Seeing that everyone was respectful, Zhang Yue was also very useful. Although he was a lecturer, he was still a 'teacher' who taught the emperor's knowledge, and he still needed to be treated with due respect and treatment.
In the Tang Dynasty, the banquet official allowed the emperor to enter the palace on a shoulder, and when leaving, the emperor had to watch the gifts from his masters and ministers.
Although the status of the banquet official was reduced during the Song Dynasty, it can only be said to be okay.
After Qian Xiang made a clear explanation to Zhang Yue first, he and Zhang Yue walked out of Yiying Pavilion to wait for the emperor and the prime minister to arrive. However, he saw that the Chongzheng Hall was already dismissed and the officials were withdrawing from the hall one after another.
After that, the officials of the Academy of Admonition and Admonition of the Third Privy Council of Zhongshu took turns to give a speech.
The shift performance was also a measure adopted by the emperors of the Song Dynasty to learn from the fact that the emperors of the Tang Dynasty were isolated from the inside and outside by the eunuchs and prime ministers.
The memorials between officials and the emperor were repeated in stages and in different directions.
The second pairing is specifically for officials with attendants. Officials with attendants will line up in five or three shifts behind the court to meet the emperor to perform the duet.
As for Zhuan Dui, it refers to officials who have not yet been invited to attend. Officials who are not servants and are ministers of the imperial court need to report to the emperor. It depends on the emperor's decision to see or not see him.
The attendant system consists of fixed candidates for the imperial examination, and the imperial ministers are alternate candidates.
As for ordinary Beijing officials like Zhang Yue, generally speaking, they had no chance to participate in the prelude to the king's duet. Only in the Southern Song Dynasty, wheel pairing was adopted, and not only common officials and generals could participate in the duel.
However, sub-pairing is a regular practice, while switching pairs is an occasional occurrence.
After the classes were dismissed in the morning, the officials played their duels one by one, and each class came in two by two.
But after seeing the fifth class, some officials left, and some officials stayed in the palace. After the officials made remarks, they specifically stayed in the palace, which was called staying.
Generally, officials stay for the purpose of pursuing their official career, then leave their posts. After meeting with the officials, they finally leave alone.
When Ding Wei was the prime minister, he did not allow officials to report to Emperor Zhenzong (for fear of being reported to him.) At that time, the king was respectful to Ding Wei. Once, the king once told Ding Wei that he wanted to adopt a son. Please leave this matter.
Go and report to the emperor personally.
Ding Wei immediately agreed and said generously, it doesn't matter if it's fair.
Ding said that he regretted it after agreeing. And after Wang Zeng reported to Emperor Zhenzong, Ding said that he left for Hainan to travel within a few days.
Regardless of whether it is a new appointment or a transfer, at least two shifts are required, so it is difficult to whisper with the emperor. In addition to serving as official officials, ordinary officials rarely get the qualifications to stay and serve after leaving their posts, but first-class officials are different, that is, they are managers
Banquet officer.
When the emperor of the Song Dynasty went to work every day, he would first go to court in the morning, then go to bed again, and finally have a banquet. Sometimes the emperor was so busy that he would not rest until the end of the sect.
After being approved by the banquet official, he was allowed to stay, and then went to the banquet hall with the emperor, so he was invisibly qualified to stay and perform.
For example, it was easy for the Jingyan official to have a few words with the emperor alone on the way to the Jingyan to discuss the political affairs discussed in the Cai Palace, which violated the taboo of the prime minister.
Generally speaking, the prime minister does not like officials bypassing him when talking to the emperor. After the emperor takes office, he often selects banquet officials from the service system, with the intention of bypassing the prime minister.
So later on, why did the prime ministers have to hold the post of Jingyan?
You are the official of the banquet, and I am also the official of the banquet. We all stay together to report the matter, so you can't bypass me and whisper to the emperor.
When Zhang Yue arrived, Qian Xiang first saw the officials walking out of the Chongzheng Hall and saluted together. However, he saw that the officials' faces were a little pale, as if they had spent too long listening to the ministers' performance in the palace, so they were a little depressed. As for the officials,
Behind him were Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang, Sima Guang and a group of attendants.
