Jinyi champion

Chapter 400

After admission, you have to wait patiently for the next day's exam.

Sleeping in such an uncomfortable environment is a great torment for the candidates physically and mentally. In the middle of the night, Zhu Hao heard a violent coughing sound from the dormitory next door, which lasted for a long time, making people upset. Can't sleep.

Because the exam has not yet started, there is not even a patrolling person at night, and it is optional to go to the latrine. There are footsteps outside from time to time, but no one talks together, because they are afraid that they will attract the patrolling people because of their noise. Disqualification from the exam.

This continued until dawn, and Zhu Hao didn't sleep for two hours in the whole night.

At this time, there was a knocking of gongs outside.

The exam has finally officially started, and it's time to put the questions.

The gate of the examination shed was opened from the outside, and the examinees would not have any time to wash up. The patrol officers and soldiers directly sent in the test papers for the first examination. In this way, no one cares about whether you are eating or continuing to sleep in the dormitory. , as long as you don't affect other candidates.

Even if you sleep in it for three consecutive days, or if you don't come for the second match, it's your freedom... Who cares?

The sky is not fully open.

When Zhu Hao got the test paper, he could just read the words on it clearly. If he wanted to write an article with this kind of light, he couldn't do it at all.

Originally, I could light candles for lighting... But for candles, I will only give one for one exam, and I will need to use it for two nights in the future. Saving is the kingly way.

It was enough for Zhu Hao to see the topic clearly.

You can ponder the topic in your head.

The first exam, three four-book essays.

Three questions, hit two by myself.

Zhu Hao thought to himself, sure enough, the butterfly effect started to play a role. He passed all three questions in the [-]th year of the Zhengde Township Examination, but this time he only got two.

The first question in "The Analects of Confucius": "The Master said: Sexuality is similar, but habits are far away."

It's a famous sentence through the ages!

The "San Zi Jing" is like a sentence, any child who has just started, even if he doesn't even know the characters, will know that "the sex is similar and the practice is far".

This is also the only one among Zhu Hao's three questions that didn't hit the mark.

The second topic "Mencius" title: "Li Lou Zhiming, Gong Shuzi's coincidence, if you don't follow the rules, you can't become a party member: the wise teacher of Kuang, you can't correct the five tones if you don't use the six laws; the way of Yao and Shun, you can't govern without benevolence world."

This is a broken sentence, which is equivalent to a variant of the intercepted question. It doesn't even have the words "Mencius said" in front of it. In fact, there is a second half of this sentence of Mencius.

From the topic to the type of question, it can be said that this question was completely bet by Zhu Hao, and it cannot be called a bet. It is basically the question of this Huguang Township Examination in history.

There is no rule without rules. This is about rules and norms. As for the benevolent government of Yao and Shun, it is just discussing the importance of rules, which is not the main argument here.

The third topic "University" title: ""Kang Gao" said: Ke Mingde. "Tai Jia" said: Gu Tengtian's Ming Ming. "Di Dian" said: Ke Ming Jun De. Everything is self-evident."

This question is relatively neat. It talks about the importance of "bright virtue", that is, the so-called bright morality. It should not only be praised, but also self-evident and used for one's own use... This is the most basic discussion in the imperial examination. direction.

After all, the most frequently discussed content in Confucian classics is benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust, and almost all of these can be included in personal moral cultivation.

Some people may say that Confucian culture contains false benevolence and false righteousness, but in fact Confucianism still praises these noble virtues. If someone can't learn the true character but only appreciates false benevolence and false righteousness from it, it can only be said that you can't comprehend the words of the sages The true meaning of the book, knowledge is not at home.

Of course, it can also be said that in terms of character, human beings, the more they lack something, the more they emphasize something. Confucianism's way of only emphasizing moral norms has brought about the existence of false Taoism in society.

In short, the quality of a person's morality is not supported by some kind of knowledge, but depends on personal experience and self-cultivation. Sometimes it is said that poor mountains and rivers make trouble for people, because the most basic pursuit of human beings is survival. It is unrealistic to be cultivated as a moral pioneer.

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Three in two.

Now Zhu Hao began to worry about Sun Ru who didn't know which test booth he was taking the test in.

Such an apprentice who is difficult to achieve great things, even if there are two articles that can be applied to the articles written by the master, but only the first question may make you unnamed on the list.

The three essays and four essays in the first round almost determined the score of the township examination.

The first question is the most important. This question seems very simple, but after all, Zhu Hao has not studied it in advance. It literally means that Confucius said: "People's natures are similar, and they are different because of different habits. .”

The interpretation of "The Analects of Confucius Chapters and Sentences": "The so-called nature is also in terms of temperament. The nature of temperament is inherently different from beauty and evil. However, at the beginning, they are not very far apart. But if you are accustomed to being good, you will be good. If you are accustomed to evil, you will become evil, so you will be far away from each other. Cheng Zi said: "This is the nature of temperament. It is not the foundation of nature. If you talk about its essence, then nature is reason, and reason is all good. Mencius said that nature is good. Also. Why is it so close?'"

