Chapter 74 Section Fourteen
Surrounded by the guards, the three of them went outside the Xuande Gate, only to see kneeling people hundreds of meters long on the Royal Street.Wang Anshi felt a little surprised, so he calmed down, stepped forward, and said loudly, "Why are you here to kowtow?"
When the students saw Wang Anshi, they were immediately outraged. Zhang Chun said proudly, "The students came here for the unjust imprisonment of Baishuitan, because Wang Xianggong wanted to clean Baishuitan, and for the exemption from military service and the second law of Baojia to harm the people!"
Wen Yanbo saw that his words were rude, and shouted sharply: "Presumptuous, how dare you be so rude!"
Zhang Chun said with a sneer: "In this world when the etiquette collapses, the students don't know what the etiquette is. A shameless villain like Deng Wan can also be an advisor, like the son of Sang Chong, Mr. Sun Jue, and Mr. Cheng Yi." Such an upright gentleman will be imprisoned and punished without arrogance, students dare to ask you, what is the law and justice?"
Yuan Jingwen also said loudly: "Students cite classics and discuss current affairs. I really don't know what crime is there. There are times when this crime was committed in history. It was the time of King Li of Zhou, the time of Qin Shihuang, and the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty. , Zisi, Zengzi, Mencius, who was not a commoner? When they were commoners, they discussed current affairs. Was there anything wrong? Why should we be forbidden to do what the saints who deserve to enjoy the Confucian Temple have done? The students heard that Wang Anshi The son of the Yashan Legalist applied the study of business, is the legalism a manifestation of etiquette?"
Wang Anshi sneered and said, "You guys are going to make excuses. Since you claim to be disciples of saints, don't you hear about them even if you're not in his position?"
Zhang Chun proudly said: "Wang Xianggong often ridicules people for not reading. Hasn't Wang Xianggong read Shi Shanzhang's "The Analects of Confucius Justice"? Zi said that if you are not in his position, you will not seek his own government. He didn't say that you can't discuss his politics if you are not in his position. Looking at Confucius' life, discussing his political affairs without being in his position is too numerous to mention. Doesn't Wang Xianggong even know this?"
Wang Anshi snorted, and said sharply: "Pretentious words! You are full of tricksters. If you want to write a letter, you can go to Dengwen Guyuan, you can go to Kaifeng Mansion, what are you doing here? It's not a small crime to startle Shengjia. Go away quickly!"
Li Xu sneered and said, "Dengwen Drum Academy's gate is closed, and Kaifeng Mansion's door is closed. We have nowhere to sue. We can only sue this court case. We are dedicated to the country and have no selfish intentions, even if it is a crime?"
Yuan Jingwen also said: "Please Wang Xianggong take our Wanyan book and give us an answer." Then he handed the Wanyan book to Wang Anshi.
Wang Anshi took the Wanyan book and looked at it, and suddenly felt that all thoughts were lost, it was a feeling of powerlessness from the heart.He was single-minded, determined to change, questioned himself, and had no intention of selfishness. He was entirely for the prosperity of the country and the people could live a good life, but he was regarded as an enemy by these many students.Although he knew that the abolition of the Exemption Law and the Baojia Law was not the reason for the students to gather in front of Xuande Gate to petition, but in Wang Anshi's heart, he also thought that Sang Chongguo and Deng Wan were just excuses, and the purpose of the students was still the same. It's for the new law.That's why he was even more disappointed.There is no one who does not desire to be understood, especially with noble purposes.However, he will be misunderstood by thousands of students and cannot understand it to this extent!
Wang Anshi's face changed miserably, and he repeatedly sighed: "Come on, let it go." Handed it to Feng Jing, turned around and walked into the palace.Feng Jing and Wen Yanbo took a rough look, and they were also concerned about each other. They knew that if they adopted what the ten thousand words said, it would be tantamount to forcing Wang Anshi to resign.
Zhao Xu listened to Feng Jing's report on the process of going out to meet the students, briefly read the students' petitions, and said with a sullen face: "Zhu Qing, how should we deal with this matter?"
Although he was very disgusted with the extreme behavior of the students who openly challenged the authority of the government, Zhao Xu also understood that if he was not handled properly and Shibi was ruthless, he would be ridiculed by future generations.He withstood all levels of pressure to promote the new law, determined to seek a cure, just hoping to leave a good name for all generations, otherwise, with the dignity of an emperor, why should he suffer so much?If it is recorded in the history books in the future that Zhao Xu suppressed the students, wouldn't he be on the same side with the two emperors Huan Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty?
Wang Anshi kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, this minister is incompetent and has caused this change. Although he asks himself that his heart is worthy of the gods of heaven and earth, he cannot be tolerated by the world. Because of your incompetence, His Majesty is in such a predicament today. I have failed His Majesty's high expectations, and I am not able to be in the position again even if I ask myself, Your Majesty, please allow me to return to old age as a minister, and I can also thank the world." At the end, my heart was hurt, and I couldn't help crying.
A lifetime of hard work, full of ambitions, should end up like this, how can it be embarrassing?
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