In this era when literary giants are everywhere, this article, which can be described as "shitty", actually attracted the attention and heated discussion of people all over the city.
This made Wang Anshi doubt his life.
In fact, he already knew about the tribute peaches in advance, and he also understood Zhang Fei's propaganda routine, which was to speak with facts. However, he did not think that this kind of cleverness, casually accompanied by an article, could be as good as his exquisite article.
He deliberately did not ask to write this article, his purpose was to see how capable Zhang Fei was.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei was even more aggressive and wrote it himself, which really set a new record for articles.
However, the result is...
Don't believe it!
Wang Anshi really didn’t believe it!
I went around and found that it was just as Lu Huiqing said. Whether it was the streets, brothels, markets, or restaurants, everyone was discussing the tribute peaches.
You should know that the day before, the procuratorate formally filed a lawsuit against the new law.
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But it is limited to the attention of officials in the DPRK.
However, the heated discussions in the newspapers even diverted the attention of many officials.
They are not interested in the content; they are curious as to whether anyone would read this kind of article?
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"What is the mystery behind this article, and why has it attracted so many discussions?"
Wen Yanbo held the newspaper and looked at it from left to right. He felt as if a street thug was communicating with him. What was so good about it?
Sima Guang smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Wen, you don't know that the good thing about this article is that it is rather vulgar."
Wen Yanbo immediately asked, "What do you mean?"
Sima Guang explained: "For example, Wang Jiefu's article, in our opinion, has attracted many people's attention, but that is only because we are surrounded by people who appreciate the article. In fact, there are not many people discussing it in the market, because not many people can understand it.
This article was different. It was full of vulgar language and vulgar words. When the citizens heard it, they immediately recognized it. The discussion among the people was so loud that scholars also followed suit.
In addition, this matter is closely related to the people of the capital, and it is also an inside story of the government, so it caused an uproar. "
Wen Yanbo pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "That's the truth, that's the truth!"
Sima Guang had worked with Zhang Fei several times and was quite familiar with this routine. For example, Xu Zhiqian's article at the time, although not as bad as "dog shit", was just mediocre. However, it also caused a lot of heated discussion.
Not to mention this era, even in the future era of nine-year compulsory education, there will be very few people who can truly appreciate Wang Anshi's articles.
If you put a good piece of classical Chinese literature together with Wang Anshi's article, with the names covered, how many people can tell which one is better?
Not to mention the present, most of the people are vulgar and illiterate, and they would not understand even if you read it to them.
But Zhang Fei’s article is different. Even the lady selling buns could immediately understand what was going on when she heard people talking at the table.
In addition, this incident also happened among the people, so it quickly spread and turned into a ballad, satirizing the court, which was also something the people were keen to do.
"This is not good."
Wen Yanbo suddenly frowned, "This tribute peach is closely related to the equal distribution law. Now the people are indignant about this matter. I am afraid that Su Zizhan and his men will not only fail to gain an advantage in public opinion, but may even suffer a complete defeat."
At this point, he asked again: "Do you think Wang Jiefu did this to take on this lawsuit?"
Sima Guang shook his head: "I don't know that either."
He had previously judged that Wang Jiefu would definitely not take the case, but with this sudden move, he was a little unsure.
Once this public opinion arose, it was indeed very beneficial to Wang Anshi.
Maybe Wang Anshi wanted to file a lawsuit.
If we win beautifully and gain the hearts of the people, it will indeed be beneficial to the new law.
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Procuratorate.
"Fortunately, some people still say that Wang Jiefu is a real man, but now it seems that he is just a despicable villain. Seeing that we were about to sue him, he actually resorted to such means, trying to use public opinion to force us to make concessions. I guess he arranged this tribute peach."
Liu Shu was spitting out foam at the mouth and was extremely angry.
Su Shi smiled and said, "On the contrary, I think this is not a bad thing for us."
Qi Hui was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?"
Su Shi said: "In fact, the possibility of winning this lawsuit is not great, and I always think that there are still many good points in the new law. The content of this article is indeed what the court needs to change urgently. This is not the key point of our lawsuit, and the impact is not great."
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Officials such as Liu Shu remained silent.
On the one hand, Su Shi filed this lawsuit to express himself, but more importantly, he wanted to use this lawsuit to implant his own ideas into the new law.
He always felt that there were many aspects of this equal distribution method that needed to be changed.
But other officials did not think so. They used this lawsuit to directly drag Wang Anshi to death.
The first one is full of energy, then it will be weak after a break.
The longer we delay, the better it is for them.
It would be even better if we could win the lawsuit in the end.
But since Su Shi currently controls the procuratorate, it is inconvenient for them to argue with Su Shi.
Liu Shu looked at his good friend Fan Chunren and said, "Mr. Yao, why don't you say anything?"
Fan Chunren said: "Don't forget that this article is not telling a story, but revealing the inside story of Taifu Temple. Our procuratorate should intervene and sue Taifu Temple."
When these words were spoken, everyone present was dumbfounded.
Don’t you think it’s not messy enough?
Liu Shu coughed and said, "Yaofu, the imperial court allows the Taifu Temple to sell tributes...!"
Fan Chunren said earnestly, "But you are also not allowed to sell spoiled tribute to the people. The court has clear regulations on this."
Qi Hui said anxiously: "But this is not a big deal. If you sue the Taifu Temple, Wang Jiefu will benefit. This just proves that what Wang Jiefu did is right."
Fan Chunren said: "We have to deal with each issue separately. There is nothing wrong with the problem Wang Jiefu pointed out, but his new method has problems."
