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Chapter 1051 Wang Banshan
Chapter 1051 Wang Banshan
On the long Yangtze River, a fleet stretched up the river.
Chen Shengzhi was sitting in the ship. He dismissed the prime minister and ordered the Zhenjiang Army to punish Yangzhou. Now he went to Runzhou to worship his ancestors and then continued westward.
The flags of this fleet were fluttering. If the fleet along the way saw it and did not stop and avoid it, they would be scolded. The fleet is mighty and mighty, the boats are aligned with each other, and they move forward covering the river.
On the bank of the Yangtze River, officials in brocade robes and embroidered robes greeted him along the river, but the ship had no intention of docking and only slowed down slightly.
The officials on the riverside took boats to pay homage to Chen Shengzhi's giant ship and presented him with some 'local specialties'.
Chen Shengzhi didn't even say a few words, and the fleet left.
A group of officials stood at the head of the boat and saluted Chen Shengzhi.
Chen Shengzhi on the giant ship smiled lightly. He failed to get into the Zhongshu position and was sentenced to Yangzhou as an envoy. No one dared to do anything to him when he got there. The name of Runzhou Jiedushi was Zhenjiang Army, which was Chen Shengzhi's hometown.
I have been cautious all my life when I was an official in the court. If I don't show off my power when I come to the place, how many years will I have to live?
The officials below also understood the meaning very well. Officials from Yangzhou and Runzhou were welcoming and escorting them, vying to fawn over. As for how this scene was spread, Chen Shengzhi didn’t care. Anyway, there would be no one in the court now. I can't get along with him on this little thing.
When the official post came, Chen Shengzhi glanced at it and shook his head: "These officials don't know how to do something prestigious before they come to ask for an audience. I don't know any of them."
Chen Sheng's ship passed Runzhou and headed for Jiangshan.
"We've arrived at Jiangshan." The servant reported.
Chen Shengzhi nodded. He was going to Jiangshan to meet Wang Anshi.
After Wang Anshi resigned as prime minister in Xining ten years ago, his health has been poor and he suffered several serious illnesses. Now he is recuperating in Zhongshan.
He came here to make an appointment with Wang Anshi in Jiangshan.
Chen Shengzhi and Han Jiang were both Han Qi's right-hand men at first, but later they were on opposite ends of the political spectrum. First they supported Wang Anshi and were called Prime Minister Sheng, and then they opposed Wang Anshi and were not tolerated by the Ordinance Department.
But for Chen Shengzhi, it's all in the past. He walked onto the bow, just wanting to talk to Wang Anshi about old times.
"Where is Jiefu?" Chen Shengzhi looked around and saw that there were no ships on the river and there were no flags, gongs and drums beside the table, so he shouted.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Shu is in the reeds, and that is the man riding on the donkey."
Chen Shengzhi followed the other person's pointer and saw Wang Anshi wearing a white scarf and riding a donkey in the reeds. There was only one attendant on the left and right.
"Get ashore quickly!"
After Chen Shengzhi's instructions. Because the river was very fast, he got off the boat and circled it for a long time before it docked.
Seeing Wang Anshi's indifference, Chen Shengzhi was filled with shame. The prime minister could only serve with a donkey and a boy, but he had dozens of large ships along the river and local officials rushed to see him off.
Who is this scene for?
Chen Shengzhi said: "Human Dao Jiefu is Zhongshan Zhenyin. I think it is true."
Wang Anshi laughed and said: "What else is fake?"
After finishing speaking, Wang Anshi paused and said: "I was also discouraged when I first became an official and ignored everything, but now I'm used to it."
"I am a person who likes to be active rather than quiet. I usually walk without lying down. Now I live in Zhongshan. Because my home is halfway to Zhongshan from Zhoucheng, it is called Banshan."
Chen Shengzhi laughed when he heard this and said: "The mountain is good. To use Cai Junmo's poem, it means 'the flowers are not fully blooming and the moon is half full, but I am still looking for flowers and waiting for the moon.'"
