Chapter 45 Is there still salvation in this world?
Ouyang Bian thought for a while and said, "Uncle Shi, you are old friends with your father and your teacher for decades. Although you have some conflicts this time, the relationship is still there.
The boy said, don’t bother me first. I can naturally speak this matter, but if I do it, my master will definitely annoy me. Uncle Shi, you should understand it, right?"
Mr. Lu was a little disappointed. He thought Ouyang Bian meant to reject him.
But I heard Ouyang Bian continue, "I wonder what Uncle Shi thinks about the method of equal loss?"
Mr. Lu looked at Ouyang Bian: "You boy, ambush me here."
Ouyang Bian smiled.
Mr. Lu sighed and said, "Jiefu and I have been old friends for many years. We have known each other for many years. This time I wrote a letter to him not to ruin his business, but he was too anxious to do things.
What he wants to do is naturally considered a good thing, but if the wrong way of doing things is likely to cause chaos.
I wrote a letter just to persuade him to be calm, but I didn't expect that he thought I was attacking him, alas.
The equal-to-date method is derived from your tax reform and is more necessary to implement it. I don’t think it’s a big problem.”
Ouyang Bian clapped his hands and said, "That's it. Yingzhou is located on a major road, and it is a shipping center in Huainan. It is very suitable to build a freight center and a grain storage center here.
As long as he wrote a letter to the court to apply to the court to set the shipping center in Yingzhou, Yingzhou would still be able to rise even if Xihu City was not needed.
Of course, West Lake City will also be built here, building Yingzhou into a hub connecting Bianjing and the southeastern roads!”
Mr. Lu glanced at Ouyang Bian sideways.
What Ouyang Bian said was simple, but Lu Gongzhu knew that his letter had become a support for Wang Anshi's reform. At that time, Wang Anshi would not only not blame Ouyang Bian, but also think that he would help win over allies.
This slippery boy!
Ouyang Bian said what he meant very clearly.
You always have conflicts with my teacher, so it is definitely not OK for me to help directly. You should also understand that if you really want to do something, just write a letter to support my teacher. If you support my teacher, I will naturally have the responsibility to help you. But if you don’t want to, you will definitely understand my difficulties.
Mr. Lu smiled bitterly.
It is said that Ouyang Xiu, the youngest son, does everything without any leakage, but now it seems that this is more than that!
Ouyang Bian kicked the stone to him.
So, do this or not?
Mr. Lu hesitated a little.
Of course, he and Wang Anshi are not enemies, but now they have some intention of taking sides. If they write a letter to support him, he is a reformist faction, and this is a big deal.
Seeing Mr. Lu hesitating, Ouyang Bian advised: "Uncle Shi, since the Qingli period, Mr. Han, my father, Mr. Wen, my father-in-law and others have been working hard to reform and save the country. Now that I have come to my teacher, although I am a bit radical in my work, my sincere heart for the country is no different from you.
It is said that the country is forgiving each other, and you and your family teacher are friends. You also said that the policy problem is not big, so you should support it.
The reform contents of the master’s reforms are not much different from the reforms I have formulated. If you have doubts, you should participate in it and correct the fallacies in it, rather than staying out of the matter and watching the fire from the other side of the river. Do you think it is right?"
Ouyang Bian's words made Lu Gong's heart move.
Ouyang Bian continued: "Shi Shu should know how harsh the exploitation of the people by moving and changing the system. Such evil laws continue to be rampant, but good laws are unable to be implemented for a long time. Is this what a gentleman should do?"
Lu Gongzhu felt like he was beaten in front of him.
Ouyang Bian said: "People who distinguish right from wrong can see that if the transportation law can be implemented, they can transfer it, save labor costs, reduce heavy burdens, and loosen farmers, but some people slander it for no reason, and even slander the reformers.
Isn't this [the person who can't solve the problem and solve it if it can't solve it]? But the problem is that the people of the world are wailing in pain. After a year of hard work, it's fine to plant some food and pay it to the country, but they have to be exploited by the tax gentry.
Now there are justice-oriented people who stand up to unbundle the people of the world, but some hypocrites come out to say that the reform is to disrespect our ancestors. The reformers are arrogant and rude, like fame and fond of advancing, do not know the distinction between the king and the ministers, plunder the beauty of oneself, restrain the angrily ruler, use love to destroy the law, betray the princes, betray the princes, betray the government, humiliate the ministers, anger Tang Jie to death, and distract the emperor from his flesh and blood..."
Lv Gong: “…”
Lu Hui: You can just call me.
"...Uncle Shi, you said, why is it so difficult to do something? Lu Xianke criticized my teacher and made these unfounded words to attack my teacher. Although he was demoted, he was regarded as a gentleman in the Pure Land. However, the real people who do things have become the target of public criticism. Do you think that such a court can still be maintained?
People who do things are trembling, while those who criticize them casually are regarded as gentlemen. Is there any saving in the world?"
Ouyang Bian originally said calmly, but the more he said he became more angry.
Mr. Lu was a little touched.
Ouyang Bian is qualified to be angry. Qingzhang Tianmu was doing a very good job, but someone troubled into a Southwest Incident and was expelled.
Although the Lu family was not involved, they also knew the inside story of the matter and chose to stand by and watch.
The reason is not enough to be sympathetic to outsiders.
It is nothing more than that the Lu family is a family of officials. Lu Yijian was the prime minister who ruled the longest after Zhao Pu since the founding of the Song Dynasty, and he ruled for thirteen years.
The four brothers Lu Gongzi and others are all high-ranking officials. After years of accumulation, the fields, power, etc. are all mixed. In other words, they are vested interests.
Although they did not personally target Ouyang Bian like the Cao family, they did not stand up to oppose the conspiracy of the Cao family, Zeng Gongliang and others.
This explains some issues.
Ouyang Bian's statement made Lu Gongzhu feel a little guilty.
However, it is not easy to make this decision, because he not only represents himself, but also represents the Lu family, and the gentry who are attached to the Lu family.
"Ji Mo, this matter... I have to think about it carefully."
Mr. Lu said guiltily.
Ouyang Bian's anger had disappeared, and only the only thing left was a look of indifference. Hearing the words, he nodded: "Don't worry, Uncle Shi, I will stay in Yingzhou for a while. If you figure it out, come to me."
Mr. Lu nodded and left.
Ouyang Bian sat in the hall for a long time. When Ouyang Xiu came out, he was stunned when he saw his youngest man: "What's wrong with the monk?"
Ouyang Bian quickly rubbed his stiff face and smiled, "Dad, where will you go tomorrow?"
Chapter completed!