The snow fell again, and the pavilions and pavilions of the Gongyuan were covered with white snow. Even the incense burned in the capital hall could not dispel the thick chill.
The candidates were all so cold that they rubbed their hands together. Before the inkstone water solidified into ice, the candidates started writing on the manuscript paper.
Although Zhang Yue felt that the perilla tea soup in the examination room was not authentic enough, it was still good.
It should be noted that Zisu Tang was praised by the Hanlin Academy as the best soup in the world during Renzong's reign, as it has the function of detoxifying and nourishing the stomach.
After Zhang Yue drank a bowl of perilla tea soup, the chill in his body subsided a little again.
Zhang Yue thought for a while and thought that the essays in the examination were actually somewhat similar to the rules of officialdom.
The pronunciation, rhyme, and tones are all in the official format, and the principles and literary talent in the article are what the candidates want to express.
Later generations criticized Ming and Qing eight-part essays as being like dancing with shackles, which is roughly what it means.
Now it’s up to the candidates to decide.
For example, this poem is written completely in accordance with the rhyme and rhyme, and it is like being single-minded. This was Jiayou's previous writing style.
There is no restraint at all, and you can write whatever you want, which is too willful and cannot be tolerated by the officialdom.
However, within the scope allowed by the framework, individual talents can be brought into full play. This was the purpose of Ouyang Xiu changing the style of imperial examination writing after Jiayou.
At the same time, from the perspective of Tang Fu and Song Fu, Tang Fu places more emphasis on literary talent and less emphasis on argumentation. Song Fu, as early as Fan Zhongyan's time, placed more emphasis on argumentation and reasoning than diction.
Literary style and vocabulary are more focused on examining the candidate's talent, while reasoning and argumentation are more focused on the candidate's ability.
These are also two different selection criteria.
Of course, it would be best if the candidate could write a poem like this while taking into account both mediocre pronunciation and rhyme, as well as literary talent and argumentation, but such a talent is definitely rare.
Times make heroes, and different talents stand out in different environments.
Now Jiayou's six-year style is suitable for Zhang Yue.
I am more argumentative than narrative, more important than the content of the article but less so than the rhythm.
As long as there is no rhyme, the title of this poem should be written as much as possible, "Jin Zaiyong".
The meaning of the question is: what shape does the gold take? It depends on the ruler's heart to cast it into what kind of instrument?
Extended to governing a country, gold comes from the sand, that is, talents.
Metallurgy is about cultivating talents. What kind of talents should be cultivated and educated? What kind of governance philosophy should the rulers achieve?
Therefore, the sentence that breaks the topic is already in my mind.
A treasure is born, and good gold is precious in time. It can be seen in the posture of Rong, and the use of Congge is about to come. The shining essence leaps into the great furnace; the vertical and horizontal tools are made according to the heart of the wise craftsman.
The most precious thing in the world is good gold (a metaphor for talent). Looking at its smelted form, the era of making it into a tool is coming. As for what kind of instrument to build, it depends on the instrument that the good craftsman wants to build (ideal political concept).
Zhang Yue wrote it down on the manuscript paper. This sentence can be used as the beginning of the poem. The head of the poem is used to break the topic, and you must point out what the whole poem is saying.
A natural treasure, valuable gold in time, rhymes with the word '金'.
In terms of Fu sentences, there are six levels, namely strong, tight, long and diffuse.
Zhuangqian is a short sentence of three to four characters. The fewer the words, the more concise and powerful the words must be, and the emphasis must be on parallelism, so it is called Zhuangqian.
As for long sentence intervals, which are used to elaborate arguments and expressions, you must strictly pay attention to parallelism before Jiayou, but you can relax the standards appropriately after Jiayou.
As for Manfa, Manfa does not talk about couplets, but Fa is transitional sentences.
The first three sentences of the poem must have a tight structure but not loose structure, and pay attention to an impact that attracts the examiner's attention. Therefore, Zhang Yue chose a three-sentence pattern with a tight sentence at the beginning, a long sentence in the middle, and a separate sentence at the end.
