The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

The examination room was cramped, and a palm-sized wooden board was nailed to the door beam with the examination number written on it. Read 520 official website

Bai Gui took a look and wrote: "Di-Ding Chen".

He understood instantly.

The examination room in this examination shed is divided into several major areas: "Heaven, Earth, Xuanhuang". His location should be the area with the character "di". The same area with the character "di" also has rows and columns, and the columns are represented by the heavenly stems and earthly branches. He is currently located in the area with the character "di". District Dingxingchen column.

The examination shed was low, and there was a large wooden bucket filled with water at the door. Walking in, the space is small, with thick boards on the left and right, painted with clam ash to prevent fire, and a removable table.

Bai Gui sat in the examination room, folded the case, and then took out the things he had prepared from the examination basket.

Put the pen, ink and inkstone in a good place.

Not long after, officials distributed test papers. This was a specially made test paper for the county examination. There were red lines and dots on it. There were more than ten sheets in total, with twelve lines on each page and twenty crosses on each line.

Paper is not allowed to be carried without permission.

There are two pieces of plain paper issued by the county government, that is, draft paper. Even the scratch paper needs to be written in regular script except for the title and letterhead. Candidates are not allowed to write the answers outside the sealed line, otherwise they will be given zero points.

After waiting for a while with the pen in hand, I heard the sound of footsteps. Several government officials were patrolling back and forth with their sign lights high, and the title was written on it.

A clerk held up a question, one of the four questions, which was also a combined question: "King Hui of Liang said: 'In the Kingdom of Jin, there is no one strong in the world. Is there any way to deal with neighboring countries?'"

They all come from Mencius's "King Hui of Liang".

But when these two sentences are combined together and related to the current situation, the meaning is somewhat unclear.

After writing the topic, many candidates took a breath of cold air and found it difficult to write. How do you write this? If you don't write well, it will be an allusion to the imperial court. The imperial court is not a big country.

The first sentence of King Hui of Liang said, the full text is: "King Hui of Liang said: 'In the Kingdom of Jin, there is no strong one in the world, as the old man only knows. As for me, I was defeated by Qi in the east, and my eldest son died; I lost my land in the west. It is seven hundred miles away from Qin; it is humiliated by Chu in the south. I am ashamed of it, and I would like to be compared to the dead. What can I do for a child?'"

Isn't this the Qing Dynasty now?

The Qing Dynasty was so powerful during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods. From ancient times to the present, the Central Kingdom has been bullied by foreign barbarians. One land will be cut off today and another will be cut off tomorrow. The west is the Rakshasa Kingdom, the east is the Dongying Kingdom, and the south is the Western Yi. Invasion...

In the current situation of the world, the Qing Dynasty has been divided from all sides.

The latter sentence is when King Xuan of Qi asked Mencius, "Is it right to treat neighboring countries?"

Does this mean there are any ways to interact with neighboring countries?

Could it be that the ancient county magistrate had a heart that could be punished? !

Some candidates had difficulties, how to write this, how to put it into writing. It seems that the ancient county magistrate really wanted to select talents for the current situation and recommend talents for the country.

But before they could finish writing and speak eloquently, another clerk held up a board with test questions. This time it was questions from the Five Classics. They were much more normal and no longer so agitated.

There are a total of five questions in the Five Classics, one each from Shangshu, Chunqiu, Yi Jing, Book of Songs, and Book of Rites. Confucian students taking the exam each choose their own classics to answer, and do not need to answer other Five Classics questions, which is equivalent to professional courses.

The third scribe is a historical thesis: "Zhuge Liang had no intention of promoting Shang Dynasty but used his skills; Wang Anshi used the actual application of Shang Dynasty but concealed his theory."

Shen, Shen does not harm.

Shang is Shang Yang.

The two carried out political reforms in Korea and Qin respectively.

"Oh my God? What does the county magistrate mean by this? Could it be that the county magistrate is also an enlightened gentry who is committed to reform and strengthening himself. Although he occupies a humble position, he does not forget the safety of the country..."

"How dare you forget to worry about your country when you are in such a humble position..."

A group of candidates were completely excited when they saw the history topic.

