Prime Minister

Chapter 1036 Accumulating small victories into big victories

From Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu of the Qingli New Deal to today's Han Jiang and Zhang Yue, it seems as if everything has gone through a reincarnation.

More than thirty years ago, it was in this Tianzhang Pavilion that Fan Zhongyan, then the Councilor and Political Minister, and Fu Bi, the deputy privy envoy, discussed with each other under the candlestick and jointly wrote the "Replying to the Imperial Edict on Ten Matters" to Emperor Renzong. , set the political program and tone of the Qingli New Deal.

This is of course a scene passed down orally by scholars, praising Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi writing at night while holding a candle.

But the specific situation at that time was that Emperor Renzong was pressing for it. Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi reported that the matter might not be finished in Tianzhang Pavilion, so they returned home and listed more than ten things that were suitable for the world.

Therefore, "Answering the Imperial Edict and Chen Shi Shi" was not written in Tianzhang Pavilion.

After hearing this chapter, the more I read history, the more I admired the sages for their hard work and devotion to the country. At the same time, I also lamented the failure of Qingli’s New Deal.

He read about the Qingli New Deal in history and listened to Ouyang Xiu and other people who experienced it personally.

More than twenty years later, Wang Anshi published "Notes on Nothing Happened in This Dynasty for a Hundred Years", which opened the prelude to Xining's reform.

But now the emperor has reopened Tianzhang Pavilion and committed to this matter.

Zhang Yue suddenly said in his heart, "Back then, I always had the heart of a spectator, but now I am a person in the drama."

I always look at future generations for thousands of years and feel that I can transcend the characters of this era. However, when the important responsibility of this era falls on me, I find that I am also a person manipulated by the pen of history.

At this time, Zhang Yue focused his eyes on the tip of the pen and the paper.

Fan Zhongyan, who was studying hard, was writing and writing in Tianzhang Pavilion. He could think of the depressing time when he wrote "Be worried about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness" after the failure of the New Deal.

Zhang Yue thought that Fan Zhongyan had thought about it. Since he embarked on this path, he could not care about anything else. He should "not be happy with things and not be sad with himself" in order to manage the world's economic affairs!

It's not like I am the same. Over the years, the smile on my face has become less and less. I no longer open my heart to others, and I don't easily express my views on a matter without my own interests.

Because of the Xining Reform, a large number of conflicts between the court and local governments accumulated. If all these contradictions cannot be resolved, Zhongshu will be tricked. Although he has his own methods, he is unable to save the world.

Zhang Yue was silent because he knew what he wanted and the path he wanted to take, so he didn't speak easily.

Zhang Yue wrote this sentence at the beginning.

Fu Fengshou issued an edict: "If you use the power of action, your knowledge will advance, and if you know more deeply, you will have more power to govern the country and bring peace to the world. Let Zhang Yue and Han Jiang discuss with the two governments and report them in detail, so as to find out the way to govern the country and bring peace to the country." .

The hand-written edict was handwritten by the emperor himself, not the "cooked form" of Zhongshu. This procedure was extremely necessary.

If Huang Shang wants to rule the world, it must be in the name of the emperor. Otherwise, Han Jiang and Zhang Yue cannot propose any conquests or reforms.

Otherwise, it would be seeking power and usurping the throne!

It can only be granted by the emperor.

The first one is to correct the name!

In Shuzhong, Zhang Yue writes about peace in the world, but does not talk about governing the country.

By talking about peace in the world and talking about the destruction of Xia, we are actually talking about the principles of governing the country. But governing the country involves too many areas, so Zhang Yue talks about destroying Xia, which is his usual approach from the outside in.

If there is no crisis, the law will not change.

By solving the Xixia incident, we promoted reforms from external pressure to internal reforms.

Talking about truth ten thousand times is not as good as hitting the wall once. This is a truth that applies to everyone.

There are currently three contradictions in the Song Dynasty, one between the Song Dynasty and Xixia, one between the Liao Kingdom, one between the imperial court and the local government, and one between monarchy and power.

