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Chapter 1044 Fan Zhongyan

Fan Zhongyan is sixty-one years old this year. As mentioned above, the failure of the New Deal and the routine travel arrangements of the Song Dynasty made him look very thin. Even if he is not in shape, he is not much better. There is not a single green hair in the white hair on his head, age spots are also showing, wrinkles are everywhere, and the skin is droopy and has no elasticity at all.

In history, Fan Zhong drowned three years later, in the vibrant early summer...

Even though they had just met, it was a bit rude to think about the person's death. But Wang Yan only made a cursory inspection and thought that Fan Zhongyan could live a few more years, which was good news.

This is mainly due to the general knowledge of ancient scholar-bureaucrats. The descriptions of their physical conditions in letters sent to him were basically accurate. Then the medicine Wang Yan prescribed remotely was basically symptomatic and had an effect.

Looking at Fan Zhongyan, who was smiling and still energetic, Wang Yan bowed solemnly and respectfully: "Student Wang Yan, I have met Mr. Fan."

Fan Zhongyan waved his hand: "No need to be polite, sit down and talk."

Wang Yan cupped his hands again and then sat down: "Mr. Fan seems to be in good spirits. How is your health lately?"

"It's all thanks to your wonderful hands, Wang Ziyan, that I can still survive for a few days with my broken body." Of course Fan Zhongyan understood what Wang Yan meant, and he stretched out his hands on the table very sensibly, "Now that I'm here, talk to me carefully. Give me some diagnosis and treatment. Although I am not afraid of death, it is always good to live one more day and do one more thing. Besides, there are so many talents, and I also want to see if the world can change for the better."

There was no frustration in Fan Zhongyan's words. On the contrary, he was very open-minded and had a faint sense of fighting spirit. He thought he would have to fight again.

In fact, Fan Zhongyan's reforms are quite good, including the ten reforms he gave to Zhao Zhen. Ming deposed the emperor, suppressed luck, promoted fine tribute, selected officials, equalized public land, enriched farmers and mulberry trees, cultivated military equipment, reduced corvee service, favored trust, and emphasized orders.

To sum up, it is to solve the employment problem of the government, promulgate some policies to benefit the people, and streamline the military and administration. If you continue to do this, you will enrich the country and strengthen the army, and kill Li Yuanhao.

It just failed to solve the employment problem. Fan Zhongyan was solved by the person he wanted to solve. If you want to destroy other people's jobs and destroy other people's nepotism without saying anything, of course you will be counterattacked, so you are kicked out of the trip to and from the capital, and you kill people with soft knives.

The scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty were very unified and insistent on not punishing the officials. This was the overall interest of the scholar-official class. No one wants the emperor above him to be unhappy, and to kill someone if he doesn't like him. This is obviously not possible. You can be tortured to death while traveling, but you can't be hacked to death with a knife or ax...

"Mr. Fan is energetic." Wang Yan said with a smile, put his hands on Fan Zhongyan's wrists, and checked his pulse while asking questions.

After a long time, Wang Yan used the pen, ink, paper and inkstone that Fan Chunren brought to write a prescription, and said with a smile, "Fan Gong is suffering from depression and has not recovered for a long time, which has dragged down his body. I wonder if Brother Yaofu can teach me. That set of exercises to strengthen your body?”

"I learned it. I get up early every day and do two sets. My health is indeed much better. I heard that Uncle Yong and Xiren both practice?"

Wang Yan nodded: "Students think that people can't do it if they move too much, and they can't do it if they don't move. They also heard about the ancient Dao Yin technique, Hua Tuo's Five Animal Methods, and figured out this set of exercises to activate the meridians, relax the muscles and bones, and strengthen the body. Body. Fan Gong’s prescriptions are to strengthen the body, replenish energy, regulate the body, and eliminate hidden diseases. Fan Gong should also practice the exercises diligently, not to be happy with things, not to be sad with oneself. Keeping your mind clear is the key to longevity.”

Hearing the words "Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself", Fan Zhongyan couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, pointing at the king and saying: "You, you are so naughty. I always say that Yong Shuping will be an official."

"Fan Gong is scolding the students. After all, being an official has to do things. How can you last long by just flattering others? Moreover, the students' words of establishing their minds and establishing their lives have long been spread all over the world. If in the future, students gain the reputation of being a lucky person, wouldn't students want it? Die of shame?"

"You have to be known for your work, but you don't know how to make progress?" Fan Zhongyan has been an official for decades. He doesn't know how to change the law, it doesn't mean he doesn't know how to be an official.

