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Chapter 579 Discussion
Chapter 579 Discussion
When Zhang Yue was in the forums, he had seen how countless government leaders managed to govern the world through verbal meritorious deeds.
Mostly, if I am in charge of the world, I must first do one, two, three, four, five. As long as you do what I say, you will be able to rush out of Asia and go to the world in less than ten years.
But look at what the reformer Wang Anshi would do?
To change the law is not how I want to change the law, but what should I do once the reform begins to encounter resistance and opposition forces?
Not how to cure, but how easy to cure.
When I read history books in the past, I always had the illusion that Wang Anshi's reform failed in the end.
In fact, it is not the case. In another time and space history, after Wang Anshi was dismissed for the second time, Emperor Shenzong still used his idea.
After Yuanyou changed, Wang Anshi failed?
Yuanyou's transformation was only carried out for a few years, and Zhang Dun regained the banner of the reform...
After Zhang Dun's resignation, the reform finally failed, right?Wrong, there is still Cai Jing who has worshiped the prime minister four times... It was not until the Northern Song Dynasty was gone that the reforms came to an end.
So Wang Anshi's reform failed?People died?Facts have proved that if the country is really determined to reform the law, it can still be achieved.
Su Shi said that selecting scholars for classics and righteousness is really killing talents.No matter how good your poems and scriptures are, they are useless as an official.
Su Shi is right, but the question is, is Wang Anshi's reform of the imperial examination purely for the selection of talents?
And Wang Anshi's so-called changing customs and legislation at the beginning is exactly what he did, and his purpose was for the three words "equal morality".
What the reform changes is not the law, but how to make the law continue and make yourself invincible...
Just one thing is enough to know that Wang Anshi's vision is far superior to that of any official of his time, and he has a place among ancient and modern political powers...Hundreds of years later, Zhu Yuanzhang designated Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism as an official school, that is, Qi 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 word "Qi De", if he had half a sentence of doubts about his policy challenge, he would definitely be finished.
Old Wang is a ruthless man!
What happens to those who dare to challenge him?The world knows.
But it's not Zhang Yue's character to follow Lao Wang's wishes completely.
So I had to come up with something to convince Wang Anshi of himself.
Zhang Yue said: "When Confucius did not travel westward to Qin, why did he do so? Xunzi made it clear that there was no Confucianism in Qin. King Qin Zhao told Xunzi that Confucianism was not good for the country. After Xunzi entered Qin, he told Fan Ju that the common people and officials There is an ancient style, that scholar-bureaucrats are not friends, do not form cliques, and have no personal affairs. The folk customs and national customs are so pure, so the country is easy to govern, and Shang Yang’s reforms succeeded in one fell swoop. These are all the achievements of non-Confucianism.”
"Qin was strong because it had no Confucianism, but Qin's demise was also because of no Confucianism. Xunzi said long ago that if you use the quintessence of Confucianism to be king, if you refute it, you will dominate. If you don't have one, you will perish. the people, the foolish people, the tired people, the humiliated people, the poor people, and the abused people'."
"Shang Yang said that the people are foolish 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 should suppress speech, and the third should prohibit behavior. In the end, it is also for the sake of easy governance."
Hearing this, Wang Anshi's face sank a bit, but when he saw that his face was already dark, his face immediately became darker when he sank.
Zhang Yue said: "Qi morality is the way of refuting and domineering without fooling the people and easy to govern. This method is better than Shang Yang, Han Feizi."
Wang Anshi's complexion improved a bit.
It was hot summer now, Wang Anshi tugged at the collar of his official robe, but saw a few fleas that were visible to the naked eye, jumping off his clothes...
Zhang Yue couldn't help but endured the discomfort for a while, but he couldn't stay away from Wang Anshi calmly.
However, seeing that Zhang Yue still understood his intentions, Wang Anshi nodded slightly in relief and said: "In the past, Mingjing subjects were nothing more than posting scriptures and ink meanings. , Chi Qike refuses to accept it."
"Therefore, I plan to change the imperial examinations to make great sense of the scriptures, to develop the meanings in them, and not to memorize them. Compared with poetry and prose, it is close to the original. Compared with Mingjing, it is more developed and literary. What do you think? "
Zhang Yuedao: "Xiaguan learned the Nine Classics at the beginning, so it is roughly the way of ancient Chinese classics. As for the elucidation of the meaning of the scriptures that Xianggong said, it is just like modern classics. It has been practiced in the Han Dynasty."
In fact, Wang Anshi's elaboration of the scriptures evolved into stereotyped essays during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
List the previous passage of the sage's scriptures, ask you what the sage's intentions are in this sentence, and make the necessary elaboration.
It's like a sage said, "One is a jujube tree, and the other is a jujube tree." Why is this sentence expressed in this way? Why don't you just say two jujube trees? What is the central idea?
Similar to this.
Zhang Yuedao said: "Jianwen Confucianism is actually meaningless in my view, but it can be used to select talents, and the most important thing is to educate."
"enlightenment?"
Zhang Yue said: "The only fools and wise men in the world cannot be educated, and the only ones who can be educated are middle-aged people."
Wang Anshi laughed loudly when he heard the words, and then said to Zhang Yue: "There are not many smart people in the world, and 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 know the disadvantages, but can I solve them for me!"
Zhang Yue said: "To turn the people into customs, you must start from the school, do your best to revitalize your talents, and suppress the tribute. How can the wisdom of the world be obtained through education, nor can it be suppressed through education."
"Xianggong said that the selection of scholars in ancient times is based on the school. Morality is first, and customs are formed at the bottom. In my opinion, if the imperial court wants to make governance easier, it must educate, and if it wants to promote education, it must open up the wisdom of the people. Only the two can be unified. Establish schools. But if the court does not benefit from it, why bother to establish schools?"
"There is no such thing as the best of both worlds, Mr. Xianggong. If Mr. Xianggong believes in me, then the power will be delegated to the lower officials, and the lower officials will definitely 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 Guozijian.
On the day of accepting the appointment, Zhang Yue happened to let the government go home and walked to a road.
Suddenly the carriage was stopped, Zhang Yue wondered who was blocking the way?
Now that he is a high-ranking official, there are more than a dozen people in his entourage, and he is not afraid of a master like Tang Jiu.
Zhang Yue didn't pick up the curtain of the car but asked, "Who is blocking the way?"
Tang Jiuyan said: "The master is a few students who look like students. They suddenly walked out from the side of the road and were almost killed by a carriage. They said they wanted to see you."
Zhang Yue knew that he had been appointed to manage Gou Guozijian, and most of them were students.Zhang Yueyan said: "Let them go back to the private residence with my carriage, there is no reason to stop them by the roadside."
When Zhang Yue was talking, 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 since abolished poetry and scriptures, do you know about this?"
"Zhang Daizhi, I have been studying poetry and fu for more than ten years, and now the imperial court has issued an order, and my efforts for more than ten years are in vain. Can the imperial court give us an explanation?"
"Zhang Daizhi, you have to decide this matter for the students!"
(End of this chapter)