In the past, when Zhang Yue met Ouyang Xiu, although he was not exactly rosy and had a great temperament, he was also humorous by nature and often laughed at himself in front of him.
Zhang Yue was dismissed from office last year and when he returned to Bianjing, he stopped by to visit Ouyang Xiu.
Ouyang Xiu was being impeached by Lu Jie, Lu Dafang, Fan Chunren and others.
Ouyang Xiu had long wanted to quit, but he talked to himself about the day of Yuan Ye in the eighth year of Jiayou.
During the Shangyuan Festival, as usual, the emperor would give an imperial banquet to the Luohan Courtyard of Xiangguo Temple, and that night the officials of Zhongshu and the Privy Council would attend the banquet.
That night, Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang, and Zhang Sheng did not come, but Ouyang Xiu, Zhao Gai, Hu Su, and Wu Kui were enjoying the feast.
While the four of them were drinking and eating, they suddenly realized that the four of them had become Hanlin bachelors at the same time and had entered the second mansion one after another. This was something unprecedented.
Ouyang Xiu was very happy at the royal banquet that night. Everyone talked and laughed with each other about the old events of the Academy. In the end, they drank a lot of wine and everyone left exhausted.
Ouyang Xiu was in high spirits, even laughing and crying while talking.
Zhang Yue was surprised that he finally came to see Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu repeatedly said that he was drinking and chatting at the Yuan banquet in the eighth year of Jiayou's reign.
As Zhang Yue listened, he suddenly saw Ouyang Fa standing aside and wiping tears secretly.
Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that in the eighth year of Jiayou's reign, Emperor Renzong died of illness.
Ouyang Xiu thought of his days in the Renzong Dynasty, and at the same time he remembered Emperor Renzong who was so kind to him. After the Zhiping Year, although Ouyang Xiu came to power, he was scolded the most. All the officials attributed Pu Yi's sins. On Ouyang Xiu.
Therefore, Ouyang Xiu missed the days when he was in the Renzong Dynasty, feasting, drinking and singing every day.
When he left that day, Ouyang Xiu personally saw him off. He said to himself: "Su Zizhan visited me in my court before returning to Shu. Su Zizhan and I talked. The so-called articles must be in line with the Tao. See the benefits. But if you move, you are not my disciple."
After hearing this sentence, Zhang Yue understood that Ouyang Xiu regarded Su Shi as the successor of his article.
Su Shi is Ouyang Xiu's most proud disciple. He inherited his articles and held high his banner of retro style. Ouyang Xiu's evaluation of Su Shi: "I read his articles and couldn't help but sweat. I should avoid the road and let him go out of his way." .'
Because of this sentence, scholars all over the world know Su Shi because of Ouyang Xiu.
At that time, Zhang Yue heard Ouyang Xiu praise Su Shi so highly, and he sighed in his heart. The person whom Ouyang Xiu valued most was indeed Su Shi.
However, Ouyang Xiu then ordered Ouyang Fa to get an old book as a gift to him.
Zhang Yue saw that the book was called "Mr. Changli's Collection".
Ouyang Xiu said to Zhang Yue: "When I was ten years old, I was playing at a neighbor's house and saw this six-volume collection of Mr. Changli's collection. I read "Miscellaneous Shuo", "Shi Shuo", "Song Qiongwen", "The Biography of Mao Ying" and "Wu Hui" in it. "Lin Jie", but I felt that its writing was profound and majestic, and its vastness was endless and lovely. I couldn't put it down and borrowed it to read for more than ten days, and determined to be like Mr. Changli one day!"
"Mr. Changli has written about Taoism and enlightened it through his life, and he has restored it through his articles and revitalized our Confucian tradition. I have scratched the surface of the meaning of the article's restoration, but the revitalization of our Confucian tradition has not yet been completed. Now I entrust this book to you."
Zhang Yue was shocked when he heard this. He knew that Ouyang Xiu had collected thousands of volumes of books, collecting records from three generations, but this old book was unique to Mr. Changli. He kept it by his side without letting go of the volume, and now it was given to him.
Zhang Yue said quickly: "This book is my uncle's favorite, and my nephew dare not accept it."