Wang Yan smiled, as if he was a little embarrassed, and drank the tea.

Fan Zhongyan said: "You know what you said, it was me who wrote to the official family to send you to judge Hangzhou?"

"After I was awarded the official title, I visited Minister Wen. I had some suspicions at that time. I thought it was Mr. Fan who introduced his students as fellow reformers and wanted to give some advice."

"Yes, that's what you meant. Last year you became Uncle Yong's teacher. At that time, Uncle Yong sent you a copybook and asked me to comment on it..."

Fan Zhongyan said well, but he did not discuss the reform with Wang Yan at all. Instead, he talked about Wang Yan in his impression, starting from Ouyang Xiu showing off his precious disciples, to talking about many things about Wang Yan in the capital, and finally... He took out a pirated copy of "Wang Yanshuo" and started talking to Wang Yanshuo.

But in fact, Fan Zhongyan was also discussing reform with Wang Yan, because doctrine is a stance. Since Wang Yan's doctrine is ideological and theoretical guidance, the core is naturally advocating change. However, in the doctrine, he advocates changing himself and changing his thinking.

When it comes to daily life and governance policies, his ideas must be infiltrated. After all, his core proposition is the unity of knowledge and action, and if the Tao is established, it is impossible for him to 'not do it'.

This is Fan Zhongyan's house in Hangzhou. Whoever is the Zhizhou will live here. It is a standard public house for Zhizhou in Hangzhou.

This meeting was a private communication between the two, but Fan Zhongyan was the magistrate and Wang Yan was the general judge. This meeting also had the meaning of paying homage to the dock.

It is not only the test of the elders against the younger ones, but also the testing of the superior officials against the inferior officials.

Of course, for Fan Zhongyan, it is definitely more of the former. What he sees is Wang Yan's character and ability, and it is completely a move to support the underachievers. After all, he couldn't stay in Hangzhou for long, and the policies couldn't be implemented at all. In general, he was the same as Ouyang Xiu. If local officials and local bigwigs didn't cause trouble for him, and if they implemented the things he told them, he wouldn't deal with others.

It is impossible for him to make any changes here. As long as he makes bigger moves, he will have to continue his journey and start a new journey. So he just watched as there were outstanding young people, contacted them, gave them some tips, and left some talents for the Song Dynasty to which he was loyal.

So we kept discussing Taoism until noon. After lunch, everyone started to drink tea to eat. After reviewing Wang Yan's knowledge and theoretical foundation, and roughly grasping some of Wang Yan's moral character, Fan Zhongyan ended the Taoism discussion casually. Started a new topic.

"Zi Yan passed judgment on Hangzhou. I wonder if he had any knowledge of the situation in Hangzhou before?"

"No." Wang Yan shook his head and said, "Before going to Beijing for reference, the students only moved around Yangzhou City. Now they have only stopped in Suzhou for three days. Although they run a caravan at home, they don't know much about the local area. I don’t know the details of this big family.”

Fan Zhongyan took a sip of the locally fried Longjing and asked, "In that case, Zi Yantong is the judge of state affairs, how do you want to act?"

"As the art of war goes, know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. The first thing you need to do is understand the actual situation in Hangzhou, which mainly depends on your household registration, land, and annual income, and only then can you act."

"How to act?"

"Investigate the acres of land and hidden households, increase business taxes, and eliminate the Xiang army."

After all, Fan Zhongyan was a big boss of the generation who remained unchanged even after the collapse of the Taishan Mountain. When he heard the more promising juniors say such death-seeking words, he just twitched the corners of his eyes, shook his hands slightly, and spilled some tea.

After putting down the tea cup steadily, Fan Zhongyan covered his wet sleeves and said, "Do you know that I celebrated the old days?"

"I know that." Wang Yan said with a smile, "But the students are not for reform, but for governance."

"What is the responsibility of the general judge?"

"Together with the magistrate, he takes charge of state affairs, signs and deposits official documents together, and is in charge of military affairs, money and grain, household registration, taxation, prison litigation and other matters. He supervises the magistrate and recommends state officials. Sometimes he writes about the power of the official family."

Strictly speaking, Tong San is the second-in-command of a state, of course in name only. Whether you are the first in command, the second in command or the others all depends on the person. If you can't hold your position, can't hold the authority, and can't manage your subordinates well, all your positions will be in vain.

Just like his rich father-in-law, Sheng Hong does not take power. He is in harmony with the magistrate and is in harmony with other state officials. Just do his job safely, and no one will be offended. With such an official, how could he take the second-in-command position? Powers are basically delegated.

