Lu Huiqing was born in a family of officials. Song Shili said that he met Wang Anshi by chance in the capital, and the two talked about scriptures, which was very speculative, and they entered the law change group. This proves that Wang Anshi is simply hungry, even if he never knows him, as long as he falls in love with him a little, he will form a dead friend. As for the historical truth, he was selectively blinded by Song Shi. Just because that person is a "gentleman"

It's a pity that Ouyang Xiu's own anthology is exposed, there is an article "Ju Huiqing Fills the Museum", in which Ouyang Xiu said that Lu Huiqing is "sensitive, excellent in literature and art, good at ancient bowing, and can be described as an elegant person" In private, he wrote a private letter to Wang Anshi a long time ago. At that time, Wang Anshi was the governor of Changzhou, and Lu Huiqing was an ordinary subordinate official in the state capital.

But to be fair, Lu Huiqing's reuse is indeed to blame Wang Anshi himself. Ouyang Xiu just wrote a letter to recommend it, but what about you? "No matter how big or small, Anshi will seek it with Huiqing" You still said to the emperor, "Huiqing's sage, although he was a Confucian in his previous life, is not easy to compare." Those who can learn the way of the first king and can use it, only Huiqing is the only one" is that you promoted Lu Huiqing to the position of making the detailed text of the regulations of the three divisions. Then you can only blame yourself for everything that happens in the future!

But I still have to sigh: the road knows the horsepower and sees the hearts of the people for a long time. How difficult it is to recognize a person! Another example: On the way from Jiangning Mansion to Beijing, Wang Anshi once returned to his hometown in Linchuan and learned that Xie Qingcai, the local county magistrate, organized the people to build water conservancy and irrigate farmland, and the effect was very good, which left a deep impression on him. So when the farmland water conservancy law was implemented later, Xie Qingcai was exceptionally reused...

After Lu Huiqing, Wang Anshi's first few main assistants were Su Zhe, Zhang Dian, Cheng Hao, Xue Xiang, Lu Jiawen, etc...

Su Zhe is Su Shi's younger brother, not long after Jiayou Zhongju, his mother died in his hometown, and the father and son returned to their hometown to mourn. After 3 years of filial piety. The family entered Beijing. chose the fate of being an official for life and wandering in China. Lao Su became a small Beijing official, responsible for compiling the history of the country. Xiao Su was admitted to the third class of the system (the system is different from the Jinshi department. Not permanent. The third class in the Song Dynasty system was the highest score. Before Su Shi, only one person had gotten: Wu Yu), the fourth class, and was appointed as the judge of Fengxiang Mansion and the magistrate of Shangzhou.

At this time, before the change began, Lao Su Ji died, so Su and Xiao Su are now in the capital to guard filial piety and mourn, and Su Shi works in the History Museum.

Speaking of Xiao Su, to tell the truth: his literary talent may have to take a back seat among the eight families of the Tang and Song dynasties, and it is far inferior to his father and brother. But when it comes to political talent, Xiao Su is the strongest! The highest official position became the deputy prime minister. is much stronger than his brother Su Shi. And Su Zhe's officialdom career. From this time, he became Wang Anshi's cronies...

Zhang Dan, a big man in the Zhezong Dynasty. After the death of Empress Dowager Gao and the pro-government of Emperor Zhezong, he was the first person in the officialdom and the sole minister of the Great Song Dynasty. It's just that at this time he was still an unknown little person. There are only two things worth mentioning, both of which are related to Su Shi. They have been entangled all their lives, and Zhang Dan's infamy in history is also related to Su Shi to a large extent. Hey! Who made the family Su Dongpo? How could the number one talent of the Great Song Dynasty be wrong? The mistake is naturally Zhangduan. Of course, that's all for later...

The two once played together in Fengxiang Mansion Xianyoutan. There are thousands of cliffs under the pond, and only a small horizontal log connects the opposite bank. Zhang Dian asked Su Shi to go first. Su Shi shook his head and cherished life. That's it. But I saw Zhang Dun calmly move and walk on the crossbar. After arriving on the other side, he climbed the mountain vines, climbed the cliff, and traveled with lacquer and ink books - Zhang Dian and Su Shi. Then turn around and go back. Remain calm. And Su Shi patted him on the shoulder and said, "You will definitely kill people in the future", Zhang Dian was puzzled. Su Shi said, "You don't even want your own life, how can you care about other people's lives?"

Another time the two of them were playing and drinking in a small temple, and suddenly someone said that there was a tiger in the mountains. It's not far away. The two of them got on the horse with the strength of the wine and greeted them. When he really encountered a tiger, Su Shi turned his horse and fled, and Zhang Dian asked the servants to beat the gong. It's the tiger that runs ...

