Chapter 8 Chapter Two
Wang Anshi was stabbed when he just started reforming the law.
The incident happened in May of the second year of Xining (1069), and it was Lu Hui, a native of Kaifeng who was then Yushi Zhongcheng, who roared in.Three months ago, Wang Anshi served as the new deputy prime minister to participate in political affairs, and was about to throw off his arms and do a big job, but was severely sued by the actual chief of the highest supervisory agency. Of course, it was unexpected and eye-catching. Even Wang Anshi Sima Guang, who was skeptical about the reform, was also taken aback.
Sima Guang met Lu Hui unexpectedly on his way to work.At that time, he was going to give lectures at Zishantang, the royal school for reading.Although the official history does not record whether Lu Hui is wearing the robe and crown of a supervisory official at this moment, Sima Guang obviously sees that he will make a difference today, so he asks him what he wants to do when he asks to see the emperor.
Lu Hui replied: Impeach Wang Anshi.
Sima Guang was stunned: This person is well-received by everyone, why is he impeached?
Lu Hui was also stunned.He called Sima Guang's words and said: Does Junshi also have this view?Although Wang Anshi is famous, he is stubborn and unreasonable. He likes to be flattered by villains and cannot tolerate different opinions.For such a person, it is still so-so to be a Hanlin scholar.If you become Zaifu, you will definitely cause chaos in the world.
Sima Guang pondered for a moment: What Zhongcheng said may be true, but there is no obvious sign at present, why can't we wait to talk about it?
Lu Hui replied: I have not been on the throne for a long time, and I am in the prime of life. There are only two or three ministers who get along day and night and plan day and night.If the employment is improper, there will be endless troubles.This is a worry in the heart, and if emergency rescue is too late, how can we wait?
Sima Guang was silent.
Lu Hui no longer exchanged greetings with Sima Guang, and walked into the palace in a dignified manner.Of course he knew very well that Wang Anshi was so popular now that he would not end well if he played against him.In fact, Lu Heo was also deposed because of this impeachment, and retired due to illness two years later.He said in the sick leave note: I didn't have a serious illness at first, but unfortunately I met a quack doctor and prescribed medicines indiscriminately, which made it out of control. What a painful lesson!
Everyone could tell that he meant something.
When Sima Guang got the news, he immediately rushed to visit Lu Heo's mansion, but Lu He had already closed his eyes.However, hearing Sima Guang's cry, the supervisory official who was concerned about the country and the people sat up suddenly, looked directly at Sima Guang and said: There is still hope in the affairs of the world.Junshi, Junshi, you have to work hard, you can't give up!
After speaking, he collapsed and never woke up again.
It can be said that Lu Hui fought against Wang Anshi desperately.
Lu Hui's impeachment was later regarded by many people as prescient, because at that time Wang Anshi had not revealed his majesty, but Lu Hui could see from a detail that this person was domineering and terrifying.To put it simply, several officials were demoted, including Hanlin scholars.According to the usual practice, the prime minister must draft the appointment and dismissal documents for Hanlin scholars, but Wang Anshi, as the deputy prime minister, took up the pen without authorization.Prime Minister Fu Bi was already disheartened by the government, but this time he was so angry that he said he was sick and would not go to court.
As the censor Zhongcheng, of course Lu Hui could not tolerate such a breach of political rules.As another official said, the important thing is not the promotion and resignation of those few people, but that once this case is opened, it will become possible for powerful officials to steal power, and the decency, tradition and ancestral family law that maintain political stability will disappear. .
It's a pity that Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi didn't realize this.Perhaps, stability can also be understood as dull in their eyes.This dullness is suffocating.Song Shenzong, who was full of vigor, could not tolerate it, and neither could Wang Anshi, who was determined to innovate.What's more, the two of them are in the midst of reforms, and they don't think there is anything to make a fuss about such a procedural issue.The emperor even showed Lu Hui's memorial in the court hall, and then asked Zhao Yan and Wang Anshi: There are a lot of discussions outside, do you know that?
Both deputy prime ministers said: I don't know.
