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Chapter 110 Support from Zhao Kuangyin
  “The fourth reason for the failure of the reform was that it ran counter to the Song people’s tradition of respecting their ancestors.”

"After Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne, in order to stabilize the court situation, he basically followed the ruling system and policies of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin during his reign, and continuously improved them."

"In order to show respect for their ancestors, the emperors of the Song Dynasty often ruled according to the ruling policies of the previous emperor, ensuring a smooth transition of imperial power."

"As time went by, this behavior of continuing the previous emperor's rule became a routine. Ministers in the Song Dynasty respected the rules and regulations during the reign of the previous emperor as the law of their ancestors."

"In the Song Dynasty, which ruled the world with filial piety, the laws of the ancestors also became a law that monarchs of all dynasties did not dare to exceed. Although Zhao Xu, Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, supported the reform, he did not dare to completely overturn the laws of the ancestors. He and Wang Anshi advocated the idea that the laws of the ancestors were not upholdable. There are differences.”

"When Wang Anshi's reform touched the foundation of the Song Dynasty's ancestral laws, in addition to the fierce opposition from conservative ministers who opposed the reform, Song Shenzong's attitude towards the reform gradually weakened from support for the reform and turned to conservative."

"Wang Anshi's reform measures ran counter to the tradition of respecting the laws of ancestors that was prevalent in the Song Dynasty at that time, and to a certain extent seriously hindered the implementation of Wang Anshi's new laws."

Wang Anshi looked at the live broadcast room with a complicated expression. He was not surprised at all when conservatives used the excuse of ancestral law to oppose him.

What really upset him was that the official family would no longer support him because of the laws of his ancestors.

He had already explained to the officials the power of the reform, and the Song Dynasty had reached a point where reform was inevitable.

Just because the rules and regulations left over from the previous dynasty are out of date, if they don't change, the Song Dynasty will have no choice but to wait for death, with no other way out.

Officials also understood this and assured him that they would unswervingly support the reform.

But now it seems that is not the case.

It was clearly agreed upon at the beginning, so why did it change?

Wang Anshi glanced at Zhao Xu resentfully, which made Zhao Xu feel uncomfortable and uncomfortable.

Zhao Xu: Wang Aiqing, if you go ahead with the reform, I will give you my full support and will never waver.

Wang Anshi's expression softened a lot when he heard the official's public assurance.

Wang Anshi: With the support of the government, I am confident that the reform will succeed.

Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi were going back and forth here. Seeing that they had reached an agreement, the conservatives were not happy.

Sima Guang: Officials, the laws of the ancestors cannot be abolished. This is the foundation of the Song Dynasty and the cornerstone of the stability of the world. Now the new law implemented by the prime minister wants to abolish the laws of the ancestors. This is a great disrespect for the ancestors. Please remove the officials. The position of prime minister.

Ouyang Xiu: The ancestral law was formulated by Taizu. Now the officials want to abolish the ancestral law in order to reform the law. Do the officials still regard Taizu? In the Song Dynasty, we governed the world with filial piety. Now, do the officials want to commit treacherous and unethical acts?

When Zhao Xu heard this, he frowned and looked hesitant.

The ministers moved Taizu out, so he had to think carefully.

Although he was strongly willing to support Wang Anshi's reform, he did not dare to overturn the ancestral law left by Taizu.

When Wang Anshi saw that the officials were hesitant, he secretly thought something was wrong and was about to give him advice.

Zhao Kuangyin: @思马光, @OUyangxiu, you two are fooling me. How poor and weak the Song Dynasty has become, and you still insist on outdated ancestral methods. Do you want the Song Dynasty to reappear in Jingkang? Shame? @赵桼, @王安石, listen to me, the Song Dynasty has reached a time when it must change, and I support you in reforming to become stronger. Sima Guang and Ouyang Xiu looked at each other and did not dare to say anything more.

Even Taizu himself spoke out, how could they dare to argue?

Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi looked happy. With Taizu's support, they had Shangfang Sword. Let's see who dares to use the ancestor's method to oppose the reform.

Zhao Xu: Taizu, don’t worry, I will definitely support Wang Anshi’s reform.

Wang Anshi: According to Taizu’s words, I will go through fire and water to carry out reforms.

"The fifth reason for the failure of the reform is the theory of disaster."

"According to Dong Zhongshu's telepathy from the Western Han Dynasty, when rulers make mistakes, heaven will send down disasters as a warning."

"In the second year of Xining, when Zhao Xu, Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, officially enabled Wang Anshi to carry out reforms, many conservative ministers blamed Wang Anshi's new law for natural disasters, believing that Wang Anshi's reforms violated God's will and caused heaven to bring disasters to warn the monarchs and ministers."

"In the following years, natural disasters continued to occur in the Song Dynasty. Conservative ministers who opposed the reform wrote letters one after another, linking the disasters to Wang Anshi's reform and strongly demanding that Song Shenzong repeal the new law."

"In March of the seventh year of Xining, the Song Dynasty suffered a severe drought that had never happened in a century. The people had no harvest. Officials from various places forced the victims to return the principal and interest of Qingmiaofa. The victims had to drag their families and families to flee their homeland, and countless people died of starvation on the way."

"Zheng Xia drew the tragic situation of the displaced people as a "Picture of Refugees" and presented it to Song Shenzong, asking the court to abolish the new law, which deeply touched Song Shenzong."

"After that, conservative officials once again attacked Wang Anshi's new law with the theory of disaster. Due to the fierce anger inside and outside the government, Wang Anshi was forced to resign, and many measures of the new law were repealed."

Dong Zhongshu of the Western Han Dynasty: It was indeed me who proposed the idea of ​​​​celestial sensing. It was also because the imperial power was not restrained. I was worried that the emperor would act arbitrarily and poison the people, so I thought of using celestial sensing to put a layer of shackles on the emperor so that the imperial power would not be unscrupulous.

The people of the Song Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty learned that in the seventh year of Xining, there was a severe drought that had never happened in a century. Their faces were ashen, as if they were mourning for their heirs.

In particular, countless people died of starvation, which made them even more desperate and fearful that they would become one of them.

They had no choice but to hope that the court would find a way to deal with the situation.

Wang Anshi didn't care that he later resigned from the position. Anyway, in this time and space, he would not give up the reform.

What really made him look solemn was that in March of the seventh year of Xining, the Song Dynasty suffered a severe drought that had never happened in a century.

Even if he had not witnessed the severe drought that had not happened in a century, he could still imagine the tragic situation of countless people starving to death.

Since he now knows in advance that there will be a severe drought in Xining for seven years, he can take countermeasures in advance to avoid the displacement of the people.

The root cause of countless people starving to death was that local governments forced the victims to return the principal and interest of the Qingmiao Law. Now that he knew the problems with the reform, he could find a solution to avoid the tragedy of the victims being forced to death.

After the anchor's answers, he already knew all the root causes of the failure of the reform.

But this time, he had the full support of Taizu and the official family to eliminate internal personnel risks. As long as he solved other existing problems one by one, he believed that he would be able to succeed this time and make the Song Dynasty rich and powerful. The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong.

(End of this chapter)