These two events are from the Song people's notes. Maybe you will appreciate the courage of Zhangdun, climbing the cliff and retreating from the tiger, what a bold and heroic man! But the ancient scholar class, what they recognized was Su Shi's "sanity" Dongpo layman's innate grace and luxury, how could it be comparable to an outlaw like Zhang Dian? And they also have theories, that is, what Su Shi said, and there are constantly people in modern society - how can a person love others if he doesn't even love himself?

So, it's fine with everything, but you'd better not mess with him. He's an emotional, extreme person. He will be your best friend, and he will dare to stand up for you in the face of life and death, but when he is angry, he will kill them all, and use all means to kill the enemies he deems to be!

Next, let's talk about Cheng Hao. This is really an unprecedented, unprecedentedly big man, and when it comes to the academic thought of the Song Dynasty, it must be said that science must be talked about. And when talking about science, we must talk about him and his younger brother Cheng Yi. As time passed, the statue of Ercheng was built higher and higher, until it later became the foundation for opposing Wang Anshi and rejecting Xining's new law. If you want to talk about him, you have to start with another person, the theoretical founder of science - Zhou Dunyi.

This name is not unfamiliar to everyone, "no vines and no branches, the middle is straight and the outside is straight, the fragrance is far and clear, you can look at it from a distance and not blaspheme it" The author of the elegant essay "Ai Lian Said". At that time, there were some sayings that his fame and knowledge were higher than Wang Anshi, Sima Guang and others combined, so high that it was indescribable, indescribable, and godlike.

For example, Wang Anshi once brought his business card to visit Zhou Dunyi's house when he was a teenager. You can visit three times, but you are rejected three times, and you are not even allowed to see each other. Wang Anshi was angry and said Can't I be self-taught? So there was a series of changes that Wang Anshi "absurdly did not follow" later, all because he did not receive a master's education back then! In fact, no matter when he was a teenager or later, everyone was old, until Zhou Dunyi died, Wang Anshi would not take him seriously, and even the academic community did not treat Zhou, Cheng and others as dishes at that time.

Zhou Dunyi was born in 1017 and was originally known as Dunshi. Because Song Yingzong Zhao Shu's original name was Zhao Zongshi, he changed his name to "Dunyi" and lost his father at an early age, and when he was 5 years old, he went to his uncle with his mother, Zheng Xiang, a straight bachelor of Longtu Pavilion. On the recommendation of his uncle, he went to officialdom.

This kind of beginning determined the direction of his official position throughout his life, and he was always just a petty official, and he was even sent to a semi-civilized area like Guangdong to take charge of prisoners. At the same time, it also reflects the "height" of Zhou Dunyi's own knowledge, and the fact that Wang Anshi asked to see him three times and couldn't see it can be seen at a glance, like Wang Anshi, he is also a self-taught person. I haven't even gone through the field, and I've learned it thoroughly... Why are you so proud in front of the prince? What's more, the two are only four or five years apart, Wang Anshi is a teenager, he is also a teenager, and he put on a great grandmaster during his studies, I don't know what to do.

So what did he do to be so great? It depends on what people are learning. That is the science that will continue to be exalted in later generations! It was up to him to lay the foundation, and the foundation began with his extraordinary understanding of Taoism.

Science can also be called Taoism, although the Tao can be Tao, it is very Tao, which is different from the Huang Laozhi created by Lao Tzu. But the saint is omniscient and omnipotent, and Zhou Dunyi is never a picky eater when absorbing nutrients. The foundation of his theory, "Taiji Tu", originated from the "Wuji Tu" (Chen Tu passed on Mu Xiu, Mu Xiu passed on Zhou Dunyi) by Chen Tuan, a famous sleeping god Taoist priest in Huashan in the early Song Dynasty, from which he established the source of the scientific propositions such as the induction of heaven and man, the knowledge of things, the preservation of heavenly principles, and the destruction of human desires.

The people who claim to be Zhongxing Confucianism actually draw ideas from Taoism, and I don't know where the "pure Confucianism", "great Confucianism" and "sage" preached come from?

It is said that the road of decades of study is boring and lonely, and Zhou Dunyi's talent is not known. At that time, people only knew that there was a petty official in Hezhou Mansion, who was excellent in political affairs and outstanding in decision-making. Something else. It's all in the dark. In this way, the great life grew old day by day, until a person with a heart quietly discovered his secret: Nan'an Tong sentenced Cheng Taizhong.

Tong Ju, that is, the deputy mayor. In terms of level, Zhou Dunyi's boss can be very polite to him, and send his two sons to him to ask him to educate him. This is the two brothers Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, who later became second only to Confucius and Mencius. The beginning of becoming the third and fourth saints of Confucianism.

In fact, the above sentence is not very accurate, others work hard all their lives to become saints. And the Cheng brothers' profession is to teach others how to become saints. This incredible educational career from their youth. For example, his younger brother Cheng Yi started when he was 24 years old.

