Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Examination

Modern candidates come out to meet their classmates after the exam, and most of them have to correct the papers to see who is right and who is wrong. Although the examinations are mostly small essays, there are also differences in the depth of the questions and the superiority of the intentions. The correct questions can also give the candidates a sense of understanding.

After Cui Xie arrived home, Guo Yong and Wang Zhichang were already at home, and the two Lu Juren and Tang Ning were still copying the final manuscript. He didn't care about eating. He went in to meet the old man in the hall first. He went out to the kitchen and took a bun, brought the angelica mutton soup to the guest courtyard, and talked to the two who came back first.

That is to say, the general idea of ​​the four books and essays is different, and it is not correct. About half a time later, the three Juren also returned. They were all dragged until the candle was exhausted, and they couldn't make any more revisions before they could give up. Cui Xie asked someone to bring the hot soup and food, and the three of them were also unwilling to eat. When they came back, they asked the three who had appeared early how to write and how many words they wrote.

Mr. Lu said nervously: "I read my "Autumn Jin Xun Xun Wu Shuai Shi Zhixian Yu" for the last time. It seems that it has more than 500 words, but I haven't counted it all. Have you ever passed it... …I don’t know if the examiner will just quit!"

He lamented that there were too many words, but Lu An admired his admiration. He sighed: "Brother Lu has a literary talent and can write vast rivers of words. If the examiner likes it, he can let it go by a few words. I'm afraid What! My article "Yun Dizi Sheng Min Bao Jue Ju Yi Shi Wang" is written that suddenly my thoughts are blocked, and I can barely close it. I don't know if I have enough 300 words!"

Even Guo Caizi is a bit troubled by learning hegemony, and complained to ordinary examinees like them: "As long as the questions of the Five Classics can be done in the middle level, it is enough. The examiner focuses on reading the questions of the four books-"Politics of Wenwu" My question is "The saint asks about Lu Jun's politics and thinks about the ancestors of the law". In the original question, "If a person survives, his government will act, if he perish, his political interest will be broken." Is the sentence not deeply broken? How did you break it?"

This is not so badly called! Isn’t the way to govern is to take history as a mirror, observe the rule of the past and follow the example?

Everyone was too lazy to take care of this kind of tyrant who was doing better than others and disgusted with his own inability. After finishing the problem, they ate a few sips of hot soup and tea at night, drank some cold medicine, and went back to rest. Up.

The next morning, Cui Xie silently wrote an article, and went to Lu Juren and a few talented fellows to comment on the article together with Li Dongyang.

Taigong Li’s seven or seven days have passed. Teacher Li was distracted from the pain of losing his father because he was worried about what he would try. He felt better, and he didn’t ask who he brought articles. Look around.

These six Juren's articles are slightly superior, but they are all decent ones who have passed their own examinations. The ideas and text of the articles are guaranteed. What they worry about is not whether their articles are good or not, mainly because they are in line with the examiner's eyes. There is a famous saying in the world, "I don't want the article to be in the world, I hope that the article will be the examiner." This is the worry in the minds of examinees-no matter how well the article is written, the examiner has the right to dismiss you. You can't make sense wherever you go!

The six candidates residing in Cui's house sent Cui Xie out hopefully, and they all waited eagerly for Teacher Li's judgment. It was a good result, so I felt at ease after the two exams.

Li Dongyang is a person who has been the chief examiner, and the judging paper is not as meticulously read several times like ordinary scholars judging articles. He understands the meaning of the upper and lower and understands it profoundly. Instead, according to the habit of judging papers in the real examination room, the first time I saw the first righteousness, even the first righteousness only looked at the first four lines, the first four lines are not attractive, no matter how good the following is written, the examiner will eventually have no patience to read it carefully.

After the six pieces of "Zi Wenshao Qi" were judged, he had the final word in his mind. He clicked out the two papers that were not enough for Wang Zhichang and Lu An, and asked Cui Xie to tell them after three games, not immediately. He also read the four books of the remaining four people in turn. Although there are many of the five scriptures that are not his original scriptures, he can see that he can learn from the five scriptures.

