Wang Anshi was halfway through the garden when he suddenly heard someone coming to deliver an edict.
"With the grace of the official, please Wang Neihan take the next step."
Wang Anshi's two sons Wang Yu, Wang Pang and his daughter were all very happy.
The emperor met the officials in order. There were rules for how many officials he met in a day. They were all scheduled according to the closing time. Generally, you had to wait ten days and a half before it was your turn.
Even officials such as Wang Anshi who served as Hanlin bachelor were no exception.
But to be given such a blessing, it shows that the officials value you very much and can't wait to see you.
"Congratulations to daddy, congratulations to daddy!"
Wang Yu and Wang Pang both congratulated Wang Anshi.
Wang Anshi looked solemn, and the eunuch on the side said: "Actually, the schedule for closing the door has been full today, but the official postponed the dinner in order to see Wang Neihan, and also turned down the appointment of the resigned official, so there was no vacancy. Come."
Wang Anshi understood that it turned out that the emperor did not allow him to squeeze into other people's shifts, but specifically delayed the dinner time to see him.
This is even more rare.
But Wang Anshi said: "I heard that when an official saw the rich Zheng Gong, he sat calmly and talked until the end of the day, asking how to govern. This is because the official is respectful of the ministers, and is diligent and studious. It is not that I have anything special."
The eunuch's smile couldn't help but froze on his face after hearing this. Most officials would say a few words such as thanking Tian'en when hearing this. How could Wang Anshi say such a thing?
When the eunuch heard this, he could only laugh a few times to cover up his embarrassment.
Then Wang Anshi said a few words to his family and immediately followed his eunuchs into the palace.
Entering the familiar hall again, Wang Anshi felt a little emotional, and then he saw the young official.
Officials have long heard about Wang Anshi. When he was in the palace, Han Wei admired Wang Anshi very highly and often talked about Wang Anshi in front of him.
After he ascended the throne, both Zhang Yue and Zeng Gongliang recommended Wang Anshi to him.
The official family had long wanted to use Wang Anshi, but he refused to enter the capital. Now that he has been on the throne for more than a year, he finally came out despite repeated calls.
The official looked at Wang Anshi carefully and saw that he had an ordinary face, but his eyes were very distinctive, not specifically bright and sparkling. There was a saying among fortune tellers at that time that Zeng Gongliang's spine was like a dragon, and Wang Anshi's eyes were like a dragon. .
The book of fortune-telling says that any mortal who possesses the body of a dragon is extremely valuable.
Is the other person Jiang Sang Yiyin whom I have been looking for so far?
After Wang Anshi saw the ceremony, the officials immediately asked: "Wang Qing, what should be the priority in the current way of governing the country?"
If you are familiar with the official family, you will know that when the official family meets Sima Guang, Fu Bi, Zhang Yue and other ministers, this is the first question they ask.
If it were Sima Guang, Fu Bi would definitely be unhappy and would definitely advise the officials. Why are you in such a hurry? Do you need to adjust the country's overall strategic policy just after you ascend the throne?
Do you have any opinions on the laws of your ancestors?
Wang Anshi said to him without hesitation: "Your Majesty, you should choose your technique first!"
The official's eyes lit up, and he finally heard a different answer.
Choosing a technique, which technique to choose?
Sima Guang and Fu Bi only talked about Taoism and benevolence, but not about magic. They thought that magic was just a final method and not worth mentioning.
But the officials would not ask, "Wang Qing, what do you think I am going to do?" This would not be a disgrace to the emperor. The officials would take it back and ask, "Who does Wang Qing think is Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty?"
Officials can't wait to express their opinions.
What is the most awesome thing about Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty? Heavenly Khan! He defeated the Turks and other grassland tribes. Contacting the Xixia and Khitan who are now on the side of the Song Dynasty, what do I want to do in my heart? Do you understand?
Wang Anshi said to him: "Your Majesty should take Yao and Shun as the law in everything, so why talk about Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty? From the perspective of his ministers, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty found that everything he did was illegal. He was able to achieve imperial status in the first place, but he only took advantage of the chaos of the Sui Dynasty.