Fan Zhongyan shook his head: "Military affairs, money and grain, household registration, taxes and servitude, prison lawsuits, etc., all need to be discussed with the magistrate, and they are not decided by you. And for specific duties, we must also discuss with the magistrate, and with you, the soldiers and the people." , that is, the soldiers and the people. If you do not follow the duties, you will make empty decisions. If you talk about governance, but if it falls on the court, it will be an act that will cause chaos to the people and shake the foundation of the country. Too hasty."

"I heard that there is a banditry in Hangzhou, and the students are responsible for supervising and training the Xiang army. Is it okay?"

"There is no banditry in Hangzhou."

"It will be available in a few days."

Fan Zhongyan's eyes suddenly opened wide, and he looked intently at Wang Yan, who had no aversion in his eyes and a smile on his face.

Fan Chunren, who was listening to the exchange between the two and adding tea and water, was also stunned and looked at Wang Yan in disbelief.

After a while, Fan Zhongyan shook his head: "Broken the rules." "Fan Gong, the rules have always been set by people. Reform means breaking the rules. Fan Gong wanted to get rid of the three redundant ills and wrote a letter stating ten things, but he had to How could Mr. Fan give up his rights with just one word?

Take Hangzhou as an example. How can a wealthy family be willing to check the fields and hidden households? The local big names are widely involved and have deep connections with the officials of the prefecture, and even have connections with the DPRK and China. To check the fields and hidden houses, they have to pay more. If they can pay less, who wants to pay more? What's more, they have been around for decades.

If we use civil administration, how can we make people willing to suffer losses? Officials who go to the countryside to do things must have many things to hide. Once it becomes serious, Fan Gong will be transferred elsewhere at that time, and the student, the top scholar in the new subject, will definitely be transferred back to the capital.

Mr. Fan, conflicts of interest are never harmonious and require bloodshed. "

"Supervising the Xiang army, how to eliminate them?"

"It is necessary for the state to provide money to build large-scale construction projects and to make a living with the soldiers. It is also necessary to distribute the land so that they can have fields for farming and houses for living."

“Where does the money come from and where does the land come from?”

"Increase commercial taxes and raid corrupt and lawless officials, wealthy families, and merchants who smuggle salt, iron, tea, and wine."

Wang Yan's words were so murderous that Fan Zhongyan couldn't help but twitch his eyes.

After the failure of Qingli, he reflected a lot and thought that he was too impatient. Unexpectedly, when Wang Yan arrived, he was about to kill him. He deeply understood that what Wang Yan said was too ideal, and it was really difficult to implement it.

He couldn't help but shook his head: "One move can affect the whole body. Ziyan is still too impatient. It is difficult to accomplish this."

"How can you achieve full success overnight? The right thing is to work slowly and carefully."

"How are you going to behave?"

"First, bandits blocked the road and robbed the caravans, and then they levied commercial taxes to fund the training of the Xiang army and large-scale construction projects. During this period, they rectified the officialdom and cut off the connections between the local big households and the government. Then they used the name of suppressing bandits to intimidate the big households. The family clears out the land, checks the household registration, and looks for the corrective measures for any errors or omissions.”

"How is the capital?"

"It's just a place of governance."

"What if I ask you to leave Hangzhou?"

"Perhaps there were already confidants at that time. If the confidants were defeated and their power was taken away, they might have to attack each other. The theory of cronyism arose because of Duke Fan, but party struggle is necessary, and party members must fight against differences. If you indulge in a flowing state How can great things be achieved if officials keep changing their policies? The same goes for the law in the capital. It is necessary to ensure the longevity of the law. If this is not the case, why do we need to change the law?

Fan Zhongyan remained silent. Wang Yan was not in a hurry and just drank his tea quietly.

Wang Yan was trying to win Fan Zhongyan's support. After all, everything he said was beyond his authority. Without the support of top leaders, many things would be difficult to handle.

Of course, it was only because Fan Zhongyan was here that Wang Yan said this. Otherwise, he would not directly address the fundamental issues. It is necessary to cut the flesh with a blunt knife, step by step to oust the superiors, win over the subordinates, cultivate party members, seize power, and advance slowly. He should act like an innocent person and do great things in silence.

But one bad thing is that Fan Zhongyan said he would be transferred from Hangzhou to the capital. Even if there was no transfer halfway, he would only have about two years, and he would definitely not be able to work for three years. Time was running out, and he couldn't finish some big projects.

