Zhang Yue said that conquering Meng Huo's mind is a martial art, and governing Shu by judging the situation is a political achievement.
Among them, Zhuge Liang's governance of Shu is particularly commendable. Therefore, in the Three Kingdoms games of all dynasties, Zhuge Liang's politics are close to 100.
Zhang Yue expected that Sansu and his son would object to this answer.
Don't think that all Shu people are fans of Zhuge Kongming. In fact, both Sansu and his son criticized Kongming.
For example, Su Xun quoted Guan Zhong's words in "The Book of Quan", "If you attack a strong point, you will be strong; if you take advantage of a flaw, you will be a god; if you attack a strong point, you will be flawless; if you take advantage of a flaw, you will be strong; if you take advantage of a flaw, you will be flawless."
In ancient times, those who wanted to conquer the world always tried to defend their territory first. Zhuge Kongming abandoned Jingzhou and took Western Shu. I know there is nothing he can do.
Su Xun believed that Zhuge Liang wanted to destroy the weak Soochow first instead of competing with the powerful Cao Wei. This was Kong Ming's mistake.
Su Shi's criticism became even more severe. When Liu Biao died, the former master was in Jingzhou. Kong Ming wanted to attack and kill his orphan, but the former master could not bear it. Later, Liu Zhang went to Shu because of his rebellious nature. Within a few months, he choked him and grabbed his back to seize the country. How different he was from Cao Cao!
In the end, Su Shi concluded that those who use benevolence, righteousness, deceit and strength to conquer the world are the reasons why Kong Ming lost.
Su Che was much more tactful than his father and brother, saying that Zhuge Kongming had the talent to govern the country, but he was not a general when faced with numerous conquests.
It's okay for Kong Ming to govern the country, but forget about military strategy. It's enough to leave the conquest of Wei to a general. Why go into battle personally?
Sure enough, Su Xun asked Zhang Yue: "Liu Yan governed Shu with strictness, and Liu Zhang governed Shu with leniency. Both of these methods are lenient and strict. If the country is governed by leniency and fierceness, it is just a technique and not a way." . There is a saying in the Book of Shu that 'the law of punishment is harsh and harsh, and the common people are tortured, and a gentleman becomes a villain, and he sighs with resentment.' How can we explain it?"
Zhang Yuexin said that Su Xun really didn't like Zhuge Liang as the history books said. Is he trying to argue with himself? .
In fact, this statement can be answered like this: "The punishment law is severe and urgent, and the people are exploited, and the gentleman becomes a villain." It comes from the Five Things of Tiao Liang, which Pei Songzhi has already refuted.
Zhang Yue can just quote Pei Songzhi.
Now facing Su Xun's words, Zhang Yue thought to himself, in this world, if there is bright pink, there will be bright black. In later generations, some people advocated removing the teacher's model from the text, so as not to cultivate students' foolish and loyal spirit.
Zhang Yue didn't know what to say.
Su Che frowned secretly on the side. His view of Zhuge Liang was quite different from that of his father and brother, and he still recognized Zhuge Liang's ability to govern the country.
Now Su Zhe saw that his father was arguing, as if he wanted to argue with Zhang Yue, and he couldn't help but worry secretly, fearing that the two of them would get serious about this. Come
Ouyang Xiu and Zeng Gong also stood by and watched to see how Zhang Yue responded.
But when he saw Zhang Yue, he smiled and said, "What Su Gong said is absolutely true. Tolerance and fierceness are just skills, not Tao. If you only seek skills to govern a country, you will stop at skills."
After hearing this, everyone became frightened.
Ouyang Xiu smiled slightly. It was irrational to argue with the elders. Zhang Yue was wise to take a step back.
Su Xun heard Zhang Yue's unfinished meaning and asked, "Where is that way?"
Everyone thought that Zhang Yue did not dare to debate and was about to change the subject, but Zhang Yue said: "Mr. Su, I have learned a lot from reading Zhou Rites recently. The sages respected Zhou Rites in governing the world, but they never talked about the way to balance mercy and violence. Wang Mang restructured the system It is also said that he admired the Zhou rites but forced everyone in the world to rebel against them. Why?"
"Why?"
Zhang Yue said: "I secretly think that there is skill but no way. The ruler must have the meaning of "Guanju" and "Linzhi", and then he can implement the laws of Zhou officials. "Guanju" and "Linzhi" come from "The Book of Songs·Guo" "Feng" is the principle by which I, the Confucian scholar, cultivates virtue in his family and then finally turns it into a benevolent custom in the world."
