Dress to be a celebrity

There are two kinds of orthodox inheritors of saints and sages, one is seeing and knowing, that is, people who can be enlightened by saints personally and carry forward the holy way;

Although Mencius was born only a hundred years after the death of Confucius, "the virtue of a gentleman will be cut off for five generations", when he was studying with Zisimen, the virtue of Confucius for the fifth generation could still be applied to him.Mencius mentioned in the title that Confucius was not far away from the world he lived in, and that the state of Lu where Confucius lived bordered on the state of Zou where he lived. These are not just talking casually, but showing off to others implicitly: He is away from Confucius Not far away, it is not considered a post-scholar who can only hear and know the way, but a person who can see and know the way and promote the orthodoxy.

To say this is by no means to rub off on Confucius' fame and raise one's own worth, but to have the responsibility to open up a lineage of morality!

If the great sages can see them, the candidates must see them!

I am not afraid that the time when I was born is nearly 2000 years away from Confucius. His heart as a late learner is connected with the mind of the sage, just like receiving the teachings of the sage face to face!Now that the world of sages is far away, and the sages Wang and Kang have not yet been born, it is up to Confucian scholars like them to inherit the lineage of sages and inspire future generations of students.How could he, a student who is connected with the saint's heart, not stand up and shoulder the responsibility?

In the Song Dynasty, even the successors of socialism were worthy, and the successors of sages and sages did their part. An article was written more generously and sincerely than a manuscript.

This article fell into the hands of Zeng Heling, the examiner of the Spring and Autumn House and the attendant of the Hanlin Academy. The attendant could not help but shoot the paper repeatedly, and showed the paper to Xue Jian and Cheng Hong, the examiners in the same room: "Look at Yuzi NO.13 In this examination paper, the question "From Confucius" can be written so generously and heroically! Other scholars can only write that Mencius "knowledge" the way of Confucius, and they themselves admire him and have a legacy. The wish of Confucian orthodoxy. This move is quite bold. In the article, it is written that he shares the same mind with the sages and lives in China, so he is like Mencius as 'knowledge'!"

He said "bold" in his mouth, but he admired Song Shi's boldness in his heart.

Xue and Cheng told him to arouse his curiosity, and put down the paper in his hand to read that one.

Although the vermilion paper is dazzling, the examiners are used to it, and the speed of reviewing is not slower than usual.In a matter of breaths, Examiner Xue finished reading the article, pointing to several paragraphs including the inheritance of the title and the beginning of the lecture, which were written in The Passion of the Holy Way, especially the sentences of "knowledge" and said: "These paragraphs before the question are really hard work. Good suffering. Seeing how important he wrote at the beginning of "knowledge" people, and introducing Mencius' saying that "it was not long before Confucius lived, and he was not far from the place where Confucius lived", I also said that he wanted to praise Yasheng for inheriting orthodoxy In the end, he actually took it upon himself..."

Xue Jian smiled and shook her head: "I don't know where this talent is, he has such high ambitions."

Cheng examiner said with a smile: "It's not from Jiangxi, it must be from Jiangnan. Jiangxi produces champions, and Jiangnan produces talented scholars. Where else can such arrogant and crazy students be raised! I think Master Zeng must love his papers when he sees them, and Zhang Cifu is elegant. Such a peaceful article, but it is slightly inferior to such a rushing style of writing."

However, the examiner's choice of candidates is not only based on the style of writing, but also on his effort in Neo Confucianism.

In the title of his first poem "Emotions, Anger, Sorrow and Joy Before They Have Been Out", he put a word "Zhi" throughout the whole body, writing the way of body and function, and the principle of "Zhi Zhonghe".

When joy, anger, sorrow, and joy have not occurred, emotion has not been activated, and it is not on either side of emotion, anger, sorrow, or joy, and it is unbiased. Restricted, this is harmony.

"Neutral" and "harmony" are easy to understand, but "Zhi" is extremely difficult to do.

His article is inseparable from the word "zhi", emphasizing both knowledge and action, integrating the principles of heaven, earth and the universe into people's hearts, and every word is profound.As far as its Confucianism is concerned, Cheng Zhu and various schools of Hokkien Schools are integrated, like mercury leaking out of the ground, without any holes; in terms of its writing, it is pure and elegant, like falling from heaven and earth, and a single word cannot be changed.

