Chapter 190: Township Test III
With frequent wars, how can we have spare energy to pay attention to agricultural affairs? Even if you don't pay attention to farming, it doesn't matter, the key is to catch the husband and draw the ding, the strong men are forced to go to the battlefield, how can the old and weak women and children do a good job in farming?
Therefore, Mencius's proposal of not violating the agricultural time is very reasonable, and it is actually a correction to the king. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 And Mencius's strategic idea of sustainable development is very rare.
There should be no unfamiliar topics in this article, but it is not a hot topic. In addition, the whole content of this article contains a lot of information, how to find the starting point and focus, guess the examiner's thoughts, the preferences of the superiors, and how to scratch the itch of the questioner, which is the key to the breakthrough of this eight-strand essay.
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Speaking of the emergence of this topic, it starts with a secret conversation a few days ago, when the chief and deputy examiner of the Shuntian Mansion of the present Ke Shun Heaven Mansion had a secret conversation in the Jinghou side hall outside the south study.
The Jinghou side hall outside the south study is a lounge specially set up by Emperor Rongjing for the courtiers waiting to be summoned. Ministers can eat tea and rest here. I can't finish discussing the affairs, and I will discuss it after lunch.
Gao Jiwen is the examiner of this course and has the highest decision-making power for undergraduate examination questions. However, Zhu Yancheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as the deputy chief examiner, also has the right to make suggestions and discuss the exam questions.
Both of them were summoned by Emperor Rong Jing and waited here for the summons.
Zhu Yancheng picked up the teacup on the table and tasted the thin wide tea, put down the teacup and approached Gao Jiwen, and discussed quietly.
"Lord Gao, this official has a topic here for the trial election of Jinke Township, the meaning of this official can be used, and Lord Gao will also refer to it in detail.
'Great virtues will be given their place, they will be given their place, they will be given their place, they will be given their name, and they will be given their longevity. From "The Mean", I suggest that this section can be used as a title.
The sage and saint Lord Shun should be the most filial person, right? In terms of virtue, he is a saint, in terms of status, he is a noble son of heaven, wealth owns the whole world, he is worshipped in the temple, and his children and grandchildren maintain his deeds. Therefore, a man of great virtue will definitely get the position he deserves, he will get the wealth he deserves, he will get the fame he deserves, and he will get the longevity he deserves. Therefore, Heaven gives birth to all things and must treat them according to their qualifications. Those who can become successful are cultivated, and those who cannot become become are eliminated.
There is a cloud in the Book of Songs: "A noble and elegant gentleman has bright and beautiful virtues, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and enjoy the blessings bestowed by God." Heaven blessed him, appointed him, and gave him a great mission. Therefore, those who have great virtue will inherit the destiny of heaven.
My lord the emperor inherited the throne, wise and martial, virtuous in the world, Ze was born by the common people, he will be blessed by God, enjoy the blessings of immortals, and live with the sky! ”
Thanks to Lin Yuzhi, I don't know, this "immortal blessing will be enjoyed forever, and longevity will be with heaven!" "But Jin Dada's high-quality words, dare you wait for An to steal them?
Since Zhu Yancheng was appointed as the deputy chief examiner of Emperor Rongjing, it can be said that he has picked up his books again and seriously studied and thought about the direction of the examination questions. Becoming an associate examiner, that is, an undergraduate teacher, can be called his protégé.
"The students are in the world, near or hundreds of thousands of miles, far or thousands of miles, the language is different, the name is not understood, and once you ascend to the department, there is a so-called examiner, called the teacher." This is an opportunity to win over people's hearts and strengthen their own forces.
Compared with the examination, the township examination discovers talents, cultivates them, and is also their own protégé, which is a natural factional relationship, and this opportunity is very rare.
At the age of his fifties, his memory is not good, and many articles that he used to remember clearly are now not directly catchy. The questions of the imperial examination are extraordinary, and they cannot be discussed with the staff, and they cannot afford to take the responsibility of leaking the questions in the imperial examination, so they can only do it themselves.
This question is the result of my own careful consideration. What emperor doesn't need the following praises? Don't need a whisker? Don't need a name for the ages? Don't need to live forever?
These require ministers like themselves to perceive the holy will, speak on behalf of the lord, and share worries for the emperor!
"The Mean, I am born to be useful", everything does not go to the extreme, not to go to the extreme, but step by step, step by step. This question is good, but I also have a question, so Master Zhu might as well listen to it.
"Mencius, Liang Hui Wang" does not violate the agricultural time, and the grain cannot be eaten. What do you think of this question? ”
Gao Jiwen felt that he gradually figured out some of the current affairs that Emperor Rong Jing cared about, and where the pulse was. Reform is the appearance of evils, rectification of the rule of officials is the form, and the benefit of the people's livelihood is the foundation.
Li Weijun, the governor of Zhili, proposed to abolish the "poll tax" and replace it with a "tax calculated according to the field", merging the per capita tax into the mu of land, and setting the amount of tax according to the number of mu of land. Those who have more land will receive more, those who have less land will receive less, and those who have no land will not accept it. At the same time, it was proposed to abolish the Confucian and eunuch households, and limit the privileges of the gentry, so that the burden of forced labor was reasonable for both rich and poor. This policy, which favored the poor and disadvantaged the landlords, would be a major innovation in the history of taxation.
Emperor Chen stayed in this article and only gave Li Weijun the will of "waiting for the opportunity to discuss this matter".
Gao Jiwen had vaguely smelled that Emperor Rong Jing was brewing the holy intention of doing a big thing.
Therefore, I tossed and turned for many days before I finally chose this question, which can also be said to be a temptation. The courtiers had to follow the emperor's train of thought.
"No, no! This: a five-acre house, a mulberry tree; A hundred acres of land, don't take the time. It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate! I will never agree to this question, and I hope that Lord Gao will dispel the idea of this question as soon as possible.
Although the sages have a good intention, this topic is inappropriate, and it is easy to speculate on the intentions of the subordinates, which may cause trouble. Never viable! I wouldn't agree either! ”
Zhu Yancheng was shocked by Gao Jiwen's question. The words and deeds of the people in the upper position can become the basis for the speculation of the lower officials, not to mention that it is so obvious that this question is set in the township test, what will the people below think? What will foreign officials think? What did the gentry, who owned a lot of land, think? This is not a trivial matter, if it is not good, it may be a raging storm!
"What did Master Zhu say? Why didn't the officer hear clearly. What's the trouble? What trouble can there be? It's just a township test question! The official didn't say anything! Gao Jiwen was a little angry and said with his life. Raise a glass of tea and face it calmly.
"Hmph, Senior Scholar, you don't need to fight a lawsuit with me here, I can't let you be tired as the deputy examiner!"
Zhu Yancheng made up his mind, but he didn't agree, when this topic came out, others had to think that he and Gao Jiwen were conspiring, and he couldn't get out of it! Break no!
"Huh!" Gao Jiwen sneered.
The atmosphere in the Jinghou Palace was tense, and the two sides were arguing, each insisting on its own words, arguing with reason, and not giving in to each other.
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