Prime Minister

Chapter 573 Su Shi's Three Words
Su Zhe has nothing else to do in the Sansi Regulations Department, but discusses the exemption law and the reform of the imperial examination every day.

Officials' memorials, once reviewed by the officials, are immediately forwarded to the Regulations Division of the Third Division for discussion by the officials of the Regulations Division. This is what Su Zhe is doing now.

That day, Su Zhe was about to leave the office, when Lu Huiqing walked over and said to Su Zhe with a smile, "Today, Mr. Wang hosted a banquet in his private residence. You will ask your superior to go with us later."

When Su Zhe heard that Wang Anshi was hosting a banquet, he didn't want to go, but seeing Lu Huiqing's seriousness, he thought it better not to conflict with Wang Anshi, and go to see what Wang Anshi had to say.

Su Zhe and Zhang Duan got into the car.

Zhang Duan and Su Zhe are both in the detailed inspection of the Department of Regulations. He is the subordinate of Chen Shengzhi, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council. The Wei brothers recommended him to the Department of Regulations, and they were also the brothers of Cai Bian, a student of Wang Anshi's school. However, Cai Jing was not a detailed editor, but an editor.

The remaining [-] to [-] officials in the Department of Regulations were all recommended by Wang Anshi.

After several people arrived at Wang Anshi's private residence, they had a light meal.

It's a real 'pot meal'.

This made Su Zhe understand that Wang Anshi really didn't invite them to his house for dinner.

After dinner, Wang Anshi took out a volume of books and said to several people: "This book contains the method of Qingmiao. The three of you read it carefully, and if you have any questions, please tell them in class. We will discuss them in detail here. What was discussed, and the content of this young crop method must not be disclosed to outsiders."

After Wang Anshi finished speaking, he left here.

Su Zhe heard what Wang Anshi said was serious, so he immediately took out the book and read it carefully.

Su Zhe knew at a glance that most of the claims in this book were written by Lu Huiqing. In the Department of Regulations, Lu Huiqing had the most opinions and the most intense thoughts. In Su Zhe's eyes, everything Lu Huiqing mentioned was harmful. things.

Right now Zhang Duan is still looking at how the young crop method looks like, Su Zhe couldn't help but said to Lu Huiqing: "This young crop method is probably done by Jifu!"

Lu Huiqing's expression changed upon hearing this, "What does Ziyou mean by that?"

Su Zhe said: "This young crop method is really inappropriate. I can't think of anyone else who can do such a thing except Jifu."

Lu Huiqing was so anxious that she lost her composure, reddened her neck and said, "It's the first time I've seen this method for Lu, and I've never heard of it before. Why don't you tell me when you're dissatisfied with Lu? Why bother to hurt others?"

Su Zhe said: "I don't agree with this method, please ask Jifu to take it back and change it!"

After speaking, Su Zhe ignored Lu Huiqing's expression and Zhang Duan's persuasion, and immediately left the table and opened the door.

Su Zhe met Wang Anshi who was wandering outside the door.

Su Zhe bowed his hands to Wang Anshi, and Wang Anshi asked, "Why do you think that the method of young crops is not feasible?"

Su Zhe said: "My lord has learned from you, the intention of this green seedling method is good, but the money..."

Wang Anshi listened carefully to Su Zhe's long speech.

In the end, Su Zhe said: "...Xianggong's young crop method is just a modification of the Changping warehouse method in the final analysis, and I still hope that Xianggong's three companies will do it later."

After listening to Su Zhe's words, Wang Anshi said: "Ziyou's words are very good, and this method should be discussed and implemented. If Ziyou has different opinions in the future, please tell them face to face like this, and don't talk to outsiders. !"

Seeing that Wang Anshi had adopted his opinion, Su Zhe didn't seem to be as stubborn as the rumors said.

Su Zhe bowed and took his leave.

After a while, Lu Huiqing walked out the door.

