Chapter 58: The Great Mission

"There is a way in the world, and the conquest of Lile comes from the Son of Heaven."

This is a topic from Tang Shunzhi, which is stable and unambiguous. It is not the same thing as the circle at all, Tang Yi is very energetic, this sentence is what Confucius said, when there is a way in the world, the Lile War is the decision of the Son of Heaven, and there is another sentence below, when there is no way in the world, the Lile expedition is the decision of the princes.

After thinking about it for a while, Tang Yi finally broke the question: "Dao Long is in the first life, and the authority should not be divided into many people. If there are many husbands and politicians, then chaos begins. ”

Broke the topic, and searched the intestines, according to the order of the topic, the lecture, the topic, the shares, the middle shares, and the bundle of shares, all the way down, almost half an hour, an eight-strand essay of less than 300 words was finally written. Tang Yi looked at it cautiously again, although it was not a cluster of flowers, but it was also well-worded, and the ranking was appropriate, and it should not look bad.

He presented it with both hands and sent it to Tang Shunzhi, tremblingly waiting for everyone's comment.

Tang Shunzhi took it and glanced at it, then put it aside, smiled slightly, and looked at Tang Yi, making her hairy.

"Mr. Jing Chuan, did you do not do well in your later life?" Tang Yi asked tentatively.

"Hehe, let's not talk about this article first, let me ask you, why does the imperial court use eight shares to take scholars?"

Of course, it is to suppress thoughts, fool the world, and make scholars poor all their lives, without the effort to cause trouble...... After the lesson just now, Tang Yi has learned to be deep and introverted, shook his head and said, "I don't know about the late life, please ask Mr. for advice." ”

"Alas, since ancient times, there is no first in literature, and there is no second in martial arts. Some people like sour, some people like sweet. There are so many people who read in the world, the north and south of the river, on both sides of the Yellow River, just in the south of the Yangtze River, there are millions of readers, right? ”

Tang Yi didn't understand what Tang Shunzhi meant, but still nodded, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are the richest places, and the literary style is prosperous, as long as there is a little silver, they will send their children to study, and it is by no means an exaggeration to have millions of readers.

That's right, so many people who read books rely on an article to determine whether it is good or bad, not to mention deciding life and death, it is not much worse. If you don't set strict rules, it all depends on the examiner's preference, can you imagine how many disadvantages there will be? ”

Rumble!

A thunderbolt flashed in Tang Yi's mind, and his mind suddenly opened up.

Tang Shunzhi really pointed to the crux of the problem at once, if you don't limit the scope of the exam, don't stipulate the format of the essay, let the examiners play, and let them be admitted according to their preferences, how much of it will be boring, and you can understand it with your toes.

For example, if an examiner asks questions from a very unorthodox book, most candidates have never seen it, so how can they do well? If this examiner has bad intentions and reveals the books to the person he likes in advance, what fairness can the exam be!

Limit the scope of the question to four books and five classics, but it is only nine books, anyone can grit their teeth, they can sell it, it is really not good, and they can still copy it by hand, there is always a solution.

If you think about it carefully, Baguwen and the college entrance examination of later generations are similar, with countless points of attack, but it is undeniable that the maximum fairness is guaranteed. If we admit students freely and teach them according to their aptitude, how many related households will become "special talents" and squeeze into the campus, occupying the already insufficient resources, and the rural children will never have a bright future.

In fact, by extension, many seemingly unreasonable things are based on the need to maintain the great empire, such as emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, planting seeds, and harvesting grain, which is a universal truth. However, business is different, and there must be geographical restrictions.

If commercial development is encouraged, Jiangnan will definitely be invincible, and when the empire is out of control from north to south, the country will be unstable......

Tang Shunzhi's words really made Tang Yi look at Baguwen from a new height, and at the same time admired Mr. Jing Chuan's insight more and more.

Tang Yi's changes were all seen by Tang Shunzhi, and he said in his heart that if he wanted to suppress this kid, he had to show some real skills. He picked up Tang Yi's article and said with a smile: "Your article can't be considered bad, but if it is placed in the examination room, the examiner will fall at first sight, do you know the reason?" ”

"I don't know if I'm late."

"The question of the eight strands is intercepted from the meaning of the scriptures, and it can only be aimed at the topic, and it cannot be infringed on, nor can it be committed."

"Ahh

Tang Yi couldn't help but gasp, no matter how low-level he made his mistakes, when he solved the problem, he obviously made a mistake, that is, he used the meaning of the latter sentence.

In later generations, the interpretation of the article pays attention to the context and considers it holistically, but the eight-strand article is not good, what you discuss, it is, and it is never allowed to play too much. What should I do if I encounter a student who plays recklessly, it's very simple, just knock it down and don't take it.

