dynasty to attack the Western thieves.
"Excessive request?" Han Wei smiled bitterly: "It would be fine if it is too much!"
"The people of the vassal, Yi Di, only want wealth, silk, gold and jade...but I, the Song Dynasty, have everything!"
"As long as they can keep themselves safe, pay tribute year after year, and don't invade borders, what does it mean to give them some benefits?"
"The key is that this Jiedu envoy wants to send his son Dong Fei, the governor of Huizhou, to the court..."
"What a good thing!" Wang Anshi clapped his hands and said: "If we can take the opportunity to educate Dong Fei with benevolence and righteousness..."
"Alas..." Han Wei shook his head: "If it were just like this, there would be no need for such a headache!"
"Does Jiefu know why the Hexi Jiedushi ordered Dong Fei to enter the court?"
"They are not here to learn etiquette and righteousness!"
"The memorial to the governor of Hexi Province made it clear and clear: His Majesty, Emperor Fuqi, has extended a great favor and ordered his heir to consecrate and shave my son!"
"Ah!" Wang Anshi was stunned, his mouth opened wide.
"Tubo worships Buddhism, and the name of the Hexi Jiedu envoy, 'Jiao Si Luo', means the son of Buddha!" Zeng Gong said from the side: "Now, the Hexi Jiedushi envoy is acting like this with ulterior motives and his heart can be punished.
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Wang Anshi listened and became silent.
He naturally understood what Han Wei and Zeng Gong meant.
The Tubo people believe in Buddhism, and even the name of their leader means "Son of Buddha".
Now, he has sent his son here to seek consecration and tonsure from the emperor. This is actually a continuation of his past policy - to bind the Song Dynasty and hold China hostage to threaten the foreign barbarians.
However, this Tibetan man did not have a good heart this time.
Asking the emperor to consecrate and ordain his son is to fake the power of the emperor of the Song Dynasty and add glory to his personal rule.
Other things may be discussed, but this matter is definitely not possible!
Not to mention, the state religion of the Song Dynasty was Taoism, and the status of Buddhism was not high. At best, it could only be remembered when selling ultimatums to make money.
Even if they take ten thousand steps back, the scholar-officials of the Song Dynasty will never accept that the emperor of the Song Dynasty consecrated and ordained the princes of foreign countries.
Because, this would in turn lead to the Song emperor's status as a Buddhist leader.
This is extremely dangerous behavior!
Whoever created the figurines has no descendants?
Once the emperor does such a thing, even if the country and the court do not recognize it, ordinary people, foolish men and women will blindly follow him.
What's even more frightening is that those great monks have always been the best at beating snakes with sticks.
Once this hole is opened, they will dare to cling to the official family unscrupulously!
I didn't see it, but the monks of Daxiangguo Temple are now quietly spreading the word: In fact, the emperor's heir was able to avert danger with the blessing of my Buddha.
Some monks even whispered privately: Emperor Gansheng is also the incarnation of my Buddha! He is the clone of Medicine Master Glazed Tathagata!
Simply killable!
However, Taoism is too useless, and it can't always argue with those sharp-tongued monks. Otherwise...
If the emperor's heir once did such a thing, the monks' statements would be even bolder!
For the money of sesame oil, there is nothing they can't do.
And once this hole is opened, what if in the future, officials or future emperors feel that being a Buddhist leader is not enough, and want to be a Confucian master and have the power to interpret Confucian classics?
Therefore, from the standpoint of a scholar-bureaucrat, this is absolutely unacceptable!
But from the perspective of the country and the world, this seems to be the right thing to do.
Because now we must unite the Tibetans, Uighurs and even the Liao people, so that we can eliminate the Western thieves and eliminate harm to the world!