The four texts of these students are accurate and thorough, but the five classics of Lu Boshan, Guo Yong, and Lu An are slightly worse. It is not because of the poor knowledge of Confucian classics, but because the notes of the famous teachers of Guozijian are attached. The question of the four books has deepened the understanding of the questions of the four books, and the questions of the five classics are still missing this point.

For example, Tang Ning from the Book of Songs has the taste of the answer set in the "must-read notes for imperial examination" in the sutra questions, which is familiar.

Teacher Li said with some emotion to Cui Xie: "There are many people in Jingli who have done this set of questions. I am afraid that when the students have the answer when they read the book, they will memorize the answer according to the answer. It is difficult for the examiner to get it. ."

The routine is not very safe. Although Choi Xie's own is not routine, it is also a bit dangerous. It's not that he is not allowed to break the title incompletely, and the text and allusions are inappropriate, but that his "Incomprehensible Position" is written too boldly, I am afraid that it does not meet the eyes of the examiner.

He shook his head, but the corners of his mouth twitched quietly: "Old Yin Ge is kind to Wan and Liu, and he is soft and charming. I am afraid that your article will not be in his eyes, but if it falls into Wu Yude's hands, I'm afraid he will be highly praised." This article has the meaning of grace, loyalty, and righteousness. It is the essence of the ancient irony and admonition. The style of writing and the intention are all in the same line as "Gengge" and "Fake Music", and it can follow the way of "lease It is a fairly novel article to write the effect of "happiness is to express virtue".

He kept all these compliments in his heart. He didn't say it to make the students proud, but only talked about the judgment of the two examiners' preferences. This inference is similar to what Cui Xie thought in the examination room. Cui Xie said with a smile: "Students also thought about this main test when they wrote the big conclusion. I am afraid they will not like it. But if you don't write this sentence, this article will be one thing worse. The tone is not perfect, and my tone is also depressed in my chest and cannot be comfortable. If this tone is blocked, will the future articles not come out?"

That way, I didn't pass the exam, and now I didn't pass the exam at most, and the results are the same. It's better to write it out first!

He was so optimistic that Mr. Li became optimistic, and he patted his papers and said: "Just write and write. If you don’t like the words on the field, how can you make the examiner see it. Even if Xueshi Yin can’t get it. In the next section of your paper, there are honest and loyal people as examiners in the next subject. Naturally, I would like to take your daring words and duties, loyalty and love of the king!"

Thinking about the benefits, if the chief exam really doesn't look good, he will be rejected directly, and he won't have to worry about the student's lack of heat, and the palace exam will fall into the top three.

Both of their teachers and students are positive people by nature, so they don't mention the past and concentrate on preparing for the next two trials. There is no need to mention such small questions as theory, table, and edict. The examiner does not need to read it carefully. It is enough to take a set of memorized ancient texts. The judgment can be done as long as you are familiar with the Da Ming law. The most important thing is to ask questions.

Not only does the third exam require examination questions, but also the most important palace exam. If the level of policy questioning is not in the second class, it is best not to take the test again after the test, so as not to become a fellow Jinshi with a difficult future.

Cui Xie went home with both hands empty, and Mr. Lu and his fellow villagers rushed to ask him how Mr. Li's sentence was. He didn't tell the truth to the two who did a little worse in the test, only saying: "The teacher has seen it roughly, and there are all significant things. It's just that the family is busy, so he will be judged immediately before it is too late, and he has left the paper and looked at it carefully. There will be corrections when I have time. I will bring them back to see for themselves."

Although there is no certainty that must be taken, after hearing this sentence "There is a considerable place", several Juren quietly relieved, and hurriedly looked through the "Law", "Executive" and the famous list of edicts from the previous dynasty, preparing for the first Two games.

This is still the fourth watch.

Between the two exams, those who kept Ju'anzhai’s comic strips and wanted to wait until the exam was over, they simply borrowed or bought them. They read everything they wanted to see, and they didn’t have to worry about it. If you ask someone to say a few words, you can choose the exam. Before the restlessness. But this time they made preparations. The previous person who had told the story of the Japanese pirates and traitors in Anqianhu Shimei stopped talking, and quietly squeezed into the crowd.

In the second test, one will be discussed. Choose one from the list of edicts and judge five items.

