Li Deyu was a productive prime minister in the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, his seizure of power also earned him a lot of infamy from later generations.
But Zhang Yue remembered hearing more than once that Cai did indeed look like Li Deyu.
Once, Huang Haoyi told him that his elder brother Huang Haoran and Cai Que were born in the same hometown and had the same age. When Cai Que was studying, he was so poor that he often went to Huang Haoqian's place to eat. One day when the two of them went to eat, they happened to meet someone who saw him.
Cai Que said to him, you look like Li Deyu, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.
The man then said to Huang Haoqian who was standing aside: "He will help you when he gets rich in the future."
Another time, Cai Que was traveling with his classmates in Taixue, and happened to meet a Taoist priest. When the Taoist priest saw Cai Que, he stopped him and said, "You also look like Li Deyu." Cai Que heard this more than once and asked with a smile, "Well, I
Will he also be prime minister?
The Taoist priest said yes.
Cai Que asked again, would he be demoted to Lingnan and die of old age like Li Deyu?
The Taoist priest said he could.
Cai Que fell silent.
Anyway, Cai's name is indeed similar to that of Li Deyu, and it is widely known in Taixue. Zhang Yue also feels that Cai's ability and courage in acting are somewhat similar to the demeanor of a famous minister like Li Deyu.
Speaking of the topic again, the emperor’s promotion of Li Deyu was not without purpose.
In the Song Dynasty, the Du branch was put under the control of the three envoys to divide the power of the prime minister. However, the dispute between the prime minister's power and the three envoys has been going on for a long time.
Nowadays, the fiscal deficit of the Song Dynasty is a huge problem. Fan Zhen and Sima Guang both advocated placing the budget under the management of the prime minister to solve the current financial problem.
Therefore, officials asked this question.
Zhang Yue felt deeply that if the above were the problems faced by the country, the following were the real solutions, from fiction to reality.
The official's face looked a little pale, so he paused. After reading for a long time, he felt a little weak. He immediately ordered General Hu Su who was standing aside to ask Ce to finish reading.
Hu Su continued to ask in front of the edict: "What are the preparations for storing up floods and droughts? How to defend the borders? Wanfa has the name of Jiufu; Yueyu has the meaning of Wujun."
The Nine Prefecture Circle Law was created by Taigong Wang, and it is the Qian Law.
Each of the following items is a matter of practical affairs. Of course, it can be answered from a pragmatic or pragmatic perspective.
Finally, Hu Su said: "Rich people strengthen the country, respect the king and the dynasty, eliminate disasters and bring good fortune, and change the weak and favor the thick. These were all urgent affairs in the past life, and they are the top priorities of today. The three officials, Zi and Dafu, are careful to explain it, and do not mourn for future harm.
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The strategic questions for the Imperial Examination have been read out.
Zhang Yue, Su Shi, and Su Che all saluted and said, "I understand."
Zhao Zhen saw Hu Su nodding his head after reciting the words, and smiled gently and said, "You are so thoughtful in answering this."
After saying this, Zhao Zhen left the palace to rest.
The Royal Examination is different from other examinations. After the on-site examination, the examiner will examine the papers in the hall and finally make a judgment. That is, the results will be released as soon as the examination is completed.
As for Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang, Ouyang Xiu and other officials from the two governments, they also resigned without saying anything after meeting with the officials.
Zhang Yue Ersu sat down in Chongzheng Hall.
This imperial examination requires candidates to write an essay of more than 3,000 words based on the questions and answers just raised by the officials. But the essay is not easy to write.
Zhang Yue raised his head after sitting down and saw Hu Su, Sima Guang and other examiners standing on the left and right.
The examiner for the Jinshi examination is Sima Guang, and the examiner for the palace examination is Wang Anshi.
In the past, Wang Anshi was in the cabinet examination, and Sima Guang was in the imperial examination. Anyway, these two good friends are inseparable from each other.
Zhang Yue concentrated on the question. He first copied the policy questions on the answer sheet, and then started the answer sheet with the words "I would like to confront the Japanese".
