Zhang Shi Zhang Yue's original purpose today was to thank Xue Xianwei, but he did not expect that Xue Xianwei left halfway.
But this meeting suddenly seemed like a test.
Zhang Yue found it difficult to speak and continued to remain silent.
Zhang Shi said with sincerity: "My younger brother studies very diligently on weekdays, but unfortunately he doesn't have the right skills because he doesn't have the guidance of a famous teacher."
Zhang Yue knew that his brother was seeking a way out for him.
Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Oh? Is that so? I haven't asked Sanlang about his treatment yet?
Zhang Yue wanted to explain that he didn't know anything, but seeing his brother's expectant eyes, he could only hold on to the scene.
Zhang Yue took out the Mencius that he had recited in full in the past few days and said, "Treat Mencius."
As soon as these words came out, Wu Anshi and the old man beside him were both stunned, then shook their heads and smiled.
Even Zhang Shi, who was not a scholar, had a dull face. He reminded Zhang Yue in a low voice: "Third brother, Mencius is not a classic."
Zhang Yue understood that he had made a fool of himself because the experience of later generations had misled people.
Mencius was listed as one of the Four Books by Zhu Xi during the Southern Song Dynasty and became a must-read for the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty.
However, there were only twelve classics in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that Mencius was added and listed as the thirteen classics known to future generations. However, Mencius was revered as a sub-sage after he far surpassed him. At that time, scholars used Confucius and Mencius to refer to Confucianism, but in the Song Dynasty, scholars called Zhou Gong Confucius.
Zhang Yue read Mencius for a long time, only to realize that it was an 'extracurricular book'. If he had known this...
Wu Anshi was also a bit shameless, and forcefully explained: "Although I have never heard that reading scriptures started from Mencius, Sanlang has taken a different approach. His brother Erlang did have some experience in treating Mencius, but it is a pity that Chen Gong came from Jianyang this time but did not one sight."
The old man said calmly: "Of course I want to see the young people from my hometown today when I return to my hometown. However, it is often difficult to live up to the great reputation. In the past, your in-laws Jiefu once told me several times about Zhongyong, a fellow countryman. He is now a child. It’s easy to imagine that if it’s too big, it will be lost to everyone.”
Jiefu? jeff?
Zhang Yue was startled after hearing this. When he went to the forum, he always saw some jokes, such as Zhu Di, the founder of Ming Dynasty, whose English name was Judy, and Lu You's English name was WIFI. As for Wang Anshi, his courtesy name was Jeff.
This old man knew Wang Anshi and seemed to be above him.
However, this old man seemed to have come specially for his second brother, but he did not see his second brother, so he met him casually. Just now, Lieutenant Xue Xian was not on official business, but left out of curiosity.
Now Zhang Yue pretended to be an innocent child and said: "I think the old gentleman must have been in his childhood."
As soon as he said this, Wu Anzhi's expression changed and he peeked at the old man's face.
The old man was also shocked when he heard this. He couldn't help but slap his legs and said with a smile: "What a sharp-tongued child."
Wu Anzhi was relieved when he saw that the old man was not only not angry, but also smiled broadly.
He also smiled and said: "What a great Zhang Saburo."
Zhang Shi thought for a while before he understood what Zhang Yue meant by 'Geng', and said quickly: "Sanlang is rude, please apologize to the old gentleman!"
Zhang Yue guessed the identity of the old man. He was from Jianyang and his surname was Chen. Wu Anzhi treated him with respect, so the identity of the old man was already obvious.
It's not that Zhang Yue learned history well, but it's a very famous allusion, hairpin flowers with four phases.
In the fifth year of Qingli's reign, Han Qi learned about Yangzhou and saw four flowers blooming on a branch in the backyard of his official residence. The top and bottom of this flower are red, except for the yellow pistil in the middle. The prime minister's uniform is also a red robe with a gold waist, which is very similar to this flower, so the flower is wrapped around the waist with gold and has a gold belt around it.
It is said that once such a flower blooms, a prime minister or a high-ranking official will appear.
At that time, Wang Gui, the judge of Dali Temple, and Wang Anshi, the judge of Dali Temple, were in Yangzhou, so Han Qi invited them to enjoy the flowers together. Han Qi also invited envoys from the prefectures and Guizhou provinces to come, but the envoys happened to be unwell.
At this time, Chen Shengzhi, the chief minister of Dali Temple, happened to be passing by Yangzhou, so Han Qi invited him by the way.
