After Zhang Yue formally accepted the appointment of Jing Yan, he originally wanted to enter the Jing Yan Institute, but an unexpected order from Zhongshu told Zhang Yue not to rush into the Jing Yan Institute, but to live in the Liyuan first.
Zhang Yue was stunned for a moment, thinking that there was something wrong with entering the Sutra Banquet Hall, but when it came to the final step, he stepped back.
When Zhang Yue returned to the ceremony, he learned that there was indeed a reason.
It turned out that the emperor planned to worship Mingtang in person.
The official family held the Mingtang ceremony for the first time in the second year of Huangyou's reign. After that, they never held a memorial ceremony in person for the next twelve years. Now the official family once again attended the Mingtang ceremony in person.
The officials also issued an edict to the officials not to add honorific titles when they personally worshiped the emperor in the Mingtang.
At this time, Zhongshu sent a message to several etiquette officials to discuss the ceremony for this personal sacrifice. Zhang Yue understood Han Qi's intention of temporarily suspending his admission to the Sutra Banquet.
On this day, Chen Jian, Yan Chengyu, Lu Xiaqing and Zhang Yue were discussing in the Liyuan.
Several etiquette officials all know that nothing happens in the ceremony hall on weekdays, but when it comes to re-establishing the etiquette system, they must not be careless and must be cautious.
Among the four, Chen Jian was Han Qi's confidant and the person in charge of the ceremony, so he naturally spoke first.
To put it bluntly, it is to convey the spirit of Zhongshu Province.
Chen Jian said: "The meaning of Zhengshitang is that the Mingtang ceremony in the second year of Huangyou's reign, although it adopts the old system of Sui and Tang Dynasties, should not worship the law. Let our Liyuan start to change the ceremony."
Lu Xiaqing said: "Shouldn't the Dharma be worshiped? The old system of Sui and Tang Dynasties shouldn't, so when should it be done?"
Chen Jian said: "The queen of lawlessness is of course the king of law. This is the foundation of changing etiquette."
Yan Chengyu said: "Wang Mang's reform of the ancient system is also based on the ancestors, but the laws come and go and are his own laws. How can there be three generations of laws. It is called changing rituals, but it is actually taking power."
Zhang Yue heard this and thought, if Yan Chengyu hadn't been Yan Shu's son, he would have been dragged out and beaten a long time ago just because of his mouth.
Chen Jian was also a well-educated person, and his expression did not change after hearing this, while Zhang Yue said, "I wonder what Chang Litai stands for?"
Chen Jian was very satisfied with Zhang Yue's attitude, but he said, "Hey, I still want to hear your opinions."
Everyone gave in for a while, and finally Chen Jian said: "In my opinion, this so-called ritual change should be regarded as two things. Huangyou's Mingtang ceremony was in Mengdong, but Mengdong is too cold, so now I plan to change it to Jiqiu."
"At the same time, according to the two rites of Kaiyuan and Kaibao, the emperor did not present it to the five emperors in person. This time I advocate that the emperor should present it in person. Use these two as 'changed rites'. What do you think?"
After listening to Chen Jian's words, Zhang Yue thought that first there should be changes in etiquette, and then there should be changes in law.
And what is achieved by this change of etiquette is to discuss the "Father King" and "Fa Queen King".
The first king of Fa is what happened in the Three Dynasties of Fa, and the queen of Fa is Sui and Tang Dynasties.
For example, in the second year of Huangyou's reign, the old system of Sui and Tang Dynasties was copied, and this was the king of Fahou.
This was somewhat dissatisfying to the governors led by Han Qi who were interested in reforming etiquette, so they decided to make a change.
To change the etiquette is not to create a new one, but to examine it from the past three generations. For example, Wang Mang's ancient reform was actually his own intention, but it was announced to the outside world that it was done by the sages of the third generation. I am retroactive, and then use "Faxian Wang" to change "Fahou Wang" to achieve change. Purpose.
Zhongshu also planned to use this personal sacrifice of the emperor to achieve the purpose of 'changing rituals'.
The purpose of changing the rites is to strengthen the cadres and unify the consciousness of the "Father King" in the court, while the purpose of the qiang gans is to reform the law, so the reform and qiang gans are mutually exclusive and internal to each other. It’s just that many people are so strong that they end up seizing power.