After the officials and other officials entered Yiying Pavilion, Zhang Yue and Qian Xiang were the last to enter the Sutra Banquet Hall.
The official was already sitting on the chair, with a case and table in front of the chair. Zhang Yue entered the lecture notes, and the chamberlain took them and placed them in front of the case. The official took a look at the lecture notes and said with a smile: "University!"
Han Qi, who was sitting next to him, was holding tea soup and asked Zhang Yue: "Can a university be a classics school?"
Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to Mr. Han Xianggong, The Great Learning was written by Zeng Zi, not the Classics. Although The Great Learning is listed as a book by Zeng Zi, Han Yu once praised this book, alongside the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, and Doctrine of the Mean."
Han Qi took a sip of the tea soup, put it aside and said, "Jing Yan Guan has taught a lot about Imperial College. Can Du Zhi be ingenious?"
Zhang Yue said: "I am reporting back to Mr. Han, but I dare not agree to it."
Hearing this, Han Qi's brows twitched, but the official smiled and said, "Very good, I'll give you a seat and some tea!"
Immediately Zhang Yue took his seat, and the attendant brought him tea soup. Zhang Yue only moistened his lips with the tea soup, put it down, and nodded to Qian Xiang.
"Let's talk!" Qian Xiang said first.
Zhang Yuefu stood up. In the past, Jingyan officials would sit and give lectures at the Jingyan. However, after the officials came to the throne, they were all changed to independent lectures. From then on until the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jingyan officials did not have the opportunity to sit and give lectures.
Zhang Yueyan opened his mouth and said: "My teachings of Confucianism lie in managing the world. Those who do not manage the world and are not Confucian should do whatever they can to be benevolent to themselves, to be benevolent to the family, to be benevolent to the country, and to be benevolent to the world."
Hearing Zhang Yue's words, Han Qi paused slightly while holding the tea soup. Zeng Gongliang and Sima Guang also showed admiration.
The official's brows suddenly relaxed, and he said softly, 'Cultivating one's moral character, harmonizing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world are all things that lead the world.'
The official heard Zhang Yue say nothing more. It turned out that he was listening to himself and stopped laughing and said, "I'm the one who interrupted you. Zhang Qing will continue."
"I thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Yue continued: "Zi Lu once asked Confucius what a gentleman is. Confucius said, cultivate yourself to respect others, cultivate yourself to calm others, cultivate yourself to calm the people, this is the theory of oneself and all things, the emperor said
In all directions, the most important thing is to be a gentleman, and in order of importance are the investigation of things, knowledge, sincerity, rectification of mind, self-cultivation, and family harmony..."
Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang both heard that Zhang Yue was talking about Taixue, but he did not follow the traditional Confucian scholars' teaching of Taixue, and mixed in a lot of their own personal things.
In fact, Zhang Yue changed this last night after listening to the old official's words.
What is the difference between preaching and practicing scriptures?
To preach is to follow the meaning of the book, and to practice the scriptures is to express one's own opinions based on the book.
One is the study of learning from ancient times, and the other is the study of chapters and sentences.
If he really wants to endorse it, there is no need for Zhang Yue to join the sutra banquet. However, the chapters and sentences are also very dangerous. New ideas can easily cause serious discomfort. Moreover, who are the officials and leaders? How can ordinary opinions easily impress them.
Therefore, Zhang Yue still used the method of putting new wine in old bottles. The book "University" is applicable to everyone, but most people only apply it to self-cultivation and family harmony, but for the emperor, it can be used to govern the country and bring peace to the world. This is a
A novel angle.
Use the university to rectify the monarch's morality and promote self-cultivation to the point of self-cultivation to govern the country and bring peace to the world.
Ordinary people can learn it, but emperors must learn it even more.
"If you can't achieve your own self, you can't achieve anything. Then practice and cultivate your own righteousness. You can understand your mind through deeds, or you can understand your mind and do your deeds. But the best thing is to understand your mind and do your deeds. If you want to achieve earth-shattering deeds,
It's like walking on thin ice. Rather than seeking the bigness, it's better to examine the smallest details."