That day, the four of them cut off the flowers and tied them on their heads. As expected, thirty years later, all four of them successively became prime ministers.
The temporary substitute Chen Shengzhi was from Jianyang, Jianzhou, a fellow villager of Zhang Yue, and happened to be very familiar with Wang Anshi.
A future prime minister is actually being ridiculed and will be wiped out by everyone in the future! Zhang Yue was on the verge of committing suicide just now, testing like crazy.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." The old man said with a cheerful smile.
The atmosphere was very good, and the old man seemed not to blame.
Zhang Shi still stood up and apologized: "Sanlang, he is not sincere. I was negligent in discipline. Please punish me."
The old man smiled, looked at Zhang Yue, and asked kindly: "Oh? Then tell me, why should you treat Mencius? If you agree, how about not ordering me?"
Zhang Yue said: "Thank you, old man, for not caring about it. Han Changli once said that since the death of Confucius, all his disciples have books. Meng Ke is the only one who has acquired his sect. After reading Meng Ke's books, he will know the Taoism of Confucius."
Han Changli was Han Yu, and he once admired Mencius very much. He had a theory of Taoism which proposed that "Yao, Shun, Tang and Yu, Zhou Gong, Confucius and Mencius", but the Taoism was lost after Mencius until he inherited the Taoism.
But the old man nodded and said to Wu Anshi: "This is not unreasonable."
Wu Anshi asked the old man for advice: "Mr. Chen, my nephew has heard a little bit about these great people who were practicing classics, but I don't know who is the leading authority on Meng in this time."
The old man pointed his finger and said: "The great masters of Mencius, starting from Mr. Sun of Taishan and Mr. Cu Laishi, such as Lu, Yin, Zou and others, although their commentaries have been passed down to the world, they cannot be called the great masters. Nowadays, Sun Xin is one of them. Just your second brother’s in-law Jiefu!”
Wang Anshi wrote a poem to Wu Chong: "If you have the same official position, the same teeth, and the same discipline, friends will get the most points in marriage." The dust and sand in the two places are at odds now, but the wind and moon of the past two years have been whirling together.
Tongguan means that both of them are Qunmu judges, Tongchi means that they were born in the same year, and Tongke means that they were Jinshi in the same year. Wu Yu was the imperial examiner that year, and it was he who admitted Wang Anshi and his younger brother Wu Chong.
Two years of love and romance led to the two of them serving as judges of Qun Mu for two years.
Friends have the most points in marriage, and they are two in-laws. Wang Anshi's eldest daughter married Wu Chong's second son Wu Anchi at the age of seventeen. She now lives in Bianliang, Tokyo. At this time, she gave birth to a granddaughter.
Wang Anshi also highly respected Mencius, and later generations jokingly said that except for Mencius who never talked about profit and Wang Anshi who talked about profit all the time, the two men had exactly the same ideas.
The old man said: "This young man is right. Han Changli respects Mencius. Therefore, there are constant calls from both the government and the public to list Mencius as a classic by Zi. There is even a theory that Confucius and Mencius are both called together."
Wu An's poem said: "However, Meng's theory cannot be justified. Sima Junshi has long pointed out its disadvantages and even wrote an article to refute his theory of kingship."
The old man continued: "Although Mencius said that the people are the basis, it is not the official, but the king, so he is demoted."
"The people are nobler than the king." When it comes to this step, Wu Anshi can only echo the old man's words, and has no original ideas of his own.
The old man continued: "Confucius did not talk about the destiny of the mind, but Mencius talked about maintaining good nature and doing his best. Isn't this the authentic statement of Confucianism? This statement is one-sided..."
The two of them were busy chatting, and even Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue were forgotten for a moment, but it was expected that at this level, most people would be powerless to interrupt.
However, Zhang Yue nodded in agreement, and he could understand it, thanks to the skills he had accumulated through crazily flooding the forum.
Zhang Shi glanced at Zhang Yue and thought, he was confused, how could Zhang Yue understand?
Wu Anshi looked at Zhang Shi and shook his head slightly. He was only a few years old, how could he know the key to this. The old man is no longer limited to the category of managing classics, but has risen to the level of scholars cultivating themselves and governing the country. Not to mention the children, even I could only agree.
Seeing Zhang Yue, the old man couldn't help but nod his head, and said with a slight smile: "Oh? How much do you understand what I just said?"
Zhang Yue said: "I don't take it seriously, but I just happened to think of some experiences in treating Meng."
"What do you think?" The old man laughed out loud, "I laughed a lot more today than usual."