Zhang Yue was thinking about it in his mind while copying the title, and so was Su Shi beside him. As for Su Che, he had his hands folded on his chest without copying a word, and was sitting in front of the case with his eyes closed as he composed the article.
But when he saw that Su Shi had finished copying the title, he thought for a moment and then started writing. Zhang Yue felt a chill in his heart. Su Shi was really quick in writing, and he didn't have any clue about it at all.
Su Shi had already written down his own policy with that peculiar pen-holding gesture.
"I would like to say to you, I heard that when there is nothing in the world, the words of a high official are lighter than a feather; when there is something in the world, the words of an ordinary man are heavier than Mount Tai. It is not because of wisdom that one cannot do something but because one understands that something is not noticed. This is why there is a difference in priorities."
"Fang Qi has nothing to do. Although Qi Huanzhi deeply trusts his ministers and Guan Zhongzhi deeply admires his lord, he shakes hands with Ding Ning and expresses deep sorrow about his death, but cannot go to his trivial three pillars. But there is something urgent.
, Although the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was mediocre, Cheng Yuanzhen was useful, and Liu and his wife were humble and sparse, but they could be summed up in one word, and they would not end the dynasty and get rid of their heartache."
"If you say something in a world without incident, it is enough to change it, but you will often suffer from disbelief. If you say something in a world with things, it is easy to believe it, but you will often suffer from failure to change it."
Su Shi's articles are like mercury pouring down the earth, and they also have an atmosphere that can be carried by the ocean. If others see it, they will definitely be in awe.
However, Zhang Yue still put his pen aside and thought about the topic.
First of all, we must grasp a principle. Zhao Zhen criticized himself as useless when he was in Cewen, but as a minister, he must not criticize the emperor like this.
The leader first reviewed the situation during the meeting and said that I had done something wrong in some places, and asked everyone to give me more advice in the future. The person on the side stood up and said, yes, leader, you have made one, two, or three mistakes, and I hope you can correct them more in the future.
I'm afraid such employees are...
Even if you are a wise person and can speak upright and give wise advice, you still need to grasp the right measures.
Half an hour had passed since Zhang Yue thought of this, but he saw that Su Zhe had already started writing.
Su Zhe first copied the title, and then wrote down what I would like to say to you, I am not a sycophant. Your Majesty has listened to it, and advised your ministers in court, so that you can use your stupidity to serve the great truth...
...His Majesty's ministers said: "I inherited the great rule of my ancestors, and the late emperor was a martyr, but I am ignorant and ignorant." He also said: "Aspirations and hard work have a long way to go, but governance is not advanced, and I work hard and sleep hard at night.
Yu Zi Sanji. "These are the words of fear from Your Majesty."
"However, I say that Your Majesty has no fear and sincerity. When Baoyuan passed away, during the Qing Dynasty, the Western Qiang were in trouble. Your Majesty was restless day and night. At that time, everyone in the world said that Your Majesty was as fearful and cautious as King Wen of Zhou Dynasty.
.However, it has been twenty years since your Majesty abandoned your worries and did not think about it again after dismantling your troops from the west..."
Different from his brother Su Shi's plan, Su Che's plan makes people take a breath of cold air.
However, such sharp remarks shocked people all over, and caused cold sweat to break out on their backs.
Now after Su Shi and Su Che started writing, Zhang Yue still hasn't started writing. He really fell in last place in this imperial examination.
Zhang Yue was different from Su Shi and Su Che in that he could easily answer the 500-word pavilion examination, but for the 3,000-word imperial examination, he had to first think about the questions he planned to ask.
In his opinion, the best strategy for making science and technology in the past and present is the Three Strategies of Heaven and Man presented by Dong Zhongshu to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
He read this policy question several times.
At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also asked for advice as sincerely as Renzong of the Song Dynasty does today. He said to Dong Zhongshu, "I want to hear the essence of the Tao and discuss it to the extreme."
Zhang Yue thought, is it the emperor's fault that the Song Dynasty has fallen to this point?