Wang Anshi looked at Lu Huiqing, and Lu Huiqing immediately said: "Zhang Zizheng has no objection to the Qingmiao Law, it is this Su Ziyou... I can't even say a word, this person just pushed the door and left."

Wang Anshi nodded and said: "I have just heard what he said about the disadvantages of young crops."

Lu Huiqing was taken aback for a moment, he wrote most of the regulations of the Young Crop Law himself, and now it seems that Su Zhe seems to have moved Wang Anshi a little bit.

Wang Anshi said: "This Su Ziyou has indeed learned something. I tried to implement this green seedling method when I was the magistrate of the county. It has been too long now... You can go back and change it. Don't talk about green seedlings for a month. Law."

Lu Huiqing thought to herself that if Wang Anshi really listened to Su Zhe's opinion, wouldn't her young crop method be in vain?All the effort was for nothing.

Thinking of this, Lu Huiqing had no choice but to give up for the time being, and go back to revise the green crop law.

When Su Zhe returned home, he asked his brother where he had gone.

Su Shi's whereabouts have always been erratic, and whenever he was an official in a place, he would visit monks and Taoists, either asking for some alchemy of burning gold, or the method of health-preserving golden elixir.

Or a colleague invited him to have a drink.

Su Zhe thought that Su Shi was probably not at home at this time, but when he asked the old servant, he learned that Su Shi had been sitting in the study and refused to go out after returning home.

Su Zhe thought to himself, didn't Su Shi keep complaining that there was nothing to do to sue the court?Birds come out every day at leisure, but somehow they have business to take home.

Su Zhe walked to the courtyard, but saw that the lights in Su Shi's study were still on.

Su Zhe walked into the study, and Su Shi waved his brush under the lamp, writing memorials.Su Zhe picked up Su Shi's obsolete article and looked it over. Su Shi was actually addressing the emperor.

Su Zhe knew that the Department of Regulations of the Third Division was discussing the reform of the imperial examination, so the officials ordered officials above the third division to write a memorial to explain the matter within one month.

Three or more museums are officials with museum positions.

From this we can see that the scope of the official's edict this time to let the officials speak is very large.

Su Shi's current position in the museum is the Zhishi Museum, which happens to be within the scope of the public affairs, so Su Shi went to the official family.

Su Zhe looked at Su Shi's memorial with a worried look on his face.

Su Shi looked at Su Zhe and said, "What's the matter? Did you have another dispute with Lu Jifu and Wang Jiefu in the Department of Regulations?"

Su Zhe said: "It's okay to have some disputes. Everyone talks behind closed doors. It's just that Wang Jiefu doesn't allow me to speak out. It's just that my elder brother's ignorance will make Wang Jiefu angry. Sanlang has always told me not to touch it." Wang Jiefu is in charge, and now you are in the Shu... aren't you openly at odds with him?"

Su Shi said: "Although I haven't been lazy since I came to Beijing, how can I not say anything when the officials have let officials above the third hall speak up?"

"Now that I have said it, how can I tell lies. Wang Jiefu said that reforming the new law and restoring schools to select scholars is said to be the system of Yao and Shun. When the three generations were restored, in fact, since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the imperial examinations have been selected for a long time. We all benefited from it. So, how can you not say anything."

Su Zhe saw that Su Shi insisted not to say anything.

The next day Su Shi went to Shangshu, and at the same time Zhang Heng also went to Shangshu.

Zhang Heng Shangshu is the opposite of Su Shi. On the contrary, he is in favor of the method of selecting scholars by schools, but he does not talk about the advantages and disadvantages of selecting scholars by poetry and prose or classics and righteousness.

So these two memorials were on the official desk at the same time.

The memorial on the left side of the imperial case is the name of Su Shi, the official historian and judge in the palace, and the title is "On the School's Gong Ju Shu".

On the right is the name of Zhang Heng of Taichang Temple, judged by Youzhengyan Zhijixianyuan, and the title is "On the Teachings of Universities and Primary Schools".

