Chapter 4 New Examination Essay (1)
There is no other reason, some of the poems and articles in it are obscure and strange, which are much more obscure than some of the mystical poems that Gu Yan saw at the beginning, and it is necessary to use allusions, but it seems that some people seem to deliberately reveal their talents, which allusions are used in a rare way. There are a lot of dictionaries in the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info, Gu Yan has to think about it carefully, and there are even a few extremely difficult sentences to understand, Gu Yan knows that he is afraid that he is using allusions, but he can't find the corresponding allusions, and naturally he can't fully understand its meaning.
Gu Yan secretly thought to himself: "I vaguely remember that Ouyang Xiu vigorously advocated ancient texts, why, it hasn't worked yet?" He thought about it again: "It seems that Ouyang Xiu withstood the limelight in the imperial examination in the second year of Jiayou and promoted a group of ancient literature experts, and it seems that there is Su Shi?" ”
It is said that after Gu Yan came to the Northern Song Dynasty, he found that his memory was getting better day by day. What makes Gu Yan most pleased is that the memory of the first life, which was already vague, is now slowly waking up. It's good that I studied Chinese at the beginning, and I have to have some benefits for wearing it to ancient times, right?
The reason why Gu Yan had such an idea was because Gu Yan suddenly remembered something. When I wrote a school year paper for the first time, I didn't know the depth of my words, and I was full of respect for Su Idol, and the topic I chose was related to Su Idol, and the topic was handed in, and I was severely criticized by the tutor. There is no other reason - Su Idol, as a great writer, there are too many people who write about him, and all kinds of Su Shi-related papers are vast, what level can a rookie who is new to essays write? But Gu Yan was not convinced at that time, but found a lot of information and wrote Su Shi's paper.
Thanks to Gu Yan's disbelief, Gu Yan now completely recalls that Su Idol participated in the Jinshi exam in the second year of Jiayou, and the work he wrote was the famous "Treatise on Punishment and Reward for Loyalty", and the chief examiner was Ouyang Xiu. Legend has it that Su Shi is the second, but there is no Su Shi in the top three, there are two theories about this, one is the second provincial test, and the other is recorded in the second class. After all, Su Shi's other famous article "Shangmei Straight Lectures" is clearly written: "The deacon and Ouyang Gongshi tried it in person." Honestly, he was second. When he heard it, the deacon loved his text and thought that he had the style of Meng Ke; And Ouyang Gong also takes it for not being a secular text, so it is here. However, Gu Yan still felt that Su Idol should be the second in the provincial test.
Gu Yan made up his mind to be the same year as Su Shi. This is equivalent to leaking questions in the college entrance examination. Such a good opportunity, how can you miss it.
In any case, Jiayou's second-year imperial examination must be won. Gu Yan said silently in his heart.
At this time, Gu Yan suddenly realized that the afternoon class was about to start, so he went out to study the clan again. Sitting in his position, nothing has changed, the ink is almost dry, Gu Yan added water again, and grinded it carefully. I picked up the pen and wanted to write again, but suddenly remembered that the scratch paper in the morning did not know where it went. This thought flashed, Gu Yan didn't care, and after he wrote down two words, he suddenly realized that there were also Fei Bai Ti written by Gu Yan and Wang Xizhi's Wang Ti characters. Gu Yan looked left and right, wanting to look for it again, but the old gentleman came in again.
No, Gu Yan had to put this matter aside. Unexpectedly, this old gentleman did not explain the Analects today, but asked the students to write a strategic treatise. Regarding the topic, I almost blinded Gu Yan's eyes. It is actually "the state has a way, and the state has no way." ”
There's a lot of meaning in that...... It's worth pondering, combined with the passage of Mencius that I talked about in the morning, this old gentleman is definitely stimulated, and besides, this kind of difficult quiz is also a little politically sensitive, is it really okay? Gu Yan looked around at the teenage children in the circle around him. However, the two are not familiar with each other, and Gu Yan doesn't know what kind of stimulation this gentleman has, and it is impossible for him to shout "This topic is not scientific". I had to put pen to paper.
Gu Yan first thought of the constitutional question in the Analects: "The state has a way, and the words and deeds are dangerous; There is no way to do it, and it is dangerous to say goodbye. Translated into the vernacular, this passage means that the country has a way, and it must be righteous in words and deeds; The country has no way, and the behavior must still be upright, but the speech must be easy-going and cautious. ”
After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Gu Yan began to write, of course, it was written in the ancient style of the Tang and Song dynasties, not in the style of the pun.
The opening chapter is still the Analects, but it is not the one that is alarmist.
"In the past, Confucius praised Ziyu and Boyu and said: 'Straight Shiyu! There is a way in the state, such as an arrow; Bang has no way, such as an arrow. Gentleman, Boyu! If there is a way, then Shi; If there is no way, you can be involved. Gu Yan wrote the first sentence, paused the tip of the pen, and continued to write: "It is the old gentleman, entrusted to Wei Que, and he is dangerous to speak and act to benefit the society, and he is stored in the rivers and lakes, and he also sharpens his conduct, and he does not dare to slack off." Gu Yan naturally didn't dare to explain the sentence "'The state has a way', 'the state has no way', to explain the discussion." Although the political atmosphere in this period was quite enlightened, if you say that the state has a way now, you will lose flattery, and it is difficult for the article to have integrity, and it is difficult to say that the state has no way...... Are you looking for fault, or are you looking for death? However, if it weren't for such a more enlightened political atmosphere, this gentleman would definitely not dare to ask such a question. Gu Yan felt another burst of emotion in his heart. However, the sycophants still have to be patted a little, and Renzong is indeed a good emperor. So Gu Yan didn't dare to slack off. Then he said, "What is the time for this?" ”
A small pat on the back is enough, and now the theme has been set, just waiting for the east wind to be discussed. Gu Yan was quoted from the side, and a few words of discussion were interjected from time to time. The more I write, the more comfortable it becomes. By the time Gu Yan wrote heartily to the last paragraph, he had already found that this was the third piece of paper he had written. This is not the most terrifying, what is even more terrifying is that Gu Yan raised his head and looked at the old face facing the gentleman.
This gentleman has been watching from the side, how long has he been watching this? After discovering this gaze, Gu Yan was quite uncomfortable, and the hand that lifted the pen did not fall for a long time.
"The article is acceptable, continue." But I heard the old gentleman twisting his beard and saying.
Gu Yan had no choice but to continue: "Yes, dangerous words and deeds, although you don't avoid the prestige of the monarch, Wei Wenzhen's affairs are also here?" After writing this sentence, Gu Yan was shocked and shocked, he was going to talk about morality in full without involving politics, why did he write it with a little crooked? And with his current situation, the writing is also a bit old-fashioned. I had to add another sentence: "What's the matter, are we in vain after learning?" Originally, Gu Yan could also write a piece of his own personal experience, connect it with reality, and make the article more substantial. Just like Wang Bo's "Preface to King Teng's Pavilion", "Bo, a three-foot life, a scholar." "It's the same with that paragraph. But after all, I didn't have that mood. So I put down my pen and stopped writing.
"Done?"
"Yes, it's done."