But for Zhang Yue and other humble bachelors, they have practiced countless times until today.
The policy questions that scholars learned during the imperial examination were specialized in asking questions about the Emperor's Linxuan policy.
Zhang Yue has written dozens of essays on policy in the examination room since he was a student. As for the ten-year cold window, he wrote no less than tens of thousands of essays. As for the examinations in the sixth year of Jiayou, Emperor Renzong also paid close attention to personally strategizing.
Ask him and the two brothers Su Shi and Su Che.
However, Zhang Yue understood that these strategic questions were not counted.
The emperor and the examiners will not adopt your policy as a national policy because you write well. Instead, you have to figure out what the emperor and the examiners like to hear, and you will write what you write.
But given the current importance the officials attach to themselves...
Zhang Yue couldn't help but have concerns. When he was a scholar, he could be very high-spirited by writing provocative words about Jiangshan, and he could even die without saying anything shocking. But when he was in his position, he had to be cautious.
Zhang Yue was slow for a moment, but he saw that the official couldn't bear to say: "I don't want to listen to empty words, please Zhang Qing tell me what is the key to the great road, the ultimate theory?"
Hearing this, Zhang Yue deeply felt the emperor in front of him who was eager to seek treatment. He could more accurately describe it as impatience.
Zhang Yue heard that the officials summoned Sima Guang before and asked about how to govern the country.
Sima Guang replied that the emperor should focus on self-cultivation and then look for the key to governing the country.
Sima Guang was not a thief when he said this, it was indeed the truth.
The official has just ascended the throne. Although he has several teachers to teach him, he has no experience in handling political affairs. Now when a minister is caught and asked how to govern the country, how can we answer this?
The safest way is that after the emperor has been in power for two or three years, he will have the ability to make his own judgment and then make suggestions.
Otherwise, when the time comes, something goes wrong in the administration, and the officials say Sima Guang, Zhang Yue misunderstood me... What about the five-year Ping Liao promised at the beginning?
Therefore, as a great master of Confucianism, every word spoken by Sima Guang was based on human feelings.
What he meant was that, Emperor, you are too incompetent now. After you have studied for two years, I will tell you how to govern the country.
The emperor did not understand what Sima Guang said.
The current situation of the official family is... I am waiting online in a hurry, what should I do?
Do you want to follow Sima Guang's example and try to prevaricate the officials?
no.
The emperor has no experience in governing the country, but it does not mean that he does not have his own judgment.
Therefore, I must be like a guide in Go, where winning or losing is not the goal, but to teach players how to play chess correctly.
So Zhang Yue first asked: "Your Majesty, governance depends on the master. Although I have a way of governing the country, it may not necessarily be your Majesty's way of governing the country. How to govern the country still requires Your Majesty to have his own opinions in handling and listening to the government."
The official was a little disappointed after hearing this, because some of the officials he asked also answered like Zhang Yue.
"For example, if you are teaching someone to play chess, what's the point of teaching them how to move? The important thing is to understand how you want to move. May I ask your majesty, have you read Han Feizi recently?"
The official's eyes lit up, he nodded vigorously and said, "I have been reading."
Legalist doctrine was like poison wrapped in honey in the eyes of the emperor. Even though people around him kept saying it was poisonous, every emperor would not be able to help but try it.
Zhang Yue said solemnly: "Since Taizu founded the country, our ancestors have guarded the world and have been able to maintain peace without major changes for a hundred years. This is not the way to win over Han Dynasty."
The official asked: "What should we do?"
Zhang Yue said: "Changing customs and legislating laws are the only way to solve the disease in the world today. This is not something that can be changed except by the method of approving Han Dynasty. However, Your Majesty now wants to find a way to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but when he asked the ministers, they all said no. Why is this?
Woolen cloth?"
The official nodded.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, when Confucius obtained the Ben hexagram by himself, he couldn't help but look sad. Zi Zhang asked, the Ben hexagram is an auspicious hexagram, why is Master not happy?"
"Confucius said, there is a Li hexagram in the Ben hexagram, which is not a hexagram of the correct color. The two colors of black and white are the correct color. Therefore, the hexagram Ben is a hexagram of decoration. However, good black lacquer does not need to be decorated, and good white jade does not need to be carved.
, the texture is pure and no decoration is needed.”
"Your Majesty, Confucius valued quality more than literature, so he didn't like Ben Gua. However, after we read the Yi Zhuan, we can see that Ben Gua can bring small profits and go there."
"If we talk about governing a country, Legalism is the quality, and Confucianism is the literature. Quality is better than literature, and it is wild. Literature is better than quality, and history is. Only literature and good manners are the way of a gentleman."
The official suddenly said: "Our Han family system has the hegemony of Legalism and the royal way of Confucianism, but isn't it because Confucianism represents the law?"
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, the way of decorating is not superficial, nor is it the way of inconsistency between appearance and interior. It lies in the way of embellishment and embellishment, and the unity of culture and quality."
"This way of heaven lies in the intertwining of hardness and softness, while this way of humanity ends with culture and education. Therefore, when we practice the way, we must observe the way of heaven to observe the changes of time, and observe human culture to transform it into the world."
"The key to this Ben hexagram is that softness comes with strength. When you want to practice judo, use the rigid path as the decoration. When you want to practice the rigid path, use judo as the decoration. Just as Taoism says that all things embrace yang and carry yin. Therefore.
When your majesty can appreciate humanity, then you can follow the way of heaven."
The official suddenly said: "I somewhat understand what Zhang Qing means. If I want to change customs and legislate laws, I must first understand why the world is unwilling to change customs and laws, and then I can practice the law."
"Qing Zhang, what should I do now?"
Zhang Yue said: "It's about selecting talents. It's important to be close to the virtuous and distant from the villain. The gentleman comes from etiquette, justice, integrity and shame."
"As long as your majesty has more confidants, big things can be planned slowly. The most important thing is to listen to advice more and make the channels of speech smooth. This is also the rule of thumb. Otherwise, it will be chaos."
The official nodded and said: "Of course. Among so many ministers, Zhang Qing is the only one willing to tell me the truth. I have gained a lot from this correct report."
"Emperor Renzong and the late emperor both left words, saying that you can assist the country. Now I need someone who can implement policies and policies, and I plan to use you to help the country..."
After the official finished speaking, Zhang Yue said quickly: "Your Majesty, I am young and inexperienced and not qualified for a big job. If Your Majesty wants to do something right, I can assist you, but you still have to choose another important minister."
Zhang Yue wiped his sweat, what are his qualifications? He has only been an official for a few years, and you actually put such a big thing on me?
It can be seen from this that the emperor was too eager, too eager to achieve success and fame, and he seemed to want to reuse someone once he was caught.
Officials also suddenly remembered that Zhang Yue was indeed not qualified enough. To assist him in implementing policies, one must at least have a bachelor's degree or above.
Zhang Yue is still far away from this position now.
So the official looked at Zhang Yue and said: "In your opinion, who among the officials in the world can assist me in my practice?"
After Zhang Yue listened to the official's words, a name quickly crossed his mind.
But this hesitation was only for a moment, and he said: "Your Majesty, there is a person, and this person is Wang Anshi of Jiangning Mansion."
After Zhang Yue said the name, Han Wei on the side couldn't help being surprised and happy.