The topic is "The Lord Is Not Right", and the three topics of the edict table are all essays from the Han and Tang dynasties: the edict is "Imitating the Han Dynasty to order the officials to persuade learning and rituals"; The list of "Sanpingao" is "Acknowledgment Form for Doctors of the Five Classics" to be granted to the descendants of the Kong family in Quzhou.

Relatively speaking, the format of edicts and edicts is more stringent, and there are fewer places to play, and it is easier to write brilliantly. The first three games will be repeated, and the next two games will have to be watched by the housekeeper. They have to stand out from the four thousand people. When one of the three hundred is selected, they should try their best to write well in the last two games.

Cui Xie chose the thank-you form without hesitation, and went through the five judgment questions again, recalling the "Law of Daming" in his heart, which corresponded to the judgment one by one, and wrote it on the draft first.

Copywriting of the counterpart agency office: the document to be executed is called the colleague's representative staff 80; discarding the artifacts and other items: the theory of theft and theft, only the face is not pierced, the official property is destroyed by the second class, and the person who destroys the official property is reduced by the third class. Compensation is not a crime; Mongolian Semu marriage: only intermarriage with Han people is allowed, self-marriage of the ethnic group is not allowed, offenders stick 80, and divorce; forbidden people to serve as guards: those who commit crimes in Beijing and are sentenced to capital punishment or exile, relatives are not allowed Entering the palace to serve as the servant and guarding the palace; false accusation and migration: the people falsely accuse the people of the military for the military service, and the officials deliberately make people replace others' military service. For a hundred sticks, three thousand miles...

When it comes to attaching importance to Daming Law, Cui Xie’s familiar examples are not as good as he does.

After all, he is a traverser, and he is not as familiar with the various light and dark rules as the natives, and he has to be familiar with the law to avoid something wrong with the background of the times. Moreover, he fought a lawsuit as soon as he wore on, and there were cases of Xu's false accusation and punishment. It also made him appreciate the power of Ming law, and he felt a little safe in his heart when he learned more.

These five judgment questions are directly written silently, and it doesn't take much time. After writing, you can write the argument and express the two major questions without distraction.

There are no word count requirements for the topic, even as many words as possible. The three exams also used twelve scrolls. The first one had seven time essays and three had five policy questions, but the second one only had one argument and one table, and the five essays combined were not as long as one sentence...

Are you embarrassed not to write more, so you fill up the volume? A question must be at least the length of two or three essays in order to show it to the examiner, right?

Cui Xie sighed lightly, put the written judgment question aside, changed a piece of manuscript paper, and copied the topic of "You are not righteous", and deliberated on the topic.

The sentence "A gentleman is not righteous" comes from "Mencius·Li Lou Zhangjushang". The original sentence is what Mencius said to Gongsun Chou, "Only an adult is able to keep the ruler's heart. If it’s not right, the ruler is right and the country decides.” The "Ke" in this "Kejun's Heart" is actually the word "Ge", but it is not the "Ge" of Shouren Gezhu, but the meaning of reforming, which is to persuade the monarch's heart to go wrong and reform.

Cheng Zi said: "The rule of chaos in the world is based on the benevolence and unkindness of the monarch." Mencius's words were to tell Gongsun Chou that only adults and gentlemen can persuade the monarch and lead the monarch to return to righteousness. As the saying goes, "the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked." The ethos has always changed from top to bottom. When the monarch is arrested, the subordinates will naturally follow the reform, and the country will be ruled.

Seeing this question, Cui Xie was as if he had seen the first test of "I don't understand the position, the people are the people", and the sentence "The emperor, the concubines are going to be loyal again!"

He analyzed the topic according to the way of making art essays, and also as simple and powerful as Shiwen’s breaking the topic, with the spirit surging in his chest, he wrote the opening sentence like a bamboo: "The world has no rule outside the heart. The minister is upright, and the king only asks for all his hearts."

The author has something to say: I forgot to write the author yesterday. It seems that Wu Kuan's Zi in Qi Wenshao had said that?

The author of the Book of Songs is called He Di (Nian Fei)

On "The Lord Is Not Unjust" by Zhang Huai