Prime Minister

Chapter 25
The "Declaration Form" in Zhang Yue's dream.

The "Declaration Form" is Zhong Yao's famous post. It is said that Zhong Yao practiced calligraphy very diligently.Sit with people and talk, and practice on the ground around you.After resting at night, I used the quilt as paper, but as time passed, the quilt had a big hole.

However, in the original post of the "Declaration Table", it is said that during the rebellion of the Eight Kings, Wang Dao sewed it in his clothes and carried it across the river, and then gave it to his nephew Wang Xizhi, and Wang Xizhi gave it to Wang Xiu.Wang Xiu liked this post very much and was buried with it after his death.

Today, the "Declaration Form" is believed to be the presence of Wang Xizhi, and it has been included in the "Chunhua Pavilion", the royal collection of the Song Dynasty.

When Zhang Yue wrote the first word of the "Declaration Form", "Shang", he encountered a setback, and he was not satisfied with how he wrote it.

Zhang Yue also knew that it was because of his lack of writing power.

But fortunately there is effort.

In addition to talent, the most important thing in calligraphy is kung fu.Isn't Zhong Yao extremely diligent in practicing calligraphy?Even when sleeping, he scratched the sheets with his fingers, so that the quilt had a big hole.

But no matter how diligent Zhong Yao is, is he so idle?

When practicing calligraphy here, Zhang Yue's writing ability is the same as usual.

It is unbearable to spend six hours here on weekdays reading chapters, so most of the time I only read five hours.Now Zhang Yue is forcing himself to write the words for six hours, so he insists on it.

Moreover, Zhang Yue planned to read for two hours, write for two hours, and finally read for two hours. In the long run, he would finish the six-hour practice before quitting.

It rained overnight in autumn.

When Zhang Yue woke up the next day, the water basin in the house was already full of rainwater.

The scene of the hut leaking rain has long been commonplace.

Zhang Yue dipped water into the earthen basin beside the bed and wrote the words 'Shangshu declares Sun Quan...' on the table. At first glance, his writing skills improved slightly.

Guo Lin just came back from washing up. Seeing Zhang Yue so diligently practicing calligraphy, he thought it was a good idea, and then he also stretched his finger to the earthen pot beside the bed... After writing a few words, he was unclear, and then put it on the tip of his tongue...

Guo Lin and Zhang Yue got dressed, drank two bowls of porridge, and went to the Zhang clan to study.Along the way, Zhang Yue saw Guo Lin frequently rubbing against the bark with his fingers, for some reason...

They entered ethnology through the back door.

When they left the main entrance yesterday, they had already figured out the general structure of Zhang's clan.

After entering the gate, the professor and lecturer's residence is on the left, and the student's accommodation is on the right.Going through a door to the north, it is the day Jintang, with corridors in the front and back, an inkstone pond in the center, and willows are planted in the courtyard.

In the center behind the Houjin Hall is the She Garden, the northwest is the kitchen, and the northeast is the school warehouse and the library.

Both Jianzhou Prefectural School and Pucheng County School have special transcription offices, which are used as commissions for books, and Jianzhou Prefectural School even adjusts measures to local conditions, and even publishes books for profit and collects money to help students.

Today, they entered through the small gate in the northwest corner. This is where the cooks go in and out. When they passed the shooting garden, they saw that many ethnic students had already practiced shooting here.

The scholars of the Song Dynasty still had the ancient style of the Han and Tang Dynasties. The southerners practiced archery and the northerners rode horses.

Immediately, the two came to the door of the pavilion, and the ministry of the pavilion opened the door for them.

Inside the pavilion are the school warehouse and the library, which are also managed by a minister on weekdays.

This minister was a little old man in his fifties, with a straight face and a look of not being disturbed by strangers.

"You are here to copy the book?"

"Yes." Guo Lin respectfully saluted.