No, to take a step back, the emperors, generals and ministers are not the decisive factor in history. Is it more about the system? It seems to be a step closer.
However, the system goes deeper and is determined by the country’s science, technology, and culture.
The king's virtues and vices, the officials' families taking in more concubines, and building more palaces are Confucian ideas.
If the money is not enough, let the emperor save more. If the army cannot be fought, let the emperor choose his generals carefully. If the officialdom is corrupt, choose a wise man as prime minister.
Such a policy statement is a first-class argument and should not be dismissed hastily.
It is easier to talk on paper than to criticize the system one-sidedly without exploring the reasons behind the system.
Therefore, we should discuss it from the perspective of the virtues of the superior person. This is the method that is least likely to go wrong.
That’s why Dong Zhongshu’s Three Strategies of Heaven and Man were praised.
Because his policy was not a contingency plan, but a summary of historical lessons to solve the current problems faced by the Han Dynasty.
But now that the official policy has led Zhang Yue to reach the same position as Dong Zhongshu, what should he say?
Zhang Yue had already thought about the topic clearly at this moment and was the last one to write.
Chen Jin replied.
Your Majesty asked your ministers about the policy in the court, and asked for direct advice and suggestions. This is beyond the stupidity of the minister. For ten years, I carefully recorded the historical records of the ancient and modern cycles of chaos, snorkeling on the metabolism of human affairs, and explored the system of the three dynasties.
Wherever destiny comes from, people's hearts and minds have long been attached to it.
What is the way to observe the sky and the way to follow the sky?
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Zhang Yue discusses it in detail in the article.
What is the way of heaven?
Heaven and earth are unkind, heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs.
To put it bluntly, everything will perish, from order to disorder. This is the law of entropy increase.
But human nature goes against entropy. To put it bluntly, it means to live, from disorder to order. Disorder is nature, I don’t want to work, I want to lie down, but order is to survive. The stronger people, countries, and civilizations,
The more orderly it is.
Therefore, if the country wants to revive, it is the way from disorder to order.
How to be orderly? The first thing is that the 'banker' must be strong.
Here Zhang Yue can first answer the official's question: "Emperor Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty favored Lao Tzu, and the world was prosperous. Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty used Confucianism, but the world was wasted. Is it not that there are disadvantages in governing the Tao, but that it is different in governing the world?"
Why did Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty use Huang Lao and the world was stable? Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used Confucianism and wasted the country?
Without Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there might have been Emperor Huizong of the Han Dynasty.
Do the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty, Xixia in the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom mean the same thing?
The Han Dynasty did not need so many soldiers and horses to defend the Xiongnu, and the peace was maintained here. If the Song Dynasty were to defend Xixia, the Liao Kingdom would be destroyed if the heavy troops on the border were withdrawn and the annual tribute was stopped.
So why didn’t the Song Dynasty learn from Emperor Wen of Han?
It is because the governance of the world is different, so the governance is different.
Zhang Yue wrote that Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty used Huang Lao to govern the country with generosity, so that the people's strength could be cultivated and the treasury could be enriched. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not use Confucianism purely, but adopted the way of kings and hegemons and governed the country strictly. Although the country was wasted at home, it controlled the country.
The success of the Xiongnu's victory over South Vietnam also lies in Emperor Wen's lenient policy of resting the people.
The Song Dynasty had the defeat of Gaolianghe, and the Han Dynasty also had the siege of Baideng, but why did one become stronger and the other decline?
Could the Song Dynasty learn from the Han Dynasty, first be lenient and rest with the people, and then use strict methods to violently invade the country, and finally defeat the Western Xia and Liao Kingdoms?
no.
Zhang Yue's idea of this policy is still based on "strengthening the village".
Just like playing stocks, the banker only does two things, attracting funds and raising the stock price.
Acquire funds, increase the chips in hand, and become a strong banker, only then can the stock price rise.
I won’t say whether this conclusion is correct or not.
But this is the title. If the entire article is centered around this title, there will be nothing wrong.