Prime Minister

Chapter 244 Wang Anshi

Zhang Yue had to go back to Taixue, so he didn't eat at home, and went to see Zhangqiu before going out.

But I saw Zhang Qiu sitting behind the desk in the study, holding a book and reciting.After seeing Zhang Yue, he stood up unnaturally and said, "Third Uncle."

Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Qiu, and suddenly remembered that when the family was in trouble, he was too poor to eat, and he still bought icing sugar for his little nephew when he returned home during the Chinese New Year.

Now after so many years, Zhang Qiu is also so tall, and the uncles and nephews who were close before have become a little strange now.

That's how nature works...

A man's life goes from being attached when he was young, to being independent when he was young, and finally taking care of his family.

Therefore, some family affection will inevitably be alienated.

But so what?

This is also a path that must be passed from a boy to a man.

Zhang Yue has a lot to say to Zhang Qiu, and wants to teach him all of his growth experiences over the years, as well as some life experiences.

But it is not easy for a boy of this age to listen to it.

Zhang Yue said: "Third Uncle is busy now, and he will relax after the provincial exam. Then I will teach you how to read."

Zhang Qiu said in a panic, "Yes, Third Uncle."

Seeing Zhang Qiu nodding like this, Zhang Yue comforted him, but saw that there were gaps in his book.

Zhang Yue coughed lightly on purpose, Zhang Qiu seemed a little flustered, his cheeks turned red all of a sudden, and he moved the book lightly in his hand.

Seeing Zhang Qiu like this, Zhang Yue immediately understood.

This action is very skilled, it seems that this is not the first time.

how to say?

This is also a necessary step for a boy to become a man.Not only psychologically, but also physically, sooner or later we have to get to this point.

Zhang Yue thought about it and said, "Xi'er, do you know why Third Uncle was expelled from social studies?"

Zhang Qiu shook his head nervously and said, "Mother never told me that."

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Don't panic, Third Uncle, I was expelled from social studies for reading pornographic books."

Zhangqiu's face turned even redder when he heard this.Zhang Yue continued: "Mencius, an old man, also said that he is lustful and admires Shaoai, so everyone has this kind of thing. You have this kind of heart, and third uncle also has this kind of heart."

"But the third uncle is someone who has been there. Let me tell you that there is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book. Of course, this Yan Ruyu is not in the painting, but in the Nine Classics, in the principles of the sages, After you understand him, Yan Ruyu will not be as good as him."

Zhang Yue thought for a while. He originally said that Yan Ruyu is in the book. If you understand the principles in the book, Yan Ruyu will be there in the future.

But Zhang Yue thought again, would it be too utilitarian for him to say so?It's too utilitarian, so will it mislead my nephew into thinking that studying is just to have a girl?Although I have taken this path, I can't mislead my nephew anyway, otherwise my sister-in-law will never let me go.

Therefore, Zhang Yue's last sentence immediately turned a corner.

If you concentrate on reading, you can enter the sage mode without going through certain processes, and you will take everything lightly.

Seeing that Zhang Yue was so 'enlightening', Zhang Qiu blushed and nodded to Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue patted Zhang Qiu's shoulder. For a boy of Zhang Qiu's age, it was the time when his self-esteem was the strongest and the most sensitive.Therefore, when dealing with juveniles, one must criticize small matters, and must not be held accountable for major matters.

"Okay, third uncle will go back to Taixue first. If there is anything unclear about your studies, come to Taixue to find me. Work hard at the right place, don't seek to reach the sky in one step, but seek to be new every day!"

Zhang Yue immediately stepped out after speaking, but saw Zhang Qiu running a few steps from the room and following behind.

Zhang Yue turned around and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Zhang Qiu hesitated to speak, and looked down at his toes.

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell others about this, especially your mother."

Zhang Qiu raised his head and said, "Third Uncle, I didn't ask this. You left your hometown for Bianjing that day, why didn't you come to see me?"

Seeing Zhang Qiu's tangled look, Zhang Yue thought, so it's because of this?It seems that Zhang Qiu has always been concerned about this matter, but he has never heard anyone say this. After all, his little nephew is also a person who keeps everything in his heart.

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Xi'er, it's the third uncle who's gone."

"No, no, I received the pen from Uncle San. Why didn't Uncle San come to see me?"

Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Qiu and made up an excuse: "Well, all my thoughts are in the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is within reach. The mountains and seas that I love are separated by mountains and seas. The third uncle wants to tell you, I'll be waiting for you in Bianjing! "

The next day, the first snow fell in Bianjing.

Every student in Taixue put on cold clothes.

The students who had just arrived in Bianjing were overjoyed when they saw the heavy snowfall, but for Zhang Yue, who had been in Bianjing for several years, he usually looked calm.

Han Zhongyan invited a group of classmates from wealthy families to Liangyuan in Nanjing to appreciate the snow and write poems.

Liang Garden was built by Liu Wu, the younger brother of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Liu Wu recruited literary giants such as Zou Yang, Yan Ji, and Sima Xiangru in Liang Garden, and it became a place of great literature in the world for a while.

Liangyuan is large in scale, and there are beautiful words in Liangyuan, Qimoqi in the words of blowing stage, and the scenery is beautiful on weekdays, especially when it snows, the trees are covered with silver, which is very enchanting, so there are words in Liangyuan.

When it snows, scholars in Bianjing go to Liangyuan to enjoy the snow and recite poems.

Zhang Yue didn't go to Liang Yuan, not because of poverty, but because he felt that such a famous poem would be dispensable.

Zhang Yue would rather read more books in Taixue.

After the winter solstice, the imperial court had a decree, and the provincial examination was scheduled to be held on the seventh or eighth day of the next January, with Wang Gui, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, as the official judge.Wang Gui is a very cautious person. Ever since Kaifeng Mansion, Guozijian Gong raised the fraudulent case, and as soon as he learned that he was appointed as Zhigong Ju, he moved into the Gongyuan that night and lived in the Gongyuan, and he refused to visit. '.

Wang Gui's movements were so fast that the examinees who were about to rush to Wang Gui's mansion suddenly missed.

The outside of the Gongyuan is guarded by officers and soldiers, not to mention people, even a bird can't fly.

Candidates learn a lot from a pit, that is, if the chief examiner can't catch it, then the assistant examiner can catch it.

It is rumored that Quan Tong Zhigong Ju will be decided between Hanlin scholar Fan Zhen, Yushi Zhongcheng Wang Chou, and the former Kaifeng mansion, Guozijian examiner Zhimi Pavilion judge Duzhi Gou Yuan Sima Guang, Duzhi judge Zhiji Xian Wang Anshi .

Therefore, the candidates who had obtained the provincial examination qualifications all went to the homes of these examiners to take the test papers.

Zhang Yuezi also heard the news, so he had to do the test himself, needless to say the benefits of this.

Previously, the government had decreed that two good friends, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, should live with each other as fellow practitioners.

This daily life is a good thing. Except for going in and out of the harem, they are almost always accompanied by the emperor. Every day, the emperor has to bring these two people with him.This is a good opportunity to get familiar with each other, and to gain the trust and reuse of the emperor.

However, after the imperial decree was issued, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang declined the good job at the same time.

And the attitude of these two people is also very firm.

Because Xiu lived with the emperor, this was an opportunity for the emperor to personally inspect the officials. How many officials couldn't wish for it, it was very eye-catching.

Therefore, as soon as the news came out, many officials inevitably felt a little envious and jealous towards the two, and it was only natural that they declined a few times, saying that they were ignorant of their talents and knowledge, and that you are the emperor, you must let me go.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang behaved differently.

Sima Guang also expressed his firm disapproval at the beginning, and even went to Wushu to refuse, but in the end he reluctantly agreed, as if he had to obey.

But Wang Anshi was in another way. He even went to Wushu to refuse, but the officials said no, it was you, and I will not allow you to refuse.

The emperor sees you, Wang Anshi, didn't you resign?Just order the servant to put the edict of appointment directly on the case table where Wang Anshi works in the Du Branch Office. Let's see how you evade it?

Unexpectedly, Wang Anshi was even worse. When he saw the envoy of the emperor coming, he ran away and even hid in the toilet. No matter how the servants called him, he would not come out.

In the end, the servant had no choice but to put the imperial edict on Wang Anshi's desk, ready to go back to deal with business. Wang Anshi immediately ordered someone to rush to return the imperial edict to the servant after reading it.

After returning, Wang Anshi even wrote eight speeches to express to the emperor that I quit.