Zhang Shi could only smile awkwardly in agreement, feeling very restless. Wu Anshi also laughed with the old man, but her expression was not very good. She was just a child and was lost in everyone. The second son almost offended the old man.
"Don't take it seriously, Mr. Chen."
The old man waved his hand and looked at Zhang Yue and said, "How do you feel about reading Meng He?"
Zhang Yue thought for a while and said: "What the old gentleman said seems to be that Mencius cannot respect the scriptures."
"But when I read the words of the sage, I feel like the spring breeze turns into rain, moistening things silently, like a dragon that sees its head but not its tail. But when I read Mencius's words, it feels like being beaten with sticks all the time, and the words are strong and severe. It can ward off the evil thoughts of Yi and nourish the awe-inspiring righteousness in my heart!"
Zhang Shi hurriedly came to make amends and said: "What do you know, my brother is talking nonsense, please don't worry about it."
Wu Anshi thought it made sense and looked at the old man's face.
The old man waved his hand and said with a slight smile: "Zhang Sanlang, did your second brother teach you this?"
Zhang Yue said: "No."
The old man stroked his beard and thought to himself: "If Confucius was a kindhearted elder, Mencius was a stern teacher. Of course, although he slightly exceeded the rules and was a little less calm, it was not enough to correct the accumulated shortcomings above and below, and to make the treacherous people tremble. This Maybe it’s because he respects Meng more and more!”
At this point, the old man looked at Zhang Yue and said, "It's really valuable that you can show your character in reading. Children can be taught!"
If Confucius is said to be gentle and gentlemanly, it seems that he has never been angry with anyone in person, and he often says nice things to people behind their backs.
Then Mencius is the word "gang". You can know it by reading Mencius. Mencius met many kings and scolded many kings. Mencius scolded King Liang and Xiang. He looked upon him as not being like a human king and was not afraid of him. He called King Zhou of Shang a single husband.
Seeing that Zhang Yue's few words actually captured the old man's meaning, Zhang Shi was overjoyed, and Wu Anshi was also impressed.
Zhang Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, and suddenly felt that he was proud of himself. His decision to let Saburo study was the right one.
Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Since Mr. Chen appreciates this son so much, and Ziyou is short of a scholar, why not..."
Book boy?
Zhang Yue's heart suddenly went cold when he heard this.
The old man smiled when he heard this and said, "That's good... I just feel a little aggrieved."
Wronged? How is this possible?
Wu Anshi thought of this, and then said to Zhang Shi: "Brother Zhang, this old gentleman is actually a high official in the court, and his nephew happens to be short of a companion. Originally, Ling Erlang's talent and learning were more than enough, but now that Erlang is not here, A great opportunity was really missed.”
"But it's just a makeshift. Who would have expected that I would meet Saburo by chance. Saburo is very talented, and you said he suffers from the lack of guidance from a master. That's a coincidence. Would you like to let him study with the old gentleman's nephew?"
Zhang Shi hesitated after hearing this.
Wu Anshi paused and said: "Hey, he is called a book boy, but he is also a half-reader. He can also receive education and study in the same way."
Companion reading?
Zhang Yue remembered a sentence, reading with the prince.
Of course, the children of the Chen family are not princes, but they are treated the same. As a child of a high-ranking official, the teacher generally does not dare to discipline him, but if he makes a mistake, the teacher will severely scold his companion and accept the punishment on his behalf. At the same time, he will form a first-class personal attachment and must be loyal to the family.
However, there are many benefits. The high cost of studying is equivalent to being covered by the other party. At the same time, you can receive the same education, and you can also take exams that are easy to understand.
The Cao Examination is an examination presided over by the Road Transport Department. It is named because the Transport Department is called Cao Si, and it is also called the Beitou Examination.
Cao test is equivalent to solution test. However, the subjects of the imperial examination are specifically the children of current officials and relatives within the fifth service. In recent years, retainers have also been included. Zhang Yue became a companion and took the exam as a guest of the Chen family.
For Zhang Yue now, accepting companion reading is not a humiliation, it is even a good choice. If Chen Shengzhi spreads his word, many children from poor families will fight to grab this spot.
No one would think that being a book boy is a humiliation. Both the old man and Wu Anshi are sincere and have no contempt for others. It's just that the disparity in status is there.
It's just that Zhang Yue had too many inner dramas before. At first, he thought that given the old man's current status, he should not hesitate to help his fellow countrymen and underachievers, right? Now I realize that I take it for granted. What are you dreaming about?