Since then, Emperor Yang and other princes have been foolish and evil, so they just let him become famous by chance."
The officials were dumbfounded when they heard that Tang Taizong, whom they admired most, was said to be worthless by Wang Anshi.
Isn't the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty not worth mentioning in Wang Anshi's eyes? But now the Song Dynasty is obviously inferior to the Tang Dynasty in every way!
After hearing what Wang Anshi said, the officials thought it was ridiculous, but looking at his confident and determined look, they felt that he was not talking nonsense. The other party must have great knowledge and ambitions, otherwise he would never dare to say this.
Anyone else would have been kicked out by the officials, but the officials thought of Han Wei and Zhang Yue's admiration for Wang Anshi, and heard that his words were reasonable, so they couldn't help but listen carefully.
But Wang Anshi said: "As the saying goes, the Tao has its ups and downs. In today's world, everything must be based on Yao and Shun's laws... The Tao of Yao and Shun was simple but not troublesome, important but not roundabout, easy but not easy.
It’s difficult, it’s just that scholars all over the world can’t inform you, and they think it’s unattainable, but it’s not.”
When the officials heard this, they said: "What you said has put me in a difficult position. Where in the world can I find anyone who understands the ways of Yao and Shun?"
The official looked at Wang Anshi, but Wang Anshi did not answer.
The official said: "I regard myself as a mediocre person, and I am afraid that I cannot understand the ideas of Yao and Shun. Now I need you to assist me in the government and implement the ways of Yao and Shun together."
When the official said this, he was obviously convinced of Wang Anshi's ability. The other officials must have been modest or agreed, but Wang Anshi was very calm and still did not answer the official's words.
Seeing that Wang Anshi didn't answer, the official asked again: "You said that our ancestors guarded the world and could not change for a hundred years. Now that the world is generally peaceful, how do you think our ancestors governed the world?"
Wang Anshi thought that the official family had not had dinner now. If we continue to talk, I don't know when it will happen.
Wang Anshi said: "This matter is of great concern. I need to think carefully and report back to Your Majesty in a memorial."
When the officials heard what Wang Anshi said, they couldn't help but be disappointed. The chat between the two started, and Wang Anshi left.
When Emperor Renzong opened the Tianzhang Pavilion, he asked his ministers how to govern the world. Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi were unable to answer on the spot. After returning, they drafted an edict stating ten things. From then on, the Qingli New Deal was launched.
History always has amazing coincidences.
The next day Wang Anshi played "This Dynasty Has Nothing to Do for a Hundred Years"...
After the official saw Wang Anshi's affair for a hundred years, he was speechless for a while in the palace, and then he read it over and over again. The chamberlain had never seen the emperor like this...
The officials circled the pillars in the hall tirelessly, as if there was Jing Ke chasing behind them...
"Immediately, the minister of Xuantian Zhang Pavilion will give an audience to Zhang Yue!" After the official went around a hundred times, he said this to the eunuch.
The chamberlain hurriedly went to Tianzhang Pavilion to invite Zhang Yue, who was at work, to join him.
Zhang Yue had just had another heavy drink with Guo Lin and the others yesterday, and his head was a little groggy. He came here after hearing the emperor's summons.
After Zhang Yue arrived at the palace, the official couldn't wait to say: "Zhang Qing, do you know what Wang Anshi's knowledge is based on?"
Zhang Yue said: "I heard that Wang Anshi once said that he did not understand the changes in affairs, but the ancients believed it. I heard that there were Yao and Shun in ancient times, and their ways were great and even normal. (Contained in Wang Anshi's "Book of Taifu Zhang")
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"He also said that his knowledge is based on Confucius' Tao of governing, regulating it with punishment, so that the people can avoid being shameless, guiding it with virtue, and regulating it with etiquette. (Contained from Wang Anshi's original teachings)"
The officials were a little surprised when they heard this, but Zhang Yue said something else.
"But just listen to Wang Anshi's words. From a minister's perspective, Wang Anshi's knowledge is actually close to that of Yang Xiong and Mencius."
