Wang Anshi's words said that he had seen it and it was indeed very beautiful and interesting. It was definitely a popular internet celebrity work at the time.
But not academically.
To put it bluntly, many places are full of nonsense.
For example, there is a paragraph where Wang Anshi explains that the word "po" means skin of earth. Su Shi asks Wang Anshi that the word "wave" means "skin of water", and does "slip" mean "bone of water"?
There is also a famous joke. Su Shi told Wang Anshi one day that he knew why the character for dove was nine birds. Wang Anshi was overjoyed and said, I want to ask you for advice.
Su Shi said in the Book of Songs that there is a cloud singing dove in the mulberry tree, and its son is Qixi.
Wang Anshi asked if there were only seven birds. Su Shi said, yes, and you didn't count their parents, so there were nine birds in total.
Although these are jokes, the characters are all subjective assumptions made by Wang Anshi, who played a game of character splitting without paying attention to the evolution of the oracle bone inscriptions.
Wang Anshi said that every word has a meaning, but apart from the meaning, he ignored the pictophonetic characters and so on.
For such a book that is full of far-fetched and subjective assumptions, Wang Anshi also plans to use it as an administrative order together with the new meanings of the Three Classics for scholars all over the world to learn. Isn't this misleading?
In fact, the new meanings of the Three Classics also have this problem. The explanations in many places are difficult to explain in one sentence, and the explanations in many annotations are full of amazing imagination.
Anyway, don't worry about whether what I say is right or not, I'll just ask you whether it's new or not?
Therefore, Cai Bian had no objection when he heard that Zhang Yue was not allowed to speak words.
Zhang Yue left Cai Bian to sit here and have a meal.
Cai Bian told the story of how he met the Holy Spirit. The officials asked him to sit in a pavilion next to the palace for an hour. He thought he would almost miss it today, but he didn't expect to see him in the end.
Zhang Yue suddenly asked Cai Bian: "Do you remember what calligraphy and paintings there are in the pavilion?"
Cai Bian said: "Xiaguan was very nervous at that time because he had to meet the Holy Spirit, so he didn't remember it. He only saw the holy teachings and poems of the previous emperors."
Zhang Yue asked: "Then did your Majesty ask you today?"
Cai Bian said: "I haven't."
Zhang Yue nodded, and immediately called Peng Jingyi to come to him and said, "Take a hundred guan to the palace and find out what the calligraphy, painting and poetry are on the wall of the pavilion where Cai Yuandu is waiting today."
"Transcribe it all."
Seeing that Cai Bian didn't know why, Zhang Yue said: "The officials like to test their talents. Today, I let you enter the palace to inquire about the current situation of servants. In a few days, I will meet the emperor to test your talents. I remember that I recommended you to be careful in doing things in front of the officials.
Rufa, please write down the poems, calligraphy and paintings in the pavilion and use them when the time comes."
One hundred guan is not a small amount of money, and it would be a waste if it is not used. Moreover, although there is nothing wrong with inquiring about the calligraphy, painting, and holy teachings in the temple, it is just a trick.
However, Cai Bian knew that officials themselves were mediocre in talent, so he especially appreciated talented ministers. Zhang Yue, Lu Huiqing, Xu Xi, etc. all fell into the emperor's eyes because of this, and their official careers went smoothly.
Zhang Gong is still so smooth in his work. He is truly worthy of being a man who became an official and joined politics at the age of thirty-two.
Cai Bian stood up and thanked Zhang Yue.
Soon Cai Jing arrived. The two brothers had not seen each other for a long time, so they were very happy to see him again.
In terms of talent, Cai Jing seems to be better than Cai Bian. Cai Jing began to read classics and history at the age of four, and knew Fan Zhongyan's Yueyang Tower by heart.
During the dinner, Cai Jing mentioned that the two brothers came to Beijing when they were young, joined their elder brother Cai Xiang, and studied in his home. Zhang Yue had heard of their reputations before he was admitted to Jinshi.
