When Zhang Yue was on the forum in the past, he had seen how countless powerful political figures managed the world with words and deeds.
Most of the time, if I were to take charge of the world, I would first decide on one, two, three, four, and five. As long as you do what I say, you will be able to break out of Asia and go to the world in less than ten years.
But on the other hand, what would reformer Wang Anshi do?
Reform is not about how I want to change the law, but what should I do once the reform begins to encounter resistance and opposition?
It's not about how to cure it, but how easy it is to cure.
In the past, when I read history books, I always had the illusion that Wang Anshi's reform failed in the end.
In fact, this was not the case. In another time and space in history, after Wang Anshi resigned as prime minister for the second time, Emperor Shenzong still used his ideas.
After Yuanyou changed, Wang Anshi failed?
Yuanyou's reform was only implemented for a few years before Zhang Dun regained the banner of reform...
After Zhang Dun resigned as prime minister, the reform finally failed, right? Wrong, there was Cai Jing who served as prime minister four times later...it was not until the Northern Song Dynasty was gone that the reform ended.
So did Wang Anshi's reform fail? Did the people die and the government cease? Facts have proved that if the country is truly determined to reform, it can still succeed.
Su Shi said that recruiting scholars based on classics and meanings is actually burying and eliminating talents. No matter how good you are at poetry, poetry and classics, it will be of no use to you as an official.
Su Shi is right, but the question is, is Wang Anshi's reform of the imperial examination simply to select talents?
At the beginning, Wang Anshi's so-called change of customs and legislation was exactly what he did, and his purpose was to "equalize morality".
Reform is not about changing the law, but how to make the law continue and make yourself invincible...
Just one thing shows that Wang Anshi's vision is far better than that of any official of his generation, and he ranks among the ancient and modern political powers... Hundreds of years later, Zhu Yuanzhang designated Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism as an official school, which was also the official school of Qi Dynasty.
Morality.
Wang Anshi looked at Zhang Yue and asked, "What do you think of Du Zhi?"
Zhang Yue knew that after Wang Anshi threw out the words "Qi Dede", he would definitely be doomed if he had any doubts about his policies.
Lao Wang is a cruel man!
What happens to those who dare to challenge him? Everyone knows it.
But it is not Zhang Yue's character to follow Lao Wang's wishes completely.
Therefore, he had to come up with something to make Wang Anshi convinced of himself.
Zhang Yue said: "When Confucius traveled westward, he could not reach Qin. Why was this so? Xunzi made it clear that there were no Confucians in Qin. King Zhao of Qin told Xunzi that Confucianism was not beneficial to the country. What Xunzi observed after entering Qin was reported to Fan Ju, and the people and officials
They all have ancient customs. Scholars and officials do not compete with each other, do not form factions, and have no selfish interests. The folk customs and national customs are so pure, so the country is easy to govern, and Shang Yang's reform was successful in one fell swoop. This is all the result of Confucianism."
"The strength of Qin is due to the lack of Confucianism, but the demise of Qin is also due to the lack of Confucianism. Xunzi has long said that using the essence of Confucianism to make a king, if you refute it, you will dominate, if you don't have one, you will perish. There are six skills to control the people when reading the books of Shang Jun, 'Weak
"People, ignorant of the people, tired of the people, humiliating the people, poor people, oppressing the people."
"Shang Yang said that the people are stupid and easy to govern. This means that the people are not allowed to study and follow Confucianism. Han Fei once said that the supreme one should restrain his heart, the second one should prohibit his speech, and the third one should prohibit his actions. In the final analysis, it is for the sake of easy governance."
Wang Anshi's face darkened a little when he heard this, but seeing that his face was already dark, his face suddenly turned darker.
Zhang Yue said: "Qi Daode is a way of overcoming and dominating without fooling the people and being easy to govern. This method of Xianggong is better than that of Shang Yang and Han Feizi."
Wang Anshi's complexion improved.
It was hot summer at this moment. Wang Anshi tugged at the collar of his official robe and saw several fleas visible to the naked eye jumping off his clothes...