The two brothers successively lectured in Beijing, Songyang and other places, and it is not easy to say how the effect was, because the output of the saints at that time was still not very high, but after their continuous efforts, they finally had some results. They are known to the upper leaders, such as Wen Yanbo. The leadership role is enormous, and their housing, finance, and environment have been greatly improved. One of the most important points is very painful: they are officials.

Taking Cheng Yi as an example, he once proudly said: Since becoming a disciple of Mr. Zhou and studying the avenue every day, the heart of fame and fortune in the field is no longer there. However, the science field still has to be lowered, otherwise how to educate the minister and the emperor? Everyone has the right to be a saint, and I want to help them.

The Cheng brothers entered the officialdom, and this was the time when Xining's reform had just begun...

All right! That's the prelude to the change. To be honest: at this time, Wang Anshi's support rate in officialdom is not necessarily lower than Sima Guang. In his campaign to change the law, please recall that in the different opinions of the previous two people on how to operate the world's property, Sima Guang said that he was saving, and he must be economical in order to have money. That is to tighten the belts of the entire officialdom and make the officials who are accustomed to comfort and extravagance suffer! And what Wang Anshi said is that the country is fully used without endowment, which means that officials can maintain their current lives. Money? It will be conjured by his otherworldly, magical brain. How tempting it is, waiting all day for him to do the trick...

In February, Liu Hang was sent as an envoy to Western Xia and canonized Li Bingchang.

On March 16, Su Zhe was appointed as the inspector of the regulations of the three divisions. But his superiority made his position clear from the beginning: "Now it is not to ask for money, but to give away those who harm money." There are three types of money-harmers: redundant officials, redundant soldiers, and redundant expenses"

On the 21st, Li Bingchang presented an oath and was willing to exchange Saimen and Anyuan 2 villages for Suizhou. Allowed.

This month, the Liao State rebelled, and the Liao Daozong remembered Yelu Renxian again. He was recalled to the imperial court and appointed as an envoy to the Northwest Road to quell the rebellion.

On April 11, Governor Tang Jie passed away. At that time, in Zhongshu Province, the prime ministers Zeng Gongliang and Fu Bi were both old, and Zhao Luan, the governor of the political affairs, was independent and difficult to resist. Since Tang Jie's death, Zhongshu Province has basically become a hall of words for Wang Anshi, the governor of the province. Emperor Shenzong gave Wang Anshi absolute trust and great power. But whether it is appropriate to use the power without restraint, especially when it is used in the important matter of changing the law, is really worth playing. At that time, there was a proverb "Zhongshu has life, old age, sickness, death, and suffering", life is Wang Anshi, old is Zeng Gongliang, illness is Fubi, death is Tang Jie, and bitterness is Zhao Luan (once, Wang Anshi angrily reprimanded these colleagues of his "public generation does not sit and read" Zhao Luan immediately retorted that "the gentleman's words are bad." Gao, Kui, Ji, and Deed, is there any book to read") is so strong, Wang Anshi laid the groundwork for the final failure of this vigorous change at the beginning.

After that, Wang Anshi's strength was reflected again. He overrode public opinion, appointed Xue Xiang as the Jianghuai and other road envoys, and dismissed Teng Fu, the prefect of Kaifeng.

On the 12th, Prime Minister Fu Bi and Zeng Gongliang asked for resignation due to the drought, but the edict was not allowed.

On May 18, Zheng Zheng, a scholar from Hanlin, Wang Gongchen, an envoy from the Xuanhui North Academy, and Qian Gongfu from the Zhizhi Academy, were dismissed at the same time. Zheng Zheng, as one of the two officials, must have an edict drafted by the prime minister to remove him. At that time, Fu Bi said that he was sick at home, and Zeng Gongliang sent an envoy to Luoyang, so Wang Anshi wrote an edict to dismiss the three without consulting the emperor. As soon as this incident came out, public opinion was in an uproar. In the imperial history, Cheng Lu Zhi immediately wrote to impeach Wang Anshi.

On the 21st, Wang Anshi begged, but Song Shenzong did not allow it, and returned his performance.

This month, Wang Anshi launched his first initiative to change the law! Centennial plan, education-oriented. The first thing he did after taking office was to put aside the top priorities such as the economy, government affairs, and the military, and the first thing he demanded was a comprehensive reform of the scientific examination system and the study textbooks of the candidates. The specific method is that from now on, poetry will no longer be examined, and being an official has nothing to do with poetry at all. The Four Books and Five Classics do not have to be memorized backwards and written silently, but the examination is a discussion essay on the meaning of the scriptures, theories, and policies, and it is necessary to say the specific methods of governing the country!

The purpose of this has been ignored by historians throughout the ages, and it is by no means that Wang Anshi is a nerd who is stupid and has to write some inexplicable words in addition to all kinds of busy government affairs. Along with Wang Anshi's "Jinhong Fan Table" and "Lao Tzu" and other articles, they have one of the most significant purposes - to change the ideology of the Song Dynasty officialdom! (To be continued......)