Ouyang Xiudao: "After much thought, there is no other person besides you who can revitalize the Taoist tradition."
Zhang Yue looked at Ouyang Xiu after hearing this. In fact, it was not that there was no second person.
At that time, Ouyang Xiu wrote poems for Wang Anshi, including three thousand poems about the romance of the Imperial Academy and two hundred years of articles for the Ministry of Officials.
In this official article written two hundred years ago, Ouyang Xiu initially compared Wang Anshi to Han Yu, meaning that he could inherit Han Yu's tradition.
However, Ouyang later revised his story and said that this Han official was not Han Yu, but another official official, Xie Tiao.
At that time, Wang Anshi and Ouyang Xiu had different opinions about using Xue Xiang, and they fell out.
Ouyang Xiu withdrew his evaluation of Wang Anshi, but now he gave this collection of Mr. Changli to himself instead of Wang Anshi, who he had placed high hopes on in the first place.
After Zhang Yue paid his respects, Ouyang Xiu said to himself: "You and I may never see each other again, so I will give you this book as a keepsake. I don't know when I will leave the capital with just one piece of paper, and you don't have to make a special trip to send it to me."
Me, so that I won’t be embarrassed on the spot!”
After hearing what Ouyang Xiu said, Zhang Yue felt funny and sad at the same time.
However, a year later, although Ouyang Xiu was reviled, he still did well in his political role. Han Qi wanted to recommend him as Privy Councilor, but Ouyang Xiu also knew that his reputation was not good, so he declined.
Zhang Yue thought that the matter had been revealed, but he did not expect that on the first day of his reinstatement, he would have to say goodbye to Ouyang Xiu on the spot.
Zhang Yue said: "Uncle, if you think about it carefully, you will know that this kind of family matter is the most private, and where did a censor hear about it? My uncle defended himself by saying who he heard about it. I think so.
It will destroy itself without attack."
After listening to Zhang Yue's suggestion, Ouyang Xiu slightly thought about it and said, "Well, you still see things clearly. I was in such a mess that I accidentally missed it. I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed."
Zhang Yue said to Ouyang Xiu: "Jiang Zhiqi was recommended by his uncle. If no one was behind the instigation, he would not dare to do this. Who is behind this?"
Ouyang Xiu glanced at Zhang Yue and said, "Wang Tao has only been serving as the Censor Zhongcheng for a few days. Jiang Zhiqi, the Censor in the Palace, is about to come up to me. The censors of the three courtyards must speak to the Censor Zhongcheng or Zaduan first. This method
Although it will be abolished in the future, I do not believe that Jiang Zhiqi reported it and Wang Tao did not know about it in advance."
"On the day when Wang Tao became Quan Yushi Zhongcheng, the official handwritten the four words "Xian Yide" to Wang Tao, and then told him that I and your Majesty are of the same mind and cannot change. Wang Tao wants to clarify rewards and punishments and denounce sycophants."
Zhang Yue was secretly shocked after hearing this. Jiang Zhiqi's impeachment of Ouyang Xiu was probably Wang Tao's instruction, and Wang Tao's move must have been with the tacit approval of the officials...
The official's further intention was not to deal with Ouyang Xiu, but Han Qi behind him.
In other words, no matter how Ouyang Xiu defends, it is useless.
Because the emperor wants you to leave!
Ouyang Xiu looked at Tianzhang Pavilion and Zhang Yue and said: "Today you become an official servant, the first thing you should do is not to speak for me. The official wants to denounce me, Ouyang Xiu, and at the same time hire you, which means that he is not
Completely trust Wang Tao."
Zhang Yue took a step back and said, "My nephew has remembered it."
Ouyang Xiu showed relief and said to Zhang Yueyan: "Go, go!"
Zhang Yue nodded to Ouyang Xiu and said goodbye.
Zhang Yue walked a few steps and couldn't help but turn around, but saw that Ouyang Xiu was still watching him. He looked back and smiled, waving with his hand to show that he didn't need to delay because of him.
Zhang Yue recalled what Ouyang Xiu had told him not to see him off, and perhaps today would be the last time he saw her. Thinking of how kind Ouyang Xiu had been to him after he went to Beijing, Zhang Yue felt extremely sad at the moment.
