Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 84 Wang Anshi

"Your Highness, that seems to be Miss Zhang."

Sanshui saw Zhang Guifen and Liu Sanshi on the shore out of the corner of his eye, but Zhang Guifen had her back to him at this time, so he couldn't see clearly.

"Miss Zhang?"

Zhao Xing was stunned when he heard this. How could Zhang Guifen appear here? However, he still turned around and looked, and it seemed to be true.

“Liu Sanshi!”

Zhao Xing shouted and walked over there.

"Miss Zhang, look, His Highness is here." Liu Sanshi said.

Zhang Guifen turned around and saw Zhao Xingzhen walking towards her. She couldn't leave now.

After hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to go forward.

"Your Highness, your humble servant greets you!" Zhang Guifen bowed.

"No need to be polite." Zhao Xing waved his hand and asked in confusion, "Why are you here?"

"Your servant..."

Zhang Guifen didn't know how to respond when she heard that. She couldn't just say that she was worried about him and came here to comfort him.

"Your Highness, forgive me!"

Liu Sanshi knelt down with a plop and said, "I saw that Your Highness was in a bad mood these days, so I took the initiative to invite Miss Zhang over."

Zhao Xing guessed what was going on and said, "Asshole, since when did you become my boss? From today on, you have to clean the stables for me."

"Yes, thank you for your forgiveness, Your Highness." Liu Sanshi said hurriedly.

"Why are you still kneeling here? Get out of here now." Zhao Xing said unhappily.

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Liu Sanshi stood up, bowed, and retreated.

"Since Your Highness has nothing to do, I will go back first." Zhang Guifen bowed.

"Now that you're here, why rush?"

Zhao Xing smiled and said, "Stay and talk with me. I just caught a fish. You can try it at noon."

"Yes." Zhang Guifen responded after hearing this.

"Sanshui, send the fish to the kitchen and ask them to prepare more dishes at noon." Zhao Xing ordered.

"Yes, I've made note of it." Sanshui replied.

Zhao Xing looked at Zhang Guifen and said with a smile, "Come walk with me."

"Yeah." Zhang Guifen nodded when she heard that.

Zhao Xing led Zhang Guifen for a walk along the lakeshore, with the palace maids, eunuchs and Zhang Guifen's maid following far behind.

"I heard that Your Highness was in a bad mood these days. Now it seems that Your Highness has thought it through?" Zhang Guifen said.

"Haha, I have been getting too obsessed these days. That man clearly did something wrong, but in the eyes of most people, he is not considered guilty. Isn't that ridiculous?" Zhao Xing said.

"The people are ignorant and do not know your Highness's painstaking efforts. Your Highness does not need to take it to heart." Zhang Guifen comforted.

"I was indeed very angry at first, but later I figured it out. This bad habit has been around for too long and people have become accustomed to it. It's not that people are ignorant, it's that I'm stupid. If I can't change the people's ideas, even if I forcibly punish that person, it will have no deterrent or educational significance." Zhao Xing said.

"I also know about what happened that day. My mother and I discussed it at that time. My mother said that if Your Highness forcibly dealt with that person, the life of the child and her mother at home would become even more difficult, and it would even be difficult for them to survive." Zhang Guifen said.

"Yes." Zhao Xing sighed and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I heard that Duke Yingguo adopted a son. Why didn't you report it to the Zongzhengfu?"

The Zongzhengfu was responsible for managing the royal family's children and was also in charge of the inheritance of noble titles.

If a noble family has a son, they can follow the system of primogeniture. If they have no sons, the adoption must be reported to the Zongzhengfu for record review.

Only those who are approved can inherit the title in the future.

"My father wanted to test him again, so he didn't report it for the time being," said Zhang Guifen.

"Is Duke Ying afraid of gossip? Go back and tell Duke Ying that the Duke Ying's family is full of loyal and brave people, and no one has the right to gossip. Just tell him to report directly to the Zongzhengfu. I heard that the adopted son is already sixteen or seventeen years old. Let him come to the East Palace to serve." Zhao Xing said. "Thank you, Your Highness!" Zhang Guifen bowed.

"Why are you being so polite to me? I've already told you that I don't like to follow rules. From now on, don't call yourself a subject when no one is around. It sounds awkward." Zhao Xing looked at her and smiled.

"Yes." Zhang Guifen blushed slightly and turned her head away, not daring to look at Zhao Xing.

At noon, Zhang Guifen had lunch in the East Palace and then said goodbye and left. Zhao Xing took a nap and went to the palace after waking up.

……

"Your son greets you, father!" Zhao Xing bowed.

"Fuer is here, come to me."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "I heard that you took a leave of absence today and did not go to study?"

"Your Majesty, I have been feeling a little upset these days because of some things, so I took a day off to rest." Zhao Xing said.

"Yes." The official nodded slightly and asked, "Is it because of the drowning of the baby?"

He knew the situation in the Eastern Palace very well and knew why Zhao Xing was in a bad mood these days.

"Yeah." Zhao Xing nodded.

"Have you figured it out?" the official asked.

"I have figured it out," said Zhao Xing.

The emperor was pleased and said, "You are the crown prince, and you will be in charge of the whole world in the future. There are many similar things. If you get upset over trivial matters, how can you manage the whole world in the future? When you encounter problems, you should think of solutions instead of getting upset. Take a look at this."

As the official spoke, he picked up a document from the table and handed it to Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing took the bundle, unfolded it and was stunned.

This turned out to be a letter advocating reform.

Zhao Xing glanced at his father, then continued reading.

This letter not only advocated reform, but also listed in detail the various shortcomings of the Song Dynasty.

Finally, taking the fact that Emperor Wu of Jin Sima Yan, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Li Longji and others only pursued "ease and pleasure" instead of reform and eventually ended up in ruin as examples, it is suggested that the laws should be reformed immediately.

When he saw the final signature, Zhao Xing was stunned again. The person who put forward this signature was actually Wang Anshi.

The two most important reforms in the Song Dynasty were one led by Fan Zhongyan and the other by Wang Anshi.

However, Wang Anshi's reforms received mixed reviews from later generations.

This is because many people use the name of the new policy to exclude dissidents.

As a result, the new policy not only failed to benefit the people, but instead increased their burden.

Many people saw the drawbacks and opposed the new policy, but Wang Anshi ignored them.

This led to fierce fighting between the new and old parties in the court.

This reform not only failed to solve the long-standing problems in the court, but also led to increasingly fierce party struggles within the court.

"Father, are you interested in further reforms?" Zhao Xing asked tentatively.

"The timing is not right now, and although this person is talented, he is somewhat arrogant and needs some training. I want to transfer him to the East Palace to serve as the prince's groom for you." said the emperor.

The government agreed with the reform proposals put forward by Wang Anshi.

But the bad thing lies in his last metaphor.

However, Wang Anshi cited the examples of Emperor Wu of Jin Sima Yan, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Li Longji and others who only pursued "leisure and pleasure", which made the emperor very uncomfortable.

Both Sima Yan and Li Longji were wise rulers in their early years but became incompetent rulers in their later years.

Wang Anshi's analogy seems to be saying that he was wise in the early period but foolish in the later period.

Therefore, the government labeled Wang Anshi as arrogant and conceited.

(End of this chapter)