Liu Shu knew Fan Chunren's character very well. "Even so, we have to prioritize. We have already sued the Regulations Office of the Two Prefectures in Kaifeng Prefecture, and we are also suing the Taifu Temple. We are too busy to handle it. Moreover, this also requires evidence. We have to wait until the General Police Department has finished its investigation."
Su Shi's eyes lit up, and he nodded and said, "That makes sense. How about this? We first sue the Regulations Office of the Two Prefectures, and then sue the Taifu Temple."
Fan Chunren hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay. But we have to keep a close eye on this matter."
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Bian Jing Law Firm.
"I give in! I give in! I give in!"
Wang Anshi finally lowered his arrogant head and said, "I was wrong this time. From now on, the promotion of the new policy will be handed over to you. I will never interfere again."
This time he was truly convinced. The sensation caused by the two articles was incomparable.
He also wanted to understand the reason behind this.
No matter how well you write your article, it is impossible for conservatives to change their ideas. The easiest people to win over are the common people.
However, his article was obviously out of touch with the people.
No matter how stubborn Wang Anshi was, he had to admit it when faced with such a huge gap.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, your words are serious, but actually they are not that far off!"
Wang Anshi hurriedly asked, "How much is the difference?"
He now regrets it deeply.
His stubborn character also caused him a lot of suffering.
Zhang Fei wrote casually: "It's just missing one natural thing, not much."
"Naturally?"
"Yes! I guess now many people have guessed that this was done on purpose." Zhang Fei nodded.
Wang Anshi immediately understood that the best propaganda was, of course, to guide the people to pay attention to the new law on their own initiative. If this happened first, the people would hate it and would expect the new policy to change everything. Then, when the time came to introduce the new law, the effect would naturally be better.
"well...."
Wang Anshi sighed with regret, "You didn't know how to stop me at that time."
"I...."
Zhang Fei spat directly on his face.
Wang Anshi was embarrassed to look at him and quickly changed the subject: "What should we do next?"
Zhang Fei glanced at Wang Anshi and smiled awkwardly, "The other party has already formally sued the Regulations Office of the Two Prefectures, but Master Wang is not in a hurry to hire me to fight the lawsuit. Does Master Wang not intend to fight this lawsuit?"
Wang Anshi smiled and asked, "Do you think I should take it?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "I think we absolutely cannot accept this. Regardless of the chances of winning, this lawsuit can at least be dragged on for a month or two, or even longer."
"clever!"
Wang Anshi smiled and nodded: "I have seen through their tricks, so I will not fight this lawsuit with them at all. I will have someone impeach them for forming a clique for personal gain."
After this incident, he trusted Zhang Fei even more.
This political struggle is really cruel! Zhang Fei muttered to himself, and then said: "If that's the case, wait until I publish the second article."
Wang Anshi asked, "Why?"
Zhang Fei said: "Because my second article is to expose the profit transfer of this tribute."
Wang Anshi looked at him puzzled.
Zhang Fei said: "I heard that Gu Sishi actively opposed the new law in the court. Perhaps then Wang Xueshi's impeachment will be more convincing."
Wang Anshi understood immediately and laughed, "Brilliant! Brilliant! This is a brilliant plan."
I couldn't close my mouth from smiling.
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Just one day later, a new issue of the newspaper was released.
The title is "If the peach is not bad, the flies will not love it."
In the pretentious Northern Song Dynasty, this title was really eye-catching, but it also aroused everyone's curiosity.
Because I have never seen this kind of gameplay!
Although the style of this article is still that of the common people.
But compared with the previous article, many people's evaluation of this article has slightly improved.
Although the writing style is still simple and crude, the article cleverly uses the rotten peaches as a metaphor for the corrupt tribute system, and the flies as a metaphor for corrupt officials.
This metaphor is really wonderful.
Through this perfect correspondence, the article reveals the transfer of interests in the entire tribute system.
This made the people very angry.
After traveling a long distance and with great effort and sweat, these tributes were finally transported to Tokyo, only to be left to rot or those that were about to go bad were sold in the market.
Even if we don't mind that it is broken, we are willing to buy it, but it is also a huge loss. After all, how much manpower and material resources will be spent on the shipping cost!
Why is this happening?
Just for the pockets of those corrupt officials?
Looking back now, everyone realized that the imperial court was planning to carry out reforms recently.
It seems to be aimed at this issue.
As a result, Wang Anshi’s previous article came back into the people’s attention.
When considering this issue, the article is really well written.
With facts as evidence, the people immediately understood and applauded.
So here comes the question.
Didn’t the procuratorate recently file a lawsuit against a new law?
This new law is so good, why are they suing?
Who is going to sue?
This nearly perfect logic is placed directly in front of the people. They understand it immediately and even become complacent, thinking that they are quite knowledgeable about politics.
Needless to say!
It is those corrupt officials who will oppose this new law.
Isn't this obvious?
Is there any need to think about this?
However, at this time, the censor Xie Jing suddenly submitted a memorial, impeaching Su Shi, Fan Chunren, Liu Shu, Li Zhan, Lin Dan, Qi Hui, Gu Ji and several other officials for forming a clique for personal gain, abusing public power for personal gain, and excluding dissidents.
These big accusations made Su Shi and Fan Chunren confused.
I don’t know if they have become so accustomed to using judicial means to solve problems recently that they have forgotten the traditional political means.
I can only say that you, old man, have no moral principles!
Chief Justice of the Northern Song Dynasty
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