This is the article for the examination, and this is the article for the Jinshi!

The two examiners felt refreshed looking at the vermilion paper, and then read the second question along the way—"Four Sentences with Indecent Words".

The main point of this question is self-restraint and return to ritual, internally restraining desires in the heart so that external actions follow the rules of etiquette; externally following etiquette, and cultivating one's heart with actions in turn.The examinee's answer is naturally round and square, and the rope is straight and flat. However, it only has the advantage of a well-connected chapter and a good atmosphere. It is not as shocking as the previous two questions. of.

The more unsatisfied I am, the more I look forward to reading wonderful articles that suit my heart.Xue Jian simply took the paper and refused to return it to Zeng Heling, and started to read the scriptures at the back.

The work of grading papers was so intense that the examiner only carefully read the four questions on the papers assigned to him. He was the only one who even read the questions carefully after grabbing other people's papers.

Zeng Heling couldn't help but said: "I only judged four questions, and I haven't finished reading this paper yet..."

Xue Jian took out the paper that she hadn't finished reading and handed it to him, reluctant to lift her eyes, said perfunctorily: "Brother Yannian, please read my paper first to relieve boredom, and return it to you after I finish reading this paper." !"

He only read the first article "In the first month of spring, the guild Song Gong Cai Hou Wei Hou Yu Cao; Xia Siyue, the guild Song Gong Wei Hou Chen Hou Cai Hou defeated Zheng", and it would not delay his judgment.

In these two sentences, the Song Gonghui allied princes, and the order of "Weihou" and "Caihou" was changed. When Xia Siyue attacked Zheng, Weihou was added before Caihou. This is not in line with the Zhou Dynasty. polite.

Although both Marquis Cai and Marquis Wei are vassals of the Ji family, Shudu, the ancestor of Marquis Cai, was conferred by King Wu, and Marquis Kang, the progenitor of Marquis Wei, was conferred by King Cheng.However, Song Gong was not respectful enough because Cai Hou arrived late when he was attacking Zheng Guo, while Wei Hou came early to cater to him, and deliberately ranked him below Cai Hou as a punishment.

This question is done according to the traditional Spring and Autumn questions. It is nothing more than the meaning of praise and criticism from the Ming historians. …

And the title of this article is not to praise the overlord, but Ming "Spring and Autumn" "responsible for the order of changing the princes of the big country, so I am also polite."

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but it actually echoed the purpose of the second question of "restraining oneself and returning to ritual".From the four sentences of "don't look at what is wrong with etiquette" to teach people to restrain themselves from seeing, hearing, and speaking, and not to exceed the etiquette, to this question, using Song Gong as an example to change the order of the princes and cause chaos to prove the importance of observing etiquette; just like this "Spring and Autumn" The question is an extension of the previous "Analects of Confucius" question, which makes people read one after another, heartily.

It turned out that he still underestimated the examinee. This paper echoed back and forth and was patchwork. It was actually arranged as a whole like calligraphy, unlike others who wrote it down from scratch with their talent!

He had long forgotten how to promise the examiner Zeng that he would only read one chapter, and after reading this one, he opened the next chapter "Jigong Comes, Suiwei Queen Yuji" very smoothly.

Fortunately, he didn't make a circle, and then wrote a judgment.Zeng Heling waited for him to finish reading the paper before he asked for the paper back, hurriedly took the paper back to the second bedroom next to him, closed the door, took the blue pen, and leaned comfortably in the official chair to read the paper.

Remarkable... No need to click, let's circle it.The story of Zhou Tianzi marrying Queen Ji sublimated from the righteousness of husband and wife to educate the common people with the five ethic of monarch and minister, father and son, husband and wife, and friends.

After reading one by one like this, when he looked back, he suddenly found that the circles he had circled on the edge of the test paper were too dense, which did not look like an ordinary test paper should have.And apart from those blue circles, I didn't even draw the second-class dots, let alone the points or the most inferior vertical points for mediocre writing.

Did he give this volume too high a rating, too ostentatious?

