In fact, Sima Guang also had his own ideas in education, and they were very similar to Wang Anshi's. They both pursued practicality rather than useless and empty-headed knowledge.

This can be seen from Sima Guang's articles. His articles are very plain and unadorned, without even a single fancy word.

Of course, although Wang Anshi's articles are gorgeous, the key is that he can make every word precious and every sentence to the point while maintaining a pleasing appearance, which is far better than Sima Guang.

This can only be described as talent.

But the difference between the two is also very obvious. Wang Anshi wanted to make drastic changes from the beginning, to break down things before building up, and to change fate against the will of heaven.

Sima Guang, on the other hand, was cautious and prudent. He said, "Governing the world is like living in a house. If it is worn out, you should repair it; only when it is seriously damaged will you rebuild it."

Unless it is necessary, don't change the law, just make minor adjustments.

Both of them had very stubborn personalities and similar goals. They both agreed that the Song Dynasty had many bad policies, but their methods were completely different.

What’s even more interesting is that the two of them are well aware of each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

Therefore, they all believed that if they left the reform to the other party, it would definitely fail.

...

...

At this time, they all believed that current education must be reformed, and that education was the only way to continue their political ideas.

But there will always be a difference between the two of them.

Wang Anshi wanted to carry out political reform first, and educational reform was only one part of his political reform. His strategy was to expand his influence in the court first, and then implement educational reform when the time was ripe.

After Sima Guang took on the responsibility of judicial reform, his first step was to cultivate talents in this area, so he took the initiative to invite Zhang Fei.

His plan was to first train a group of professional talents and then gradually carry out reforms across the country.

However, under the urging of Wang Anshi, he had to speed up his own layout, otherwise no one would be able to restrict the new law.

But he was still very cautious. He only assigned Su Shi and Fan Cunren, two people with trustworthy morals and talents, to some key states and counties, instead of enforcing Wang Anshi's new law nationwide. He also immediately carried out judicial reforms across the country.

Zhang Fei played more of a catalyst role in this. His scholarship system encouraged Wang Anshi and Sima Guang to take advantage of the situation and start their own educational reforms.

Sima Guang first petitioned the emperor to open a law school in the Imperial College to integrate litigation and law.

The Song Dynasty has always attached great importance to the study of laws and regulations. Not to mention laws and regulations, even litigation studies have no restrictions at present. Common people can learn it, and various books on laws and regulations are for sale.

These are also some experiences gained during the war.

The rulers of the Song Dynasty believed that if all scholars were familiar with the laws, once a war broke out, the government would be ineffective and the central government would be out of reach. These people would be able to stand up and continue to maintain local stability so that the laws could continue.

However, law was only a compulsory course in the Imperial College. But if a school was set up specifically for this purpose, it would be a move towards specialization.

This is obviously very reasonable.

As a course, what one can learn from jurisprudence is just very basic knowledge. But in fact, jurisprudence is profound and it is also a very important subject. In terms of practicality, it is even higher than Confucianism.

Song Shenzong approved it very readily.

Wang Anshi was jealous and said, "No, I want one too."

Sima Guang carried out judicial reform, and he could set up a school to train talents in this area.

I want to reform the finances and cultivate talents in this area, so he requested to set up a mathematics school in the Imperial College.

This immediately attracted a lot of contempt.

When we first discussed this issue, you were talking about medicine, but now it turns into mathematics.

Everyone knows Sima Zhao's intention.

They all knew that Wang Anshi's mathematics was not simple arithmetic, but about learning how to manage finances. And his way of managing finances was not very popular in the court.

Many ministers immediately expressed their opposition.

But they all knew that their opposition would not have much effect. Zhao Xu had to treat everyone equally. It was impossible for him to criticize Sima Guang and not Wang Anshi.

Zhao Xu approved it very easily, without any pressure at all.

Although this was not a big deal, it caused the struggle in the court to begin to change slightly, from fighting each other to a competitive mode.

