At this moment, Chen Shengzhi suddenly thought of Zhang Yue who bid farewell to him that day.
Thinking of this, Chen Shengzhi couldn't help but stand up, and Li Xuezheng also stood up immediately.
Chen Shengzhi laughed loudly and said: "The sages and impermanent teachers have the heart of a child, and they are always diligent in brushing it. Everything can be learned from it. I remember this."
Li Xuezheng lowered his head and wondered what Chen Shengzhi meant by his words.
Chen Shengzhi was thinking about what Zhang Yue said to him before he left that day.
"When I first met him, he said that he was a teacher of Meng. I was doubtful. But today I see this three-character poem and I understand a little bit. Li Xuezheng, you have to tell me that any thirteen-year-old child can write this three-character poem." Come on, I categorically don’t believe it, but this kid actually believes that two or three points.”
Xuezhengdao said: "I don't understand, please ask Mr. Chen to make it clear."
Chen Shengzhi said: "When he met me at that time, he once said that the learning of a sage lies in doing something, while the learning of Mencius lies in doing something not to do. Do you think an ordinary child can say such a thing?"
Xuezheng took a breath, the other person really had such insight, he was only a twelve or thirteen year old child.
Chen Shengzhi said: "At that time, I thought he came here through hearsay, but being able to turn hearsay into his own words is considered a talent, so I recruited him as a scholar... Today it seems that he is short-sighted. It's a pity and ridiculous."
Xuezheng said quickly: "I feel ashamed to be a low-ranking official. I thought someone was using this child to become famous."
Having said this, Xuezheng glanced at Zhuang Xuexue.
"If it hadn't been for Mr. Zhuang's strong recommendation, I would have missed this three-character poem."
Chen Shengzhi asked in an awkward voice, "Where are you from?"
The academician of the village lowered his head and said: "I passed the imperial examination in the second year of Tiansheng. I gave my classmates a chance to study their origins. I have not been able to participate in the election so far, so I have to live at home..."
Chen Shengzhi said: "There are so many officials in the imperial court now. Not to mention your classmate's background, even if you are a fellow Jinshi, you will not choose them."
Zhuang Xuexue understands that the trend of yinbu has become popular again in recent years. Today's officials are the good 'emperors' in the eyes of officials. They like the children of yin officials the most, and there are even thousands of yin officials a year, so that people like him There is no way for scholars to be appointed officials. Even if there is no way to be awarded an official position, there is no way to get a job.
Next, Chen Shengzhi asked a few questions about Zhuang Xuexue's talent and learning experience, and then said: "It is a pity that I have buried a virtuous man, but when you are old, running around as an official is still a lot of work, so it is better to get a casual job to pay. Before you go When you see my old man in charge, please stay here as a guest for now, and then I will choose a vacancy for you when I come to Beijing."
Zhuang Xuexue never expected that after decades of failure, he would one day become an official. Although there is no errand, having a casual position with a salary can be regarded as an official status.
Xuexue Zhuang burst into tears of joy and immediately kowtowed in thanks. Chen Shengzhi said: "But you are not allowed to tell anyone you know about today's matter, let alone half a sentence of this three-character poem to others."
Zhuang Xuexue immediately said: "I will remember, I will never forget it. Mr. Chen's appointment as an official is a great kindness. I will never forget it."
Chen Shengzhi waved his hand, and Zhuang Xuexue immediately retreated.
Li Xuezheng sighed: "Mr. Zhuang, it is better to be a salary than to be an official. To be an official is not to select people. For example, in the officialdom, we have to fight for half a year, and we would rather kill people. The only way to become an official is to go to the capital. , I just felt a little happy."
Chen Shengzhi said: "The current method of selecting officials in the imperial court can regulate the situation but cannot select talents, so you don't have to ask for everything. However, if you want to select someone to change the official position in the capital, it is not without opportunity."
Li Xuezheng said quickly: "Please let Mr. Chen make it clear!"
Chen Shengzhi smiled and said nothing, but picked up the piece of paper with the three-character poem and said: "Prince Pu's Mansion once asked me if I had any books for enlightenment, and now I just present this."
Li Xuezheng immediately understood something when he heard this.
Nowadays, the ministers in the court are all arguing with the officials over the matter of establishing a prince. Of course, ministers ostensibly say that appointing the crown prince is for national security, but in fact it is for their own future advancement.
But Chen Shengzhi did not make any fuss about this matter, and instead went to marry Prince Pu's Mansion.
So once the official family establishes an heir, it can be said that Zhao Zongshi of Puwang Mansion is very likely. Chen Shengzhi was able to enjoy the success of this move, which was really clever.
