Prime Minister

Chapter 543
Halfway through Wang Anshi's visit to the garden, he suddenly heard that someone came to preach an edict.

"Grace from the official family, please Wang Neihan come to the right next time."

Wang Anshi's two sons, Wang Yu, Wang Pang and their daughter were all overjoyed.

The emperor met officials in order. There were rules for how many officials he met in a day, and they were all scheduled by closing doors. Usually, it took ten days and a half months before it was your turn.

Even if Wang Anshi is an official like Hanlin Bachelor, it is no exception.

But this kind of bestowment shows that the officials value you very much and can't wait to see you.

"Congratulations daddy, congratulations daddy!"

Both Wang Yu and Wang Pang congratulated Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi's face was serious, and the eunuch beside him said: "Actually, the Hemen is already full today, but the officials deliberately postponed the dinner in order to see Wang Neihan, and also rejected the meeting with the officials of the majesty's speech. Come."

Wang Anshi understood that the emperor did not allow himself to occupy other people's shifts, but postponed the time for dinner to meet him.

This is even more rare.

But Wang Anshi said: "I heard that when the officials saw Duke Fu Zheng, they sat down calmly and talked until the sun, and asked about how to govern the way. This is a high-ranking minister of the official family. He is diligent and studious. It is not that I am superior."

The eunuch couldn't help but froze his smile when he heard this, ordinary officials would say a few words such as Xie Tianen when they heard this, how could Wang Anshi say that.

Hearing this, the eunuch could only laugh a few times to hide his embarrassment.

Then Wang Anshi confessed a few words to his family, and immediately followed the eunuch into the palace.

Re-enter the hall of familiarity.Wang Anshi was a little emotional, and then saw the young official.

The officials have heard about Wang Anshi for a long time. When he was in the palace, Han Wei admired Wang Anshi very much and often talked about Wang Anshi in front of him.

After he ascended the throne, Zhang Yue and Zeng Gongliang had recommended Wang Anshi to him successively.

The officials had already used Wang Anshi's ideas, but the other party just refused to enter the capital. Now that he has been on the throne for more than a year, he finally came out after a long-awaited call.

The officials looked at Wang Anshi carefully, but they saw that he had an ordinary face, but his eyes were very distinctive, not that they were particularly bright.Back then, a fortune teller had a saying that Zeng Gongliang's spine was like a dragon, and Wang Anshi's eyes were like a dragon's.

It is said in the photo book that the mortal who owns a body of a dragon is invaluable.

Is the other party Jiang Shang Yiyin who I have been looking for so far?
After Wang Anshi saw the ceremony, the official asked: "Wang Qing, what should be the first way to govern the country now?"

Anyone who is familiar with the official family will know that when the official family meets Sima Guang, Fu Bi, Zhang Yue and other ministers, the first sentence they ask is this.

If it were Sima Guang, Fu Bi would definitely be unhappy, and would definitely advise officials and family members to be in such a hurry to adjust the country's overall strategic policy just after taking the throne?

Do you have any opinion on the law of the ancestors?

Wang Anshi said without hesitation: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the choice of technique should be the first!"

The official's eyes lit up, and it was easy to hear a different answer.

Choose a technique, what technique to choose?

Sima Guang and Fu Bi only talked about benevolence and morality, not art.

But officials will not follow up and ask, "Wang Qing, what method do you think I will choose?" ', so it is not very embarrassing for the emperor.The official took it back and asked again: "Wang Qing thinks who is Tang Taizong?"

Officials can't wait to express their views.

What is the best thing about Tang Taizong?God Khan!Defeated the Turks and other grassland tribes.When it comes to Xixia and Khitan, who are on the side of the Song Dynasty today, do you understand what I want to do in my heart?
Wang Anshi said to him: "Your Majesty should regard Yao and Shun as the law in everything. Why talk about Tang Taizong? Tang Taizong regarded him as a minister. His actions were illegal. He was able to achieve the emperor's career at the beginning, but he took advantage of the chaos of the Sui Dynasty. From then on, Emperor Yangdi and other emperors were stupid, so let him become famous by luck."

