Prime Minister

Chapter 255

The snow fell again, and the pavilions and pavilions of the Gongyuan were all covered with snow. Even the incense burning in the hall could not dispel the deep chill.

Candidates were rubbing their hands in the cold, and when the inkstone water was not frozen into ice, they took up pens and started writing on the manuscript paper one after another.

Although Zhang Yue felt that the perilla tea soup in the examination room was not authentic enough, it was still good.

It should be known that Purple Su Decoction was praised by the Hanlin Academy as the best soup in the world during Renzong's reign, and it has the function of detoxifying and nourishing the stomach.

After Zhang Yue drank a bowl of perilla tea soup, the chill on his body subsided again.

Zhang Yuelue thought about it, thinking that the articles in the examination room were actually somewhat similar to the rules of the officialdom.

The sound and rhyme are in the format given by the official, and the reason and literary style in the article are what the candidates want to express.

Later generations criticized Ming and Qing stereotyped essays as dancing with shackles, which probably means this.

Now it's about how candidates choose.

It's like this Fu is written completely with the sound and rhyme flat and flat, like it's only the top priority, this is Jiayou's previous style of writing.

There is no restraint at all, and it is too capricious to write whatever you want to write, and you cannot be tolerated by the officialdom.

But within the scope allowed by the framework, it is possible to give full play to individual talents. This is the purpose of Ouyang's revision of the imperial examination writing style after Jiayou.

At the same time, judging from Tang Fu and Song Fu, Tang Fu is more important to literary talent than discussion. Song Fu was more important to discussion and reasoning than rhetoric as early as Fan Zhongyan's time.

Literary and rhetoric focuses more on examining the talents of candidates, while reasoning focuses more on the abilities of candidates.

These are also two different selection criteria.

Of course, it would be the best if the candidate could write such a Fu with both sound, rhyme, mediocrity and literary talent, but such a talent is definitely rare.

Times create heroes, and different talents stand out in different environments.

Now Jiayou's six-year style is suitable for Zhang Yue.

Argumentation and reasoning are stronger than narrative rhetoric, more important than the content of the article and less important than the rhythm.

As long as there is no rhyme, this Fu should try to write the meaning of the title 'Kim Jae-yong' as much as possible.

The meaning of the question is what shape gold melts into, and what kind of utensil the ruler wants to cast into?
Extended to governing the country, gold comes from sand, that is, talents.

Metallurgy is to cultivate talents. What kind of talents should be cultivated and educated, and what kind of governance philosophy should the rulers achieve?
Therefore, the sentence that breaks the topic is in the chest.

A natural treasure, time-precious good gold.It can be seen from the appearance of Rong, that the application of Congre is coming.Shining brightly, jumping into the furnace at first glance; vertically and horizontally forming a tool, it should follow the heart of a philosopher.

The most precious thing in the world is good gold (metaphor of talent).Looking at its smelted form, the era of making it into a utensil is coming.As for what kind of utensils to make, it depends on the utensils (ideal political ideas) that good craftsmen want to make.

Zhang Yue wrote it down on the manuscript paper with a brush. This sentence can be used as a Futou.The Fu head is used to solve the problem, and it is necessary to point out what the whole Fu is talking about.

Born to be a precious treasure, good gold is precious in time, and it rhymes with the word "gold".

In terms of Fu sentences, there are six grades, which are strong, tight, long and diffuse.

Zhuangsong is a short sentence of three characters and four characters. The fewer the number of words, the more refined and powerful the words must be, and the duality must be emphasized, so it is called Zhuangsong.

As for long sentences and interspersed sentences, which are used to formulate discussions and expressions, before Jiayou, we must strictly pay attention to antithesis, but after Jiayou, the standard can be relaxed appropriately.

As for Man Fa, Man does not talk about dual prose sentences, and Fa is transitional sentences.

The first three sentences of the Fu must be tightly structured but not loose, and pay attention to an impact to attract the examiner's attention. Therefore, Zhang Yue chose three tight sentences to start, a long sentence to be the middle, and finally end with an interval sentence.

