It seems that Lu Huiqing has told Wang Anshi that he wants to abolish the Market Change Law.
Zhang Yue said to Wang Anshi, "Reporting to my husband, I have no such plan at the moment."
Wang Anshi thought to himself, how is this different from what Lu Huiqing said.
Zhang Yue said: "Ms. sir, you know that Su Zizhan and I are also good friends of the same age. He has a saying that I admire very much, and that is "if you put in the effort, you will make a difference." "
The friendship between Zhang Yue and Su Shi was known throughout the Song Dynasty. Su Shi and Su Zhe's brothers opposed the new law. Su Shi went to Hangzhou to serve as general magistrate, while Su Zhe supported Zhang Yue under the curtain.
"If you put in the effort, it will go away! This statement is similar to the words of Buddhism and Taoism, not what I, a Confucian, say!"
Zhang Yue said: "Buddhists talk about following fate, but the word "effort" is not mentioned in the entire Tao Te Ching. However, it is completely different from the word "merit" I talk about in Confucianism, but they have something in common."
Wang Anshi said: "According to what Du said, strength is merit, but applying force is not merit?"
Zhang Yue smiled, and the failure of efforts was another time and space. In history, when Su Shi was dying, one of his monk friends said to him, Duan Ming (Su Shi's highest position was the bachelor of Duan Ming Palace), don't forget the West.
Su Shi said that this was not enough.
Another friend said, you practice this every day, now you should work harder.
Su Shi said: "If you put in the effort, you will fall short."
After saying that Su Shi died of illness.
This sentence was also practiced by Su Shi throughout his life. Zhang Yue occasionally mentioned this sentence to Su Shi in his letters.
In fact, Zhang Yue agrees with this. Many things are biased if they are too deliberate. For example, the more you want to sleep, but if you have that intention in your heart, you will be unable to sleep.
When it comes to Wang Anshi, the more you want to reform and strengthen the country, but you are too deliberate and exert too much effort, and in the end it backfires.
In Su Shi's eyes, he was very opposed to such tossing and turning, which is why many people fail more and more the harder they work.
No matter people, things or countries, they must eventually return to their own direction, rather than rely on temporary efforts.
Zhang Yue said to Wang Anshi, "Mr. Sir, for example, if you hit a wall, the wall will in turn cause pain in your palm. Even if you exert force, the wall will also exert force on you."
"It's like the reform is a good intention, but you use that force, like hitting it with a palm, but how do you resolve the force when you push it back?"
What Zhang Yue said plainly is Newton's third law, which states that forces act on each other.
The reform seemed to solve one drawback, but an even bigger drawback soon emerged. Huang Zongxi once concluded that every time the tax system was reformed in Chinese history, the purpose was to alleviate the suffering of the people. However, the result was that with each reform, the people's lives were slightly better for a period of time, but the taxes they borne afterwards became heavier.
Why are there such accumulated and irreversible harms?
This is called Huang Zongxi's law.
Zhang Yue said to Wang Anshi, "Ms. sir, when I was talking to Su Zizhan, I didn't think so."
"There was a lazy student from the same village in Xiaguan who wanted to study. His father asked him to study at midnight every day before going to bed. Then the villagers said that sleeping in the middle of the night was harmful to the body, and if he was really studying diligently, why bother with lighting the lights at midnight and the chickens at night? If you really know the beauty of reading, it will come naturally."
"Forcing people to read until the third watch is just like Xianggong's reform, but the countrymen's advice is just like Sima Junshi and Su Zizhan. Although the words of the countrymen are very right, they are not helpful to others. It is good if the scholars know the beauty of reading. , but if you don’t know the beauty of reading, will you stop reading for the rest of your life?”
