Bachelor

Chapter 235 Autumn Curtain
Qiu Wei is a term that makes all readers yearn for, but secretly fear.

Only after passing this test and winning the Juren, can one be qualified to be an official, and can be regarded as truly squeezed into the ruling class.It can be said that once you climb the Dragon Gate, you are worth a hundred times.

Sun Danlai has been here for a long time. Ever since he vowed to study and become an official, he has always thought about entering the Qiuwei examination room and winning the exam.

But at this moment, after getting the paper, his heart was peaceful.No sadness, no joy, not even the slightest expectation.

The exam questions are really not difficult!

The examination paper that Sun Dan got had a total of 3000 pages, each page had 3000 lines, and each line had [-] spaces for characters, adding up to more than [-] characters.In other words, the exam must finish writing the article within the space of more than [-] words.

The title of this section is "The Foolishness of Couples", which comes from Chapter 12 of "The Doctrine of the Mean". Unworthy husband and wife, you can do it. It’s extremely extreme, even a saint can’t do it.”

The word "couple" here is not husband and wife, but ordinary men and women, that is, husband and wife.

The meaning of this sentence is: the way of a gentleman is broad and subtle.Although ordinary men and women are ignorant, they can know the way of a gentleman; but its highest state, even a sage is not clear about it. There are things even a saint can't do.

In other words, "The Doctrine of the Mean" was originally a must-read subject for ancient scholars, and this sentence is not uncommon. Any scholar is familiar with it. There are a thousand ways to make a fuss about this sentence.

It seems that the subject of the emperor's personal residence does not want to make things difficult for the candidates, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.The simpler the exam questions, the more it can show the generosity of the king.

Of course, reducing the difficulty of the exam will make the competition more intense, but this is not what the emperor needs to consider.

Because it is a popular exam question, there are dozens of sample essays in Sun Dan's database, and it depends on which one he wants to copy.

After thinking about it, he still decided to copy articles from people from the Ming Dynasty. After all, they were all contemporaries with similar tastes, and the possibility of winning the exam was much higher.

After deliberating for a long time, he chose the article written by Zhu Xie and Jiajing when he was a Jinshi in the 14th year of Jiajing.The 14th year of Jiajing is only 15 years away from now, and both the style and the format are Ming people's system.Even Jinshi can pass this article, but getting a Juren is not as easy as drinking water.

Therefore, Sun Dan felt at ease, and was not in a hurry to write, but looked around instead.However, I saw several candidates in the examination room opposite were also smiling, confident, and probably also happy for this low-difficulty examination question.

Sun Dan laughed in his heart: a rising tide lifts all boats, the less difficult the competition is, the more intense the competition is, and that's where we must rely on our real skills to speak.If the exam questions are cold and long, if you happen to have done this question before, you may still get away with it.

After watching for a long time, after everyone lowered their heads to answer the questions, Sun Dan felt bored, so he picked up his pen and started answering the paper.

"The body is not limited to things, and the way of a gentleman is also praised!"

This is to solve the problem, summarize and explain the meaning of the problem.

The meaning of this sentence is to observe things and not be limited to things themselves. This is the breadth of the role of the mean held by the gentleman.

This sentence is well-written, but it can make people find no mistakes.It seems that the original author is also a sophisticated answering machine.

The next step should be to inherit the question, to undertake the meaning of breaking the question, and to play the role of linking the previous and the next.

"Those who cover the Tao are those who hide their actions. Couples exist, but saints are absent. Is it hidden for the sake of fees?"

The extensive effect of the doctrine of the golden mean comes from its subtlety itself. Ordinary people can experience its effects, but saints are not limited to it. Why is this so?
A question sentence is thrown, which naturally connects the context together.

The next step should be to start talking, that is, to discuss this truth.

Sun Dan didn't stop, and went on with his hands: "Fortunately, good fortune shows benevolence and conceals opportunities for use. A gentleman embodies the Tao and embodies the beauty of nature. Therefore, those who look at Fei can know the hidden ways of the Tao!"

……

Then there is the opening lecture, followed by the entry questions, followed by the first part, the second part, and the eighth part.

Finally, it is closing: "The cost of the Tao is also, but it can be exhausted!"

Sun Dan threw away his pen and murmured, "Is it possible to fully apply the doctrine of the golden mean?"

An indescribable feeling suddenly rose from my heart.

