Chapter 1,223 A character who appears every few hundred years
Chapter 1231 A character who appears every hundreds of years
Starting from Huangzhou and heading to Beijing again was an uneasy journey for Su Shi.
From the moment he received the imperial edict, Su Shi was somewhat reluctant to go to Beijing, not because he was pretentious but because he was afraid of being punished. The last time the Wutai Poetry Case involved so many people, Su Shi was imprisoned in Yushitai for half a year.
Although Li Ding, who is currently presiding over the case, is no longer in the court, Cai Que, Shu Yu and others still hold important official positions.
Su Shi didn't want to face these people anymore, and he knew that the officials didn't like him deep down, so what was the use of going there?
So Su Shi wanted to refuse, but then he thought, if refusing wouldn't offend the emperor, wouldn't he also let down Zhang Yue's good intentions?
Therefore, Su Shi still accepted the imperial edict and wanted to go to Beijing to have a look first.
When Su Shi left Huangzhou, he looked at the east slope that he had spent nearly two years renovating, as well as the Nantang on the mountain and the Xuetang at the foot of the mountain. He was quite reluctant to leave. He thought he would live in Huangzhou for a long time.
I didn't expect that there would be a new appointment so soon.
Su Shi changed out of his short shirt and thick robe and put on the official square scarf.
When leaving, Su Shi told his friends who came to see him off and the prefect of Huangzhou, Xu Da, that Huangzhou's mountains and rivers are clear and far away, and its local customs are rich and kind. Its people seek little but do not fight, and its scholars are quiet and elegant, simple but not crude. Although the alleys are small,
The people know how to respect and love the virtuous. Although our state is far away and small, the kings of Yuanzhi and the Dukes of Han and Wei are humiliated.
People in Huangzhou came all the way to see Su Shi off.
After saying this, Su Shi said goodbye to everyone and embarked on his journey to Beijing.
Before Su Shi went to Beijing, he went to Jiangning to meet Wang Anshi. During the Wutai Poetry Case, Wang Anshi took the initiative to write a letter to the emperor to plead for Su Shi's love. In the prosperous times, talented people should not be killed.
Su Shi was a man who cared about kindness, so he made a special trip to see Wang Anshi before going to Beijing.
When they met again this time, the feud between the two had long been resolved.
From when Wang Anshi refused to draft an edict for Su Che, to when Su Xun wrote "On Distinguishing Adultery" to satirize Wang Anshi.
During the reform period, there were political differences between Wang Anshi and the Second Soviet Union. Su Shi and Su Che openly opposed Wang Anshi's new policies, and suffered political hardships one after another.
In the final analysis, the political thoughts of Su Shi and his son originated from the lineage of Ouyang Xiu, and were mainly based on human feelings and Shunda. At the earliest, Su Xun and Wang Anshi were both appreciated and recommended by Ouyang Xiu.
It's like two lines that originally intersected separated for a long time in the middle, and finally came together again.
Su Shi also wanted to use this meeting to clear up the misunderstanding with Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi chose to block Lu Huiqing's letter, but when Su Shi came to visit, he immediately rode his skinny donkey to greet Su Shi without saying a word.
The two met and bowed to each other in the middle of the mountain, and then went into the house to talk about poetry and Zen.
Wang Anshi said after reading a poem written by Su Shi in Huangzhou.
"It's freezing in the jade building, and millet is rising in the cold,
The light shakes the silver sea and dazzles the flowers."
Wang Anshi said to Su Shi: "Taoists use the jade tower to refer to a person's shoulders, and the silver sea to refer to a person's eyes. But is this true?"
Su Shi sighed after hearing this, how many people in the world can be as knowledgeable as Wang Anshi?
The two chatted happily, and Wang Anshi's disciples thought to themselves that apart from Zhang Yue, only Su Shi had made him appreciate people with different political views in these years.
Su Shi and Wang Anshi parted ways as soon as they got together, but they seemed like old friends.
Su Shi said to Wang Anshi: "Today I can hear something I have never heard before from the Prime Minister's family. I am extremely happy. Shi once wanted to buy Tianjinling in a few years and live in Zhongshan. Now he plans to live in Yizhen after becoming an official. If
In this way, it will not be difficult for Bianzhou to come and see Dacheng in the future."
