Wang Hou said happily: "That's great. So, after the officials summoned my father back to Beijing to inquire about side affairs, it will be of great use. This is also thanks to Zhang Engong's recommendation twice."

Wang Hou brought his father a bowl of wine to quench his thirst.

Wang Shao heard the words and said calmly: "Yes, Zhang Zhengyan recommended it, but this honor was achieved by us, father and son, with our heads raised, one by one in Guwei. Without Huo Wei's ability, even a father would not dare to say anything and make meritorious deeds."

During the Qing and Tang Dynasties, he restored the three thousand miles of territory of our Han family every day!"

Having said this, Wang Shao boldly took the wine from his son and drank it down in one gulp.

Wang Shao said to Wang Hou: "Yes, are all the tributes we brought from the west ready?"

Wang Hou said: "Everything is ready and can be sent to the capital tomorrow."

Wang Shao nodded and said: "Very good. You have to be careful and select a few trusted eunuchs from the official family and send them there one by one. You need to carefully check whether our father and son can gain the trust of the official family in the future and make achievements in this court."

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Wang Houdao said: "I know, my son, I have already taken care of everything, but when it comes to the people around the official family, they are not as good as Zhang Engong. Dad might as well leave it to him to take care of things."

Wang Shao smiled and said: "My son is so ignorant. Zhang Zhengyan has six thousand salt notes with us, but now he doesn't see a penny. When he invested in dad and me, he was sure that we could make great achievements. As long as we are consistent

I’ve never seen any benefit.”

"He would have to give us more money and people, and he would have to sponsor us. If we give him the money now, not only will he feel uncomfortable, but he will not be as diligent in helping us and his son in the future."

Wang Hou felt sorry and said: "Dad, it's not very good for our Mr. Zhang Engong to scheme like this."

Wang Shao said: "This is not a calculation, but if you want to achieve great things, you must have some means. In the Qing and Tang Dynasties, we had to understand how powerful the Tibetan tribe was, and then use both kindness and power. But now in the court, they are ten times more powerful than those in the imperial court."

Fanbu.”

"To be honest, I would rather be in Guwei than go back to the DPRK and deal with the bureaucrats."

A few days later, Fu Bi of Ruzhou was newly sentenced to enter the court.

In the fourth year of Zhiping, when the officials had just ascended the throne, they wanted to appoint Fu Bi, but Fu Bi declined because of his illness.

The official summoned Fu Bi before was because of Empress Dowager Cao, but now it was because after Han Qi resigned as prime minister, there was no big boss in the court who could convince the public.

So the officials summoned Fu Bi, who had a reputation for being bold and accomplished, back to the court.

However, Fu Bi still refused to become prime minister, so in the end the officials had no choice but to let him serve as a judge in Ruzhou.

Today, Fu Bi entered the court to bid farewell. The officials knew that he was seriously ill, so they specially allowed him to enter the palace on a shoulder cart. Later, the officials were worried about Fu Bi's inconvenience, so they issued an edict to personally welcome Fu Bi to the small east gate hall.

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Such courtesy really gave Fu Bi a lot of face. It also showed the courtesy of officials respecting important ministers.

After arriving at the small hall at the east gate, Fu Bi met Guan Jia for the first time with the support of his son Fu Shaoting. Fu Bi looked at Guan Jia carefully. He was a very young man and showed enough respect and respect for an old minister like himself.

.It’s just that he is a little thin, so I don’t know if he can carry on the great Song Dynasty for his ancestors.

The official said to Fu Bi: "Fu Qing is ill and does not need to pay homage. Someone will come and watch."

After saying this, the official ordered the palace servants to bring a chair, and Fu Shaoting helped his father sit down.

After the monarch and his ministers sat down, the official couldn't wait to ask: "Fu Qing is an important minister of the three dynasties. When he was sent to Khitan, he worked hard for the country without caring about his own life. Now that I have just ascended the throne and the state affairs are unclear, I still ask Fu Qing to teach me how to govern. How can I do it?"

Govern a country well."

Fu Bi frowned slightly after hearing this. As Sima Guang said, the officials were too eager to achieve something.

