Chapter 91 (Seeking further study) County Examination (Part 2)
Afternoon, third question.
"Every country in the world can be equalized, a title or salary can be dismissed, a sword can be cut, but moderation is impossible!"
The source of this question is written directly on the question stem.
The sage Confucius said in "The Doctrine of the Mean, Chapter 9" that the world's countries can be governed, officials and salaries can be given up, and sharp swords can trample them across, but the Doctrine of the Mean is not easy to achieve.
People's hearts are biased and everyone is different.
Chen Ping is prepared to use the mercy of the emperor to bring peace to the government and the public. If he cannot achieve moderation, he should put the overall situation first.
I believe you can be sure of it.
Enter at sunrise and close at sunset.
After completing the answer, submit it to the on-site official, which is called "turning in the paper".
However, candidates cannot leave the examination room immediately. They must wait until the number of people reaches forty or fifty, and the county magistrate personally removes the seal on the door before leaving, and then locks and seals it again.
The first appearance is called "the first card", usually within two hours after the start of the test, followed by "the second card", "the third card", and finally the "last card".
There is no time limit for the exam, but candles are not allowed, so in the evening, even if you have not finished answering the questions, you have to leave.
The first session ended quickly, and it was soon time to hand in the paper.
Some children were ready to move, probably wanting to leave. Unfortunately, the rules of the court meant that unless all the fifty people in the room stopped writing, they would not be able to move at all.
When the sun completely set, Magistrate Wu finally stood up and looked around the audience with sharp eyes.
Announced: "Hand in papers, closed!"
Many people could be heard sighing at the scene.
At this point, the first county exam is over.
The results of the first test are usually released three to four days after the test, which is called "release".
At the time of the incident, the qualified candidates were divided into groups of fifty, and were arranged in order of performance. Their names were arranged in a circle like clock characters, and the order was from the top in a counterclockwise direction.
The first fifty people are in the first picture, then the second picture, the third picture, and finally the group of less than fifty people are also made into one picture, but the gap in the middle is increased.
Those who pass the case can continue to take the county examination and take the next re-examination.
Chen Ping packed up his things and left the examination room with the examination basket.
Li Yang is still waiting outside the examination booth.
"Teacher!"
Several people came forward together, all with smiles on their faces.
Li Yang understood the idea and laughed loudly, "No need to say more, let's get on the carriage first."
"I expected they would give four book questions. This has always been the rule, but I never thought it would be so easy this year!"
Ye Chongwen said with excitement.
He Qingxuan couldn't help but be a little excited, "Yes, students were just afraid of going wrong in the exam questions, and they also memorized many Confucian essays."
Li Yang smiled and said, "This first round is just for you to stretch your wrists. Just concentrate on preparing for the next exam."
Indeed, it was too early to be happy now. The three of them calmed down and returned to the inn, reviewing while waiting for the first result.
Three days later, the results of the first game will be announced.
Chen Ping, Ye Chongwen, and He Qingxuan are all in the first picture at the front.
The second session the next day is the same as the first session.
Roll call, verification, inspection, seating, and issuing questions.
Among the second review questions, there is one question from the Four Books and one question from the Five Classics. As for the remaining question, even Li Yang is not sure.
After Chen Ping got the test questions, he glanced at them in a hurry. One question from the Four Books was not difficult, but he paused on one question from the Five Classics.
"The sky is mourning the loss of Yin. If you are like a husband, I dare not stay as my mother."
This is the Zhou Shu "Da Gao" in the Five Classics "Shang Shu", which contains a large number of imperial decrees.
Zhou Gongti: God sent down sins to destroy the Yin Dynasty, just like farmers weeding out weeds.
This question...is not easy to answer.
When the emperor removes weeds, doesn't he purge the government? Although we are in the examination room, it is very dangerous to make arrogant comments about the government.
Chen Ping stared at the word "mourning" and pursed his lips slightly.
He calmed down and carefully considered the words on the draft paper.
At the end of the second game, Chen Ping and the others no longer had the excitement of the first game.
Ye Chongwen held his own test basket and blinked eagerly, "The second question is okay, but the third question comes from the Legalist "Book of Shang Jun". It seems that Taijian has gone too far!"
We are all disciples of Confucianism, and although we have gathered the essence of Legalism, we never expected that we would take this test in the second exam.
"That's what happened in the imperial examination," Li Yang said unconcernedly, "If you can get it as expected, do you need someone else to fail in the exam?"
Several children looked at each other and finally sighed.
There is an additional poem in the third scene, and it is not difficult to come up with a title. It chants "Wen Cheng Wu De".
