Prime Minister

Chapter 375 I'm Confused About the Officials

Seeing that everyone is respectful, Zhang Yue is also very useful. Although he is a lecturer, he is a "teacher" who teaches the emperor's knowledge after all, and he still needs to be treated with due respect and treatment.

In the Tang Dynasty, the banquet officials were allowed to enter the palace on the shoulders, and when they left, the emperor had to watch the ceremony of teachers and ministers.

Although the status of the banquet official was lowered in the Song Dynasty, it can only be said to be okay.

After Qian Xiang first explained clearly to Zhang Yue, he and Zhang Yue walked out of the Erying Pavilion to wait for the emperor and Zai Zhi, but seeing that the Chongzheng Hall was closed at this moment, the officials withdrew from the hall one after another.

After that, officials from the Academy of Admonitions of the Third Division of the Zhongshu Privy Council played in shifts.

Playing in shifts is also a measure adopted by the emperors of the Song Dynasty and adopted by the emperors of the Tang Dynasty who were isolated from inside and outside by eunuchs and prime ministers.

The official and the emperor's performances are correct and turn correct.

The second pair is specially for officials with the attendant system. The officials with the attendant system will be arranged in five or three shifts at the back of the court to meet the emperor.

As for turning to the right, it means that officials who have not made an appointment should listen to the seal.Officials who are not servants and are also court officials need to report, and it depends on whether the emperor decides to see or not.

The system of servants is a fixed candidate for the performance, and the court officer is an alternate candidate.

As for ordinary Beijing officials like Zhang Yue, generally speaking, there is no opportunity to play the prelude to the king. Only in the Southern Song Dynasty, the wheel set was used, and not only common officials and military generals could participate in the play.

However, the second pair is a regular system, and the second pair is an occasional one.

After the classes were dismissed in the early morning, the officials played in turn, and each class entered in twos.

But after seeing the fifth class, some officials left, while others were in the hall.After the officials spoke, they stayed in the hall specially, which is called keeping body.

Generally, officials stay in their bodies for the purpose of resigning from their posts, and after seeing the official family, they finally leave alone.

When Ding Wei was the prime minister, officials were not allowed to keep their records to Emperor Zhenzong (for fear of making a small report on himself.) At that time, the king was obedient to Ding Wei. Once the king once said to Ding Wei that he wanted to have a stepchild. Please leave this matter alone. Play to the emperor.

Ding Wei immediately agreed and said generously, it's okay if you are a public.

Ding said that after agreeing, he regretted it.After Wang Zeng made a statement to Emperor Zhenzong, Ding Wei traveled to Hainan in just a few days.

Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, at least two shifts are required, so it is difficult to whisper to the emperor.In addition to becoming an official, ordinary officials rarely get the qualification to stay and play after resigning, but there is a difference between officials of the first class, that is, the Jingyan official.

The emperors of the Song Dynasty went to work every day, and they would go to court first, then go to court again, and finally have a banquet. Sometimes the emperor was too busy to rest until the end of the Shen Dynasty.

And after the Jingyan officials met for the first time, they were allowed to stay, and then went to the Jingyan house together with the emperor, so this invisibly obtained the qualification to stay and play.

For example, on the way to the Jingyan banquet, it is very easy for the Jingyan official to have a few words with the emperor alone to discuss the political affairs discussed in the Cai Palace just now, which touched the prime minister's taboo.

Generally speaking, prime ministers don't like officials bypassing themselves to talk to the emperor.After the son of heaven took office, he often selected Jingyan officials from the attendant system, with the intention of bypassing the prime minister.

So in the end, why did the prime minister have to hang up the sutra feast?
You are the Jingyan official, and I am also the Jingyan official. We all stay together to play, so you can't go around me and whisper to the emperor.

When Zhang Yue, Qian Xiang first saw the officials stepping out of the Chongzheng Hall, and saluted together.But seeing that the official's face was a little pale, it seemed that it took too long to listen to the ministers' performance in the palace, so he was a little out of spirit.As for the officials, Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang, Sima Guang and a group of attendants followed behind him.

