The five candidates began to write articles. In the past, they did not prepare manuscript paper for the Sixth Examination of Secret Pavilion, so the articles were a bit sloppy. However, this subject began to allow the use of manuscript paper for examinations, so candidates wrote their articles on manuscript paper first.
Every move of the five candidates could be said to fall under the eyes of the four examiners.
It can be said that we know a little bit about what is possible and what is not.
Wang Kui's forehead was sweating profusely, and his pen felt weak while lying down. Beads of sweat dripped down while writing. From time to time, he wiped the sweat with his sleeves, and even suddenly stared at the books on the shelf in a daze, muttering something in his mouth.
Wang Jie, the oldest among them all, sometimes frowned slightly while writing, and sometimes suddenly became enlightened. Generally speaking, his emotions are not too exposed, and he is worthy of being the one among the five who has truly had official experience.
Su Shi had a look of joy on his face when he wrote, but he seemed to be quite congested when he wrote. There were five people present, and the other four people were writing with their elbows hanging on the desk, or even with their elbows flat, and the writing seemed to be dancing. He was the only one with his wrist pressed on the desk, as if he was laboriously writing each word.
Most calligraphers today do not advocate this writing method. Sweat can easily wet the paper, which is not conducive to seeking beauty.
Moreover, while others all use double hooks, Su Shi still writes with single hooks. Others use the pen straight, but Su Shi uses it lying down.
There must be people outside talking about it, but several examiners saw that Su Shi's writing was strange, but they felt that it was okay to be more eclectic.
His younger brother Su Che was calm and cautious, always frowning slightly, and answered the questions meticulously. However, it seems that he has not recovered from the illness, he looks a little pale, and he coughs from time to time.
However, Su Zhe was cautious on the outside, but his writing was very sharp.
For example, in the first question, the king did not treat the barbarians and the barbarians, but he actually discussed it. Confucian scholars must be careful about their habits. Improper habits will lead to lifelong illness. The books on "Gongyang" tend to be idiosyncratic but not unified, and often contain new ideas to confuse the world's ears and eyes. Therefore, those who used Han Confucians to write "Gongyang" were the most comprehensive compared to other classics. As for why it is off, its purpose is even better than that of "Gongyang", which is why it is so powerful.
There is a good saying in the Gongyang Jing, "Different interpretations but no unity", which even scolded the readers of the Gongyang Jing, calling it pedantic. As for He Xiu who bets on the ram, the same is true
Su Che's article was not at all like the honest and kind person he looked on the face.
As for Zhang Yue, he is also very serious, but among the five of them, he is the most light-hearted. It's like writing an ordinary article, without any hint of nervousness.
Yang Tian, who was sitting in front of Zhang Yue, looked at the calligraphy written by Zhang Yue in answering the questions. Every stroke and every stroke is extremely neat and rigorous.
This is what is said about beautifying yourself without seeking beauty.
He really deserves to be the champion. Yang Tian couldn't help but praise him from the bottom of his heart. Admired as they were, they still stared at every move of the five candidates.
After reading the six questions, Zhang Yue felt confident.
The most difficult part of the Six Essays on the Secret Pavilion is the source and annotation. Because the scope of the title is random and it asks about everything, it can be said that it is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
But for three months, he studied in Daxingguo Temple during the day and read in his dreams for another five hours at night.
One month I read history, one month I read books, and in the last month I reviewed all the books I had read.
Three months of reading is worth a year for others, and combined with the knowledge of Confucian classics accumulated before, it can be said to be a matter of course.
Regarding the first question, the king does not rule the barbarians.
Zhang Yue wrote yes.
Commentary: Han Changli said that if the princes use barbarian rituals, they will be barbarians; if barbarians advance into China, China will be conquered. This is the meaning of the Spring and Autumn Period. "Spring and Autumn" book "Gonggong Rong Yu Qian". He Xiu said: "In the Spring and Autumn Annals, Wang Lu clearly understood and corrected himself first, and was humble in his duties and responsibilities to others, so he stayed away from others. The king did not govern the barbarians. Those who recorded the Rong, do not reject those who come, and do not pursue those who leave. That's right. To advance into China with barbarians is the meaning of China."
In the second year of Duke Yin of Lu, the king met with Rong (Yidi) Yu Qian.
