Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Party fighting!"

In the royal garden! Zhao Xu looked up to the sky and sighed!

Emperors of all dynasties did not like party strife, and even believed that party strife harmed the country!

If possible, Zhao Xu also did not want party disputes between the DPRK and China, but he did not have the right to choose. He had just taken over the government, and if he wanted to reform and revitalize the Song Dynasty, he must appoint a new party.

If he wanted to avoid the tragedy of the failure of Shenzong's reform, he needed to use the old party to contain the new party. He originally thought that by closing the coffins of Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, the new party and the old party would work together. However, Su Che's successive resignations made All his efforts were in vain.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "The new party and the old party have different ideas and can only supervise each other. It is impossible to cooperate together."

"Party strife harms the country! At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the disaster of party strife occurred. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the party strife between Niu and Li was a sign of the destruction of the country. I will never allow the recurrence of party strife that harmed the country in the Song Dynasty." Zhao Xu said with firm eyes.

"Are the officials preparing to support the new party?" Fan Zheng said with a flash of his eyes.

Zhao Xu fell into silence. What Fan Zheng said was indeed what he was thinking. Since party government is inevitable, he can only choose one of the two and choose the new party that is most beneficial to the current situation of the Song Dynasty.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "There is no party outside the party! It's just the emperor's wishful thinking! Even if the government allows the New Party to dominate, then when the New Party becomes bigger, it will automatically divide into various factions and continue a new round of party struggle. This is inevitable due to human nature. The dominance of one party is just a cover-up, and it is actually a bad policy. If the old party comes back in the future, I am afraid that a new round of party struggle will happen again, and that is when the Song Dynasty will truly fall!"

The great men of later generations once said that there are no parties outside the party, imperial ideas, and no factions within the party. All kinds of strange things happen. In all the disputes in the court, there are interest groups fighting in all dynasties. It is impossible to avoid the struggle.

The new party's dominance is a bad idea.

"Then in Fan Aiqing's opinion, how should we break the situation!" Zhao Xu said with a thought in his heart.

Fan Zheng did not answer but asked: "Have the officials ever read "On Clique" written by Senior Ouyang?"

"A gentleman is a friend of those who share the same ideals, and a villain is a friend of those who share the same interests." Zhao Xuning nodded.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "There are disputes over someone's interests. When Fan became a forensic doctor, he formed a clique with a group of like-minded classmates, which eventually led to the rise of doctors. Since cliques have existed since ancient times and are inevitable, officials must We must face the party struggle head-on!”

"I'm worried that the partisan dispute between Niu and Li that harmed the country will happen again." Zhao Xu frowned and said, allowing the old and new parties to quarrel will definitely affect the government.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "Of course, when two tigers fight, one will be injured, and the three-legged confrontation is the most stable relationship and the best way to resolve the partisanship between the old and the new parties."

"Three-legged confrontation?"

Zhao Xu's heart moved. He was familiar with the situation of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Combined with the situation of the Three Kingdoms of Liao, Xia and Song, he naturally understood that the tripartite confrontation was the most stable relationship.

"You want me to support a new party? To check and balance the old and new parties," Zhao Xu frowned.

"Now the officials have only three choices. One is to suppress the old party and fully support the new party. If one party dominates, the old party will rebound in the future, which will inevitably lead to greater party struggle. The other is to sit back and watch the party struggle between the old and new parties, and the party struggle will only The three pillars will become more and more intense. The three pillars are to re-cultivate a new party. The three pillars should be used to restrain each other, control the party and government within a certain range, and stabilize the government." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"Evil prescription? Another evil prescription?"

Zhao Xu took a breath and said, Emperors of all dynasties have avoided party disputes, but Fan Zheng's evil approach actually went in the opposite direction, adding another party, so that the three parties could stand in a tripartite position to check and balance each other.