In ancient times, emperors such as Emperor Qin and Emperor Yang, who were fond of great achievements, often perished here.

Fu Bi said: "Your Majesty, when you see me, you will govern the country without asking about benevolence. Only with benevolence can you govern. I advise your majesty to spread benevolence widely and collect favors first."

The official looked respectful and said: "What Mr. Fu said is absolutely true. I have learned from it."

Fu Bi was a little happy when he heard this and said: "Of course I know your Majesty's desire for governance, but it is not a good thing for the master's likes and dislikes to be known. In this case, there will inevitably be traitors who will do what he likes."

Sima Guang also said this at the beginning, and the official said: "However, the annual tribute paid by the imperial court to Khitan and Xixia every year really puts a heavy burden on the country. Even though the imperial court responded to Xixia and Khitan's requests, they still thought it was insufficient and refused to accept it.

Hand. Now that the imperial treasury is empty, what will happen if something happens?"

Fu Bi said: "Your Majesty does not need to worry too much about side affairs. It is better to follow what I said. When your Majesty comes to the throne, your priority should be to widely spread virtue. I hope that your Majesty can keep quiet about military affairs for twenty years, and it is not appropriate to reward him heavily."

If you don't work together, the consequences will be huge."

The officials were silent after hearing this, and Fu Bi used the same rhetoric again.

Sima Guang's and others' ideas were more extreme, that is, "severely punish those who take credit for causing trouble." All generals who caused friction with Xixia on the border must be severely punished.

The same is true for what Fu Bi said.

The official was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "I understand what Fu Qing means. With the imperial court's current border guards, not to mention the Khitans, it will be difficult to win a war against the Xia people."

Fu Bi said: "Your Majesty is wise."

The official smiled reluctantly and said, "I would like to appoint Fu Bi as the envoy of the Jubilee Festival and stay in the capital to assist Bi in the government affairs. I also ask Fu Qing not to shirk."

Fu Bi knew that the official had no intention of his own, so he resigned in person, and then left the palace and went directly to Ruzhou to take up his post.

After listening to Fu Bi's words, Sima Guang and other court officials went to Shu and asked the official "Fu'an Yunei" to be the first. Privy Council envoy Wen Yanbo also suggested the same.

The officials heard that Lu Gong wrote a lecture on scriptures and asked him to imitate Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty.

After hearing this, the officials felt that it made sense, and said to the ministers: "The Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was not useless in wearing simple clothes and wearing leather shoes. He also made a difference. As long as he persists for decades, there will eventually be success. Results. With this in mind, I decided to be diligent and frugal, and work with all my dear friends to save money on the treasury, so as to support our troops and prepare our borders."

Wang Anshi is still on the road at this moment. Although the officials are anxious but have no way out, they think that everyone's suggestions are reasonable. It is better to learn what Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty did.

This is also the advice of Fu Bi and Sima Guang. Don't tell the world so clearly about your eagerness to seek treatment.

However, officials said they wanted to imitate Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, which immediately made Lu Huiqing and Wang Shao, who were in the capital waiting to be received, panicked.

If the officials follow the example of Emperor Wen of Han, they should not mention anything they have planned.

They can all go home to study and farm.

However, it is difficult to change a person's temperament. It may change due to temporary reasons, but it will eventually return to the original.

At this time, Wang Shao was received by the officials.

Wang Shao was also full of anxiety before entering the palace. Fu Bi had just advised the officials not to talk about military affairs for twenty years. Sima Guang and others also suggested "severely punishing those who invite credit for trouble." It was not right for him to talk about military matters in front of officials at this time. Go against the mainstream in North Korea and China?

However, when Wang Shao entered the palace for an audience, he saw Zhang Yue accompanying him.

Wang Shao couldn't help but feel reassured when he saw this. When the officials received him, they asked Zhang Yue to accompany him, which showed that he still had plans to make achievements in the northwest.

After Wang Shao saluted, the first thing Du Wenguan asked was: "You are also from De'an?"

Wang Shao was shocked. Could it be that the other De'an person the official asked was...
Chapter completed!