"Well, this is the place. You are not allowed to go upstairs, you are not allowed to drink water and light candles in the pavilion. Before leaving the pavilion, you must inform me before you can leave, even if you are out of the pavilion..."

Guo Lin said: "Yes."

"Everything here is up to me, you can't object, or you will be thrown out!" The ministry said fiercely.

The bookstore has two floors, and they transcribe manuscripts on the lower floor of the bookstore.The study room is very small, with only two short tables, reed mats and pen, ink, paper and inkstone.Copying a book for a day here would definitely be unbearable.

The ministry gave a few more words, went upstairs to get a book, locked the door and left.

Faced with a table of pen, ink, and paper, Zhang Yue now understands with empathy why Ban Chao wrote the sentence 'A man, An Neng, a long-term pen and inkstone'.

Zhang Yue first studied the preparations for pouring ink and water. After a while, the ministry came here and took a stack of manuscripts for Guo Lin to transcribe, but Zhang Yue did not have a single draft.

Zhang Yue was stunned for a while and said, "What is this?"

The commission book is settled by the number of pages. If you don't write a single word, it means that you have no income.

"Senior brother, can you help me?" Zhang Yue asked Guo Lin, who was writing quickly.

Guo Lin glanced at Zhang Yue and said, "No need."

Guo Lin's words were a little cold, and it seemed that he was still angry with yesterday.

Zhang Yue couldn't stand the smell of ashes in the house, so he walked outside the door to breathe, and happened to see the minister just now sitting by the door of the pavilion holding a book and reading it carefully.

At such a young age, you still need to study hard!

Zhang Yue understood a bit why there were so many great librarians from ancient times to the present.

Zhang Yue walked back to the room, and heard Guo Lin frown: "Junior Brother, can you stop walking around like this..."

Guo Lin felt that his words were a bit heavy again, so he softened his tone and said, "I know...it shouldn't be like this yesterday...you don't have a job at the moment, you may have offended the head of the house, and I'll go with you in a while to make amends for him. "

Zhang Yue said, "Senior brother, we don't need to apologize."

Guo Lindao: "If you don't want to apologize, I'll do it. You have to be patient when you are new here."

Zhang Yue suddenly said: "Senior brother, I have some experience in reading Yi recently."

"How do you feel?"

Zhang Yue said: "My experience is 'the terrain is Kun, the gentleman carries things with great virtue'. The Book of Changes uses the hexagram of Qian to represent the sky, and the hexagram of Kun to represent the earth. For example, husband and wife, ruler and minister, host and guest, teacher and student, employer...

"Therefore, the sky is healthy, and the gentleman is self-improvement. When the gentleman is on the throne, when you are the husband, the monarch, and the father, you should be self-improvement and don't rely on others. As a son, he should be a virtuous person, be as tolerant as possible, and cooperate with the main position.”

In fact, Zhang Yue's remarks come from the school motto of Wudaokou Vocational and Technical College, self-improvement and great virtue.

Guo Lin stopped writing and said, "Are you trying to use the Kun Gua to describe your current situation?"

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "As expected of a senior brother, you can understand it as soon as you hear it. The Kun hexagram corresponds to the Qian hexagram, which just refers to today. We are the guest seat when we first arrive."

"Kun's hexagram Yuanheng is a good hexagram. There is a cloud in the hexagram, and a gentleman has a lot to go for. It is to be obsessed first and then to gain it. It means that I will wait and persevere."

Guo Lin nodded.

Zhang Yue said: "The change from the six lines is the easy way of doing things. On the sixth day of the first year, we must walk on frost and ice. It's like when we first entered the guest seat, just as the senior brother just said, when we first arrived, at this moment, it seems that our feet are on the ground. Above the frost, below is the hard ice', you and I are both uncomfortable."

"June [-], the straight side is big, and there is no disadvantage if you don't get used to it. Although you and I are new here, there is no conflict of interest with the main position for the time being, and it will not be disadvantageous to you. You can rest assured."

