Su Shi's words made Zhang Yue, Chen Xiang and other officials present feel uncomfortable. Of course, is Su Shi wrong?
There was nothing wrong, everything he said was true.
From a critic's point of view, he did not speak nonsense, and he hit the nail on the head, but the effect was like stabbing a knife into people's hearts.
After Su Shi retired, Zhang Yue could feel that the officials in Yanhe Hall appreciated Su Shi's talents very much, but the result of the performance was not very good.
Perhaps this is the character of a literati.
Of course, Su Shi also understood that the emperor's acceptance might be very small, and he told the truth that he shouldn't have told.
What Zhang Yue didn't know at this moment was that after Su Shi came out of the palace, due to his good popularity, many officials asked Su Shi what he had said to the officials when he met the emperor.
Su Shi let out a long sigh, and then told the truth about himself in front of the king, without any hidden words.
"Let me speak frankly before you, the problem I have today is that I am too eager to cure my illness, and my advice is too broad, and my advice is too hasty!"
All the officials agreed with Su Shi's words.
It is not that everyone has this idea in their hearts, but they either hide it in their hearts and do not say it, or they are not as specific and profound as Su Shi's summary. Now that Su Shi said this, the officials present unanimously expressed their agreement.
"So what do the officials say?" an official asked.
Su Shi said: "The officials will consider my advice carefully."
Many officials were overjoyed. The officials' willingness to listen to Su Shi's words showed that his determination to reform was not yet so firm.
The officials present had objections to the Regulations Department of the Third Department. After Su Shi's amplification, many officials immediately planned to go to the evacuations, or planned to pass Su Shi's words to other officials they knew.
As for the officials in the palace, they didn't know all this, so they summoned Zhang Heng.
Before meeting Zhang Heng, the official asked Zhang Yue: "Is Zhang Zhengyan a member of your clan?"
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty clearly knows that Zhang Heng is indeed my clan nephew. When I was working as a servant at the clan school to make a living, Zhang Heng was the chief of the clan school."
When the officials heard that Zhang Yue made a living by copying books, they said, "It's not easy for you."
Soon Zhang Heng went to the palace.
Zhang Heng's memorial advocated the school system, and this view was consistent with that of Wang Anshi, Chen Xiang, and Zhang Yue.
Zhang Heng said first: "Your Majesty, during the third generation, the Dharma was fully developed. From the royal family and the capital to the alleys, there were schools everywhere."
"When a person is eight years old, all children from the prince to the common people are admitted to primary schools and taught how to sweep, respond, advance and retreat, etiquette, music, archery, and calligraphy."
"In the next ten to five years, all the noble sons and sons of the emperor, as well as the suitable sons of princes, ministers, officials, and noble officials, as well as all the handsome men of the common people, will enter the university and be taught the principles of rationality, righteousness, and integrity. The way to cultivate oneself and govern others.”
Zhang Heng's suggestion is to imitate the three generations and establish a complete education system.
From primary school to university, they were all included in the public schools. The imperial court used it to educate the people so that every common person could afford to study (primary school), and then selected outstanding children from poor families to be admitted to the university together with Gongqing (second-generation officials).
After listening to Zhang Hengzhi's suggestion, the officials couldn't help but think that this plan was certainly a good one.
But how much does this cost?
It is very difficult for a county to run a county school. Before Fan Zhongyan established the new school in Qingli, most counties in the Song Dynasty did not have county schools.
The official asked Zhang Heng for his opinion, and Zhang Heng said: "Your Majesty can come from three places, one is government-run, the other is jointly run by the government and the people, and the third is privately run. Wealthy counties can be run by the government, and if they are not rich, they can be run by the government and the people. The last is Encourage private development.”
"It is the university just now. As for the elementary school, it will be based on the social studies method. Then each county will have an official to supervise the school affairs, and along the way there will be another official to supervise the academic officials in each county."
The officials nodded. The cost of government-run schools was too high, and the imperial court simply did not have the financial resources. So it would encourage private schools, and the court would set up school inspectors in each county to coordinate and manage the schools.
Of course, these were all discussed by Zhang Heng, Chen Xiang, and Zhang Yue.
The officials were very happy and satisfied after hearing Zhang Heng's opinion.
After Zhang Heng left, the officials couldn't help but sigh, why Zhang Heng and Su Shi were completely different although they were both Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou's reign.
Of course the officials didn't know it. Zhang Heng's memorials and pairs of memorials had been modified by Zhang Yue and Chen Xiang, and some things that might cause displeasure to the officials were eliminated. Therefore, almost every word in Zhang Heng's memorial was satisfactory to the officials.
The official asked Zhang Yue, "What do you think of Su Shi's discussion of the school?"
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Su Shi's words are reasonable, and his intention is to serve the country with fists and fists. However, his strategies can be listened to, but not used."
"Why?"
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, it is like an old father who has two sons. The eldest son is at his knees as a filial son, while the younger son wanders away and does not go home for several years."
"The youngest son who was away for a day came home and saw that his old father had not taken good care of him. Out of filial piety, he scolded his elder brothers one by one."
"Your Majesty, in this world people can be 100% filial, but how can they achieve 100% filial piety."
"The younger son's accusations are certainly true, and his filial piety to his father may not be inferior to his elder brother's, but is the eldest son really doing something bad?"
"It is beyond the power of those who do things. If the father follows the younger son and accuses the eldest son without knowing what is going on, then one day the younger son wanders away again, and then there will probably be no one at the father's knees to fulfill his filial piety."
The officials couldn't help but feel relieved when they heard this: "Zhang Qing's words have the air of a prime minister."
Chen Xiang also nodded slightly and thought to himself, the trust of the officials in Du is really unbelievable.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiang recorded the prelude between Zhang Yue and Guan Jiajun in his daily notes.
The next day, in Wang Anshi's residence, Su Shi's "Prelude to the King" also reached Wang Anshi's ears from others.
Although Wang Anshi was the prime minister, he was not a villain enough to deliberately spy on the words and deeds of officials. However, Su Shi's words were spoken in front of many officials. If it was widely publicized, it would be difficult not to reach Wang Anshi's ears.
Wang Anshi claimed to be ill these days and did not go to court. This was not because he was afraid of Su Shi, but because he was indeed suffering from asthma.
At this time, Wang Yu was reading a memorial to Wang Anshi.
The disciples reported that Xue Xiang, the magistrate of Luzhou, had come to see him. At this moment, Wang Anshi couldn't help but open his eyes, and Wang Yu also smiled sarcastically.
Wang Yu invited Xue Xiang into Wang Anshi's bedroom.
Zhong'e's previous attack on Suizhou was overthrown by Sima Guang and other conservative officials and demoted to Suizhou. Xue Xiang was also dismissed from his post as Shaanxi transfer envoy for indulging in Zhong Er, and now he is only the magistrate of Luzhou.
Wang Anshi and Wang Yu both knew Xue Xiang well. Knowing that this person must not be willing to be demoted and want to make a comeback, he came to Wang Anshi's house to find a way.
After Xue Xiang entered the room, he said, "I heard that my husband has asthma and cannot go to court. Xue heard that the only cure for asthma is Zituanshan ginseng. This is a rare thing. It just so happens that Xue has special characteristics and came to give it to me."
"With this Zituanshan ginseng, my husband's illness will be cured. Please don't refuse."
Wang Anshi laughed when he heard this and said, "I have never eaten Zituanshan ginseng in my life, and I have lived to this age. Mr. Xue should go back!"
Xue Xiang's expression changed. He didn't expect that Wang Anshi would not accept him despite being so ill. How could he ask him to speak for him in court?
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