Magistrate Gu took the exam paper and took a look at it. He used a red pen to draw red circles on the paper. He nodded slightly with satisfaction and waited for about half a quarter of an hour.
He placed the test paper on the desk and then looked at Bai Gui who was waiting aside.
"Three religions have been spread since ancient times, except Confucianism, and there are also immortal interpretations. Zhu Zi said:..." (Three religions have been spread since ancient times. In addition to Confucianism as the theme, there are also other Taoist and Buddhist studies.)
The ancient magistrate smiled slightly and signaled Bai Gui to answer.
This is a question asked in class. This is usually done when the exam is handed in early and the test paper is eye-catching.
As the leader of the case, it was almost destined that he would receive this treatment.
This sentence is a very simple question. It is the sixth lesson of the Holy Edict. The title is: "To depose the heretics and worship the orthodox learning, I only want to enrich the customs and rectify the people's hearts first. If I want to rectify the people's hearts, I should first rectify the academics. Madam, I live in the world,
But this ethical way of daily use is common to the wise and foolish. The sages and sages will not follow those who seek concealment and behave strangely."
It means that if you want to keep people's customs simple, the first thing is to rectify people's hearts. If you want to rectify people's hearts, you must promote academics. When people are born, only the general ethics are something that both wise and fools have. Others seek the hidden principles of things and are weird.
Behavior that sages are unwilling to accept.
Underneath this oracle are references to the derogation of other doctrines.
This oracle is also the reason why the Qing court closed the country and suppressed scientific and technological innovation. Once there are other theories, people's minds will change. It is the ancestral method of Kangxi and Yongzheng, in order to achieve the effect of rectifying people's hearts...
As a necessary subject for the imperial examinations in the Qing Dynasty, he was accustomed to being proficient in it. After a little thought, he came up with the overall outline of this passage.
But he was also thinking, is the meaning of Gu County Magistrate's words really just a simple test to learn?
Is it a hint from the ancient magistrate?
Or a hint?
Or ventilate him in this sentence?
Bai Gui didn't know why, and the time was short. He quickly blurted out: "Zhu Zi said: 'Shi's teaching does not care about the four directions of the world, but only pays attention to one heart. Lao's teaching only wants to maintain a spirit.' This Zhu Zi said flatly.
, we can understand the original purpose of Tao..."
What he memorized was Mandarin, with a clear accent and no accent at all from Qin Province.
This edict is also a measure to correct people's hearts and prevent Taoism and Buddhism from bringing the people together to cause chaos. Therefore, these words are read out every New Year's Day to make the people only worship Confucianism.
"Not bad! He deserves to be the first case this year."
Magistrate Gu now admired Bai Gui a little. As an official in another province, the most distressing thing for him was hearing the local dialect every day. Bai Gui's standard Mandarin made his ears happy.
Next, Magistrate Gu tested Bai Gui's other scripture meanings. Bai Gui only paused for a moment and then answered fluently without any panic.
After the second recruitment examination, no one among the candidates in the hall questioned Bai Gui's talent.
Although most of the test questions are simple, they are worthy of the title of the head of the case.
There are generally four tests in the county examination. Except for the first main examination, the importance of the other three examinations is greatly reduced. This is to screen out some candidates who are not academically talented in person, and to leave ample room for the county magistrate to test again.
Screen candidates carefully.
During the last three exams, there were fewer and fewer elderly Confucian scholars sitting in the court. In fact, there were basically no mistakes in their classics and political commentaries. In previous years, they had passed the county exam many times, but when it came to the government exam and the courtyard exam
The attempt failed. Some people were even among the top ten in the county, but Confucian scholars have no reputation and become less popular as they get older...
The reason why some twenty elderly Confucian students were mixed into the second recruitment examination, and seven or eight elderly Confucian students were also recorded in the regimental examination, is entirely because the ancient county magistrate dismissed the candidates in the first main examination based on whether they wanted to reform or not.
Filter for benchmarks.
But when it came to the last three examinations, the ancient county magistrate would not let these elderly Confucian students pass the county examination again and obtain the qualifications for the government examination under no circumstances.
If there are too many elderly Confucian scholars among the fifty who are finally selected in the county examination group, it will be his mistake in promoting culture and education as the county magistrate. The consequences are very terrible. There are only one or two Confucian students, and one can say that he pities them, but too much...
..., must be given up.
As a result, there are too many shortfalls.
Therefore, it was rare that none of the four classmates from White Deer Academy were dismissed. They all passed, entered the top 50 in the county, and obtained the qualifications to take the government examination...
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In June of the 24th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, Song Bolu published an article titled "Please change the eight-legged essay into policy theory" and believed that "the policy theory should be tested in the township examination and in all examinations of the birth and birth years. All taboos should be removed, and the principles should be understood (chan, peek).
Its origin and current affairs can be seen in its economy."
This memorial was adopted by Emperor Guangxu, but with the failure of the reform movement, the Eight-legged Examination of Scholars was also retained.
In early March, all the counties under the jurisdiction of Xi'an Prefecture had completed their scientific examinations. The government office also released official documents for the imperial examinations in mid-April. At the same time, they also approved the regulations for the imperial examinations, with the policy review as the first session.
It is also prepared with a Spanish translation, so candidates can freely choose the Western language of each country. The second session is the standard test for the imperial examination, with questions on the Four Books and Five Classics, and the third session is on questions such as scriptures and ink meanings.
"This time the government examination has changed a lot. I heard from my friends that Xi'an Fuxue, the First Normal School, Hongdao College and other schools have petitioned Magistrate Yin to change the eight-part essay selection process in previous years. Magistrate Yin did not agree, but still
Putting policy analysis first and adding a Spanish translation..."
At noon, Mr. Zhu came back with a tired face and a dusty face and brought the news.
Since the end of the county examination, he left Zishui County and went out to give lectures. But when he was lecturing at Hongdao College, when he heard the news, he immediately rushed back to the college without stopping and told Bai Gui and the others.
He pulled at the jujube placed on the porcelain plate, which was newly picked from the mountain, and bit it in his mouth. The cool and sweet juice seeped from his lips into his throat, which relieved the dry throat.
"What? Added the subject of Spanish translation?"
"You guys have never learned Spanish translation, how do you take the test?"
Several people couldn't sit still for a moment. Not long after they had taken a break from the afterglow of the county examination, they heard the bad news again.
Although they are also wealthy families in the village, they still can't find Spanish translation teachers. Most of these teachers have returned from studying abroad and are in demand in government offices. Even if they don't want to be involved in politics, they can still be teachers in schools in various places and enjoy their leisure time.
, and noble.
"There's nothing we can do about it..."
"The imperial court now emphasizes Western learning and neglects middle school. It is natural for this government examination to add the subject of translation."
Mr. Zhu sighed softly. He had lived in Zishui County for a long time, but the outside world had changed. He went to Xi'an Fuxue, Hongdao Higher School and other schools to give lectures. The students who used to respect etiquette teachers also had some feelings for him.
Although he didn't show anything on the surface, when he was giving lectures, fewer and fewer people listened carefully.