Prime Minister

Chapter 206 Success
After New Year's Eve.

The bustling lingering, officials successively visited Wuyue Temple and Yuqing Palace.

After a few more lively days, the lights were finally turned off.

The people of Bianjing went out to explore the spring one after another, and it was a lot of fun.

In the south of the capital, there are Yuxian Temple, Wang Taiwei Garden and other places to go, while in the east of the city, there are places to go such as Happy Forest Outside the Gate, Bo Napi, Dulegang, Inkstone, Spider Tower, and Maijiayuan.

In the north of the state, there is Li Concubine Garden.

There are more places to play after passing the Jinming Lake in the west of the state.

Probably near the capital.All are gardens.Within a hundred miles.There is no place to eat.

When everyone was exploring the spring, it was the time when the Tai students from various prefectures and counties were elected to Beijing, and it was also the time when all the Tai students were preparing for the Guozijian exam in August.

It's only half a year in the calculation.

Zhang Yue, who is the head of the department, originally planned to draw a countdown card similar to "how many days until the college entrance examination" on the water sign.But according to the feedback from the students, it’s okay to face such a brand with too much pressure every day.

Zhang Yue understands that Tai students are indeed more stressed than high school students.

Senior high school students can repeat their studies in the next year, and Tai students wait at least two years, and sometimes even five years.Perhaps it is secretly hoping that our Song Dynasty officials will collapse immediately, because the new emperor will open Enke after he ascends the throne.

It takes two or three years to wait for a failure in a test, how many two or three years are there in life?

Now that the weather is warmer, Zhang Yue still insists on going out of Taixue for morning runs every day.

This has become Zhang Yue's habit.

Zhang Yue took a trip and was about to go back to Taixue, but ran into an acquaintance in the Qiji courtyard next to Taixue.

The other party was wearing a blue official robe, followed by several entourages carrying luggage, and four or five public officials greeted him.

"Senior Brother Ziping!" Zhang Yue called out loudly.

The other party turned his head and smiled, "Yes, Saburo!"

That's right, this person is none other than Zhang Heng and Zhang Ziping.

Zhang Yue stepped forward to make a phone call and asked, "When did Senior Brother Ziping return to Beijing?"

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "I have completed my term in Huzhou, and now I am recalled to Beijing to report on my duties by the imperial court and then assigned a new order, and now I live in Chaojiyuan."

Zhang Yue said in his heart, it's really fast, the matter of Zhang Hengzhong's champion seems to be still yesterday.

Unexpectedly, he has been an official for three years.

The official system of the Song Dynasty was tested once a year and served every three years.However, the officials of the Beijing Dynasty serve as local officials, except for the supervisor who is appointed every three years, and the others are appointed every two years.

Zhang Heng has only been an official for two years. After all, the champion came to the local government just to pass his resume, and finally he has to return to the central center to be awarded the post of the museum.

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, Senior Brother Ziping's term of office is already full, and I will visit him from time to time when I have time."

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "Of course, I just have time today, so Sanlang can sit down at the house."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Then I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

Immediately Zhang Yue followed Zhang Heng into Chaoji Courtyard.

This Chaojiyuan is equivalent to the Jinzuoyuan of the Tang Dynasty. It was an official residence established in the fourth year of Xianping, when the imperial court was living in a hotel to affect the image of the imperial court in order to avoid the return of officials.

However, as far as Zhang Yue knew, officials were actually subject to a lot of constraints after living in Chaojiyuan.

Therefore, many officials came here quietly when they came to Beijing. They first hid in the old relatives' homes, sent people to inquire about the news, or tried to clear up the relationship.

After Zhang Yue and Zhang Heng took their seats.

Zhang Heng reported that after entering Beijing, he immediately went to the pavilion gate to report, and then the pavilion gate notified Chaojiyuan, and then the people from Kaifeng Prefecture welcomed him into Chaojiyuan.

After listening to Zhang Yue, he thought, that's not right, you went to Beijing to report and waited for the emperor to summon you, and you didn't do anything to clear up the relationship during the period.

As for the difficulty after entering the Chaojiyuan, all entry and exit must be accompanied by soldiers from the Kaifeng Mansion, and they are not allowed to go anywhere except the temples, provincial departments, Quancao Guanting.

Fortunately, you can receive guests, but you must register your name.

All of this is of course to prevent officials from running away in Beijing, and to prevent them from using their time in Beijing to form cliques for personal gain.

Therefore, many officials have learned their skills, first sneaked into Beijing to manage their relationship, and then moved into Chaojiyuan.

As for Zhang Heng, he obviously didn't have such a scheming plan, and everything went according to the normal procedures.

Zhang Yue sat down in Zhang Heng's house, Zhang Heng looked at Zhang Yue and said with a smile: "I just saw it and ran for a while, what are you doing?"

Zhang Yuedao: "After I entered the Taixue, I ran for several miles, even tens of miles every morning. It's the same as when my senior brother was shooting arrows in the Jintang to keep fit."

Zhang Heng laughed and said: "That's true, but after running, you will sweat easily, and you will get cold through heavy clothes. It is better to shoot arrows."

Zhang Yue thought, yes, that's why scholars didn't advocate running for exercise in the past.This run is about to sweat.The ancients did not have the conditions to take a bath frequently. As for the clothes that can be changed every ten days, it is not bad.

However, after Zhang Yue entered the imperial school, he still followed the habits of later generations.Shower often or prepare a lot of clothes to change.

Immediately Zhang Heng took his own clothes and asked Zhang Yue to change them.

