Zhang Yue thought about how he rashly sent a letter to Wang Anshi when he first met him.
This matter was a bit presumptuous. The other party was already a famous figure in the world, and I was just a student. I rashly sent a letter to the other party... There will be a ready-made example in later generations.
A newly hired management trainee wrote a 10,000-word letter to the chairman about the company's strategic plan, but was criticized by the chairman as a lunatic.
But Zhang Yue believed that Wang Anshi had already appreciated his Three Character Classic and had a preliminary impression of him, so he wouldn't even have read his letter.
Now all these years have passed...
Wang Anshi resigned as prime minister, and he was already a bachelor of Duanming Palace, becoming an attendant under the prime minister and above, and finally qualified to discuss state affairs with him.
Zhang Yue said on the spur of the moment, "To only seize the rich and not give to the poor is to collect wealth instead of reform," but he forgot to mention Wang Anshi's pain points.
The evil of criticizing political leaders is worse than destroying people's wealth.
"How to give to the people? Not hurting the people is the best, but how to give to the people? The world is so big and there are so many people, a little money and silk is like cooking flies and mosquitoes with a cauldron of cattle."
Hanniu's cauldron is a cauldron that can cook a cow. Use such a large cauldron to boil flies.
To put it bluntly, how should the profits obtained from the common people be distributed? The country is so big and there are so many common people, how much should be distributed to each person?
What you Zhang Yue said is as unreliable as cracking eggs in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and treating the people downstream to drink egg drop soup.
Zhang Yue saw Wang Anshi's menacing look and thought to himself, are you like this?
Zhang Yue said: "This is not what I said. The sages Guanzi and Yanzi all talked about benefiting the people. Guanzi has nine benefits: teaching the elderly, selling children, caring for the orphans, caring for the sick, treating the lonely, asking the sick, alleviating the poor, relieving the poor, and connecting the poor.
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What is Jiuhui talking about? The state must take on the people's problems of supporting the elderly, raising children, caring for orphans, treating people's illnesses, young people not being able to find wives, and surviving heirs.
For the people who have fallen into poverty, the country cannot ignore them. It must provide them with relief and opportunities to work, and find ways to get them out of poverty.
In short, these problems are not the problems of the people themselves, but must be taken care of by the state.
Zhang Yue said: "In the past, when Duke Jin of Qi was traveling, he would look at the elders who were paying their wages and they would look hungry and sad. Later, Jing of Qi was just and fair, for the sake of superiority and forgetting of inferiors, and for collecting wealth and forgetting the people. This is a serious crime. Not only nine
Hui, as well as the affairs of desolate government and education and enlightenment of the people."
For example, it takes ten years to grow a tree, and it takes a hundred years to grow a person. It all comes from the tube.
Zhang Yue continued: "Both Guanzi and Shang Yang are trying to make money for the country. However, one is to benefit the people and the other is to mob people. They are not the same. What is taken from the people and used for the people is of course not shared equally by rain and dew, but by charity.
Good governance to help the weak.”
"Guan Zhong carried out the policy of Jiuhui, so how could he hinder Duke Huan of Qi from uniting the princes with his troops and chariots? Qi could dominate the princes and rule the world, so that the people of the world would not wear their left turbans, all because of Guan Zhong's power. The lower officials secretly thought that if Xianggong could do a little better
If you do this, how can you bear the grievances of the four seas and nine states?"
Zhang Yue heard Wang Anguo say that Wang Anshi would rather bear the grievances of the world by himself than let others take the blame. He admired him from the bottom of his heart, but...but...
Zhang Yue said: "My lord, the people are suffering too much. Except for Wenjing, who lived a little better during the Zhenguan period, they have never had a good life in these thousands of years. However, there are clouds in the pipes, the warehouses are solid, they know the etiquette, and they have enough food and clothing.
Knowing honor and disgrace, if the country has such people, why worry about not being able to whip the barbarians?"
At this point, Zhang Yue felt that it was useless to say anything at this moment and that it was quite boring to say this at this time, so he bowed and resigned.