"June [-], Hanzhang Kezhen, or in the affairs of the king, there is no success and no end. It is still the same sentence that I am a guest, treat people with kindness, and insist on perseverance. Do what the master asks you to do, without seeking merit. But there is an end to it.”

Guo Lin clapped his legs and laughed: "Junior brother is right. How will the next change? How about June [-], June [-], and Shang [-]?"

Zhang Yue thought for a while and said, "The first three lines of the six lines are the guest hexagrams, and the last three lines are the main lines. The June [-]th is the guest hexagram."

"June [-]th, including the bag, no blame and no reputation. At this time, you and I have become the masters of the guest, like half the master, but on the contrary, you must be more cautious, don't talk nonsense, and no fault is the best.

"Sixty-five, Huangshang, Yuanji. At this time, it is like a prime minister among monarchs and ministers, a mistress who presides over a family on behalf of her husband, and a proud disciple of a teacher. This is the time when the host and guest are most harmonious. The five lines are the hexagrams of merit."

"Sixth, the dragon fights in the wild, and its blood is dark yellow. At this time, the host and the guest change positions.

Guo Lin laughed and said, "Interesting, interesting."

Zhang Yue said: "That's why it's said, 'Kun's way is good, it inherits the heavens and the season goes. The family that accumulates good will have surplus Qing, and the family that accumulates bad will have surplus disaster. The minister kills his ruler, and the son kills his father, not overnight. Therefore, the source of its origin is gradually, and the debate is not early."

"This sentence can be said to be the conclusion of the Kun Gua."

Zhang Yue didn't expect it either, he was just talking casually, but he memorized a lot of hexagrams and articles from the Book of Changes, and gradually became clearer and clearer.

Zhang Yue remembered that this year seemed to flash by in a dream last night, and now...

The knowledge of the Book of Changes is neither profound nor mysterious, but it is so simple and clear.

While waiting for Zhang Yue to talk to Guo Lin, the minister outside the door stood outside the house and listened to a half-strumming stroke of his beard and smiled, revealing that there was something on the face of this child.

Zhang Yue chatted with Guo Lin for a while, and Guo Lin continued to be busy.He was also bored, and immediately became addicted to sleep and fell asleep.

It didn't take long, but listen to the bang!
Zhang Yue was awakened, opened his eyes but saw Zhang Heng standing in front of him.

Zhang Heng said: "You actually sleep during the day? I really don't know how your husband teaches you on weekdays?"

Zhang Yue glanced at Guo Lin, but seeing his face full of shame, he felt ashamed.

Zhang Yue said: "Zhaichang, I don't know the rule that you can't sleep in the day Jintang. Zhaichang doesn't arrange things, so I have to keep my spirits up."

Zhou Jintang cannot sleep during the day, of course this can be understood in reverse.

Zhang Yue is not someone who doesn't hold grudges. Zhang Heng spoke arrogantly to himself twice and three times yesterday and today. Once it's okay, how can he bear it if he doesn't go back today?
Even if I don't have a temper, I still have the urge to get up.

Zhang Heng didn't expect Zhang Yue to dare to choke on himself, so he couldn't help being angry.

At this time, the official outside the door came in and said: "Zhai Chang, sir, it seems that you have something to look for!"

Zhang Heng nodded, then threw a stack of papers on Zhang Yue's table and said, "You have copied all of these. If you can't copy them today, you won't use them tomorrow."

After speaking, Zhang Heng walked away.

Guo Lin stepped forward to persuade Zhang Yue and said, "How did you just say that? It's hard to beat the frost. It's a new arrival. Let's take it slow. Why are you angry with him?"

"Brother said yes."

Zhang Yue then saluted the minister again and said, "Just now, thank you old man for saving the siege."

The ministry stopped and turned around without denying it, but said: "Xiao Langjun is a smart person, but I advise you to restrain your temper, otherwise it won't be long here."

"Thank you, old man, I remember it."

(End of this chapter)