Zhang Yue rudely insulted Wang Anshi in front of the officials.
Have you ever deceived the emperor like this? It's simply shameless.
The official had just read Wang Anshi's memorial and was shocked. After listening to Zhang Yue's words, he suddenly returned to reality from the clouds.
"Zhang Qing is saying that Wang Anshi's knowledge is close to that of Yang Xiong, Mencius?"
Zhang Yue nodded seriously and said: "Reporting to your majesty, this is exactly the case. Politicians must have their own roots, just like Confucius respects the Duke of Zhou, like Lao Zhuang respects the Yellow Emperor, and Mozi respects Yu the Great. In fact, most of Wang Anshi's knowledge was collected from Yang Xiong
, Mencius.”
"In the ancient times, Yang Mozhi said that the road was blocked, and Mencius opened it up. In the Han Dynasty, Confucianism sold falsehood and false truth, like sheep and tiger skins, and Yang Xiong rectified the original and purified the source, reshaping Confucius's teachings."
"The learning of Mencius and Yang Xiong imitated the ancient times but did not follow the ancient times. If they were said to be the learning of Yao and Shun, I think the discrepancies are not small."
You must know that Yang Xiong's specialty is imitation. He liked Sima Xiangru's poems and poems, so he imitated Sima Xiangru's poems and poems, and finally became a master of poems and poems in the Han Dynasty.
The same is true for classics.
Yang Xiong liked Ci Fu when he was young, but later he didn't like it. He said that writing articles was just a trivial matter, and only Confucian classics was the way to go.
The Fayan written by Yang Xiong said that he imitated the Analects of Confucius, while the other Taixuan imitated the I Ching.
Yang Xiong admired Confucius the most, but he also combined the knowledge of Lao and Zhuangzi, such as Taixuan, which is Taoist thought. Therefore, people who don't like Yang Xiong say that his Confucianism is impure. It is true that Yan Junping, who Yang Xiong studied under, is a Taoist figure.
Later, Han Yu praised Mencius and Yang Xiong. When he wrote about the orthodoxy, he believed that Mencius and Yang Xiong inherited Confucius' orthodoxy. Wang Anshi also praised Mencius and Yang Xiong.
Sima Guang also praised Yang Xiong and even wrote annotations for Taixuan, which is very consistent with Wang Anshi.
Therefore, Zhang Yue said that Wang Anshi's teachings were those of Mencius and Yang Xiong's first class, which was an answer to the officials. Wang Anshi said that his knowledge was the teachings of Yao and Shun, but in fact there were some discrepancies.
In addition to recommending Wang Anshi, Zhang Yue was also breaking down certain superstitions that officials had about Wang Anshi, and at the same time creating an image of himself that could be compared with Wang Anshi.
The officials were obviously shocked by Wang Anshi's remarks about his contempt for Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty before. After reading "Hundred Years of Nothing to Do", they were already in awe of Wang Anshi's teachings.
But as an emperor, he must be worried about such a person, who is difficult to control. He lacks confidence when facing Wang Anshi. He must call himself here to analyze and analyze, so that the next time the emperor and his ministers meet, he can control Wang Anshi and not let the other party look down on him.
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Now, with Zhang Yue's few words, the officials regained some confidence.
He still thought that Wang Anshi's learning was really that of Yao and Shun, but now that he heard the chapter, it was more like Mencius, and Yang Xiong understood it all the way.
The official gave Wang Anshi's 100-year-old thorn to Zhang Yue and asked, "What do you think of this thorn?"
Zhang Yue didn't even need to look at this hundred years of nothingness. He had already read it by heart.
What does this article say?
This article is like a teacher's example. If you can memorize it, you can memorize it. If you can read it, you can read it thoroughly. It is very beneficial to improve your ancient Chinese literacy.
Wang Anshi has been saying all day long that Sansu is a scholar of Zongheng, but when it comes to impressing the emperor with articles and words, this article is the key.
So Zhang Yue pretended to read it once, and then said to the official in a very excited manner: "Your Majesty, this is actually a saying that governs the world!"