Prime Minister

Chapter 733

Zhang Yue met with Guo Lin and had a conversation. There is a saying that if you spend your life in the way you like, you are successful.

As long as one likes and belongs to one's heart, the big one can achieve the achievements of the emperor, the small one can raise flowers and grow vegetables by himself. This is what many people admire. If you are poor, you are alone.

So much ability to do so much.

Zhang Yue immediately got to know Guo Lin about the book revision he was currently embarking on.

At that time, the officials planned to promote Zhang Fangping as a political adviser, but Sima Guang strongly opposed it, and finally went to write books in a fit of anger.

After all, Sima Guang was very kind to the father and son of the official family, and the official family finally named the "Tong Zhi" he edited as "Zi Zhi Tong Jian". He also gave Sima Guang's bookstore the thousands of volumes in his collection of books in Yingwang's mansion.

After that, Sima Guang repeatedly quoted the words from Tongjian in Jingyan to remonstrate with officials.

Therefore, when Zhang Yue read Zizhi Tongjian in later generations, he saw "Chen Guangyue" in it, but Sima Qian in Shiji had "Tai Shi Gongyue" different.

"Chen Guang said" is the tone of a minister speaking to the emperor.

Later generations said that the Zizhi Tongjian written by Sima Guang was mixed with his own private goods, but the original intention of the people was to write it for the emperor, and it also had the meaning of admonishment, so they carried private goods in a grand manner.

Reading this book now, we can see that Sima Guang was in the bookstore at that time, and he did not forget the responsibility of admonishing the emperor.

To be honest, Zhang Yue disagrees with many of Sima Guang's views, but Wang Anshi's one morality does not mean that the government and the opposition can only have one voice and cannot listen to any opposing opinions. This is a lesson learned.

"Is it Duzhi?"

While talking, there were footsteps, and a person walked into the courtyard.

Zhang Yue raised his head and saw a calm young man in a green shirt standing in the courtyard. Many years have passed, but when Zhang Yue sees him, he still thinks of the young man he was with when he was a classmate. look.

Zhang Yue walked into the courtyard and said in a vague voice, "Chunfu is me."

The reunion of old friends was difficult, but Zhang Yue and Fan Zuyu restrained their emotions when they met and bowed deeply to each other.

The two then patted each other's shoulders vigorously.

There is no Zhang Longtu.

There is no Lu Gong's son-in-law.

Only two classmates have friendship.

Guo Lin's family brought a jug of turbid wine, Zhang Yue, Guo Lin, and Fan Zuyu sat cross-legged in the courtyard, talking about the old things with the wine, slapping their legs and laughing wildly when they talked about their pride.

Outside the courtyard wall is a tall ginkgo tree, the leaves rustle when the wind blows.This scene reminded Zhang Yue of Taixue, and it was such a breezy autumn afternoon. He wore a bandage and yellow shoes on his head, and Fan Zuyu and other students in t-shirts carried scriptures and walked through the locust forest to study in Chonghua Hall. day.

For a split second, the past became so vividly visible.

And the days of youth just passed by like this.

Fan Zuyu and Guo Lin worked together in Sima Guang's bookstore.

After Wang Anshi presided over the reform, the bookstore gradually disappeared, and Liu Tun and Liu Shu were demoted one after another, leaving only Fan Zuyu and Guo Lin.

At this time, the original benefits of the bookstore were also withdrawn, and the salary of any historian editor was not given, and the food and drink benefits were also cancelled. The officials expressed that I was not interested in Sima Guang's private goods at all.

Fan Zuyu also said that since the officials don't care about it anymore, why should we write these things.

The implication is that readers will not read it, and writing a book is a fart, so let's just TJ it.

But Sima Guang said that he would continue to write. History compilation is not to please anyone. Even if the emperor doesn't see it, even if I sit on the bench for the rest of my life, I will continue to do it.

Fan Zuyu was also hesitating, everyone was wavering, except Guo Lin who was still firmly following Sima Guang.

Zhang Yue looked at Guo Lin, who was silently sifting and pouring wine for the two, and thought to himself, what is a scholar?
Like Guo Lin is the first class.

If you enter, you will be sincere and loyal, and if you leave, you will be humble and regretful.

If you can do this, no matter you are rich or not, everyone will admire you from the bottom of their hearts.

After Sima Guang was demoted to Luoyang, the bookstore was lucky to have Fan Zuyu, and Guo Lin and Guo Lin were not disbanded, and the compilation work of Zi Zhi Tong Jian could continue.

The coordinator is Sima Guang.

Sima Guangzhi history is also very good.

Sima Guang said that his gist of compiling Zizhi Tongjian is 'rather lose in complexity than in simplicity'.

That is to say, it is better for people to think that your writing is long-winded than for people to think that your writing is brief.

How to 'rather lose in complexity than in simplicity'?

Sima Guang compiled a catalog first, Zi Zhi Tong Jian is a chronicle, and this catalog is arranged according to year, month and day.Specifically, what happened every day, every month, and every day should be written down in detail, and then arranged in the order of events by date.

After listing all the events by date, you will write the content, which is to screen the historical materials in the catalog. If you encounter conflicting historical materials, you will judge and analyze and write down what you think is correct, and at the same time put the conflicting places aside for remarks.

Guo Lin and Fan Zuyu were in charge of these two steps.

The last step is to finalize the draft, which is done by Sima Guang himself.

Compiling history is not all historical materials, but also has its own private goods. Confucius compiled the Spring and Autumn Period also used small words and great righteousness to frighten rebellious officials and thieves.