The last one cannot be discussed, and the middle one is not easy to discuss, so let's talk about Song Dynasty and Xixia.

Who said you have to govern a country to bring peace to the world? It is also possible to bring peace to the world and govern a country.

It just so happened that the Qing Tang Dynasty was victorious, so Zhang Yue had full confidence to write this book.

Han Jiang sat aside, but saw that Zhang Yue's pen was flying and he didn't make a draft at all.

He remembered that Fan Zhongyan and Fu Bi spent several days drafting "Replying the Imperial Edict and Chen Shi Shi" for several days, and Wang Anshi retreated to write "A Hundred Years of Nothing in This Dynasty" which also took a day and a night to write.

But Zhang Yue signed it without thinking. Isn't this too hasty?

However, Han Jiangsu Xinzhang was so capable that he could sit at leisure.

Under the gaze of the three late emperors, Zhang Yue moved his pen as fast as he could and wrote words on the letter. Han Jiang resisted the idea of ​​watching, for fear of disturbing Zhang Yue's thoughts. She sat aside and seemed calm, but in fact she couldn't be calm in her heart.

At this moment, Han Jiang thought of the late Qingli gentlemen such as Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, Cai Xiang, Yu Jing, Wang Su and others.

Not long after, Zhang Yue had stopped writing. Han Jiang was surprised and said: "So fast!"

Zhang Yue said: "Rong wrote this first, and the prime minister read it first. Do you agree?"

Han Jiang nodded and immediately read the article. After reading half of it, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Jiang said: "At that time, Fan Wenzheng and Wang Jiefu's letters were full of details and details, focusing on big things. But this letter can only be analyzed in terms of trivial matters."

Han Jiang secretly guessed that if he wrote the article, he would elaborate on the Qingli New Deal and the Xining Reform, talk about the successes and failures, and then continue or modify it based on it.

For example, Wang Anshi's Notes on Nothing Happened During the Hundred Years of the Dynasty begins with the story of how the dynasty has been doing for hundreds of years, what is good about it, and what is bad about it. It is a grand narrative.

The main thing is to say that it is not shocking but it will never stop, but most people just fall in love with this.

Although Wang Anshi's emotional intelligence is not high, his articles are among the best in the world. Even Su Shi, who was expert in this way, called him the "wild fox spirit". Compared with Zhang Yue's argument, it seems a bit "petty" at first glance.

Zhang Yue explained: "Shu Guogong has set the framework of the world, and we have to make up for the details."

Han Jiang said with relief: "Exactly, but if I don't add this sentence, others may not know."

Zhang Yue said: "The Prime Minister is right. I didn't think enough. Please polish it up."

Han Jiang nodded and added, then stroked his beard and said: "This is more royal, but I don't know if it is in line with the emperor's deepest wishes."

Zhang Yue nodded and said: "The original intention of Fan Wenzhenggong's reform at that time was to 'take advantage of the passage of time and people will not do it, and it will be a long-lasting way.' However, Renmiao earnestly urged him again and again, otherwise after Fan Wenzhenggong succeeded to the imperial edict, he would be with the people around him." You are so eager to seek treatment, how can you wait for your spare time?'"

Han Jiang said happily: "Du Zhi, it's great if you can think so, so why am I worried?"

At that time, Fan Zhongyan also felt that Emperor Renzong was too eager to seek treatment, so he wrote an edict stating ten things in response to the emperor's repeated urging. However, Fan Zhongyan's original idea was to change slowly, not overnight.

Renzong's mentality at that time was like that of a poor boy lying flat all day long. One day, after being humiliated and stimulated by his rich relatives, he suddenly decided to work hard.

Then the novel will tell us that the poor boy has embarked on the road of getting rich, and along the way there are Bai Fumei who are blind and ignore the tall, handsome and rich, and rush to throw themselves into the arms of the poor boy.

But the fact is that the poor boy did not work hard for more than a month at most, and he immediately returned to the state of lying flat.

I lie down every day and occasionally lie down.

The same was true for Emperor Renzong. The Qingli New Deal only lasted less than a year.