It’s a bit close to Zhu Zhe Chi and Mo Zhe Hei, so in the Four Books and Five Classics, most of the articles and sentences can find common meanings, especially the words of the two great sages of Confucius and Mencius, which can be used in different sentences. Discussion, the results are basically the same.

In the experience of the sages, many related examples can also be found, and it is impossible to detail them one by one.

The direction of discussion is to learn goodness from good people, not to be close to evil, and to face all evils in the world with the goodness of nature, and not to rely on the goodness of speech to hold on. not good...

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It's still early.

The sun came out for a while, but Zhu Hao still didn't write.

For Zhu Hao, in such a large prison-like examination room, writing three essays would take three hours, not to mention three days.

In this way, maintaining a good attitude is more important than completing the article early.

After finishing writing, I still have nothing to do. When I look back and find that there are taboos in the article, or the interview paper is dirty later, I guess I want to die in the dormitory.

So the best way is to write the three articles in one go on the third morning, hand in the paper and leave, go back and enjoy a day of freedom, and then come back to suffer...

As for the last two questions.

Zhu Hao didn't need to spend too much time researching it. After all, he had deliberated in detail early in the morning and discussed many articles on it. He selected the one with the right direction and sent it to Sun Ru...

looked out.

Didn't see anyone on tour.

Probably because even the people who patrol the field are not afraid of the candidates cheating.

The biggest problem is that it is very difficult to pass the provincial examination. If you want to take the exam or whisper to each other, it doesn't make much sense. Who can guarantee that the person next door will stand out among thousands of people?If someone has the ability to pass the exam, why should he whisper to you and help you write an article?

It's already reached the point of taking the provincial examination, can you still not understand the meaning of the words of the sage?Candidates have their eyes above the top, do they need someone to remind them?
As for taking the exam... Basically, this kind of situation will not happen.

If you take the provincial exam and find a substitute, why should you find a Juren or a Jinshi to help?
You have to be similar in appearance... How much money do you give others, can a Juren or Jinshi take the exam for you at the risk of notoriety?And it's no exaggeration to say that even if he was recruited for the Juren or Jinshi examination, he could pass it successfully before, but he may not be able to succeed in the provincial examination this time.

The township test is such a magical test. Although they all write articles, they are still argumentative essays. Maybe he has insight into the words of other sages and can pass the test, but the questions are different every time. How can he guarantee this time? Got it just right?
And every time the examiner is different...

No matter how gorgeous your rhetoric is, it will be futile in the imperial examination field...

Although what is required is that your point of view is sharp and accurate, but not everyone has unique insights into every argument in the Confucian classics. Selecting dozens of people out of thousands of people...it’s not enough if you don’t have any real skills.

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The first day of the exam.

Zhu Hao saw the patrolling people pass by his house only three times, so the patrolling people also dealt with things casually.

Originally, Zhu Hao thought that the supervision of the three exams for children was considered loose, but compared to the rural exams, those three exams seemed to be much more stringent. They are all locked, and it is rare to see someone come in and take a look occasionally. It is rare to turn around.

This also just proves that the rural examination is difficult.

In the afternoon, Zhu Hao began to try to write the first article, but he only wrote it on draft paper.

The weather was sweltering, and Zhu Hao could only wear single clothes for the exam. In such a closed environment, there was a feeling of suffocation. There was no wind at all, and the air he breathed was scorching hot. Put it in front of you...

Just when Zhu Hao was thinking about something good, shouts and curses came from a distance: "Who the hell is shitting in the dormitory? It's smoked to death, you know?"

"Hehehe..."

Immediately there was laughter all around.

This involves another problem. If no one comes to patrol the field, you can’t apply for a tuba if you want to go to the toilet. In the end, you can only solve the tuba in your own urine bucket. It’s refreshing for me, but the next door Candidates are in bad luck.

Some candidates are very prone to nervousness during the exam, and they often have diarrhea. In addition to such a hot day, it is common for them to eat something bad.

As a result, the environment in the test shed became worse and worse.

Fortunately, the incident didn't happen in the dormitories around Zhu Hao, otherwise he would have to suffer both physically and mentally... I guess he wouldn't be able to sleep well at night.

After a small episode, there was no further sound.

Candidates are all answering the questions in silence. If they don't know it, they will think that there is no one around.

At sunset, the sky turned cloudy, and finally there was a cool breeze, which made people feel comfortable physically and mentally, and their mood improved a lot.

Zhu Hao ate his first meal after entering the examination room. He ate two pieces of the pea cake he brought in yesterday, ate a few slices of dried bean curd, and drank some water... After entering the examination room for a whole day, First pee.

Suddenly I found myself like an ascetic.

I just hope that the three exams can end as soon as possible, so that I don't suffer anymore.

(End of this chapter)