In this examination, the seat assigned to Gao Pingshi was No. 49 with the character Zang. The character "Zang" is the 24th character of the Thousand-Character Classic, which means "cold comes and summer comes, autumn harvests and winter hides." What's interesting is that he actually got the number forty-nine again. Even he himself felt that he was inexplicably destined to the saying "Dao Fifty, Tian Yan Forty-Nine".
After the title sheet for the first game came down, the bugler in front of Gao Pragmatic handed the paper to him, and then reminded him: "Master, please remember to write down your name and resume first."
Gao pragmatically smiled: "Thank you for reminding me." Then he wrote down his place of birth, name, three generations, etc., and then picked up the topic to read.
At first glance, I couldn't help but be surprised. It turned out that the title of the first chapter was: Learning first, politics second.
This is somewhat interesting, because this question does not come from the article itself, but from the table of contents of the second chapter of "The Analects of Confucius".
However, Gao Pragmatic has practiced problem-solving extremely well, so although this question was a little surprising, it was not a problem for him.
I saw him slowly polishing the ink, and wrote down the ink question on the ink scroll: "Study and then do politics, I have never heard of studying politics."
Although this first article is about breaking the test, the article still needs to be finished. According to the idea of breaking the topic, Gao Pragmatic focuses on the relationship between learning and politics in the full text, that is, you must first learn solidly, and then you can implement politics clearly.
Since the important thing in this first article is just to solve the problem, the examiner usually only looks at whether there are any irregularities in the following articles, and will not focus on the words. Therefore, he is very pragmatic and writes very quickly. Almost the entire text is written in one go without thinking.
After finishing writing, Gao Pragmatic took a deep breath, then closed his eyes and rested for a while, clearing all the thoughts just now from his mind, leaving him with a clear mind, ready to write the next most important question, which is the most important question. Importantly, the entire text will be scrutinized by the marking examiners.
After resting, Gao Pragmatic had forgotten the previous question, so he slowly opened the question paper and looked at this decisive question.
A sentence appeared on the paper: If there is no trouble, there will be no position; if there is trouble, it will be established. Don't worry if you don't know what you know, seek to know.
Sure enough, it is a big topic, and it has not been cut out. It is an "original" "Zi Yue", which comes from "The Analects of Confucius Li Ren Chapter".
The meaning of this passage is: Don’t worry about whether you have a name, prestige, a high official, or a good salary. What you really need to worry about is whether you have the ability, knowledge, and whether you can help the world and save people! Don’t worry that others don’t know you or understand you. As long as you pursue, learn, enrich and improve yourself according to your goals, slowly more and more people will know and understand you.
This question seems to be somewhat related to the previous first question. Presumably the examiner Shen Shixing attaches great importance to "learning and improvement", so he also wants to see what the candidates think about it.
To be honest, this is a very "mind-study" topic, especially since today's style of mind-study is like lecturing and gathering people to give lectures at every turn. Sometimes even big shots from the imperial court come to give lectures in person, and even one lecture can attract hundreds or even thousands of people. , or even thousands of people. Xu Jie was particularly fond of doing this back then, and Shen Shixing also participated.
However, Gao Gongting was disgusted by this, and Zhang Juzheng didn't like it either, because they both felt that you, an important minister of the imperial court, were so busy with administrative matters that you still had time to give lectures. You know which is your true job? ? Therefore, this trend has weakened slightly in recent years. At least the big shots in the court have rarely come out to give lectures in person.
However, judging from Shen Shixing's topic, he is still very concerned about this matter, and even to a certain extent, he regards scholarship as more important than governance.
Of course Gao Pragmatic doesn't like this style, but he can't stop taking the exam just because he doesn't like it. That's just because he can't live with himself.
Therefore, you still have to write articles, and you can’t mix your own dissatisfaction into them. Not only that, but we must follow Shen Shixing’s thinking and vigorously emphasize the importance of scholarship and study.
There is no other way, the exam is the most important thing, and you can’t live with the “Jinshi” diploma.
Gao pragmatic sighed, put down his distracting thoughts, thought carefully for a while, and then picked up the draft paper - he wrote the ink scroll directly on the previous article, but this one was of great importance, so he had to draft it first.
After thinking for a moment, he dipped his pen in ink and wrote down the question:
"The thesis is about the feelings of fame and position, just think about it."
