Prime Minister

Chapter 11
Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue's original purpose today was to thank Peng Xianwei, but he did not expect Peng Xianwei to leave halfway.

And this time, the meeting suddenly seemed to be a test.

Zhang Yue was not easy to speak, and continued to remain silent.

Zhang Shi said with sincerity: "My brother-in-law is the most diligent and hard-working on weekdays, but unfortunately he can't find a way, because he has no famous teacher to guide him."

Zhang Yue knew that this was his brother seeking a way out for himself.

Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Oh? Is that so? Haven't even asked Saburo what the scriptures are?

Zhang Yue wanted to explain that he didn't know anything, but seeing his brother's expectant eyes, he could only barely hold on to the scene at this time.

Zhang Yue took out Mencius who had memorized the whole book for the past few days and said, "Govern Mencius."

As soon as these words came out, Wu Anshi and the old man beside him were stunned, then shook their heads and smiled.

Even the 'non-literate' Zhang Shi had a dull face, and reminded Zhang Yue in a low voice: "Third brother, Mencius is not the classics."

Zhang Yue understood that making a fool of himself was all misleading by the experience of later generations.

Mencius was listed as one of the Four Books by Zhu Xi in the Southern Song Dynasty and became a must-read in the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty.

However, there were only twelve classics in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that Mencius was added and listed as the thirteen classics known to later generations.Mencius was regarded as a sub-sage. At that time, scholars used Confucius and Mencius to refer to Confucianism, but in the Song Dynasty, scholars called Zhou Gong Confucius.

Zhang Yue read Mencius for a long time, only to realize that it was an 'extracurricular book'.

Wu Anshi also had a bit of disgrace and explained forcefully: "Although I have never heard that reading the scriptures began in Meng, Sanlang can be said to have taken a different approach. His brother Erlang did have some experience in dealing with Mencius, but unfortunately Chen Gong came from Jianyang this time, but he never did. one sight."

The old man said lightly: "This old man is returning to his hometown, and of course he wants to see the demeanor of his fellow villagers today. However, it is often difficult to match his reputation. In the past, your relative Jiefu once talked to the old man about his hometown Zhong Yong, he was young, You can imagine how big it is to disappear into the crowd."

Jiefu? jeff?

Zhang Yue was taken aback. When he went to the forum, he always saw some jokes, such as Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, his English name Judy, Lu You's English name WIFI, as for Wang Anshi, the word Jiefu was called Jeff.

This old man knew Wang Anshi, and he seemed to be above him.

However, the old man seemed to have come here on a special trip for his second brother, and he didn't see the second brother, so he saw himself at will.Fang Cai, Peng County Lieutenant, was not on official business, but left wisely.

Now Zhang Yue pretended to be a child and said, "I think the old gentleman must be when he is young."

As soon as these words came out, Wu Anchi's face changed, and he peeked at the old man's face.

The old man was stunned when he heard the words, and he couldn't help but pat his legs and smiled: "What a child with sharp teeth and sharp mouth."

Wu Anshi saw that the old man was not only not angry, but Bo Yi smiled and secretly relieved.

He also smiled and said: "What a good Zhang Saburo."

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Shi finally understood what Zhang Yue meant by 'stalking', and quickly said, "Sanlang is rude, please apologize to the old gentleman!"

Zhang Yue guessed the identity of the old man, the other party was from Jianyang, and his surname was Chen, and Wu Anshi was respectful to him, so the identity of the other party was ready to be revealed.

It's not that Zhang Yue has learned the history well, but a famous allusion, the four-phase hairpin.

In the fifth year of Qingli, Han Qi knew about Yangzhou, and four flowers bloomed in the backyard of his government.The top and bottom of this flower are all red, except for the yellow core in the middle. The prime minister's clothes are also red robes and waist gold, which is very similar to this flower, so the flower is surrounded by gold around the waist and surrounded by gold belts.

There are rumors that as soon as such a flower blooms, a prime minister, a first-rank officer, will appear.

At that time, Wang Gui and Wang Anshi were in Yangzhou, and Han Qi invited them to enjoy the flowers together.Han Qi also invited the governors of the state and Qianjiang to come, but the other party happened to be unwell.

At this time, Chen Shengzhi, the chief of Dali Temple, happened to be passing by Yangzhou, and Han Qi invited him by the way.

On that day, the four people cut the flowers and put them on their heads. After 30 years, all four of them became prime ministers one after another.

