The funeral of An Shi, the prince of Chu, is underway.

The officials in the Beijing Division, whenever they have a little bit of face, all come to the door to offer condolences.

Newspapers of all sizes in Beijing have also freed up a large number of pages to report on Wang Anshi's life and praise the new law.

In the palace of the Duke of Chu, Wang Anshi's son-in-law and grandson-in-law, or the prime minister and the emperor, although the dispute between them has not yet reached the market, it is no secret to a big newspaper like Qiyun Express.

When it comes to internal affairs at home, ordinary ministers' homes must be close to the palace. But the dispute between the emperor and the prime minister happened in the family of the Duke of Chu who had just died, and it was when there were many people, and it was impossible to avoid spreading it outside.

Gong Zheng bit the barrel of the pen and frowned sadly at a manuscript.

The content of the manuscript is concise and clear, that is, a report on the in-depth disclosure of the rules and examples that the ministers of the imperial court relied on when posthumously giving gifts.

What Gong is going to do is not to revise the manuscript - because this report has just passed the company's chief editorial meeting and has been finalized - but to write a comment on this report.

What is it aimed at, it is not self-evident in the editorial department.

This is what Miyamasa knows about Prime Minister Han Gang's consistent approach.

Rather than waiting for the uncontrolled spread of gossip outside, it is better to bring it out with the plate first - of course, how to say it without violating the facts, but also being recognized by the majority of people, this is still skillful, and it also needs to be carefully examined.

And the news that is inconvenient to disclose, just before it spreads, like a pox, first a few doses of vaccines, a few seemingly unrelated reports, give readers a preconceived concept, so that the news spreads, it will not have a big impact.

The introduction scattered in the reports in the past few days has actually introduced what the process of posthumous gifts by the imperial court should be after the death of the minister, as well as Wang Anshi's identity and status, and what kind of posthumous title he can get. With today's article, when that incident reached the ears of the military and civilians of Beijing, it was enough to make people think that the emperor was unreasonable at that time, so it annoyed the prime minister.

But in order to make things more secure, a proper review is needed.

It is not necessary for the reader to feel that this report and commentary is to pave the way for that incident after the fact, but also to let the reader immediately understand the emperor's sinister intentions at that time after hearing the news.

As a senior editor in the newspaper, he has obtained the title of senior editor, one step away from the editor-in-chief, not far from the editor-in-chief, and one of the more than a dozen people in the company who are qualified to write important news and comments.

It's just that no matter how talented you are, it's a lot of thinking about it if you want to write a good review.

Compared with Gong Zheng, who was sitting in a small room and meditating, in the big room outside, the editor was anxious. You can write a review based on the original manuscript, but if the waiting news doesn't come back, they can't write anything. But there is also a part of it for some unobtrusive private matters.

"It should come out, right?"

"Who knows. The capital has always been slow. ”

"I'd better send some news back first."

"It should be soon. It should be soon. ”

"The new Don...... Something, young people can endure hardships, Fang Weng will let him rush back with the news first. ”

Since the establishment of the metropolitan hall, it has avoided rumors to confuse the public, and at the same time, in order to communicate with the inside and outside, and not let the following states and counties hide the virtues and politics of the imperial court, it has held a press conference on schedule to inform the newspapers of the various resolutions of the imperial court.

However, only journalists who have been approved by the Metropolitan Government are eligible to participate in the Metropolitan Government's press conferences.

A pass with the steel seal of the capital hall is the highest honor that a journalist can get. So far, a total of about 30 photos have been posted, corresponding to more than 30 reporters. The older ones are in their sixties, and the youngest ones are in their forties, all of them are calm and capable, and they don't get into trouble - the perspective of the capital.

These senior and affectionate reporters often have a group of petty officials surrounding them to flatter them since they went out of the capital hall.

Although Qiyun Express is a top newspaper, there are only five Dutang passes, except for three passes belonging to the chief and deputy editor-in-chief and a chief editor, there are only two people who really run Dutang News.

The one on duty today is a little older and can't get tired, but he has deep connections and affection, and the society can't leave him. The newspaper arranged a small reporter to help with the dots and deliver the news by the way.

Several editors were waiting for the news that the two of them had brought back, and the gossip stopped, and several pairs of eyes looked at the door in unison. Fortunately, they didn't wait too long, and one of them hurried into the house.

As soon as he saw this person, an editor jumped up suddenly, "Tang Ziming? The news is out?! ”

Tang Ziming was out of breath and nodded, "Come out, come out." ”

"How?"

A group of editors gathered around.

"Therefore, the Duke of Chu gave the King of Chu and the Taifu, and the text was ......"

