Prime Minister

Chapter 117 The Righteousness of the University

The Taixue exam is in the hall.

There are ten people in total, five from the Jinshi Department, and five from the Jingyi Department.

Zhang Yue took the paper and glanced over it, but saw that the scope of the questions was very wide, covering all nine classics, including the Analects of Confucius and the Classic of Filial Piety.

However, there are no strange questions in the scriptures and Moyi, so it can be seen that this time the exam is not difficult.

The last three principles, the last of which is the elucidation of the chapter "University".

Zhang Yue was taken aback, it couldn't be such a coincidence, he just mentioned the words "sincerity and sincerity", as a scholar's study of "bright body".

But now, righteously, he just passed the chapter "University".

You must know that the righteousness of various disciplines is like the study of chapters and sentences in the Han Dynasty, and the study of stereotyped writing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

What exactly is the study of chapters and sentences?For example, the whole book, like Chunqiu Zuozhuan, has 20 characters, which can be regarded as chapters and sentences.

Let you analyze the entire Spring and Autumn Scriptures to find out what the sage means.

Next, for example, the "University" chapter of "Book of Rites" will be analyzed and expressed your opinion.

For example, what does a sentence mean, like the first sentence of a university.

The way of a university lies in Ming Mingde, being close to the people, and stopping at the perfection.

This sentence is explained.

All of the above are relatively normal, but in the Ming and Qing stereotypes, the study of chapters and sentences was brought into full play.

For example, what does it mean to test 'Zi Yue'?
The literal translation of Ziyue is what Confucius said. How can there be any connotation and profound meaning in it?The examiner said no, there is!
It's like the teacher asked Mr. Lu Xun what he meant when he said good night?The word "wan" points out the time, which is reminiscent of the darkness of the sky, symbolizing the darkness of the society at that time.The word An represents the insensitivity of the common people.

Zi said, of course, it is not difficult for candidates. Some people used Su Shi's words to break the title, "everyone can be a teacher for a hundred generations, and one word can be the law of the world".

If everyone is a teacher of a hundred generations, it corresponds to "son", and in a word, it is the law of the world, which corresponds to "yue".

That's a neat answer, but it doesn't really make sense.

Some examiners even gave an 'O' and asked you to explain the meaning of the scriptures. What do you think the sages wrote this for?

What does 'O' mean? Although the ancients did not have punctuation marks, each paragraph was separated by 'O'.You asked the examinee to explain what the punctuation 'O' means?
It is such a question, and some candidates answered wittily, "The sages speak first, and they get the sky."

Anyway, such a topic has nothing to do with the content, it's just a brain teaser and a feeling of being clever.

However, when interpreting the chapter of "University", Zhang Yue happened to be stumped.If he hadn't said that brazenly in front of Hu Yuan and all the examiners just now, then this question would be easy to answer. He has enough test-taking skills to do such a question.

But coincidentally, I just said it.

This violates the taboo of "telling the truth" in the essays in the examination room.

Zhang Yue was not in a hurry to answer, he read the question first and kept it in his heart.This is like the composition test in the college entrance examination. The teacher tells you to take a look at the composition questions first when you get the paper, and then think about it while answering the questions.

For Zhang Yue, it was not difficult for Mo Yi to answer the previous scriptures, and he finished answering them immediately.As for the last three questions, Zhang Yue quickly answered two questions.

After writing this, Zhang Yue realized that he was the fastest answerer among all the classics.

However, the topic of Mingjing is different from my own. They don't examine the righteousness, so the content of the scriptures should be more.

Now Zhang Yue spent more than two hours answering the rest, leaving only the analysis of the chapter "University".

How to answer?
He finally explained well what it meant to lift a rock and shoot himself in the foot. '

It would be better not to answer this question, anyway, the other questions are pretty sure, but after thinking about it, it can't be like this, it will give Hu Yuan and the others a fake impression.

This can't be done.

Zhang Yue stared at the paper, his thoughts were running fast, and suddenly he realized that with his current knowledge, he was really powerless to manage such an article.

That is to say, writing "truth" can't be constructed by itself, such a magnificent article.

If you write 'false words', you won't be able to deceive people.

At this moment, Zhang Yue's face was flushed, and his eyes felt red, which was a manifestation of his brain power being used to the extreme.But even so, I still can't write a single word.

Zhang Yue felt a splitting headache.

At the moment, the Taixue lecturer who was proctoring the exam was walking outside the window, and it was a little strange to see Zhang Yue like this.

It is common for Jinshi Keyin to be unable to write poems and prose, but why is it difficult for Jingsheng to write righteousness?Isn't this random?

The lecturer shook his head, returned to the lecture room, drank tea, and returned to inspect.

Did this young man fall asleep in the examination room?
The more chapters are indeed involved, the same is true for writing articles. If you don't accumulate enough knowledge and experience, you just can't write.It’s like writing an essay in the college entrance examination room. It’s not difficult to write your own essay, but if you want to write an essay comparable to Lu Xun’s, it’s really...

As a result of forcibly elevating myself and being unable to bear the load, I had to faint (sleep) in class!

Fortunately, the lecturer thought that Zhang Yue had just dozed off. If he knew that Zhang Yue passed out, it would be too shameful.

