107 Politics and morality

But right now, Shen Liang's body has been marked with Liu Zongzhou's mark, since this person is a friend of the master, he is his elder.

Shen Liang followed the senior brothers to greet him.

Huang Daozhou was very familiar with Zhang Luxiang and Chen Hongshou, and when he saw Shen Liang, he couldn't help asking: "Niantai, who is this?" ”

There is no way, Huang Zongxi and these people are too popular, and they are old, standing with the handsome and unspeakable Shen Liang, the gap will be widened at once.

Liu Zongzhou smiled and said: "Youxuan, I was about to tell you that this is the queen of Rongguogong, Jia Baoyu, the word Zhong'an, is the apprentice I only accepted last year." ”

The senior brothers let Shen Liang out, and Shen Liang hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Kid Jia Zhong'an has seen Mr. Youxuan. ”

Huang Daozhou returned the salute and said in surprise: "Could it be the one who wrote "Linjiang Immortal"? ”

"Exactly." Liu Zongzhou touched his beard quite complacently.

Shen Liang didn't expect this old man to know himself, and he said in his heart that literati are light, and he has to rely on his works to speak.

Zodiac Zhou was surprised: "I was sent to Guangxi last year, and I received a letter from you, saying that someone wrote "Linjiang Immortal" with the theme of the Three Kingdoms, rolling the Yangtze River East Passing Water, and the waves swept away the heroes. Impassioned, tragic and magnificent, full of atmosphere, one virtual and one real, its meaning is no less than Mr. Dongpo.

I'm thinking, who can write such magnificent words, how can he be a bad old man who is over the age of six, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, it was such a piece of jade! ”

The more Huang Daozhou looks at it, the more he likes it, there is no way, whoever makes Shen Liang look rare is rare, coupled with the aura of "Linjiang Immortal", it is not an exaggeration to call him a prodigy.

Liu Zongzhou smiled and said, "Alas? You Xuan must not be so praised, he is still young, and it is the time when he needs to be sharpened, I am also ready to let him enter the Tai Academy, precipitate for three years and five years, and then go to participate in the imperial examination after a few years. ”

Shen Liang was anxious when he heard it.

Go to Tai College for three or five years? The ghost knows what the situation will be in three or five years, looking at the current situation, I am afraid that it will not take three or five years, and the Tartars outside the gate will have to come in again, and it is a question whether Shenjing City can hold it at that time.

Shen Liang found that the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty was seven or eight points similar to the Ming Dynasty in his own world.

Even those historical figures who appeared in the Ming Dynasty appeared sporadically in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Although there are no romantic figures such as Yang Shen, Wang Yangming, and Tang Bohu, they cannot affect the historical process of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Tartars outside the gate don't care about you, poems and songs, they will beat you when they say they will beat you, and they will rob you if they say they will rob your woman.

Even the famous governors in history, Yuan Chonghuan, Mao Wenlong, Lu Xiangsheng and others also died at the historical node.

From this, it is not difficult to infer that the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty may be the same as that of the Ming Dynasty, and it cannot escape the end of being ruled by foreign invasions.

Now it is the fourteenth year of Longqian, the death knell of the Great Zhou Dynasty has sounded, and in another three years, the Tartar soldiers entered the customs, invincible, and set foot on the Central Plains with hundreds of thousands of alien horses......

Shen Liang didn't dare to think about it anymore, he felt that if he didn't make any more moves, he might have to build a small boat and run away in the South Seas.

But the South Seas are not safe, in this era, the Dutch and the Portuguese are driving strong ships and cannons to colonize everywhere, and there are too many variables at sea, and the wind and waves are big, and a small wave hits, and they have to go to see the Dragon King of the South China Sea.

Shen Liang's mind was spinning extremely fast, and these thoughts were all instantaneous.

Huang Daozhou listened to Liu Zongzhou's words, shook his head and said: "Niantai, your idea is outdated, you have to become famous as soon as possible, think that Wang Bo Prince An, who can write at the age of six, wrote ten volumes of "Finger Flaws" at the age of nine; At the age of fourteen, he wrote the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng", which was famous for the world; At the age of sixteen, he passed the Yusu branch and was awarded the title of Assanlang.