Then there is no need to think too much about the topic. I have already figured it out just now, so I just write:
"The husband has no position when he is troubled. If he is not aware of the trouble, it is not a loss. He is responsible for the trouble and knows the truth. A gentleman will not change his ears."
I only thought about it for a moment before I started speaking, and then I wrote:
"And if people want to express themselves to the world, they must think about how generous the world is to blame me, and how difficult it is for me to cope with the world. Those who are generous and responsible will be obliged to me, and those who are difficult to shoulder will be rejected by the world. Forgive me. If the weight is not enough to reciprocate, then you will be superficial and frustrated."
Next comes the topic. Gao Pragmatic pauses for a moment and writes a paragraph:
"The husband's reputation and position are two things that a gentleman's way needs to be practiced and passed down. But my way is because of my fame and position, and I take credit for it. This name and position are more important than my way."
Next came Tibi's stock offering and stock matching. These two paragraphs not only require understanding of the principles, but also the emphasis on confrontation. It is a test of both thinking and writing. Gao Pragmatic had to go through it in his mind several times. , wrote a few sentences and transcribed a few words, and then wrote down on the draft:
"That's why the great scholar, who was so poor in understanding the obvious and obscure, gathered the ears and eyes from all over the world to pay attention to it, without even beginning to have the suspicion of shocking things.
The imperial court of the declining country, even carrying the poems and books of three generations, went out to respond to requests, but it was inevitable that they would feel guilty. "
The next two paragraphs about stock buying and pairing were quite long. Gao Pragmatic spent a lot of time and accurately matched them word for word before they were written into a draft. The four sections of the rear bundle ratio and the rear ratio are also so average.
But at the end of the day, Gaowu’s executive document was extremely concise, using only seven words in total:
"Where should the patient live?"
This is the trend after recent changes in style. There is no conclusion at the end of the article, only one sentence is used to conclude.
Eight-legged literary style originated in Hongwu and was commonly used in Yongle. By Chenghua and Hongzhi, it had basically matured and been fixed, but small changes were still ongoing. For example, each part may come first and then disappear, and some may come first and then nothing; the words and sentences in each part may also change from more to less, or from less to more, etc.
For example, the number of sentences in breaking the topic, continuing the topic, and starting the speech varied in different periods; the summary was used to express political opinions easily at the beginning, but after gradually shrinking, it was completely eliminated in the Wanli Dynasty. Therefore, in fact, the eight-part essay is constantly changing. For example, if we compare the Hongzhi Dynasty and the Wanli Dynasty, some masterpieces can no longer even be called masterpieces.
After this question is tested, the third chapter is about the classic. The highly pragmatic classic is the "Book of Changes", which is different from Shen Shixing, so this question is not written by Shen Shixing.
When it comes to taking the classics exam, being highly pragmatic is relatively calm. This is like taking a professional course in later generations. If you can't pass the professional course, why bother hanging out? You might as well go home.
When I opened the title, I saw it read: Shocked, dumbfounded with a smile, shocked for hundreds of miles, never lost.
Hmm... It seems that the professional courses in Beibang are relatively elementary. This question comes from Zhen Gua, and it does not separate the classic meaning. It is also a typical big question, in line with the style of the general examination - no wonder Guo Pu told Gao Pragmatic many years ago that the article is still To be upright, this is the original reason.
There is nothing special worth mentioning about this question. The main idea is that a gentleman can do it even if the mountain collapses in front of him without changing his expression. Just write according to the idea and it will be done without thinking too much.
After writing the first three articles, Gao pragmatically took a good rest. At this time, lunch began to be distributed in the examination room. Gao pragmatically took it over and took a look. He found that the food he ate this time was more reliable than Gongyuan in Henan, with one meat, two vegetarian and two stir-fry dishes. A spring onion and egg drop soup, a large bowl of rice, and it is said that more can be added - after all, we are all masters of the people's education, it is hard to say what to eat, but we must always have enough food.
After lunch, Gao pragmatically felt much more relaxed in the afternoon. He quickly finished the draft, then transcribed all seven articles carefully, and then checked in detail whether there were any violations, exceptions, etc., and then Shi Shiran handed over. Volume.
Originally, he thought he was the first candidate to submit the paper again, but unexpectedly, he was overtaken this time.