It is conceivable that Tang Yi's article is only good, and the examiner is too lazy to take a second look. Thinking of this, Tang Yi's spine was cold for a while, the whole person was not good, feudal scholars, what a fucking cruelty!

Seeing that Tang Yi had figured it out, Tang Shunzhi stood up with a smile, picked up the brush, and without thinking, wrote a few sentences under the article, and Tang Yi came forward to look closer.

"Daolong is in the first life, and the government is in one person. Where the husband is in the government, where the rule is! ”

Looking at these few sentences, I directly talk about the benefits of power belonging to the Son of Heaven, and Tang Yi's writing rule is to explain the disadvantages of distributing to the princes, which seem to be two sides of the same body, and put it on the imperial examination, which is the difference between middle and not, heaven and hell!

I am afraid that only a master can taste the difference, Tang Yi thought of this and bowed deeply.

"Mr. Jing Chuan, I am ashamed to disturb the school in my later years. Mr. regardless of the past suspicions, I am grateful for the late life! If it......" Tang Yi's face was flushed, and he couldn't speak.

"Hehe, don't you just want to learn the eight-strand system, what's there to say?" Tang Shunzhi said with a smile.

Tang Yi's eyes lit up suddenly, and he hurriedly asked, "Sir, are you willing to teach the late students?" ”

"Nope." Tang Shunzhi shook his head, and then said with a smile: "Baguwen is just a format, with your ingenuity, you can figure it out in a day and a half, the pass is to really fight your way out of the encirclement and dominate among millions of scholars, just relying on your current knowledge is not enough." ”

"Please sir." Tang Yi said humbly.

"The format of the eight-strand text is rigorous, comparable to a big axe under the bed board, and a dojo in a snail shell. Pay the most attention to accumulation, and miss the slightest mistake for a thousand miles. The light will memorize the four books and five classics, and Zhu Ziji will annotate, but it is far behind! ”

"What more do you want to learn, sir?" Tang Yi asked with a twinkle in his eyes.

"The foundation of the eight shares lies in the poetry and literature, so it must be Chu Ci, Yuefu, Han and Wei dynasties, ancient poetry, Tang poetry, Song Ci, Yuan Qu, and also dabble in the hundreds of schools, especially the Son of Heaven believes in Taoism, but also to eat the knowledge of Lao Zhuang, inadvertently integrated into the text, and the palace test will satisfy the Son of Heaven. These alone are not enough, "Historical Records" must always be read, and the actual records of the previous dynasties of "Zizhi Tongjian" and "Zhenguan Political Dignitaries" must be familiar with it...... Astronomy and geography, agriculture and water conservancy, medical divination and arithmetic, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all need to be dabbled. Especially now that the wolf smoke is everywhere, and the Tatars and the Japanese are in turmoil, it is even more necessary to learn fists and feet, weapons, strengthen the body, and know how to write books and wars, and when necessary, be able to command thousands of troops and horses, and crisscross the battlefield......"

Tang Shunzhi said the same, Tang Yi remembered the same, and gradually his head was like a balloon, getting bigger and bigger, and it was about to burst. Memorizing all these things, let alone millions of words, and then integrating them is simply a big task.

"Mr. Jing Chuan, do you still have to learn the art of war? Civilian officials don't have to go to war, right? Tang Yi said with a wail.

"Why don't you use it, this dynasty is a civil and imperial weapon, if you don't have two hits, those arrogant soldiers will obey your command?"

It also makes sense, Tang Yi frowned and gritted his teeth, if you want to be quite a master, you have to work hard, isn't it just an endorsement, it's hard to stop Lao Tzu! But - who should I learn from so many things?

When he was in the middle of Chileng, Tang Yi suddenly found an unfathomable smile on the corner of Tang Shunzhi's mouth, and said clearly: Small, aren't you still hooked?

Tang Yi thought about it again and again, resolutely lifted the placket of his clothes, and gave Tang Shunzhi a big gift.

"Late life, please give me advice!"

"Well, from today onwards, come to me in the morning to endorse and practice martial arts, and go to the school in the afternoon to listen to the scriptures, Zhao Wen's foundation is quite solid, and in the evening, practice words well, and hand in 3,000 words every day. Besides, I go to Shangquan Gong every ten days, learn from him, and listen to him talk about the history of the court. Tang Shunzhi's smooth words were obviously premeditated.

Tang Yi nodded, for the imperial examination, for happiness, fight!

"Sir, do you have any more orders?"

"Yes." Tang Shunzhi smiled narrowly: "I heard that your cooking skills are good, go and make me some appetizers!" ”