"This sentence must be pushed to the subtle point. It must be accumulated from the humble mat in the boudoir to the fumigation. There is no one in the world who cannot be transformed by it, and then it can carry out the laws of the Zhou officials. Wang Mang owes this."
After Zhang Yue talked about the Tao of the Heart, if you want to discuss the Tao with me, let’s discuss the Tao. This statement is the purpose of later Neo-Confucianism. If you can refute it, I will write my name backwards.
Su Xun thought for a moment and said with emotion: "This is the way to cultivate one's morality, harmonize one's family, govern the country and bring peace to the world!"
Seeing that his argumentative father did not object to Zhang Yue, Su Zhe couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "Sanlang first entered Taixue and wrote the Great Principles of Taixue, in which he elaborated on the study of Mingti and its application. Mingti can be called the theory of mind, and its application can be called the theory of traces. Can it be verified by using it?"
Su Shi listened and asked: "I still want to ask for advice. What is the meaning of discussing the heart and deeds?"
Zhang Yue felt very happy in his heart and said: "Don't take it seriously. For example, filial piety, filial piety to parents comes from nature. If we only talk about filial piety and not filial heart, but only talk about filial piety, the actor who plays a filial son on stage will be the most filial son in the world."
At this point, Zhang Yue said seriously: "So whether it is lenient or strict, in the final analysis, it is a matter of deeds. It is a technique, not a Tao. The most important thing is the heart. Whether it is lenient or strict, governing a country must start from the heart."
"Liu Yan was strict in his administration of Shu, and his intention was to rebel against the Han and establish himself. Liu Zhang was lenient in his administration of Shu, but because of his weakness, he did it as a last resort in order to defend his position. This is a mistake of being lenient and strict. On the other hand, after Kong Ming's death, he could not survive. Eight hundred trees, the field is no more than fifteen hectares, I carry my food and clothing with me, I rely on the official, and I don't care about life. There is no silk left inside, and no money outside, this is the heart."
"Strictness is both a technique and a deed, and one does not care about one's heart when it comes to deeds. Therefore, there is a saying that 'the punishments are severe and urgent, and the common people are tortured, and the gentlemen and villains grow into resentful people.'"
After these words, everyone showed admiration, Su Zhe was especially moved.
When changing clothes during the banquet, Ouyang Xiu smiled at Zeng Gong and said, "Zhang Duzhi is like a young phoenix. One day he will be as good as his old one!"
Hearing this, Zeng Gong's expression became complicated again.
Everyone continued to write poems.
The poems written by everyone at the banquet that day were all written into a collection of poems. Ouyang Xiu published it, and it became popular in Bianjing and even became expensive in Luoyang.
After all, Sansu, Ouyang Xiu, and Zeng Gong are all the most famous and talented people in the world. Ouyang Xiu was not only a great master in the literary world, but also an examiner for several imperial examinations.
For Ouyang Xiu and others, having a collection of poems like this one more time or one less is just a slight gain to their reputation.
But for Zhang Yue and Zeng Zai, their names also spread with the collection of poems.
In particular, the heart-attack couplet written by Zhuge Kongming has been praised by many people, and they think it is critical of the current situation.
As the collection of poems spread, scholars in Bianjing, and even the usually aloof and dignified officials, deeply regretted that they could not attend this meeting and missed this opportunity to become famous.
After Zeng Gong went out, he said to Zeng Zai: "The knowledge in Zhang Du's mind can be learned. You are his classmate, so don't miss it."
At this moment, inside the Han Mansion.
Han Qi is reading this collection of poems given to him by Ouyang Xiu.
Han Qi himself did not like to elaborate when writing poems, and he was not very fond of the poems of gifted scholars. However, because Ouyang Xiu, San Su, and Zeng Gong were very famous, he also appreciated them.
When he saw Zhang Yue's name, Han Qi thought of the young man he had met in Taixue.
The young man's eyes left an impression on him, so he still remembers it.
Han Qi chuckled when he read Zhang Yue's first poem. After flipping through more than a dozen pages, he shook his head when he saw Zhang Yue's poem again. It's not that Zhang Yue's poems are not good, but that he can't be compared with the other poems in the collection.
But when Han Qi read through to Zhang Yue's heart-wrenching couplet, he was momentarily stunned. He spread the poetry collection on the table and said to this page: "I underestimate this guy."
