Rise From the Humble

With a splash of ink, time flies by, and time slips away quietly at the tip of the pen. October 20th arrives unknowingly.

Early that morning, a large area was designated in Yingtianbei City, and all businesses were stopped. A large row of covered tents rose from the ground, covering the top, bottom, left, and right, which were strong and strong, and could protect against wind and rain. . There are wooden walls all around, except the far side which is empty so that the examiner can check the candidates.

Zhu Ping'an wore a Confucian scarf, a blue robe, an inkstone and a writing and inkstone, and a wide bamboo water cup. According to the announcement issued by the academic officer a few days ago, he was at the front of the queue in Anqing Mansion. According to the Yamen Office It is said that the senior students are always at the front of the queue.

Fatty had just gone to their Fengyang Mansion team to queue up and wait for admission. Although he had successfully delivered the gift, he was still a little nervous and apprehensive.

Before the students entered the room, some yamen servants carried several baskets of cakes and side dishes into the booth. These were the meals for Zhu Pingan and his colleagues during the scientific examination. They were quite frugal.

The academic officer Zhao Wenhua, Mr. Zhao and several other officials were dressed in official uniforms and sat on a high platform in the northernmost part of the tent. There were bright lights in front of them, as well as tea and some seasonal fruits and vegetables. Zhu Ping'an couldn't see clearly what this famous traitor in history looked like from a distance, so he gave up after just two glances. He was too far away to see clearly.

There were more than 20 sergeants armed with swords outside, scattered on the mats in the shed, standing with swords in their hands. More than a dozen government officials stood at the door to check the students who entered. Except for pens, inks, inkstones and water bottles, the rest were not allowed to be brought.

According to regulations, Zhu Ping'an and other students untied their robes to reveal their inner clothes. They held pens, ink, paper, inkstones and water bottles in one hand and socks in the other, waiting for the two yamen officers to search. Zhu Ping'an was in front. After the five brothers in front had finished searching, it was his turn. To be honest, he was still a little panicked when two big men were touching him randomly.

After successfully passing, Zhu Pingan put on his socks and shoes and entered the booth. There was an instructor inside who checked Zhu Pingan's identity. After the verification was completed, a government officer led Zhu Pingan to his seat.

The seats are very simple, with a table and a chair and nothing else. All candidates' seats face south, with their backs to the examiners, and the distance between the two tables is about four feet.

There is a corridor in front of the seat, and there are two large drowning barrels on both sides of the corridor. Fortunately, it is far away from Zhu Pingan.

After almost all the students entered the room, the papers were handed out. The yamen officials handed out the test papers to the students one by one. The test papers were sewn with the seal of the academic officer and the serial number. The test paper in Zhu Ping'an's hand has the serial number Linshan No. 7. This serial number was randomly written by the academic officer. There is a blank space under the serial number for writing a name.

According to the announcement made a few days ago, Zhu Pingan wrote his name and personal information below: Zhu Pingan, a student in Huaining County, is thirteen years old and has not passed the imperial examination.

You need to write your name in the scientific examination. This is an important difference from the Tongsheng Examination, the Provincial Examination, etc. If you have a name, there will inevitably be some ambiguities. However, this kind of thing is generally not dared. Jinyiwei and Dongchang are not vegetarians. Even if they do, they will definitely be limited to the smallest range. It takes a brain to recommend academic officers. If all the places are allocated in this way, it will cause The students were so angry that they provoked the factory guards or stabbed the censor or the emperor. They couldn't eat and walked around.

After the yamen drum sounded three times, a yamen servant walked back and forth holding a sign with the title written on it. In addition, several clerks read the title out loud to ensure that even those with poor eyesight and hearing could understand the title.

There are only two questions, one is the eight-part question, and the other is the policy question. Zhu Ping'an immediately copied the two questions neatly on the paper.

I have to say that although Zhao Wenhua has a very bad character, his literary accomplishments are still quite high. The annals he wrote have been included in the Siku Quanshu. As far as these two questions are concerned, the standards are still very high.

The title of the eight-part essay is as follows: The Master said to Yan Yuan: "If you use it, you will do it; if you leave it, you will hide it. But you and I have this husband."

This is a four-part essay question. The question is not a difficult question. It is a very satisfactory question. However, it is difficult to write this eight-legged essay well. This title comes from the original text of the Four Books, where Confucius and his disciple Yan Hui discussed the two life choices of ancient scholars using renunciation, practice, and hiding. However, it is not easy to write well.

This sentence is roughly the same as Confucius praising Yan Hui when he was bragging. The specific meaning is this.

Confucius said to Yan Yuan: If anyone can appoint me, I will promote the principles of governing a country and bringing peace to the world; when someone cannot appoint me, I will hide these principles of governing a country and bringing peace to the world. Only you and I can do this.

In the eight-part essay, the title defines the content of the essay. The full text can only be expanded on the topic, and the scope cannot be expanded or narrowed arbitrarily, just like digging a well, it must be equally thick from the wellhead to the bottom. This topic can only discuss the issues of "Using equanimity to store things", Confucius' Yan Hui and Confucius's theory of Yan.

Therefore, it is not easy to stand out among thousands of people and write this stereotype well.

Comparing the eight-part essays he had seen in his previous life with his own understanding, Zhu Pingan raised the corners of his lips and wrote the first sentence with confidence:

"It is advisable for a sage to hide his secrets and reveal them to those who are able."

This first sentence is called "breaking the question" in the eight-part essay. This is the most important part of the eight-part essay. Whether the article is well written or not, and whether the score is high or not, all depends on this sentence. The problem solving requirements cannot be repeated with the title, but the meaning of the title must be summarized.

Zhu Ping'an was very satisfied with his solution to the problem. With this sentence alone, his scientific examination was almost a success.

"Sage" refers to Confucius, and "neng" refers to Yan Hui. "The appropriateness of walking and hiding" refers to the just right "walking and hiding". The word "micro-sign" not only reflects Kong Yan's teacher-student relationship, but also highlights Yan Hui's understanding. It does not require heavy hammering to sound the drum. Zhu Pingan was very satisfied with this solution.

After writing the broken title, Zhu Ping'an dipped the brush in the inkstone, and then continued to write the title, the beginning of the speech, Tibi, and the binding of the legs.

"The behavior of a saint is not easy to regulate. Only when he is young can he talk about it."

"Therefore, it is said that: Life's experience can only be obtained by listening to others' opinions. Those who seek to be able to go beyond the limit are often but rare. There is something that can be confident, but it may be obtained alone and nothing. We are together, and we are alone without anyone to talk to. This means that the poems that were entrusted to us are suitable for us, and I am lucky to have the words to talk to you now."

"There is such a husband, but I am also a husband with you, and when this time comes back, I will be happy and understand it silently."

The eight-part essay written by Zhu Pingan can almost be described as a spring of literary thoughts, and the writing is like running water. The writing is completed in one go without adding any points.

When I finished writing this eight-part essay, there were still candidates nearby who had not yet started writing.

At this time, he was a little thirsty, but Zhu Pingan still couldn't bear to drink water. A few days ago, I heard some students talk about drinking water during the scientific examination. You must not drink water during the scientific examination. Although there are tea servers in the scientific examination room, you must not drink it. No matter how thirsty you are, you cannot drink water. If you drink water, it will be recorded by the examiner on the high platform. Even if it is not treated as cheating, your test paper will be lowered by a grade, no matter how well you write.

Therefore, even though he was thirsty at this time, Zhu Pingan just licked his lips with the tip of his tongue and endured it. Be patient, and it’s not too late to drink water during breaks and meals. But you can't ruin your path to the imperial examination in a hurry.