Prime Minister

Chapter 191 Difficulties and hardships Yuru Yucheng
Outside the window is the bitter north wind, and the end of the year in Bianjing is really cold.

Although there is still warm firewood in the room, the moment Zhang Yue writes, he thinks of his own experience of studying, and he can't help blending in.

Back then, his family was poor and he could only go to school to study. Since he had no way to buy books, Guo Xuexue had to go all the way to borrow books for him to learn by heart before returning them.

Afterwards, Zhang Yue joined the Zhang Clan Study and copied books in Zhang Wangzhi's library with Senior Brother Guo. Zhang Yue used his spare time to write an article silently, and finally memorized it all in his mind.

It was the same at that time, the walls of the study building were thin, and no fire was allowed in the room, so that after copying the books for a long time, the inkstone was difficult to melt, and the fingers were frozen.

Apart from Senior Brother Guo, he was alone and had no one to support him.

...It's very cold, the inkstone is hard, and the fingers can't be bent or stretched, so don't be lazy...

Zhang Yue moved his knuckles and continued to write.

... Therefore, many people spend their spare time with books, and Yu Yin has to read all kinds of books.When I was a little older, I admired the way of sages and sages, but also suffered from lack of masters and celebrities, and traveled hundreds of miles, asking questions from the ancestors of the village...

... First Dade Long Wangzun, disciples of his disciples filled his room, ... Yu Li waited on the left and right, and leaned over to ask his questions; It's just a word; fortunately Xianda is pitiful and dull, regardless of the meagerness of the training, I have given it all...

First of all, he is the teacher Zhang Youzhi, and then he will be allowed to attend the ethnology study. Since he is not a student of ethnology, he has to wait until others have finished asking, and he is the last one to ask for advice.

... When I was a teacher, I walked in the deep mountains and valleys with a suitcase and a bag, and the winter was gale, and the snow was several feet deep, and the skin of my feet was chapped without knowing it.Zhishe, the four limbs are stiff and unable to move...

From Wuxi, Zhang Yue and Guo Lin rushed to the ethnology school to copy books, sometimes passing through steep mountains and encountering strong wind and snow. The hardships are unforgettable.

... All the students in the same house are embroidered, wearing a hat decorated with Zhuying treasures, a white jade ring around the waist, a knife on the left, and a smelly face on the right, looking like a god;Those who are satisfied with the medium don't know whether the verbal and verbal service is as good as others...

After writing this, Zhang Yue paused for a while, the past is still vivid in his memory.Immediately, he was afraid of losing his train of thought, so he set his sights on the paper again.

The above are all about Zhang Yue's difficulties in the past, but now he has changed his pen and written about his current situation.

Gai Yu's diligence is as difficult as this, this year is few, and he has not achieved anything, but he is fortunate to be among the sons of the kingdom, and to inherit the favor of the emperor...

Today's grass folk studies are in Taixue, and the imperial court has a small offering every day, and the son of heaven has the legacy of Qiuge at the age of one, and there is no danger of cold and hunger; he sits under the building and recites "Poems" and "Books".There is no need to run around; there are divisions and doctors as teachers, and those who do not ask without asking, and those who ask for nothing; all the books that are suitable for owning are collected here, and there is no need to record them in hand. See also...

Zhang Yue sighed that I was studying in Taixue now, and I was given food and clothing. Before that, the emperor gave me a winter coat, so that I would not suffer from cold and hunger, so I sat in Taixue to study with peace of mind.From then on, you don’t have to travel to the mountains to ask others for advice. In Taixue, you will have direct lectures as teachers. You never have to worry about not suing you if you ask, or not answering you if you ask others. You can have any book you want to read. I borrowed books from others and copied them.

What Zhang Yue said was Fan Zhongyan's virtuous administration of Qingli Xingxue, providing food, clothing and accommodation for Tai students, and also providing teachers for teaching.

Zhang Yue is now able to study everything in Taixue thanks to...Emperor Renzong!By the way, I also praised our Taixue teachers, who are very dedicated.

The officials provided such a good study environment for us Tai students, otherwise the children from poor families would have no chance to stand out.But the reward of being born in the same third pass is too heavy, more than what I deserve now, so I dare not accept it.

The diction of this chapter can be said to be full of sincerity. After the chapter was written, the sky was bright and the north wind had stopped.

Although the morning drum is ringing, there is still a moment before breakfast, so I can go back to sleep.

Zhang Yue took a look at the bed, dried the ink first, and took this article in his hand to the Lecture Room.

Liu Zhidao, who was in the hut, said that he had just woken up and was sitting down reciting poems.

Liu Zhisao nodded and said, "Very good, the Son of Heaven must be careful with his words and words, and you let me read them first, which is what it should be..."

Liu Zhi said that he read the article for a while...

Liu Zhi's expression at the beginning was casual, but after reading it, he was slightly moved, and he looked at Zhang Yue again and said: "I didn't expect Sanlang to have such a story, and I can't tell this article without personal experience. I really feel the same. , I think back to the days when I was studying."

Liu Zhidao closed his eyes slightly, as if he remembered the scene of studying hard in the wind and snow, his eyes were filled with tears.

Zhang Yue was taken aback and said in his heart, isn't this just Cishu?The focus of my essay is not on this, but on the words...

But I saw Liu Zhidao read it again and sighed: "Master said, a gentleman is ashamed of those who wear bad clothes and eat badly. It's not enough to discuss. Sanlang, you really impress me! After going through such hardships, you can still go from here. From Minzhong to Taixue to study, all the way... No wonder I always see the vitality in you."