Zhang Yue ran to Ouyang Xiu and bowed.
Ouyang Xiu helped Zhang Yue up, took his hand and said: "Don't worry that you and I won't have a chance to meet each other. The West Lake in Yingzhou is very beautiful. You may wish to visit if you have time in the future. If you see gray hair by then,
Old man, your hairpin is covered with seasonal flowers, please don’t laugh with others, that will make me drunk with others.”
"Actually, all separations in life are like getting drunk, don't you think?"
Zhang Yue nodded and looked at Ouyang Xiu.
I am just as drunk as usual, and I don't teach the orchestra how to play the parting sound.
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Zhang Yue did not expect that he would bid farewell to Ouyang Xiu on the first day after his return to office.
The next day Zhang Yue officially entered Zhizhi.
The emperor was discussing matters with the officials in the great living room, while Zhang Yue was waiting quietly in the side hall.
Soon the officials also arrived at the banquet hall, accompanied by Han Wei, a direct scholar of Longtuge.
Zhang Yue paid homage to the official in the banquet hall. The official smiled and said to Zhang Yue, "Qing Zhang is finally here. I am in need of someone who can be used. From now on, you must tell me everything you know and keep everything hidden."
Only in this way can I rectify my gains and losses and benefit your virtue."
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty is holy tomorrow, how can a foolish minister dare to speak nonsense? But I hope that after a lot of considerations, I can benefit your Majesty."
The official smiled.
Immediately the official walked to the throne in the main hall, with Han Wei and Zhang Yue accompanying him.
At this time, the ministers took turns to go to the palace to report. Han Qi was not present because he was the envoy of the mountain mausoleum and had been handling the affairs of the late emperor's mausoleum. After Ouyang Xiu was impeached, he stayed at home and resigned from office to avoid suspicion.
The prime ministers who entered the palace were Zeng Gongliang and Wu Kui.
Wu Kui reported to the officials: "Your Majesty, Wang Anshi complained that he was ill and did not want to go to the palace. Shangshu asked for a separate place to guard. I don't know how to deal with it?"
When the officials heard this, they were dissatisfied and said to Mr. Zeng: "When the late emperor was in power, he repeatedly summoned Wang Anshi, but Wang Anshi repeatedly refused and refused to return. Is this disrespectful? Or is there something hidden?"
Zeng Gongliang said: "Wang Anshi is a great scholar in the world. He can be used for great purposes. It is not an exaggeration to compare him to sages. Now that he cannot be summoned repeatedly, he must be ill. There is no other reason."
After Zeng Gongliang finished speaking, the official looked at Wu Kui again.
Wu Kuize said: "In the seventh year of Jiayou's reign, Wang Anshi had a conflict with the Kaifeng Mansion over a punishment. In the end, a judge ruled that Wang Anshi was rude. Wang Anshi was supposed to go to the court to apologize to Emperor Renzong, but Wang Anshi insisted not to go. "
"The imperial court should have questioned Wang Anshi about this matter, and it was Han Xiang who pardoned him. However, Wang Anshi repeatedly thought that Han Xiang suppressed him, which made him angry and unfair, so he refused to enter the court."
Zhang Yue knew in his heart that Wu Kui was talking about the quail case.
Anyway, after Wu Kui's description, Wang Anshi, a narrow-minded and vindictive person with the prime minister, was expressed in front of the officials.
The officials were also suspicious after hearing this. Why did Wang Anshi, who was recommended by Zhang Yue and Han Wei at the same time, seem a little arrogant.
Seeing the official's expression, Zeng Gongliang quit and said: "Your Majesty Wang Anshi has the talent to assist the prime minister. What Wu Kui said confuses the listeners."
When Wu Kui heard Zeng Gongliang's accusation against him, he said without giving in: "Your Majesty, when I and Wang Anshi led the group of pastoral envoys, I saw that he was extremely cunning and arrogant in his affairs. In addition to all the mistakes in the past, if this person is used, There must be a great chaos in the imperial court. It was Zeng Gongliang who deceived Shengting, not the ministers."
