Wang Anshi was the most disappointed. Song Shenzong supported him, but he did not have the same determination as Ying Quliang to support and protect Shang Yang.
He envied Shang Yang.
Reform requires the joint efforts of the reformers and those in power. Otherwise, if one of the parties backs down, the reform will not succeed.
Song Shenzong was dejected.
The ministers watched his face cautiously, fearing that he would continue to agree to Wang Anshi's reforms, which would shake their foundation and infringe upon their interests.
As for the Qing Dynasty, the Six Gentlemen of the Wuxu Reform had become numb. Perhaps they did not have any hope for the emperor at the beginning.
The reform failed, but they did not regret it.
Their blood awakened a group of knowledgeable people, and that is enough!
"We will discuss the specific content of Shang Yang's reforms in detail later when we talk about Shang Yang. Today, I will just give a brief introduction. The content of Shang Yang's reforms mainly focused on weakening the power of the nobility, developing agriculture and suppressing commerce, and also the well-known Twenty Military Merits System.
These contents seem difficult, but in fact they are not easy at all. First of all, it is obvious that all reforms are shaking the fundamental interests of the nobles, and they are definitely unwilling to do so. Therefore, both Ying Quliang and Shang Yang will be resisted and protested by the nobles.
But Ying Quliang resisted, and it was precisely because of his resistance that the powerful Qin State came into being."
Zhou Jia was very surprised. To be honest, Ying Quliang's determination to insist on pushing new reforms was unique in the entire history. His mentality was too strong, and so was Shang Yang.
These two, the king and his minister, are truly a match made in heaven!
She smiled. "There's a wonderful historical drama, The Great Qin Empire. It's fantastic. I'll show it to you someday. The characters Ying Quliang and Shang Yang in it have their own special names: Green Mountain Pine and Cypress! Of course, the later Qin kings also have these names."
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