Because after that lawsuit, it has been made clear that the judiciary can supervise the new law, but the current law is based on power. If you become stronger, I must become stronger. Otherwise, how can I supervise you, and vice versa?

.......

Ma family.

"Oh... This is really difficult to deal with!"

Zhang Fei frowned and sighed.

Ma Tianhao's heart almost sank when he saw him like this, "Didn't you say that this matter has been resolved?"

"Fourth brother, you don't know. I originally thought it was resolved, but..."

"But what?"

"Fourth brother, have you heard that the court recently approved Mr. Wang to set up a mathematics school in the Imperial College?" Zhang Fei asked instead of answering.

Ma Tianhao nodded and said, "I have heard of this, but...but what does this have to do with us?"

Zhang Fei sighed: "This is all my fault!"

"Don't blame anyone first." Ma Tianhao said quickly: "Explain clearly what is going on."

Zhang Fei sighed again, "Fourth brother should also know that I have a good relationship with Scholar Wang and Grand Secretary Sima."

Ma Tianhao nodded.

Zhang Fei said: "I have already promised to set up scholarships for Sima Xueshi's Mathematics School. Now that Wang Xueshi wants to build a mathematics school, if we don't donate, we will offend people!"

After hearing this, Ma Tianhao said, "I thought it was nothing, you...just donate it!"

Zhang Fei said depressedly, "I want to donate too, but... but there is a board of directors over there, so I can't donate just because I want to. They were already dissatisfied with this incident before, and they don't want to donate too much money on this matter. You should know that there are too many places where our Song Dynasty Charity Foundation needs to spend money."

Ma Tianhao understood something, "You mean, let Xiangguo Temple donate some more money?"

Zhang Fei said: "If we want to continue donating to the Mathematical Academy, we must find a reason to convince others. I think the only way to appease everyone is to increase the donation."

Ma Tianhao frowned, thought for a while, and said, "I still need to discuss this with Xiangguo Temple."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Fourth Brother." As he spoke, Zhang Fei suddenly had an idea and said, "If necessary, I can go with Fourth Brother to explain to Xiangguo Temple."

He really wanted to establish direct contact with Xiangguo Temple.

Ma Tianhao said: "Let's wait and see."

"OK!"

Zhang Fei said: "Then...I'll take my leave first."

"Slow down."

Zhang Fei had just walked out the door when a fat, big-eared, middle-aged monk in monk's robes suddenly walked out from the inner room.

The great monk was named Lu Bin, with the Buddhist name Zhi Zheng. He was originally a junior officer in the imperial guards and was sworn brothers with Ma Tianhao. Later, the two committed a crime and Ma Tianhao was imprisoned, while Lu Bin, with the help of a nobleman, obtained a certificate of ordination from the imperial court and became a monk in Xiangguo Temple.

Now he is specifically responsible for the sales of Xiangguo Temple.

"Brother Lu, what do you think?"

Ma Tianhao asked.

Lu Bin sat down and said solemnly, "I went to the Imperial College to inquire, and they did not reveal this matter."

Ma Tianhao frowned and asked, "Brother Lu, do you mean that this guy spread it?"

Lu Bin nodded.

Ma Tianhao asked again: "Brother Lu, do you have any evidence?"

Lu Bin shook his head and said, "This kind of thing is difficult to investigate, but if it wasn't spread by the Imperial College, it must have been done by that kid. After all, only the two of them knew about it."

Ma Tianhao said: "Maybe someone spread it deliberately to frame Zhang San. Brother Lu also knows that Zhang San has many enemies in the court."

Lu Bin nodded, "You are right, it is indeed possible. But I think the possibility is not high. In hindsight, this matter has attracted the attention of the prime ministers. If Zhang San was unwilling to take the responsibility at the time, but revealed the relationship between Xiangguo Temple and the Imperial College, the officials of the Imperial College might also be implicated. How can he risk his own career to harm others? Besides, the other party is just a small spy."

Ma Tianhao asked: "What is his purpose in doing this?"

"It could be for litigation, or it could be to please Wang Xueshi and Sima Xueshi."