They wrote hurriedly, preparing to be the second Tan Sitong, "Reforms in various countries are all caused by bloodshed. Today, China has not heard of anyone bleeding due to reforms, and this country is not prosperous. If so, let Tan Sitong start."

Bai Gui honestly copied the title on the scratch paper, then stopped writing and thought deeply.

He had met the ancient magistrate and had a few conversations with him. Compared to these Confucian scholars who had never met the ancient magistrate, his understanding of the ancient magistrate was incomparable to these Confucian scholars, and the steps he stood on were different.

Other Confucian scholars needed to figure out what the ancient magistrate meant, but he didn't.

He lived in the back house of Bailu Academy. Although he did not hear the conversation between the ancient county magistrate and Mr. Zhu that day, he knew something from his wife, Zhu Bai, who advised Mr. Zhu to protect himself and not to So radical.

At this time...

It is self-evident what the ancient county magistrate intended to do with the four book titles and historical thesis.

"The imperial examinations in the late Qing Dynasty were very different from those in the previous dynasty. Although the Hundred Days Reform was not successful, there were shadows of reforms in various places. Just like the current imperial examination system, the first main examination added historical topics..."

"As for the state of the late Qing Dynasty, we can use historical theory to judge the current state of the Qing Dynasty. That is, the central government tends to be conservative, but the local governments advocate strong reforms. This is also a contradiction between the local government and the central government. In addition to controlling some northern provinces, the central government can also control the southeastern provinces. Under the guarantee, we will not be able to leave the Forty-Nine Cities..."

"Qin Province is a province under strict control by the Qing court. Otherwise, the Queen Mother of the West and Emperor Guangxu would not have traveled west to Xi'an. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the ancient county magistrate to allow candidates with radical personalities and advocates of reform to pass the county examination. …”

"Mr. Zhu is enough for him. He doesn't want to make any mistakes, so this exam is just a screening!"

If you understand the meaning of the ancient county magistrate, it will be much easier to write the test paper.

Everything is stable.

Don't rush forward, don't rush forward.

He immediately meditated and wrote the four book titles first. Although the imperial examination added historical topics, the four book titles were the most important. sleep soundly."

(The questions I solved myself have little talent and knowledge, so they won’t make people laugh. Everyone will just have fun.)

He directly used this to solve the problem, meaning that the sage Confucius passed down the knowledge of the previous kings (Confucius served as the governor of Lu State), which saved the crisis-ridden Lu State from military disasters, and carried forward the virtues of Zhou Gong, the ancestor of Lu State, even if Qi State was strong , Qi Jinggong was unwilling to eat and could not sleep at night.

The beauty of this sentence is that the State of Lu happens to be the fiefdom of Duke Zhou, so carrying forward Duke Zhou's virtues means that as long as we are conservative, this can be solved. Although Qi is large, it also corresponds to what King Xuan of Qi asked Mencius, "We have good relations with neighboring countries." "Taohu", even if Qi is strong, if it does not practice virtue now, sooner or later it will not be able to eat well, sleep poorly, and will decline.

Correspondence between before and after, explained in the tone of a saint.

Bai Gui quickly finished writing more than a thousand words.

He had the idea of ​​​​renovating the current malpractice, but he still needed to be cautious in the imperial examination. What he wrote did not mean what he thought in his heart.

The following Five Classics questions are his original scriptures, they are consistent and will be completed quickly.

When it comes to historical topics, what they say is: Zhuge Liang did not have the intention of Shen Buhai and Shang Yang to rule the country according to Legalism, but he used Legalist theories. Wang Anshi was taboo about talking about Legalism in front of others, but he used Legalist methods.

Meaning: These two are both sages respected by Confucianism, and now both of them use Legalist principles. What's going on? Is it because Confucianism is inferior to Legalism?

"Heart-breaking words!"

Bai Gui secretly thought that although the feudal dynasties of all dynasties were all Confucianism, few people actually said so openly, including the ancient county magistrates. Once they admit that Legalism's way of governing the country is better than Confucianism, then Confucianism will lose Dayi, what do the ancient county magistrates and these officials who obtained their fame through the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism count?

If anyone really elaborates on this historical topic based on the theory that Confucianism is inferior to Legalism, he will definitely be dismissed.