Although Wang Anshi and Su Shi cleared up their old feud this time, they were not so good that they wanted to be neighbors.
However, there is a tacit understanding between adults, and that is the situation.
Wang Anshi listened to Su Shi's words and said with a smile: "Even so, Zizhan should stay in Jinling!"
Su Shi smiled and immediately composed a poem: "Riding on a donkey into the wilderness, I want to see my husband when he is not sick. He persuades me to try to get a three-acre house. It has been ten years since my father-in-law realized it!"
In this sentence, Su Shi said that he would have defected to you, Wang Anshi, ten years ago.
Wang Anshi heard this and said happily: "My father lives on the east slope, and I live in the middle of the mountain."
"From ancient times to the present, there are many people who have different political views but can still be friends. I am willing to follow your example."
When Su Shi heard Wang Anshi's words, he couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment. He said that this gentleman was stubborn, but he didn't expect to be so broad-minded. In this life, I have nothing in mind to serve the country, and I'm afraid I can't compare to him.
Su Shi said: "The party disasters in the Han and Tang dynasties were the cause of the country's destruction, so our ancestors have always governed the world with benevolence. But in recent years, there have been many prisons. Although public opinion has been suppressed for a while, how can we resolve these people's desire for revenge? This is
It is really a sign of the country’s demise.”
"Right now, it seems to Yishi that although the officials and Prime Minister Zhang intend to reconcile the current situation and make the old and new parties work together in the court, no one knows what will happen in the future. Although the Prime Minister has retired to seclusion, has he not said a word to correct His Majesty and save the world?
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Wang Anshi was moved when he heard this. He was silent for a while and then said: "I am already out of town and cannot talk about court affairs."
Su Shi couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. Could it be that the disasters caused by the Han and Tang dynasties and the destruction of the country were going to happen again?
However, Wang Anshi paused and then said: "But if it can prevent the country from falling apart, maybe Zhang Jiangong can do it!"
Su Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, almost in tears and said: "When I come to Beijing this time, I will meet He Fu (Wang Anli) and Prime Minister Zhang!"
After saying this, Su Shi bowed to Wang Anshi and said goodbye.
Wang Anshi rode on a skinny donkey and watched Su Shi go away and sighed: "I wonder if there will be such a person in the world in a few hundred years!"
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In another time and space, Su Shi went to Jiangning to meet Wang Anshi after his release.
There are many versions of what he said at that time, but Su Shi himself did not mention it.
However, Su Shi later wrote to Sima Guang when he was in Yuanyou, saying: The world is sick. When Jing Gong left before and returned to the throne, he wanted to change himself a little. But Lu Huiqing and others were afraid that the law would change and endanger their lives, so they insisted on the new law and refused to do so.
Change.
But some people think that Su Shi lied and that Wang Anshi was so stubborn that it was impossible to admit that there were problems with the new law or that Su Shi had misunderstood it.
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After meeting Wang Anshi, Su Shi felt that his trip was worthwhile and immediately set off to Beijing by boat.
It was the end of the fourth year of Yuanfeng when he arrived in the capital, and soon after the fifth year of Yuanfeng, there was a heavy snowfall in Bianjing. Su Shi's mood was a little gloomy before he came, but he improved a lot after meeting Wang Anshi. He saw the snowy scenery of the Bianhe River on the boat.
I couldn't help but compose a few more poems.
After finishing the poem, Su Shi immediately became frightened and picked up the poem to see if there was anything prohibited in it.
Afterwards, Su Shi entered the palace to meet the emperor.
The moment the officials saw Su Shi, they also had mixed emotions.
Recalling their first meeting, Su Shi criticized himself for getting involved too quickly, asking for treatment too quickly, and asking for advice too widely.
Now the officials only want to implement the new law, and do not want to pursue the old party. They have built large prisons these few times, and after the imperial government first captured Lanzhou and Liangzhou, the discussion has calmed down a lot. Some old parties also
Changed perspective.