Most of this three-character poem was dedicated to Zhao Zongshi's eldest son for enlightenment. I heard that although this young prince was young, he was very eager to learn. And was Chen Shengzhi using these words to hint at something?
At this moment, Li Xuezheng suddenly realized: "Thank you Mr. Chen for your advice. This opportunity is great."
Chen Shengzhi smiled, and then said: "Hey, when it comes to enlightenment books, there are not even a hundred books in the palace, but eighty books. Whether you can read it or not depends on your luck. But when it comes to Shi Meng, there is also a Fang family member. , Xuezheng might as well take a guess."
Li Xuezheng thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that guy from Linchuan...Wang Jiefu?"
Chen Shengzhi smiled and said: "Of course."
After the Four Phases Hairpin Flower, Chen Shengzhi and Wang Anshi got to know each other and became friends, and they often exchanged letters.
Chen Shengzhi laughed and said: "When he and Uncle Ouyang Yong were exchanging letters, he said, 'If he can see Mencius in the future, how dare he look at Han Gong in his life?' You see, he compared himself to Mencius and Uncle Ouyang Yong to Han Tuizhi. His tone It’s really not small!”
Han Yu once had a Taoist theory.
This was the earliest statement made by Mencius. Confucianism was passed down from generation to generation. Confucius’s teachings followed those of Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, and King Wen of Zhou. After Confucius, only he himself was the true successor.
And Han Yu also took out Mencius's statement and said it again, and finally agreed that he was the true successor after Mencius.
It is true that before Han Yu, few Confucians learned from Mencius, so it is okay to say that Han Yu was Mencius' Bole.
In the letter between Wang Anshi and Ouyang Xiu, they compared themselves to Mencius and Ouyang Xiu to Han Yu. They praised each other and themselves, and thanked Ouyang Xiu for being his boss.
Chen Shengzhi smiled and said: "This person has a stubborn temper and is very stubborn."
Chen Shengzhi recalled that when Wang Anshi, the herding judge, refused to raise his glass during a banquet one day, he learned that Bao Zheng of Kaifeng Prefecture was pouring the wine himself, but he said, "I have never drank alcohol in my life." Even Bao Zheng had no choice but to say that Jiefu had strict rules and was respectable. "
"A few days ago, Jiefu was thinking of admonishing the officials for the country's many ills. At first glance, nothing seems to be happening, but there are many hidden worries. He must change the world's affairs. The officials are of a tolerant nature, and they are happy that the world is now at peace. How can it be so? He was willing to change his mind easily. After I persuaded him to write this book for a while, Jiefu gave it up."
"So I also want to find something for him to do. I think this three-character poem will suit his taste."
Li Xuezheng nodded and then asked: "What about the boy from the Zhang family?"
Chen Shengzhi smiled and said: "Don't alarm him yet. Don't even reveal the news about the child prodigy. Besides, it's too early to call him a prodigy based on a three-character poem. After he understands it, anyone can write it." out."
"But I still have to use people like this. If I don't need them now, I will need them in the future. But not now, and I'm not in a hurry to recruit them. It's inevitable for a boy from a poor family like him to run into obstacles everywhere. But after suffering some grievances, he will be able to use them in the future." If you recruit me again when the time comes, he will be grateful."
Li Xuezheng also said: "Mr. Chen employs people with kindness, and the subordinates admire him very much."
Zhang Yue didn't know that his Three Character Classic would be seen by the future prime minister Wang Anshi for the first time, or appear on the desk of a future official.
He didn't know that he might even lose his naming rights and be listed under the name of an official or an official's son.
But at this moment, Zhang Yue, who was studying in Wuxi, heard bad news.
The matter of him studying in Zhoujin Hall came to light.
Who caused the scandal? Zhang Yue thought there must be some inside story, but later he found out the reason and was tricked by his second brother again.
It turns out that after the new year, the clan learned to recruit some of the children from the clan to study in Zhoujin Hall.
Of course, children with official status will be given priority, while children of the Han family like Zhang Yue generally have little chance. But because of the recommendation of Professor Zhang Youzhi, this opportunity came into being.
But in recent years, because Emperor Renzong has not been very generous, many Jinshi families like the Zhang family have benefited from it. Therefore, there are many official-registered children entering the clan academy this year. If Zhang Yue enters the clan academy, he will crowd out the seats of other official-registered children of the same clan.
So someone complained. He said that Zhang Yue's brother Zhang Xu had escaped from marriage and had done something that humiliated the clan. How could his brother still have the nerve to enter the clan school?
As soon as this statement came out, it attracted the attention of everyone in the Zhang family. After some discussion, it was useless even if Zhang You directly recommended it, and Zhang Yue was ruthlessly dismissed.
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