People always say that solving problems is the most difficult. In fact, Gao Pragmatic believes that the main problem with these people is that they "can't get in but can't get out" in reading. To solve the problem, Gao Pragmatic believes that there are three keys: the height of thought, the strength of generalization, and the precision of language.
These three items, in future generations, are these basic requirements for whom?
A copywriting secretary.
It's like the spirit of the central government has been conveyed. As a document secretary, what is needed to uphold these spirits and convert them into local documents?
It is necessary to be able to look at the problem from an overall perspective, which is called the height of thought; to speak tens of thousands of words, that is for the whole country, and what is corresponding to the place where he is located, must be perfectly extracted, this is called the strength of the summary; the choice of words Sentence making and writing habits conform to the trend of the times and current needs. This is called language accuracy.
Gao Pragmatic was born in this field back then.
Therefore, for Gao pragmatism, the same is true for Shiwen. It is just a matter of changing it to the genre of eight-legged essay. What is the difficulty?
Almost without thinking, he picked up a pen and wrote the question on the scroll:
"The Tao originates from heaven, and it is cultivated and presented to the court."
In this first article, Gao Pragmatically wrote it quite casually. The highlight of the whole article is actually a sentence that breaks the title.
As for why this is the case, it is not that he is pragmatic and does not pay attention to it. This is actually the experience taught to him by many seniors and brothers.
Most of the examiners have come from the examination room. They know that many candidates for the provincial examination are not awake when they write the first article. Since they have to finish seven articles in one day, it is difficult to go back and check and correct them carefully. opportunity, so generally speaking, not only is the writing style insufficient, but sometimes the rules are also lax, making it difficult to determine the true level of a candidate.
So what to do? When an experienced examiner reads a candidate's first article, he will only focus on solving the problem and see how well the candidate solves the problem in this article. If you solve the questions well, you can generally conclude that the candidate's level is not too bad, and you can continue to read his subsequent articles.
If the answer to the question is incorrect or not good, then the examiner will not have much expectations for the following article - generally speaking, unless the second article is excellent in its entirety, it will be a little difficult to succeed.
This is why Gao Pragmatic’s first article focused on solving the problem. After solving the question, you can write more casually. After all, the number of examiners is limited. You have to read so many test papers in two or three days. Do you think they really know how to examine and scrutinize word for word?
As long as you solve the problem well enough, the rest is usually just a "glance" to see if there are any major violations. If not, you will pass.
But this only applies to the first article. You cannot do this for the second and third articles, because these two articles will be the focus of the examiner's attention.
Because generally speaking, after the first article has been written in a daze, people should be almost awake, the spirit begins to concentrate, and literary thoughts begin to flow out, so the next two articles are the most critical.
Then from the fourth to the seventh article, it enters the category of "not so important", because usually at this time, the candidate's talent and energy have been almost exhausted, and the thinking has entered a period of fatigue, and the article naturally begins to decline. .
Because Gao Pragmatic is surrounded by many seniors and seniors who are very experienced in exams - in fact, they also have rich experience in proctoring and grading exams - so he knows very well what the top priority of today's exam is.
The first is the second article, the second is the third! The rest doesn't matter, as long as no big mistakes are made.
Gao Pragmatic picked up the title of the second article and looked at it. There were only four words on it:
Tao leads to virtue.
Of course, this sentence is very familiar to Gao pragmatism. It comes from "The Analects of Confucius: The Second Chapter of Politics". The whole chapter is "The Master said: Tao is governed by government, and justice is punished, so that the people can avoid shame. Tao is governed by virtue, and justice is governed by punishment. Etiquette, shame and dignity."
"Dao" here means guidance, "zheng" means legal prohibitions, and "Qi" means uniformity, which means using criminal law to unify people's behavior so that they do not break the law. He is free from punishment and has no shame. Although he does not dare to do evil, his intention to do evil has not been forgotten. Ritual refers to etiquette and etiquette. It is a requirement of moral education. People are ashamed of doing evil. The meaning of "geshizhizhi" is that it can be done, which is intended to emphasize morality.
When reading the Four Books, you can’t just know the meaning of the text. If you want to do well in the exam, you must understand Zhu’s Zhu. How does Zhu’s Zhu answer this passage?
Zhu Xi's annotation is: "Government is the instrument of governance; punishment is the auxiliary method of governance. Virtue and etiquette are the foundation of governance, and virtue is the foundation of etiquette. These are always interrelated, and although they cannot be neglected, politics and punishment It can only keep the people away from sin. The effect of virtue and etiquette is to make the people do good without knowing it. Therefore, those who govern the people should not rely on their flaws, but should also explore their roots deeply."
This question is a profound question. Even in the previous life of high pragmatism, legal prohibitions and moral education were indispensable. Although the two are not equal in various eras in history, in fact they are not always the same. Go beyond what Confucius said.
The title only contains the last three sentences. It can be seen that the focus is on the three sentences of "Tao is based on virtue". Its political discussion contrasts "forbidden", "introduced", "legislative", "shenle", and the inference of "accepting responsibility" ", "abandoned", "ashamed", "reluctant", "natural" levels.
Therefore, the focus of this question is not only to solve the problem and see whether it is good or bad, but also to point out the point, that is, to "make sense".
Those who are reasonable mainly focus on looking at the ratio and comparing behind the scenes, and those who are highly pragmatic also focus on these two areas.
His comparison is as follows:
Don't be a villain if you ban him, and be a gentleman together with him. They have the same intention, but there is no distinction between thick and thin. The most generous people in the world cannot bear to let their ears down. And this unyielding heart proves that God is good in the grass.
The law makes them avoid it, and the body leads them to follow it. Their feelings are the same, but they are shallow and deep. The only person in the world who has deep feelings cannot forget his ears. This unforgettable view has spread to Datong.
The meaning is clear and the argument is clear. But this is not enough, because this is just equivalent to the argumentative essay of later generations to state the point of view. If further explanation is required, then we have to look at the later comparison:
But it is still possible to see that the fools are fighting in the front, and the fools are turning into the back, and they think they are responsible for the national code. It is unspeakable to see abandonment to a saint. There is a truth that can be abandoned, but if the saint does not abandon it hastily, then he cannot be at ease, and he will feel guilty and regretful.
Moreover, reluctance arises from regret, and reluctance leads to naturalness. It is still possible to think that one is guilty of the imperial court. The guilt in my heart is beyond words. I have the understanding to avoid guilt, but my heart will eventually become full of guilt, especially if I can't be at peace, and my thoughts on cultivating my abilities will be overwhelming.
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Although the provincial examination was much more demanding than the Taoist examination, Gao Pragmatic knew the many tricks in the examination room and still passed the examination very quickly. When the top score was given in the afternoon, he was the first to hand in the paper and was released by the door.
The results of the exam will not be known in the next few days. Gao Pragmatic went out without any hesitation and was eager to go back for lunch - the lunch for this exam was prepared in the examination room and was not allowed to be brought in. In theory, all the lunch was spent on the court's money. But the imperial court was used to being stingy, and Henan was not very wealthy, so lunch was just two pancakes, a few slices of pork belly, and a few pieces of seasonal fruits. Gao Qingshi was ten thousand times richer in this life than in his previous life. He had long been used to luxury. When he saw that the pork belly was served as a cold dish, he couldn't eat it, so he took a few bites of the pancake and waited to return to the inn early to make up for his meal.
But since he was the first one to submit his test papers, he was still given "ceremony and music" and was sent back to his residence playing music and playing, which wasted some time. The servants who followed him couldn't go forward, so they could only follow him all the way back to the small inn that he had booked.