You, an apprentice, are better than Wang Zi'an, at the age of fourteen, you can actually make such old and spicy words as "Linjiang Immortal", which is really the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves. ”

Shen Liang stood aside and listened to the two old men talking about himself, but he also found it interesting.

Huang Daozhou changed his words and said, "Zhong'an, do you have any thoughts of ending up this year?" ”

When Shen Liang heard this, he immediately got up and replied, "So that Mr. knows that the student is familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and he is about to take a small test." ”

Huang Daozhou said with a smile: "Although the old man is not among the top three, he is also a Jinshi, since you are interested in the imperial examination, I will test you." ”

"Just now you said that you are familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, which is the basis of the imperial examination system, let me ask you, for politics and morality, such as Beichen, where you live and the stars are together, how to solve the problem?"

Shen Liang's brain was running rapidly, and the source of this sentence immediately popped up in his mind: "For politics and morality, such as Beichen, where you live and all the stars are together, from "Analects, for Politics". ”

"I remember it very firmly, but the exam doesn't depend on how familiar you are, it's the foundation to solve the questions." Huang Daozhou shook his head and said.

The meaning of this sentence is very simple, if the ruler implements the rule of virtue, the ministers and the people will automatically revolve around you.

The imperial examination is to take the words of the sage out of context, intercept a paragraph, and let the candidates ponder.

Therefore, if you want to solve the problem, you can't simply look at this sentence, but consider it comprehensively in conjunction with the meaning of the context.

The original sentence of this sentence is: for politics and morality, such as Beichen, live in its place and all the stars are together. The way is to govern, all to be punished, and the people are free from shamelessness; The way is virtuous, all are courteous, shameful and qualified.

"Virtue for government" is the core of the Analects of Confucius.

Shen Liang replied: "Politics and morality, and then inaction." ”

"And then inaction?"

Huang Daozhou suddenly straightened up, savored it, and his eyes lit up: "Niantai, Zhong'an has the talent of the champion!" ”

The popular commentary in the Great Zhou Dynasty was Zhu Xi's "Analects", and Zhu Xi's commentary was to govern and be virtuous, and then the world would return to it without doing anything.

What Shen Liang answered was the annotation content of Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi.

Cheng Zi's annotations are more concise, concise and to the point, and he expounds on politics and morality in only four words.

Shen Liang smiled modestly: "Mr. praised it falsely. ”

Thanks to the fact that there is only Zhu Xi in this world, there are no brothers Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi.

"Then do nothing, then do nothing......"

Huang Daozhou muttered, Zhu Xi also mentioned this statement, but no one dared to condense Zhu Xi's words, they thought that Zhu Xi's commentary was already the best solution.

Liu Zongzhou also looked at Shen Liang in surprise: "Zhong'an, did you come up with this yourself?" ”

Shen Liang cheekily took it all.

Huang Daozhou said with a smile: "Niantai, this is a good disciple you taught." ”

Liu Zongzhou smiled and said a few words modestly, and said to Shen Liang: "Zhong'an, today is busy, you go back, and in a few days you will come to the door in person as a teacher and teach you the art of eight-strand making." ”

Shen Liang bowed.

The most important thing in the imperial examination is the eight-strand text, the eight-strand text, which is simple and simple, but it is quite difficult to say that it is difficult.

The title of the eight-strand essay comes from the four books, and it is necessary to speak on behalf of the sage, but how to solve the problem in the first step of writing an article depends on everyone's understanding.

In ancient times, there were no marking machines, and they were all manual marking.

If you don't do it well, the first step will be brushed down, even if you write it later, it will be the end of Sun Shan.

Some people have been taking the imperial examination all their lives, but they have not been able to pass the examination, just because they are not good at learning and art.

However, if there is a good teacher, then the way of the imperial examination can get twice the result with half the effort.

Shen Liang thinks that he is a little crooked, but compared with those geniuses, he is still far behind, Liu Zongzhou treats him like this, this kindness is greater than the sky.