Zhang Yue couldn't help but endure waves of discomfort, but he couldn't stay away from Wang Anshi calmly.
However, Wang Anshi saw that Zhang Yue had understood his intention, so he nodded slightly with satisfaction and said: "In the past, Ming Jing Ke only focused on the meaning of the scriptures. It has always been despised by Jinshi and was generally recited by children. Therefore, since the Tang Dynasty,
, He despises his subject and refuses to accept it."
"So my plan to change the imperial examination is to make a general statement based on the scriptures, and to develop the meaning and principles in them. It is not just about memorization. Compared with poems and poems, it is close to the original. Compared with Ming Jing, it is more expressive and literary. What do you think?
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Zhang Yue said: "Xiaguan originally studied the Nine Classics, which is generally the way of ancient classics. As for elucidating the meaning of classics as mentioned by Xianggong, it is just like modern classics. It has been practiced for a long time in the Han Dynasty."
In fact, Wang Anshi's method of elucidating the meaning of the classics evolved into the eight-legged essay in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
List the meaning of a passage in the Sage Sutra, ask you what the sage meant in this sentence, and provide necessary explanations.
For example, a sage said, "One is a jujube tree, and the other is still a jujube tree." Why is this sentence expressed in this way? Why not just say two jujube trees? What is the central idea reflected?
Something like this.
Zhang Yue said: "Jinwen Jingxue is actually meaningless in my opinion, but it can be used to select talents, and the most important thing is to educate."
"enlightenment?"
Zhang Yue said: "Only fools and wise men in the world cannot be educated, and those who can be educated are only middle-aged people."
Wang Anshi laughed when he heard this, and then said to Zhang Yue: "There are not many smart people in the world, and you Zhang Duzhi is one of them. It's a pity that although Su Zizhan is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, he doesn't understand what I mean. This method
I am aware of the disadvantages, but can I solve them?"
Zhang Yue said: "To transform the people into customs, we must start from the school, give full play to talents and talents, and suppress them through tribute. How can the wisdom of the world be obtained through education, nor can it be suppressed through education."
"Xiangong said that in ancient times, the selection of scholars was all based on the school, with morality at the top and customs at the bottom. In my opinion, if the court wants to be easy to govern, it must educate, and if it wants to promote education, it must open up the people's wisdom. The only way to unify the two is
Establish schools. But if the imperial court does not benefit from it, why bother to establish schools?"
"My lord, there is no such thing as the best of both worlds. If you trust me, then delegate power to the lower officials, and the lower officials will get rid of the disadvantages."
Wang Anshi was very satisfied with Zhang Yue's previous words, but he had reservations about the last sentence.
A few days later, Zhang Yue accepted the appointment of Guan Gou Imperial College.
On the day of accepting the appointment, Zhang Yue was leaving the government office to go home and walked along a road.
Suddenly the traveling carriage was stopped, Zhang Yue wondered who was blocking the way?
Now that he is a high-ranking official, he has more than a dozen followers, and he is not afraid of masters like Tang Jiu.
Zhang Yue did not lift the curtain but asked: "Who blocked the road?"
Tang Jiuyan said: "I am a few students who looked like students. They suddenly walked out of the road and were almost hit by a carriage. They said they wanted to see you."
Zhang Yue knew in his heart that he had been appointed to supervise Gou Imperial Academy, and most of them would be students. Zhang Yue said, "Let them follow my carriage back to my residence. There is no reason to intercept them on the roadside."
When Zhang Yue was speaking, he saw a student rushing up to pat the wall of Zhang Yue's carriage and said, "Zhang Daizhi, I heard that the imperial court has abandoned poetry and replaced it with scriptures and meanings. Do you know about this?"
"Zhang is waiting for the system. We have been studying poetry for more than ten years. Now the imperial court has issued an order. All our efforts for more than ten years have been in vain. Can the imperial court give us an explanation?"
"Zhang Daizhi, you have to make the decision for the students on this matter!"
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