The title of this poem is "Osmanthus Poetry in Northern Sichuan", and it requires seven characters, four rhymes and eight sentences. The rhyming words in the poem must use one of the words that appears in the title, which is called a limited rhyme word.
Zhao Chengluo thought about it and found that there are not many people who write specifically about osmanthus. Li Qingzhao's song "Partridge Sky Osmanthus" is quite good. Although it is a poem, most of it is seven words. Unfortunately, it is not a rhythmic poem, and there is no parallel or antithesis.
The most important thing is that the rhyme and rhyme are wrong. The first line of Li Qingzhao's "Partridge Sky Osmanthus" is "The body is dark and light, the body is soft, the love is far away, but the fragrance remains."
Obviously the rhyme is Shi Yi You.
After Tang poetry reached its peak, it was difficult for metrical poetry to surpass Tang poetry. In the Southern Song Dynasty, a man named Liu Yuan lived in Pingshui, Jiangbei. According to the situation of Tang people's use of rhyme in poetry, and on the basis of the predecessor "Guangyun", Chinese characters are divided into 107 rhymes.
Because he is from Pingshui, this division method is also called Pingshui Yun.
In Pingshui rhyme, the character "liu" belongs to the tenth rhyme part, which is called Shiyiyou.
The five words "Osmanthus Poetry in Northern Sichuan" in the examination paper are not in this rhyme section, so Li Qingzhao's poem cannot be used.
Several other songs that Zhao Cheng could recall were not in rhyme, which meant that if he wanted to complete this question, he had to write it himself.
Zhao Cheng took a piece of straw paper and began to think deeply.
On the other side of the examination room, An Dongjun was also thinking hard. Before the exam, he also prepared carefully. His answers to the scriptures were pretty good, and his poems were also so-so.
It turned out that An Dongjun was from Korea, and it was okay for him to memorize things by rote. Poems and poems must conform to the rhythm, rhyme, and antithesis. He really couldn't understand it, so he decided to focus on it. Put it on Cewen.
Policy questions are equivalent to argumentative essays, which are relatively easier to perform, but are not that easy.
There are three types of policy essays, one is theory, which is basically the examiner asking questions and the candidates answering.
For example, in the imperial examination or palace examination, if you, as the emperor, are asked about the strategy of governing the country, how should you answer it as a minister. It is common in county examinations to express opinions on a specific government issue.
The second type is the "Edict", which are three forms of official documents. Candidates must be able to write official documents. If you become an official and the emperor orders you to write an imperial edict, but it turns out you can't write it, it will make you laughable.
In fact, it is not easy to write an imperial edict. For example, the title of an imperial edict is to draft an imperial edict for Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty in the first year of Qianyuan, conferring Guo Ziyi the title of Zhongshu Ling.
On the surface, it seems to be the official document format of the test, but the mystery is that in addition to mastering the writing method of imperial edicts, candidates must also understand the background and time points of the Anshi Rebellion and the role played by Guo Ziyi in it.
And there is another problem here. When Guo Ziyi was appointed Zhongshu Ling, Tang Xuanzong was still alive. This guy was the source of the Anshi Rebellion!
As a scholar who wrote for Suzong of the Tang Dynasty, how to write this edict not only praises Guo Ziyi, but also maintains the dignity of the royal family.
How do you twist the writing, how do you whitewash it, how do you write about a bad thing so that you don't blame his father but still have to bear a certain amount of responsibility.
This is the hardest part!
The third type is "judgment". Judgment is also a form of official document, but it only refers to "words that decide the matter." That is, any decisive official document involving judicial and administrative matters is generally called a judgment.
In the Tang Dynasty, there was also a calligraphy and writing test in the subject selection, and the main test was judging. The famous Bai Juyi created the famous "A and B", also known as "Baidao" while preparing for the "Excellence in Calligraphy" subject.
Most of these judgments are judgments made for certain specific characters and events.
Of course, the county examination in Qinghe County is not that difficult. The judgment mainly tests the candidates' mastery of the law.
Because after the scholars of the Chen Dynasty became officials, they would become county magistrates or county captains. How could they succeed if they did not understand the legal provisions and how to judge cases?
Why did scholars in ancient times have such a high status that when people talk about scholars, they are awe-inspiring? This is because scholars at this time were really all-rounders, serving as secretaries, judges, and magistrates.
The policy question in this county examination is a judgment question.
The title is "Wang is rich and Liu's family is poor. Wang paid hundreds of dollars to hire Liu to dig a well. The well collapsed and killed Liu, but Wang refused to file a lawsuit. In fear, he abandoned Liu's body Outside Qingmen. Marquis Wu was on patrol and caught Wang and brought him to court. Please stop."
It is about the incident where Wang hired Liu to dig a well, but the well collapsed and killed someone. Wang did not report it to the official, but threw the body on his own and was found. It depends on how the candidates judge.
An Dongjun thought for a moment and wrote with a stroke of his pen: "The judgment says:"
"Digging a well is a way to make a living. Digging it is to get water to meet the needs of life. Both parties have made an agreement and should work together to make this happen."
"However, there were unforeseen circumstances, things were not as expected, and the ground subsided and the well collapsed. It was difficult for Liu to resist the changes of fate. His unfortunate death is also regrettable."
"And Wang's act of not reporting to the official is actually an act of disloyalty. According to the Dachen Law, Wang should be punished for the crime of negligence, with a hundred rods and a fine of 10 taels of funeral expenses. He should correct his sins and bring peace to the people. Heart."
After finishing writing, An Dongjun checked the paper again and confirmed that there were no problems. Then he took down the paper to indicate to the examiner that he had finished answering the paper.
So a special government officer came to collect his papers, toilet paper and other items. Candidates who had finished answering the papers were not allowed to stay in the examination room.
When An Dongjun stood up and left, he looked around to see where the newly acquainted Zhao Cheng was. Suddenly, the officer behind him said: "Don't look around!"
An Dongjun was so frightened that he didn't dare to look any further and quickly left the examination room.
Although it has not yet reached sunset, there are already candidates turning in papers one after another at this time. Zhao Cheng's poem has been written. After repeated checks on the straw paper, it was completely copied onto the paper.
Next is the verdict.
"It seems to be a case of accidental death, but..."
Zhao Cheng picked up his pen and slowly sketched out the verdict on the paper.
Time passed quickly, and the weather in February had not yet reached its longest day, so the early morning sun in the west had turned red. Zhao Chengzhen, who had been sitting in the examination room all day, felt cold and hungry.
However, because the brain was working nervously, the feeling of hunger was ignored. It was not until I finished answering the entire paper and put away the pen that I felt empty in my stomach.
Zhao Cheng took advantage of the fact that there was still light and checked the paper again. After confirming that it was correct, he handed it over.
When he stood up and walked out of the examination room, there were still a few candidates writing furiously.
After leaving the examination room, hunger and exhaustion surged up at the same time. Zhao Cheng was planning to go somewhere to deal with a bite of food when he saw Zhang Dashun standing outside the examination room with a boy. The boy was also holding a food box in his hand. Wait for him.