But the Son of Heaven also got angry, no, this son really has to be you.

So Wang Anshi simply shuts himself at home now.

However, Wang Anshi's move was considered to be interfering with the court, and it also caused a lot of discussions in the officialdom. The implication is that Wang Anshi, you are doing this, is it a bit pretentious?Are you a little fake in life?

Reminiscent of the emperor's evaluation of him as "eating bait", and the ten-thousand-word book written by Jiayou in three years, don't you want to do something?Why did the Son of Heaven refuse to put you by his side for investigation?

Are you being angry and hypocritical?
Or are you deliberately hyping yourself?
Anyway, there are various evaluations of Wang Anshi in the officialdom, some belittle, and of course many good friends speak for him.

Wang Anshi just stayed at home.

Zhang Yue probably knew about this, so here he went with all the students to the boss's house to do the paperwork.

This day, Zhang Yue and Huang Lu happened to come to Wang Anshi's mansion. Last time Zhang Yue came here, the door was rejected, so he didn't have any expectations when he came this time, it was just a formality.

After Zhang Yue presented the rolling bag to the door, he chatted with Huang Lu very easily.

The travel volume at this time is not as good as that in July. Although the weather was very hot at that time, there were shaded places to escape.

But now that it was snowing on the street, the door of Wang Anshi's house was so negligent that they didn't invite the two to wait inside the door.

Fortunately, it wasn't too cold today. Zhang Yue and Huang Lu were chatting in front of the door in cold clothes, and kept shaking their bodies to keep warm.

At this moment, the houses far and near Bianjing are covered with a layer of snow, Zhang Yuehuanglu can't help but think that a year will pass, and feel the rush of time.

After a while, when the door opened, Wang Anguo and Wang Anli brothers came out to welcome them together.

Wang Anguo said with a happy face: "Duzhi, the third brother wants to see you today."

Zhang Yue heard 'en'?
Wang Anshi willing to see himself?

Zhang Yue couldn't help thinking, the articles in his pocket were exactly the same as last time, why did Wang Anshi want to see him this time?But if you come, you will be safe, and today you can finally see the real person.

Zhang Yue was a little excited, and immediately thanked him.

Zhang Yue and Huang Lu entered the door together, Wang Anli said: "Today there is another distinguished guest in the house, it is Lv Lantai, he is talking with the third brother, at that time the third brother and Lu Lantai hit it off, I heard your name, Lu Lantai said After a few words, the third brother immediately took a look at you."

Zhang Yue asked: "This Lu Lantai is from Quanzhou Prefecture, and his name is Jifu?"

Wang Anli smiled and said, "It's this person, how could Duzhi know him?"

Zhang Yue nodded.If it was Lu Huiqing, without him, I would not be able to meet Wang Anshi.

what is this?
Don't sell the face of the two younger brothers, but sell a person who has not known each other for a long time?
Zhang Yue stepped into the inner hall, but saw two middle-aged men sitting in the hall.

The next younger one was Lu Huiqing, who was chatting with others, but it didn't prevent him from looking around, so he nodded slightly to Zhang Yue as a greeting.

As for the older middle-aged man on the side,
His face is a little dark, but it doesn't look like he never washes his face. Although his hair is not neatly tied by hairpins, it is not messy. The clothes on his body are a little wrinkled, but it doesn't look like it hasn't been washed for many years.

Zhang Yue gave the other party a raunchy evaluation, but as for the clothes of the subjects, the food of dogs and pigs, the description of the prisoner's face is too much.

This is Su Xun's definition for the other party in "Distinguishing Traitors".

Now in front of the two of them, there are two servants holding a portrait, and they are expressing their opinions on the portrait.Standing aside, Zhang Yue saw that the painting was a portrait of this middle-aged man. It was really lifelike, but he didn't know who made it.

Lu Huiqing smiled and said, "My lord, this painting is really vivid. It reminds me of a sage."

The middle-aged man asked, "Who is it?"

Lu Huiqing said firmly: "Confucius."

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, acquiesced and said: "It's not good to be a sage, it's too lonely and no one can understand it, it's better to be a hermit with wild clouds and wild cranes."

Lu Huiqing said with a smile: "The prince's remarks are not because of the court's discussion."

The middle-aged man said: "There are many worldly people in the court, and I don't know me."

