When Zhang Yue was in the forum in the past, he had seen countless powerful political figures, how they governed the world with words and deeds.
Most of the time, if I take charge of the world, I will first decide on one, two, three, four, and five. As long as you do what I say, you will be able to break out of Asia and go to the world in less than ten years.
But what about the reformer Wang Anshi?
Reform is not about how I want to change the law, but what should I do once the reform begins to encounter resistance and opposition?
It's not about how to treat it, but how easy it is to treat.
In the past, when I read history books, I always had the illusion that Wang Anshi's reform failed in the end.
In fact, this was not the case. In another time and space in history, after Wang Anshi resigned as prime minister for the second time, Emperor Shenzong still used his ideas.
After Yuanyou changed, Wang Anshi failed?
Yuanyou's reform was only implemented for a few years before Zhang Dun regained the banner of reform...
Did the reform finally fail after Zhang Dun resigned? Wrong, there was Cai Jing who served as prime minister four times...it wasn't until the Northern Song Dynasty was gone that the reform came to an end.
So Wang Anshi’s reform failed? The people have died and the government has ceased? Facts have proved that if a country is truly determined to reform the law, it can still succeed.
Su Shi said that recruiting scholars for classics and righteousness is actually burying and eliminating talents. No matter how good you are in poetry, poetry and classics, it will be of no use to you as an official.
Su Shi is right, but the question is, is Wang Anshi's reform of the imperial examination simply to select talents?
At the beginning, Wang Anshi's so-called change of customs and legislation was exactly what he did. His purpose was to "equalize morality".
Reform is not about changing the law, but how to make the law continue and make yourself invincible...
From just one point, we can tell that Wang Anshi's vision is far superior to that of any official of his generation, and he ranks among the great political figures of ancient and modern times... Hundreds of years later, Zhu Yuanzhang designated Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism as an official school, which was also the official school of Qi Dynasty. Morality.
Wang Anshi looked at Zhang Yue and asked, "What do you think of Du Zhi?"
Zhang Yue knew that after Wang Anshi threw out the words "Qi Dede", he would definitely be doomed if he had any doubts about his policies.
Lao Wang is a cruel man!
What happens to those who dare to challenge him? Everyone knows it.
But it is not Zhang Yue's character to follow Lao Wang's wishes completely.
Therefore, he had to come up with something to make Wang Anshi convinced of himself.
Zhang Yue said: "Confucius did not reach Qin when he traveled west. Why? Xunzi made it clear that there was no Confucianism in Qin. King Zhao of Qin told Xunzi that Confucianism was not beneficial to the country. What Xunzi observed after entering Qin reported to Fan Ju, and the people and officials They all have ancient customs. Scholars and officials do not compete with each other, do not form factions, and have no selfish interests. The folk customs and national customs are so pure, so the country is easy to govern, and Shang Yang's reform was successful in one fell swoop. This is all the result of non-Confucianism."
"The strength of Qin was due to the lack of Confucianism, but the demise of Qin was also due to the lack of Confucianism. Xunzi has long said that using the essence of Confucianism to make a king, if you refute it, you will dominate, and if there is no one, you will perish. There are six skills to control the people when reading the books of Shang Jun, 'weak The people, the ignorant people, the tired people, the humiliating people, the poor people, the oppressive people'."
"Shang Yang said that the people are stupid and easy to govern. This means that the people are not allowed to study and follow Confucianism. Han Fei once said that the supreme one should restrain his heart, the second one should prohibit his words, and the third one should prohibit his actions. In the final analysis, it is for the sake of easy governance."
Wang Anshi's face darkened a little when he heard this, but seeing that his face was originally dark, his face suddenly turned darker.
Zhang Yueze said: "Qi Daode is a way of refutation and dominance that does not fool the people and is easy to govern. This method of Xianggong is better than that of Shang Yang and Han Feizi."
Wang Anshi looked better.
It was hot summer at this moment. Wang Anshi tugged on the collar of his official robe and saw several fleas visible to the naked eye jumping off his clothes...