After thanking Zhang Yue, he said: "Senior brother is right, I also have the meaning of being barbaric in body and civilized in spirit. After all, reading is like climbing a mountain. Without a good body, I will never succeed."

Zhang Heng listened and said with a smile: "Barbarism is the body, civilization is the spirit, it seems to be the first time I have heard of it."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "I also run every day, and I like it more and more. I don't know how many miles I ran. Anyway, it is today's street corner and tomorrow's alley."

"It's good to be a little farther each time, and I feel hard when I run, but when I finally arrive, I will feel the meaning of achievement in my heart."

"Senior brother, do you know what this feeling is? It is the feeling of being on the verge of ascending to immortality every time you run to a place within your power."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "The feeling of becoming a fairy, the more Sanlang talks about it, the more interesting it is, what kind of reason do you want to talk about?"

Zhang Yue said: "Yes, brother, this is also the time when all wishes come true and I agree with me the most. At this time, I don't worry about gains and losses when I usually study. To put it bluntly, I don't know how to fight against myself."

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "There is a reason for this. Reading is like climbing a peak, and the long journey of life is not like that. This peak seems to be as high as that peak, and one peak after another, but when you reach the peak, it is..."

Zhang Yue said: "It was the moment when I was most in touch with the Tao."

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "Sanlang is right. After I won the number one prize, the joy didn't last long. The most important thing is the relief and transparency that will be the best."

"I am the number one scholar, that is, the most outstanding scholar in the world. At this moment, you can put aside the way of practice and use, and you don't have to look for where the way is, because I have merged with the way. In other words, I am road."

"When I am the Tao, I can forget myself and have no self. At that moment, I will be more calm and peaceful about other things, handle things with ease, and don't doubt myself."

"This is what Zen calls 'obtaining the Tao'. From ancient times to the present, there are two ways to achieve the Tao. The first level is self-enlightenment. The so-called clear mind and seeing one's nature are also the methods of many Zen practices."

"But there is still a class of emperors, generals, and scholars who are the top scholars. It is said that they have made progress step by step, and finally climbed to the top and saw the scenery that people at the foot of the mountain have never seen. Therefore, they are also people who have attained the Tao. Saburo, do you understand the meaning of my words?"

Zhang Yue nodded.

Zhang Heng is encouraging himself.

How to get it?

The first level is to achieve a clear mind and see the nature, and truly fully understand the self.

There is another class that reaches the pinnacle.When you have climbed to the highest peak, that is "climbing to the top of the mountain, I am the peak", and you are the person who is infinite or closest to the Tao.

This is the peak experience.

Achieve No.1 status in any industry.This is the time when this person achieves the most perfect self-realization. At this time, you are the most perfect self. You will see things more transparently and sharply, and overcome many negative emotions in the past.

Dominate yourself, dominate the industry.

To put it bluntly, it is the pursuit of success.

Continuous success, and finally the greatest success, will make people constantly affirm themselves, and gradually undergo radical changes. When you are fully affirmed, it is the time of self-realization, and your heart is not controlled by external rules. This is the Tao.

Those who can see everything without success are the realm pursued by philosophy beyond the world.

The former is difficult to do, and there are too few people who can achieve the Tao, and at the same time, it is impossible to define what the greatest success is.

The latter is easy to do, but according to Zen Buddhism, there are quite a few people who can attain the Tao.

But Zhang Yue understood after Zhang Heng's words that he wanted to walk the road to success by himself.

Zhang Yue couldn't help asking: "Then Senior Brother Ziping, did you become the Taoist after winning the first prize?"

Zhang Heng shook his head and said with a smile: "Otherwise, in fact, I am not the best among the scholars in the same department in terms of talent. In all fairness, I am still not as good as your second brother."

Zhang Yue didn't expect Zhang Heng and Zhang Dun to fight for so long, and finally admitted that Zhang Dun was better than himself.

Zhang Heng said: "When you first entered ethnology, I thought you looked like Zihou, and I was relieved when I found out that you were Zihou's younger brother. But now that I have met you... I feel that your talents may not be weak. Yu Zihou."

After hearing this, Zhang Yue said without confidence: "Is Senior Brother Ziping telling the truth?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "I've heard a little about the matter between you and your second brother. The ups and downs are family affairs after all, so I can't comment. If you want to win, just stand taller than him!"

Zhang Yue said: "Senior brother is right, I will not engage in unnecessary disputes."

Zhang Heng said: "I was number one in the second year of Jiayou, and your brother was fifth in the fourth year of Jiayou. Now it's your turn in the sixth year of Jiayou, you should stand up."

Zhang Heng glanced at Zhang Yue, and there was one more thing he didn't tell him.

Zhang Wangzhi of the family offended Cai Xiang, and now a big case is brewing.As Zhang Wangzhi's son, he will definitely stand up for him, and I don't know if Zhang Yue will be involved.

On that day, Zhang Yue returned to the fasting house from Zhang Heng.

He thought about it all night in his dream that night, and mentioned the word "fajie" in the place where he read in his dream, but after thinking about it, he felt that he had no ambition, so he changed it to "jinshi", and finally thought about it again. It was "Saving Yuan", and after thinking about it, I wanted to change it to "No. [-] Scholar".

It's also ridiculous.

On the next day, when Zhang Yue woke up and saw the roof, he was startled.

I don't know who it is, but the word "No. [-] Scholar" was written on the beam of the house!
Could it be that he saw a ghost?

(End of this chapter)