After Zhao Si left, Zhang Dun sat in the study for a long time, unable to calm down.
Professor Zhang brought a bowl of tea and said softly: "Sir, the tea is cold. My son will change it for you with a bowl of hot tea."
Zhang Dun was suddenly interrupted from his thoughts, and his triangular eyes turned around, just like an eagle seeing its prey. Zhang Dun was so frightened that his hands shook and he almost dropped the teacup to the ground.
Seeing that it was his son, Zhang Dun averted his eyes and looked extremely tired.
"Saburo,"
"Sir, my son is here."
"Be diligent, listen and learn more, and strive to keep up with the officials."
"Sir, my son doesn't quite understand what you mean."
"Sanlang, we are all old and can't keep up with the official family. All we can do is help him stabilize the situation and make the transition slowly."
"Sir, transition? Transition to where?"
"The transition is until the talents trained according to the official governance philosophy begin to take over the government."
Professor Zhang understands somewhat, but still doesn't understand.
Zhang Dun was too lazy to care about the fluctuations in his thoughts and just continued, "Zhang Dian, Zhang Yi, Zhang Fang, are they still studying the classics?"
He asked about several grandchildren who were entering school and preparing to continue the glory of the Zhang family.
"No more teaching about the classics, that's enough. With a shy face, I invited a few professors from the Hanlin Academy and Chengjun Academy to give them some enlightenment."
Zhang Dun's sudden words frightened Zhang Shuo.
"Sir, the officialdom doesn't want to pass the test to get a Jinshi?"
"The scientific examination? Of course it will continue. Officials still have to be selected from among the scholars. It's hard to say what the examination will be. There will definitely be major changes. Jinshi may be selected again, but will officials still choose from among them?
It’s hard to say.”
"Sir," Professor Zhang said anxiously, "this scientific examination method is an ancestral method, how can we ignore it?"
"Sanlang, you are also someone who has read history books. The scientific examination only started in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This dynasty just followed it. Since Emperor Taizu, the scientific examination has been changed, big or small. Why, it is in the hands of the officials
Are you not allowed to change it?"
Zhang Shuo was speechless.
Zhang Dun was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed, "'After the correct route is determined, the first step is to unify our thoughts, and then officials will be the deciding factor.' I can finally determine who the Longquan Mountain native is?"
"A person from Longquan Mountain? He often publishes articles on current affairs in newspapers such as Ban Yue Za Tan and the Tokyo Times, causing huge discussions. There are many opponents and many fans from Longquan Mountain? Sir, who is he?"
"It's the official family!"
Zhang Shuo's internal organs seemed to be concentrated by thunder and lightning, making them burnt inside and tender outside.
"Sanlang, in the future you should read more of these two newspapers and periodicals and study them carefully. Especially the article by Longquan Shanren, carefully consider each word."
Zhang Dun warned him earnestly.
On the way back to the palace, Zhao Si's thoughts were very active. He finally figured out a big doubt in his heart and couldn't help but talk to Li Fang and Yu Huatian.
"When I look at the party struggle between my father and my brother, as well as the late Emperor Renmiao, the biggest problem is that everyone holds their own opinions, but there is no standard of judgment. The late emperors who should be the judges are also wavering."
"I thought hard and came up with the idea of using the law as the standard. First set the standard of evaluation, and then determine the method of evaluation - using data and facts as the criterion. In this way, we can avoid using righteousness as the standard. When the public says the public is right, the mother says the mother is right.
.But I know that no matter how objective it is, as long as people are fighting, they will inevitably use methods such as framing and frame-up."
Zhao Si smiled bitterly and talked to himself. The bustling scenes on both sides could not be seen at all.
"Principles and standards are dead, but people are alive. Those guys who have been in officialdom for many years are all good people, and they will definitely find loopholes. This party struggle will still be unavoidable in the future. But how can I control it to a reasonable level?
scope, don’t delay the management of government affairs?”
Zhao Si murmured, while Li Fang and Yu Huatian listened quietly. Han Jia was a little further away, warily staring at everyone walking around him.
"So it is best to unify our thoughts. But before that, we must understand why the old and new parties are fighting so fiercely. I have never thought clearly before. I just discussed Liu Anshi with Zhang Gong, and when I mentioned the word arrogance, I suddenly felt
It’s all figured out.”
"The preferential treatment given to civil servants by our dynasty for hundreds of years has allowed these scholars to develop arrogance. Yes, they do have the world at heart, worry about the country and the people, and are all ambitious people who want to change this country. But arrogance has blinded them.
Their hearts and eyes, their arrogance makes them self-centered and insist that what they learn is the truth.”
