The new meaning of the Three Classics is divided into Zhou Rites, Mao Shi, and Shangshu.
Zhou Liyi was written by Wang Anshi. The poetic meaning and the book meaning were written by Lu Huiqing and Wang Yu.
Breaking it down further, the preface to the poem was written by Lu Shengqing, while the preface to Mao's poem was revised by Lu Huiqing and Wang Yu, and later Wang Anshi revised it again. As for the preface to Shangshu, it was written by Wang Anshi, and the meaning was written by Wang Yu.
Zhang Yue had already read the new meaning of the Three Classics a long time ago.
Regarding the level of compilation, Zhang Yue sincerely admitted that the level of the Wang family, his son, and Lu Huiqing was very high, not only for today's people, but also for the ancients.
However, this does not mean that there are no problems with the new meaning of the Three Classics. It mainly concerns the interpretation of Taoism, which is not the original intention of Confucianism. The interpretation by Wang Anshi and his son can also be said to be private goods.
Especially on the meaning of Shangshu, Zhang Yue had quite different opinions.
When Wang Anshi's second son Wang Pang came to visit Zhang Yue with the new meaning of the Three Classics and asked Zhang Yue to revise the new meaning of the Three Classics, Zhang Yue was quite surprised.
Zhang Yue said: "I have read this sutra a long time ago. The prime minister's theory is magnificent and profound, but the explanation of benevolence seems to be inappropriate."
Wang listened and was unconvinced. His father was the first interpreter of the Bible in the world. How could he say it wrong?
"The sage said that benevolent people love others, how can it be wrong?"
Zhang Yue said: "It is good for a benevolent person to love others, but benevolence is to love others, and love is only one end of benevolence. How can it be fulfilled?"
"What is love for others? People are divided into distant and distant relatives. Family, country, and world are all divided into people by love. How can this be described by just one word of love?"
In the new meaning of the Three Classics, Wang Anshi downplays the word "lover" in the word benevolence to love, which is suspected of being something for personal use.
After the king heard what Zhang Yue said, he immediately retorted: "How do you know that love cannot be divided into great love and small love? If a relative is a villain, it is a small love. If a passerby is a gentleman, great love is not allowed. How can it be divided by people?"
Zhang Yue smiled, it was an old problem with the new party theory.
A good philosophical theory should take into account both subjectivity and objectivity. The difference between a gentleman and a villain is only based on subjective likes and dislikes. Will the other party regard you as a gentleman?
People always expect rewards for their efforts. If they are not satisfied with their private interests, how can they be public?
Zhang Yue did not argue with Wang Pang, who was his junior after all, but said: "Then this big love and small love is the meaning of the saint, or the meaning of the prime minister?"
Wang Pang was speechless for a moment after hearing the words. No matter how reasonable your explanation is, it still deviates from the original meaning of the book, but you insist on saying that what you mean is what the sage meant.
Wang Pangdao: "The Prime Minister said in the preface to the book of Shangshu, 'Only the writings of the Yu, Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties were almost destroyed by the Qin Dynasty, and only survived by the Han Dynasty. They were recited by scholars and officials, so they were not lost and passed on to the world."
The Lord may not have known how to use it. The Emperor of Heaven is so wise that he actually began to use it to test things and test them to decide things."
"It can be seen that the meaning of the sages has long been beyond verification. How to use it should be tested in this world!"
"What Mr. Wang Erlang said is absolutely true."
Zhang Yue ended the topic by saying, "You are right."
He knew that Wang Anshi asked Wang Pang to give him the new meaning of the Three Classics in order to test his attitude towards the reform.
If you really think you can change the meaning of the Three Classics, you are stupid? Lu Huiqing's body is still cold.
I don't have the guts to change the Three Classics to new meanings.
Maybe I could change the parts written by Lu Huiqing and Wang Yu, but the parts written by Lu Huiqing and Wang Yu were finalized by Wang Anshi, and the explanation represents his meaning.
So no matter how you change it, it won't work.
Wang Pang did not expect Zhang Yue to say this, and said quickly: "Xianggong Zhang, that's not what I meant. The prime minister ordered me to come here to ask you to take a test of this book."