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When Zhang Yue said, "One can understand one's mind through work, or one can understand one's mind through work." Sima Guang shook his head. This statement was different from his point of view. Of course, one must understand one's mind before doing one's work. However, he said:
"Instead of seeking greatness, it is better to examine the beginning of a few small things." I really appreciate it.
Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang both agreed and disagreed with what Zhang Yue said about the banquet. However, when they looked at the officials, they saw that he seemed very satisfied.
In this case, Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang were both speechless.
After Zhang Yue finished speaking, the official asked: "Can Zhang Qingyan say that the university can correct the monarch's morality?"
Zhang Yue said: "Of course, the purpose of Taixue is to be consistent in practice and application."
"A good individual has the best use, so what should be the first priority for righteousness?"
Zhang Yue said: "Put learning first."
“What should we learn first?”
“Put your heart first.”
“What should be the first priority for a correct mind?”
"Put sincerity first. Sincerity is the clear mind. People are born with beauty, but they are stained by desire for gain, so they cannot be seen in the original body."
“What comes first in sincerity?”
“Put respect first.”
The official heard this and said: "Why not say that it is the study of things to achieve knowledge?"
Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to your majesty, the investigation of things is the thing of the heart, the righteous heart is the heart of the righteous things, sincerity is the meaning of sincerity, which leads to knowledge and the knowledge of things. Everything in the world is just the reflection of the heart, how can it exist?
What about the difference between inside and outside?”
Zhang Yue said it plainly. Although the world exists from matter, people can only understand matter through themselves.
"Then why do you say you have to be respectful?"
Zhang Yueyan said: "The word "respect" is the most important thing in the hearts of saints and sages. It is the master of one heart and the origin of all saints... Respect can generate benevolence, respect can generate wisdom, and respect can generate righteousness..."
The official praised him and said: "Well said, this can be left to teach future kings of this dynasty and prepare the rules for others to be kings."
Han Qi couldn't help but glance at Zhang Yue. He was truly worthy of being a top scholar and a third-level scholar. That's how he could obtain the Sacred Heart.
Han Qi said calmly: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true."
Zeng Gongliang's attitude was more positive: "Your Majesty, I think that the book on the university is more important than self-cultivation, but what the book says is that it can be taught from how to cultivate one's self to bringing peace to the family.
A man knows the way to advance his virtue."
But seeing the official nodding, he stood up from the case and said: "It is indeed practical..."
At this point, Zhang Yue suddenly saw the official swaying, and his face turned even paler. Although he was holding the table with his hands, his whole body was already swaying.
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
Everyone present exclaimed, but they saw the official smiling gently at everyone, as if to say that he was fine and that he could cheer up anyway, but in fact the official's hand holding the case suddenly softened, and then he fell down.
.
Han Qi, who was closest to the official's family, and an attendant had quick hands and eyes, and helped the official's family.
When Zhang Yue saw this scene, he was also confused on the spot. He was just giving a lecture, how could he make the officials faint? It's not like that?
If anything happens to the official family, I will definitely be blamed for my story telling on the spot!
This is really a lie!
"Quickly announce the imperial doctor!" Zeng Gongliang shouted urgently.
The banquet hall was suddenly in chaos, but the chamberlain officer came in hastily and said, "What's going on?"
Han Qi asked: "Has the imperial doctor announced it?"
The chamberlain's governor said anxiously: "It's been announced, it's been announced, it's just the official family that's good at it, how come it's like this just after a sutra banquet?"
Speaking of this, the imperial guard looked at Zhang Yue fiercely and said, "Xiangong Han told the miscellaneous family that the Xinjing banquet official's harsh words aroused your anger?"
Han Qi glanced at Zhang Yue and said: "Let's not mention this for now. Now we must block internal and external news and do not allow outsiders to inquire about official news."
The chambermaid nodded when he heard this, and then said: "The Za family will go and take care of it now. It was fine during the day, but why..."
After saying that, the other party stomped away.
After Han Qi dealt with it, he looked at Zhang Yue and said to his left and right: "Put Bachelor Zhang into custody first!"