Therefore, He Xiu's annotation writes that King Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period (a book written by Confucius with King Lu as the first perspective), we should do our own things first and reflect on our own faults and blame others, so the affairs of Yi and Di are not recorded.
The king will not study the Yi Di, but if any Yi Di come to China, we will record it and forget about it when they leave.
Zhang Yue quoted Han Yu's words here, "If barbarians advance into China, China will be conquered." Barbarians who take the initiative to come to China to deal with us are civilized people who agree with our Chinese civilization. Therefore, although the king does not punish the barbarians, we cannot refuse to treat the civilized people.
The topic of this discussion is not difficult, but what is difficult is the source (Gong Gong Rong Yu Qian) and the context that gave rise to the annotation (a large passage by He Xiu).
At the same time, those who directly quote the words from the book, or slightly change the title are clear numbers. For example, Zhang Yue's title "The King Will Not Rule the Barbarians" is an obvious number.
In addition, reading the sentence upside down, and burying the beginning and end of the title is a hidden number. To put it bluntly, the source of the annotation should be hidden in the full text, and cannot be quoted directly.
In the Six Secrets of the Secret Pavilion, the light and dark must be consistent. The number of dark numbers is less than half. If you use all the light numbers, you will look very incompetent.
The following questions are not difficult at all for Zhang Yue, who is familiar with anecdotes.
When etiquette, righteousness, and trust are enough to become virtuous.
This question comes from Fan Chi learning to grow crops from Confucius. Confucius said I don’t know how to do this. You should ask the old farmer. After Fan Chi left, Confucius turned his back and said to the students, Fan Chi is really a villain. If a gentleman treats you with courtesy and justice, the people will follow you. Why do you need to grow your own crops?
Bao Xian said in his commentary: "Etiquette, righteousness and trust are enough to achieve virtue. Why use learning to educate the people?" '
Zhang Yue here thought of the problem of whether the chrysanthemums had fallen or not during the collection.
One person asked himself: "Why not ask the sages but the old farmers?"
This person may have forgotten this sentence. Confucius himself said this sentence: I am not as good as an old farmer if I am a farmer.
But in the past, Confucius was also an official in the fields and gardens.
When Zhang Yue wrote about this question, he defended Fan Chi.
Finally, the situation is not as good as the moral theory.
This sentence is also a test of kung fu.
The source of this sentence is a sentence in Tai Shigong's praise: "Wu Qi said that Wu Hou's situation is not as good as his virtue."
But this sentence doesn't work. What exactly did Wu Qi and Wei Wuhou say?
This sentence is more important than the original text.
At that time, Wei Wuhou and Wu Qi went down the Xihe River, saying that this situation was the situation of Wei State. Wu Qi said, "There is no danger in virtue." In the past, the three seedlings... (Listing the favorable geographical situation of Xia and Shang Dynasty, the country was finally destroyed) From this point of view, there is no danger in virtue. If you do not cultivate virtue, everyone in the boat will become an enemy.
Therefore, the juxtaposition of these two sentences makes the explanation clear.
Each essay has more than 500 words, and the six essays total more than 3,000 words.
Zhang Yue finished writing on the manuscript paper, slightly deleted it, and then transcribed it on the paper.
After finishing the Six Treatises, Zhang Yue realized that it was a little past noon, and Su Shi and others were busy copying.
Zhang Yue also noticed the special features of Su Shi's writing. He recalled that when Su Shi first came to Beijing, many people said that Su Shi's writing was weird. Later, Ouyang Xiu said to him that he should be pointing out his luck but not knowing it.
Su Shi also became clear-minded from then on.
Zhang Yue immediately cleared the table, which shocked other examiners and candidates. The Six Essays on the Secret Pavilion were supposed to take one day and one night. How could Zhang Yue finish it so quickly?
At this moment, Su Shi was having trouble with the theory that the situation is not as good as morality. He remembered that it was Wu Qi who said that morality is not in danger, and that the situation was not as good as morality, but he forgot the context of the connection between these two sentences.
However, he saw Zhang Yue clearing up his desk, handing the test paper to Yang Tian in front of him, briefly bowing his hands to everyone, and then strode away.
"So cool and free!" Su Shi sighed.