So the emperor comforted Wang Anshi and said: I am afraid that Lu Hui was instructed by others, and he cannot understand Aiqing's good intentions in doing things.
Wang Anshi still offered to resign.
Of course Song Shenzong could not agree and returned the resignation intact.On the one hand, Wang Anshi thanked the Lord for his kindness, and on the other hand, he claimed to be sick and asked to retire.After going back and forth like this, the emperor finally saw Wang Anshi, who looked sluggish, in the palace.
The emperor said: Lu Hui is too ignorant!Ask him carefully, but he can't tell why.This must be someone from Zhongshu Province sowing dissension.Don't worry, Aiqing, you and my ruler and ministers share a heart-to-heart relationship, and it can't be shaken by just anyone.
Wang Anshi did not admit or deny the emperor's statement. He just pointed out with concern that the prime ministers Fu Bi and Zeng Gongliang might not be able to withstand the rumors, and they might not be willing to change the past.If things go on like this, it will be difficult to reform the law, and it will be difficult to seek a cure.
Shenzong looked sad.
There was no secrecy in the political arena at that time, and the content of the conversation was quickly spread.It is clear that Wang Anshi not only was not overthrown, but may even become more powerful.This means that the court of the Song Dynasty will never be peaceful, and the storm is just around the corner.In the coming storm, the century-old empire could be shattered.
Of course Lu Hui couldn't sit idly by.
In fact, this person has "taken the world as his responsibility" all his life.Although this was also Wang Anshi's proposition, it was the consensus of the scholar-bureaucrats at that time.Therefore, Lu Hui also impeached Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu before.Now, Wang Anshi's problem is obviously more serious than these two, so Lu Jiao decided to strike hard and impeach him with a high profile.
The memorial of impeachment is full of eloquence, and it is clear from the beginning that it is said: big treachery seems loyal, big fraud seems trustworthy, and Wang Anshi is such a person.Next, Lu Hui listed Wang Anshi's ten crimes.In all fairness, these ten crimes are basically making a fuss over a molehill and making a fuss about it, which is not convincing at all.It is a pity that at that time, scaremongering and unlimited superstition were the usual methods used by scholar-bureaucrats to carry out political struggles. Lu Hui also put such a label on Wang Anshi firmly: showing simplicity and wildness on the outside, and cunning and deceitful in Zhongzang.
The conclusion is simple:
To misunderstand the common people in the world is to be a person.
The charges were so serious that Wang Anshi could only submit his resignation again.
At this time, it should be May 30th of the second year of Xining, which is the second day after Wang Anshi met the emperor.Shenzong's reaction was also very quick. He immediately sealed and returned the resignation letter and issued an edict saying: Yesterday I sent a letter to Aiqing, but today I received a memorial, which really shocked me.There are more than one or two things in the world that need to be reformed.If everything has to be tossed about like this, how can the country be governed?Ai Qing only needs to think about how to do her job well, and don't need to pay attention to those nonsense!
The emperor's attitude was clear, and only Lu Hui could submit his resignation.
However, Shenzong did not want to punish Lu Hui.He said to Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang: If Lu Hui is demoted and released, Wang Anshi may feel uneasy.Unexpectedly, Wang Anshi replied immediately: "I have already promised the country with my body."As long as His Majesty's punishment is proper, the minister will never dare to make a name for himself, pretend to avoid suspicion, pretend to be noble, and interfere in personnel arrangements.
When Wang Anshi said this, his heart must have been full of resentment.
Shenzong had no choice but to dismiss Lu Hui.
The successor of Lu Hui was written by Lu Gong, a Hanlin scholar and prefect of Kaifeng.
Lu Hui failed.But this is not his personal failure, but the failure of all the opposition, and it is also the failure of the reformists.In fact, Wang Anshi's victory was superficial.Although he kept his position and power, and his position and power would increase again, he lost the hearts of the people.Including Lu Gong, who was cited by him as a confidant and recommended to the emperor to replace Lu Hui, later turned his face against him.
It can be said that this is a failed start.
This has to find out why it failed, and it has to start four months ago.
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