Only Ouyang Xiu and Su Xun were talking at the table. The other juniors were all sitting upright, not daring to answer easily.
Along with Su Shi, Su Che was also speechless, and Su Xun was the only one who followed him.
During the dinner, Ouyang Xiu talked about recent hot topics.
During the winter festival, officials and families worshiped their ancestors. As usual, the prime minister led hundreds of civil and military officials to honor Renzong.
However, the minister Liu Chang believed that adding a title in a year of famine was just a false name, and he went to the court four times to admonish him.
Liu Chang's actions here were praised by Ouyang Xiu.
Zhang Yue understood that Liu Chang was a political ally of Ouyang Xiu, and he also had close contacts with Wang Anshi. Later generations believed that Wang Anshi's Confucian thoughts came from Liu Chang.
Zhang Yueben admired Liu Chang very much, but he didn't expect that they were chatting and talking about one thing.
At that time, the Song Dynasty was competing with the Qiang people in Qinzhou for the ancient Wei land.
Renzong asked Liu Chang: "How about abandoning the defense?"
Liu Chang replied: "If the new city can cover Qinzhou and there is no danger from the Qiang people, how can it be possible to overwhelm the country and defend it? Or if the terrain is dangerous and dangerous, and thieves can take advantage of it to disturb our borderland, how can it be possible to overwhelm the country and fight for it?"
"Now the ancient Wei land does not seem to be important. Instead, it wastes money and impoverishes the people, and sacrifices the lives of soldiers for small profits. Morality is not on our side, and it is not a plan."
Zhang Yue actually still makes sense after hearing this?
Unexpectedly, Ouyang Xiu and Su Xun's views surprised Zhang Yue. They just said, "If this is followed, Qinzhou will be troubled from now on." '
Zhang Yue heard that it was difficult to object, so he didn't say much. Besides, when Di Qing was dismissed as Privy Councilor, it was Ouyang Xiu and Liu Chang who attacked him the most severely. In the end, Di Qing died of vomiting and illness.
Zhang Yue thought to himself that the politics of the Song Dynasty were really in deep water.
From a Confucian perspective, the characters of Ouyang Xiu and Liu Chang were both standard scholar-bureaucrats worthy of respect.
But why do they all come to such a conclusion?
Zhang Yue's expression happened to be visible to Su Zhe.
However, Ouyang Xiu changed the topic to Zhang Yue and said with a smile: "Liu Yuanfu is a master of Confucian classics in this world. How can he be as good as others?"
Zhang Yue heard this and knew that Ouyang Xiu was trying to make himself look good.
At first, Su Xun thought Zhang Yue was a junior somewhere, so he didn't care. Hearing Ouyang Xiu praise him so highly, he couldn't help but be surprised. Su Xun was sizing up Zhang Yue at the side, and Su Zhe whispered: "Dad, this is Mr. Zhang Sanlang who wrote the three-character poem."
Zhang Yue felt that the moment Su Xun's eyes fell on him, his face froze.
Su Xun, who always spoke without pretense, looked at Zhang Yue and nodded, showing appreciation.
Zhang Yue said: "I have learned a lot from Mr. Su's reading of the Yi. I have gained insights into its strong and soft, far and near, joy and anger, and submissiveness. I hope to come and ask for advice someday."
Su Xun had special insights into the Book of Changes. Seeing that Zhang Yue was so eager to learn, he readily agreed.
While he was talking, he heard that Zeng Gong came to visit him.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, okay, five of the eight great families of the Tang and Song Dynasties have arrived, except Wang Anshi.
Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "It's so late for Zigu."
Everyone went to the front hall to see Zeng Gong.
It turns out that Zeng Gong has just been elected to join the Taiping Prefecture Judiciary Army, and he came here today with someone by his side. Zhang Yuezhang knew this person well, and he was Zeng Gong's younger brother Zeng Zai. Now they were both studying at Taixue.
Everyone greeted him immediately.
Zeng Gong had a good relationship with Wang Anshi in the past, but recently his relationship with Wang Anshi has become less close.
Zhang Yue heard from Wang Anguo that Wang Anshi knew Changzhou and later served as a prisoner in Jiangdong. From time to time, there were small cases, but there were many slanders.
Zeng Gong found out about this, and he advocated educating him first and waiting for a long time. He accused Wang Anshi of not teaching others first and following the method of handling and cutting.
