There are five thatched huts. Zhang Yuan followed Qi Biaojia into the second one from the left. Although this hut is simple, it is clean. The two long windows facing the mountain have good lighting and the room is spacious. There are six
The fir wood desk was only brushed with tung oil, and the bark on the table legs was not cleaned. The desk next to the left window already had a young scholar writing at his desk. Qi Biaojia saluted the scholar and called him
Voice: "Good morning, Brother Huang."
The scholar surnamed Huang put down his pen, stood up and returned the salute, bowed his hand to Zhang Yuan, and asked Qi Huzi: "This is -"
Zhang Yuanzuo bowed his head and said: "I am Zhang Yuan and Zhang Jiezi, here to study with Mr. Qidong."
The scholar surnamed Huang said: "I am Huang Ting and Huang Molei in Pengze County, Xiajiang Prefecture." After announcing his name, he said nothing. He pointed to a piece of Fujian bamboo paper pasted on the wall, sat down and held a brush while thinking and writing.
Zhang Yuan saw that Huang Molei from Jiujiang was wearing a scarf and a t-shirt, and he was obviously a student. Except for the prodigy Qi Biaojia, all the students Liu Zongzhou accepted here had the honor of being a student or above. Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "I hope I can become the second student."
An exception."
Qi Biaojia walked over and looked at the piece of paper on the wall, and read: "The fierce tiger Feng He, wealth can be sought after." He glanced at Zhang Yuan, sat down at a fir desk on the left, and his servant put the book basket on the
On the desk, I went back first.
Zhang Yuan also went over to look at the eight ink characters. The regular script was dignified, charming, and very skillful. It should have been written by Liu Zongzhou. Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Is this "violent tiger Feng He, wealth can be sought" the topic of today's essay?"
Look at Qi Huzi, taking a small porcelain bottle, pouring a few large drops of water on the inkstone, and starting to grind the ink slowly. The eleven-year-old child prodigy frowned slightly, obviously starting to think nervously.
Zhang Yuan didn't ask too many questions. If he didn't understand, he could read more. He first wanted to see how Qi Biaojia wrote the compositions of these four books. "Bao Hu Feng He" and "Wealth Can Be Asked" both came from "The Analects of Confucius·Shu'er Seventh". They are two
The paragraph has nothing to do with the words - Confucius said to Yan Yuan: "If you use it, you will do it; if you throw it away, you will hide it. Only I and you have this husband!" Zilu said: "Who will follow the three armies of Zilu?" Confucius said: "The violent tiger.
"Feng He, I will not agree with anyone who dies without regrets. He must be afraid of things and like to make plans." This is the source of Feng He, the violent tiger, and the original text of "Wealth can be sought" is - Confucius said
: "If you are rich, you can ask for it. Even if you are a man with a whip, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, just follow what I like."
The so-called truncated and combined questions are to truncate and combine sentences from the scriptures into an essay question. This is a way of restricting thinking to identify the candidates' intelligence, and using rules and regulations to train the candidates' administrative literacy. Therefore, although the eight-legged essay is said to be
There are many disadvantages, but they are definitely reserved for people with high IQs. It is more difficult to write good eight-legged essays than good rhymed poems. Isn’t it a skill to be able to dance in shackles in time with the rhythm and have graceful posture? It’s just that many examiners in the Tongsheng Examination and even the Provincial Examination have
Only read the first seven eight-part essays, and some even decide whether to admit or not by just reading the first one. This is very random. Those who happen to have practiced this eight-part essay beforehand are lucky enough to get it.
But the vast majority of Chinese people are people with superb intelligence. Eight-legged essay is a high-IQ game. These smart and talented people often spend most of their lives figuring out how to write eight-part essay well, and ignore everything else, no matter how smart they are.
They will also be trained to follow the rules and become rigid. Perhaps this is the original intention of Zhu Yuanzhang to create the eight-legged essay to recruit scholars. He just wanted the scholars all over the world to use their intelligence and wisdom on it and polish off their edges. In this way, the rule of the Zhu Dynasty will be impregnable.
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Zhang Yuan has read a lot of ancient works by famous writers in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has also read "Guwen Guanzhi" familiarly, but has not read the eight-part essay. He only knows that the eight-part essay is to speak for the sages, imitating the tone of the sages to explain the understanding of the meaning of the scriptures.
To put yourself into Confucius and consider things from the perspective of Confucius, this also requires a certain amount of imagination. The basic format of the eight-legged essay is to break the topic, carry the topic, start with the main text, and the main text must be in pairs.
Four groups of logically related sentences——
Three more scholars came to the study one after another. The oldest one was almost forty years old, older than his teacher Liu Zongzhou. Liu Zongzhou was awarded Jinshi at the age of twenty-four in the thirty-ninth year of Wanli. He should be thirty-five this year.
