The examination room was cramped, and a palm-sized wooden board was nailed to the door beam with the examination number written on it.
Bai Gui took a look and wrote: "Di-Ding Chen".
He understood instantly.
The examination room in this examination shed is divided into several major areas: "Heaven, Earth, Xuanhuang". His location should be the area with the character "di". The same area with the character "di" also has rows and columns, and the columns are represented by the heavenly stems and earthly branches. He is currently located in the area with the character "di".
District Dingxingchen column.
The examination booth is low, and there is a large wooden barrel at the door, filled with water. When you walk in, the space is small, with thick boards on the left and right, painted with clam ash for fire prevention, and a removable table.
Bai Gui sat in the examination room, folded the case and took out the things he had prepared from the examination basket.
Put the pen, ink and inkstone in a good place.
Not long after, officials distributed test papers. This was a specially made test paper for the county examination. There were red lines and dots on it. There were more than ten sheets in total, with twelve lines on each page and twenty crosses on each line.
Paper is not allowed to be carried without permission.
There are two pieces of plain paper issued by the county government, that is, draft paper. Even the scratch paper needs to be written in italics except for the title and letterhead. Candidates are not allowed to write the answers outside the sealed line, otherwise they will be given zero points.
After waiting for a while with the pen in hand, I heard the sound of footsteps. Several government officials were patrolling back and forth with their sign lanterns held high, and the title was written on it.
A clerk held up a question, one of the four questions, which was also a combined question: "King Hui of Liang said: 'In the Kingdom of Jin, there is no one strong in the world. Is there any way to deal with neighboring countries?'"
They all come from Mencius's "King Hui of Liang".
But when these two sentences are put together and linked to the current situation, the meaning is somewhat unclear.
After writing the questions, many candidates took a breath of cold air and found it difficult to write. How do you write this? If you don't write well, it will be an allusion to the imperial court. The imperial court is not a big country.
The first sentence of King Hui of Liang said, the full text is: "King Hui of Liang said: 'The Kingdom of Jin is not strong in the world, and the old man knows it. As for me, I was defeated by Qi in the east, and my eldest son died; I lost my land in the west.
It is seven hundred miles away from Qin; it is humiliated by Chu in the south. I am ashamed of it, and I would like to be compared to the dead. What can I do for a child?'"
Isn’t this the Qing Dynasty now?
The Qing Dynasty was so powerful during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods. From ancient times to the present, the Central Kingdom has been bullied by foreign barbarians. One land will be cut off today, and another will be cut off tomorrow. The west is the Rakshasa Kingdom, the east is the Dongying Kingdom, and the south is the Western Yi.
Invasion...
In the current situation of the world, the Qing Dynasty has been divided from all sides.
The last sentence is when King Xuan of Qi asked Mencius, "Is it right to treat neighboring countries?"
Does this mean there are ways to interact with neighboring countries?
Could it be that the ancient county magistrate had such a heart to be punished?!
Some candidates had difficulties, how to write this, how to put it into writing. It seems that the ancient county magistrate really wanted to select talents for the current situation and recommend talents for the country.
But before they could finish writing and speak eloquently, another clerk held up a board with exam questions. This time it was questions from the Five Classics, which were much more normal and no longer so exciting.
There are five questions in the Five Classics, one each for Shangshu, Chunqiu, Yi Jing, Book of Songs, and Book of Rites. The Confucian students taking the exam each choose their own classics to answer, and do not need to answer other Five Classics questions. It is equivalent to a professional course.
The third scribe has a historical topic: "Zhuge Liang had no intention of promoting Shang Dynasty but used his skills, while Wang Anshi used the actual application of Shang Dynasty but concealed his theory."
Shen, yes Shen does not harm.
Shang is Shang Yang.
The two carried out political reforms in Korea and Qin respectively.
"My God? What does the county magistrate mean by this? Could it be that the county magistrate is also an enlightened gentry who is committed to reform and strengthening himself. Although he occupies a humble position, he does not forget the safety of the country..."
"How dare you forget to worry about your country when you are in such a humble position..."
A group of candidates were completely excited when they saw the history topic.