Tang Ziming said, lining up the crowd and walking briskly to the editorial office.

This news is about to spread all over the streets, and it is nothing to leak a little now, but it cannot delay the time to report to the editor-in-chief.

Hearing Tang Ziming's words, the editorial department immediately boiled, not for the expected King of Chu and Taifu, but for Wang Anshi's nickname.

An editor triumphantly, "Wenzheng! It's all said to be Wenzheng......"

The other was full of loss, "I thought it would be loyalty." ”

"Gong five, Gong five." Another person called Gong Zheng inside through the door, "It's Wenzheng, not loyalty, you guessed wrong this time." ”

Gong Zheng put down his pen for the time being, pulled out of the difficult comments, and walked to the door, "Ben Xunlao, when he is loyal, Ben Deye, when he is Wenzheng." Not wrong, just the wrong bet. ”

"Whatever you want, I won this set."

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there have been very few single swords, and at the beginning of the country, in recent years, they have all been double. His Chinese courtiers are loyal and literate. It's just that the direction of the two praise is different, that is, as Gong Zheng said, the meritorious author is loyal and dedicated, and the virtuous person is Wenzheng.

Before Wang Anshi, the loyal devotees, Zhao Pu and Han Qi. Those who are upright, Wang Zeng and Fan Zhongyan. They are all famous ministers for a while, but the direction of their achievements is different.

The development of the Xihe River, although carried out by Wang Shao, but in the court presided over the center of the center is Wang Anshi, Emperor Xizong after learning of the great victory of Hehuang, personally gave the jade belt to Wang Anshi, it is to reward Wang Anshi for his work. After the battle of destroying diplomatic relations, it was Wang Anshi who was in the center.

Moreover, the promotion of the art of war and the supervision of weapons to the military force of the Great Song Dynasty is more meaningful than any great victory, and the expansion of territory since Xining is also based on both.

Therefore, in terms of military merits, Wang Anshi is not lacking. Later, Wang Anshi had the merit of making a decision, and led the ministers to protect the young lord to ascend the throne with the respect of Pingzhang, and made great contributions when the palace was in turmoil.

Therefore, in terms of honor, Wang Anshi is better than Han Qi no matter how he looks at it, not inferior to Zhao Pu, and the word loyalty must be worthy.

As for Wen Zheng, Wang Anshi is not to mention. The skill of education is far better than Wang Zeng, and the literature is also better than Fan Zhongyan.

Therefore, in the newspaper office, almost all of them are bet on these two doors. The reason why I say almost is because there is another person who thinks that Wang Anshi's nickname will be 'Wen'.

The winner was triumphant and rushed to the other room, "Zhang Weng, you also lost this time." He laughed proudly, "The deeds of the sneer, so the Taifu came to Kuang to help the first emperor, the Zhongxing Great Song Dynasty, and the second to stop the poems and use the scriptures, which is to make up for the Holy Religion, is it the Han and Yang generations, and they have to govern the text?" ”

Han Yu is a single writer, and Yang Yi is also a single writer, the two of them are famous for their literature for a while, and their nicknames also come from this.

An old man moved out of the hut and smiled wryly, "If you lose, you lose." Another sigh, "At the beginning, Luoyang's Sima Taishi Wenzhuang was not because he overcame it. And Han Xianggong had other intentions. The old man thought that Han Xianggong would have other ideas this time,"

Sima Guang Wenzhuang.

In the past, the prime minister Xia Zhu died, and Renzong remembered that he had taught Zishantang, and wanted to give him Wenzheng, but Sima Guang wrote books one after another and tried to stop him. Hou Renzong had to give Xia Zhu as Wenzhuang.

When Sima Guang died, the Taichang Rite Yuan discussed a Wenzhuang to come out. It is said that it is to make Sima Guang close to his old friend. Of course, on the surface, it is a matter of respect and strictness.

However, there is also gossip that when the decision was made, Prime Minister Han Gang once proposed to use a single word 'Wen', so as not to make the second word poorly drafted and provoke public opinion. But now it is determined that it is to promote the beauty of people and hide the evil of people, but it is opposed by another prime minister, Zhang Dan, and it will be over.

But with this incident in the past, when he met Wang Anshi, who had been fighting for many years, it was inevitable that some people would think that Han Gang would try to give Wang Anshi only a 'text' to avoid disputes.

"Originally, I wanted ......," said an editor who bet on Zhongxian, "If you are to praise the king of Chu with Wenzheng, wouldn't it be true to Xinxue?" Could it be that Han Xianggong is willing? ”

"How can there be such a statement, Wen Zheng is Wen Zhen, and what does it have to do with the Holy Sect Taoism?"