Zhang Yue said: "The ceremonial platform of the endowment, the emperor's sacrifice in Mingtang was in Mengdong, but in Mengdong, the emperor had just finished offering sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple and he offered sacrifices to Mingtang, which means that the earth and the gods are juxtaposed. Now only worshiping Mingtang shows respect." ."
Chen Jian said happily: "That's right. Dr. Zhang is really well-thought-out."
Lu Xiaqing added: "We still have to present gifts to the Emperor and the Five Emperors in person. I have seen this record in the Rites Book of the State of Lu."
Chen Jian stroked his palm and said, "Great, this truth coincides with mine."
Zhang Yue secretly laughed in his heart. Anyway, that's what Zhongshu meant. Through Chen Jian's words, Taichang Liyuan would eventually have to provide data from ancient textual research or various reasons of his own to prove the legality of the reform.
Zhang Yue and Lu Xiaqing were of course very cooperative.
In the officialdom, those who are obedient will be given candy, and those who are disobedient will be slapped... What our Li Yuan pursues is not passing, but unanimous approval.
After Yan Chengyu complained a few times, he finally expressed his acceptance. Taichang Liyuan was directly under Zhongshu's sect, so he would not be stupid enough to go against what Zhongshu had determined.
After the agreement was reached, Zhang Yue and other etiquette officials finally jointly signed the memorial. This memorial was submitted to Taichang Liyuan, so in the end it was the officials and Zhongshu who accepted Taichang Liyuan's suggestion.
Because of the discussion about the grand ceremony in the Mingtang, Zhang Yue delayed attending the Sutra banquet.
At this time, Yang Wei, the original attendant of Jingyan, died of illness, and there was a shortage of Jingyan officials. Zhongshu Ji Mingzhang Yue entered the Jingyan office.
Zhang Yue finally officially joined the job.
The Zhihu of the Jingyan Officer was in the Secret Pavilion, so Zhang Yue went round and round and returned to the Secret Pavilion. It only took a few months from the principal of the Secret Pavilion to become the Jingyan Officer.
When his old colleagues met Zhang Yue, they all congratulated him and prepared a banquet in the pavilion to celebrate.
An old scribe from the Secret Pavilion met Zhang Yue, who clasped his fists and smiled.
Zhang Yue had met this old official when he first took part in the Sixth Examination of the Secret Pavilion. At that time, they only met him briefly, but they kept in touch with him later.
The other party raised his head and looked at Zhang Yue with cloudy eyes and said, "I knew the Number One Scholar would come back."
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "Yes."
When Han Qi asked him to be the school manager of the Secret Pavilion, he felt that he was overqualified and felt a little unhappy.
The old official suddenly said: "I had known that Duke Zhuangyuan was coming back. Duke Zhuangyuan had left a copybook in the secret pavilion. I kept it for you. Now I will bring it to you."
After speaking, the old official staggered away and took a piece of paper for himself. Zhang Yue saw that it was indeed his own calligraphy, but he saw that it said: "Everyone works hard, the saint is stupid, long live the ginseng and become pure." All things are as they are, and they are all related to each other'.
The general idea of this statement is that everyone is busy competing for fame and wealth, comparing themselves with each other, and arguing about right and wrong, but the saint is in a state of confusion. Long Live Ruyi has cultivated pure and pure things. This is the truth for all things in the world.
Zhang Yue said to the old official: "I wrote it randomly at first."
The old official smiled and said, "What is written in random words is what comes from the bottom of my heart."
Zhang Yue couldn't help but think a lot. At this moment, the door of the secret pavilion opened, and he saw Sima Guang, an old acquaintance, entering.
As for who is the most prominent official in the court today, it must be Sima Guang.
Sima Guang was appointed as the housekeeper and had been admonishing the Emperor for several years. He had written 170 letters to the emperor. If you read this historical material carefully, it is full of Sima Guang's advice.
In the seventh year of Jiayou's reign, the emperor once again wanted Sima Guang to make imperial edicts for Zhi, and to keep company with his good friend Wang Anshi. Sima Guang even went to Jiushu to refuse, and finally the officials took back the order.
