Chapter 1027: Accumulating small victories into big victories
From Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu of the Qingli New Deal to today's Han Jiang and Zhang Yue, it seems as if everything has gone through a reincarnation.
More than thirty years ago, it was in this Tianzhang Pavilion that Fan Zhongyan, then the Councilor and Political Minister, and Fu Bi, the deputy privy envoy, discussed with each other under the candlestick and jointly wrote the "Replying to the Imperial Edict on Ten Matters" to Emperor Renzong.
, set the political program and tone of the Qingli New Deal.
This is of course a scene passed down orally by scholars, praising Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi writing at night while holding a candle.
But the specific situation at that time was that Emperor Renzong was pressing for it. Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi reported that the matter might not be finished in Tianzhang Pavilion, so they returned home and listed more than ten things that should be done in the world.
Therefore, "Answers to the Imperial Edict and Chen Shishi" was not written in Tianzhang Pavilion.
After hearing this chapter, I became more and more interested in reading history for future generations, and admired the sages who worked hard and served the country. At the same time, I also lamented the failure of Qingli's New Deal.
He read about the Qingli New Deal in history and listened to Ouyang Xiu and other people who experienced it personally.
More than 20 years later, Wang Anshi wrote "A Hundred Years of Nothing in This Dynasty", which opened the prelude to Xining's reform.
But now the emperor has reopened Tianzhang Pavilion and committed to this matter.
Zhang Yue suddenly said in his heart, "Back then, I always had the heart of a spectator, but now I am a person in the drama."
I always look at future generations for thousands of years and feel that I can transcend the characters of this era. However, when the important responsibility of this era comes to me, I find that I am also a person who has been manipulated by the pen of history.
At this time, Zhang Yue focused his eyes on the tip of the pen and the paper.
When Fan Zhongyan was busy studying in Tianzhang Pavilion, he could think of the depressing time when he wrote "worry about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness" after the failure of the New Deal.
Zhang Yue thought that Fan Zhongyan had thought about it. Since he embarked on this road, he could not care about anything else. He should "not be happy with things and not be sad with himself" in order to manage economic affairs for the world!
It’s not the same for me. Over the years, the smiles on my face have become less and less. I no longer open my heart to others, and I don’t easily express my opinions on a matter without caring about my own interests.
Because of the Xining Reform, a large number of conflicts accumulated between the imperial court and local governments. If all these conflicts cannot be resolved, Zhongshu will be blamed. Although he has his own methods, he is tied up and unable to save the world.
Zhang Yue was silent because he knew what he wanted and what path he wanted to take, so he didn't speak easily.
Zhang Yue wrote this sentence at the beginning.
Fu Fengshou issued an edict: "If you use the power of action, you will know more and more, and if you know more deeply, you will have more power to govern the country and bring peace to the world. Let Zhang Yue and Han Jiang discuss with the two governments and report them in detail, so as to find out the way to govern the country and bring peace to the country."
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The hand-written edict was handwritten by the emperor himself, not the "cooked form" of Zhongshu. This procedure was extremely necessary.
If Huang Shang wants to rule the world, it must be in the name of the emperor. Otherwise, Han Jiang and Zhang Yue cannot propose any conquests or reforms.
Otherwise, it is seeking power and usurping the throne!
It can only be granted by the emperor.
The first one is to correct the name!
In Shuzhong, Zhang Yue writes about peace in the world, but does not talk about governing the country.
By talking about the destruction of Xia by talking about the peace of the world, he is actually talking about the principles of governing the country. But governing the country touches a large area, so Zhang Yue talks about destroying Xia, which is his usual approach from the outside to the inside.
If there is no crisis, the law will not change.
By solving the Xixia Incident, reforms were pushed from the outside to the inside.
Talking about truth ten thousand times is not as good as hitting the wall once. This is a truth that applies to everyone.
There are currently three contradictions in the Song Dynasty, one is between Song and Xixia, the Liao Kingdom, one is between the imperial court and local governments, and there is also a conflict between monarchy and power.