Of course Wang Anshi was not happy, thinking that Zeng Gong was ignorant of current affairs.
Zhang Yue also guessed that Wang Anshi's official position is getting higher and higher now, while Zeng Gong was finally awarded an official position until this year. There is a huge difference in status between the two. As for their different positions, their views on things and their political opinions have also changed. .
Even so, the relationship between Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong is still very good, but not as good as before. Now Wang Anshi is having a heated fight with Sima Guang.
Both Wang Anshi and Sima Guang were famous for their stubborn tempers. At the same time, they both had good personal ethics and were neither drunk nor lewd.
When Bao Zheng was their boss, he saw that they were not drinking, so he toasted to them.
Sima Guang refused for a while and finally had a drink to save Bao Zheng's face. But Wang Anshi said that if he didn't drink, he wouldn't drink, and he wouldn't give him any face!
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue met Zeng Gong.
Zeng Gong looked at Zhang Yue and was very emotional. He had originally chosen Zhang Yue as his sister-in-law.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yue and the Wu family made a verbal engagement in the end. He felt a little unworthy of Zhang Yue. Why would a man like him be willing to suffer the consequences of becoming a Jinshi before consummating the marriage?
But Zeng Gong also knew that it was because he didn't speak.
Zeng Qiniang is now married to Wang Wujiu. Wang Wujiu was Zeng Gong's second brother-in-law, but he died of illness not long ago. Zeng Gong cherished Wang Wujiu's talent and married his seventh sister to him.
In the second year of Jiayou's reign, Wang Wujiu won the Jinshi Scholarship and was appointed as Jiangdu Lieutenant. However, he admired Wang Anshi very much, and soon gave up his official position to study under Wang Anshi's disciples. As a result, his family's livelihood was not stable, and the family was very poor, and they could not eat well. pause.
But Zeng Gong still did not dislike his brother-in-law, believing that his talent and character were worthy of his respect. After his second sister died of illness, he married his seventh sister.
However, Zeng Gong not only respected Wang Wujiu's talent, but also because his second sister had given birth to two daughters for Wang Wujiu, so if his seventh sister married him, he would definitely treat her as his own.
This kind of marriage was very common in the Song Dynasty. Historically, Han Zhongyan married the daughter of Lu Yijian's son, Lu Gongbi. As a result, Lu's health was not good. Before his death, he begged Han Zhongyan: "I can't be cured, and I have a little sister at home. Jun If you take care of your old kindness and please extend it, you will surely be able to care for my son and keep the good relationship between our two surnames alive."
Nowadays, Zeng Gong still has his eighth sister and his ninth sister is unmarried. Both of his sisters are virtuous, submissive and weak women. In the words of the time, their speech and behavior are all polite. When the Zeng family was in trouble, the two sisters Regardless of food and clothing, share joys and sorrows with your family.
Zeng Gong even believed that if Zhang Yue failed to pass the Jinshi examination, even if Ba Niang got married, his Jiu Niang would still be old enough to marry Zhang Yue.
Anyway, Zeng Gong is such a temperament, and what he sees right will not be wrong.
After everyone took their seats, Ouyang Xiu immediately suggested that everyone write poems with different topics and rhymes here. If they couldn't write a poem, they would be given a drink as a penalty.
All the sons and nephews applauded unanimously.
Zhang Yue no longer gets headaches when he writes poems, but he forgot to bring his poetry bag when he came to Ouyang Xiu's house today.
This poetry bag contains good verses that I have accumulated on a daily basis. When I have no ideas, I can take them out to save the day.
First, the poems are divided into rhymes. Ouyang Xiu got the word 'pine', Su Xun got the word 'snow', Zeng Gong got the word 'wind', Su Shi got the word 'spring', Su Che got the word 'stone', and Zhang Yue got the word 'wine'. , Zeng Zai got the word "cold".
Each person composed a poem based on this rhyme.
Zhang Yue took it as a practice essay for the exam anyway, and soon everyone wrote poems. Ouyang Xiu was the most clever and quick-thinking, and was the first to finish it.
Everyone wrote poems based on the objects in the room. Ouyang Xiu got the Nautilus cup, Su Xun got the gall cup, Zeng Gong got Zhang Yueqin, Su Shi got the Chengxintang paper, Su Che got the Jinxingyan, and Zhang Yue got the square bamboo stick. , Zeng Zai got the Yue Yan screen.
