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Chapter 367 Examination Questions Without Tendency
The questions are well-regulated, without any political innuendo, and it seems that Zhang Bangqi's intention is to test the knowledge of scholars.

In the courtyard examination, the act of imposing personal thoughts on the imperial examination questions like Kuang Yangming is excluded. Such questions seem to be very neat, but it is precisely this kind of article that is difficult to write, because you are not very good at grasping the politics of the examiner. tendency.

If you can’t find out his political inclinations from the topic, then you can’t find out his likes and dislikes. Instead, you tend to look forward and backward when writing articles, and even write articles that conflict with the examiner’s political ideas. No matter how talented you are, you will end up in failure And return.

first question.

Mencius question.

The meaning is very simple, that is, it is impossible to govern the world and cultivate the land at the same time. Officials have official affairs, and ordinary people have ordinary affairs; some use their brains, while others use their strength.

As for the saying "Those who work hard will rule others, those who work hard will rule others" is very classic. It means that if you want to become the upper class in society, you must rely on reading to gain a high position. If you only want to survive in this world by physical strength, you will always suffer. people govern.

"The one who governs eats people, and the one who governs eats people." This shows a truth. Those who are governed provide food and clothing for others, while managers rely on people for food and clothing.

In Zhu Xi's "Mencius Zhangju Jizhu", this paragraph is expressed as: "Those who govern others see that they govern others. Those who eat others pay taxes to the public. Those who eat others see that they eat others. This The four sentences are all old sayings, and Mencius quoted them. A gentleman without a villain will be hungry, and a villain without a gentleman will be chaotic. This exchange is just like a farmer's cultivation of millet and equipment. Illness. Those who rule the world, do they have to cultivate and do nothing?"

Generally speaking, it is a question of social division of labor.

Even if you are a laborer who manages people, you still have to rely on laborers to support you. This is an interpretation of social relations. In front of social animals like humans, you must have a clear division of labor to ensure the normal operation of society. Become the spirit of all things and rule the world.

Mencius was able to see this clearly in an era when social productivity was extremely backward, and it was also an important reason why he became the sub-sage of Confucianism.

Zhu Hao believes that the first question does not involve political inclinations and is relatively easy to write, as long as the argument is explained.

"Things are based on specialization and proficiency in doing things, and the country is peaceful and not chaotic, so everyone is doing his own way."

Break the topic at the beginning and pay attention to stability.

In line with Tang Yin's advice, in front of this kind of chief examiner who is determined to be stable, you don't need to talk about big reasons, you don't need to show your head, as long as you can express your thoughts on paper, you are considered qualified, and you are a county chief. It can ensure the title of scholar.

As for the discussion, it only needs to conform to the argument of "everyone goes his own way" in breaking the title.

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The first question should not be too difficult for Zhu Hao and the candidates present.

The difficulty lies in the second question.

The second question literally means:

Confucius said, the doctrine of the mean cannot prevail in the world, and I know the reason, which is that "the wise man passes by, but the fool does not catch up."

Zhu Xi commented: "Taoists, the natural principles are natural, and they are only in the middle. If you don't know the faults of fools and virtuous people, you will lose the difference in your natural talents. Those who know the faults are not enough to act on the Tao; If you don’t know how to do it, the reason why you don’t know how to do it is because the way is often not done. The sages do not know how to do it because they think the way is not enough. If you don’t observe it, you will have the disadvantages of going too far.”

When Confucius talked about this passage, it can be said that it is very in line with the doctrine of the mean.

Generally speaking, if you learn endlessly and reach the standard of "supreme goodness", you can understand all kinds of laws and human relationships in the world, and you also understand the principle of change in all things. You should understand the golden mean, right?I'm sorry, Confucius said, you are a wise man and a sage, and you can't understand the depth of the golden mean.

Zhu Hao had the illusion that "this fucking is talking about me".

Because to a certain extent, Zhu Hao feels that the Confucian doctrine of the mean is a thought that harms people, forcing people to go from the best to the "sub-good", or even to the mediocre road. The pursuit of the mean, to put it mildly, makes it easier for you to stand in the world, but this is exactly what the rulers want to see.

People like Zhu Hao who don't have the idea of ​​supremacy of imperial power by nature will not accept being fooled, and have to make all kinds of compromises in order to survive in the world.

Of course, it is easier to understand if it is said that "fools are not as good as".

If you are stupid and cannot understand, you are not qualified to achieve the "moderate" that the sage said. From the sage's point of view, other people's thinking is still very high-end, and it is not something that lower Liba people can expect.

The problem is coming.

Everyone understands the meaning, but how to explain it?
On the golden mean?
But the problem is, the title is for you to discuss why the doctrine of the golden mean cannot prevail in the world. It is just that smart people and stupid people are excluded because they are beyond their cognition and cannot reach the category of upper and lower geometric numbers. ?

Or are there too many people who are too smart and too stupid in this world?
More importantly, you don't know what Zhang Bangqi is thinking.

Zhu Hao is about to study it carefully.

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Zhu Hao closed his eyes and thought seriously.

No political inclination is precisely the biggest political inclination.

