Fortunately, it was not too cold today. Zhang Yue and Huang Lu were chatting in front of the door wearing cold clothes, and kept shaking their bodies to keep warm.

At this moment, the houses far and near Bianjing were covered with a layer of snow. Zhang Yuehuanglu couldn't help but think of the passing of one year and lamented the rush of time.

Not long after, the door opened, and brothers Wang Anguo and Wang Anli came out to welcome him.

Wang Anguo said with a happy face: "Duzhi, third brother wants to see you today."

When Zhang Yue heard "Yes"?

Is Wang Anshi willing to meet him?

Zhang Yue couldn't help but think to himself, the article in his envelope was exactly the same as last time, so why did Wang Anshi want to see him this time? But now that he's come, he'll take care of himself. Today he can finally see the real person.

Zhang Yue was a little excited and immediately thanked him.

Zhang Yue and Huang Lu entered the door together. Wang Anli said: "There is another distinguished guest in the house today, Lu Lantai. He was talking to the third brother. At that time, the third brother and Lu Lantai got along well. He heard your name. Lu Lantai said to the side

After a few words, Third Brother got up to see you."

Zhang Yue asked: "This Lu Lantai is from Quanzhou Prefecture, and his nickname is Jifu?"

Wang Anli smiled and said: "It is this person, how can you recognize him?"

Zhang Yue nodded. It was indeed Lu Huiqing. Without him, he would not have been able to see Wang Anshi.

what is this?

They don't sell the face of two biological brothers, but they sell it to a person they haven't known for a long time?

Zhang Yue entered the inner hall and saw two middle-aged men sitting in the hall.

The younger one next was Lu Huiqing. He was chatting with others, but it did not prevent him from seeing all the way around. He nodded slightly to Zhang Yue as a greeting.

As for the older middle-aged man beside him,

His face is a little dark, but it doesn't look like he never washes his face. Although his hair is not tied neatly with hairpins, it is not matted. The clothes on his body are a little wrinkled, but they don't look like they haven't been starched for many years.

Zhang Yue gave the other party a rough and unflattering evaluation, but as for the clothes of the captives, the food of the dogs and pigs, and the demeaning words of the prisoner's head, it was too much.

This is the definition Su Xun gave to the other party in "On Distinguishing Adultery".

Now, in front of the two of them, two servants were holding a portrait, and they were expressing their opinions on the portrait. Zhang Yue stood aside and saw that the painting was a portrait of this middle-aged man.

It's so lifelike, I really don't know who made it.

Lu Huiqing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this painting is truly divine. It reminds me of a sage."

The middle-aged man asked: "Who is it?"

Lu Huiqing said very firmly: "Confucius."

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, actually acquiesced, and then said: "It's not easy to be a saint. It's too lonely and no one can understand it. It's better to be a hermit in Xianyun Yehe."

Lu Huiqing smiled and said: "What the prince said is not because of the discussion in the court."

The middle-aged man said: "There are many worldly people in the court who don't know me."

"Then who in the world today knows about the prince?"

The middle-aged man looked out the window and sighed for a while before saying: "Only the late king can know me."

After Zhang Yue heard this, he also remembered Wang Anshi's comments.

Shenzong once asked the minister Wu Kui and Wang Anshi how he was. Wu Kui replied cautiously that the article was well written.

Emperor Shenzong thought to himself, isn't this nonsense? I'm not asking about your article. So Emperor Shenzong asked again: "How is the management?" Wu Kui replied this time: "I'm afraid it's too complicated."

When Mencius came to Liang, the king of Liang thought that Mencius was too far-sighted and too broad for matters, so he didn't use it.

This is also the reason for the confusion.

What it probably means is that you are full of truth, but it is not practical.

Anyway, Wang Anshi found out about this later, and his reform at that time was also the enemy of the whole court.

He wrote a poem to commemorate Mencius, "The sinking soul and the floating soul cannot be summoned. When I read the posthumous poem, I thought of the weathercock. Why is it that the whole world feels too broad, so there is this person who comforts the loneliness."

The meaning of the poem is that although Mencius is dead, after I read your book, your character suddenly came to life. So what if the world thinks I am arrogant? But Mencius, you will definitely understand me, right?

Mencius knows me.

This sentence is so lonely to say.

What does it mean to be overwhelmed by the cold at a high place? This is probably the case. What a person like Wang Anshi lacks is someone who truly understands him.

Now that he has resigned from the post of Xiu Li Zhu Guan, he has been discussed for a long time.