Everyone composed poems.
Seeing that no one was left unfulfilled, Ouyang Xiu was overjoyed and suggested that the portraits on the walls should be used as poems.
At present, Ouyang Xiu has won Han Tuizhi, Su Xun has won Li Wenrao, Zeng Gong has won Du Fu, Su Shi has won Li Bai, Su Che has won Wei Zhenggong, Zhang Yue has won Zhuge Kongming, and Zeng Zai has won Xie Anshi.
Zhang Yue suddenly felt something in his heart and started writing a poem.
Ouyang Xiu was very happy when he saw that everyone was quick and quick in thinking.
Such a poem and couplet is interesting. At the same time, I am happy that my nephews are so successful, so I picked up everyone's paper and made a few comments.
When Ouyang Xiu read Zhang Yue's poems, he couldn't help but pause for a moment and read: "If you can attack the heart, you will turn around and eliminate yourself. It has been known from ancient times that soldiers are not warlike. If you don't assess the situation, it is a mistake to be lenient and severe. Later, when you govern Shu, you need to think deeply."
After hearing this poem, the four seats moved immediately.
Ouyang Xiu remained silent.
Su Xun recited it several times and praised it: "What a poem. I have never read a poem like this in mourning Kong Ming."
Su Shi and Su Che also expressed their admiration for this poem, and then they both stood up and expressed their admiration to Zhang Yue.
As for Zeng Gong, he sighed, not knowing why.
At this time, Ouyang Xiu, who was supposed to comment, did not speak. Instead, Su Zhe, who was always taciturn, suddenly said: "Look, this poem seems to have a deep meaning, can you tell me?"
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "It's ridiculous to give up for a while."
Zhang Yue looked at Ouyang Xiu. At this time, Ouyang Xiu had put down the paper and said with a smile, "Who can analyze this poem?"
At this time, Zeng Zai finally stood up and said, "I'd like to give you a try, and I'd like some corrections."
Ouyang Xiu nodded.
Zeng Zaiyan said: "The word "attacking the heart" comes from the annals of the Three Kingdoms. When Kong Ming was marching to the south, Ma Di said when he saw him off, the way to use the army is to attack the heart first, to attack the city below, to fight with the heart first, and to fight with soldiers lower. We are willing to submit to the public. It's just the heart. In the end, Kong Ming conquered the south and conquered Meng Huo. This means that if you can attack the heart, it will disappear on its own."
"As for the trial situation, when he entered Shu, Kong Ming assisted Liu Xuande in governing vegetables, but the law was quite severe. Xuande's other conspirator, Fa Zheng, advised Kong Ming to follow the three chapters of the treaty of Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and suspend his imprisonment to appease his hopes, and to treat Shu leniently. .Kongming Quedaojun knew one thing but didn't know the other. Qin was unruly and harsh in its administration and the people resented it. Because of this, Emperor Gaozu could be lenient."
"However, Liu Zhang is weak and weak. Although he has been kind for many generations, he has not practiced virtue and government, and has not enforced the rule of law. The people of Shu are arbitrary and arbitrary, and the way of monarch and ministers is gradually weakened. Now I use the law to rule, and if I practice the law, I will know the kindness and rule it. Yes, it was written here.”
Everyone nodded, feeling that Zeng Zai had analyzed it thoroughly.
Ouyang Xiudao: "The most important thing in today's court is the method of treating the heart and being lenient and strict."
"Fan Wenzhenggong's new policy was that the ministers could not be of one mind and turned against each other. Party quarrels continued, so what is the way to attack the heart? It can make the world unite and eliminate party quarrels."
"As for the law of leniency and severity, what do you think of Sanlang?"
Everyone looked at Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue replied: "Meng Shibo asked me, my nephew thinks that these laws of leniency and severity are different. It is not that Confucianism only talks about leniency and Legalism only stresses strictness. But do you think that strict punishments and laws are the legalist ideas?"
"My nephew dare not agree with this theory. Confucian governance also talks about 'the punishment of the world is light and the world is heavy, there is justice and there is no justice, there are morals and important points.' Different laws are different at the same time. Sometimes it should be lenient and sometimes it should be strict. Being lenient means being strong, and being strong is strong. Be generous. Then people only know the surface, and they only use mercy or severity. They cannot attack the heart but kill it. This is really absurd!"
