In recent days, old schools have been writing letters to criticize, using heaven to make trouble, using gunpowder factories and famines in various places.

Wang Anshi's condition was not very good, and the old school was so powerful that it was unexpected. What made him even more disgusted was that his son Wang Rong fell ill not long ago.

Wang Anshi is not a real politician. He has serious personality flaws and is clumsy in making plans. Over the years, he has been able to make drastic moves and promote many reforms, but in fact, it is inseparable from the support of a group of people. Among them, the eldest son Wang Rong is his best assistant.

Wang Rong was smart and famous at a young age. He was deeply thoughtful and cruel, which just made up for Wang Anshi's shortcomings.

He could think of things that his husband would not have imagined, and he could help deal with things that his husband would not want to do.

It can be said that Wang Rong is the shadow of Wang Anshi, with two fathers and sons, one side, two swords combined, and they look down on their own.

But the problem arises. Although Wang Rong is smart, he has poor physical condition and has been sick since childhood. Over the years, he has worked hard for his father's career and lost his mind. Since the beginning of winter, he has fallen ill.

There are strong enemies outside, but the most important strategist can't hold on anymore.

It would be strange if Wang Anshi was in a good mood.

On this day, a decree was sent, saying that His Majesty was going to summon Wang Anshi.

He changed into court robes and was about to set off, but Wang Rong came over with the help of his sister.

"Sir, stay first."

Wang Anshi felt very distressed when he saw his son's face was pale and haggard.

"What do you have to come and do when you are calm?"

Wang Yun shook his head, "The child is worried about his father. This situation is difficult to deal with. Please be careful!"

Wang Anshi rarely had a kind face and agreed, "My son is not worried. Your Majesty will still support the reform. Moreover, there are so many ministers in the court who support the new law, so he is not alone as a father."

Wang Rong knew that his father was comforting him, but this made him feel even more heartbroken when he listened.

He leaned closer to Wang Anshi and whispered: "My father, it is true that the new and old factions in the court are evenly matched and are not in line with each other, but the old factions are determined to destroy the new law and are ruthless. On the other hand, the new factions..." Wang Rong hesitated for a moment and continued: "There are not many people in the new factions who can be on the same mind as his father. In fact, from these people, the best choice is to stop the father and let more suitable candidates continue to preside over the reform."

"ah!"

Wang Anshi immediately took a breath. He had never thought so before.

Indeed, reforms are divided into two factions. In addition to the new learning department led by Wang Anshi, represented by Wang Ning'an, Ouyang Xiu, Sima Guang and others, the Six Arts School is more powerful and has an influence all over the world and is represented in all fields. If there is no Six Arts School and strong support, Wang Anshi will not be able to become the prime minister and will not be able to promote reforms.

However, Wang Ning'an, the leader of the Six Arts Series, has become the King of Xiliang and his own fiefdom.

How can I enter the court and become a prime minister?

Another veteran of Liuyi, Ouyang Xiu, focused on academics and did not interfere with the affairs of the court. Because of this, in the eyes of many people, Liuyi is dependent on Wang Anshi, or Wang Anshi is also a Liuyi person!

But Wang Anshi knew in his heart that he and Liuyi were just a cooperation, and it was far from truly forming an interest alliance!

"Father, the child dared to say that even if the King of Xiliang did not want to enter the capital to be prime minister, his student Sima Guang had already entered the Political Affairs Hall, and Han Jiang and Wang Ning'an also had a deep relationship, so we must guard against it!"

Wang Anshi thought for a moment and immediately said, "What do you mean is that someone wants to take the opportunity to kill the father and push people closer to the side? No, it's impossible!" Wang Anshi shook his head repeatedly, "The King of Xiliang is not a fool, he will not agree!"

"Dad!" Wang Rong was anxious, "Of course King Xiliang is not stupid, but what about his men? Do they don't want King Xiliang to preside over the overall situation of reform?"

"What, do you have news?" Wang Anshi asked in surprise.

Wang Yun shook his head, "I don't dare to say it, but the explosion at the gunpowder factory this time was too strange. I asked someone to ask Cai Que. He repeatedly said that he had no problem. If Cai Que had not done anything, then it could only be done by the Pan family and the Shi family. Both of these families were from generals, and they were all holding Wang Ning'an behind them!"

Some people call Wang Rong a little saint, echoing the great saint Wang Anshi.

Regardless of Wang Yun's classical skills, Wang Yun was indeed far superior to his father in conspiracy and tricks. He also saw the problems of the Shi family and the Pan family. Of course, because he did not know about the alliance, Wang Yun could only guess that behind these two families was Wang Ning'an's intention. Even if it was not Wang Ning'an's instruction, they were speculating on the thoughts of King Xiliang and gave Wang Anshi the eye drops.

Wang Anshi has always relied heavily on his son's words.

He thought about it for a moment and had to suspect that it was the Six Arts and other conservatives who were attacking each other.

If this is the case, his situation is very bad!

However, Wang Anshi believed in a persuasion. He pondered for a while and said to his daughter: "Take good care of your brother, don't let him think randomly, and have your own solutions for your father."

After leaving the house, Wang Anshi did not take a car, but rode his horse straight to the palace.

Along the way, Wang Anshi was constantly thinking about it. He had ordered an investigation. The Royal Academy had issued a warning on the situation of the Tiangou Food Day, and according to convention, it was given to the palace first.

But what is surprising is that the palace did not report, and it just suppressed it.

As a result, I lost my time to be prepared. If what I expected was good, there would be problems in the palace.