At that time, the two brothers went to a monk to see their fate.
The monk said to Cai Jing, "You are at best a military commander and an ambassador." He then looked at Cai Bianque and said, "You are young and rank. It will take you more than ten years to become a servant, and another ten years to be in power."
Now it seems that what the monk said is half right.
The two brothers laughed heartily when talking about the past.
Zhang Yue smiled slightly. The two brothers Cai Jing and Cai Bian had a very good relationship, but they were still inferior to the Su Shi brothers.
Cai Jing saw that the atmosphere of the conversation was cheerful, and asked Cai Bian as if nothing had happened, asking about Wang Anshi's current situation in Jiangning.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, Cai Jing really wants what I think and plans what I want.
Cai Bian said a few words and then mentioned Wang Anshi's plan to fill in Xuanwu Lake.
Cai Bian asked: "I wonder if your husband thinks it is better to fill in the lake or dredge it?"
Xuanwu Lake?
Zhang Yue, who is familiar with history, certainly knows what Wang Anshi's filling of Xuanwu Lake will lead to. Thinking about Su Shi's dredging of the West Lake in Hangzhou, people a thousand years later are still grateful for his kindness back then.
It’s just that Cai Bian asked about Xuanwu Lake?
Zhang Yue smiled slightly and said, "Yuan Du asked me, are you asking this on behalf of the people in the world?"
Cai Bian changed his color after hearing this. He went in and out of Zhang Yue's curtain twice and felt that he was qualified to ask this question. Now it seems that he is presumptuous.
Asking the Prime Minister about government affairs? I don’t have enough status.
Cai Bian immediately shuddered and said no more.
When Cai Bian left, Zhang Yue saw him off personally. The three of them walked to the bamboo forest in the courtyard. Zhang Yue casually broke off a green bamboo branch, and then said to Cai Bian: "Yuandu, wait and see."
But Zhang Yue bent the two ends of the bamboo branch hard and pressed it into a semicircle. Then he loosened his hand and the bamboo branch collapsed back to its original shape.
Cai Bian and Cai Jing were both speechless.
Zhang Yue presented the bamboo branch to Cai Bian and said, "This is for you."
Cai Bian solemnly said: "Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang!"
When Zhang Yue walked to the courtyard gate, Cai Jing continued to see Cai Bian out and said, "My husband values you very much."
Cai Bian looked at the bamboo branch in his hand and said, "Fourth brother, I"
Cai Jingdao: "Back then, Prime Minister Zhao Pu ruled the world with half of the Analects of Confucius, and everyone thought he was vulgar."
"However, Taizong's Shinto stele says that Zhao Pu was very fond of reading until his old age. He always kept several cases from hundreds of classics and history. He had a strong memorization and tacit knowledge. He was familiar with the scriptures. He was a learned scholar, almost inferior to the old Confucian."
"In fact, to govern a country, you don't need to understand the meaning of the classics. Half of the Analects is more than enough."
When Cai Bian heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Half of the Analects is enough. What are the Confucian scholars in the world looking for?"
Cai Jing looked at Cai Bian and shook his head: "A Bian, you don't understand."
A few days later, Cai Bian was indeed received by the officials. As Zhang Yue expected, the officials asked about the calligraphy and paintings in the pavilion that day and the holy teachings of the late emperor.
Cai Bian relied on Zhang Yue's advance arrangements to answer questions fluently. The officials were overjoyed and favored Cai Bian even more.
Among the three halls.
Su Che and the others spent all day revising books and forgetting to eat and sleep.
Although they are doing the work of Jingyi Bureau, they do not have the name of Jingyi Bureau.
Wang Anshi set up the Bureau of Classics and Meanings in order to revise the new meanings of the Three Classics, and asked Lu Huiqing, Wang Yu and others to work on the classics and meanings. The officials who revised the books started out as high-ranking officials in the dynasty. Zhang Yuexiu was not valued by the mainstream, and Mencius could not reach it.