They wrote hurriedly, preparing to be the second Tan Sitong, "Reforms in various countries are all caused by bloodshed. Today, China has not heard of anyone bleeding due to reforms. This country is not prosperous. If there is, please Tan Sitong."
Bai Gui copied the topic on the scratch paper honestly, then stopped writing and thought deeply.
He had met the ancient magistrate and had a few conversations with him. Compared to these Confucian scholars who had never met the ancient magistrate, his understanding of the ancient magistrate was unmatched by these Confucian scholars. The steps he stood on were different.
Other Confucian scholars needed to figure out what the ancient magistrate meant, but he didn't.
He lived in the back house of Bailu Academy. Although he did not hear the conversation between the ancient county magistrate and Mr. Zhu that day, he did know something from his wife, Zhu Bai, who advised Mr. Zhu to protect himself and not to
So radical.
At this time...
It is self-evident what the ancient county magistrate intended to do with the four book titles and historical thesis.
"The imperial examination in the late Qing Dynasty was very different from that in the previous dynasty. Although the Hundred Days Reform was not successful, there were shadows of reform in various places. Just like the current imperial examination system, the first main examination added historical topics..."
"As for the state of the late Qing Dynasty, we can use historical theory to judge the current state of the Qing Dynasty. That is, the central government tends to be conservative, but the local governments advocate strong reforms. This is also a contradiction between the local government and the central government. In addition to controlling some northern provinces, the central government can also control the southeastern provinces.
Under the guarantee, we will not be able to leave the Forty-Nine Cities..."
"Qin Province is a province under strict control by the Qing court. Otherwise, the Queen Mother of the West and Emperor Guangxu would not have hunted west to Xi'an. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the ancient county magistrate to allow candidates with radical personalities and advocates of reform to pass the county examination.
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"Mr. Zhu is enough for him. He doesn't want to make any mistakes, so this exam is just a screening!"
If you understand the meaning of the ancient county magistrate, it will be much easier to write the test paper.
Everything is stable.
Don't rush forward, don't rush forward.
He immediately meditated and wrote the four book titles first. Although the imperial examination added historical topics, the four book titles were the most important.
sleep soundly."
(The questions I solved on my own, because I have little talent and knowledge, won’t make people laugh, and everyone will just have fun.)
He directly used this to solve the problem, which means that the sage Confucius passed down the knowledge of the previous kings (Confucius was the governor of Lu State), which saved the Lu State, which was in danger at that time, from war disasters, and carried forward the virtues of Zhou Gong, the ancestor of Lu State, even if Qi State was strong
, Qi Jinggong was unwilling to eat and could not sleep at night.
The wonderful thing about this sentence is that the State of Lu happens to be the fiefdom of Duke Zhou, so carrying forward Duke Zhou's virtue means that as long as we are conservative, this can be solved. Although Qi is large, it also corresponds to what King Xuan of Qi asked Mencius, "We have good relations with neighboring countries."
"Taohu", even if Qi is strong, if it does not practice virtue now, sooner or later it will not be able to eat well, sleep poorly, and will decline.
Correspondence between before and after, explained in the tone of a saint.
Bai Gui quickly finished writing more than a thousand words.
He had the idea of renovating the current malpractice, but he still needed to be cautious in the imperial examination. What he wrote did not mean what he thought in his heart.
The following Five Classics topics are his original scriptures, they are consistent and will be completed quickly.
When it comes to historical topics, what they say is: Zhuge Liang did not have the intention of Shen Buhai and Shang Yang to rule the country according to Legalism, but he used Legalist theories. Wang Anshi was taboo about talking about Legalism in front of others, but he used Eastern and Western reforms from Legalism.
What it means is: These two are both sages respected by Confucianism. Now both of them use the principles of Legalism. What is going on? Is it because Confucianism is not as good as Legalism?
"Heart-breaking words!"
Bai Gui secretly thought that although the feudal dynasties of all dynasties were all Confucianism, few people actually said so openly, including the ancient county magistrate. Once they admitted that Legalism's way of governing the country was better than Confucianism, then Confucianism would lose
What about the great righteousness, the ancient county magistrates, and these officials who obtained their fame by taking examinations of the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism?
If anyone really elaborates on this historical topic based on the theory that Confucianism is inferior to Legalism, he will definitely be dismissed.