It is not unreasonable for the son to suspect Wang Ning'an, because the old school's forces in the palace have been almost wiped out, and they cannot perform their skills at all. Only Wang Ning'an can make trouble...

"Oh, King of Xiliang, I thought you and I could know each other, be an example of a pair of ministers, reform together, and revive the Song Dynasty... But I didn't expect that no one could escape the struggle for power, so sad!"

Wang Anshi thought that he was inevitably lost in his mind, but he was negligent and passed Xuande Gate and did not dismount!

This is a taboo. Whether it is the royal relatives or the nobles, they must get off the horse and sedan chair when they arrive here. Except for His Majesty's personal concession, they can ride a horse outside Xuande Gate. Wang Anshi does not have this privilege.

So a group of eunuchs rushed out immediately, and rushed towards Wang Anshi like a fierce and evil spirit.

The eunuch in the lead is very tall and burly. This guy was originally a gambler. Because he likes to bet, he lost all his family's property. His wife also ran away with him. Finally, he owed a lot of debts and was exiled to the army. When he arrived in Lingnan, he was still stubborn and continued to gamble. As a result, he was beaten by the army and exiled.

After leaving the military camp, he became stupid. He had no relatives, no money in his pocket, and was in a foreign land, and could not even understand the local dialect. How could he live?

It happened that a court sent people to recruit eunuchs at that time.

When this person thought about it, he would just give himself a knife, at least he could return to the capital and survive!

Sure enough, he was selected as a eunuch in Sai Shuang. Later, because he knew how to do something, he was promoted to the position of the Xuande Gate.

Before entering the palace, his surname was Zhu, and he was the eldest, and he was known as Zhu Dalang.

When he arrived in the palace, he called him Eunuch Zhu.

Seeing that someone dared not to get off the horse, this man rushed up immediately.

Grasp Wang Anshi's reins and reach out to pull Wang Anshi.

This time, I was so angry that Wang Anshi's entourage. What a noble character, my prime minister, can also touch you, those of you pickled things.

They immediately rushed up to stop them, but the servants forgot that the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister was true, but you can't do it when facing the eunuchs in the palace!

Eunuch Zhu was very brave and started to attack, and kicked two servants of the Wang family in a row.

At this time, Wang Anshi also woke up from his thoughts, jumped off his horse and scolded Eunuch Zhu.

"What are you doing? Haven't you seen the true form?"

When the other eunuchs heard this, they were so scared that they retreated. Only eunuch Zhu thrust his chest and sneered: "I am working in the palace gate, just protecting the safety of the palace. Someone swayed at the palace gate, and I will stop me. No matter who it is, even the crown prince will treat it like this!"

"you!"

Wang Anshi was about to angrily scold him, but suddenly Sima Guang rushed over. He took a few steps and blocked Wang Anshi.

"I have forgotten what I am? There are guards in the guard gate, so you don't need to pretend to be garlic!" Sima Guang said viciously: "I will write a letter when I look back and ask for severe punishment!"

His words were considered to have lifted Wang Anshi's siege, and the eunuch Zhu Nuonuo retreated, but his eyes were filled with evil light, and he was not afraid at all. Since he dared to stop the prime minister and beat the prime minister's servants, he would have something to rely on.

Wang Anshi was full of anger, but he couldn't vent his anger, so he could only follow Sima Guang to meet the saint.

This scene happened at Xuande Gate and soon spread throughout the capital. People with Wang Anshi were furious and demanded the punishment of eunuch Zhu. But some people said that eunuch Zhu was loyal and had nothing to be criticized. On the contrary, Wang Anshi, without the etiquette of a minister, was arrogant and actually ran to the palace to act wildly. The person who should be punished severely was Wang Anshi!

I saw that the struggle between the old and new factions has reached dire straits, and any small thing can cause disputes between the two factions. It is like two piles of dry firewood, only Mars is missing...

"Wang Aiqing, Sima Aiqing, there are many memorials that criticize you now. Some say that God warns you, and some say that you are not employed properly, causing chaos in the country and turmoil in all directions. What do you have to say?"

Sima Guang immediately stood up and said, "I am telling you that your Majesty is incompetent, which will bother Your Majesty. I have allocated 2 million jin of disaster relief funds as appropriate to help floods and droughts. In addition, I gave the King of Xiliang in Lanzhou, hoping that he could help resettle some homeless victims. The explosion of the gunpowder factory, and the Wei Me also sent someone to investigate. It should be a conclusion soon. It is just that the Tengu Food Day, and there is no conclusion yet. Perhaps the gentlemen of the Royal Academy can give an explanation."

At this time, Wang Anshi suddenly sneered, "The so-called Tiangou Food Day, the Royal Academy has already explained that it is the result of the movement of celestial bodies. It is not a warning from God. It can be calculated and learned in advance... If such a big sun is eaten by Tiangou, how big a dog would it be? Are you not afraid of burning your stomach through? What kind of theory of heaven changes is simply a bully talk by ignorant and foolish men! Then doing things like this is just a ulterior motive and bad intentions. I think Your Majesty should not listen to the words of villains!"

Of course, Wang Anshi's words were not wrong, but when Sima Guang heard them, he frowned.

I know better than you about the principle of the movement of celestial bodies. It’s just that this kind of thing has impacted thousands of years of concepts. With the respect of the prime minister, how can you easily say it...

Sima Guang was nervously anxious, Zhao Zhen pondered for a while and whispered: "Since that's the case, you can go down and deal with it."

The two husbands left the bedroom, but Empress Cao appeared in front of Zhao Zhen and said unhappily: "Sage, Wang Anshi is so brave!"
Chapter completed!