"Today's Song Dynasty has many parties. In addition to the old party, there are also Cheng Yi's Luo Party! Su Shi's Shu Party! Liu Zhi's Shuo Party. Among the new parties, Wang Anshi has passed away. There are also many parties within the new party. Zhang Dun and Can Zeng Bu really be united? Brothers Cai Bian and Cai Jing have not yet obeyed Zhang Dun's advice. Since the party struggle in the Song Dynasty is inevitable, the three parties have worked hard to restrain each other. This is the only way for the officials to break the situation!" Fan Zheng said solemnly.

Zhao Xu frowned. The impact of Wang Anshi's reform was too great. Not only the success or failure of the reform, but also serious court battles. The numerous political parties in the Song Dynasty were one of the consequences.

"Even if I agree with the three-legged strategy, how can we form a third party in a short period of time? Who can preside over this third party to compete with the old and new parties? Su Shi? Cheng Yi? Or recall Liu Zhi again." Zhao Xu frowned. road.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "Su Shi is obsessed with literature and has no interest in party struggle. Cheng Yi is interested in book business. The Luo Party has no connection with the old party. Liu Zhi has just been demoted. Recalling him would undermine the dignity of the official family."

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, and since the prestige and means of these three are not as good as those of Lu Dafang and Zhang Dun, it may be difficult to form a three-legged situation. "

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "Actually, there is another person in the court who can compete with Lu Dafang and Zhang Dun in terms of prestige and qualifications."

"Who is it?" Zhao Xu asked in surprise.

"Master Su Songsu, the prefect of Kaifeng!" Fan Zheng reminded.

Zhao Xu's eyes suddenly lit up, and then dimmed. Su Song indeed had a high prestige and an excellent reputation among the government and the public. However, he did not support the party. Although he could balance the old and new parties, he wanted to form a situation of three parties in the court. But it's simply impossible.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "Although Su Song is an official in the court, he is the leader of another faction in the court."

"Oh?" Zhao Xu looked at Fan Zheng puzzled.

"Confucian doctor!" Fan Zheng explained.

"Confucian doctor?" Zhao Xu suddenly understood.

The medical tradition in the Song Dynasty was at its peak. Fan Zhongyan famously said that he would be a good doctor rather than a good minister. Many officials practiced both Confucianism and medicine and practiced medicine to make a living when they did not pass the imperial examination.

After Confucian doctors became famous, they did not give up their medical skills. Instead, they compiled medical skills and even integrated medical skills into political ideas.

"Do you want Su Song to form a medical party?" Zhao Xu looked at Fan Zheng with a strange expression.

Su Song is a scholar of both Confucianism and Medicine, and Fan Zheng is the leader of the medical family. Su Song has now established the Medical Party. After all, he is old. After retiring in the future, Fan Zheng has grown up, and taking charge of the Medical Party will be a step forward.

This was not something Zhao Xu overthought. As an emperor, although he believed in Fan Zheng, he had to think about Fan Zheng's motives.

Fan Zheng responded without hesitation: "Why not! Traditional Chinese medicine heals people, and great medicine heals the country. Doctors also have the concept of hanging a pot to help the world. Nowadays, the Song Dynasty has constant problems and is in danger, and doctors are best at difficult and complicated diseases. It is very important to revitalize the Song Dynasty. I am the only one in the medical family."

Seeing Fan Zheng's unabashed bold words, the doubts in Zhao Xu's heart were swept away. Once upon a time, when the old party was covering the sky, Fan Zheng dared to make bold statements about becoming a forensic expert.

Nowadays, both the old and new parties have shortcomings. Su Song can compete with Lu Dafang and Zhang Dun. The concept of doctors hanging the pot to help the world is also extremely beneficial to the Song Dynasty. Perhaps the opportunity for the revitalization of the Song Dynasty lies in the doctors.

Anyway, the Great Song Dynasty already has many parties, so adding another party is not a bad idea.

At that time, the medical party, the new party, and the old party will stand up as three pillars, and Fan Zheng's evil prescription may not be able to produce miraculous results again.