After the officials and others entered the Youying Pavilion, Zhang Yue and Qian Xiangxian were the last to enter the Sutra Banquet Hall.

The official has already sat on the chair, and there is a table in front of the chair.Zhang Yuejin took the handout book, and the servant took it and put it in front of the case. The official took a look at the handout and said with a smile: "University!"

Han Qi, who was sitting on the sidelines, was holding tea soup and asked Zhang Yue: "Can university be a scripture?"

Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to Han Xianggong, the University was written by Zeng Zi, not the classics. Although the University is listed as a Zishu, Han Yu once praised this book, and it ranks alongside the Analects, Mencius, and the Doctrine of the Mean."

Han Qi took a sip of the tea soup, put it aside and said, "There are quite a few people who talked about universities in Jingyan officials, can Du Zhi be ingenious?"

Zhang Yue said: "Report to Mr. Han, but you dare not accept it before."

Hearing this, Han Qi frowned, but the official smiled and said, "Very good, give me a seat and tea!"

Immediately Zhang Yue took his seat, and the attendant brought him tea soup. Zhang Yue just moistened his lips after bringing the tea soup, then put it down, and nodded to Qian Xiang first.

"Let's talk!" Qian Xiang said first.

Zhang Yue got up again. Previously, Jingyan officials gave lectures at Jingyan banquets, but since the official came to the throne, they were changed to lectures. From then on until Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jingyan officials did not have the opportunity to sit and lecture.

Zhang Yueyan said: "The teaching of my Confucianism lies in governing the world. If you do not govern the world, you will not be a Confucian. Do whatever you can, benevolent in the body, benevolent in the family, benevolent in the country, benevolent in the world, and benevolent in the world."

Hearing Zhang Yue's words, Han Qi paused slightly with his hand holding the tea soup. Zeng Gongliang and Sima Guang also showed admiration.

The official's brows immediately eased, and he said softly, "Cultivating one's morality, regulating the family, governing the country and the world are all governing the world." '

The official listened to Zhang Yue and didn't talk anymore. It turned out that he stopped and smiled after listening to himself: "I interrupted, Zhang Qing continued."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Yue continued: "Zi Lu once asked Confucius what a gentleman is, and he said, "Cultivate yourself to respect, cultivate yourself to comfort others, and cultivate yourself to comfort the people. In Wanfang, the first priority is the virtue of the monarch, and the order is to investigate things, extend knowledge, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, and family harmony..."

Both Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang could tell that Zhang Yue talked about Taixue, but he didn't follow the traditional Confucian way of talking about Taixue, and included a lot of his own personal stuff.

In fact, this was changed by Zhang Yue after listening to the old official's words last night.

What's the difference between preaching and preaching?
Serving lectures is to follow the meaning of the book, and practicing the scriptures is to speak one's own views based on the book.

One is the study of ancient times, and the other is the study of chapters and sentences.

If he really wanted to endorse, there was no need for Zhang Yue to join the sutra feast.However, chapters and sentences are also very dangerous, new ideas can easily cause serious discomfort, and who are the officials and rulers, how can ordinary views easily impress them.

Therefore, Zhang Yue still adopts the method of putting new wine in old bottles. The book of university is applicable to everyone, but most people only apply to self-cultivation and family harmony, but for the emperor, it can be applicable to governing the country and the world. Novel angle.

Use the university to rectify the virtue of the monarch, and push the self-cultivation to the self-cultivation to govern the country and the world.

Ordinary people can learn it, but emperors have to learn it even more.

"If you can't achieve yourself, you can't achieve things, and then you can practice your own righteousness. It's okay to use meritorious deeds to understand your mind, or to understand your mind and deeds, but it's best to understand your mind and deeds. If you want to do earth-shattering deeds, It's like walking on thin ice. Instead of seeking the big, it's better to look at the beginning of the micro."

