The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 41 Exam Paper Contents
The examination room was cramped, and a palm-sized wooden board was nailed to the beam of the door, with the examination number written on it.

Bai Gui took a look and wrote: "Di-Ding Chen".

He understood instantly.

The test room in this test shed is divided into several large areas of "Heaven, Earth, Xuanhuang". District Ding Xingchen column.

The test shed is low, and there is a large wooden barrel at the door, which is filled with water.Walking in, the space is small, with thick walls on the left and right, painted with clam dust, used for fire prevention, and a detachable table.

Bai Gui sat in the examination room, turned the desk upside down, and then took out the prepared things from the examination basket.

Put the pen, ink and inkstone in a good position.

Not long after, some officials distributed test papers, which were specially made for the county examination, with a red line on it for Daoge. There were more than ten sheets in total, with twelve lines on each page and twenty characters in each line.

Papers are not allowed to be carried privately.

There are two pieces of plain paper issued by the county government, that is, draft paper. Even the draft paper needs to be filled in italics except for the title and lettering. Candidates are not allowed to write the answer outside the sealed line, otherwise they will be given zero points.

After waiting for a while with the pen in hand, I heard footsteps, and several yamen servants patrolled back and forth holding up the sign lights, and the title was written on it.

A clerk held up a question, and the four-book question was also an intercepted question: "King Liang Hui said: 'The state of Jin, there is no power in the world, is there a way to make friends with neighboring countries?'"

They are all from Mencius's King Hui of Liang.

But these two sentences are connected together, and then related to the current situation, the meaning is somewhat difficult to understand.

After writing down the questions, many examinees took a deep breath, and it was difficult to write. How to write this shit, if they don't write well, they will allude to the court.The imperial court is not a big country.

King Hui of Liang said in the first sentence, the full text is: "King Hui of Liang said: 'The state of Jin is not strong in the world, as the old man knows. As for the widow, he was defeated by Qi in the east, and the eldest son died; It was seven hundred miles away from Qin; it was humiliated by Chu in the south. I am ashamed of it, and I would like to sprinkle it more than the dead. How can I do it?'”

Isn't this the current Daqing?
How powerful the Qing Dynasty was in Kangxi and Qianlong. From ancient times to the present, the central country is now being bullied by foreign barbarians. One land is cut off today and another land is cut off tomorrow. The west is the Raksha country, the east is the Dongying country, and the south is the Xiyi country Invasion...

In the map of the current situation in the world, the Qing Dynasty has been divided up from all sides.

In the last sentence, King Xuan of Qi asked Mencius, "Is there a way to make friends with neighbors?"

Does this mean that there is any way to communicate with neighboring countries?

Could it be that the ancient county magistrate could be punished? !

Some examinees had a difficult time, how to write this, how to put pen to paper, 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 write down their pens and spout nonsense, another clerk held up an examination question to paste the board. This time it was a question from the Five Classics, which was much more normal and less agitated.

There are a total of five questions on the Five Classics, one for each of Shangshu, Chunqiu, Yijing, Shijing, and Book of Rites. Confucian students in the exam each choose their own classics to answer, and do not need to answer other questions about the Five Classics, which is equivalent to a professional course.

The third scribe is a historical topic: "Zhuge Liang used his techniques without the intention of applying for business, and Wang Anshi used the facts of applying for business but concealed his theory."

Shen, Shen is not harmful.

Shang is Shang Yang.

The two reformed in Korea and Qin respectively.

"My God? What is the intention of the county magistrate? Could it be that the county magistrate is also an enlightened gentry, committed to reform and strengthening, although he lives in a humble position, he does not forget the country's safety..."

"How dare a humble person forget to worry about the country..."

A group of candidates were completely excited when they saw the topic of history.

They wrote vigorously, preparing to be the second Tan Sitong, "Reforms in all countries are formed by bloodshed. Today, China has never heard of anyone who shed blood because of reforms. This country is not prosperous. If there is one, please Tan Sitong."

Bai Gui honestly copied the topic on the draft paper, then stopped writing and meditated.

He had met the ancient county magistrate and had a few conversations with him. Compared with these Confucian scholars who had never met the ancient county magistrate, his understanding of the ancient county magistrate was incomparable to these Confucian scholars, and the steps he stood on were different.

Other Confucian scholars need to figure out the meaning of the ancient county magistrate, but he doesn't.

He lives in the back house of Bailu Academy. Although he didn't hear the conversation between the magistrate of Rigu County and Mr. Zhu that day, he also knew a thing or two from his teacher's mother Zhu Baishi. They all advised Mr. Zhu to protect himself and not so aggressive.

At this time...

It is self-evident what the ancient county magistrate intends to do with the four books and historical topics.

"The imperial examinations in the late Qing Dynasty were very different from those of the previous dynasty. Although the Hundred Days Reform did not succeed in the reform, there were shadows of reforms everywhere. Just like the current imperial examination system, the first official examination added historical topics..."

"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 government advocates reforms. Under the protection, the order does not come out of the four or nine cities..."

"Qin Province is a province under the stricter control of the Qing government. Otherwise, the Empress Dowager and Emperor Guangxu would not have hunted west to Xi'an City. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the ancient county magistrate to allow those who are radical and advocate reform to pass the county test. ..."

"One Mr. Zhu is enough for him, he doesn't want to make any mistakes, so this exam is just screening!"

If you understand the meaning of the ancient county magistrate, then it will be much easier to write the test paper.

All in all.

Don't rush forward, don't rush forward.

He immediately pondered and wrote the four books first. Although the imperial examination added historical topics, the four books were the most important. sleep soundly."

(I solved the problem by myself, so I don’t have much talent and knowledge, so I don’t make people laugh, everyone just enjoy it.)
He directly used this to solve the problem, meaning that the sage Confucius passed on the knowledge of the ancestors (Confucius was the governor of the Lu State), so that the Lu State was in danger at that time. , Qi Jinggong was unwilling to eat, and could not sleep at night.

This sentence is wonderful because the state of Lu happens to be the fiefdom of Duke Zhou, so to carry forward the virtues of Duke Zhou means that as long as we keep the old ways, this can be solved. Although Qi is big, it corresponds to what King Xuan of Qi asked Mencius: Daohu", even if the Qi State is strong, if it does not practice virtue now, sooner or later it will eat and sleep well, and it will decline.

The front and back correspond, and they are elucidated in the tone of a saint.

More than a thousand words were eloquently written by Bai Gui in no time.

He has the idea of ​​reforming the current situation in his heart, but he still needs to be cautious in the imperial examination. What he writes does not mean what he thinks in his heart.

The following Five Classics questions are his own scriptures, which are consistent and will be finished soon.

When it came to the topic of history, what he said was: Zhuge Liang did not have the idea of ​​Shen Buhai and Shang Yang to rule the country with legalism, but used legalist theory;

It means: These two are sages respected by Confucianism. Now both of them use the principles of Legalism. What's going on?Could it be that Confucianism is inferior to Legalism?

"Hateful words!"

Bai Gui secretly thought that although the feudal dynasties of all dynasties were all Confucian skins and legal bones, few of them really said so, including the ancient county magistrate. Dayi, what are the ancient county magistrates and these officials who obtained their fame through the examination of the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism?
If anyone really expounds this historical topic according to the theory that Confucianism is inferior to Legalism, it will definitely end in the end of the paper.

(End of this chapter)