If ordinary people want to succeed, they should not aim too high or work too hard. Start with small things first, and by doing every small thing well, you can feed your confidence, ability, will, improve your awareness, and find your own methodology.

There is no grand narrative in Zhang Yue's poems, only quantitative changes to qualitative changes.

In just an hour, Zhang Yue's book was completed. After Han Jiang made some additions, deletions and polishes, Zhang Yue's transcription was completed.

The servant quickly reported it to the officials.

The official family was having tea with Empress Dowager Gao.

Empress Dowager Gao said: "Since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the rule of government was under Yao, Shun, and Yu, and the Taoism was also under Yao, Shun, and Yu. Later, Confucius emerged from Confucianism, and Taoism passed into the hands of scholar-bureaucrats."

"From then on, there were more troubles. The ministers often criticized the imperial court, and people's hearts were not as good as before. Your Majesty, please remember that famous weapons cannot be taught to others."

The official said: "Queen Mother, [Guo Shi]'s son is still in control. Han Jiang and Zhang Yue are the ones who opened the Tianzhang Pavilion to offer suggestions. Whether they are of use or not are still mine!"

Empress Dowager Gao said: "Han Jiang is a kind elder. Zhang Yue understands people better. They know propriety better than Wang Anshi and Fan Zhongyan. But knowing propriety means knowing propriety. Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi's reform met with the opposition of Lu Yijian and Sima Guang. This Both of them are capable ministers, and it is not an exaggeration to call them saints."

"Sima Guang said, 'Are the heavens and earth in ancient times different from today? Are all things in ancient times different from today? Are the temperaments of ancient people different from today?' I think this is the ultimate theory of heaven and earth."

"If an official wants to rule the world, he must still use Sima Guang, by Lu Gong."

The official said: "Empress Dowager, you mentioned this again. I used Wang Anshi back then because I was happy that he was so drastic and drastic to get rid of these things."

Empress Dowager Gao sighed: "I'll leave it up to you."

The official took another sip of the tea soup and stared at the changing color of the tea soup.

"Your Majesty, Han Jiang and Zhang Yue are already under contract."

The official was moved when he heard this, and said with joy: "So fast."

"Immediately summon the ministers of the two governments, no, summon the ministers of more than two governments to Tianzhang Pavilion!"

After a while, the officials led Wang Gui, Feng Jing, Yuan Jiang and other two government ministers and ministers of more than two systems to rush to Tianzhang Pavilion.

It had long been heard that the emperor had reopened Tianzhang Pavilion, and everyone in the civil and military dynasties had heard about it.

A group of purple-robed ministers followed the emperor to the palace.

But seeing Zhang Yue and Han Jiang standing on the left and right in the pavilion, the officials said: "Thank you for your hard work, sir."

Han Jiang and Zhang Yue both said: "The ministers are simple and ignorant, and mistakenly received the holy questions. They were forced to read the sundial and wrote in a hurry. They did their best to serve the king, but they were presumptuous and crude."

The official smiled and said: "In Tianzhang Pavilion, under the gaze of the three generations of emperors, how shameless is it!"

But I saw that the Zhazi written by Han Jiang Zhangyue was being presented to the imperial portraits of the late emperors of the third generation. It is natural that I ask the late Emperor to "read" these peerless articles first.

The officials led their ministers to pay homage to the three generations of late emperors three times, and then said in their hearts, "Our ancestors have protected us in the Song Dynasty and sent down divine strategies to help us in the Zhao Song Dynasty make our country rich and our army strong, and bring peace to the world."

The officials kowtowed so sincerely, Zhang Yue and Han Jiang were touched when they saw the emperor doing this.

As for other officials, they were doubtful.

Afterwards, Wang Gui stepped forward to take the scroll and presented it to the officials on the throne.

The officials started browsing eagerly, while the ministers below held their breath.

The official looked halfway through and then seemed to be thinking to himself: "The more you practice, the more knowledge you will gain. The deeper the knowledge, the more powerful you will be. Is this how to accumulate small victories into big victories?"