Rise From the Humble

Light as a cicada's wings and white as snow, trembling like fine silk without hearing a sound.

The rural examination is not comparable to the Tongsheng Examination, even the draft paper is so excellent, Zhu Ping Zhan flattened the draft paper on which the exam questions were recorded just now, and he was full of praise for the quality of the draft paper.

This three-day and two-night exam requires a total of seven eight-part essays, three four-book eight-part essays, and four five-class eight-part essays. The amount of this kind of questions varies from person to person. Some candidates may finish it in less than two days, but some candidates can't finish it in three days and two nights. After Zhu Pingan read all the exam questions, he felt that he could finish it at night without needing it.

Dip the brush in the ink, spread out another draft paper, and Zhu Pingan started to work from the first step.

The first question is the meaning of the Four Books: "A gentleman is ill and his name is not well-known."

This is a very standard stereotype of the Four Books. It comes from "The Analects of Confucius. The Fifteenth of Wei Linggong". This sentence means that Confucius said: "The last grudge of a gentleman is to die without being praised by others."

This is a heartfelt statement from Confucius, life is nothing more than fame and wealth. The word "name" has made so many teenagers lose their heads and shed so many heroic tears! When the geese pass and leave their voices, the people suffer from no name. Although Confucius himself repeatedly said that "people don't know but don't feel stunned", he also lamented that "no one knows me!" "Spring and Autumn" is also for "seeing oneself in later generations". ("Confucius Family") To put it bluntly, it is "a gentleman who died of illness and died without a name."

Therefore, Confucianism does not dislike duplication of names, it does not mean that it does not like "giving fame to the body" (Mencius's words), but it is only opposed to the reputation, the pursuit of fame, and the deception of the world.

This sentence is easy to understand and simple to do.

Zhu Ping'an almost dipped in the ink, and began to write, as if a god was helping him.

"Having no name for future generations is the worry of the saint."

This sentence is breaking the question, which can be said to be a very standard breaking question. The reputation cannot be spread in later generations, which is what the sage is worried about.

After solving the problem, Zhu Ping'an dipped the brush on the inkstone and continued to write:

"It is not necessary to have a husband's reputation for a while, but it is indispensable to have a reputation for future generations. Therefore, a gentleman does not seek fame, but he has to suffer from it.

Master Ruo said: Those who have a good name are also the constant affection of people. Therefore, when a corporal asks for a name, one should not be impatient, but I hate his name for a short time, not the name for a lifetime. If you are a gentleman, you will know that the trial is here.

There are only those who are greater than this, and those who are longer than this. If the husband camps between day and night, he is looking for speed, but is it like that for a good name? "

In less than a stick of incense, Zhu Pingan finished writing the first stereotyped article. After writing the first stereotyped essay, Zhu Pingan dried the draft paper full of words on the table for a while, so as not to stain the test paper with ink from the handwriting.

While drying the draft paper, Zhu Pingan went on to look at the second question.

The second question is a bit similar to the one in the last re-examination, but not exactly the same. The topic is this: A gentleman who is not serious is not powerful, learning is not firm, the Lord is faithful, and those who have no friends are not as good as themselves, do not be afraid to correct their mistakes.

In the last re-examination of the college examination, only the final "Don't be afraid to correct it if you pass it" was tested, but this time it was a whole sentence.

Don't underestimate this difference, the way of answering the question is completely different, last time it was only for "don't be afraid to correct the mistakes", this time it is for this whole sentence to compose. The meaning of this sentence is: If a gentleman’s behavior is not dignified, he will have no majesty. If his attitude is not dignified, his knowledge and learning will not be consolidated. To be a man is to be loyal and keep promises. Don’t make friends with people who are not as good as yourself. If you make mistakes, Just don't be afraid to correct.

Regarding this question, Zhu Ping'an solved it like this: "A gentleman is valuable in learning, but he must do his best."

While thinking and splashing ink, Zhu Pingan completed this eight-legged essay in one go without rushing.

After finishing these two stereotyped essays, it was only noon. Zhu Pingan put away the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and pressed it down with a ruler to prevent the north wind from blowing away.

Then I packed up the dormitory into a resting state, preparing to take a short rest and take a lunch break.

However, this dormitory is too cramped, and I am not yet fully upright, so I can't stretch my legs, so I can only rest with my legs curled up. But just when Zhu Ping'an was about to close his eyes, he heard a miserable roar from the next door, which completely wiped out the drowsiness that Zhu Ping'an had just brewed.

"Fuck, the old paper is full of pages!"

After this miserable roar, there was a sound of thump, thump, thump, and if I guessed correctly, it should be this buddy hitting the wall.

Then, there was another roar full of anger, it was the voice of another person, as if he had the hatred of killing his father and taking his wife from the owner of the first sound.

"Dun Lun, your mother, I was scared by you and my pen fell off, and the test paper was completely stained!"

Well, one wrote the answers on a series of pages, and the other who was frightened by his voice filled the test paper with ink. The one who wrote the series of pages is definitely going to fail the rankings, so he was so miserable when he found out; but the second man deserves sympathy. The buddy who wrote the series of pages was so scared that the brush dropped and stained the test paper. A large group of ink marks will definitely be treated as cheating by leaving a mark, and it will also fail the ranking.

Fortunately, I was resting, otherwise he might have stained the test paper in shock due to his sudden voice.

Soon, an invigilator led four sergeants over, confiscated the test papers of the two without further ado, and then the four sergeants stuffed the two with cloth balls like wolves, She dragged it out.

These two buddies, this exam is considered a blow, and whether they can take the exam in the future is another matter.

After this accident, Zhu Pingan didn't feel sleepy anymore, and restored the dormitory to look like tables and chairs. I grilled the jerky in a charcoal brazier, then took another piece of snacks, and had a simple lunch with plain water.

After the meal, I packed up my things, put away the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and continued to make my own drafts.

The third stereotyped essay was quite difficult. Zhu Pingan conceived it for about an hour before starting to write it. The writing time was much slower than the first two essays, and he just finished this stereotyped essay in the afternoon.

The title of this article has only four words, "Yuanyuan Qiyuan", which comes from "The Doctrine of the Mean", which means that the thoughts of the sage are as deep as a pool of water.

However, how to write stereotypes in this sentence!

The full text of this sentence is: only the world is sincere, in order to be able to learn the great scriptures of the world, establish the great foundation of the world, and know the cultivation of the world. How can a husband rely on something? Gizzards are benevolent, abysses are abysses, and vastness is their sky.

After thinking about it for about an hour, Zhu Pingan remembered that someone once explained "The Doctrine of the Mean" in modern times. At that time, that person said this sentence with the main idea of ​​"the sky does not speak, the earth does not speak, and people stand in the middle."

After thinking for a while, Zhu Ping'an's frowning brows relaxed, and he began to write. He continued to write while thinking, and he didn't finish this stereotyped essay until the sun was setting.

I wrote three stereotyped essays in one day, and I could finish the remaining four essays in two days with my eyes closed. Zhu Pingan nodded in satisfaction, put away the draft paper he had written, and after dinner, spread out a blanket and fell asleep under the blanket.

The rabbit fur blanket was very warm, and it kept the wind out and kept warm. Zhu Ping'an slept soundly all night. But some people are not so good. At night, the north wind howled, although there was no snow, but it was very cold. Many people, especially the candidates who laughed at Zhu Pingan at the door, were shivering at night, regretting their intestines. It's all blue.

Gentlemen, Happy Valentine's Day