Master Zeng was always cautious, and always felt a little uneasy when he saw the dense circles in the paper, so he showed the papers to his roommate examiners again, and asked Xue and Cheng, "Does the papers judged by the two virtuous brothers contain such ? I took it over to see if it was circled too much, and I also circled the places that are not worth boasting."

Is there anything that is not worth boasting about?

Examiner Xue personally certified the paper to be good, and persuaded him on the spot: "Brother Zhiyuan and I believe that Brother Yannian's sentence must be good. Why is my brother not confident? This paper is not good, and I will not leave my family with a few hundred dollars." If you don’t read a paper, it will steal yours, right?”

Examiner Cheng didn't follow them to grab it at that time. At this time, the test papers in the room were all judged, and they only needed to review before recommending to the examiner, so he took the test paper and read it carefully.

Looking at it, he had a somewhat clear smile on his face: "No wonder Brother Yannian and Brother Zi Yi Xian are pleasing to the eye, these "Spring and Autumn" titles are not about praise or criticism, but about etiquette and righteousness." Getting started is similar to the gist of Cifuzhi Chunqiu."

Cifu was a lecturer in the Imperial Academy back then, and he was also a lecturer in front of the imperial court. They have studied and read the straight lectures they wrote. Now seeing this article, which is very different from their peers, but similar to Cifu's idea, it is naturally kind.

Zeng Heling sighed with a smile: "If that's the case, the examinee is playing tricks on me. I don't know what the two examiners think when the paper is submitted."

Xue Jian said: "I don't know if he has the same ideals as Mr. Zhang, or if he heard who the examiner was before the exam and hugged Buddha's feet temporarily. If he had such an idea, it can be said that he has a relationship with the examiner. Hugging Buddha's feet..."

It is easy to change the style of writing to cater to the examiner. After all, you can practice more when doing the questions on weekdays, and you may temporarily change your academic philosophy...

This day is really unusual.

Without any hesitation, Zeng Heling picked up a pen and wrote "The Dao values ​​benevolence and righteousness, and the meaning of spring and autumn is also obtained". When the second and third examination papers were sent in, he filled them with blue circles according to his own wishes, and finally stood tall. Recommend this paper to the examiner.

There was such a talented candidate in the Spring and Autumn Room, and it will be the actual performance of their examiners that they will be selected in the future.

When the three house teachers recommended the papers, they were not hesitant to praise: "This article does not follow the old meaning, is ingenious, and can put aside the usual conventions, and write the sages to guide future generations when compiling the "Spring and Autumn". Adhere to the meaning of Zhou etiquette, and have a profound knowledge of Neo Confucianism, which is enough to be the leader of this house."

Master Zhang, the main examiner, glanced at the three room examiners, and showed an interesting smile——

This examinee has the same view of Chunqiu as him, is it true or is it deliberately biased to please the examiner?Is his essay really overwhelming Yifang, or are the examiners deliberately picking out candidates with the same philosophy as him in order to curry favor with him?

He took the examination paper and didn't rush to look at the most important four-book questions first, but first opened the spring and autumn questions that were said to have the same meaning of "returning rituals" as he did.

"Responsible for the big country and changing the order of the princes, so be polite."

Hey, what a "respect"!What a brave examinee, he cut straight to the point and pointed out the merits of etiquette and righteousness in the "Spring and Autumn" scriptures!

And this topic is so grandiose yet natural: the word "Jing Li" opened up the mind, and later the incident of Song Gong's disorder led to the lack of "Jing Li", which led to the disorder of the countries' respect and inferiority, and later the discord between countries. It can only be judged by the strong or the weak, not by the royal system and Zhou etiquette, and there was chaos in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.From this point of view, it is enough to see how far-sighted Confucius was when he blamed Song Gong for disrupting the order of the princes——

This article is not what he thought, and he insisted on adding a few words of "returning rituals" to his article in order to vote for the examiner's favor; I just want candidates to understand that the sage's "Spring and Autumn" is a good article to guide people in the world to return to the virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety and faith!

The author has something to say: refer to Ming Dynasty Jinshi Enrollment, History of Spring and Autumn Studies, and Appreciation of Stereotyped Essays