Zhang Yue continued to write: "Looking at the great rule of the past, Man Yingsi is here..."

The following is the endowment, which rhymes with the word "zai" as a link between the past and the future.

In short, the Fu is divided into eight sections, and the eight characters of "gold is in good governance, seeking to be cast into a tool" are divided into eight sections and eight rhymes.

The next three to seven paragraphs are the discussion.

... If you make a difference between beauty and conceit, I would like to learn from you; if you want to eliminate disasters, please be a general...

... The emperor wants to distinguish between beauty and ugliness, I would like to be a good mirror, and the country wants to eliminate chaos, I would like to be a general...

Zhang Yue wrote the framework on the manuscript paper, which can be said to be completed in one go, but whether the draft is finished or not.

The Fu on the draft has to be revised. Where there is no duality, try to modify the words and sentences to be dual, and at the same time, try to follow where it can be flat and flat.

At the same time, the rhyming characters of the eight characters must appear in the eight paragraphs of the whole Fu in order. If you really can't think of a rhyming sentence, you can find a rhyming part to replace it as a last resort. This is optional.But you must never miss the rhyme.

I have to admit that although rhyming characters have many disadvantages, the biggest advantage is to prevent plagiarism. Otherwise, if a topic is generalized, it is easy for candidates to replace it with their own old essays or copied famous essays.

However, the official regulations stipulate rhyme, so that each Fu must be written by candidates on the spot, so as to prevent plagiarism from others or copying previous works.

Anyway, it took more than half of the effort to change the text.How not to harm the meaning of the text, and try to maintain the format as much as possible, if all the effort is spent on it, the grade of the article will inevitably decline.

Otherwise, why there are countless excellent works in Tang poetry, but the only well-known sentence in the imperial examination is "the end of the song is gone, and the peaks are green on the river".

This probability cannot be used as one in ten thousand, but can only be compared with one in one billion.

As for the following poems, rhyme books are used.

In fact, for Zhang Yue, whether it is used or not is normal.However, since I brought the rhyme book with me and flipped through it, I might be able to find some inspiration.

Fu and poems are all written on manuscript paper, and it is almost enough to delete and revise repeatedly.

I remembered that when I was solving the test, I had to sleep to arrange and delete it in my dream. Now that I have become more skilled, I don't have to do this anymore.

Zhang Yue wrote a poem every day, and he had to write it again in his dream.

In the past five months from the solution of the test to the provincial test, Zhang Yue did this every day, without a single day of slack.

Exercising for a period of ten days and practicing for a month are common things. The people of the Tang Dynasty summed up the way of poetry and prose in the imperial examination, which is the two words "painful chanting".

What is bitter groaning?That is, prostitutes can no longer receive customers when they have sexual (Xiehe) desires.Internet writers can't code when they have inspiration, and they have to sit there every day to survive.

The song "Two sentences were learned in three years, one chanted and tears flowed" by Jia Dao, a bitter poet, the way of this article is full of tears!

In the Song Dynasty, he was also chanting hard. Su Shi once said, "Qing poetry needs to be tempered in order to get silver and lead."Even Lu You, who is known as "articles are made by nature, can be obtained by chance", is also dedicated to chanting hard every day.

Exams are not based on flashes of inspiration, but on repetition and muscle memory.I write a lot on weekdays, and when I write, the experience or sentences I have written often appear in my mind unconsciously.

After writing this, Zhang Yue helped his sore waist, and put away the manuscript paper for copying.Zhang Yue took the pepper soup again, and then looked left and right to see the examinees doing their best to write.

It's not easy for anyone!
Everyone tried their best to come here.

Zhang Yue expressed his emotion from the bottom of his heart, at this moment he was in the mood to eat some cakes with tea soup.

He tightened his winter clothes, and glanced at the cow ear pen in his hand.

