Rise From the Humble

The second round of the test was not difficult. Zhu Ping'an had long been familiar with official essays. After the test papers were issued, Zhu Ping'an completed all the other test questions except Qingci in a day and a half.

On the afternoon of the next day after the test papers were distributed, Zhu Pingan only had this Qingci question left.

Because he foresaw that this Qingci question would be the focus of the examination, Zhu Pingan paid enough attention to this Qingci question and left enough time.

This Qing Ci question is very simple. The title is just eight words in one sentence, "Pray for your wishes and try to make Qing Ci."

What does this title mean?

If you want to understand the meaning of this question, you have to briefly talk about this green word.

Qingci also belongs to a literary style, but this style is a specific style. In the past, this was used by Taoist priests to express their wishes or pray to heaven. To put it simply, you tell the gods about your mortal affairs, or tell the gods about your wishes, hoping that the gods will appear. At first, Taoist priests were writing, and later literati gradually started writing Qing Ci. After all, literati also believed in gods and needed to pray to gods. The Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty was the most prosperous period of Qing Ci, because during this period, Emperor Jiajing cultivated immortality. In alchemy, there is a relatively large demand for Qing Ci. Ministers who write good Qing Ci can be promoted, so the ministers all pay attention to Qing Ci.

"Ask for your wishes and try to make Qingci"

The meaning of this topic is to make your prayer into a poem. Just write whatever you want to pray to the gods. It's generally an open-ended question. To put it simply, it is the composition topic that everyone often writes when they are in elementary school: "My wish"; or the topic that everyone often encounters in English exams when they are in high school and college: "I have a dream."

Although the topic is simple, it is difficult to write.

The reason why it is difficult to write is that Qing Ci is difficult to write. Qing Ci is even more difficult to write than Eight-legged essay. The writing requires gorgeousness and sincerity, and there are many requirements. Generally speaking, Qingci is divided into two types, one is Qingci written in poetry, and the other is Qingci written in Fu style. Generally speaking, there are more Fu styles, because Fu is easier to write, and Fu is closer to your eight-legged style.

Saw this topic. Ninety percent of the candidates are cursing, and they have not done any Qingci. Fortunately, they can write eight-part essays. Fu-style Qingci in Qingci is close to Eight-part essays, so most candidates try to write Fu-style Qingci. If they work hard, they can write it even if they are not good at it. Of course, the quality will not be the same. promise.

Facing the Dao Qing Ci style, the examinees suddenly turned a few hairs gray, racking their brains and frowning as they tried to conceive of the Dao Qing Ci.

relative to them. Zhu Ping'an felt much more relaxed and happy.

Writing Qing Ci is not a problem, nor is writing Qing Ci well. The only thing Zhu Pingan considers is how to write this Qing Ci brilliantly.

Emperor Jiajing practiced immortality and alchemy and was an out-and-out Taoist believer. In order to seek immortality, he took countless elixirs. Of course, he would often make wishes to the gods in the sky for shortcuts. Brother Taibai gave me an elixir to help me. Become an Immortal, fellow Daoist Ziwei, I have a question that I would like to consult with you. Therefore, the demand for Qingci is very high. Emperor Jiajing was busy refining elixirs and cultivating immortality, so he needed people to write Qing Ci. When the leadership needs it, we are naturally obligated. The ministers below have devoted themselves to the study of Qingci, one by one, vying to submit their own masterpieces of Qingci to our Emperor Jiajing. Over time, a craze for Qingci has formed. There are many people who write Qing Ci, but not many are good at it. Among the famous in the court are Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Yuan Wei, Xu Jie and other heavyweight Qing Ci experts.

It can be seen that Qingci is easy to write, but good works are hard to find.

For now, Emperor Jiajing's favorite Qingci is the Qingci Fu-style couplet written by his bachelor Yuan Wei: "The black turtle in Luoshui first presented auspiciousness, the yin number is nine, the yang number is nine, and the number is nine-nine-eighty-one. , the numbers are connected to the Tao, and the Tao is in harmony with Yuanshi Tianzun, I sincerely feel it; Qishan red and phoenixes are two in auspiciousness, the male sings six times, the female sings six, sixty-six thirty-six times, the sound is heard in the sky, the Jiajing Emperor is born, and his longevity is boundless."

