Zhang Shi Zhang Yue's original purpose today was to thank Captain Xue Xian, but he did not expect that Lieutenant Xue Xian would leave halfway.
But this meeting suddenly seemed like a test.
Zhang Yue found it difficult to speak and continued to remain silent.
Zhang Shi said with sincerity: "My brother studies very diligently on weekdays, but unfortunately he doesn't have the right skills because he doesn't have the guidance of a famous teacher."
Zhang Yue knew that his brother was seeking a way out for him.
Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Oh? Is that so? I haven't asked Sanlang about his treatment yet?
Zhang Yue wanted to explain that he didn't know anything, but seeing his brother's expectant eyes, he could only hold on to the scene.
Zhang Yue took out the Mencius that he had memorized in full in the past few days and said, "Govern Mencius."
As soon as these words came out, Wu Anshi and the old man beside him were both stunned, then shook their heads and smiled.
Even Zhang Shi, who was not a scholar, had a dull face. He reminded Zhang Yue in a low voice: "Third brother, Mencius is not a classic."
Zhang Yue understood that he had made a fool of himself because the experience of later generations had misled people.
Mencius was listed as one of the Four Books by Zhu Xi during the Southern Song Dynasty and became a must-read for the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty.
However, there were only twelve classics in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that Mencius was added and listed as the Thirteen Classics that are known to future generations. Mencius was regarded as a sub-sage after he far surpassed him. At that time, scholars used Confucius and Mencius to refer to Confucianism.
, but in the Song Dynasty, scholars called him Zhou Gong Confucius.
Zhang Yue read Mencius for a long time, only to realize that it was an "extracurricular book". He would have known this...
Wu Anshi was also a little shameless, and forcefully explained: "Although I have never heard that reading scriptures started from Mencius, Sanlang has taken a different approach. His brother Erlang did have some experience in treating Mencius. It is a pity that Chen Gong came from Jianyang this time but did not
one sight."
The old man said calmly: "Of course I want to see the young people from my hometown today when I return to my hometown. However, it is often difficult to live up to the reputation. In the past, your in-laws Jiefu once told me several times about Zhongyong, a native of his hometown. He is now a child.
It’s easy to imagine that it will be lost to everyone.”
jeff?
Zhang Yue was startled after hearing this. When he went to the forum, he always saw some funny jokes, such as Zhu Di, the founder of Ming Dynasty, whose English name was Judy, and Lu You's English name, WIFI. As for Wang Anshi, whose courtesy name was Jiefu, he was called Jeff.
This old man knew Wang Anshi and seemed to have a higher status than him.
However, this old man seemed to have come specially for his second brother, but he did not see his second brother, so he met him casually. Just now, Lieutenant Xue Xian was not on official business, so he left in a sensible manner.
Now Zhang Yue pretended to be an innocent child and said: "I think the old gentleman must have been young."
As soon as he said this, Wu Anzhi's expression changed and he peeked at the old man's face.
The old man was also shocked when he heard this. He couldn't help but slap his legs and said with a smile: "What a sharp-tongued child."
When Wu Anzhi saw that the old man was not angry, he actually smiled and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He also smiled and said: "What a great Zhang Saburo."
Zhang Shi thought for a while before he understood what Zhang Yue meant by "Geng", and quickly said: "Sanlang is rude, please apologize to the old gentleman!"
Zhang Yue guessed the identity of the old man. He was from Jianyang and his surname was Chen. Wu Anzhi treated him with great respect, so the identity of the old man was almost revealed.
It’s not that Zhang Yue studied history well, but it’s a very famous allusion, hairpin flowers with four phases.
In the fifth year of Qingli, Han Qi came to Yangzhou and saw four flowers blooming on a branch in the backyard of his official residence. The flower was red from top to bottom, except for the yellow pistil in the middle. The prime minister's uniform was also a red robe with gold waist, which was very similar to this flower, so the flower was wrapped around his waist with gold.
Belt girth.
It is said that once such a flower blooms, a prime minister or a high-ranking official will appear.
At that time, Wang Gui, the judge of Dali Temple, and Wang Anshi, the judge of Dali Temple, were in Yangzhou. Han Qi invited them to enjoy the flowers together. Han Qi also invited the envoys from the prefecture and Guizhou to come, but the other party happened to be unwell.
Discomfort.
At this time, Chen Shengzhi, the chief minister of Dali Temple, happened to be passing by Yangzhou, so Han Qi invited him by the way.