Before this pen was kept at home and was reluctant to use it, but now it will finally come in handy in the examination room.

May I ask whether the cow ear pen can hold the cow ear?

Zhang Yue smiled slightly, and handed in the paper after copying it with a pen.

There is no specified time for the end of the provincial test, but there is a rule that does not give candles.

At this moment, there is still some time before the sky is dark, Zhang Yue handed in the papers and left, he was neither early nor late, and many candidates had already left Longmen.

The snow fell again, and when Zhang Yue walked out of the dragon gate, he saw countless people standing outside.

As soon as he appeared, more than a dozen people came forward to identify him and asked, "Is my husband here?"

"You can see my Saburo-kun?"

Zhang Yue skillfully pointed backwards to get rid of the persecution, and then heaved a long sigh of relief. At this moment, he felt as if his whole body had been taken out.

After walking this time in person, he just realized what it means to be "Bao Yibo is full of dust, and he is alone.When will Pengxiang hear auspicious words, and when will the thorn fence not come back again. '.

This is the first game.

Many people are looking forward to it here, and some are talking with their family members.

A person was happily saying to his parents: "Father and mother, I was in distress between the curtains, and when I didn't know how to write, I suddenly saw someone in the court saying a few words. I looked down and saw exactly what I wrote, so I Pick up the pen and finish the sentence with this."

The couple beside him were so happy that they cried: "This is God's will, God wants my son to go to high school this time!"

Zhang Yue couldn't help being funny when he heard the words, and every time he finished the exam, he could add a lot of anecdotes about the exam.

"Third Uncle, Third Uncle!"

In a blink of an eye, Zhang Yue saw that it was Zhang Qiu who was greeting him.

Zhang Yue smiled and walked forward and said: "It's not that I said don't come, this Gongyuan is just a few steps away from Taixue."

At this time, several people came to Zhang Yue and cupped their hands and said: "This is Du Zhi, today we delayed the exam due to the snowstorm, thanks to you speaking uprightly in front of the supervisor, otherwise several years of time would be ruined. I don't know if I can treat you to a glass of water and wine as a token of my appreciation."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "It's nothing to worry about."

Zhang Qiu looked at Zhang Yue who was admired by so many people and couldn't help admiring him. After Zhang Yue pushed them away, Zhang Qiu asked: "Third Uncle, why don't you accept the invitation and sit down with them and have a chat. There will be mutual use in the future." where you can get it."

Zhang Yue looked at Zhang Qiu, nodded and said, "You've really made progress in thinking this way, but... but Third Uncle is really tired and has no time to socialize."

Zhangqiu laughed and said, "Yes, third uncle, I'll give you the test box."

At this moment, Zhang Yue looked tired and wanted to fall on the bed immediately. He handed the examination box to Zhang Qiu, and Zhang Qiu asked beside him, "Third Uncle, how does this Gong Yuan look like..."

Zhang Yue chatted a few words casually, then suddenly stopped and looked back in front of the Gongyuan.

However, under the cold wind, the Gongyuan was covered with snow, and the snow scene was full of bustling people.

At this moment, Zhang Yue suddenly remembered his experience of being poor, and couldn't help but chant: "I'm lazy to live in the mountain, and I live in a poor family every day. The more books, the heavier the pen, and the less sleep, the new."

"There is nothing wrong with the wild guest, but the poetry fairy is thin and true. Who will go on a blind date with me when the autumn wind travels thousands of miles."

Who can relieve me of the loneliness in the cold window.

"Third Uncle?" Zhang Qiu asked.

"how?"

Zhangqiu said: "I remember, when I was studying in Nanfeng Academy, Mr. Boyi once said to me that reading and reciting poems is a joyful thing, and it cultivates one's temperament, but after the imperial examination, people in the world have already forgotten it. fish."

Zhang Yue asked: "Didn't you forget Quan when you catch fish?"

Zhangqiu said: "Sir, what you said is exactly what you said."

Zhang Yue nodded.

(End of this chapter)