The original text was Wenzhen, but it was changed to Wenzheng because of the avoidance of benevolence. Therefore, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, only Wang Zeng and Fan Zhongyan have been in Wenzheng, but they have changed from Wenzhen to Wenzheng, as well as Wang Dan, the famous minister of the Zhenzong Dynasty.

Tang Ziming had already come out of the editor-in-chief's room, and seeing that the editors were still making trouble, he interjected, "Everyone, in fact, posthumous gifts and nicknames are trivial matters. ”

"These are all trifles? What other great grace could there be? ”

"The imperial court still wants the ...... of the state of Chu" Tang Ziming paused for a moment and changed his words, "It is the king of Chu who deserves to enjoy the Xi Temple." ”

"This is interesting, besides King Wang Chu, who else is qualified to enjoy the Xi Temple?"

"How can this be called grace? Fu Taishi is very reluctant. But Wang Taifu is here, and he can't pick out anyone else who can compare, right? ”

Enjoyment, that is, worship. Or an ancient celebrity who was extremely outstanding in the way of civil and martial arts, who was offered to the Temple of Literature and Wumi, and shared cigarettes with Confucius or Jiang Taigong. Or it is the tablet of the general who was welcomed into the temple and enjoyed the sacrifice of future generations with the emperor he served.

In addition to the more tablets accompanying the Confucian Temple and the Wumiao, the emperors of the Taimiao, and each emperor are also two or three civil and military ministers who are eligible to enjoy the sacrifice.

Taizu was surrounded by Zhao Pu and Cao Bin; Taizong Temple is shared by Xue Juzheng, Pan Mei, and Shi Xizai; Zhenzong is Li Xin, Wang Dan, and Li Jilong; Renzong is Wang Zeng, Lü Yijian, and Cao Wei; In the Yingzong Dynasty, no military ministers could enter the Taimiao, so only Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang could enjoy it; As for Xizong, there are several prime ministers, but among the deceased prime ministers, Fu Bi was sent in, and the others are not qualified.

But Wang Anshi and Fu Bi are not qualified, he is qualified. There is no one more suitable to accompany Emperor Xizong than him.

Let Wang Anshi deserve to enjoy Xizong Temple, this can only be regarded as a proper reason, not a great grace - not even grace.

Looking at Tang Ziming's appearance of selling Guanzi, someone had a flash of inspiration, "Could it be that it is dedicated to the Temple of Literature...... No, it's to accompany the Temple of Literature? ”

Hearing this person's words, there was an uproar in the hall, and even Gong Zheng couldn't sit still in the room and jumped out.

Tang Ziming nodded, "Exactly." ”

A louder noise sounded, and no one could have imagined that the imperial court would elevate Wang Anshi like this.

Yes.

It's lifting.

The portrait of the spirit card is enshrined in the Temple of Literature, and it is really necessary to take care of it, and it can also be regarded as a companion, and a stick of incense is indispensable. But in the Temple of Literature, there is a side hall and a back hall, which enshrines the sages and Confucians since ancient times, adding up to more than 100 people. For Wang Anshi, being sideways is not a grace.

It is recognized in the world that Confucius is worthy of the sub-sheng Yanhui [Note 1], and if you relax a little, there are only twelve philosophers. And it is the most recent world, in the past, there were only ten philosophers who accompanied the worship.

During the Tang Dynasty, the ten philosophers of Confucius were listed as the ten most accomplished disciples of Confucius. Among them, Yasheng Yan returned to the head and stood beside Confucius.

A few years ago, Zisi and Mencius were added as the twelve philosophers - this is because both Xinxue and Qixue claim to have inherited the Taoist system of the Simeng school.

Now add another Wang Anshi......

"This is the Thirteen Philosophers."

"Maybe more in the future."

One person said casually, and the hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone thought of one thing: if Wang Jiefu can be added today, Han Yukun can be added in the future.

Note 1: Before the Song Dynasty, Mencius was not the mainstream of Confucianism, and the first official sub-saint was Yan Hui, who was enshrined by Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. However, since the Tang and Han dynasties, Mencius's status has been continuously improved, and the tablet has also been moved from the back hall of the Confucian Temple to the main hall, but it was not until the Song Dynasty that Mencius's faction completely overwhelmed other Confucian branches, and Mencius became a sub-sage, and Yan Hui was changed to a re-saint.

In addition, before the Tang Dynasty, Confucius was only the first teacher, the first saint was Zhou Gongdan, the Confucian Temple worshipped Confucianism, the front was Zhou Gong, and the side was accompanied by Confucius.