Facing Han Qi's expectant gaze, Sima Guang couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

He understands Han Qi's meaning.

What Han Qi wanted to tell him was nothing more than two words - compromise.

Even though the emperor still insisted on the wrong route at this time, Han Qi hoped that he would stay with the emperor.

Because only by staying with the emperor can influence policies.

Han Qi looked at Sima Guang expectantly, and his words were already very obvious.

Han Qi is a senior politician of his generation and Fan Zhongyan.

Their Confucianism cultivation may not be as good as Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, but they have richer political experience and insight into the world.

Especially Han Qi, who has been in three dynasties, has served the funerals of two emperors and has helped the two emperors onto the dragon bed. He has never experienced anything and has never encountered any grievances.

At the age of twenty-six, Han Qi was sent to manage Zuozangku.

Treasury management is very “oil and water” and has very low social recognition.

Han Qi was a Jinshi High School, and ranked second in the first grade at the age of 20. He had already entered the Pavilion at that time.

Everyone complained about Han Qi, but he was calm and calm. "Everyone's ministry has never been miserable", which eventually made everyone look at him with admiration.

At the age of 60, after helping Shenzong ascend the throne successfully, in order to reassure the emperor, he took the initiative to retreat and wanted to return to his hometown in Hebei to recuperate. However, once the situation on the northwest border was critical, Shenzong summoned him and Han Qi rushed to the Shaanxi front without saying a word.

Han Qi's life has no preset conditions. He always maintains high standards in his inner world, is brave to compromise, actively accepts all kinds of unsatisfactory life, and realizes himself to the greatest extent under limited conditions.

Han Qi hopes that Sima Guang can compromise, accept and realize it like himself.

What is compromise?

Compromise means that after fierce competition between all parties in the conflict, after fierce competition, each party will make a step to reach a reconciliation and establish a balance. Only by compromise can it not collapse.

Compromise is a kind of wisdom, and wisdom is more advanced than intelligence.

Han Qi looked at Sima Guang's expression, but gradually he was disappointed, because in Sima Guang's eyes, he could not see the existence of the word "compromise", but a kind of hard determination!

A spirit that is better than to be broken!

Mrs. Zhang, who was in the side hall, naturally couldn't see it. Her heart gradually raised. Now it was time for her husband to make a decision. She actually didn't want her husband to join the court again, because it was really not suitable for her husband, a bright gentleman.

She herself knew very well about Sima Guang.

Her husband has no demands on whether to have or not, so he will not plan any benefits for future generations. He can only love this country deeply.

Despite this, Mrs. Zhang still hopes that Sima Guang can stay out of the matter, because her husband is indeed not suitable for politics!

If Sima Guang agrees to Han Qi's request now, then he will have to devote his husband, a gentleman, to the dirty political arena. Working with a person who is deeply thoughtful like Han Qi, may be regarded as a scapegoat at any time!

When Mrs. Zhang was worried, she only heard Sima Guang say: "From ancient times to the present, there have been many people who have been tempted by the word fame and fortune and destroyed their reputations."

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang immediately let out a light breath and a smile appeared on her face.

She understood that Sima Guangyi had made up his mind and refused to accept the appointment of the Deputy Envoy of Privy Councilor.

It seems that in the eyes of the husband, the title of Privy Councilor represents first fame, wealth and status, and in the current situation, accepting it means betrayal of principles and ideals.

Only when Han Qi heard an undetectable sigh, he remembered the letter Wen Yanbo wrote to him, Wen Yanbo wrote: "You are really out of reach, and you should seek it from the ancients."

Wen Yanbo's evaluation of Sima Guang was that he regarded the three ancient dynasties as the golden age and believed that people's moral standards were higher than those of today's people, which was a common superstition in traditional China.

The ancients may not be all noble.

Of course Han Qi understood.

At this time, he deeply felt that Sima Guang was too arrogant and did not look like a person in real politics.

Han Qi could only leave with regret.

Mrs. Zhang came out of the side hall and saw Sima Guang’s face full of struggle.

She couldn't help but feel distressed.

...

Sima Guang walked to the yard, and the moonlight became brighter. He thought for a long time, returned to the study and wrote quickly.

“…I am a simple person, stupid in nature, and have no current affairs;

The Shufu is in charge of the important place, and he is responsible for the heavy responsibilities, and he can't bear the heavy responsibilities..."

Sima Guang's hand was scattered, and every word was like a sound of metal and stone.

Mrs. Zhang came in quietly, but she was still not relieved after all.

She stood beside Sima Guang and watched her husband say it on paper, but the more she looked, the more she became more and more shocked.

Because what Sima Guang wrote was really scary.

Sima Guang said: In a nutshell, the reason why I am not suitable for the last three is very simple. Please ask Your Majesty to cancel the establishment of the Three Divisions Regulation Department and abolish the Qingmiao Law to listen to me, which is better than to give me a high-ranking official. If Your Majesty thinks that my ideas are completely unreasonable, then what qualifications do I have to be the Deputy Privy Councilor?

Mrs. Zhang covered her chest and her heart was beating violently.

Her husband was finally about to be angry.

The words written by Sima Guang are just a summary of the words, which are gambles on the direction of policy with personal future!

But the husband can't see any hope of victory in this gamble.

Although Mrs. Zhang is not in politics, she still has some of her own ideas about national affairs through her influence.

Amid Sima Guang's usual complaints, a scene was depicted in her mind.

Now, under the control of Emperor Zhao Xu, the entire Song Dynasty was controlled by Wang Anshi, the general secretary appointed by him. The entire Song Dynasty sailed on the stormy sea, and now the entire Song Dynasty could not stop.

But his husband wanted to be an interceptor in front of the big ship, like a small sampan, and could only be smashed to pieces!

But she knew that she could not stop it.

She knows how stubborn her husband is. She seems to be good in daily life and can agree to everything, but when it comes to major affairs in the court, her husband will never change her mind!

After Sima Guang finished writing the memorial, he turned around and saw his wife who was still wiping her tears. He smiled sarcastically: "What's there to cry? The Song Dynasty's punishment is not as good as the scholars and officials. No matter how much I go too far, Your Majesty will not kill my head. At most, he will be demoted.

Haven’t you always hoped that I would stay away from the government? This happened to be a good opportunity. I happened to go to Luoyang to write a good book. My "Tongzhi" has only been completed a small part of it. I am not young anymore, so I just made time to write it well. If I don’t write it, I’m afraid there will be no time!"

Mrs. Zhang still cried: "With that being said, can I not know whether you are happy or not?"

Sima Guang became silent.
Chapter completed!