Lu Bin said: "In short, I think he wants to use our money to do his own things. This is probably the purpose of his setting up a charity foundation."

Ma Tianhao slammed the table angrily and cursed: "This kid is really unreasonable. I shouldn't have believed him in the first place."

After that, he saw that Lu Bin was silent, so he asked again: "Brother Lu, what are you going to do?"

Lu Bin said: "If he wishes, we will donate another batch of land."

Ma Tianhao was stunned and said hurriedly: "Brother Lu, why...why is this? That kid has a jackal's heart, why should we keep a relationship with him?"

No matter what he thought in his heart, at this time, he had to stand on the side of Xiangguo Temple.

Lu Bin smiled and said, "For us, what we seek is to settle down and make a living, which requires the support of the court ministers. This is the original intention of our donation to the Imperial College. Although the boy is only an ear pen at present, he is deeply trusted by both Wang Xueshi and Sima Xueshi. At such a young age, he can get along well with both sides in the court. In my opinion, his future is limitless. It is better to donate directly to this boy than to the Imperial College."

Ma Tianhao said: "But that kid is very cunning, we may not be able to beat him."

Lu Bin sighed, "But if he is honest and dutiful, he is not worthy of our donation."

Ma Tianhao nodded slightly, "That's true."

Lu Bin added: "We will find someone else to donate this batch of land to the Great Song Charity Foundation. I have carefully studied the charter of the Great Song Charity Foundation. The power is actually concentrated in the hands of the board of directors. If someone else donates, it can also increase our influence in the board of directors."

Ma Tianhao nodded and said thoughtfully: "Fan Yong, Chen Maoqian, Huang Can and others have long realized that although Zhang San is extremely capable, he is by no means a good person. They need to keep an eye on him. I can also use this opportunity to unite everyone and supervise Zhang San. Don't let him sell us out."

Lu Bin nodded and said, "When the time comes, you can tell him that if Xiangguo Temple shows up at this time, it might arouse suspicion, so we sent someone else to donate."

"I know."

Ma Tianhao nodded and said, "Then I will find someone to donate some land to further expand our influence in the council."

......

yes.

The Song Dynasty’s finances are indeed in a deficit at the moment, but is it really impossible to even come up with the money to set up a school?

Of course not.

Not long ago, Zhao Xu approved 10 million strings of cash to Wang Anshi, which was enough to establish many academies.

What they are fighting for is not the charity money. No one needs this money. It is just a catalyst. What they are fighting for is the governing philosophy, and also the talent of Zhang Fei.

At least on the surface.

But secretly, the results had already come out.

Zhang Fei will participate in judicial reform.

But in Wang Anshi's view, Zhang Fei was just a spy they had infiltrated into the enemy's interior.

In Sima Guang's view, Zhang Fei will be an indispensable part of his judicial reform.

He had told Wen Yanbo before that he wanted to use education as an opportunity to bring Zhang Fei to his side, but in fact, he really needed Zhang Fei's help.

This includes how to establish a law school.

Sima family.

"It was you who came up with the idea for Wang Jiefu to set up the Academy of Mathematics, right?"

Sima Guang glanced at Zhang Fei and spoke directly.

Zhang Fei smiled awkwardly: "You can say it is, but you can also say it is not."

"Yeah?"

Sima Guang seemed a little unconvinced.

Zhang Fei said: "I am sure that Master Wang has had the idea of ​​education reform for a long time, but he may not have planned it yet. Now that this has happened, Master Wang just wants to go with the flow. It was Master Wang who took the initiative to find me at that time. I gave him this idea."

Sima Guang and Wang Anshi were both first-rate geniuses. Zhang Fei moved among them, but he did not dare to act recklessly. He always concealed the big things but kept the small things secret.

Fortunately, they all guessed what the other party was planning. Even if Zhang Fei told Sima Guang about Wang Anshi's idea, Sima Guang actually knew it in his heart and would not be very surprised.

Sima Guang asked, "Why don't you use my Law School to set up a Mathematics School?"

