Hearing that Ouyang Xiu recommended him in his suicide note, Zhang Yue couldn't help but wonder, what did Ouyang Xiu write?
But Zhang Yue definitely didn't know the content of this suicide note, because it was the last words a minister said to officials before his death, and it was impossible to disclose it to others, not even Ouyang Fa knew it.
So now, except for the officials, probably no one knows what Ouyang Xiu said.
The official said: "I read Kong Ming's list of graduates and recommended Guo Youzhi, Fei Yi, and Dong Yun, all famous people in Shu. I also read the list of Ouyang Qing's family and felt that they were recognized as teachers. He was appointed Bole throughout his life, but he passed away. At that time, I recommended Zhang Qing to me, and I have no doubts about it."
Zhang Yue said: "I don't dare."
The official said: "The most important thing for me to call you back to Beijing this time is not to discuss the acquisition of the five states, but the fact that the new law has aroused fierce opposition from all over the world. Even the empress dowagers of the two palaces have spoken out, asking me to stop the new law. It is difficult for me to decide now whether to take advantage of the great victory in the northwest to temporarily abolish the new law."
"I hesitated a lot about this matter in my heart, but I didn't say a word to anyone. Today I am asking the Qing family alone. I ask the Qing family not to have any scruples. Tell me everything you know."
After listening to the officials' words, Zhang Yue knew that the officials' confidence in the reform had begun to shake violently.
Two years after he left the court, the attitude of the officials towards the new law has changed from being firmly convinced to being skeptical now.
However, he promised Zhang Kai in front of the emperor that he would never say a word that was not conducive to the new law in front of the officials.
What to do now?
The officials are asking me now, and I am not taking the initiative to speak ill of Wang Anshi and the new law. To tell the truth means not keeping one's promise, and to tell lies is to deceive the emperor.
The official continued: "There is also the humane Wang Anshi. This person is a country, and he is a country, and he is a world. What does Zhang Qing think?"
Wrong the country and the world?
The trust that officials have in Wang Anshi is no longer what it used to be!
Now seems to be a good opportunity to add insult to injury.
Zhang Yue thought about it and realized that this was not an opportunity to add insult to injury. After all, he was the first person to recommend Wang Anshi to the official family.
Han Wei, Sima Guang, and Mr. Lu shot themselves in the foot, but they couldn't do it themselves.
It is normal for Lao Wang to fall out with others... From the time he came to power to today, which ruler has started and ended well with him? Even Han Jiang, his previous staunchest ally, fell out with him.
As for his father-in-law, apart from having a tacit understanding with him on Kaibian Xihe River, he was unable to get along with him in other aspects, and he was about to be on the verge of breaking up the relationship.
But can Lao Wang leave now?
Officials come to ask themselves questions because they must uphold an impartial stance.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, I have learned a lot recently, and Shao Yong's influence is quite significant among them."
It goes without saying that Shao Yong is awesome. Fu Bi, Sima Guang, Wang Gongchen and other big guys are vying to be friends with him.
When Zhang Yue was sentenced to the Imperial College, he invited Shao Yong to give lectures, and the number of people who attended the lectures was overwhelming.
However, Shao Yong felt too tired, so he stopped talking after a few days and went back to Luoyang.
Here Zhang Yue also asked Shao Yong for advice.
Zhang Yue said: "I read what Shao Yong said, the foundation of the universe, heaven and earth, is the function of Kanli. Therefore, the Book of Changes begins with Qiankun, middle with Kanli, and finally ends with Qiankun, without Ji, and is not the supreme scripture. Among them, Xianheng’s Sutra is at the beginning, all of which talk about its use.”
"I think this statement is the most reasonable."
After listening to Zhang Yue's words, the officials remembered Wang Anshi's words. Wang Anshi liked to use the two hexagrams of Fu and Tai in the Book of Changes to give advice.
If the top and bottom are crossed, it will be peaceful, and if the top and bottom are closed, it will be negative.