Therefore, he did not want to continue to embarrass the old party, as long as they did not oppose the new law or attack the party items. He was willing to eliminate this party dispute and avoid causing historical party disasters. The reason why he appointed Zhang Yue as prime minister was because of his lenience.
Benevolence.
Now that Su Shi was facing the saint, the officials looked at each other. Although some residual anger was still there, they felt that they had gone too far before.
Especially after hearing Su Shi say that he was still in a state of shock and sleepwalking in prison, he comforted the other party with a few words.
The emperor and his ministers settled this matter in front of each other.
Then the official said to Su Shi: "Do you know the Jurchens?"
Su Shi said: "I know it."
"Jurchens are divided into mature Jurchens and unborn Jurchens. Mature Jurchens belong to the Liao Kingdom's registered households, while unborn Jurchens are nominally under the jurisdiction of Liao and Goguryeo, but they are both rebellious to both Liao and Goguryeo."
"Jurchen was originally a tributary state of this dynasty, but after the Yalu River was divided between Liao and Goryeo, Jurchen was cut off from tribute by these two countries and did not go to court for fifty years."
The officials were overjoyed when they heard this. Su Shi was indeed very talented. He asked a few questions and found out what he wanted.
The official said: "However, I have never forgotten the Jurchens these years."
"When I formulated the etiquette of foreign countries before, I ranked Liao first, Goryeo second, and Jurchen third."
"Although the Jurchens have not paid tribute to me in fifty years, I have always been in vain for the Jurchens. Previously, Wu Juhou, the Jingdong transshipment judge, proposed to cross the sea to find the Jurchens in the name of buying horses."
After a pause, the official asked: "I plan to ask you to go to Korea as an envoy and then contact the Jurchens. What do you think?"
Su Shi was surprised and happy when he heard this.
In fact, Su Shi once had the opportunity to go to Korea as an envoy, but he canceled it.
When Su Shi learned about it, he vomited: "Suddenly I saw that the reward was to be sent to Gaoli, so I was so happy to get someone, and then I saw that I was dismissed, why?"
Later, when Su Shi learned that Lin Xi was going to Korea as an envoy, he was very happy to congratulate him and said, "It is a great blessing in life to float on the sea and watch the sunrise, so that the whole country knows that Master Lin exists."
That’s right, when I went on my mission to Korea, I was just there to show off!
Seeing Su Shi's joyful expression, the officials couldn't help but feel happy. They felt that Zhang Yue had recommended the person and that Su Shi was sincere.
The official laughed and said, "I heard that you wrote a poem before, 'The boat will pass away from now on, and the rest of your life will be left in the river and sea.' Do the local officials think that you have escaped?"
Su Shi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "The reputation and reputation I have received throughout my life are all of this kind."
Su Shi felt regretful after saying this, but the official was not angry. Instead, he laughed and said, "I finally know who you are."
Su Shi didn't know what the emperor meant, and he was terrified in his heart.
After Su Shi left the palace, the officials sighed: "It's hard to find such a talented person in this world!"
Xun Guan's family asked again: "Is Su Shi a good friend?"
Shi Deyi was so stunned that he couldn't answer for a while. He could only complain in his heart that the officials were too fickle.
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After Su Shi left the palace, another heavy snow fell.
At this time, several officials came and saluted and said: "Xue Shi Su is polite. Prime Minister Zhang invites you to come to the West Hall of Zhongshu to have a talk!"
Su Shi smiled slightly.
Immediately, several officials held lamps for Su Shi and held umbrellas for Su Shi. They served him very attentively.
Su Shi didn't get much snow on his body during the journey.
When Su Shi arrived at the West Hall of Zhongshu, he immediately saw Zhang Yue standing under the dripping eaves.
The dignified prime minister actually went out to greet him in person. In the past, he would have smiled and said a few words. Now Su Shi said: "Su Shi, who was only released after being convicted, would dare to bother the prime minister to greet him personally?"
Zhang Yue said: "How can this mere customary ritual be designed for you and me?"
After saying this, Zhang Yue said to Su Shi: "The world can be without me, Zhang Yue, but it cannot be without my son and brother!"