Zhang Bangqi is a young man with great ambitions. He passed the Jinshi examination when he was young, and his imperial examination journey went smoothly. Will he pursue the mean?

meeting!
Does Zhang Bangqi have political ambitions, to go further in the pursuit of fame and fortune?
This is natural.

Based on Zhang Bangqi's growth experience, he should belong to an official with unrewarded ambitions. Now he is staring at a group of scholars every day. He is a professor in his thirties and trains students all day long. However, the quality of students' grades cannot determine their professional titles. It feels like you'll never get over it.

What does he think of the golden mean?
Thinking of this, Zhu Hao felt that it was still difficult to draw a conclusion.

He suddenly felt that when Zhang Bangqi passed by Anlu in the first year, Tang Yin asked him to meet him. Maybe he met him at that time. If he had more contact with this person, he might find some clues, and this question would be easy to write.

But the problem is that Zhu Hao, who is a student of the palace, met Zhang Bangqi under the background of Xingwang's palace, which is not a good thing for a young boy like him.

Zhang Bangqi is not a local magistrate, so he doesn't need to look up to the palace. He doesn't like you. He can deprive Zhu Hao of the fame he should have gotten with just a word. That's why Zhu Hao insisted not to see him.

In front of the examiners of the future imperial examinations, you must show a humble attitude.

Just as he was thinking, the wooden fence was suddenly opened from the outside.

Then an official came in, it was Zhang Bangqi, the chief examiner who came to patrol the field.

Zhu Hao thought to himself, the opportunity has come.

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Zhang Bangqi's tour probably started from the examination shed of Jiazi. After he stood still, he looked around and found no possible cheating. Then he walked around the dormitory and finally left.

Originally, the exam had just started, and most of the candidates hadn’t written their pens. As the chief examiner, it was impossible for Zhang Bangqi to enter the dormitory to check what was written on the papers of all the candidates. First check what the candidates have written in order to facilitate the final admission.

So this visit is just a routine inspection.

Zhang Bangqi first walked from Yuan Rulin's side, and when he came to Zhu Hao's house, he was only a few steps away from the door, and suddenly found that Zhu Hao's first article had been written on the draft paper.

"Ha ha."

Zhang Bangqi shook his head with a smile, then walked out of the examination shed to inspect the next yard.

The examiner walked down in a circle, and he didn't seem to show much clues, but Zhu Hao could see the kind of easy-going in Zhang Bangqi.

In addition, this person pays attention to neatness and no mistakes when he writes the questions, and he has traveled all over Huguang in a year, and every year he takes the examination of scholars and college candidates, and asks so many questions, can he consider the tendency of the questions one by one?

Some examiners directly follow a classic, write out this paragraph today, and choose another paragraph directly when they arrive at the next place tomorrow. Anyway, they are all the words of a sage. You read and write, and in the end, I will pass it for you as long as the difference is not bad...

Zhu Hao immediately thought that Zhang Bangqi's academic thoughts were recorded in "History of the Ming Dynasty: Zhang Bangqi Biography": "I can't learn Confucius, Yan, but I can't do it. Min, although the writing is like a hero, I praise it, but I will denounce it."

It means that he is not like Confucius and Yan Hui in terms of study, and unlike Zeng Shen and Min Sun in behavior. Even if the article is written like Yang Xiong and Zuo Si, I will reprimand him.

Both Yang Xiong and Zuo Si are well-known fu writers in history. They can be said to be gorgeous and rare in the world. When Zuo Si's "Sandu Fu" was circulated in the market, it contributed to the birth of the idiom "Luoyang Zhigui".

This means that Zhang Bangqi doesn't pay much attention to the rhetoric of the scholars, but pays more attention to the diligence and self-denial of the scholars when they are learning.

Going back to the second question about the doctrine of the mean, it seems that Zhang Bangqi's thought has little to do with the doctrine of the mean.

But Zhu Hao immediately found something in common.

It lies in the fact that "everyone does not eat and drink, and seldom knows the taste."

Even Zhu Xi said, "Tao is inseparable, and people don't notice it, so there are disadvantages of going too far."

Emotional Zhang Bangqi mentioned the doctrine of the mean is a cover, and the purpose of asking students to self-examine on the way to school is the purpose of your question. If you really fall into the trap and go to discuss the doctrine of the mean, then no matter how good you write, you can only Fall into mediocrity.

Knowing this, Zhu Hao found the direction to solve the problem.

Learning lies in cultivating the mind, and the doctrine of the mean also lies in cultivating the mind. This is the subtlety of the topic, and it is also in line with the thought of mind that was gradually carried forward during the Zhengde period...

"The mean lies in knowing the learning and guarding the heart, and the way is determined by the heart of right and wrong."

When talking about the doctrine of the mean, let’s talk about hard work first, which is in line with Zhang Bangqi’s academic philosophy, and I will talk about it in a vague way, and I also specifically talked about the issue of keeping one’s heart. The category of the golden mean spoken of by the sages.

What I'm talking about is that no matter how knowledgeable you are, you can remain moderate. It doesn't depend on the amount of knowledge, but on whether you can keep your heart.

The key to keeping one's heart lies in self-examination and rationality. If you do these two things, you will not be afraid of the mistakes of the wise and the sages.

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