Some people say he is hypocritical, some say he is pretentious, and some say he is ignorant.

But when the reform came later, it became even more extreme, with the old and new parties quarreling at each other.

The new party generals such as Cai Bian, the spokesperson of the good son-in-law, elevated Wang Anshi to an infinite level. No sage can be exaggerated, comparable to Confucius and Duke Zhou.

As for the old party, they tried their best to smear Wang Anshi, who was called the greatest traitor in ancient and modern times. The gap between one person's positive and negative rhetoric was so huge that one went to heaven and the other went to earth, reaching its peak.

In fact, by the time Zhang Yue traveled through time, there was no absolutely unified opinion on Wang Anshi's evaluation.

Who can understand him?

Now this middle-aged man is sitting over there.

However, the middle-aged man only talked with Lu Huiqing. Although he saw Zhang Yue and Huang Lu coming in, he had no intention of letting them participate in the conversation.

Zhang Yue saw that his and Huang Lu's rolled bags were still on someone else's desk, but he didn't open them and read them.

Lu Huiqing knew that the middle-aged man was a little frustrated. In addition to declining the appointment of Xiu Lizhu seven times, he had an argument with Han Qi last month.

At that time, Han Qi and the other party had disagreements over matters, and the other party directly commented to Han Qi's face: "This is what the vulgar officials did."

Han Qi glanced at the other party and said, "I don't know, but I, Han Qi, am really a common official."

When the other party was an official in Yangzhou, Han Qi knew Yangzhou and was his old superior. Now Han Qi is the second-ranked prime minister. The other party still accuses him of being a "vulgar official". He really has no leader in his eyes. It is natural for him to suffer in the officialdom.

Already.

Lu Huiqing Kuan explained: "Why don't you compose a poem for this self-portrait?"

The middle-aged man stroked his beard and said, "That's okay."

Zhang Yue thought that it was common for ancient people to write poems for their self-portraits.

The most famous is a poem by Su Shi. This is also Su Shi's death poem. He was exiled from Hainan for so many years and was finally pardoned. He returned to the prosperous place of the Central Plains all the way. When passing by Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, he happened to see his own image.

portrait, so I wrote a poem to myself.

My heart is like a gray tree, and my body is like a boat without ties. I ask you about your achievements in life, Huangzhou, Huizhou, and Danzhou.

Reading this poem really makes people cry. This is probably Su Shi's evaluation of his life.

So how would this middle-aged man evaluate his self-portrait?

Zhang Yue seemed to have thought of something, and immediately said: "At the end of my career, I would like to take the liberty of trying one of the questions for the judge!"

This middle-aged man was about to compose a poem but was interrupted by Zhang Yue. He was shocked.

Wang Anguo and Wang Anli were both shocked. Zhang Yue's move was a bit rude.

Lu Huiqing on the side smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is Zhang Duzhi."

The middle-aged man glanced at Zhang Yue: "Measure it? Is it to examine the past and to measure the future? Or is it to measure it with a ruler, and there will be a difference of ten feet."

Zhang Yue thought to himself, this person is really awesome, and he can make extensive references casually, even better than Baidu.

However, these words are a bit rude.

Lu Huiqing on the side laughed, Wang Anguo and Wang Anli also silently wiped Zhang Yue's sweat from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhang Yue said: "The judge said what is the later study, what is the later study?"

The middle-aged man sneered and said: "What a joke, you don't even know who you are, how do you know who I am?"

Everyone thought, yes, they didn't hear what the other party said just now that only the late king knows me, but you, a mere scholar, brazenly boasted that I know you.

Zhang Yue understood the opponent's sharp words and said: "Let me write a poem for the judge to test. If it's not right, it won't be too late for the judge to scold me again."

Is this still exciting?

Although Wang Anguo and Wang Anli always admire Zhang Yue's abilities, they don't think Zhang Yue has any words to evaluate their third brother.

Who is my third brother?

Compare yourself to Confucius.

I claim that the previous king knew me, are you Zhang Yue the previous king? Are you Yao, Shun and Yu?

Lu Huiqing smiled and said nothing. Wang Anguo said: "Third brother, why don't you give Du Zhi a try? If it doesn't work, then it's not too late to accuse him of being arrogant and ignorant."

The middle-aged man said: "Tell me."

The other person immediately turned his face away.

But Zhang Yue walked up to the portrait and looked up and down, as if he wanted to see the other person in the portrait.

In fact, this painter is very good at painting. Not only does he draw the characters well, but he also draws the expressions, especially the eyes, which are bright and vivid.
To be continued...