The dialogue is neat, the diction is gorgeous, and the flattery is so popular, how can it not be simple in the emperor's heart?

Therefore, it is not easy to write an outstanding Qingci!

After this Qing Ci is written, nine out of ten or one hundred percent will be seen by Emperor Jiajing. This is not only related to this examination, but also the most direct relationship to the imperial examination. Of course, it is more directly related to your official career.

Those big bosses who are easy to be promoted because of their Qingci writing, such as Yan Song, etc., are good examples!

Therefore, we cannot ignore it!

Zhu Ping'an wore a mask, placed the test question on one side of the table, held it down with a stone, stretched, thought for a moment, dipped the brush in ink, and then placed a draft of Qingci on a blank paper. :

"Sincerely, the Nine Immortals in the Heaven, the Supreme Immortal in the World, and the Pure Immortal Taoist Jade Emperor: I believe that the universe is in order, and all directions of the nine states are coveting the virtuous. I am grateful for my sincerity. The immortals have nine nobles, and the people have all the spirits. Yiyang Escaping to the west, my talents extend in all directions, my tastes are all at rest and I am prosperous. I only hope that the Ming Dynasty will be very lucky. I would like to express my sincere words."

But after finishing writing, Zhu Pingan shook his head again. Such Qing Ci is in compliance with the regulations, but if you want to be outstanding and stand out, Jane in the emperor's heart is far from enough!

Putting down the brush, Zhu Pingan rubbed his forehead and started thinking.

What are the famous Qing Ci poems written after the Jiajing period thirty years ago? Can I borrow them for my own use? As long as they are Qing Ci poems that have not been written yet. However, after searching in my mind for a long time, I still had no clue. It was okay after Jiajing, but by the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Ci style was almost abandoned to the Western Pacific by the Qing government.

The Qing government, oh, yes, the Qing Dynasty also had a particularly famous Qing Ci, so famous that people ignored it as a Qing Ci.

Qing Dynasty. Gong Zizhen's "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai"

Jiuzhou relies on wind and thunder to get angry, and it is sad that thousands of horses are silent.

I urge God to cheer up and send talents of any kind.

Yes, this poem is a famous Qingci poem. Maybe this poem is so famous that no one realizes that this famous Jihai poem is actually a Qingci poem. But the fact is the fact. This poem is indeed A green poem. This poem is Gong Zizhen's helpless prayer to heaven when the Qing government did not adopt his suggestions, hoping that he could send talents in any way to save the dim and dim Qing government.

At that time, Gong Zizhen was ostracized by the Qing government, and he was extremely disgusted with the darkness and incompetence of the Qing government's officialdom, so he handed in his resignation letter with a wave of his hand and went home. On the way home, he passed by a place called Zhenjiang, where a meeting to worship gods was being held. Gong Zizhen was recognized when he walked through the crowd without taking it seriously. This was a famous literary giant. The Taoist priest who held the god worship meeting was a wise man, so he stopped Gong Zizhen and hoped that Gong Zizhen would write a memorial essay for the god worship meeting. Gong Zizhen couldn't refuse, so he wrote this "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai".

However, if this Qing Ci is put up intact, then he will be beheaded. Because although this Qingci poem is famous, it also says that the country is dull and decadent, dead and lifeless. This Enke was specially ordered by Emperor Jiajing because the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful and auspicious.

Now if you offer this Qingci poem to me, you can get a good name, but don’t even think about your life. This is a loud slap in the face to my Emperor Jiajing! If you want to use it, you have to change it.

"Kyushu Angry Imperial Wind and Thunder"

Jiuzhou is angry and the wind and thunder are blowing, and thousands of horses are galloping, which is a joy.

Fuwei Tiangong was full of energy and sent talents of any kind.

In this way, the meaning has changed. The country is full of vitality, God has ordered the wind and thunder to be smooth, and the situation is great. Thinking that God is in high spirits, I hope that I can select talents in an eclectic way. In other words, it expresses that the country is in a good situation and the situation is good. I hope that I can be selected and pass the examination so that I can contribute to the country.

Qingci and prayers fit perfectly, well, it should be good.