That day, the four of them cut off the flowers and tied them on their heads. As expected, thirty years later, all four of them successively became prime ministers.
The temporary substitute Chen Shengzhi was from Jianyang, Jianzhou, a fellow villager of Zhang Yue, and happened to be very familiar with Wang Anshi.
A future prime minister was actually ridiculed and wiped out by everyone in the future! Zhang Yue was on the verge of death just now, and was testing like crazy.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." The old man said with a cheerful smile.
The atmosphere was very good, and the old man seemed not to blame.
Zhang Shi still stood up and apologized: "Sanlang, he is not sincere. I was negligent in discipline. Please punish me."
The old man smiled, looked at Zhang Yue, and asked kindly: "Oh? Then tell me, how do you treat Mencius? If you have agreed, how about not giving orders to me?"
Zhang Yue said: "Thank you very much, sir. Don't care about it. Han Changli once said that since the death of Confucius, all his disciples have books. Meng Ke's family is the only one who has acquired his sect. After reading Meng Ke's books, he will know the Taoism of Confucius."
Han Changli was Han Yu, and he once admired Mencius very much. He had a theory of orthodoxy that proposed "Yao, Shun, Tang, Yu, Duke of Zhou, Confucius and Mencius". However, the orthodoxy was lost after Mencius until he inherited it.
But the old man nodded and said to Wu Anshi: "This is not unreasonable."
Wu Anshi asked the old man for advice: "Mr. Chen, my nephew has heard a little bit about these great people who govern the Classics, but I don't know who among the great people who govern Mencius at this time?"
The old man pointed his finger and said: "The great masters of Mencius, starting from Mr. Sun of Taishan and Mr. Cu Lai Shi, such as Lu, Yin, Zou and others, although their commentaries have been passed down to the world, they cannot be called the great masters. Nowadays, Sun Xin is one of them.
Just your second brother’s in-law Jiefu counts as one!”
Wang Anshi wrote a poem to Wu Chong, "We have the same official position, the same teeth, and the same discipline, and friends have the most points in marriage. The dust and sand in the two places are at odds now, and the wind and moon of the past two years have been dancing together."
Tongguan means that both of them were Qunmu judges, Tongqia means that they were born in the same year, and Tongzhi means that they were Jinshi in the same year. Wu Yu was the imperial examiner that year, and it was Wang Anshi and his younger brother who he admitted.
Wu Chong.
Two years of love and romance led to the two of them serving as judges of Qun Mu for two years.
The most common marriage among friends is that of two in-laws. Wang Anshi's eldest daughter married Wu Chong's second son Wu Anchi at the age of seventeen. She now lives in Bianliang, Tokyo. At this time, she gave birth to a granddaughter.
Wang Anshi also highly praised Mencius, and later generations jokingly said that except for Mencius who never talked about profit and Wang Anshi who talked about profit all the time, the two men's thoughts were exactly the same.
The old man said: "What the young man said is right. Han Changli respected Mencius. Therefore, there have been constant calls from both the government and the public to list Mencius as a classic. There is even a theory that Confucius and Mencius are both called the same people."
Wu An's poem said: "However, Meng's theory cannot be justified. Sima Junshi has long pointed out its shortcomings and even wrote an article to refute his theory of king hegemony."
The old man continued: "Although Mencius said that the people are the basis, it is not the officials, but the king, so he is demoted."
"The people are nobler than the king." When it came to this step, Wu Anshi could only echo the old man's words, and had no original ideas of his own.
The old man continued: "Confucius did not talk about the destiny of the mind, but Mencius talked about maintaining good nature and doing the best. Isn't this the authentic statement of Confucianism? This statement is one-sided..."
The two were so busy chatting that they even forgot about Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue for a moment, but at this level, most people would be powerless to interrupt.
However, Zhang Yue nodded in agreement, and he could understand it, thanks to the skills he had accumulated through crazily flooding the forum.
Zhang Shi glanced at Zhang Yue and thought, he was confused, how could Zhang Yue understand?
Wu Anshi looked at Zhang Shi and shook his head slightly. How old was the little child? How could he know the key? The old man was no longer limited to the category of treating classics, but had risen to the level of a scholar who cultivates oneself and governs the country. Not to mention children, even he has only
In agreement.
The old man couldn't help but nod when he saw Zhang Yue, and said with a slight smile: "Oh? How much do you understand what I just said?"
Zhang Yue said: "I don't take it seriously because of my experience. I just happened to think of some experiences in treating Meng."
"What do you think?" The old man laughed out loud, "I laughed a lot more today than usual."
