Zhao Xi still wants to know the truth. Although he is not prepared to care about it, he still needs to find out what the truth is. At this time, he needs information from the Imperial City Division.
"Your Majesty, all the Bianliang scholars know about Su Shi's visit to Hanxiang Tower. As for whether the king planned this matter... there is no conclusive report."
Wang Zhongzheng understands the officialdom, and even if he is sure that Wang was involved, in the absence of reports from his subordinates, he can only report truthfully.
This matter...~perhaps there is really no way to find out. Wang probably knows that there is no way to find out.
Wu Anchi is the son-in-law of the Wang family, so it is possible that Wu Anchi took the initiative to write that article? But with Wu Anchi's mind, how could he think so rigorously?
Could it really be a coincidence?
For this kind of thing, if Wang didn't have such a great reputation and was not a very smart person who always repays his anger, no one would doubt that this matter was related to him.
That's what happened. The final result was that Su Shi went to Huangzhou, but Wang had nothing to do.
The final result was that Wu Anchi was taken advantage of, and Wang Anshi's reputation that he had cultivated for decades was once again damaged... What a cheater.
But the impact of this incident goes far beyond that...
The Internal Reference Supervision Edition published an article about Luo Kai impeaching Wang Shao for lying about the wasteland in Hehuang and embezzling money and food from the imperial court for land reclamation. The article even mentioned that the chief editor of the Internal Reference was in cahoots with Wang Shaohang to deceive the imperial court.
"Who is Luo Kai?"
"Returning to the official family, he was a Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou's reign. He once served as an official in Huzhou. He entered the court last year and was appointed as a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, in charge of selection."
From the superficial signs, Luo Kai became a Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou's reign and was appointed to Huzhou. Su Shi returned to the court from Huzhou...
And Wang Shao was also a Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou. There is another connection between this, that is, Wang Shao was close to Wang Anshi, and Wang Anshi strongly praised Hehuang Kaibian.
Zhao Xi did not simply read this impeachment article, always feeling it was a bit strange.
Cai Que is not impartial and selfless. Even if there are checks and balances in the compilation of internal references, articles related to Cai Que must have gone through a fight before they were published.
But this publication is a bit too timely.
"What about Cai Que?"
"Back at home, Cai was indeed involved in the impeachment article. He asked to recuse himself in compliance with the supervision regulations. The article was signed and published by the deputy editor."
What the Imperial City Division can see is only the behavior reflected on the surface. The exchanges behind all these and the inner activities of the ministers and workers are difficult to detect even if the Imperial City Division is so pervasive.
Zhao Xi always felt that the two impeachment articles were closely related, but he couldn't figure it out.
Zhao Xi prefers the latter impeachment article, which is a play written, directed and acted by Wang Anshi and his group.
I can't explain it, I just feel it.
From Wu Anchi's impeachment of Su Shi, to the Supervisory Yamen's investigation, to the court's decision to deal with Su Shi. In the whole process, Su Shi was the role of an unlucky child. Even those who were close to Su Shi were only Sima Guangmianjun and could be ignored.
of redemption.
Because the imperial court oversees the opening of the Yamen Office, most people are aware of the impact of the Su Shi case, so they all adopt a wait-and-see attitude.
It is also true that Su Shi was on the weak side in the whole incident, and everyone believed that this was Wang Anshi's behavior against Su Shi.
In view of Su Shi's reputation among scholars and literary circles, he won considerable sympathy.
It is precisely because of this that it is very common sense for someone to plead grievances for Su Shi and then impeach anyone in Wang Anshi's team.
After all, in this incident, although Su Shi left Huangzhou, it further enhanced his reputation.
However, Wang Anshi gained a reputation as an intolerant person.
At this time, if someone close to Su Shi attacks anyone in Wang Anshi's small group, this will no longer be a grudge between Wang Anshi and Su Shi, but a fight between two small groups.
In this way, Wang Anshi's bad influence can be weakened to a certain extent.
"Yaofu thought it was necessary to send troops westward?"
Wang Shao is now equivalent to the chief official of the first road, and the military and political affairs in the entire Hehuang area are dominated by him alone. It is not within the jurisdiction of the Qinzhou Road Supervision Yamen, nor is it the jurisdiction of the Xihe Military Supervision.
To investigate Wang Shao, or to investigate whether the entire Hehuang yamen deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates, it is necessary to supervise the yamen deputies.
"Your Majesty, forgetting the past does not apply to Wang Zichun's case. Your Majesty pointed out in the edict that forgetting the past means that from the date of the edict, all illegal acts will cease and there will no longer be continuous or extended violations."
"As for the prince who purely owns Hehuang Kaibian, if there is a fact that he lied about the wasteland and deceived the court, this behavior did not stop with the issuance of His Majesty's edict. The entire infringement process continued, even until the Hehuang Kaibian incident.
Finish."
"Whether it is the imperial court's tax-free policy or the money and grain allocated by the imperial court for reclamation of wasteland, they are all violations of the country. Therefore, I believe that personnel should be sent to investigate."
Fan Chunren has stepped into the role, and his ability in supervising the Yamen is much stronger than his ability in governing the state capital.
"Then send someone to investigate!"
Zhao Xi knew very well whether Wang Shao had concealed the information. Zhao Xi believed that the Huangtian reported by Wang Shao still had great potential to be explored.
In later generations, that area consisted of several counties, with only a lot of barren fields.
As for the investigation, it does not necessarily have to produce results, but it must monitor the yamen's style so that the officials and workers can understand it.
Also, we can find out who is directing this drama from the investigation of Wang Shao.
What Zhao Xi didn't expect was that just after the General Supervisory Office sent personnel to the west, Wang Shao reported that Hehuang had begun to try to grow cotton...
The thinking of courtiers is still based on conventions. For example, Wang Anshi reported on the art of war, and Wang Shao reported on the experiment of growing cotton. They all thought that the right and wrong lies in the attitude of the king, not the rules and regulations...
Although it is not a reward for his achievements, he still expresses his indispensability.
Wang Anshi came up with the Art of War to tell the officials that he was unanimously committed to reform and that he had new methods to deal with any dilemma in the dynasty.
Wang Shao reported that he was trying to grow cotton, and he also told the officials that he had never forgotten the officials' instructions. He even remembered such a small thing as cotton clearly, so how could he forget the original intention of opening up Hehuang?
It seems that this new trend in supervising yamen has a long way to go!
Especially this fanciful opening made the courtiers doubt the role of the supervisory yamen.
Thinking of these, Zhao Xi couldn't help but think of Wang Anshi's son Wang.
How should I put it? In a sense, Wang is indeed a talent. Unfortunately, he used his intelligence in the wrong place and used any means to express himself... Of course, these are all based on the fact that this series of events was planned by him.
Maybe I'm overthinking it.
Zhao Xi seems to be able to find traces of his plan in this series of events... taking advantage of the situation to confuse the public and finally achieve his goal.
Using purpose to reason backward is the best way to find the disruptor.
The problem is that Zhao Xi has no other purpose for Wang Anshi or Wang other than sending Su Shi to Huangzhou.
Disrupting the court, or using chaos to stall the implementation of the supervision system? This will not do any good to the Wang family.