After Zhang Yue left, Wang Anguo stepped out from the side. He should not have eavesdropped. In the past, when Wang Anshi was talking in the study, it was Wang Anshi who dared to be so bold as to listen to Wang Anshi chatting with his guests in the study.
But Wang Anguo was curious, so he listened to these few words while Wang Anshi was sending Zhang Yue away from his house.
Wang Anguo saw that Wang Anshi was silent and looked tired. When he left the ceremony, he had not seen Wang Anshi showing such a tired look. Why did he look tired after talking to Zhang Yue? It seemed that he was really tired.
He seems to be a few years older.
Wang Anshi looked at the sky and thought to himself, there is no conflict between bringing the world under control and whipping the barbarians and taking it from the people and using it for the people.
If I were still in phase maybe...but now...maybe it's not possible anymore.
At the end, Wang Anshi wanted to say something to Zhang Yue, but in the end he didn't.
Wang Anguo went to check on Wang Yu's condition.
Wang Yu was angry because of Zheng Xia's incident. When he saw Wang Anguo, he didn't even drink the medicine. He immediately struggled to get up and asked, "What did Zhang Duzhi say to his father?"
Wang Anguo said: "Why are you still thinking about this when you are ill?"
Wang Yu said: "Uncle, I just can't let it go. I don't want to go back to Jiangning to write a book. If there is no father, how can Lu and Zhang save the world?"
Wang Anguo sighed and told Wang Yu what he heard.
After hearing this, Wang Yu said disdainfully: "Zhang Duzhi's words seem to be consistent with 'people-oriented' and inherit the teachings of Guanzi. However... this book of "Guanzi" was not written by Guan Zhong, but by Guan Zhong.
The people of future generations will trust him. Uncle, don’t be deceived by him."
Wang Anguo said: "Yuan Ze, Guan Zi's teachings on Jiu Hui's rule of Qi are not without test. Besides, Yan Zi's Xiang Qi also inherited Guan Zhong's decree."
"In the beginning, Lu Taigong governed Qi in accordance with the customs, and Guan Zi governed Qi in accordance with the customs. Therefore, it is said in the Six Tao that a ruler must be rich, and if he is not rich, he cannot be benevolent. This is all the same."
"Besides, the Zhou rites also contain the six policies of Bao Yi and the teachings of Jiu Hui, which are in the same line."
Wang Anguo said something, but Wang Yu didn't seem to listen. He suddenly said: "I understand why I recommended my father to be my prime minister when I first met you. I understand everything."
"Understand what?"
"He wants his father to 'take it from the people' and do this thing of amassing money to offend others, but he wants to 'use it for the people' and do it to bring good to the world. This son has sinister intentions."
Wang Anguo couldn't help but said: "Yuanze's statement is ridiculous. When Zhang Duzhi wrote to his brother, he talked about the Nine Benefits and Six Policies. If he really had such intention, why would he tell your father in the first place?"
"You must stop speculating like this."
After saying that, Wang Anguo walked away with a puff of his sleeves, but Wang Yu covered his chest, coughed and shook his head: "There must be some reason behind this!"
At this moment, Zhang Yue returned to Zhang's house in a carriage.
He thought about the words he had just said to Wang Anshi over and over again, and it was difficult to calm down in his heart. He felt that after hearing his words from Wang Anshi just now, he seemed to regret a little.
When the carriage arrived in front of the mansion, he saw that the alley was full of carriages and horses. Zhang Yue looked around and saw that they were all guests who came to congratulate him.
"Master is here, do you want to get off the car?" Tang Jiu asked from the side.
"Wait a minute." Zhang Yue rubbed his eyebrows.
However, now that things have happened, there is no room for regret.
Who should handle the matters following the reform?
The desolation of the palace and the bustle of his own house, Zhang Yue looked at the completely opposite scene in the river, and he only felt that the path under his feet would be harder and more difficult in the future, but he must continue to walk alone...
After sitting in the carriage for a full quarter of an hour, Zhang Yue got up and got out of the carriage. At this moment, he smiled and walked towards the guests...
