Submitting papers too early has both advantages and disadvantages.
Generally speaking, the first few people who submit papers will attract the attention of the examiner, and they may even be called over to take the exam on the spot.
Good answer. Congratulations. The examiner has remembered you.
Even if you didn’t answer well, congratulations, the examiner will remember you.
In Fushuzhou County, the first few students who submitted their papers will be remembered by the examination room officials. When you leave the examination room after placing cards, a bunch of subordinates will follow behind you. Those who go home will follow you home, and those who return to the inn will follow you back to the inn.
.They played suonas and banged gongs along the way, and wished you success in the case examination. They had to give you enough money before they could spend it.
Xi Shu ordered the officials to bring Wang Yuan and the answer sheet together. He glanced at the answer sheet, put it down and said, "Why did you hand in the answer sheet within a quarter of an hour?"
Wang Yuan bowed respectfully and replied: "This is for the Grand Master, because I have finished the questions."
Xi Shuxiao asked: "Do you think it's too simple?"
"It's not difficult." Wang Yuan said.
"Then let me test you on this four-book question," Xi Shu tapped Wang Yuan's answer sheet with his fingers and asked, "There is a great way to make money. Those who make money are many, those who eat are few. Those who use it are sick, and those who use it are comfortable.
Constant wealth is enough. What’s the explanation?”
This passage comes from "The University".
In fact, Xi Shu was afraid that the questions he set were too difficult, which would dampen the enthusiasm of Guizhou schoolchildren. Therefore, two of the three questions were from "University" - if you can't answer these questions, then get out as soon as possible, Xi Shu
Learn not to be a child like this!
"There is a way to make money" is a small question with basic difficulty.
"There is a great way to make money. There are many people who can make money, few people who can eat it, those who use it are sick, and those who use it are comfortable. Then the wealth will be constant and sufficient." It is an ordinary question with medium difficulty.
Historically, Zhang Juzheng wrote an essay similar to the eight-part essay, but it was not Zhang Juzheng's examination essay. It was a topic when Zhang Juzheng was the examiner in the fifth year of Longqing. After invigilating the exam, he went home and wrote a model essay himself.
Moreover, the question at that time had three paragraphs, and this was only one of them. The other two paragraphs, one from "The Analects of Confucius" and one from "Mencius" - this method of setting the question was the most difficult, much higher than the interception and combination questions, and was equivalent to
For the comprehensive essay question, candidates need to summarize the central ideas of three paragraphs from "The Great Learning", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius", and combine them to demonstrate each other.
It was not a serious examination anyway. Wang Yuan directly quoted Zhu Xi's annotations and replied: "If the country does not have unemployed vagrants, there will be many people who make money; if there are no dead people in the court, there will be few people who waste money. If the farming time is not taken away and the people's energy is not wasted, then there will be
If a country accumulates wealth quickly; if it lives within its means and practices strict frugality, the country will have sufficient funds. Then the country's finances will be sufficient and lasting. This is the way to generate wealth and satisfy the country."
Xi Shu smiled and nodded: "This is Zhu Xi's annotation. Do you have your own ideas?"
"Grand Master, do you want to hear the truth or lies?" Wang Yuan asked.
Shen Fuchong has been working as Xi Shu's staff for nearly two years. Although Wang Yuan met Xi Shu for the first time, he already knew that this gentleman was not a pedantic person, so he dared to tell the truth.
Xi Shu was not angry as expected, and his smile became even brighter: "So what if it's the truth, or what if it's a lie?"
Wang Yuan said: "It's a lie. Of course Zhu Xi is right."
"The truth is that even what Zhu Xi said is wrong?" Xi Shu deliberately kept a straight face, trying to scare Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan cupped his hands: "How dare you."
Seeing that Wang Yuan's expression remained as usual, Xi Shu became even more satisfied: "Then tell me what you think."
"Students just have their own opinions and talk nonsense," Wang Yuan began to explain his point of view. "Zhu Xi quoted Lu's words to clarify the way of the country. Of course, he was not wrong, but it was not entirely true. In the time of Taizu, the common people
How many? How many people are there in today's world? I heard what the elders in the village said, when Taizu arrived in Guizhou, the wilderness was almost uninhabited, the land was cultivated at will, and there were many people living naturally. But today, the land is small and the people are many.
