The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 50 The Discipline of Translation
"The answer is acceptable!"

The magistrate Gu took the examination paper casually and took a look, using a Chinese ink pen to draw red circles on the examination paper. During this time, he continued to nod slightly in satisfaction, and waited for about half a quarter of an hour.

He placed the test paper on the table, and then looked at Bai Gui who was waiting at the side.

"Since ancient times, the three religions have been handed down. Apart from Confucianism, there are immortal interpretations. Zhu Zi said:..." (The three religions have been handed down since ancient times. In addition to Confucianism as the theme, there are other theories of Taoism and Buddhism.)
The Gu county magistrate smiled slightly, motioning for Bai Gui to answer.

This is a question in class. Generally, those who hand in the exam early and whose test papers are eye-catching, there are such cases.

As the chief of the case, he was almost destined to receive this treatment.

The question asked by this sentence is very simple. It is the sixth lesson of Guangxun. But the way of ethics that is used in daily life is shared by the wise and the foolish. Sages and sages do not take hermits and monsters.”

It means that if people want to be honest and honest, the first thing is to straighten people's hearts, and if they want to straighten people's hearts, they must promote academics.When people are born, only Gangchang ethics is something that both wise and fools have.Other pursuits of hidden truths and strange behaviors are not acceptable to sages.

Beneath this oracle there are references to depreciating other doctrines.

This edict is also the reason why the Qing court closed the country and suppressed technological innovation.Once there are other theories, people's minds will change.It is the ancestral law of Kangxi and Yongzheng, in order to achieve the effect of rectifying people's hearts...

As a necessary subject of imperial examinations in the Qing Dynasty, he is accustomed to it and is proficient. After a little thought, he has the overall outline of this passage.

But he was also thinking, is the meaning of the words of the ancient county magistrate really a simple test of talent?
Is it a hint from the ancient county magistrate?
Or hint?

Or ventilate him in this sentence?

Bai Gui didn't understand, so the time was short, and he blurted out quickly: "Zhu Zi said: 'The teaching of the Shi family doesn't care about the world, it just cares about one heart, and the teaching of the Lao family just wants to maintain an air.' This is Zhu Zi's fair words , we can know the original purpose of interpretation and Taoism..."

He recites Mandarin, with a correct accent and no influence of Qin Sheng's accent at all.

This oracle is also a measure to rectify people's hearts and prevent Taoism and Buddhism from causing chaos among the people. Therefore, these words are read out every lunar month to make the people only worship Confucianism.

"Not bad! It is worthy of being the leader of this year's case."

The Gu county magistrate now appreciates Bai Gui a little bit. He is an official in another province, and what worries him the most is listening to the local dialect every day.Bai Gui's standard mandarin made his ears happy.

Next, the Gu county magistrate tested Bai Gui's other scriptures. Bai Gui just paused for a moment, and then answered fluently, without any panic.

After the second re-examination was over, none of the candidates in the general examination questioned Bai Gui's talent.

Although most of the questions are simple, the identity of the chief of the case is worthy of the name.

There are generally four exams in the county exam. Except for the first main exam, the importance of the other three exams is greatly reduced. It is to screen out some candidates who are not good at learning in person, and also to leave enough 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 public hall. In fact, their classics and political opinions were basically correct. Try to break the halberd and return.Some people were even among the top ten in the county, but Confucian scholars have no fame, and the older they are, the less popular they are...

The reason why twenty or so elderly Confucian scholars were mixed in the second recruitment examination, and seven or eight elderly Confucian scholars were also recorded in the group case, is entirely due to the fact that the ancient county magistrate dismissed the candidates in the first official examination based on whether they reformed or not. Filter for benchmarks.

But when it came to the last three exams, the ancient county magistrate would not allow these elderly Confucian scholars to pass the county exam again and obtain the qualification for the government exam.

If there are too many 50 old Confucian scholars selected in the county examination group case, it is his mistake in promoting culture and education as the county magistrate. , must be dismissed.

As a result, there are too many shortfalls.

Therefore, among the four students of Bailu Academy, none of them was dismissed, all of them passed, entered the top [-] in the county, and obtained the qualification to go to the government examination...

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In June of the 24th year of Guangxu, Song Bolu published "Please Change Stereotyped Writing into Policy Theory", arguing that "the self-township examination and all examinations of the birth and child age should be based on policy theory, remove all taboos, and use principles to target (chan, peep) its origin. , the current affairs are based on its economy.”

This memorial was adopted by Emperor Guangxu, but with the failure of the Reform Reform, the stereotyped selection of scholars was also retained.

In the first ten days of March, all counties under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture had completed their scientific examinations, and the government office also released the official documents for the government examinations in mid-April. , and a Western translation is prepared. Candidates can choose Western languages ​​from various countries independently. The second session is the routine of the imperial examination. The questions of the Four Books and Five Classics are tested.

"This time the government examination has changed a lot. I heard from my friends that several schools, such as the Provincial Capital School, the First Normal School, and the Hongdao Higher School, petitioned the prefect Yin and asked to change the stereotyped selection of scholars in the past. The prefect Yin did not agree, but still Put policy theory first, and add Western translation..."

At noon, Mr. Zhu came back with a tired and travel-stained face, and brought the news.

Since the end of the county examination, he has left Zishui County to give lectures.But when he was giving a lecture in the Hongdao Higher School, when he heard the news, he rushed back to the academy without stopping and told Bai Gui and the others.

He pulled the crutches placed on the porcelain plate, freshly picked from the mountains, and bit into his mouth, the cold and sweet juice seeped from his lips into his throat, which relieved his dry throat a bit.

"What? Added the subject of Western translation?"

"You guys have never studied Western translation, how do you take this test?"

A few people couldn't sit still for a moment, and they heard this bad news not long after they had just taken a break from the aftermath of the county examination.

Although they are also wealthy households in the village.But Western language translation teachers are still not available. Most of these teachers have returned from overseas, and they are popular in local government offices. Even if they don’t want to be political, they can still be a teacher in various schools.

"This is also impossible..."

"The imperial court now puts more emphasis on western studies than on middle schools. It is only natural that the subject of translation will be added to the government examination."

Mr. Zhu sighed softly. He has lived in Zishui County for a long time, but the outside world has changed. He went to the provincial capital school, Hongdao Higher School and other schools to give lectures. I underestimated it. Although there was nothing obvious on the surface, there were fewer and fewer people who listened carefully during the lectures.

(End of this chapter)