"Confucius taught people both by words and by example." Teaching by example lies in subtle influence. This is teaching without teaching. If you pay attention to it, it will be bad. But words and words are like the roar of a diamond, which is to make people alert. Although it is applied hard, the intention is in it. Teaching by precept and example is indispensable. "
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"Besides, those who first want to practice Taoism also focus on fasting and chanting sutras. Are all the ascetics in the world teaching this wrong?"
Wang Anshi smiled happily after hearing this.
Zhang Yue said: "Mr. Zhang, I believe that if you want to achieve something in the world, you must be in harmony with your heart. Therefore, once you achieve something, it will be effortless and light weight. We often say that reading is wrong if it is painful. This is
Not bad. "
"But I still believe that if you do something, you will have merit! For example, the books you read when you were young and the hardships you endured are not in vain. Just now, the prime minister asked the official if he wanted to abolish the market and change the law? The official thought that he would abolish it if it was done. The time is not the will of one person, but the will of all the people in the world."
"This is just a failure of the official's efforts. I wonder if my husband is satisfied with it?"
Wang Anshi said: "It is really not easy for me to hear Du Zhi's true knowledge and insights before I retire. I risked the disapproval of the world and forced the new law. How do you think I will end up in the future?"
Zhang Yue said: "When my husband was in power, he never asked about his posthumous affairs. Why do you ask about it now?"
Wang Anshi said: "I don't ask anyone else, but I only ask if it is okay to save one person?"
Zhang Yue thought for a while and said: "When Sun Shu'ao was young, he went out and saw a two-headed snake and killed it and buried it. He came back crying. His mother asked what happened? Sun Shu'ao said that anyone who saw a two-headed snake would die. I was afraid that others would kill and bury it when they saw it." His mother said, "I have heard that heaven will reward those who are virtuous, and you will not die. Later, Sun Shu'ao became the Prime Minister of Chu, so we know that what his mother said is true."
Wang Anshi smiled.
Wang Anshi immediately sent Zhang Yue out.
Everyone in Wang Anshi's house was shocked when they saw it. They must know that Wang Anshi didn't send gifts to other guests, but only Zhang Yue.
When it was time to leave, Wang Anshi said to Zhang Yue: "When you wrote to me in Xihe, I knew that the letter was against your will, so I didn't take it seriously. I burned it at that time."
"To deal with it, don't worry about these things. When you hold the position in the future, let go and do it. Don't take your original faith seriously."
The letter Zhang Yue wrote to Wang Anshi was a bit like a letter of guarantee: I will never repeal your new law and other words. Now Wang Anshi told himself that he burned his guarantee letter?
Zhang Yue said: "Why should I tell my subordinates about this matter?"
Wang Anshi said with a smile: "I treat people with sincerity, and I have only now known about the matter of recommending me to the officials to go to the capital for political reform. It's really..."
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Actually, it wasn't just Zhang who recommended the Prime Minister."
"Yes, there is one more thing. Can Duzhi tell me what exactly you wrote in that letter to me?"
Zhang Yue asked in surprise: "Didn't your husband read your official letter?"
Wang Anshi nodded and said, "But today I want to listen attentively."
Zhang Yue was a little disappointed and regretful when he heard this and said: "The lower official has a superficial view and has not caught the eye of Xianggong. At the beginning, Xianggong said, "The husband who unites the world's wealth is the one who manages the world's wealth." The lower official also agreed quite a bit, but he secretly thought that The words "take it from the people and use it for the people" should be added. "
"How to take it from the people and use it for the people?" Wang Anshi looked a little serious.
Zhang Yue said: "Guan Zi said, "The rich can be taken away, and the poor can be given, and they can conquer the world." Then combined with the fact that the husband of the prime minister unites the wealth of all the people in the world, and the law of managing the wealth of the world, it can be said that there is some truth. The lower official believes that the most important thing is to overcome the "poor and capable" so that the entire country can become rich while being humble. "
"In short, only taking the rich and not giving to the poor is to collect wealth instead of reform!"
Wang Anshi's expression suddenly became very ugly when he heard Zhang Yue's words.