When the officials saw that Zeng Gongliang and Wu Kui were holding different opinions, they withdrew.
The official said to Han Wei: "Since Wang Anshi is unwilling to go to the palace, it is better to obey his request and let Wang Anshi know Jiangning Mansion first."
Han Wei asked: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, Wang Anshi will not be willing to take office?"
"Why?" the official asked.
Han Wei said: "Wang Anshi is ill, but if he becomes a county guard, it proves that he is mentally competent. It is not human nature to refuse to serve His Majesty in the place where he is invited to serve. Wang Anshi is not a hypocrite." Or something.”
Zhang Yue glanced at Han Wei, are you helping Wang Anshi or cheating Wang Anshi? If the emperor really gives the order and Wang Anshi accepts the edict from Jiangning Mansion, wouldn't he really become a treacherous person?
Han Wei said resolutely: "Your Majesty, at the beginning of his reign, if you want to recruit talents to jointly promote the rule of the world, which minister would not be willing to serve your Majesty and do everything he has learned in his life. Now that Wang Anshi is unwilling to go, I think it is because of hesitation. Therefore, I don’t know the sincerity of Your Majesty’s courtesy and virtue.”
The official asked again: "It's just Han Qing and Zhang Qing, so why did Mr. Zeng repeatedly recommend Wang Anshi?"
Han Wei said: "Your Majesty, Zeng Gongliang recommended Wang Anshi with the intention of overthrowing Han Qi."
It was then that the officials suddenly realized that no wonder Zeng Gongliang wanted Wang Anshi to enter the court, and Wu Kui was recommended by Han Qi as prime minister, so he opposed Wang Anshi's entry to the court.
There are interests behind this.
Zhang Yue's first attendants felt that they had benefited a lot from what he said. The officials were willing to let him participate in discussing such a major matter, which obviously regarded him as a confidant.
However, it was the first time Zhang Yue entered Zhi. If the emperor didn't ask, he wouldn't tell him. He would just serve as a background.
After Zeng Gongliang and Wu Kui left, His Highness asked Han Jiang, the envoy of the third department, and Zhang Fangping, a Hanlin scholar, to request entry.
As soon as Han Jiang came in, he cried out to the officials about his poverty.
Let's first talk about the time when Emperor Renzong held a funeral. He rewarded hundreds of officials and banned the army, so that not a single sheep was left near the capital.
Nowadays, when officials ascend the throne and receive rewards, there is no money left at all.
Finally, Han Jiang summed up his speech with one sentence, that is, "A hundred years of accumulation, only an empty book remains."
It has been more than a hundred years since the Song Dynasty was founded, and now there is nothing left in the treasury except a pile of account books for the emperor.
Zhang Yue had always heard that the country had no money, and he always thought that the Song Dynasty family had a great business, so how could they raise some funds to tide over the difficulties. But after hearing what Han Jiang said, he realized that there was really no other way, and the country was at the end of its rope.
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The officials kept biting their lips with their teeth as they listened to Han Jiang and Zhang Fangping's performance.
Zhang Fangping said: "The country has been in poverty since the Qingli New Year. Now the national treasury is not as good as Emperor Renzong's in his later years. In addition, His Majesty has ascended the throne and issued rewards, so there is really no money available. Now I hope that Your Majesty will save money..."
After Han Jiang and Zhang Fangping left after saying some unworthy words, the officials were in a very bad mood.
Han Wei comforted him and said, "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be urgent. We need to take our time."
The official nodded, and then reported the matter to Peng Siyong, the former censor, and the envoy in the palace, Jiang Zhiqi, to ask for an audience.
Zhang Yue couldn't help clenching his fists upon hearing this.
But seeing Peng Siyong, Jiang Zhiqi went to the palace and said only one thing, which was Ouyang Xiu's unethical crime.
Jiang Zhiqi knelt in the hall and made an impassioned speech, saying that he wanted to kill Ouyang Xiu in the city!
Zhang Yue looked at Jiang Zhiqi and saw that he seemed extremely angry when he spoke.
After the other party saw that he was looking at him, Jiang Zhiqi glanced at him. The other party seemed to know his identity, but his eyes were not averted at all, and he did not look guilty at all.