"That's right."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "But even if I didn't come up with this idea, I believe that with Mr. Wang's intelligence, he would have thought of this."

Sima Guang did not comment on this, and then asked: "By the way! Regarding the construction of the Law School, what suggestions do you have?"

Zhang Fei directly took out a document and handed it to Sima Guang, "This is the course I set up specifically for the Law School. Please take a look, Mr. Sima."

Sima Guang was pleasantly surprised and said, "It seems that you are well prepared."

As he spoke, he took the tutorial.

Zhang Fei said: "Ever since the last time Sima Xueshi asked me to go to the Imperial College to provide some help, I have been preparing, but I just haven't had the time."

Sima Guang nodded with satisfaction, and was quite satisfied with this.

He prefers to work with people who are well prepared rather than cramming for everything.

But after reading Zhang Fei's tutorial, people feel dizzy.

"Business? Military and political science?"

Sima Guang looked at Zhang Fei in surprise, "Why does the Law School have to study business and military politics?"

Zhang Fei explained: "This is the reflection I got from Mr. Fan. Mr. Fan went to the Silusi as a legal aid. In the first few days, he didn't even win a lawsuit. The reason is that he doesn't understand many civil disputes. If he works in the procuratorate, he won't be able to win the case if he doesn't even understand the most basic business process.

The same is true for military and political studies. Scholar Sima should also know that the Three Yamen are a huge group. Many lawsuits in the private sector are related to the imperial guards, and they must be supervised by the law. Otherwise, it will be very dangerous. But if the public security, procuratorial and judicial officials do not even understand military and political studies, how can they supervise them? "

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Sima Guang nodded slightly, then looked down again and said in surprise: "Xixia law, Liao law, this... why do we still need to learn the laws of these two countries?"

Can those two countries compare with our Song Dynasty?

If anyone is going to learn anything, they should be the ones learning from us!

Zhang Fei said: "They are all neighbors, and they have very close exchanges with our country. They have also signed many legal provisions with our country. Legal disputes often occur, but they are often resolved through politics. However, I think the law is also a solution. Problems that can be resolved by law should not be raised to the political level as much as possible. After all, no matter how small the political cost is, it is still a very high price.

In addition, knowing ourselves and the enemy, we can win every battle, and knowing their strengths and weaknesses is not a bad thing for us. Of course, this is learned at the end, and it can also be set as an optional subject, which can be learned or not. "

After hearing this, Sima Guang was filled with shame and said with emotion: "I thought that law was too simple!"

He always thought that he had considered everything very carefully, which was also a point he often used to satirize Wang Anshi. However, when compared with Zhang Fei's tutorial, he felt that his own ideas were too rough.

It's simply disgusting.

This even dealt a small blow to his confidence.

Of course, this also doubled his confidence in Zhang Fei.

“Okay, okay!”

Sima Guang nodded happily again and again, thinking that he had not made a mistake in choosing the right person. He then said to Zhang Fei, "This Law School is now entirely handed over to you."

Zhang Fei hurriedly said, "Master Sima, I can only give some advice, but I can't do the specifics, and... and I'm very busy right now, so I don't have the time."

Sima Guang said: "But you are the one who drafted this course, and you are the only one who knows it best."

Zhang Fei asked in return: "Does Scholar Sima think that my writing style is suitable for compiling textbooks?"

"Your writing is indeed... well... "

Sima Guang stroked his beard. He didn't care much about writing style at work, but Zhang Fei's writing style was too poor. His sentences couldn't even be smooth. He said, "Well, I'll have someone draft the textbook based on your tutorial. I'll show it to you first. If there are any shortcomings, I'll make changes."

It can be seen that Zhang Fei's tutorial convinced him.

You are thinner.

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "That's fine."

Sima Guang added: "But you must find time to teach those students about litigation."

Zhang Fei hesitated for a while and said, "Sima Xueshi Rendi thinks highly of me, Zhang San, so...then I will go and throw out some ideas to inspire others."

Sima Guang laughed and said, "You are not just throwing out a brick to attract jade, but a stone from another mountain can polish jade."