When Wang Anshi heard this, he stroked his beard and laughed and said: "After eating every day, I would ride a donkey and walk in the mountains. When I was tired, I would settle in the forest and sleep. I often didn't go home until the sun went down." Chen Shengzhi said happily: " Jiefu was quite talkative this time when he was living in seclusion in Zhongshan. "
Wang Anshi nodded and said, "We've prepared wine and food in the pavilion in front. Let's go and have a drink and chat."
Wang Anshi led Chen Sheng to Jiangting. Chen Shengzhi thought to himself, who in the world would know that this old man riding a donkey is the famous Ao Xianggong in the ten years of Xining.
Watching Wang Anshi tie up the donkey, Chen Shengzhi asked: "I remember, didn't your Majesty give me a horse?"
Wang Anshi said: "He died of illness.
The two elderly people were drinking and watching the thousands of sails competing on the river.
Chen Shengzhi said: "You must be aware of Zhang San's changes to the military service."
The expression on Wang Anshi's face changed slightly when he heard this, and then he said: "I understand. Zhang San has been in power for almost two years, and he has just changed his service methods. He is indeed calm and steady in his work."
Chen Shengzhi said: "Isn't the recruitment law the political power of the Duke? When Lu Jifu promoted the manual method and the land recruitment law, the Duke strongly opposed it from top to bottom."
Chen Shengzhi has dealt with Wang Anshi for many years and knows his temperament.
Wang Anshi was a standard scholar. He had read for decades and prepared a lifelong strategy for governing the world. When he came to serve as an official and prime minister, it was a process of turning his strategy into practice. Other than that, he wasn't interested in anything.
Wang Anshi will fight back if anyone tries to take advantage of his political power.
Wang Anshi said calmly: "I am no longer in charge, and I will no longer interfere with government affairs."
Chen Shengzhi continued: "The reform has only reached the halfway point. Is it possible that your whole life's hard work will be ruined just by looking at a kid like Zhang San?"
Hearing what Chen Shengzhi said, a sharp look flashed in Wang Anshi's eyes. At this moment, Chen Shengzhi seemed to have seen the powerful Prime Minister Ao from back then.
Wang Anshi said: "Xiu Gong, when it comes to the talents of governing the country and the skills of economics, I am one, Lu Jifu is the other, and there is only Zhang San. Now if Zhang San is not qualified, then who else can do it?" Can it be used? Is it Sima Twelve? Isn’t it still fair?”
Chen Shengzhi's face was full of embarrassment when he heard this, and he cursed in his heart. This old thief is already half dead, but he still looks down on people so much.
All day long I act like I am the best in the world.
Chen Shengzhi retorted: "Shu Gong, there are rumors that you live in seclusion in Zhongshan and write down the numbers of 'Fujianzi' and 'Fujianzi' all day long because you don't want to see Lu Liu and Zhang San. Now you don't even think about me." Let’s hate it all together.”
Wang Anshi was stunned when he heard this and said: "When did I write about Fujianzi? Lu Liu and I are things in the past, and Zhang Sangeng can't be said to be "not waiting to see each other".
"Yes, I almost forgot that your father is also from Fujian! He has been living in Runzhou before, and I thought he was from here."
Chen Shengzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He and Wang Anshi had known each other for decades, but the other party actually got his birthplace wrong and didn't take him seriously at all.
Chen Shengzhi felt bored and stood up to say goodbye to Wang Anshi, who saw Chen Shengzhi off.
The two of them are both elderly, and this may be the last time they meet. Chen Shengzhi paused for a moment to say something.
Wang Anshi suddenly said: "I still remember that when Duke Han and Wei were appointed governor of Yangzhou, I signed the verdict under his curtain, and Wang Yuyu was the general judge. On that day, Gong Hao passed by Yangzhou, and Duke Han and Wei held a banquet in the garden, and invited you, Yuyu, and I to drink together. Flower viewing.”
"At that time, there was a peony called Jindaiwei in the garden, and the four of us each tied a flower in their hairpins. I remember this vividly."
Chen Sheng was stunned. This allusion about the four phases of hairpin flowers was passed down orally among scholars.
But he didn't expect Wang Anshi to say such humane words.
This old friend has really changed.
(End of this chapter)