And this temporary substitute, Chen Shengzhi, is a native of Jianyang, Jianzhou, a fellow villager of Zhang Yue, who happens to be very familiar with Wang Anshi.

A future prime minister was actually ridiculed that the future will disappear from everyone!Zhang Yue was on the verge of death just now, trying frantically.

"It's okay, it's okay." The old man said with a smile.

The atmosphere was good, and the old man didn't seem to be to blame.

Zhang Shi still got up and apologized: "Sanlang is not sincere, it's because I neglected to discipline me, and please punish me."

The old man smiled and looked at Zhang Yue, and asked kindly: "Oh? Then tell me, why do you govern Mencius? After you have agreed, how about not ordering your brother?"

Zhang Yue said: "Thank you old gentleman for not caring about it. Han Changli once said that since Confucius did not, all the disciples had books. Only Mengke's family got his clan, read Mengke's books, and then knew the Tao of Confucius."

Han Changli was Han Yu, and he once admired Mencius very much.He has a theory of Taoism that proposes 'Yao, Shun, Tang Yu, Zhou Gong, Confucius and Mencius', but after Mencius, the Taoism was lost until he inherited the Taoism.

But seeing the old man nodded and said to Wu Anshi: "It's not unreasonable to say this."

Wu Anshi asked the old man for advice: "Chen Gong, the little nephew who manages the scriptures has heard a little about it, but who are the people who manage Meng in the world?"

The old man said: "The masters who rule Meng, since Mr. Taishan Sun and Mr. Cui Laishi, such as Lu, Yin, Zou and others have commented and handed down to the world, but they are not called masters. Nowadays, Sun Xin is one of them. Jiefu, the relative of your second brother, counts as one!"

Wang Anshi wrote a poem to Wu Chong, 'Same officials, same teeth, same subjects, friends and marriages share the most.The dust and sand of the two places are now at odds, and the wind and the moon have been whirling together for two years'.

Tongguan means that both of them serve as herdsmen and judges, Tongji means that they were born in the same year, and Tongke means that they are Jinshi in the same year.And Wu Yu was the imperial examination examiner that year, and it was Wang Anshi and his younger brother Wu Chong who he admitted.

For two years, the wind and the moon were together, so that the two of them served as the shepherd and judge for two years.

Friends have the most marriages, and they are two in-laws. Wang Anshi's eldest daughter married Wu Chong's second son Wu Anchi at the age of 17, and now lives in Bianliang, Tokyo. At this time, she has given birth to a granddaughter.

Wang Anshi also highly respected Mencius, and was jokingly said by later generations that Mencius did not talk about benefits, while Wang Anshi talked about benefits all day long.

The old man said: "This little prince is right, Han Changli respects Meng, so the call for the publication of "Mencius" by the book of the son has been continuous in this dynasty, and there is even a theory of Confucius and Mencius."

Wu Anshi said: "However, Meng said that he couldn't justify himself, and Sima Junshi had already stated his shortcomings, and even wrote an article to refute his theory of hegemony."

The old man continued: "Although Mencius said that the people are the foundation, not the officials, but the ruler, so he was demoted."

"The people are the nobles and the king is light." When it comes to this step, Wu Anshi can only echo the old man's words, and he has no original ideas.

The old man continued: "Confucius doesn't talk about the nature of destiny, but Mencius insists on being good and wholeheartedly. How can this be the authentic words of Confucianism, this statement is one-sided..."

The two were chatting on their own, and even Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue were forgotten for a while, but at this level, most people would be powerless to interrupt.

However, Zhang Yue nodded in agreement, but he could understand it, thanks to the skills he had accumulated in the forum back then.

Zhang Shi saw that Zhang Yue was listening with relish and thought to himself, he was confused by what he heard, how could Zhang Yue understand it?

Wu Anshi looked at Zhang Yue and shook his head slightly. The little child is only how old, how can he know the key.The old man is no longer limited to the category of treating the classics, but has risen to the height of scholarly self-cultivation and governing the country.Not to mention children, even I have only the share of echoing.

Seeing Zhang Yue, the old man couldn't help nodding his head, and said with a slight smile, "Oh? How much do you understand what the old man just said?"

Zhang Yue said: "I don't dare to take the experience, but I just happened to think of some of Zhi Meng's experience."

"Experience?" The old man burst out laughing, "The old man laughed more today than usual."