But this was not good for him, but it was good for Emperor Zhao and Song, which prevented local officials from taking root too deeply. But on the other hand, it is also excellent for other local officials who are dispatched back and forth within the state, as well as local large households. Because of their local influence, they are difficult to shake.

That's why Wang Yan really wanted to carry out the joke he had made with Ouyang Xiu and act in the name of a gangster. He talked about slowly trying to figure it out, but this slowly, which is about two years, can't be done without some hard work...

After thinking for a moment, Fan Zhongyan took another sip of tea and finally said: "I'll come to the official residence tomorrow. I'll take office first. I'll get to know the actual situation with you through the paperwork and accounts, and then we'll discuss the affairs of the local government."

"Yes, Mr. Fan."

Wang Yan cupped his hands and saw Fan Zhongyan picking up the tea. He stood up and said, "In that case, students will leave."

Fan Zhongyan smiled and nodded: "Yaofu, send Ziyan to me for me."

"Yes, father." Fan Chunren stood up and led Wang Yan out of the house.

When he came outside, he said, "Zi Yan, I never thought you had such an idea."

"Brother Yaofu, as I said just now, the struggle for interests requires bloodshed. The root of reform is to make up for the excess while making up for the excess. Who in this world is willing to give up his rights in vain and is willing to lose his own surplus? Only the sword The ax is coming, the life is in danger, and I have to use good words and words to avoid disaster, but everything is difficult to achieve. "

Wang Yan smiled and patted Fan Chunren on the shoulder, "This is what I have recently realized. Brother Yaofu, there is still a lot of time. Let's talk slowly in the future. Then you will understand the problem. Let's leave it at that for today. The house is being tidied up. In a few days, you will send a cook over to learn the craftsmanship. Mr. Fan still needs to eat well."

"I will look for some supplements tomorrow..."

"Mr. Fan is getting old and can't bear to eat. What I mean by eating well is that it should be lighter and more varied. I will tell your chef later that we can go back."

After saying this, Wang Yan turned around and walked away with his hands behind his back.

As the nominal second-in-command of a state directly dispatched by the imperial court, Wang Yan, the general judge, naturally has a public house. It's not far from Fan Zhongyan's magistrate's residence, and it's also not far from the official mansion.

Although his public house is not as big as Zhizhou's mansion, it is not bad. It is roughly equivalent to a house with three entrances, and there are many rockeries, landscaping and meandering water inside. The beauty of the Jiangnan graceful school of classical architecture is vividly reflected. You can always keep expectations for the taste of local officials.

For Wang Yan's family, this house is still too big. They don't have that many people...

The palace, yes, the palace. Before Wang Yan took office, the brand here had been changed to improve administrative efficiency.

At the door of the house, people were coming in and out carrying belongings transported from Yangzhou. A strong man in his twenties stood aside and told the workers to work carefully.

Seeing Wang Yan coming back, the man hurried over and said, "Alang."

This strong man is Wang Fuli's youngest son, Wang Youyin. As the base camp, Yangzhou couldn't do it without reliable people to watch over him, so the old butler Wang Fuli stayed in Yangzhou to look after the house and sent his youngest son to follow him as Wang Yan's butler.

Of course, Wang Fuli's family is very reliable, and this is a big gift package from the living father. Needless to say, Wang Fuli helped him withstand the covetousness of others and always worked loyally.

There are two brothers, Jin and Yin, who used to farm at home. It was because Wang Fuli was afraid of causing bad misunderstandings. After all, the father and son worked for Wang Yan and were all senior personnel, so it was easy to ignore Wang Yan. That's why Wang Yan said something before and asked the two brothers to come out to do things.

In fact, there are two brothers, Jin and Yin, who are also literate and proficient in martial arts. They are the thugs born in the old Wang family.

"Brother Yin, my sister-in-law has settled down?"

"Alang, we don't have a lot of things to put away. As a couple, we have already packed them up and are helping Madam with her work."

Wang Yan nodded and whispered: "Go and send a message to the caravan, select fifty reliable people, go to Tonglu and occupy the mountain as king, plunder the caravan, absorb the refugees, and slowly grow."

Fan Zhongyan asked him to stay for now, mainly because he thought his method of "administering local affairs" was immature, and wanted to test him and let him think carefully about whether he could succeed and whether he should do it. But time waits for no one, and Wang Yan will not listen to the advice. He will first take advantage of the situation and make a fortune.

He wants to demonstrate what a place of governance is...

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