The last one cannot be discussed, and the middle one is not easy to discuss, so let's talk about Song Dynasty and Xixia.
Who said you have to govern a country to bring peace to the world? It is also possible to bring peace to the world and govern a country.
It happened that the Qing Tang Dynasty was victorious, so Zhang Yue had full confidence to write this book.
Han Jiang sat aside, but saw that Zhang Yue's pen was flying and he didn't make a draft at all.
He remembered that Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi spent several days drafting "Replying the Imperial Edict and Chen Shi Shi" for several days, while Wang Anshi retreated to write "A Hundred Years of Nothing in This Dynasty" which also took him a day and a night to write.
But Zhang Yue endorsed the writing without thinking. Isn't this too hasty?
However, Han Jiangsu Xinzhang was so capable that he could sit in a leisurely manner.
Under the "watching" of the three late emperors, Zhang Yue wrote words on the letter with flying pen. Han Jiang resisted the idea of watching, for fear of disturbing Zhang Yue's thoughts. He sat aside and seemed calm, but in fact he couldn't help it.
calm.
At this moment, Han Jiang thought of the late Qingli gentlemen such as Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, Cai Xiang, Yu Jing, Wang Su, etc.
Not long after, Zhang Yue had stopped writing. Han Jiang was surprised and said: "So fast!"
Zhang Yue said: "Rong wrote this first, and the prime minister read it first. Do you agree?"
Han Jiang nodded and immediately read the article. After reading half of it, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Han Jiang said: "In those days when Fan Wenzheng and Wang Jiefu's letters were full and horizontal, they focused on big things, but this letter can only be analyzed in terms of trivial matters."
Han Jiang secretly guessed that if he wrote the article, he would have elaborated on the Qingli New Deal and the Xining Reform, talked about the successes and failures, and then continued or modified it based on it.
For example, Wang Anshi's Notes on Nothing Happened in the Dynasty for a Hundred Years begins with the story of how the dynasty has been doing for hundreds of years, what is good about it, and what is bad about it. It is a grand narrative.
The main thing is to say that it is not shocking but it will never stop, but most people just fall in love with this.
Although Wang Anshi's emotional intelligence is not high, his articles are the best in the world. Even Su Shi, who is good at this, called him a "wild fox spirit".
Compared with Zhang Yue's argument, it seems a bit "petty" at first glance.
Zhang Yue explained: "Shu Guogong has set the framework of the world, and we have to make up for the details."
Han Jiang said with relief: "Exactly, but if I don't add this sentence, others may not know."
Zhang Yue said: "The Prime Minister is right. I didn't think well enough. Please improve it."
Han Jiang nodded and added, then stroked his beard and said: "This is more royal, but I don't know if it is in line with the emperor's deepest wishes."
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "The original intention of Fan Wenzhenggong's reform at that time was to 'take advantage of the passage of time and people will not do it, and it will be a long-lasting way.' However, Renmiao was eager to urge it again and again, otherwise after Fan Wenzhenggong obtained the imperial edict, he would not be able to communicate with you."
You are so eager to seek treatment, how can you wait for your spare time?'"
Han Jiang said happily: "Du Zhi, it's great if you think so, so why am I worried?"
At that time, Fan Zhongyan also felt that Emperor Renzong was too eager to seek treatment, so he wrote an edict stating ten things in response to the emperor's repeated urging. However, Fan Zhongyan's original idea was to change slowly, not overnight.
Renzong's mentality at that time was like that of a poor boy lying flat all day long. One day, after being humiliated and stimulated by his rich relatives, he suddenly decided to work hard to become stronger.
Then the novel will tell us that the poor boy has embarked on the road of getting rich, and along the way there are white, rich and beautiful people who are blind and ignore the tall, handsome and rich people, and rush to throw themselves into the arms of the poor boy.
But the fact is that the poor boy didn't work hard for more than a month at most, and he immediately returned to the state of lying flat.
I lie down every day and occasionally lie down.
The same was true for Emperor Renzong. The Qingli New Deal only lasted less than a year.