"Then who in this world knows about princes?"

The middle-aged man stared out of the window, sighed for a while and said, "Only the late king can know me."

After hearing this, Zhang Yue also thought of Wang Anshi's evaluation.

Shenzong once asked the minister Wu Kui and Wang Anshi how he is?Wu Kui replied cautiously, the article is well written.

Emperor Shenzong thought to himself, isn't this nonsense?I'm not asking about your article.So Emperor Shenzong asked again: "How is it governed?" Wu Kui replied this time: "I'm afraid of being pedantic."

When Mencius came to Liang, the king of Liang thought that Mencius was too far away and wide-ranging, so he didn't use it.

This is also the reason for the broadness.

It roughly means that you are full of reason, but it doesn't apply to reality.

Anyway, Wang Anshi later found out about these remarks, and his reform was also the enemy of the whole dynasty.

He wrote a poem to commemorate Mencius, "The sinking soul and floating soul cannot be recruited, and the posthumous compilation thinks about the weather."Why not think the whole world is pedantic, so some people comfort loneliness'.

The meaning in the poem is that Mencius is dead, but after I read your book, your character suddenly came alive.So what if the world thinks I'm pedantic?But Mencius, you must understand me, right?

Mencius knows me.

This sentence is so lonely to say.

What does it mean to be too cold at a high place, probably that is the case. What a person like Wang Anshi lacks is a person who really understands him.

Now that he has resigned as an official of daily living, he has been talked about for a long time.

Some people say he is hypocritical, some say he is hypocritical, and some say he is ignorant.

But it became even more extreme when the law was reformed later, and the old and new parties scolded each other.

The generals of the new party are like Cai Bian, the spokesperson of a good son-in-law, who can elevate Wang Anshi infinitely.

As for the old party, it can vigorously discredit Wang Anshi, and can be called the number one traitor in ancient and modern times.There is a big gap between a person's pros and cons, one goes to the sky and the other goes to the earth, reaching the peak.

In fact, when Zhang Yue traveled through that era, there was no absolutely unified opinion on Wang Anshi's evaluation.

Who can understand him?
Now the middle-aged man is sitting there.

However, the middle-aged man only talked with Lu Huiqing. Although he saw Zhang Yue and Huang Lu coming in, he didn't intend to let them participate in the conversation.

Zhang Yue saw that the roll bag of himself and Huang Lu was still on someone's desk, but he didn't open it.

Lu Huiqing knew that the middle-aged man was a little frustrated. In addition to rejecting the appointment of the daily assistant seven times, the other party had a quarrel with Han Qi last month.

At that time, Han Qi had a disagreement with the other party, and the other party commented directly to Han Qi's face: "This is what ordinary officials do."

Han Qi squinted at the other party and said: "I don't know each other, but I, Han Qi, am really a vulgar official."

When the other party was an official in Yangzhou, Han Qi knew Yangzhou, his old superior, and now Han Qi is the second-ranked prime minister. The other party still accuses him of being a "vulgar official". up.

Lu Huiqing relented and said, "Why don't you write a poem for this self-portrait?"

The middle-aged man stroked his beard and said, "That's fine."

Zhang Yue thought that it was common for the ancients to inscribe poems on their self-portraits.

The most famous is a poem by Su Shi, which is also Su Shi’s desperate poem. He was exiled from Hainan for so many years and was finally pardoned. He returned all the way to the prosperous place in the Central Plains. When he passed Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, he happened to see a pair of himself. Portrait, so I wrote a poem to myself.

The heart is like a tree that has ashes, and the body is like a boat that is not tied.Ask Ru Ping's achievements in his life, Huangzhou, Huizhou, Danzhou.

Reading this poem really brought tears to my eyes.This is also Su Shi's evaluation of his life.

So how would this middle-aged man evaluate his self-portrait?
Zhang Yue seemed to have thought of something, and immediately said: "Mo Xue is taking the liberty, I would like to try one of the judge's examination questions!"

The middle-aged man was about to compose a poem but was interrupted by Zhang Yue, he couldn't help being startled.

On the side, Wang Anguo and Wang Anli were taken aback, Zhang Yue's move was a bit rude.

Lu Huiqing smiled and said, "My lord, this is Zhang Duzhi."