This scene.
Su Che was just an ordinary official in the capital, Zhang Yue specially asked Su Che to be given an official position in Taichang Liyuan, while Qin Guan and Zhang Lei were just Yuan Sui.
As for the bureau set up by Sima Guang when he was studying Zizhi Tongjian, although no official positions were given to those who compiled the book, the treatment was good. All three meals were served as royal meals, carriages and horses were provided for entry and exit, and pens and paper were provided by the royal family.
But Zhang Yue did not provide these benefits to Su Che and the others. He only gave the Secret Pavilion of the Third Library a place to write, which was only known as a bookstore to the outside world.
At the beginning, Zhang Yuexiu, Taichang, was accompanied by Su Xun and Yao Pi on his left and right.
Su Xun and Yao Pi were not officials at that time. They were awarded the official positions of county registrar and county magistrate respectively because of their writing of books.
Obviously Qin Guan and Zhang Lei did not receive this kind of treatment.
For Su Che, Qin Guan, and Zhang Lei, they can read books and scriptures at will. Zhang Yue will go to the third library from time to time to see how the three of them are progressing?
Zhang Yue saw that the three of them were really capable people. Su Che always neglected food and sleep when doing things, but within two months, Meng Ziyi had already got on the right track.
This is already very rare. You must know that although Yang Xiong and others have commented on Mencius, most of them have been lost. Today, only the fourteen volumes of Mencius annotated by Zhao Qi have been handed down.
After all, Mencius is not taken seriously as a scholar, so it is quite difficult to verify justice.
When Mencius really rose to prominence, it was when Zhu Xi wrote the Anthology of Mencius. Later, Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Yangming, who later studied the mind, also claimed to belong to Mencius's school. Mencius was gradually praised to the status of the second saint after Confucius.
This is also the origin of what later generations often call the Tao of Confucius and Mencius.
Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that the first book he read after time travel was Mencius, and he had memorized seven chapters of Mencius at that time. After discussing with his brother, Yu agreed to allow him to study at Guo Xuequn's place, which led to everything that followed.
Mencius was the beginning of Zhang Yue's study and learning. The first thing he did after becoming prime minister was to annotate Mencius' meaning. This was also the beginning of his political career.
Zhang Yue was in the library and listened to the three people reporting their annotation experiences to him one by one. He became more and more convinced of his determination to pay attention to Meng. It was a good choice for him to choose this path.
Again, the ancient version of Confucianism did not talk about the science of life and life, but the Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism of Er Cheng and Zhu Xi broke with the previous practice and talked about Neo-Confucianism.
The purpose of Neo-Confucianism is to preserve the principles of nature and eliminate human desires.
Taking the principle of heaven as the basis.
Lu Jiuyuan said that the heart is the reason.
Later, the development of Neo-Confucianism turned Confucianism into dogma, which instead played the role of suppressing human nature.
This is even more true for Legalists.
All dynasties in the past dynasties advocated the combination of Confucianism and Legalism to govern the country and seek long-term peace and stability, but the price was that human nature was suppressed.
During the prosperous Qianlong Dynasty, the British mission came to China and saw that the officers and soldiers could drive, beat and scold the people at will, but the people behaved extremely docile and obedient.
Without officials present, the people seemed very unorganized. With officials present, the people immediately changed into different people, shrinking and fearful.
The people generally seem to have no self-esteem, and appear resigned and insensitive to unreasonable oppression.
In short, the British mission had a very disillusioned impression of China.
Although some means are necessary to rule such a large country, blindly imposing strict control will bring unexpected consequences. Just like when driving, if you avoid every small pothole, then sooner or later you will
The car drove into a ditch.
So since we have talked about the science of life.
So the purpose of dedicating all one's mind to understanding in Mencius's book is very valuable, as it can correct the shortcomings of Neo-Confucianism and Legalism.