To look up to the emperor and seek insurance, all the candidates either flattered him with splendid words or expressed their sincerity with sentimental words.
Chen Ping spared his head and forced himself to write words such as "The virtues of Yao and Shun, the prosperity of Tang and Han Dynasty, expanding the borderlands, and driving away the smell of human hair" to show his respect for the emperor of the dynasty.
In the fourth scene, poetry finally comes.
According to Li Yang, on the fourth day of the exam, the overall situation has been decided.
As for the fifth game of the finale, if there is no absolutely unconventional strategy, it is probably impossible to tell the difference.
Chen Ping stared at the title of the poem with a sad face.
"Mo Mei."
If you want plums, he has them.
If you want ink, he has it too.
But this Mo Mei...
A poem he had read in his previous life suddenly appeared in his mind, and he recited silently: "Poet Wang...Thank you, I brought it to help."
Then he picked up his pen and wrote it down.
There are three thousand trees at the head of the pool for washing inkstones, and their flowers are in bloom with light ink marks.
The color doesn’t need to be praised by others, it fills the universe with my pure energy!
After repeated examinations, the three children passed all the tests and finally entered the final five rounds.
Chen Ping finally found the policy topic he had always been curious about.
"What is the theory of benefiting the country if it does not benefit the country?"
Nowadays, the great reputation of the Chao Dynasty is less about poetry and songs, and more about timely strategies and classic meanings.
But I didn’t expect that the county test policy questions would be so pragmatic.
This statement comes from "The Great Learning", which means that the country should not regard wealth as profit, but should regard benevolence and righteousness as its foundation, which is the way to cultivate one's morality.
However, after self-cultivation, there are still words to regulate the family, govern the country and bring peace to the world.
Don't amass money to promote corruption, keep integrity to guide virtuous ministers, and cultivate yourself to bring peace to the people and the peace of the country!
Chen Ping thought about what happened in the past, but felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
He took a deep breath and returned his attention.
In the examination room, you should not be happy with things or sad with yourself.
Cultivate oneself and enter the Tao, and bring peace to the world is the ultimate ideal of literati.
If we want to solve this problem, we must start with "country".
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This question seems easy to write, but in fact the content of the question is extremely complex. If you want to stand out, you must choose the essential points to make people’s eyes shine.
In today’s terms, it’s a typical “what, why, and how”.
Chen Ping's idea is to put the country first, act with officials, and the people as supplements.
"At the beginning of the founding of the country, our ancestors created the prosperous age of Haiyan and combined the three talents in Tubu, so that the government and the public could be peaceful."
"My lords have not shied away from hardships, but the emperor has governed the country with benevolence. He has only been able to bear the burden of the old age, but he dare not carry the cauldron. It is difficult for China to fill the nine states. It is not enough to promote the world. I only have one thing to say, please let me hear it. The foundation of a prosperous age and the long-term development of the country.
, it is not the standard of the government and the public, but the responsibility of the officials and officials of the Qing Dynasty..."
He was fully focused, his pen was flying, and he was writing like a god.
After drying the pen and ink, I realized that there was no one around me, and the sky was gradually getting dark.
Chen Ping looked outside and before he could react, he heard the voice of Magistrate Wu coming from the front.
"Stop writing, stop writing! Collect the answer sheets."
Chen Ping handed in his papers and walked out of the examination booth, marking the end of all county examinations.
He Qingxuan jumped up at the door of the examination room and said hello, "Here! Here!".
"How about Chen Ping?" Ye Chongwen ran over and asked excitedly, "Today's test questions are just some basics, you will definitely win."
Although Ye Chongwen is not good at policy analysis, he is really good at using the five-reply question type.
Chen Ping wanted to tease them, so he pretended to be serious and said: "No."
"Not good?!"
He Qingxuan asked hurriedly, "Are you off topic?"
Ye Chongwen took a breath, "How wrong is it? Shouldn't it be? How could you answer such a question wrong?" He touched Chen Ping's forehead and asked, "Do you feel uncomfortable somewhere?"
Seeing their anxious looks, Chen Ping knew that the joke was too big. Just as he was about to explain, he heard a few sneers coming from behind.
"Can this kind of question be wrong?"
"Ye Wenchang's disciples are nothing more than this!"
"It's really ridiculous to say that he is a prodigy from Huating Academy."
Among the few familiar faces, the one in the center is the scholar surnamed Wang who left Huating Academy.
Before Chen Ping could react, Ye Chongwen turned dark.
"Chen Ping will do better than you even if he misses the question!"
"When the county examination results come out, I'm afraid you won't even be on the list!"