Prime Minister

Chapter 116 Mr. Anding
Following Huang Haoyi along the way, Zhang Yue didn't make any progress in other skills, but he was good at this skill along the way.

Everyone chatted for a while, after a while.

But when the sound of the cloud board was heard, several officials walked into the hall, and everyone shunned to the side when they saw it, and they all said sir.

"There is no need to be too polite, let the old man see the demeanor of today's handsome man."

The old man in the center spoke, and the left and right students raised their heads.But seeing this old man, he knew at a glance that he was a well-educated Confucianist. Although he had a sick face, his demeanor was really unforgettable.

Zhang Yue thought to himself, could this be Mr. Hu Yuan Anding?
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue felt excited.

Even on this occasion, I can still see him.

I heard that although he is now the prince's middle house, the lecturer of Tianzhang Pavilion, and the coordinator of the Taixue, he has been in poor health, and he has not seen his students for a long time except for teaching in exams and in charge of academic regulations.

But he didn't expect that he would still be there in person on the occasion of interviewing students.

Looking at the old man, Zhang Yue couldn't help being excited.

This old man is the teacher of Zhou Dunyi, Cheng Yi, Fan Chunren and others.

Fan Zhongyan and later Wang Anshi all admired him.

He, Sun Fu and Shi Jie are also known as Mr. Song Chusan, and they are all reform generals under Fan Zhongyan.Now Fan Zhongyan, Sun Fu, and Shi Jie have passed away one after another, but he is still alive.

Although Fan Zhongyan presided over the Qingli New Deal, it ended in failure, but the officials still used Hu Yuan in charge of Taixue, and Ouyang Xiu, who had been Fan Zhongyan's right-hand man, was the chief examiner in the second year of Jiayou.

It can be seen that although the New Deal ended in failure, the officials did not give up this idea and let Ouyang Xiu and Hu Yuan preside over the Taixue, tribute examinations, and reserve talents for the country.

However, Hu Yuan, who was hailed as a "true gentleman" by the officials, and half of Fan Zhongyan's teacher, was afraid that his life would soon come to an end.

Hu Yuan braced himself for his illness, and personally took charge of the recruitment of students, which showed that he was prudent in promoting talents for the country, and sincerely hoped to select a few useful talents who would be the pillars of the country in the future.

What does it mean to do one's best and do one's best after death?This is.

On the contrary, Zhang Yue just had a group of people over there in 'Versailles', as if he was forced to come to Taixue, and he seemed a bit ashamed.

Hu Yuan looked at the crowd and asked: "Old man Hu Yuan, now you are in charge of the Imperial Academy, why do you come to the Imperial Academy?"

Everyone was silent for a while, at this time a student came forward and said: "Mr. An Ding, now that the state affairs are at stake, the old coins and Khitan can still be said to be powerful in Liao, but even Xixia also uses the old coins to make peace with it. The national humiliation is the minister's humiliation." , the state affairs have come to the present state, the fact is that the cause has not changed, and the evil is getting worse and worse. In the past, Mr. Fan worked hard to make the world worse, but... the world seems to be nothing serious at first glance, but in fact, the people's rebellion seems to be increasing day by day. Days, more than a year, but if we don't make preparations early, things will never be known."

Zhang Yue said heartily, what you said is awesome, it is definitely the level of the class representative.

Hu Yuan nodded and said: "Of course, this is exactly the purpose of this old man's collusion with Taixue..."

The student was overjoyed when he heard the words, but he heard Hu Yuan's next sentence: "But it's not the intention of you coming here at all."

The student couldn't hold back when he heard the words.

Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi looked at each other, secretly amused.

"Just now I was in the study next door, and I heard someone say that they came to Taixue because 'Taixue is not bad', 'Taixue can live and eat for nothing', 'the steamed buns are good'."

The students below were all red-faced.

Zhang Yue said in his heart, Mr. An Ding, he is not a kind person, but the cat is eavesdropping on him.This time it's over, even the underpants have been seen through.