The officials were dumbfounded when they heard this. Tang Taizong, whom they admired the most, was actually described as useless by Wang Anshi.

Isn't the prosperity of Tang Dynasty not worth mentioning in Wang Anshi's eyes?But now the Song Dynasty is obviously inferior to the Tang Dynasty in every way!

After hearing Wang Anshi's words, the officials thought it was ridiculous, but seeing his self-confidence and determination, they felt that he was not talking nonsense.The other party should have great learning and great ambitions in his chest, otherwise he would never dare to say such a thing.

Anyone else would definitely be kicked out by the officials, but the officials thought of Han Wei and Zhang Yue's admiration for Wang Anshi, and heard that his words made sense, so they couldn't help but listen carefully.

But Wang Anshi said: "As the saying goes, there are ups and downs in Taoism. In today's world, I am afraid that Yao and Shun must be used as the law in everything... The Tao of Yao and Shun is as simple as possible but not annoying, as important as it is but not circuitous, as easy as it is not." It’s difficult, but scholars all over the world can’t inform them, thinking that it’s unattainable, but it’s not.”

When the officials heard the words, they said: "Your words are embarrassing for me. Where in this world can I find someone who understands the way of Yao and Shun?"

The officials looked at Wang Anshi, but Wang Anshi didn't answer.

The official said: "I consider myself a mediocre talent. I'm afraid I can't understand the meaning of Yao and Shun. Now I need you to assist the government and jointly implement the way of Yao and Shun."

When the officials uttered this sentence, they obviously believed in Wang Anshi's ability. The other courtiers must have been modest or agreed, but Wang Anshi was very calm and still did not answer the officials' words.

Seeing that Wang Anshi didn't answer, the officials asked again: "You said that the ancestors guarded the world, and there was no major change in a hundred years. Today, the world is generally peaceful. How do you think the ancestors governed the world?"

Wang Anshi thought to himself that the officials didn't have dinner now, if they continue to talk, they don't know when it will be.

Wang Anshi said: "This matter is too important. I need to think about it carefully and report back to Your Majesty with a memorial."

Hearing what Wang Anshi said, the officials couldn't help but be disappointed, and the two of them started chatting, and Wang Anshi left.

When Emperor Renzong opened the Tianzhang Pavilion and asked the ministers how to govern the world, Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi couldn't answer on the spot. After returning, they drafted a reply to Shouzhang, Chen Shishi, and since then, the Qingli New Deal has happened.

History always has amazing coincidences.

The next day Wang Anshi played "This Dynasty Has Nothing to Do in a Hundred Years"...

After seeing Wang Anshi's hundred-year-old life, the officials were speechless for a while in the hall, and then read it over and over again. The servants have never seen the emperor like this...

The officials circled the pillar tirelessly in the hall, as if Jing Ke was chasing after him...

"Immediately announce that the servant of Tianzhang Pavilion will see Zhang Yue!" After the official went around hundreds of times, he said this to the servant.

The servant hurriedly went to Tianzhang Pavilion to invite Zhang Yue, who was on duty, right.

Zhang Yue had just had another big drink with Guo Lin yesterday, his head was a little groggy, and he rushed over after hearing the emperor's call.

After Zhang Yue arrived in the hall, the officials couldn't wait to say: "Zhang Qing, do you know what is the foundation of Wang Anshi's learning?"

Zhang Yue said: "I heard Wang Anshi's self-narration, but he didn't know the changes in affairs, but the ancients believed it. Hearing that there were Yao and Shun in ancient times, their way was moderate to the normal way." )”

"It is also said that his learning is based on Confucius's Taoism, which is governed by punishment, and the people are free from shame.

The officials were a little surprised when they heard the words, but Zhang Yue said another sentence.

"However, Wang Anshi's words are easy to listen to. From a minister's point of view, Wang Anshi's knowledge is actually close to that of Yang Xiong and Mencius."

