Sheng Yuan sat in the county examination room for the fifth time, and her mood had already changed from excitement to indifference.
Of course, perhaps there is a hint of fatigue and numbness in the indifference.
"There are five more government examinations!" Xia Shuangjun sighed, with anxiety in his eyes.
"Perhaps we should be thankful that we have finished the exam this time and have a full month to adjust our emotions." Sheng Yuan yawned and comforted her friend, "Looking on the bright side, we don't need to go out of Kyoto for the government exam. There is a ready-made exam center near Shuntian Mansion. , it’s so close to home, so you don’t have to get up as early as this time.”
"That's right." Xia Shuangjun prepared his pen and ink listlessly, preparing for the last battle.
After the exam started, everything was no different from the previous three re-examinations. Sheng Yuan still answered the questions smoothly and was the first to be brought to court by the magistrate of Luo County.
After answering the first five questions in the interview, the magistrate of Luo County smiled and stroked his beard: "Miss Sheng has solid knowledge and can cope with changes. I value it very much. In the last round of the county examination, I will add one more question. Miss Sheng How about answering one more essay from me?"
Sheng Yuan smiled and said yes, but she was full of curses in her heart.
This grandpa from Los Angeles County is really funny. He is an examiner and has prepared questions in advance. How can she, a candidate, object if she doesn’t say she agrees?
The magistrate of Luo County didn't care whether Sheng Yuan across from him was really as obedient as he appeared. He slowly asked the question: "Miss Sheng, I am going to use 'Human Nature' as the subject to make you think carefully. After a cup of tea, you will I need to answer the question."
After Sheng Yuan saluted according to the etiquette, he immersed himself in thinking without hesitation.
The key point in the test question "Human Nature" lies in the word sex.
Xing refers to life, temperament, and character.
Sheng Yuan moved her fingers slightly, and her thoughts instantly spun at high speed to form a whirlpool.
Generally speaking, no matter how broad the exam questions are, the answerers should pay attention to specializing in one area.
Therefore, what Shengyuan has to consider is the direction of answering the questions.
Thinking like this, Sheng Yuan had an idea.
If she was asked to say it, she would naturally answer from the most essential and original perspective of human nature.
From this perspective, it is none other than the two arguments that have been debated for thousands of years: man's original nature is good and man's original nature is evil.
Of course, considering that she didn't know the true thoughts of the examiner who could decide her grade, Sheng Yuan decided to take a trick, that is, not to judge whether the two arguments were right or wrong.
Although the Luo County Master showed a friendly attitude in these exams, this did not mean that Sheng Yuan trusted him.
If you encounter an examiner who doesn't like arguments that are contrary to your own, and this examiner is extremely egotistical and has poor self-control, and basically does not have the virtue of tolerance, then even if her answer is in line with the world, the examiner will have reason to move her ranking to the next. Aftertaste.
Even if the other party really can't find a sufficient reason, you can still use "She is still young. If you give her the hope of winning a small three yuan or a six yuan in a row, it will easily make her inflated. It is better to suppress it and let her stabilize." By taking away her name as the county's chief criminal.
Thinking of this, Sheng Yuan strengthened her thoughts and quickly sorted out the direction of her thoughts.
Since there is no mention of which argument is right or wrong, what Sheng Yuan has to do is to give a clear opinion in his answer.
Thinking like this, the first sentence of the entire answer came to Sheng Yuan's mind: "Husband, the first generation of human beings, those who are not born with knowledge, mostly have animal nature and no human nature. Why? There is no place to learn."
After hearing this sentence, Sheng Yuan's thoughts suddenly surged and he roared forward smoothly.
And the answers she gradually formed emerged word by word, without any sense of sluggishness throughout the entire article.
After the first sentence, Sheng Yuan points out the ignorance of people after birth in a few strokes, mentions "teaching by words and deeds", mentions the growing environment, parents, friends, teachers, classmates and other tangible and intangible factors, such as the kindness of nature. The growth stages of evil are pulled back and forth.
After summarizing this statement, Sheng Yuan began to formally mention his thoughts.
She believes that after a person is born, before his personality and consciousness are shaped, most of his actions are instinctive, just like a baby can learn to suck without being taught.
This kind of instinct has the same starting point and destination, which is "self-interest."
And this kind of instinct is no different from that of beasts in the mountains and forests trying to survive.
Before the existence of moral consciousness, humans and animals had the instinct to do whatever it takes to survive. There was no right or wrong, or in other words, there was no difference between good and evil.
The selfishness, cunning, callousness, gentleness, kindness, affinity, etc. displayed by people and animals who perform behaviors automatically distinguish good and evil in the eyes of people with morality, but for people and animals who rely on instinct to survive In other words, it is just a way to survive and live better.
After Sheng Yuan laid out his arguments, he began to wind down.
"Therefore, it takes ten years for a tree to grow and a hundred years to cultivate a man. Because he is taught, he becomes virtuous. Because he is virtuous, he knows his shame. He restrains his instincts and develops his morality. This is the difference between humans and animals. Therefore, nature comes first and human nature comes after. Education unifies them. Human nature is contrary to nature, and those who turn toward goodness from human nature and reveal the qualities of virtue and goodness are the merits of education."
After organizing the language in this way, Sheng Yuan began to talk about the impact of education and environment on human growth. Of course, these arguments are just a few words, serving as a starting point and summary.
At the end of the speech, Sheng Yuan finally launched his argument, which is that "human nature begins with education."
"Sir, students are ready!"
Sheng Yuan raised her head and showed a confident smile to the Luo County magistrate. When the other party signaled her to start answering, she read out the prepared draft in a leisurely manner.
"Of course!" After hearing the end, the magistrate of Luo County smiled and nodded, and the satisfaction in his eyes revealed what he would say in advance.
"Miss Sheng, I would like to congratulate you in advance on enrolling in the government."
Hearing this, even though Sheng Yuan knew it well, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
It turns out that there is such a difference between knowing the results in your heart and actually hearing the results!
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"Sister Yuan, your title of head of the case has been confirmed!" After leaving the examination room, Sheng Yuan and others enjoyed the meal prepared in the gift room with everyone. On the way back, Anyu looked at Sheng Yuan with beaming eyes and was a little excited.
The feeling that the person responsible for the crime was his friend was simply not great.
Sheng Yuan raised the corners of her mouth slightly: "It's too early to say this. Let's wait until the case is revealed before mentioning this!"
The so-called head of the case is that after the results of the last exam came out, the county government listed all the names and surnames of the candidates admitted to the five exams in order of ranking. The announcement of results is called a case, and the published transcript is called a long case because of the long names and surnames of the candidates admitted to the government examination.
In this way, the candidate whose transcript is the first is called the head of the case.
In her more than ten years of life experience, she not only won the first battle, but also won the first case in her life, which made Sheng Yuan puff up her chest with pride.
The reason why she was humble to Anyu was because she still remembered the principle of "don't be complacent when you are proud, and don't be disappointed when you are frustrated".