Su Shi and Zhang Heng had their own merits in their arguments. On the name of the subject, Su Shi was admitted to the third class, while Zhang Heng was the number one scholar in the second year of Jiayou, even overtaking Su Shi. Appreciation from officials.

The servants next to the official family happened to be Chen Xiang, Xiu's living note, and Zhang Yue, who was waiting for Tianzhang Pavilion.

The eunuch said: "Your Majesty, Su Shi, and Zhang Heng have all been outside the hall to wait for your Majesty to see you. I don't know who to summon?"

The official said: "Let's meet Su Shi first!"

Soon Su Shi entered the palace gracefully, and the officials saw that Su Shi was really a good Su Zizhan, and he was really charming.

In fact, before seeing Su Shi, the officials were already impressed by Su Shi's words. When the officials asked Zhang Yue how Su Shi was, Zhang Yue already felt it.

Zhang Yue did not forget to give Su Shi a thumbs up in front of the officials.

The official asked Su Shi: "Although the school system that Su Qing said flourished in the three generations, it is not used again today. There are considerable points in the article. However, I think it is not the case when I oppose the exclusive use of policy theory and the abandonment of poems and prose. "

Su Shi said: "Your Majesty, this is exactly what I want to say. If a king chooses people with filial piety, some people will deliberately cut off their shares to marry relatives, and if they want to win scholars with cheapness, some people will deliberately wear bad clothes and bad food. Anyone who can meet the above will always have someone." Do everything you can. The Han Dynasty used filial piety to select scholars, so why not be vigilant? Now Your Majesty selects scholars based on the scriptures and righteousness, and scholars lose their original intention when they read the books of sages. People in the world are cheating each other."

Zhang Yue agrees with Su Shi's statement that everyone knows the bad name of stereotyped essays in later generations.But having said that, knowing the disadvantages of stereotyped essays, why did the Ming and Qing dynasties still insist on using them?

The official asked: "So nowadays, is it better to select scholars for poetry and prose than for policy theory?"

Su Shi said: "Your Majesty, in terms of articles, policy theory is useful, and poetry and prose are useless. But as far as government administration is concerned, poetry, prose and policy theory are useless. It must be reasonable for the ancestors to select scholars based on poetry and prose. "

"The book says, 'Using words for performance, and merit for testing'. Since the ancient Yao and Shun, it is not possible to enter people without words, and to test people is not to use merit. Try your skills, is this possible?"

After listening to Su Shi's words, the officials were already convinced and said to Su Shi: "I have long doubted whether this method can be done? Now that you have discussed it, you can solve the confusion. You and I said, what have I gained or lost in politics since I became the throne? Even if it is me If there is any mistake, Qing can also speak out."

Hearing this, Zhang Yue gave Su Shi a wink, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

The leader wants you to criticize, but you really criticize?
But after Su Shi heard what the officials said, he was completely indifferent to Zhang Yue's hint.Su Shi didn't even lay the groundwork for a single sentence, and said directly: "Your Majesty has made three mistakes in his administration so far. One is to seek treatment too quickly, the other is to listen to too many rumors, and the third is to enter people too quickly!"

Hearing what Su Shi said, Zhang Yue almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

It’s fine for you to criticize, and you scolded so many people.

Getting in too fast?
what does it mean?

Pointing at the monk and scolding the bald man?
If you hadn't said it to my face, and changed it behind my back, I would have thought you were trying to dismantle me in the official house.

Just this sentence, do you know how many people have been offended?

But Su Shi didn't feel it at all. He always felt that he was straight before the king. If there was a problem in the country, he would speak out. This is the true nature of a straight minister.

The officials were also very ashamed after hearing Su Shi's words. Su Shi was not only right, but also hit the nail on the head, and he just made the problems of his administration so far clear.

It is almost impossible for this official who has been the emperor for more than two years to step down.

But the official family is a person who loves talents. Not only did he not get angry with Su Shi's words, but he also said very humbly: "Your three words, I will definitely think about them carefully."

(End of this chapter)