Zhang Yue continued to write: "Looking at the great governance, it is full of success..."
The following is the Fu item, used as a link between the past and the future, with the rhyme of 'zai'.
In short, the poem is divided into eight sections, and the eight characters "gold lies in good governance, seeking to be cast into tools" are divided into eight sections and eight rhymes.
The following three to seven paragraphs are for discussion.
... If I am ordered to distinguish between Yan and Yan, I am willing to serve as a model for Xuanyuan; if I am able to eliminate the chaos, please be a capable general...
...The emperor wants to distinguish between beauty and ugliness, I am willing to be a good mirror; the country wants to eliminate chaos, I want to be a capable general...
Zhang Yue wrote the outline on the manuscript paper and it can be said that it was completed in one go, but the manuscript was not finished yet.
The fu in the draft still needs to be revised. Where there is no duality, try to change the words and sentences into duality. At the same time, try to follow the oblique and oblique aspects as much as possible.
At the same time, the eight rhyming words must appear in the eight paragraphs of the whole poem in order. If you really can't think of a rhyming sentence, you can find a rhyming part to replace it as a last resort. This is acceptable. But you can never miss a rhyme or a rhyme.
I have to admit that although rhyme has many disadvantages, its biggest advantage is to prevent plagiarism. Otherwise, if a question is generalized, it will be easy for candidates to use their own old texts or copy famous works instead.
However, the official regulations on rhyme require candidates to write each essay on the spot to prevent plagiarism from others or copying previous works.
Anyway, this revision took most of the effort. How to keep the format as much as possible without harming the meaning of the text? If all the effort is spent on it, the quality of the article will inevitably decline.
Otherwise, why there are countless excellent works in Tang poetry, but only one sentence that is well-known in the imperial examinations is "When the song ends, no one can see it, but the mountains and rivers are green."
This probability cannot be compared to one in ten thousand, but can only be compared to one in 100 million.
As for the poem below, rhyme script is used.
In fact, for Zhang Yue, it doesn't matter whether he uses it or not. But since I brought the rhyme book and looked through it, I might be able to find some inspiration.
Fu and poems were all written on manuscript paper, and they were almost finished after repeated deletions and revisions.
I remember that when I was interpreting the test, I had to sleep and edit and edit it in my dream. Now that I have mastered the technique, I no longer need to do this.
Zhang Yue writes a poem every day, and he has to write it again in his dream.
In the past five months from the end of the exam to the provincial exam, Zhang Yue did this every day and never slacked off.
It is common to exercise for ten days and every month. The people of the Tang Dynasty summarized the way of poetry and poetry in the imperial examination with two words: "hard chanting".
What is bitter moaning? That is, prostitutes cannot have sexual desire and then accept clients. Internet writers cannot write words only when they are inspired. They have to sit there and endure it every day in order to survive.
The bitter poet Jia Dao's poem "Two lines are obtained in three years, and one recitation brings tears to my eyes". I will shed tears if I say too many words about this article!
Even in the Song Dynasty, they were still chanting. Su Shi once said, "Qing poetry must be tempered to achieve the lead in silver." Even Lu You, who is known as "Articles are made by nature, and come by chance from a good hand", also devotes himself to reciting them every day.
Exams are not based on a flash of inspiration, but on repeated practice and muscle memory. I write a lot on weekdays, and when I write, my experiences or sentences that I have written often appear in my mind unconsciously.
After writing this, Zhang Yue supported his sore waist, put away the manuscript paper and prepared to copy. Zhang Yue took some more pepper soup, then looked around at the candidates writing petitions vigorously.
It’s not easy for anyone!
Everyone tried their best to come here.
Zhang Yue sighed sincerely, and now he was in the mood to eat some cakes with tea soup.
He tightened his cold clothes and glanced at the cow-ear pen in his hand.
I had always kept this pen at home and was reluctant to use it, but now I finally have to put it to use in the examination room.
