Compared with before, the atmosphere in the Hall of Heroes has become significantly more relaxed since Chen Shaojun appeared.
"Now let's start the fourth and final exam, policy analysis! But this time, His Majesty the Human Emperor will no longer set the questions."
The eunuch in cloud-patterned brocade clothes said, looking at the emperor beside him offering wine.
The latter understood, and quickly took out an antique scroll, holding it in his right hand, and strode forward.
"The last policy was discussed by the Confucian leaders of Dachang and Dawen. After the topic was agreed upon, it was sealed with a lead and no one read it before the exam to show fairness."
That day when the emperor was offering wine, his face was old-fashioned and meticulous. After saying this, he paused and looked at Ou Yemian, the master of Dawenguo, beside him:
"Master Guru, it's up to you to unblock and read this last question."
"Um."
Master Dawenguo nodded and took the scroll from the Emperor Jijiu.
Poems, articles, and policy papers are first-class articles, and they belong to the highest level. They are the most valued articles and can best reflect the cultivation and attainments of Confucianism and Taoism.
Whether it is the Great Wen Kingdom, the Great Shang Dynasty, or other empires in the human world, the emphasis on policy theory is far higher than that of other poetic couplets. This is the most advanced examination item, but for this reason, the question of strategy,
The impact is very large. If one party knows the questions in advance, or asks some questions that are beneficial to them, they will have a great advantage, which is extremely unfair to the exam.
The last question was jointly agreed upon by the Confucian leaders of the Great Wen Kingdom and the Great Shang Dynasty. It was out of this consideration that as a Confucian leader, if nothing else, at least there was no problem in terms of moral integrity, and it was enough to make people happy.
Everyone in both countries was convinced.
——If not, it would never be possible to reach the level of Confucian leader. To a certain extent, this is equivalent to the two Confucian leaders jointly endorsing this exam.
Benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, and trust are the five constant principles of Confucianism and the foundation of Confucianism. If one party leaks the question, the impact will probably be more serious than this competition.
"hiss!"
Hearing that the last level was the policy discussion, there was a burst of rapid breathing in the hall, and even Wang Xiaonian showed a slight hint of nervousness. Looking away, Chen Shaojun and Liao Boya were sitting upright, always looking uncertain.
"It's the last level, I will definitely defeat you!"
Wang Xiaonian said secretly in his heart.
The other candidates also secretly held their breath, and the same was true.
As the saying goes, "no one is the best in literature", who wants to see other people overpowering him, stealing the limelight, and being reduced to a foil?
"Brother Zhang, this is your last chance."
"Well! I have to do my best!"
In the main hall, Yan Lu from the Yan School and Zhang Ze from the Zhongliang School looked at each other and exchanged encouraging glances.
"The pen falls in the storm, and the poem becomes the weeping ghosts and gods." This refers to Yan Lu, a member of the Yan family, and Zhang Ze was also the first place in the last Luyuan Poetry Competition. Like Chen Shaojun, he was also appreciated by the Queen Mother
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The Confucian and Taoist lineage of Dashang, both of them are unparalleled geniuses and highly respected among many Confucian and Taoist scholars. However, this time, their grace and brilliance were completely overshadowed by Liao Boya and Chen Shaojun, even the eight-year-old
The year-old prodigy Wang Xiaonian is slightly ahead of them.
Sometimes this is the case, people only pay attention to the first place, and few people even pay attention to the second and third place, let alone other people.
Although the performance of the two people in the previous three examinations was not bad and quite amazing, from top to bottom, no one from the Shang Dynasty or the Wen Kingdom paid attention to them.
In vain, the two of them have always been conceited about their poetic talents. How can they be reconciled to this?
Among the crowd, there were quite a few like Yan Lu and Zhang Ze. Their talents were not as high as theirs. However, in the presence of so many great Confucian scholars, great Confucian scholars, great masters, as well as the civil servants and officials of the Manchu Dynasty, as well as great merchants and great merchants,
There are so many high-level officials in Brunei and Brunei, even if they cannot win the first place, if they can perform well, they will have a great influence and improvement on everyone in the future.
"laugh!"
There was just a soft sound, and in front of everyone's eyes, Dawenguo's master Ou Yemian tore the seal, glanced at everyone in the hall, and then unfolded the scroll of the fourth test.
"The fourth exam, policy theory, the topic is, 'The sky is round and the place is square', - it is ordered by Xihe, who admires the sky, looks like the sun, moon and stars, and teaches people the time."
Having said that, Master Dawenguo lowered the scroll in his hand and fully displayed the title content to everyone.
In the main hall, when they saw this line of text, everyone frowned deeply and showed solemn expressions:
"What a big question!"
In policy analysis, the first step is to interpret the meaning of the scriptures.
The opening title "The sky is round and the place is round" comes from the "Book of Rites of the Great Dai", which is an ancient borrowing. The subtitle "It is Ming Xihe, who admires the sky like the sky, the calendar resembles the sun, moon and stars, and teaches people the time" comes from the "Book of Records".