Zhang Yue said: "I am not worthy of the word "examination". To be fair, the Prime Minister's book is a far-reaching sage. He can only modify a single word. He can only read it."
After saying this, Zhang Yue handed back the new meaning of the Three Classics.
Wang Pang blushed, took the book and left silently.
Wang Pang returned home extremely depressed and reported the matter to Wang Anshi. Wang Xu heard about Zhang Yue's attitude and said: "This person does not mean what he said. It seems that Deng Wen's promise yesterday to repeal the new law in the future must be true."
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Wang Anshi thought for a while and said: "Let Anzhi go there with the new meaning of the Three Classics in hand, and let Zhang Duzhi come up with an idea no matter what."
Wang Pang heard the words and left.
Wang Yu asked: "Why didn't dad let me persuade Zhang Duzhi?"
Wang Anshi said: "I'm afraid there will be a quarrel if you go. Now is the time to employ people, and we must cherish talents for the country."
Wang Yu said: "I'm afraid that's the case, and Zhang Duzhi has two minds."
Wang Anshi thought for a moment and then said: "I'm not afraid that he will change, I'm just afraid that he won't say anything."
Wang Yu said: "Then let's see what he says."
Soon Wu Anchi came back and reported to Wang Anshi that Zhang Yue refused to talk about the new meaning of the Three Classics, and said that he was about to go on an envoy and had no time to pay attention to the meaning of the classics.
Wang Yu said: "The meaning of the classics is the matter of governing the country. How could Zhang Duzhi not understand? He is pretending to be confused because he understands!"
Wang Anshi was really angry at this moment. He said to Wang Yu: "You go there and ask him to speak three words! In short, you must make him come up with an idea! Don't hide your head and tail in front of me."
Wang Yu sneered several times and said: "If Zhang San doesn't reply again, he will be removed from his mission!"
At this moment, someone called outside the door: "Prime Minister, Deputy Zhang Shu is here!"
As soon as this statement came out, Wang Anshi's father, son, and Weng's son-in-law were all surprised. Zhang Yue knew Wang Anshi's unyielding temper, so he actually came to explain in person.
"Just let him in."
This time Zhang Yue entered Wang Anshi's bedroom again and sat down alone on Wang Anshi's bedside.
He knew that this was a very important test for him by Wang Anshi, but Wang Anshi said: "I have not recovered from my illness, so I might as well keep it short."
"I'm not here to talk to the Prime Minister..."
Wang Anshi looked shocked and angry when he heard this. You didn't come to talk to me, did you come to entertain me?
At this point, Zhang Yue took out a book from his sleeve and said: "This is my new work "The Doctrine of the Mean". I specially present it to the Prime Minister for his review. I hope he will give me his approval!"
Wang Anshi was stunned when he heard this. What was Zhang Yue doing?
He asked Zhang Yue to change his new meaning of the Three Classics, but Zhang Yue not only did not change it, but instead came to his door and took a copy of "The Doctrine of the Mean" for him to change.
Should Zhang Yue recognize Wang Anshi's new meaning of the Three Classics, or should he turn around and recognize Zhang Yue's new interpretation of the Doctrine of the Mean?
What is this?
This means you hit yours and I hit mine.
Zhang Yue added this sentence for Wang Anshi from the bottom of his heart.
"The Doctrine of the Mean? The Doctrine of the Mean by Zisi?"
At this time, Zhu Xi was not yet born, so he did not extract Doctrine of the Mean and Great Learning from the Book of Rites, and combined them with the Analects of Confucius and Mencius into the Four Books.
Zhang Yue said: "Exactly."
Wang Anshi originally wanted to ask Zhang Yue when he would finish the work, but he thought that the average work would only last more than 3,000 words, and it would only take more than ten days to annotate it, so he stopped asking.
Wang Anshi loved books as much as his life, and read everything he could. Zhang Yue, who was opposite him, was one of the few people in the world whom he recognized and could be called a "compassionate with the classics and meanings."
But Wang Anshi didn't know that Zhang Yue used this article to overshadow his own new meaning of the Three Classics, or to find a new approach, which was not in line with his original intention of "one morality" when writing the new meaning of the Three Classics.
In any case, Wang Anshi is somewhat impatient to read Zhang Yue's new work.