I would like to ask if the cow-ear pen can hold the cow's ear?
Zhang Yue smiled slightly, picked up his pen, transcribed and handed in the paper.
There is no prescribed end time for the provincial examination, but there is one rule: no candles.
At this moment, there was still some time before the sky was dark. Zhang Yue handed in his papers and left. He didn't leave early or late. Many candidates had already left the dragon gate.
The snow fell again, and when Zhang Yue walked out of the dragon gate, he saw countless people standing outside.
As soon as he appeared, a dozen people immediately came forward to identify him and then asked: "Is my husband-in-law here?"
"Is my Saburo-kun visible?"
Zhang Yue pointed backward skillfully to get rid of the questioning, and then breathed a long sigh of relief. At this moment, he felt as if his whole body had been emptied out.
This time he experienced it in person, and he just realized what it meant to "take the clothes full of dust, and take them all back in the hall alone." When will the auspicious words be heard in Pengxiang, and when will the thorny fence be avoided again? '.
This is the first one.
There are many people in front of me here eagerly looking forward to it, and some people are talking with their families.
A man was happily saying to his parents: "Dad, Mom, I was in trouble between the curtains and didn't know how to write. Suddenly I saw someone in the court saying a few words. I lowered my head and saw that it was exactly what the poem meant. So I Pick up the pen and end the sentence with this."
The couple beside him were so happy that they cried: "This is God's will. God wants my son to go to high school this time!"
Zhang Yue couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. Every time he finished the exam, he would add a lot of anecdotes from the examination room.
"Third uncle, third uncle!"
In a blink of an eye, Zhang Yue saw that it was Zhang Qiu greeting him.
Zhang Yue smiled and walked forward and said, "Didn't I tell you not to come? The Gongyuan is just a few steps away from the Imperial Academy."
At this time, several people came to Zhang Yue and cupped their hands and said: "This is Du Zhi, today we have delayed the exam due to wind and snow. Thanks to you for speaking out in front of the prison officer, otherwise several years of time will be ruined." I wonder if I could treat you to a glass of wine and express my feelings."
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "It's a small effort, so why bother?"
On the side, Zhang Qiu couldn't help but admire Zhang Yue for being admired by so many people. After Zhang Yue pushed them, Zhang Qiu asked: "Third uncle, why don't you accept the invitation and sit down and talk with them? We can have mutual use in the future." A place to gain.”
Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Qiu and nodded and said, "You have really made progress by thinking this way, but...but the third uncle is really tired and has no time to socialize."
Zhang Qiu laughed and said, "Yes, Third Uncle, I will bring you the test box."
Zhang Yue looked tired at this moment and wanted to fall on the bed immediately. He handed the test box to Zhang Qiu. Zhang Qiu asked from the side: "Third uncle, what does this Gongyuan look like..."
Zhang Yue chatted casually for a few words, then suddenly stopped and looked back at the front of Gongyuan.
However, under the biting cold wind, the Gongyuan was covered with white snow, and the snow scene was filled with bustling people.
At this moment, Zhang Yue suddenly remembered his own experience as a poor man, and couldn't help but chant: "I am a lazy person who lives in the mountains, and I live in a poor family every day. The more I write, the heavier the writing becomes, and the less I sleep, the more I read."
"There is nothing wrong with being a wild traveler, but the immortal poet becomes true when he is thin. The autumn wind has gone thousands of miles away, who will be with me on a blind date."
Who can understand the loneliness in the cold window?
"Third uncle?" Zhang Qiu said.
"how?"
Zhang Qiu said: "I remember that when I was studying in Nanfeng Academy, Mr. Boyi once told me that reading and reciting poems is a joyful thing and cultivates one's temperament. However, after the imperial examination, people in the world have long forgotten about the Sheng instrument. It’s fish.”
Zhang Yue asked: "Don't you forget the sheng when you catch the fish?"
Zhangqiu said: "Sir, what you said is exactly what you need to get Sheng Wangyu."
Zhang Yue nodded.