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When Zhang Yue talked about "clearing the mind through deeds, or doing deeds through deeds", Sima Guang shook his head. This statement is different from his point of view. Of course, it is necessary to understand the mind before deeds.However, he is very appreciative of "instead of pursuing the big, it is better to examine at the beginning of a few micro".

Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang also agreed and disagreed with Zhang Yue's presentation of the scriptures, but they watched the officials and saw that he seemed very satisfied.

So Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang is not good at words.

After Zhang Yue finished speaking, the official said: "Can Zhang Qingyan say that the university can correct the emperor's virtue?"

Zhang Yue said: "Of course, the purpose of a university is to combine body and function."

"A good individual can't be used twice, so what is the priority of being a gentleman?"

Zhang Yue said: "Put learning first."

"What should you learn first?"

"Be honest first."

"What is the first priority for righteousness?"

"Put sincerity first, sincerity is a clear heart, and people are born with beautiful jade, but they are stained by desire for profit, so they cannot be seen in the body."

"What is the priority of sincerity?"

"Respect comes first."

The official heard the words and said: "Why don't you say it is to learn from things?"

Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the study of things is the thing of the heart, the heart is the heart of the thing, the sincerity is the meaning of the thing, the knowledge, the knowledge of the thing. Everything in the world is just the reflection of the heart. What about the difference between inside and outside?"

Zhang Yue put it bluntly. Although the world is made of matter, people can only understand matter through themselves.

"Then why do you say respect?"

Zhang Yue said: "The word respect is the most important thing in the hearts of sages and sages. It is the master of one heart and the origin of all saints... Respect can produce benevolence, respect can produce wisdom, and respect can produce righteousness..."

The officials praised: "Well said, this can be left to teach the future kings of this dynasty, and prepare for the norms of others."

Han Qi couldn't help but glanced at Zhang Yue, he really deserved to be the No. [-] scholar and the third class, that's how he could win the Sacred Heart.

Han Qi said indifferently: "What your Majesty said is very true."

But Zeng Gongliang's attitude was much more positive and said: "My Majesty, I think that the book of university is more important than self-cultivation, but what Zhang Shuoshu said is finally from self-cultivation to family governance, what is the same as body and function, can be taught A gentleman understands the way to advance virtue."

But seeing the official nodding his head, he got up from the case and said: "It is indeed practical..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yue suddenly saw the official's body swaying, but saw that his face was even paler. Although he supported the table with his hands, his whole body was already swaying.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

The people present exclaimed at the same time, but they saw the official smiled gently at the crowd, as if saying that he was fine, and could cheer up anyway, but in fact, the official's hand to support the case suddenly softened, and then the whole person fell down. .

Han Qi, who was closest to the official's house, and an attendant helped the official's house together.

When Zhang Yue saw this scene, he was also confused on the spot. He was just talking, so why did he make the officials dizzy?Not so?

If something happened to the officials, I must be to blame for telling the story on the spot!

This is really a lie!

"Hurry up and announce the imperial doctor!" Zeng Gongliang shouted anxiously.

There was a sudden chaos in the banquet hall, but seeing the guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs rushing in, he said, "What's going on?"

Han Qi said: "Did the imperial doctor announce it?"

The guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said anxiously: "It's announced, it's announced, it's only the officials who are doing well, how can it be like this after listening to a sutra feast?"

Speaking of this, the guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs looked at Zhang Yue viciously and said, "Han Xianggong told the miscellaneous family, but the words of the banquet official in the New Classics made the king angry?"

Han Qi glanced at Zhang Yue and said: "Let's not mention this for now, now the internal and external news should be blocked, and outsiders are not allowed to inquire about the official's news."

The guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs nodded when he heard the words, and then said: "The miscellaneous family will do it now. It's fine during the day, so why..."

After speaking, the other party stomped away.

And Han Qi looked at Zhang Yue after dealing with the matter, and said to the left and right: "Put Bachelor Zhang under custody first!"

(End of this chapter)