"Yao Dian", it says that Xihe received the destiny, surveyed the sky, observed the sun, moon and stars, formulated the calendar, and taught the people the changes in seasons.
This book also belongs to classical antiquity.
All these scriptures were written by ancient sages and have been lost now. Only sporadic contents have been handed down. Many people have never even heard of them, let alone read them.
It is very rare among Confucianism and Taoism to use the extremely ancient sages and sages as exam questions. However, if the essays and arguments based on this topic are not well done, it will be tantamount to Confucianism and Taoism disciples criticizing the ancient sages and sages.
Teacher's humiliation.
So most people don’t dare to do it at all!
Moreover, "the sky is round and the earth is square" does not refer to the sky being round and the earth being square, but to the way of heaven and the way of earth.
Not to mention ordinary scholars, even masters and great masters may not dare to do this kind of question.
This topic... is too big!
In an instant, almost all the great scholars and officials who were watching looked at each other in shock and could not say a word.
Even they may not be able to solve this problem, so why should they embarrass these young scholars in the palace?
Sure enough, the moment the question came out, all the scholars frowned and fell silent.
There are all people with outstanding talents and outstanding literary and moral cultivation, but when faced with such a huge topic, they also fell into the embarrassing situation of being unable to write and having no ideas.
"The sky is round and the place is round, the sky is round and the place is...what exactly is the sky and the place is round? How to describe such a large scope?"
A scholar was holding a writing brush, his eyes were confused, and he fell into a huge confusion.
On the court, situations like his are not uncommon.
Even Wang Xiaonian, who was originally high-spirited and confident, was biting the end of his pen and scratching his head.
"Are those two Confucian old men old and confused? They actually asked such a question. I'm afraid even those old men may not be able to solve it? This is obviously to embarrass us!"
Wang Xiaonian gritted his teeth. He was good at policy discussions, but such a big topic was beyond the scope of normal policy discussions.
However, no one in the main hall noticed that the previous leader of Luyuan held his head high and thought in thought. After a moment, he dipped his head in ink, spread out the rice paper, and actually wrote directly, breaking the title:
"The round sky and the square place give birth to all things. The five elements in the sky, water, fire, metal, wood, and earth, are transformed and cultivated in time to create all things. In ancient times, they were called the Five Emperors, and in Confucianism, they were called the Wuchang. The principle of the Wuchang must be maintained..."
Boom, the moment the pen fell to the tip of the paper and the title was solved, the hall shook, dragons roared and tigers roared, and thousands of chapters and sentences rose dozens of feet high. The words were glowing with gold, and there was a huge scorching sun.
Zhang Ze's paper steamed up, turning the entire Hall of Heroes into daylight!
Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked.
Wen is like a bright sun!
If I remember correctly, Zhang Ze's articles in the first three rounds did not reach this level at all, and were still a little short of it. But now, it seems that he was influenced by Chen Shaojun and Liao Boya, and his policy and theory actually made a breakthrough on the spot, breaking through the bottleneck, and going to the next level.
One floor.
Not only that, judging from the quality of the article alone, Zhang Ze's article went from "the sky is round and the place is round" to the five elements of heaven and earth, and then to the Confucian Five Constants, advocating the Confucian principles of principles, and even surpassed the previous works of Chen Shaojun and Liao Boya.
article.
"Zhang'er!"
Everyone in the hall was moved, and the one who was most delighted was Zhang Ze’s teacher Zhou Hongye:
"That's great. I really didn't misjudge you. You really didn't disappoint me!"
As the leader of the last Queen Mother's Deer Garden Poetry Society, Zhang Ze finally showed his strength at the last level.
"Brother Zhang!!"
Yan Lu, who was not far away, saw this scene and opened his eyes wide. He was also greatly shocked. He knew that Zhang Ze was as unconvinced as him, but he did not expect that he would actually burst out with such amazing potential.
However, it only took a moment for Yan Lu to come back to his senses.
"No matter what, I must try my best and never lose to Brother Zhang! Let alone lose the morale and face of my great businessman!"
After a moment of silence, Yan Lu quickly burst out with strong fighting spirit and concentrated on the strategy in front of him.
Zhang Ze's article was like a forceful shot, instantly changing the atmosphere in the entire Hall of Heroes.
As far as the eye can see, all the young scholars are bursting with unprecedented fighting spirit. Each of them looks focused and serious as never before, and no one wants to give up.
——If even Zhang Ze can do it and produce more articles than Liao Boya and Chen Shaojun, why can't they?
After all, which one of those sitting here is mediocre? Which one is not outstandingly talented and can be called a genius?
Rustling, just a moment later, there was a rustling sound of writing in the Hall of Heroes. A famous scholar began to break the topic one after another, and for a while, visions appeared frequently. The sun, moon, stars, energy and glow were spread out.
Be dazzling at all times.
As far as the eye can see, the brows of these scholars are sometimes sad, sometimes cheerful, sometimes happy, and sometimes depressed. They are obviously addicted to it, but no one is discouraged.
Even if we lose this battle, everyone must show their own character.
Even Wang Xiaonian was a lot more serious at this time and seemed to be stimulated.