The three scholars looked at the pagoda inscriptions on the wall, and each of them started composing a composition while no one paid any attention to Zhang Yuan.
There are a total of six tables in the study room, five of which are occupied. The remaining table has never been seen. Zhang Yuan thought: "No one is the best, it belongs to me. I will first see how Qi Huzi wrote this excerpt."
"With the meaning of the Four Books?" Seeing Qi Biaojia holding the brush and shaking his head slightly, he had already written several lines on the paper, so he walked to him and looked at it. Before he could clearly see the words on it, Qi Biaojia turned around and said
: "Brother Jiezi, don't stand next to me. I won't be able to write when others are staring at me. When I finish writing, I will lend you paper and pen."
The little prodigy was still very particular. Zhang Yuan smiled and walked away. Qi Huzi wouldn't let him look at it, and it was even harder for others to look at him. Just when he was feeling a little bored, he suddenly heard Huang Meilei, a student from Jiujiang under the window, softly said:
"Brother Zhang——"
Zhang Yuan approached, and Huang Meilei pointed to the bamboo paper on the desk that was written in small regular script and said: "I have already written this question. Brother Zhang, you can refer to it, but don't copy it, otherwise Mr. Qidong will drive you away.
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Zhang originally planned to refer to how others wrote it, but after hearing what Huang Meilei said, he didn't want to read it for the time being. Just write whatever you can. Anyway, I have never learned eight-legged essay. I just associate it with the classic meaning and use it.
, smiled and said: "Thank you, Brother Huang. Since Brother Huang has finished writing, please lend me the pen and ink."
Huang Meilei said: "Brother Zhang, please." He left his seat and left the study room.
Zhang Yuanduan sat down upright, spread out a piece of bamboo paper produced in Fujian, grated the pen tip on the corner of the inkstone, and began to write. The writing was not very good, but he could barely read it. After writing two hundred words, he was still unfinished.
, took another piece of paper and wrote a small half of it. The first essay in his life was completed. When he put down the pen and raised his head, he saw a middle-aged Confucian scholar standing a few steps away and looking at him——
This Confucian scholar is in his thirties, with a square face and a thin face. His eyebrows and cheekbones are raised, his nose is high, his entire face is straight and sharp, and he looks very serious. He doesn’t know when he stood there, Zhang
The original composition was too serious and I didn't pay attention. When I saw him, I guessed it was Liu Zongzhou, so I quickly stood up and said, "Student Zhang Yuan pays homage to Mr. Qidong."
This middle-aged Confucian scholar was Liu Zongzhou. He smiled slightly and said, "I heard from my friends that you take the Spring and Autumn Annals as your classic scripture?"
Zhang Yuan didn't know who mentioned him to Liu Zongzhou. Seeing Liu Zongzhou's gentle demeanor, he seemed to have a good impression of him. He cheered up and replied respectfully: "To answer my question, sir, students have just finished reading the Three Chunqiu Biography. Do you understand it?"
Shen, I came here today because I want to study under Mr.
Liu Zongzhou nodded and said: "Have you also written the meaning of the four books in this question? Bring it to me for a look."
Zhang Yuandao: "Student has never learned Zhiyi before. This question is just random and does not comply with the rules of Bagu. Please correct me." After saying this, he presented two pieces of bamboo paper.
Liu Zongzhou took it and glanced at it, his brows furrowed. The handwriting was not good, and he felt uncomfortable looking at it. Let's take a look at what was written——
"Fighting a tiger with your bare hands, wading into a river with your bare body, these are both crude and courageous, without any plan. The Master specially used them as metaphors, but it is not true that Zilu had this. If you are afraid when things happen, you will be able to make good plans. If you are afraid of things, you will be good at making plans."
Use or abandonment is not mine, so I don't have to ask about it. I cannot be sure of victory without defeat when marching, and victory or defeat is not entirely mine, but I can't help but ask about it. I am afraid and good at planning, so it's all up to me. Zilu is brave enough to walk,
It is said that you are capable of doing the three armies, but if you don't know how to do it, you should be more careful. If you don't say how to use it, just do it. The master does not allow him to be able to do the three armies. However, he is afraid and likes to make plans. There may be something wrong with the way, so he will teach him further.
Life and death have destiny, wealth is in heaven, this cannot be asked for but must be obtained. If it can be asked for, it is the way, so even if it is a lowly position, I will not give up. If it cannot be asked for, this is not the way, so I still follow my good. My place is
It is best to only follow the Tao. Therefore, the saying "Bao Hu Feng He" is talking about Tao, and it also has destiny. Wealth and honor can be obtained by re-explaining destiny, and there is also Tao. Knowing one must also know destiny, and knowing destiny means following the good way."
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Although it is hard to write, I still have to work hard to write that kind of flavor. I ask my book friends for your encouragement and support.