The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

It is not easy to be deaf and dumb when it comes to historical topics, especially when it comes to issues of reform and non-change.

But for this question, the ancient county magistrate also gave the scholars who were taking the exam a way to survive.

Compare Zhuge Wuhou and Wang Jinggong!

There have always been many reformers who wanted to be strong. During the Warring States Period, Li Kui of Wei State and Wu Qi of Chu State came from Xihe School. Xihe School was founded by Zixia, a disciple of Confucius, and Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Taiyue of the former Ming Dynasty. , Zhang Taiyue's reform would not have been successful if he had not met Emperor Wanli. But even if it failed, it would have extended the life of the Ming Dynasty for nearly a hundred years, and the whip method he created is still in use today...

Compared with Zhang Juzheng, Wang Anshi's reform was undoubtedly a complete failure. The new law was abolished by conservatives during his lifetime, and he was later dismissed as a traitor!

But who is Zhuge Liang?

Those who do not shed tears when reading "Chen Qing Biao" must be unfilial; those who do not shed tears when reading "Essence of Sacrifice to Twelve Langs" must be unfriendly...

With the comparison with Prime Minister Cao, Zhuge Wuhou was promoted to the point where he was comparable to Zhou Gong.

One loyal and one traitorous.

This historical topic should not be too simple.

Bai Gui had already prepared for this county exam. Whether it was the Four Books or the Five Classics questions, he had corrected them after consulting many senior brothers. Of course, they were mixed with other articles... Even if a senior brother found out occasionally, he would only Think of it as a blind cat meeting a dead mouse.

He continued to write: "Why? Wuhou did not have the intention to apply for business, but he used his skills, and Jinggong used the fact that he applied for business but concealed his name. How do you know this? History said that Wuhou was sincere, impartial, and loyal. , Those who are in time will be rewarded even if they are enemies; those who violate the law and are negligent will be punished even if they are relatives."

What does Confucianism advocate, benevolence and propriety!

"Book of Rites: Liyun Chapter" says that if you want to achieve a harmonious society, what is needed? What is needed is "the world is for the common good, selecting talents and promoting talents, adhering to trust and cultivating harmony."

So what this sentence says is that Zhuge Liang has no intention of approving merchants, but using the art of approving merchants, what is the "heart" used? It is the Confucian way of benevolence and etiquette, which is what the Book of Rites explains...

Which one is more important, Tao or art?

It’s self-explanatory!

Zhuge Liang used the Tao of Confucianism and implemented the techniques of Shen Shang, which led to the success of Zhuge Liang's reform.

Once this reform is brought to the point of rectifying people's hearts, it can be said that most of the success has been achieved.

"Wang Jinggong had the ambition to correct the world and change the customs. He saw that the world was disadvantaged by long-standing habits and that unless the law was enforced firmly, it would be criticized by the masses. He also worried that Shen Shang's learning was not enough to convince the government and the public, so he concealed his name and secretly concealed his name. Zhou Li thought so."

He wrote this sentence with a smile on his face.

Yin has many meanings, but here Yin is a pretext, which corresponds to the grand avenue.

Echoes the previous article.

The reason why Wang Anshi's reform was not successful is because Wang Anshi did not follow the Confucian way like Zhuge Liang, but was insincere and tabooed others saying that he used Shen Shang, and then relied on the ancients to reform the system and carried out the reform in the name of Zhou Rites.

One uses Dao, the other uses technique!

Soon, an article was about to appear on the page.

Bai Gui turned his pen and continued to write a summary, "Oh! Administration is not human. Although it has good laws and beautiful intentions, it can also cause harm. Therefore, Cheng Zi said: Regarding the meaning of Ju Lin's toes, then the laws of Zhou officials can be implemented. ... Wuhou will assist him. There are many talented people, and there are many gentlemen who attack Duke Jing. However, this is not only the misfortune of Duke Jing, but also the misfortune of the Song Dynasty."

This sentence seems to mean that I agree with the reform, but the reform is to be implemented by people like Zhuge Liang, not by people like Wang Anshi. But who can know whether the person who is implementing the reform is a wise man like Zhuge Liang? ?

Sound conservative statement!

The "Guan Ju Lin toe" mentioned by Cheng Zi comes from "Book of Songs·Zhou Nan·Guan Ju Preface": "However, the transformation of Guan Ju Lin toe is the style of a king, so it is related to the Duke of Zhou."

This sentence is also an idiom to congratulate a person on giving birth to an heir.

In other words, who can preside over the reform? Only outstanding figures can preside over it...

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The three questions were all written on plain paper. Bai Guizai checked them over and over again, and then recalled the professor's taboo avoidance methods in these articles to see if there were any taboo points in these articles. If there were any taboo points, he would either change them. As synonyms, the strokes should be removed to show respect for the emperor.

For example, Qian Xuantong, a great master of the Republic of China, clashed with the Kangxi Emperor Xuan Ye and had to remove a little of the word "Xuan" to avoid taboos.

After reading them one by one, I found that there were no mistakes or omissions in the text, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

He cultivated his mind and worshiped God for a short while.

At this time, some candidates who had answered well went to the court to hand in their papers and asked the county magistrate to mark them. The time was much earlier than the end of the exam.

Bai Gui was not flustered.

After being promoted from primary school to junior high school, junior high school, and college entrance examination, he simulated exams again and again. He dared to say that when it came to exam mentality, all the candidates in the world were inferior to him, and future generations would be the real involution countries.

Although the Confucian scholars of this generation study hard in poverty, with their heads hung from beams and their buttocks spiked, they are not as good as those of later generations.

In later generations, there will be desk lamps, and it is common to read at night with a candle. The food will have meat and a nutritious meal. There will be no need to run around for three meals. The time for reading will be better than now.

No matter which teacher, they all warn students before the exam not to hand in papers in advance.

Submit the paper in advance?

That is the treatment of a scholar, and a scholar will not waste this opportunity.

Of course, submitting papers in advance also has the advantage of being noticed by the examiner Gu County Magistrate early. Maybe he will be happy and admit him directly to the next exam.

The county examination ended with Shenshi beating drums.

There are still about two hours left until now.

It can be said that the gap between people is greater than that between people and dogs. The scholar has finished writing early, but the scumbag still has to think hard until Bingzhu withdraws the paper.

A moment later, Bai Gui, who had rested, picked up his pen again and took a deep breath.

When writing, you should pay attention to your energy and spirit.

The face he is imitating now only has its form, but not its spirit. If it is written in a hurry, the form will be scattered.

The pen falls.

Transcribe everything on the plain paper.

Some Confucian students often do not pay attention to copying and answer directly from the test paper. Although this saves time, for those who are not good at calligraphy and those who are not strong in literary thinking, it is simply a disaster scene.

The test papers are already there, no more will be given.

The sky was gradually getting darker, and some examination rooms were also lit by candlelight.

"call!"

Bai Gui carefully dried the handwriting on each test paper to prevent the ink from staining the test paper. When he estimated that there was still some time left, he took the test paper to the court and presented it to the clerk who had been standing aside for a long time.

It can be considered as handing in papers a few minutes in advance. There is an advantage in handing in papers at this time. Those who should leave have already left, and the scholars who are still left to write are waiting for the clerk to collect the papers.

The ancient magistrate yawned and ignored it. He waved his hand and asked the clerk to put the test paper aside.

Seeing Magistrate Gu's appearance, Bai Gui knew that he was tired from examining the papers. After giving a salute, he followed the official servant back to the examination room, took the examination basket, and walked out of the examination room unhurriedly.