The middle-aged man glanced at Zhang Yue: "Measure it? Is it the experience of the past, the man who will be memorized? Or measure it with a ruler, and it will be a long way."

Zhang Yue said in his heart, this person is really awesome, he just quotes from other sources casually, he is even better than Baidu.

But this is a little too polite.

Lu Huiqing chuckled, Wang Anguo and Wang Anli also silently wiped Zhang Yue's sweat from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhang Yue said: "The judge said what is post-learning, and what is post-learning?"

The middle-aged man sneered and said: "Joke, you don't even know who you are, so how do you know who this old man is?"

Everyone thought, yes, I didn't hear the other party just say that only the king knows me, and you are a mere scholar and brazenly say that I understand you.

Zhang Yue learned the other party's sharp edge and said: "Let the later learners write one of the test questions for the judge. If it's wrong, it won't be too late for the judge to scold me."

Is this still exciting?
Although Wang Anguo and Wang Anli admire Zhang Yuezhi's ability, they don't think that Zhang Yuezhi has any words to give his third brother an evaluation.

Who is my third brother?

Compare yourself to Confucius.

Saying that the king knew me, is your Zhang Yue the king?Is it Yao Shun Yu soup?
Lu Huiqing smiled and said nothing, Wang Anguo said: "Third Brother, why don't you give Du Zhi a try, it's not good, and it's not too late to blame him for being arrogant and ignorant."

The middle-aged man said: "Speak."

Immediately the other party turned his face away.

But Jian Zhang walked up to the portrait and looked up and down, as if he wanted to see the other party from the portrait.

In fact, this painter did a good job. Not only did he draw the characters well, but he also drew out the demeanor, especially the eyes, which were piercing and vivid.

At that time, there was a saying that "Zeng Lugong's spine is like a dragon, Wang Jinggong's eyes are like a dragon".

It is said that Wang Anshi's eyes are like dragon eyes.

The eyes are big and slender, the pupils are as divine as hanging pearls, black and white are distinct, it seems like a painting.

Zhang Yue only looked at paintings and did not write poems. After a while, when Wang Anshi became impatient.

Seeing that the ostentation was almost done, Zhang Yue asked with a light cough, "Do you have a pen and paper?"

Others immediately presented it, and Zhang Yue picked up the pen and swiped the paper, and it was done in one stroke.

The middle-aged man didn't even look at it from the beginning to the end, but Lu Huiqing picked it up and read: "The title is vivid and self-praise, Danqing and I are two illusions, and the world will turn into dust."

"But knowing that this thing is not something else, don't ask the people of the present and the people of the past."

The middle-aged man had his eyes closed, but he opened his eyes after listening to it, looking at the young man in the poem, but saw him standing there as if he was lifting a heavy weight.

The middle-aged man looked at Zhang Yue with a pair of 'long eyes' and took a closer look.

As for Wang Anguo, Wang Anli listened to Lu Huiqing's words and was carefully savoring the poem.

Seeing Wang Anshi's eyes, Zhang Yue bowed gracefully and then stepped aside.

What is the meaning of this poem?

In the vernacular, both I and the portrait are just illusions, sooner or later they are dust.But this portrait (me) is somewhat different from others (someone else).Those of you who live today, don’t ask the old man who he is in front of the portrait like an old man back then.
Invisibly, the words praised this middle-aged man extremely well.At the same time, it completely outlines the conceited and arrogant nature of the other party.

In fact, Zhang Yue is also asking questions for this era. Many people in this era will ask, what is Wang Anshi thinking?What kind of person is he?
Just like 1000 years later, until today, countless people are still studying what Wang Anshi was thinking?What kind of person is he?
The pros and cons have never stopped.

But in this song "Praise of the Gods", I have already expected that I am a little different from ordinary people. My contemporaries, my friends and my closest relatives don't know who I am?

Not to mention today's people who saw this portrait hundreds of thousands of years later.

In a word, the other party already valued Zhang Yue, and Lu Huiqing handed the paper to the middle-aged man and asked, "What do you think, the prince?"

The middle-aged man picked up the paper and asked Zhang Yue: "Zhang Duzhi said that the old man has heard many people mention your name and praise your talent in front of the old man, but how can Du's poem be different from my mind?" What do you think coincides with each other?"

Zhang Yue couldn't help but thump in his heart, it's over, is this a car crash?

(End of this chapter)