Although Zhang Yue fainted, he was still awake in his heart.Just squint in the examination room for a while, anyway, there is only the last question left.

Ran Zhang Yue unknowingly entered the world of sleep.

Zhang Yue can stay here for six hours.

Zhang Yue thought to himself, doesn't this mean that he has another six hours to think about answering the last question?
Still have this use?

But Zhang Yue was even more afraid that he would fall asleep directly...

He remembered that when he was a student, he often had a nightmare. He dreamed that he woke up and found that he had run out of time in the examination room. After reading the papers, there were still many questions to answer.

Now it's about to come true?
Zhang Yue thought to himself that he couldn't answer anyway, so instead of leaving the last question empty, he might as well think of a way here.

Zhang Yue then seriously thought about how to answer this question.

The information books I read in my previous life came to my mind one by one.

Thoughts are constantly changing in my mind.

This is a very mysterious thing.

Like mud in the snow claws, but also like a fleeting image, Zhang Yue knew that what he wanted was deep in his mind, but he couldn't grasp or touch it for a while.

Sometimes it looks like it's about to catch it, but it flies away when it's interrupted.

An hour passed without any success.

Another hour passed, and there seemed to be some clues.

Another hour passed, and finally I had some inspiration.

But the next hour, the inspiration was gone again.

So at the last hour, Zhang Yue seemed to have caught something.

There was a bang!
Before Zhang Yue had time to grasp it properly, he was already awake.

When Zhang Yue opened his eyes sleepily, he saw that the people on the left and right had almost passed the exam, and several tables were empty, but only two or three people had stopped writing.

Looking outside, Tianju was already getting dark.

Zhang Yue was taken aback, how long have I been asleep?
I'm afraid there are two hours!

There is no time limit for the Taixue exam, but no candles are given, that is to say, the exam will last until dark.

Fortunately, there is still some time, I am afraid that I will sleep until the paper is closed.

Zhang Yue looked at the last question, "Chapter and Sentence of "University"".

There is no time to think about it now!
Just when Zhang Yue was about to pick up the pen to write, he found that the ink was dry.Zhang Yue poured the inkstone water into the ink again, and finally wrote down the words like this on the paper.

The book of the university is the reason why the ancient university teaches people.Gai was born into the people from the heavens, and he has the nature of benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom...

Zhang Yue thought about the understanding of the descendants of the previous life and his own reading of the scriptures, and finally wrote this article based on Zhu Xi's "University Chapters".

The university has three principles, Mingde, close to the people, and perfection.

Eight items, investigating things, extending knowledge, rectifying heart, sincerity, self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance, and world peace.

That is what Zhu Xi called the 'three cardinal guides and eight eyes'.But unlike Zhu Zi, Zhang Yue thinks that Xinmin is especially high among the Three Gangmu!

The Four Books headed by the later "University" replaced the Nine Classics as the introductory book of Confucianism, and the University was the first of the Four Books, which indeed has its roots.

Reading other Confucian classics after studying in university is part of its context.

But there is another version of college.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhen Dexiu, another Pucheng fellow of Zhangyue, wrote a book called "University Yanyi".

This is interpreted from another angle with the reading of "University" by scholars.

If Zhang Yue said in front of Hu Yuan that "righteousness and sincerity" is a clear style, now this article is to explain how to make it clear.

If it is said that Han Yu, who is known as "the decline of the eight generations of literature and the drowning of the world", proposed the four-character book for the first time.

Then after Han Yu, I will be me, and scholars of my generation should be the sages and masters!

With such an idea of ​​Secondary Two, Zhang Yue wrote this "The Righteousness of University" in the examination room.

Teenagers come to dream!
At this moment, there seems to be a fire in Zhang Yue's eyes, burning blazingly, and his writing is like a sword fighting on paper, opening up territories!
There are more and more words on the paper!
Zhang Yue was writing, but the sky was gradually getting dark, and finally he could no longer see clearly.

"Beg for candles!"

"What kind of candle?" shouted out the window.

Zhang Yue shook his head and knew that there was nothing he could do.

When he was writing to the point where he was still unsatisfied, at this moment he secretly shouted in his heart, "Give it to me when the sky is true"!
"Could this be time and fate?"

Zhang Yue said a word, and in desperation had no choice but to get up and pack up and hand in the papers.

There were several flames burning at the door, and the invigilator, the imperial lecturer, took Zhang Yue's paper, looked him up and down and said, "I have invigilated thousands of students in my life, but you are the first one who can dream of Duke Zhou in the examination room. I admire you!"

Zhang Yue has no other ideas, but feels sorry for the unfinished article, and wonders if he can write such an article in the future.Zhang Yuechang sighed, "It's just that I'm not good at learning."

The lecturer thought that Zhang Yue would quibble, and prepared some harsh words, but seeing Zhang Yue's annoyed expression, he couldn't bear to blame him and said: "Go!"

Zhang Yue saluted the other party, and then left Taixue with the bookcase.

The lecturer looked at Zhang Yue's back and shook his head and said, "Nowadays, young people really don't know what to do. How did such a person get promoted to the Taixue?"

The lecturer glanced at Zhang Yue's paper to Ting Liao, and said involuntarily, "But the handwriting is really good!"

(End of this chapter)