Zhang Yue stood up and said, "I have seen Sima Shi lecture."
Sima Guang smiled gently and said, "This is Bachelor Zhang. Nice to meet you."
The two of them saluted each other.
Nowadays, Sima Guang is serving as a minister and minister of Tianzhang Pavilion, and knows the admonishment courtyard.
Tianzhang Pavilion's waiting position is a post, serving as a lecturer is a banquet position, and Zhijian Yuan is a dispatch. Zhang Yue, on the other hand, was directly affiliated with the Jixian Courtyard and Chongzheng Hall Storytelling Hall, as well as the Zhili Courtyard.
Using other officials to handle banquet matters, and at the same time preferring to use admonishment officials to learn about the banquet. This is a consistent feature of today's official employment.
Now it is expected that the two banquet officials Zhang Yue and Sima Guang would meet in Zhilu.
The old official was in awe when he saw Sima Guang. Sima Guang smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Are you interrupting me?"
The old official said: "I'm talking about the fact that Duke Zhuang Yuan wrote a calligraphy in the secret pavilion for the school director."
Sima Guang said: "I wonder if I can take a look?"
Zhang Yue saw that Sima Guang was honest in everything he did and said happily: "Of course."
After reading it, Sima Guang said: "This comes from Zhuangzi's Theory of Equality of Things. I think this statement is in line with Bachelor Zhang. I wonder what the Bachelor's insights are?"
Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to the minister, I think that in officialdom there will always be competition for fame and fortune, but since I entered officialdom, I have never forgotten what I want."
Sima Guang shook his head and said, "It seems like it's not over yet."
Zhang Yue added: "Everything seems to be incompatible at first glance. This mountain is different from that mountain, and this water is different from that water. If it is feasible to find the laws of everything, all things will be integrated into each other, that is, they will be one. Laws are the method of oneness. ."
"It is also what the sage said: Don't worry about others, but you don't know yourself, and you don't know others when you are worried."
Sima Guang nodded and said: "It seems to be over. All the troubles in the world are between trouble and no trouble. His ability to see things is extremely high. I admire him."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "I don't dare to take it seriously. It seems that I have finished what I said, but I haven't finished it yet. Let me find the rest slowly!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, then sat down opposite each other in the secret pavilion. The old official brought them tea.
Sima Guang stroked his beard and sighed: "With insufficient strength in the day, and then at night, there is no way to achieve perfection in learning. The only way is to work hard. What experience can I gain from reading history?"
After hearing this, Zhang Yue quickly put down the tea soup and joked, Sima Guang asked, what is your experience in reading history?
Zhang Yue said: "Replying to the lecturer, I really don't dare to talk about it in front of everyone. I just want to tell you how to tell history at the banquet."
Sima Guang smiled, took out a volume from the bag he carried with him and said, "This is the general history written by me in Jing Yan Jin Lecture. You might as well take a look at it, it can be used as a reference."
Zhang Yue also sincerely lamented that Sima Guang was so kind to someone who so easily borrowed the speech he gave to officials at the banquet.
Zhang Yue read a few words and suddenly smiled. Seeing Zhang Yue's expression, Sima Guang couldn't help but ask: "Du Zhi, is there anything wrong?"
Zhang Yue looked at Sima Guang and said, "There is indeed one."
Sima Guang said seriously: "Please give me a clear explanation."
Zhang Yue said: "The volume of the attendants writes about the eunuch Yu Hongzhi of the Tang Dynasty. The biography of Qiu Shiliang in the "New Book of Tang" written by Ou Gong is written as Yu Hongzhi, while the "Old Book of Tang" occasionally mistakenly writes it as Yu Zhihong, and Gong here But it is written as Yu Zhihong."
Sima Guang looked at it. The old official beside him, who had always been convinced by Sima Guang, couldn't help but asked with some doubts: "Is this really true?"
It happened that the secret pavilion contained all the books in the world, so the old official moved a ladder and took the old and new Tang books from the bookshelf and moved them into the pavilion.
After Sima Guang flipped through the book and compared it, he couldn't help but say: "Sure enough, I admire you even more deeply!"