˙Among the students, there are not a few shy ones, and on the other side there are some people who secretly laugh.

But seeing Hu Yuan slowly said: "Actually, neither of the two views is good. One cannot clarify the body, and the other cannot be used. One is too much, and the other is not enough. No matter whether you come to Taixue or not, you need to seek the "light body" first. Da Yong' way is the first."

The student just now said seriously: "Sir, serving the country, like a courtier serving the court, why can't it be called Mingti? What the student said just now came from the heart."

Hu Yuan nodded and said, "It's true..."

At this time, Zhang Yue thought to himself, if I don't make a move, whoever makes a move.I will.

Immediately, Zhang Yue had a thought, and stood out from the crowd: "Mr. An Ding, the students want to try to answer this question."

Hu Yuan glanced at Zhang Yue and nodded.

Zhang Yuedao: "Students think that loyalty to the emperor is based on filial piety. Therefore, since ancient times, benevolent emperors and ancestors have governed the world with filial piety. Therefore, loyal ministers and good generals must come from the door of filial sons. If they are not filial to their parents, how can they talk about being loyal to the country and being a king?" Do your best?"

The student said: "I heard about my filial piety in the village. In the past..."

Zhang Yue smiled slightly and said, "You don't need to say much about brother's filial piety. I'm not saying that brother is not filial. I mean, imagine an actor who acts as a filial son. Can he be said to be the most filial person in the world?"

Everyone laughed out loud.This example is enough to slap the face.

"This..." The student lost his voice for a moment, and then said, "According to what you say, is the filial piety of our people all false and fake? Why should the imperial court commend righteous people?"

Zhang Yuzao knew that the other party had asked this question, so he laughed and said: "What brother said makes sense, and that's why the prison said just now that it's 'clear and powerful'."

"As the saying goes, when you talk about your mind, you don't care about deeds, and when you talk about your deeds, there is no filial son; when you talk about your deeds, you don't care about your heart, because no one is perfect when you talk about your mind. If you talk about your heart, you will have a clear body, and if you talk about your tracks, you will be effective. If you talk about your tracks with your heart, this is the clear body." It's done."

After finishing these words, Hu Yuan and the instructors of the Imperial College could not help but look up and down at Zhang Yue.

All the examinees with Zhang Yue also looked at each other with admiration. At first they thought that the other party was just a bombast. Why...how is his bombast so powerful that even the instructors were blinded.

The student could no longer speak.

The instructors also spoke in low voices.

Hu Yuan looked Zhang Yue up and down and said, "A good man doesn't care about his deeds when he talks about his deeds, and there is no filial son in a poor family when he talks about his deeds; he doesn't care about his deeds, he doesn't care about his heart if he talks about his heart. Where does this saying come from?"

Zhang Yue smiled slightly: "Reporting to Mr. An Ding, there is no source, and I wrote it myself!"

The crowd was in an uproar.

At this time, Hu Yuan stretched out his hand and pressed it, and everyone fell silent.

Hu Yuan smiled and said: "It's okay, Zi Gong once said that the master is unattainable, but Confucius became Confucius because he learned from others, and we don't need to say three generations."

"It is refreshing to use the words of deeds and heart to explain the clear body and the practicality. But you say that filial piety cannot be the body, what is the body?"

"Where is the root of this filial piety?"

Everyone else nodded.

The first thing a scholar should learn about the classics is the classic of filial piety. Often the first sentence a scholar gives advice to the emperor is that the sage should be filial to the world.

The imperial examination is also based on the Analects of Confucius and the Classic of Filial Piety.

It seems to be lower than the Nine Classics, but in fact the Nine Classics is optional, but the Classic of Filial Piety and the Analects of Confucius are compulsory.

Zhang Yuedao: "Students think that with the "Great Learning" in the "Book of Rites", one can cultivate one's morality, regulate one's family, and rule the country and the world. Qi family is filial piety, and those who want to unify their families first cultivate themselves, so Han Tui's righteousness, sincerity, self-cultivation, and Qi. family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world step by step.”