Zhang Shi could only smile awkwardly in agreement, feeling very restless. Wu Anshi also laughed with the old man, but her face was not very good-looking. He was just a child and was lost in everyone. The second son had almost offended the old man.
"Don't take it seriously, Mr. Chen."
The old man waved his hand and looked at Zhang Yue and said, "How do you feel about reading Meng He?"
Zhang Yue thought for a while and said: "What the old gentleman said seems to be that Mencius cannot respect the scriptures."
"But when I read the words of the sage, I feel like the spring breeze turns into rain, moistening things silently, like a dragon that sees its head but not its tail. But when I read Mencius's words, it feels like being beaten with sticks all the time, and the words are strong and severe. It can ward off the evil thoughts of Yi and nourish the awe-inspiring righteousness in my heart!"
Zhang Shi hurriedly came to remedy the situation and said: "What do you know, my brother is talking nonsense, please don't worry about it."
Wu Anshi thought it made sense and looked at the old man's face.
The old man waved his hand and said with a slight smile: "Zhang Sanlang, did your second brother teach you this?"
Zhang Yue said: "No."
The old man stroked his beard and thought to himself: "If Confucius was a kindhearted elder, Mencius was a stern teacher. Of course, although he slightly exceeded the rules and was a little less calm, it was not enough to correct the accumulated shortcomings at the top and bottom and make the treacherous people tremble. This is
Maybe it’s because he respects Meng more and more!”
At this point, the old man looked at Zhang Yue and said, "It's really valuable that you can show your character when studying. You can teach a kid!"
If Confucius is said to be gentle and gentlemanly, he seems to have never been angry with anyone in person, and he often said good things to others behind their backs.
Then Mencius means "gang", as you can know by reading Mencius. Mencius met many kings and scolded many kings. Mencius scolded King Liang and Xiang because he looked at him as not being like a human king and was not afraid of him. He called King Zhou of Shang a single husband.
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Seeing that Zhang Yue's few words actually captured the old man's meaning, Zhang Shi was overjoyed, and Wu Anshi was also impressed.
Zhang Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, and suddenly felt that he was proud of himself. His decision to let Saburo study was the right one.
Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Since Mr. Chen appreciates this son so much, and Ziyou just lacks a scholar, why not..."
Book boy?
Zhang Yue's heart suddenly went cold when he heard this.
The old man smiled when he heard this and said, "That's good... I just feel a little aggrieved."
Grieved? How is this possible?
Wu Anshi thought of this, and then said to Zhang Shi: "Brother Zhang, this old gentleman is actually a high official in the court, and his nephew happens to be short of a companion. Originally, Ling Erlang's talent and learning were more than enough, but now that Erlang is not here,
Really missed a great opportunity.”
"But it's just a makeshift. Who would have expected that he would meet Saburo by chance. Saburo is very talented, and you said he suffers from the lack of guidance from a master. That's a coincidence. Would you like to let him study with the old gentleman's nephew?"
Zhang Shi hesitated after hearing this.
Wu Anshi paused and said: "Hey, he is called a book boy, but he is also a half-reader. He can also receive education and study in the same way."
Reading companion?
Zhang Yue remembered a sentence and read with the prince.
Of course, the children of the Chen family are not princes, but they are treated the same. As children of high-ranking officials, teachers generally dare not discipline them, but if they make mistakes, the teachers will severely scold their companions and take the punishment on their behalf. At the same time, they form a first-class personal attachment and must be loyal to the family.
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However, there are many benefits. The high cost of studying is equivalent to being covered by the other party. At the same time, you can receive the same education, and you can also take exams that are easy to obtain.
The Cao Examination is an examination presided over by the Road Transport Department. It is named because the Transport Department is called Cao Si, and is also called the Beitou Examination.
The Cao examination is equivalent to the interpretation test. However, the subjects of the Cao examination are specifically the children of current officials and relatives within the fifth service. In recent years, retainers have also been included. Zhang Yue became a companion and took the exam as a retainer of the Chen family.
For Zhang Yue now, accepting a companion reading is not a humiliation, it is even a good choice. If Chen Shengzhi lets it out, many children from poor families will fight for this spot.
No one would think that being a book boy is a humiliation. Both the old man and Wu Anshi are sincere and have no contempt for others, but the disparity in status is indeed there.
It's just that Zhang Yue had too many inner dramas before. At first, he thought that given the old man's status and status, he should not hesitate to help his fellow villagers to advance, right? Now he realizes that he is taking it for granted. What are he dreaming about?