So the final draft was done by Sima Guang alone, not by others.

Being able to write a masterpiece from the vast amount of historical materials, we can know how much effort Sima Guang and the three of them expended.

Later, Huang Tingjian saw that Sima Guang's manuscripts had piled up to two rooms, and he sincerely admired it. The painstaking efforts of the historians were also put into this great work.

Newcomers, however, can benefit greatly from casual browsing.

Based on this, Sima Guang really deserves to be the "two Sima" tied with Tai Shigong.

Therefore, when Fan Zuyu and Guo Lin talked about the Zizhi Tongjian, their faces showed the confidence that this historical masterpiece would make them famous in history, even though the Zizhi Tongjian is still far from being completed and finalized. Time.

Even though this fame may take many years after their death, they all feel that it is worthwhile to devote a lifetime of hard work to it.

Zhang Yue agreed with this and said: "If I am not an eunuch, I should do my part to compile this history book."

Both Fan Zuyu and Guo Lin knew that Sima Guang had asked Zhang Yue to come out of the mountains to repair Zizhi Tongjian.

But Zhang Yue refused, but recommended them.

Zhang Yue still remembers that he said to Sima Guang at that time, it is too vain to establish morality, and it is too difficult to make meritorious deeds, but it is easier to speak out, don't need to think about the evaluation of people before and after you, and don't need to act according to the face of the powerful, you can write whatever you want, devote your whole life's talents and efforts Dedicated to posterity.

But having said that, he still chose the path of 'making meritorious service' very honestly.

When Sima Guang recommended himself to the bookstore, Zhang Yue was still grateful and immediately proposed to visit Sima Guang.

Guo Lin and Fan Zuyu were both pleasantly surprised when they heard the words.

This matter is still quite taboo.

Because now the prime minister is Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang is Wang Anshitou's political enemy, but Zhang Yue contacts with him and even takes the initiative to meet him, which clearly touches Wang Anshi's taboo.

Wang Anshi is a sage, but only when he is on weekdays. Once he takes the position of prime minister, he is not a sage.

No prime minister would tolerate officials interacting with his political enemies.

But Zhang Yue felt that one should not be too snobbish (it is impossible for Wang Anshi to be in that position for the rest of his life).

At present, Zhang Yue, Guo Lin, and Fan Zuyu went to visit Sima Guang.

The gardens in Luoyang are the best in the world, even more famous than the gardens in Bianjing.Sima Guang's garden was built in Zunxianfang, named Duyuan.

It means 'It's better to have fun alone than to have fun with others'.

Anyone who went to Luoyang to inquire casually would know the location of Sima Guang's Solitary Paradise, and there is also an equally famous Anle Nest, which is Shao Yong's house.

However, Sima Guang paid for Shao Yong's comfort zone.Sima Guang originally wanted to give it to Shao Yong, but Shao Yong refused to accept it.

Shao Yong said at the time that fame and fortune cannot be obtained at the same time. I did not seek fame, but let the world know. How can I seek profit?
This is very admirable. The scourge of people is that famous people seek profit, or rich people seek fame.

Shao Yong is a master in the world, and he saw through this early on.

Although Sima Guang paid Shao Yong to buy a house, the Du Paradise he lived in was very humble. He said in his self-report, "Du Paradise is humble and small, so you can't compete with it." '

The "Reading Hall" in Duyuan only has dozens of rooms. The pavilion named Watering Flower Pavilion at home is really too small. The mountain platform is only more than one foot high, too short, and the fishing nunnery at home and the medicinal garden in the back garden have only some flowers and plants, but nothing.

What Sima Guang said sounds like someone crying about being poor. The nanny is poor, the driver is poor, the servant is poor, and the housekeeper is poor, so I am also poor.

When Zhang Yue arrived at Duyuan, he really saw that the park was only "twenty acres", so "humble and small" really made Zhang Yue feel ashamed.

At this moment, he can only say one sentence, Bachelor Sima, you have really suffered.

Zhang Yue passed through the Liangdong in the Duyuan, the reading hall, and saw Sima Guang who was wearing a dark suit and walking with a wooden stick.

The cool hole is the existence of the basement, and Sima Guang calls himself the soil room.Quoting from Zi Xiayan, he retreated and lived poorly among the rivers and rivers, deep in the mountains, as a soil house and a tent house, where he often played the piano and sang the way of the kings.

Living in this cool cave can not only escape the heat, but also feel isolated from the world.

It seems that everyone is drunk and I am alone.

This cool cave is both Sima Guang's study and his bedroom. There are countless silk scrolls piled up beside the table, and a wooden round pillow is placed on the bed beside it.

Du Paradise is very large, but Sima Guang lives in poverty in the cool cave, writing books and compiling history with his heart.

From Sima Guang wearing the deep clothes worn by the ancients in Qin and Han Dynasties, and his actions, it is obvious that he is fighting against Wang Anshi all the time.

Zhang Yue sighed that Sima Guang's stubbornness was of another level compared with Wang Anshi's, and he was not inferior to Wang Anshi's.

As soon as Sima Guang saw Zhang Yue, he pointed to the dark clothes on his body and asked, "Is Duzhi wearing dark clothes?"

Sima Guang's words had a deep meaning.

Zhang Yue said: "Zhang is a person of this world, and he wears the clothes of this world!"

Sima Guang laughed out loud.

Ps: Duyuan was built in Xining six years ago, here earlier.The latest update is not working properly, sorry for that.

(End of this chapter)