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Chapter 140 Teaching
Dad was really in a hurry, he only stayed at home for one night, and then returned to Hangzhou. He wanted to ask the Yamen for leave, and then hurried to Nanjing to make connections.

The old lady did live at home, but not Wang Gui's house, but the original old house.For this reason, Wang Xian asked someone to clean it for a whole day, and those people even made their own decisions and bought a lot of homes, which made my mother very happy.

On the second day after the decree was announced, Wei Zhixian recovered from the ecstasy, only to remember that Wang Xian had been wronged.He hurriedly asked Mr. Sima to find him, and said softly: "I have already written the memorial, and I will argue this matter with the court, and I will definitely seek justice for you." After a pause, he said, "Otherwise, I will not take up the post."

Wang Xian's heart warmed when he heard that, no matter what, Old Wei is a rare good leader, but unfortunately no matter what, the days of being his dog's leg are coming to an end.He sincerely said to the magistrate Wei: "Teacher is now a model magistrate in the world, and you should not be arrogant."

"That makes sense..." Wei Zhixian said affectionately. "But I can't be sorry to you as a teacher..."

"..." Wang Xian was a little sluggish, as if he wanted to shake off the rhythm of the burden. "Teacher, don't worry about it. It's better to take office as scheduled."

"No," Wei Zhixian said sternly, "I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as a teacher for a few days, so I have to pass on my life experience to you, so that I can leave with peace of mind."

'Didn't you say that you won't take office if you don't seek justice for me? 'Wang Xian slandered slightly, but still respectfully said: "I'm afraid the time is too short, and the students won't have time to learn."

"Basic things, you can ask Han Jiaoyu to introduce a good teacher to teach you in the future." Wei Zhixian shook his head and said, "What I'm telling you is something that many people can't comprehend."

"Students are all ears." Wang Xian pricked up his ears.

"Actually, the imperial examinations..." Wei Zhixian recalled his ten years of suffering, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "That's what happened..."

"Pfft..." Wang Xian almost didn't hold back, he really didn't expect that Mr. Daoxue would comment on the imperial examinations on which he depended for his life.

"Do you know why the eight-legged essay is taken?" Wei Zhixian asked: "Do you know why the eight-legged essay is based on the Four Books and Five Classics, and the Annotations of Zhuzi as the standard?"

"For..." Wang Xian thought about what was said in the book 600 years later, and replied: "In order to speak for the sage, in order to make Neo Confucianism prominent."

"Wrong. You think too much." Wei Zhixian said surprisingly: "It's just for the convenience of the exam." Poetry is tested, but only stereotyped essays are really used to judge rankings. Because stereotyped essays have a strict format, how to write a sentence is fixed, and if the format is wrong, none of them will be taken, which greatly reduces the burden on the examiners.”

"Oh." Wang Xian nodded, and heard Wei Zhixian continue: "There are four-book questions and five-class questions in the eight-legged essay, but the examiner actually only looks at the first three four-book questions. It can even narrow the scope-the first question The four-book title of this article is the key to determine whether it is selected or not! If this article is well done, it will definitely be selected. If this article is not done well, the rest of the articles will be well written, and no one will read them.”

Wang Xian understood that the examiner only read the first stereotyped essay and ignored the rest of the essay because of the heavy workload of marking the papers.And the first eight-part essay must be a four-book title.

"Why is it the title of the Four Books and not the Five Classics? Because Zhu Zi only annotated the Four Books and not the Five Classics." Wei Zhixian said again: "The Four Books and the Five Classics are the words of the sages. Every scholar has a different understanding of those subtle words and great meanings. It’s okay to study, but if it’s an exam, it’s messed up, so you must have a standard answer to judge...the standard answer is Zhu Zi’s note.” After speaking, he looked at Wang Xian and asked: “Have you also read " "Four Books Collected Notes", do you think it is easy to understand?"

"It's really hard to understand..." Wang Xian said with a bitter smile: "In many places, I don't know what the sage is talking about, let alone what the sage's profound words mean. So I have never been confident."

"I don't need to understand at all. I still don't understand many things." Wei Zhixian shook his head and smiled: "But as long as it is said by a sage, you can't be wrong, so you don't want to be fooled, just recite and understand. Even Zhu Xi If you say that coal is white and snow is black, you have to believe it. If you have to refute it and investigate it, you will not only waste precious time, but you will definitely not get a good result. Because Zhu Zi is absolutely correct in the world of imperial examinations. Therefore When writing an article, you only need to copy it.”

"Just memorizing the Four Books and Zhu Zi's Notes may not be enough. Stereotyped essays are really too difficult." Wang Xian thought about it and said: "Students have heard that it takes ten years to do well in stereotyped essays."

"There is a trick." Wei Zhixian whispered like a thief: "It's a crime. In fact, if it's purely a trick, you don't even need to memorize Zhu Zi's annotations. You only need to learn the format of the stereotyped essay, and then repeatedly try to figure it out. The writing style of the composition, and then choose those stereotyped essays with sharp words and sentences, and recite several essays a day. After you have memorized [-] essays, you can enter the examination room."