It is well known that "Four Books" was revised by Zhu Xi. In fact, it was Han Yu who first proposed the concept of Four Books.He brought up the "University" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" in the Book of Rites, and put them side by side with "The Analects" and "Mencius".

But the current mainstream Confucians still do not agree with this point of view, and still take the "Book of Filial Piety" as the basis.

This involves what is body, Han Yu used to think that filial piety is body.

Few people admire their parents. Since they were born, there is no child who does not love their parents.Only with loving parents can we love brothers and sisters born of parents, brothers and sisters of parents, parents of parents, and finally spread to the same race, fellow countrymen, loyalty to the emperor and love to the country.

Therefore, until the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, Confucianism first studied the "Book of Filial Piety".

But filial piety is a kind of human emotion and cannot represent all.

That's why Zhu Xi followed Han Yu and put forward the concept of "righteousness and sincerity".

Focusing on "righteousness and sincerity", Neo Confucianism and Xinxue in the Ming Dynasty fought for a long time.Neo-Confucianism believes that you should "observe things to gain knowledge", learn the truth, and the truth taught by all things.

Wang Yangming took Zhuzi for a long time, and realized that the reason I did not agree with, no matter how reasonable the statement was, it was not my reason.

So Confucianism was separated from Xinxue.

Wang Yangming finally said this to his two apprentices on the Tianquan Bridge, people with sharp roots (smart people) know more about themselves, and people with dull roots (stupid people) know more about the world.

But no matter how blunt or powerful the roots are, the real body must contain the principles of heaven and human desires.If you are the only one in the world, then the principles of heaven are human desires, and there is no right, wrong, good or evil.

But when it comes to this point, Zhang Yue still grasped the scale and realized the state of "righteousness and sincerity". Although it was not in line with the mainstream at the time, it was Han Yu's idea after all, so you should object and scold Han Yu.

If Wang Yangming's concept is directly thrown out, then... probably he will be kicked out in court.

Hu Yuan said: "I see that you have something to say, so you might as well continue."

Zhang Yue cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. An Ding, the clear body is the bright heart, and the filial piety is one, but how can the seven emotions and six desires of human beings be summed up by the word filial piety, for example, there is only you in the world, so how can we talk about the word filial piety."

"Therefore, my Confucians should be honest and sincere!"

Hu Yuan repeatedly looked at Zhang Yue and asked gently: "What's your name? Where are you from?"

Zhang Yue saluted and said: "Reporting to Mr. An Ding, student Zhang Yue from Pucheng, three at home."

"Oh? The Zhang family of Pucheng is the same family as Zhang Ziping, the current number one scholar?"

Zhang Yue said, "It's true."

In terms of seniority, we are still other clan uncles, but it's a pity that people don't recognize it.

Hu Yuan smiled happily: "Children of the Zhang family, no wonder they have the demeanor of a famous family. I don't know who is the teacher?"

Zhang Yue said: "I was first taught by Mr. Guo of the village school, and later by Mr. Boyi."

But after hearing that Zhang Yue was under Zhang Youzhi, everyone could see that Hu Yuan's smile faded.

Zhang Yue thought to himself, isn't it, is there a relationship between my teacher and Hu Yuan?

Zhang Yue immediately thought, it's not impossible, Li Gou and Zhang You are in the same situation.

And Li Gou and Hu Yuan are good friends, and they are both Fan Zhongyan's reform generals, so what if they make things difficult for themselves?

But Hu Yuan smiled slightly and said, "No wonder, no wonder."

After saying this, Hu Yuan didn't ask any more questions.

Zhang Yue felt a little suspenseful.

After Hu Yuan said a few more words and left, everyone immediately took the exam in the Imperial Academy.

ps: This chapter is really difficult, it has been revised many times, it is too late, forgive me.

(End of this chapter)