Zhang Yue was very rude to blackmail Wang Anshi in front of the officials.

Do you fool the emperor like this?Simply shameless.

The official just watched Wang Anshi's memorabilia and was shocked. After hearing Zhang Yue's words, he immediately returned to reality from the clouds.

"Zhang Qing is saying that Wang Anshi's knowledge is close to Yang Xiong, Mencius?"

Zhang Yue nodded seriously and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, that's exactly the case. Politicians must have their roots, like Confucius respecting Zhou Gong, Lao Zhuang respecting the Yellow Emperor, and Mozi respecting Dayu. In fact, Wang Anshi's knowledge is mostly collected from Yang Xiong. , Mencius."

"In ancient times, Yang Mozhi's theory blocked the way, and Mencius's words broke it down. In the Han Dynasty, Confucianism sold the fake and the fake, and the sheep's tiger skin. Yang Xiong restored the original and the source, and reshaped the theory of Confucius."

"Mencius, Yang Xiong's studies imitate the ancients but not follow the ancients. If you say it is the learning of Yao and Shun, I think there are quite a lot of discrepancies."

You must know that Yang Xiong's specialty is imitation. He liked Sima Xiangru's Fu, so he imitated Sima Xiangru's Fu, and finally became a master of Fu in the Han Dynasty.

The same is true of scriptures.

Yang Xiong liked Ci Fu when he was young, but he didn't like it later. He said that writing articles is a trivial matter, and only Confucian classics are the way.

The Fayan written by Yang Xiong said that he imitated the Analects, while the other Taixuan imitated the Book of Changes.

Yang Xiong admired Confucius the most, but he also incorporated Lao Zhuang's knowledge. For example, Taixuan was a Taoist thought, so people who didn't like Yang Xiong said that his Confucianism was not pure. It is true that Yan Junping, who Yang Xiong studied under, was a Taoist figure.

Later, Han Yu praised Mencius and Yang Xiong again. When he made orthodoxy, he believed that Mencius and Yang Xiong were the successors of Confucian orthodoxy.

And Sima Guang also admired Yang Xiong, and even commented on Taixuan, which is very much in agreement with Wang Anshi.

Therefore, Zhang Yue said that Wang Anshi's theory was Mencius, Yang Xiong was first-class, and he answered the officials. Wang Anshi said that his knowledge was the way of Yao and Shun, but there were some discrepancies in fact.

In addition to recommending Wang Anshi, Zhang Yue was actually breaking some superstitious beliefs about Wang Anshi from officials, and at the same time created an image of himself that could be compared with Wang Anshi.

Officials were obviously shocked by Wang Anshi's rhetoric against Emperor Taizong of Tang before, and after reading "Nothing Happened for a Hundred Years", they have already admired Wang Anshi's learning.

But as an emperor, he must be worried that such a person would be difficult for him to control. He lacks confidence in facing Wang Anshi now, so he must call himself to analyze and analyze, so that he can hold Wang Anshi when the emperor and ministers meet next time, so that the other party will not underestimate him. .

Now, under Zhang Yue's few words, the officials regained some confidence.

He thought Wang Anshi's learning was really that of Yao and Shun, but now that Zhang Yue is Mencius, Yang Xiong understood it all the way.

The officials handed Wang Anshi a hundred-year-old scorpion to Zhang Yue and asked, "What do you think of this scorpion?"

For the past hundred years, there is no need to read the chapters, and the banknotes of the eight great masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties are familiar with each other.

What does this article say?

This article is like a teacher's example. If you can recite it, you can recite it, and if you can read it well, you should read it well. It is very good for improving the cultivation of ancient prose.

And Wang Anshi said all day long that Sansu is a vertical and horizontal study, but when it comes to impressing the emperor with articles and words, his article is the one to handle.

So Zhang Yue read it pretentiously, and then said to the official with a very excited look: "Your Majesty, this is really a statement that manages the world and the country!"

(End of this chapter)