Even if there are many people alive, the wealth of the country will increase, but the people will not have enough to eat all the time. Since the people have no food, the country will be in decline, and the country will be in danger."
Xi Shu just casually examined the children and did not expect to discuss the country and the country. He said seriously: "The people cannot have enough to eat all day long, and there are many who eat this."
Wang Yuan pointed to the sky and then to the ground: "There are indeed many people who eat."
Xi Shu thought silently.
Both of them talked about "those who eat are those who eat", but Xi Shu understood it based on Zhu Xi's annotations and believed that the reason why the people today do not have enough to eat is because of official corruption. Wang Yuan believed that there were not only official corruption reasons
, and the reason why the population increases but the land remains unchanged.
Xi Shu was very knowledgeable, and he quickly said: "Zhu Xi also said that this is because there is land and wealth."
Well, Zhu Xi also understood very clearly that the great principles mentioned before were all based on the country having money and land.
Wang Yuan asked: "If the country lacks land and wealth, should the vagrants be abandoned? I see outside the city of Guizhou that there are many homeless people, all of whom are vagrants. In this case, living within one's means may be comfortable, but
The homeless life remains the same.”
This is beyond the scope of "University".
"How do you want to solve it?" Xi Shu asked.
Wang Yuan quickly brought the topic back to "The Great Learning": "Virtue is the foundation, wealth is the end. The external foundation is the internal foundation, and the people compete for it. Therefore, when wealth gathers, the people disperse, and when wealth disperses, the people gather. In addition, the country
Don't use profit for profit, use righteousness for profit. I believe that those who plan for the country's wealth should not think hard about how to save money, but should consider how to spend money. Distribute wealth to gather people, gather people to gather wealth, and then the people will be better.
Wealth comes together."
Xi Shu couldn't help but laugh and said: "This is a dispute between increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. The princes in the court have been arguing for hundreds of years."
Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "I think it is a dispute between preservation and advancement. I heard what Mr. Wang said, maritime merchants can make tens of thousands of dollars in profit from one ship, so why should we ban the sea?"
"The princes in the court have been arguing about the opening of the sea and the ban on the sea for hundreds of years. The reasons are complicated and beyond what you, a schoolboy, can imagine."
It actually talks about the sea ban. Your understanding of "The Great Learning" is far beyond that of ordinary students, and I am very pleased."
Wang Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Grand Master, for the compliment."
Xi Shu asked again: "I heard that you can recite the Four Books silently in thirty-six days?"
"Did the great master listen to what Mr. Shen said?" Wang Yuan denied, "It does take the student only a few days to recite "The Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean". But "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" have too many words, thirty
Six days is only enough time to memorize chapters by chapter. After memorizing the latter, the previous ones have long been forgotten. In fact, it took a year and two months for the students to be able to recite the "Four Books" silently."
Xi Shu was elected as a scholar at the age of twenty-seven and a Jinshi at the age of twenty-nine. He had memorized the "Four Books" before he became a scholar, but it took him three years.
This was already very powerful, but I didn't expect Wang Yuan to be even more powerful. He immediately tested the Taoism: "Wan Zhang asked: 'Shun went to the fields and cried in Min Tian. Why did he cry?' You memorize this chapter."
"Mencius said: 'Resentment and admiration.' Wan Zhang said: 'If parents love them, they will never forget them when they are happy; if their parents hate them, they will work hard and not complain...'" Wang Yuan did not speak fast, as if he was thinking about memories, but
Still have to memorize the entire Wan Zhang Pian.
"Only obeying your parents can relieve your worries," Xi Shu asked again, "What do you understand by this sentence? Tell the truth, don't tell lies."
Wang Yuan replied: "Foolish filial piety."
Xi Shu asked again: "Why should I serve you?"
Wang Yuan replied: "Shun married without telling me."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Xi Shu burst out laughing, causing the candidates to look up in shock.
The question and answer between the two people was about loyalty and filial piety.
Wang Yuan's point of view is: A person should not be loyal or filial when treating his parents and the emperor. Just like Shun married without telling him, it was to prevent his parents from making mistakes. If the emperor makes mistakes, although the ministers cannot complain, they must also Do your job well and avoid the emperor from making more mistakes.
Combined with the situation in the court at this time, the Zhengde Emperor was acting blindly. The ministers should not be spoiled, but they should not be foolish and loyal, nor should they be flattering, but should do things that are beneficial to the country to correct and make amends. The fault of the emperor.
