"This Dynasty Has Nothing to Do for a Hundred Years" is so awesome. Wang Anshi gained the trust of officials because of this book. Wang Anshi, who is known as "the one who gained the power of dictatorship", is all in this book.
There are five paragraphs in the full text. The first three paragraphs mainly talk about the reasons why nothing happened for hundreds of years from Taizu to Renzong in the dynasty. It is clearly analyzed and organized.
The fourth paragraph is the most important. Wang Anshi writes about the dormant crisis in the peaceful and prosperous age.
The focus is on "the shortcomings of following the customs of this dynasty for many generations", and then puts forward ten pertinent criticisms.
The fifth paragraph tells officials, "If you know that God's help cannot always be relied on, and if you know that people and affairs cannot be neglected, the time for great achievements is today."
This is the sentence that touches the official family the most.
Among all the ministers that the official family has seen since he ascended the throne, Wang Anshi clearly told the official family that they must stand up and be a capable king.
This is like telling the officials, young people, that the important task of maintaining the order of the universe and safeguarding world peace is left to you! '
The official said to Zhang Yue: "Wang Anshi wanted me to be a capable king, and he told me to choose the technique first. Zhang Qing thought Wang Anshi would tell me what technique to choose? You and I try to tell you!"
Zhang Yue thought to himself that a promising man must change the law.
As for the purpose of the reform?
In fact, in the history of another time and space, Song Shenzong and Wang Anshi also had a conversation about the purpose of the reform. However, this conversation was covered up intentionally or unintentionally by those who compiled the history of the Song Dynasty.
Anyway, I didn’t write it.
So it's funny that Wang Anshi has been carrying out the reform for a long time, but no one knows what his purpose and purpose are?
Before his death, Han Qi summarized Wang Anshi's reform, that is, in the eighth year of Xining, he wrote a memorial to the officials, "The ministers tried to steal the plan, and then they became His Majesty's planners." Han Qi said that I guessed that Wang Anshi was the original one. What your Majesty is planning is...
First, the laws and regulations must be followed and must be changed.
Second, the foundation of governing a country must first be the art of prosperity.
Third, when the imperial court had money, it deployed troops among the people and destroyed the Khitan and Xixia.
Of course, this is Han Qi's guess, but based on the old superior's understanding of Wang Anshi, he should not be wrong. Taken together, this is "the way to enrich the country and strengthen the army through reform."
Zhang Yue, of course, copied Han Qi's words and said: "Your Majesty, according to my speculations, what Wang Anshi said in the past hundred years without incident is that the court's laws and regulations have been based on strict standards for hundreds of years and must be changed. Therefore, Wang Anshi The art of choosing is to change the method and do something promising."
"Looking at Zha Zi's discussion, Wang Anshi advocated that the foundation of governing a country is to first have the skills to become wealthy and powerful, gather wealth and grain, and recruit soldiers to the people. Then he can whip the barbarians and restore our homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and then make rituals and music. Wen Taiping prosperous age!"
After hearing this, the official was overjoyed and said: "Well said, well said, this is what I want!"
Zhang Yue was surprised when he saw the excited expressions on the officials' faces. The servants on the left and right were also startled. They all stretched out their heads and glanced here, probably wondering whether they were going to call for the assassin.
But seeing the official holding Wang Anshi's memorial in the palace, he was overjoyed to say hello three more times.
Zhang Yue couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead after looking at it and thought, young people are easily deceived. If Wang Anshi drew a ppt for you, would you take it seriously?
Fu Bi just said that he would not talk about military matters for twenty years, and you have forgotten about it.
Zhang Yue almost patted his thigh and said to himself, the officials are confused!
Seeing that the official was still excited, he looked at Zhang Yue and said, "You are really insightful and perceptive. With you and Wang Anshi helping each other, I don't have to worry about major matters not being settled."
Zhang Yue said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the problem of the country today is indeed that the country is not rich, the army is not strong, and the people are uneasy. But I know that it is not possible, so I ask your Majesty to make a detailed plan with the ministers. When your Majesty summons Wang Anshi tomorrow, you might as well do this Ask..."
The officials nodded...The king and his ministers were discussing again.
When he walked out of the hall, Zhang Yue couldn't help but chuckle to himself. We are experts at stumbling upon others.
The next day after receiving the news, the officials couldn't wait to summon Wang Anshi.
When the monarch and his ministers met for the second time, the official said: "Your way of governing the country is probably all contained in this book. I have benefited a lot from reading this book again and again. You must have already planned to change these bad policies in this way. Please ask me." Tell me the specific methods one by one."
Wang Anshi said: "In a short while, it is difficult for me to arrive one by one. I hope that your majesty will focus on teaching. Since the lecture is clear, my method is self-evident."
The official said: "I asked you to come here because you are planning for me. Teaching is a must. Can you please help me clarify some of my doubts first?"
Wang Anshi said: "I know everything I know and will tell you."
The official Zhang Yue taught him what he had learned yesterday and immediately asked Wang Anshi: "I think what I love, Qing Zhazi, said, is it a way to enrich the country and strengthen the army through reform?"
Wang Anshi nodded and said: "That's right. In the past, when the state of Wu and Chu were engaged in reforms, they specialized in enriching the country and strengthening its military. Po Chi said that he was able to use the power of vertical and horizontal tactics. The rest were all unattainable..."
Wang Anshi then talked to the officials about his ideas and purposes of the reform.
The official thought that it was exactly what Zhang Yue said yesterday, so his face was no longer as excited as when he first heard it, but rather calm.
He asked again: "There is another thing I don't understand. In the past, I paid tribute to Confucius to inquire about the government. Confucius said that if you have enough soldiers and food, the people will trust you."
"Zi Gong asked if he had to go to one of them. Confucius said that he had enough troops."
"Go to the second one, go to eat, but don't go if you believe, because the people will not stand without faith."
The official said: "In my opinion, the word "people's trust" lies in the laws of the imperial court. The laws of the imperial court remain unchanged, so the people always believe in them. Therefore, even if the people do not have enough food and soldiers, as long as the system is not broken..."
"I can't figure this out, so I hope you can help me figure it out."
This is what Confucius said. Confucianism advocates that system is the first priority. Maintaining a stable system will enrich the people and strengthen the army.
Wang Anshi did the opposite, first reforming the law, and then seeking to enrich the country and strengthen the army.
Wang Anshi was secretly surprised, how could the official know Cai Cai's answer like the back of his hand, as if he already knew his original intention.
Then the officials knew about his proposition and actually ambush a question waiting for him.
Although Wang Anshi could answer this question, he knew that if this conclusion was not reached by officials, then there must be an expert around him to plan it. I don't know who the other party is, but the other party knows everything about me.
Wang Anshi stopped looking down on him and answered the officials' questions carefully, citing scriptures.
This time the two sides talked very thoroughly, and the officials were very satisfied, and they obviously understood a lot. Wang Anshi regretted what he said. He was actually unwilling to express so many of his political opinions at once.
He planned to tell the emperor subtly in his lectures to the emperor in the future.
There is something new every time, so that officials will be convinced of themselves.
However, an unexpected question from an official today disrupted Wang Anshi's thinking. He had to provide more content and some specific measures for reform.
In fact, Wang Anshi has not thought that carefully about some of the reform provisions, and it is too hasty to throw them out at the moment.
Finally, Wang Anshi left again, and the official reluctantly said to Wang Anshi: "I am afraid that I have forgotten some things I said today. I also ask Wang Qing to write a memorial and submit it after he returns!"
Wang Anshi agreed, but he obviously regretted it after returning, but did not submit a memorial, and finally let it go.