As for what Zhang Yue said about Qiankun being the foundation of heaven and earth, and Kanli being the use of the world, I don't quite understand it.
Zhang Yue said: "The Tai hexagram and the No hexagram each use the two hexagrams of Qiankun as the upper hexagram and the lower hexagram, while the two hexagrams of Jiji and Weiji use the two hexagrams of Likan as the upper hexagram and the lower hexagram."
"If the hexagram Qian is respected, Kun is humble, Qian is the king, and Kun is the minister, then the Tai hexagram is the earth and the sky are Tai, with Kun above and Qian below. If the earth's energy rises and the sky sinks, the upward and downward communication will be Tongtai. Otherwise, the hexagram will be Tongtai. Otherwise, the sky and the earth will be different, the upper stems and the lower kun will be, the earth's energy will sink, and the weather will rise. This is a sign of closed chaos."
"Therefore, the reform is based on the image of the Tai hexagram, from top to bottom. It is necessary to change customs, legislate laws, break the barriers between the upper and lower, and make the king and the people unite. This is the image of the Tai hexagram."
The official nodded.
Zhang Yue added: "As for the Li hexagram, it means smoothness, and the Kan hexagram means ups and downs. In Ji, the Li hexagram is at the bottom and the Kan hexagram is at the top. It means that everything goes smoothly, but eventually there is a crisis. And Weiji means that there is a gap between the upper and lower levels, and it means that things were difficult at the beginning but have not yet been helped. However, there are reasons why things can be saved."
The official listened patiently to Zhang Yue's talk and asked: "Well, Mr. Zhang, three years after the reform, has it helped or not?"
Zhang Yue was silent.
The official thought for a while and said, "It seems that it's over."
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty's Holy Ming, Yi starts from the universe, ends in Kanli, and finally ends in the end. The two hexagrams of Li and Kan are the functions of heaven and earth. Your Majesty wants to change the law to make the universe harmonious, but there are difficulties everywhere from top to bottom. , this is a trend that has been going up and down, and in the end it became the Weiji hexagram."
"But Your Majesty, there are gains from the relief that have not yet been made. I believe that wherever you go, you will gain something."
Officials asked Zhang Yue how he wanted to reform.
Zhang Yue answered truthfully that the reform had indeed not succeeded so far.
The original intention of the reform was very good. It allowed the imperial court to issue decrees from top to bottom. One of its important purposes was to eliminate annexations, break the barriers between aristocratic families and wealthy families, and enable the country's interests to be distributed equally to the people at the bottom. .
This is the meaning of maintaining harmony between the upper and lower levels, which is the purpose and purpose of the reform.
When Wang Anshi first entered Beijing, he repeatedly discussed the Tai Gua with the emperor, and linked his thoughts on reform with the meaning of the Tai Gua.
As a result, the implementation of the reform encountered many obstacles.
The Kan hexagram originally meant water, but the hexagram meant bumps and bumps. Difficulties continued during the implementation of the reform, and officials and ministers refused to speak out. Now even the queen mothers of the two palaces have come out to oppose it, and the officials are hesitant and about to back down.
Therefore, if the reform fails to achieve its goal, this is a hexagram of failure.
Zhang Yue could not go against his conscience and tell the officials that everything was going well with the reform and the results were very, very powerful. That would not work.
Zhang Yue said truthfully that the reform is a bad luck. If the current situation continues, it will be difficult for the reform to succeed.
But the Weiji hexagram is also very interesting.
The Book of Changes talks about the Tao of one yin and one yang, which means that there is no relief in both the relief and the relief, and there is also relief in the absence of relief. This means that misfortune lies on which blessings depend, and blessings lie on which misfortune lies.
Many times when we do something, it seems that we have achieved the goal, but when we achieve the goal, we lose a lot of unknown things in exchange.
On the contrary, it seems that the purpose of the reform has not been achieved, but are there no other gains for the country and officials?
Zhang Yue's answer did not say whether the reform was good or bad, but it exactly answered the official's question.
(End of chapter)