Xi Shu also knew that he was losing his temper. He immediately lowered his voice and asked, "Are these principles taught by your teacher?"
"Exactly." Wang Yuan didn't need to tell the truth.
What I just talked about is 70% from "Mencius" and 30% from Wang Yuan's own thoughts.
"Mencius·Wanzhang" and Zhu Xi both talk very vaguely. The whole article talks about how King Shun was filial to his parents and friendly to his brothers, and only briefly mentions how to serve the king. Most teachers only focus on filial piety, including Shen Fu Cong included: First, this thing is very sensitive, and second, the teacher does not have that level.
If he was writing an eight-legged essay, Wang Yuan would have been suspected of exceeding the stipulations just now, and he would have failed 100% before the Hongzhi Dynasty. However, during the Zhengde period, the restriction of the eight-part essay on thought was slightly looser. In Jiangnan, if you take the provincial examination like this, you are likely to get I have super high scores; but if I go to Yunnan to take the provincial examination, I will probably fail.
There is no standard answer, it all depends on the examiner’s choice.
When Xi Shu saw someone else handing in papers, he said to Wang Yuan, "Go down and wait for the cards to be placed."
During the imperial examination, you cannot leave after handing in your papers. Instead, officials will release the candidates at regular intervals, which is called releasing cards.
Wang Yuan returned to his seat, bored, and simply fell asleep on the examination table. In a daze, he heard the gong ringing, and immediately walked out with the examination box.
Liu Yaozu watched Wang Yuan leave and immediately scratched his head.
He had already answered the second question by dictating the text, but he still couldn't make up his mind about the couplets and eight-legged essay questions. This kid wrote more than ten second couplets and seven or eight essay questions, and then he got himself into it and became entangled. I don’t know how to choose.
In fact, if Liu Yaozu randomly handed an answer to the next table, the schoolchild next to him would be so excited that he would call daddy.
It wasn't that Liu Yaozu was a great scholar, but that the questions asked by Xi Shu were too simple.
Any schoolboy who studies seriously will definitely be able to answer it. There were more than a dozen people who left the venue with Wang Yuan, and they were all relaxed and comfortable.
On the street, Song Ling'er held the horse with one hand and waved with the other, shouting: "Wang Yuan, go hunting!"
Achai had already led the horse to the gate of Si Xue. Wang Yuan turned over and climbed up with extremely dexterous movements.
"drive!"
A group of people passed by on the street, and candidates and parents looked sideways.
Tang Bang pointed at Wang Yuan and said: "Brother, he is the first person to hand in the paper. The Grand Master tested the teaching knowledge on the spot. This man answered fluently, which actually made the Grand Master lose his temper and laugh."
"If this is really the case, you should make some friends." Tang Jie said.
Suddenly, Chen Wenxu came over with a smile: "Boyuan, my brother has also passed the exam. Let's have a drink together!"
Tang Zhe patted the bow and arrow on his body: "What kind of wine do you want to eat? Let's go hunting too!"
With Tang Xin and Chen Wenxu's abilities, they would have been able to pass the exams long ago. After all, this is Guizhou.
But success depends on Guizhou and failure depends on Guizhou. Although the competition for the imperial examination is not fierce, they still have to go to Yunnan to take the examination. How can they go on the road without exercising well?
Wang Yuan's future classmates, no matter how talented or learned they are, will definitely be able to kill people with a knife.
[ps: Let’s talk about the imperial examination process in the Ming Dynasty: county examination, government examination (tong students), Taoist examination (students, scholars), rural examination (juren), general examination (tribute examination), palace examination (jinshi)]
(Also: The Taoist Examination was the main examination of Tixue Dao. Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty abolished the Tixue Dao and established the Academic Affairs. The Xuezheng was also called the Admiral College, so the Daoist Examination was changed to the Academy Examination. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, there were only the Tixue Dao and the Daoist Examination, but not the Academic Affairs and
Academic examination. In the early Qing Dynasty, academic administration and academic examination were used together, but there was only the academic examination and no academic examination. After Yongzheng, there were only academic administration and academic examination, and there was no Tao examination.)
(99% of the information on the Internet is confusing about the academic examination and the Taoist examination, as well as the academic Taoism and academic administration.)