Zhang Yue couldn't help but endure waves of discomfort, but he couldn't stay away from Wang Anshi calmly.
However, Wang Anshi saw that Zhang Yue had understood his intention, so he nodded slightly with satisfaction and said: "In the past, Ming Jing Ke only focused on the meaning of the scriptures. It has always been despised by Jinshi and was generally recited by children. Therefore, since the Tang Dynasty, , I despise his subject and refuse to accept it."
"So my plan to change the imperial examination is to make a general statement based on the scriptures, and to develop the meaning and principles in them. It is not just about memorization. Compared with poems and poems, it is close to the original. Compared with Ming Jing, it is more expressive and literary. What do you think? "
Zhang Yue said: "Xiaguan originally studied the Nine Classics, which is generally the way of ancient classics. As for elucidating the meaning of classics as mentioned by Xianggong, it is just like modern classics. It has been practiced since the Han Dynasty."
In fact, Wang Anshi's method of elucidating the meaning of the classics evolved into the eight-part essay during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
List the meaning of a passage in the Sage Sutra, ask you what the sage meant in this sentence, and provide necessary explanations.
For example, a sage said, "One is a jujube tree, and the other is still a jujube tree." Why is this sentence expressed in this way? Why not just say two jujube trees? What is the central idea reflected?
Something like this.
Zhang Yue said: "Jinwen Jingxue is actually meaningless in my opinion, but it can be used to select talents. The most important thing is to educate."
"enlightenment?"
Zhang Yue said: "Only fools and wise men in the world cannot be taught, and those who can be taught are only middle-aged people."
Wang Anshi laughed when he heard this, and then said to Zhang Yue: "There are not many smart people in the world, and you Zhang Duzhi is one of them. It's a pity that although Su Zizhan is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, he doesn't understand what I mean. This method I am aware of the disadvantages, but can I solve them?"
Zhang Yue said: "To transform the people into customs, we must start from the school, give full play to talents and talents, and suppress them through tribute. How can the wisdom of the world be obtained through education, nor can it be suppressed through education."
"Xiangong said that in ancient times, the selection of scholars was based on the school, with morality at the top and customs at the bottom. In my opinion, if the court wants to be easy to govern, it must educate, and if it wants to promote education, it must open up the people's wisdom. The only way to unify the two is Establish schools. But if the court does not benefit from it, why bother to establish schools?"
"My lord, there is no such thing as the best of both worlds. If you trust me, then delegate power to the lower officials, and the lower officials will get rid of their shortcomings."
Wang Anshi was very satisfied with Zhang Yue's previous words, but he had reservations about the last sentence.
A few days later, Zhang Yue accepted the appointment of Guan Gou Imperial College.
On the day of accepting the appointment, Zhang Yue happened to be leaving the government office to go home and walked to a road.
Suddenly the traveling carriage was stopped, Zhang Yue wondered who was blocking the way?
Now that he is a high-ranking official, he has more than a dozen followers, and he is not afraid of masters like Tang Jiu.
Zhang Yue did not lift the curtain but asked: "Who blocked the road?"
Tang Jiuyan said: "I am a few students who looked like students. They suddenly walked out of the road and were almost hit by a carriage. They said they asked to see you."
Zhang Yue knew that he had been appointed to take charge of Gou Imperial College, and most likely it would be students who would come. Zhang Yueyan said: "Let them follow my carriage back to my residence. There is no reason to intercept them on the roadside."
When Zhang Yue was speaking, he saw a student rushing up and patting the wall of Zhang Yue's carriage and saying, "Zhang Daizhi, I heard that the imperial court has abandoned poetry and replaced it with scriptures and meanings. Do you know about this?"
"The chapter is about to be made. We have been studying poetry for more than ten years. Now the imperial court has issued an order. All our efforts for more than ten years have been in vain. Can the imperial court give us an explanation?"
"Zhang Daizhi, you have to make the decision for the students!"
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