Wang Xian was dumbfounded when he heard that, the sacred and unattainable imperial examination in his eyes was roughly deconstructed by Mr. Wei...

"The truth is actually very simple. How many sentences are there in total in the Four Books? There are less than a thousand sentences that are suitable for questioning. They have been repeated over and over again, and they remain the same. It is about [-] questions." If it is not sincerely hoping to repay Wang Xian, Wei Zhixian Nor will he tear off all the layers of seemingly sophisticated coats of the imperial examinations and tell him the truth about how to get a scholar with stereotyped essays.Because at the same time, it also strips away the glamorous coat of the scholar, revealing the pale and ridiculous connotation.

For Wei Zhixian, this is to show his face and teach Wang Xian.If Wang Xian didn't understand his painstaking efforts, Wei Zhixian would really vomit blood.

Fortunately, Wang Xian understood, he looked at the magistrate Wei movedly, and kept in mind every word he said, that was the shortest way to become a scholar!
"When it's time for the exam, you'll transfer these well-known stereotyped essays into an essay. As long as the essay is correct, the format will never be wrong, and the literary talent and content are also guaranteed. Such stereotyped essays will definitely get high marks. At that time, even if the master doesn't release the water, you can still be selected." Wei Zhixian sighed: "As a teacher, I don't want to teach you to be opportunistic. If possible, I still hope that you can pass the exam based on your real talents. Unfortunately, it is a long time before the college exam. It's only been ten months, and it's too late to follow the steps, so we have to take shortcuts."

"Teacher, is this method really clever?" Wang Xian suppressed the ecstasy in his heart. Although he lacked literary talents, his memory was very good, otherwise he would not have passed the exam.Although it is difficult to memorize [-] essays in ten months, it is far more reliable than selling stereotyped essays.

"Will I lie to you as a teacher?" Wei Zhixian sighed again: "To be honest, my hometown Jiangxi is already a trick that scholars know well, so there are so many Jinshi in Jiangxi. In fact, some Officials, gentry, and eunuchs also know this secret, but they all think that the fewer people know, the better, so each family unanimously kept it secret."

Wang Xian nodded, feeling silent in his heart. In this era, there is no internet or newspapers, and people's life is very closed.Those poor scholars who only know how to study hard behind closed doors and never participate in activities such as provincial capital cultural associations have no way of knowing these methods. They can only work hard, but it is inevitable that the effort will not work...

"In the past few days, I will teach you how to write stereotyped essays." Wei Zhixian said again: "As for the five hundred essays, I will select them for you. You only need to recite them hard."

"Yes..." Wang Xian saluted respectfully. For the first time, he saw the possibility of becoming a scholar, but he asked greedily: "By the way, teacher, can this method be used to become a Jinshi?"

"It's okay to be a scholar, but if you go further... Zhejiang is a large cultural and educational province like Jiangxi, and it's not enough to pass the single-plank bridge like a thousand troops." Wei Zhixian thought about it: "But not necessarily, it depends on luck."

"Hehe..." Wang Xian withdrew his ambition and said, "For someone like me who hasn't studied for a few days, being a scholar is already very good, and I can't expect anything else."

"That said, you are still so young, can you not take the exam in the next few decades?" Wei Zhixian said seriously: "Opportunity is just a stopgap measure. After you are selected as a scholar, you still need to work hard. You have to have both." Real materials are the only way to make great achievements and make further progress!"

"The students have been taught." Wang Xiangong replied in a voice.

In the days that followed, he took time off to study stereotypes with Wei Zhixian.Wei Zhixian said it lightly, but he actually said it was not difficult for the audience.In fact, this is not an easy task, especially for Wang Xian with zero foundation... Fortunately, he is born with tenacity, and after more than ten days, he can gradually master the method of stereotyped writing.

Time flies, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching in a blink of an eye. Dad came back from the capital. Seeing his smiling face, he knew that there was good news to announce.

In Wang Xian's desire, the old man had sold enough, Fang smiled and said: "It turns out that we were worried for nothing. My brother from the official department said that your official report has indeed been written, but when it was about to be reported, it was unexpectedly rejected." Master Shang Shu is going to leave in person. He said that my son is a talent and needs to be rescheduled."

"Then where did you relocate your son?" Wang Xian asked.

"This was personally arranged by Lord Shangshu. My brother... After all, he is just an official, so he won't know if he doesn't handle it." The old man said: "But since it was arranged by Lord Shangshu himself, it will definitely not be bad. ! Otherwise, how embarrassing it will be!" As he spoke, he was drooling again: "Maybe, let my son be the magistrate directly..."

Wang Xian couldn't help but smiled wryly, Dad was too sexually obsessed... But he was very happy to hear that his dad had prepared 2000 taels of silver, and only spent 200 taels of silver on entertainment, without losing everything.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, a document from the official department arrived in the county. At that time, Wang Xianzheng was at home on leave, reciting the Cheng Wen given by Wei Zhixian.They saw Qin Shou and others rushing into the house, changed his clothes in a hurry, stuffed him into the sedan chair, carried him to the county government office.

What kind of fate awaits him there?
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