Zhang Shi had no choice but to smirk in agreement, and was very restless.Wu Anshi also laughed with the old man, but his face was not very good-looking. He was only a child, and the crowd was gone. This son almost offended the old man.

"If you're a kid, Duke Chen doesn't have to take it seriously."

The old man waved his hand and looked at Zhang Yue and said, "How do you feel about reading Meng He?"

Zhang Yue thought for a while and said, "What the old gentleman said seems to think that Mencius should not respect the scriptures."

"But when I read the words of the sage, if the spring wind turns into rain, the moisturizing things are silent, like a dragon that sees its head but does not see its end. But when I read the words of Mencius, it is like being slapped at all times, and the words are stern and severe, which can ward off easy evils and keep my heart full of righteousness!"

Zhang Shi hurriedly came to remedy: "What does the child's family know, the younger brother is talking nonsense, please don't care about it."

Wu Anshi felt that there was some truth, and looked at the old man's face.

The old man waved his hand and said with a slight smile, "Zhang Saburo, is this what your second brother taught me?"

Zhang Yue said, "No."

The old man stroked his beard and said to himself: "If Confucius was a prudent elder, Mencius was a strict teacher. Of course, although he was a little out of the norm and a little less calm, it was not enough to correct the accumulated evils of the superior and the inferior, and make the treacherous people feel terrified." Maybe it's because of the increasing respect for Meng!"

Having said that, the old man looked at Zhang Yue and said, "You can see your character in reading, which is really commendable. Ruzi can be taught!"

If you say that Confucius is gentle and has a gentleman's bearing, it seems that he has never seen him get angry in front of anyone, and he often speaks kind words behind his back.

That Mencius is just one word, and you can know it by reading Mencius.Mencius saw many kings and scolded many kings. Mencius scolded King Xiang of Liang, and he looked at him as a king, but he was not afraid of him, and called King Zhou of Shang a sole husband.

Zhang Shi was overjoyed when he saw that Zhang Yue's words had actually entered the meaning of an old man, and Wu Anshi was also impressed.

Zhang Shi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and suddenly felt that his face was bright, and his decision to let Saburo read it was right.

Wu Anshi smiled and said, "Since Duke Chen appreciates this son so much, Ziyou just lacks a book boy, why not..."

Book boy?

Zhang Yue's heart suddenly went cold when he heard the words.

Hearing the words, the old man smiled and said, "It's good... but will it be a bit wronged?"

Wronged?How is this possible.

Wu Anshi thought of this, and then said to Zhang Shi: "Brother Zhang, this old gentleman is actually a high-ranking member of the dynasty, and his nephew just needs a companion to read. Originally, Erlang's talents are more than enough, but now Erlang is not there, A great missed opportunity.”

"But it's just a coincidence. Who would have thought that he would meet Saburo by chance. Saburo is talented and intelligent. You said that he suffers from no teacher's guidance. That's a coincidence. Would you like to let him study with the old gentleman's nephew?"

Zhang Shi was a little hesitant to hear that.

Wu Anshi paused and said, "Hey, he is called a book boy by name, but he is also half a companion, so he can learn and read the same way."

Companion reading?

Zhang Yue remembered a sentence, accompany the prince to read.

Of course, the children of the Chen family are not princes, but the treatment is the same.As a son of a high-ranking official, Xi Xi generally dare not discipline, but if he makes a mistake, Xi Xi will scold his companions severely, and accept it on his behalf.

However, there are also many benefits. The high cost of reading is equal to the other party's all-inclusive package. At the same time, with the same education, you can also go to the solution, and at the same time, you can easily get the solution.

The Cao test is the examination presided over by the road transport department. It is named after the transport department is called the Cao division.

Cao test is equivalent to solution test.However, the subjects of the Cao Exam are the children of current officials and relatives within the five servers. In recent years, the disciples have also been included.Zhang Yue became a companion to take the exam as a guest of the Chen family.

For Zhang Yue now, accepting companion reading is not a humiliation, it is even a good choice.If Chen Shengzhi spoke out, there would be a lot of underprivileged disciples vying for this spot.

No one would think that Shutong is a kind of humiliation. Whether the old man or Wu Anshi is sincere, there is no place to look down on people, but the disparity of identities is indeed there.

It's just that Zhang Yue had too many inner dramas before. At first, he thought that he should not be shy about helping his fellow villagers to move forward, right?Now I realize that I take it for granted, what are you dreaming about?
(End of this chapter)