"The most important thing is that their arrogance makes them stick to their old opinions and not think about changes. They only see the Four Books and Five Classics under their noses and cannot see anything else. Only by embracing hundreds of rivers can a sea become a sea. If they remain stubborn, they will be stagnant and will stink."
Having said this, Zhao Si made up his mind, "Then let's get rid of their arrogance and let them know that the truth in this world is not limited to the Four Books and Five Classics!"
Thinking of this, Zhao Si felt that his mind was bright.
He raised his head and saw the city of Kaifeng beside him. The streets and alleys were already brightly lit. There was a steady flow of people and laughter. Silk string songs floated faintly from the distant pavilions.
"The light rain wets the dusk. The door is closed alone in the beautiful morning at noon. The nest swallows lure the chicks to the ground, and they are in ecstasy... The hospitality is just like smelling it on the pillow at that time."
The song is lingering and sad, and this is a song written about the Dragon Boat Festival. It is deep and subtle, filled with a kind of loneliness that goes deep into the bones. Today's literati, especially the literati and poets in Kaifeng City, are so drunk that they like this kind of sad lyrics.
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"Who wrote these words?"
"Guan, please wait a moment while I go and ask." Yu Huatian quickly replied.
After a while, Yu Huatian came back and reported: "When I return to the official house, it is "Nanxiangzi. Dragon Boat Festival" written by Li Zhiyi and Li Duanshu."
"Li Zhiyi?" Zhao Si thought the name sounded familiar.
"In the official family, Li Zhiyi is a disciple of Mr. Dasu. In the first year of Yuanfu, he was imprisoned in the incense and medicine storehouse. Later, the imperial censor Shi Yu impeached him because he was a staff member of Mr. Dasu and could not be an official in the capital, so he was suspended. Dasu
After Mr. was recalled to Beijing, he was reinstated. After the new system, the Neixiang Medicine Storehouse was placed under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is still unknown how Li Zhiyi will be placed."
That means he hasn't been settled yet. I guess he will be in conflict with his teacher, Mr. Da Su, who recites poems every day, and has no intention of becoming an official.
Come to think of it, Li Zhiyi is the one who says, "I live at the head of the Yangtze River, and you live at the end of the Yangtze River. I miss you every day, but we drink the water of the Yangtze River together without seeing you."
When I read this poem myself, I read the story of its creation.
It is said that a few years after Li Zhiyi succeeded to the throne of Song Huizong, he was implicated by Yuanyou's old party and was demoted to Taiping Prefecture.
Misfortunes never come singly. First, his daughter and son died one after another. Then, his wife Hu Shuxiu, who had been with him for forty years, also passed away. His career was hit hard, his family suffered misfortunes, and Li Zhiyi fell to the bottom of his life.
At this time, a young and beautiful strange woman appeared, the local stunning singer Yang Shu. The two fell in love at first sight and became dependent on each other.
One autumn, Li Zhiyi and Yang Shu came to the Yangtze River. Facing their confidante who knew both cold and hot, and the river rolling eastward, she felt tenderness in her heart and wrote the poem "Businessman".
Now that he is an official, as long as he does not commit suicide, he will definitely not be implicated again. So is there still a chance to write this poem that has been passed down through the ages?
You can’t leave regrets for future generations, why don’t you make up for it yourself?
Write it down first, and then publish it when you find a suitable opportunity. Anyway, I can’t do it now. I have never even been to the Yangtze River, so no one will believe me if I write it.
Zhao seemed to have figured out the big question, and his mood suddenly improved a lot, and he was already free to devote himself to "literary creation".
Li Fang and Yu Huatian were very happy when they saw that the official's mood had improved. The three of them also visited the night market near the Aomiao Temple with great interest, bought some gadgets and food, and then returned to the palace with unsatisfied feelings.
As soon as he arrived at Chongzheng Hall, Liang Shicheng met Zhao Si at the gate of the hall and reported: "Guan family, the Secretary Provincial Confidential Bureau has sent an urgent military report. It was sent by the Dingbian Army."
Zhao Si's face became serious and he walked quickly to the east side hall.
Sitting in front of the desk, he picked up the military newspaper. Zhao Si glanced at it for ten lines. He first read it roughly, and then read it again in detail.
Putting down the military report, Zhao Si stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, slowly walked out of the door of the side hall, stood on the corridor, and looked to the west. His eyes seemed to penetrate the night and saw Liangzhou.
Seeing that Zhao Si was silent, Liang Shicheng said softly: "The Privy Council asked if they should send a military order to the Western Army?"
"No need. The military report of the Dingbian Army has been reported to the Dingxi Army. The military situation there is unclear now. We can't give random orders. It's up to Liu Fa."
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