Zhang Yue was stunned and said: "I dare not take this seriously, the experience back then... the students didn't think it was too hard at the time. When I was humble, the students met the teachers and brothers who treated me very well. Besides, it was less than a day like this. It's only a year, just enter the county school."

The more Zhang thought about his past experience, it was true that although it was hard and tiring, it was also the day he missed the most, so it was not really difficult.It's just such an unforgettable day, which is worth remembering by yourself.

It's like reading the article "Old Mountain World".

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue smiled and said: "But to be honest, even today students still believe in one sentence, hardships and hardships, Yuru Yucheng!"

"It's difficult and difficult, Yuru Yucheng, this is the first time I've heard of this," Liu Zhidao said happily: "I'm very relieved to hear this, you go back, I will report it to the emperor for you."

Zhang Yue bowed to thank him.

Liu Zhi said, looking at Zhang Yue's leaving back, he said: "This is also a great mission from the heavens!"

Speaking of this, Liu Zhi said that he couldn't help but repeat the good writing when reading the text in his hand.

Liu Zhidao thought about it for a while, so he immediately took Zhang Yue's manuscript and sent it to his benefactor in official career, who named him Han Qi, who was directly spoken by the Imperial Academy.

Han Qi was having tea with two colleagues at the mansion, one was Wang Gui, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and the other was Zeng Xiaokuan, the son of Privy Envoy Zeng Gongliang.

The Song Dynasty was a system of two governments and three divisions.

Administration belongs to the Central Secretariat, military administration belongs to the Privy Ministry, and finance belongs to the three divisions. They are not under the control of each other and restrict each other.

The chiefs of the three divisions are called the planners, and the privy chiefs are called the privy ministers.

When Liu Zhi spoke to hand over the article to Han Qi, Han Qi quickly read the article after seeing Zhang Yue's name, and passed it to Wang Gui calmly, saying, "Of course a good article must be checked by a scholar of the Imperial Academy."

Wang Gui glanced at the article when he received it, but how well the article is written, even the words are top-notch in the world, so he can taste it again and again.

But he didn't understand the relationship between this person and Han Qi, so he couldn't rashly praise or criticize him in front of him.

So Wang Gui continued to read, but his expression became a little subtle.

"Yu Yu, what do you think?"

Han Qi spoke with great momentum, and Wang Gui put down the article and said respectfully: "When I read this article, I couldn't help thinking of what happened when I was studying in Shuzhou. It was extremely cold in Shuzhou that year, and the charcoal and matches were not enough to keep warm in winter. To cook for the servants."

"In order to save charcoal fire, I was very careful about how much charcoal and firewood I used every day. At that time, I often put a pot of hot water next to the stove. Whenever the water was hot, I drank it up and then added more. , so that we survived the cold winter of that year.”

"To this day, I still remember You Xi drinking hot water at night, haha! It makes you laugh, but when I read this article, I can't help but think of the trivial things when I was studying! Although I am not so poor, But the bitterness of studying is the same.”

The people on the side were also moved. They didn't expect that Wang Gui, who was born in a noble family, had the experience of studying like this back then.

Han Qi stroked his beard and said, "I also feel the same way."

Han Qi thought to himself, this is a good article, but the most important thing is not the first half of the article, but the second half.Of course, the premise is that it can impress people.

After receiving Han Qi's affirmation, Wang Gui saw the headline of the article and couldn't help saying: "Zhang Duzhi, could this be the scholar who was from the third Chuan Chuan before, so he came from a poor family."

Zeng Xiaokuan suddenly said: "I've heard of this person too, my father repeatedly praised the heart attack couplet, and even wrote it down and hung it in the study."

The privy envoy Zeng Gongliang also admired the Xinxinlian so much?

Regardless of this article, even Zeng Gongliang's attitude towards Gongxinlian is enough to make this son famous in Bianjing.

When everyone heard this, they lamented that the fear of this chapter was to take advantage of the time.

Wang Gui laughed and said, "I don't think Gongxinlian is so literary, especially the sentence 'Yu Zeyan's robes and clothes are in the middle, and he has no admiration. Those who are satisfied with the content don't know whether the verbal service is as good as others. Also' I am very happy."

Everyone felt the same when they heard what Wang Gui said.

Liu Zhi said: "This speech is written for His Majesty. At first I was worried about whether to revise it a little bit. After all, this is the second time that Zhang Duzhi has resigned from His Majesty as an official."

Han Qi said: "I still have to submit it. I think it's good like this, and there's no need to fix it."

Wang Gui suddenly said: "I heard that Zhang Duzhi is only fifteen or sixteen years old, is it true?"

Liu Zhi said: "Reporting to the Imperial Academy, it is true."

"At such a young age, I don't know if she is married or not?"

Just as Wang Gui spoke, Zeng Xiaokuan asked in unison.

The two of them had such a tacit understanding at this moment.

Wang Gui and Zeng Xiaokuan looked at each other.Wang Gui smiled broadly and said, "What a coincidence."

Zeng Xiaokuan also smiled modestly and said: "Ask the same question with the bachelor, and ask the same question."

Han Qi knew that Wang Gui had a daughter who was not suitable, and Zeng Xiaokuan also had a daughter who was waiting in his boudoir. What did they mean when they asked together?
Liu Zhi said: "I don't know whether Zhang Duzhi is married or not, but he can be said to be a diligent student except that he likes to take a nap on weekdays. It doesn't seem like he has a family. I have never heard that he has a marriage contract in his hometown." .”

Wang Gui and Zeng Xiaokuan thought a little when they heard the words.

Han Qi coughed lightly and said, "Your Majesty has the final say on whether to resign or not. I'll give an official interview in person some other day."

Ps: Thanks to book friend TZ Ma Keqin for sharing his experience.

(End of this chapter)