If ordinary people want to be successful, they should not aim too high or work too hard. Start with small things first, and by doing every small thing well, you can feed your confidence, ability, will, improve your awareness, and find your own methodology.
There is no grand narrative in Zhang Yue's poems, only quantitative changes to qualitative changes.
In just an hour, Zhang Yue wrote it. After Han Jiang made a few additions, deletions and polishes, Zhang Yue finished transcribing it.
The servant quickly reported it to the officials.
The official family was having tea with Empress Dowager Gao.
Empress Dowager Gao said: "Since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the political system was under Yao, Shun, and Yu, and the Taoism was also under Yao, Shun, and Yu. Later, Confucius came out of Confucianism, and Taoism passed into the hands of scholar-bureaucrats."
"From then on, there were more troubles. The ministers often criticized the imperial court, and people's hearts were not as good as before. Your Majesty, please remember that famous weapons cannot be taught to others."
The official said: "Queen Mother, [Guo Shi]'s son is still in control. Han Jiang and Zhang Yue are the ones who opened the Tianzhang Pavilion to offer suggestions. In the end, whether they are useful or not is still up to me!"
Empress Dowager Gao said: "Han Jiang is a kind elder, and Zhang Yue understands people better. They know propriety better than Wang Anshi and Fan Zhongyan. But knowing propriety means knowing propriety. When Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi reformed, they encountered the opposition of Lu Yijian and Sima Guang. This
Both of them are capable ministers, and it is not an exaggeration to call them saints."
"Sima Guang said, 'Are the heavens and earth in ancient times different from today? Are all things in ancient times different from today? Are the temperaments of ancient people different from today?' I think this is the ultimate theory of heaven and earth."
"If an official wants to rule the world, he must still use Sima Guang and Lu Gong."
The official said: "Empress Dowager, you mentioned this again. I used Wang Anshi back then because I was happy that he was so bold and decisive as to get rid of these things."
Empress Dowager Gao sighed: "I'll leave it up to you."
The official took another sip of the tea soup and stared at the changing color of the tea soup.
"Your Majesty, Han Jiang and Zhang Yue are already sworn brothers."
The official was moved when he heard this, and said with joy: "So fast."
"Immediately summon the ministers of the two governments, no, summon the ministers of more than two governments to Tianzhang Pavilion!"
After a while, the officials led Wang Gui, Feng Jing, Yuan Jiang and other ministers from two prefectures and more than two systems to rush to Tianzhang Pavilion.
It had long been heard that the emperor had reopened Tianzhang Pavilion, and everyone in the civil and military dynasties had heard about it.
A group of purple-robed ministers accompanied the emperor to the palace.
But seeing Zhang Yue and Han Jiang standing on the left and right in the pavilion, the officials said: "Thank you for your hard work, sir."
Both Han Jiang and Zhang Yue said: "The ministers are simple and ignorant. They mistakenly received the holy questions and were forced to read the sundial in a hurry. They did their best to serve the king and made presumptuous statements."
The official laughed and said: "In Tianzhang Pavilion, under the gaze of the three generations of emperors, how shameless is it!"
However, I saw that the notes written by Han Jiang and Zhang Yue were being presented to the imperial portraits of the late emperors of the Three Dynasties. Naturally, I asked the late emperor to "read" these peerless articles first.
The officials led their ministers to pay homage to the three generations of late emperors three times, and then said in their hearts, "Our ancestors have protected us in the Song Dynasty and sent down divine strategies to help us in the Zhao Song Dynasty to make our country rich and our army strong, and to bring peace to the world."
The officials prostrated themselves sincerely, and Zhang Yue and Han Jiang were moved to see the emperor doing this.
As for other officials, they were doubtful.
Afterwards, Wang Gui stepped forward to take the scroll and presented it to the officials on the throne for inspection.
The officials started browsing eagerly, while the ministers below held their breath.
After reading half of it, the official seemed to be thinking to himself: "The more you practice, the better your knowledge will be. The deeper your knowledge, the more powerful you will be. Is it possible to accumulate small victories into big victories?"