A good article, even a well-formed stereotyped essay, can be thought-provoking.

Even myself, a modern person who has been baptized by various massive texts from the information explosion, is also moved by this concise and rigorous text, do the ancients still have the ability to resist after reading it?"
Sun Dan breathed a long sigh of relief: "With words like this, don't talk about Xie Yuan, even a head armor can win."

Just now he wrote smoothly, but he finished writing the 2000-odd characters in one go. When he put down the pen, Sun Dan's right hand was scalded badly, and his palm was slightly sweaty.

Calculating the time, it took a total of less than an hour.

Looking up, there is a yellow leaf whirling in the aisle of the Kaoshe with the wind, fluttering up and down.

Autumn has come.

The candidates on the opposite side were anxiously writing something. For them, one day's exam time was obviously not enough.

However, for Sun Dan, the next day was so long and difficult.

……

Kunning Palace.

The emperor and Empress Chen are sitting together playing chess.

"Wonderful!" The emperor dropped a piece: "Sun Dan's move is ruthless. Huang Jin's chess is based on brute force. Unexpectedly, Sun Dan's move is more ruthless and tougher than him. Hey, speaking of it , Huang Jin is also a good Go player, but when he met Sun Dan, he was still as stiff as a three-year-old child."

The fraud case in Shuntian Mansion had a lot to do with Concubine Zhang, which annoyed the emperor very much. Although he loved this concubine very much, the emperor still did not visit her for a while.

This made Empress Chen, who had been left out for a long time, see hope, and was extremely grateful to Sun Dan in her heart.

Of course, Sun Dan himself didn't know that he had become the key to the concubine's favor, and he didn't know that he had somehow become a leader of the queen's party.

Chen Hou smiled and said: "Your Majesty, if you don't go to the examination room to be the chief examiner, why do you have the leisure to come to the courtiers to play chess?"

The emperor said: "No need to go, there are Yang Shen, Mao Cheng and the others sitting in town, and there will be no chaos. I don't believe that there are still people who dare to make small moves in front of me, risking the disgrace of the world? Although I play chess here, but in the examination room The wind and the grass can all fall in my eyes."

He didn't want to discuss government affairs with the queen, so he pointed to the chessboard: "Come on, let's continue."

What the two played was the last game between Sun Dan and Huang Jin.Now, what the emperor is holding is Sun Dan's white chess piece from that day, and he is using Sun Dan's chess moves.

Chen Hou shook his head: "Sun Jingyuan's chess moves are weird and tricky, coupled with Long Live's inexhaustible strategy, how can ministers and concubines be your opponents." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to shake the chessboard.

The emperor didn't take it seriously, "Let's put it on again, I have ordered people to record more than 20 of the most exciting games between Sun Dan and Huang Jin in the Beiya, and formed a collection called "Beiya Hands" "Talking Records". Come on, come on, the queen doesn't have to be afraid, although I used Sun Jingyuan's method. His style was not sharp at the beginning, but it was a bit soft and out of bounds."

Chen Hou: "But the further you go to the back, the more aggressive Sun Dan's chess is. He will fight for every bit and never give up an inch. The idle chess played before has become a pre-designed trap, and people fall into it unknowingly. "

The emperor chuckled: "This is the real needle hidden in the cotton, Sun Dan is playing my Taoist chess!"

At this time, Bi Yun ran over quickly: "Long Live Lord."

The emperor didn't even raise his head: "Bi Yun, in a few days, you can work as a errand at the Supervisor of Rituals, and let me take care of the East Factory. I wronged you a few days ago, and I was negligent. Don't blame me."

"Thank you Long Live Lord." Bi Yun choked up, "Thunder, rain and dew are all God's grace, I dare not have any complaints."

The emperor dropped a white piece and asked, "How is it going in the examination room?"

Bi Yun knew that the emperor was asking Sun Dan: "Returning to Lord Long Live, Sun Dan had just entered the examination room and had a conversation with Yang Shen at the door."

"Well, I see, let's go down."

"Yes." Bi Yun withdrew.

Before the game was over, Bi Yun came up again.

Emperor: "Has Sun Dan started answering the paper?"

"No?"

"What, no?" Empress Chen was startled, and couldn't help but ask, "It's been so long, what is he doing?"

Bi Yun smiled bitterly: "Sun Dan is in a daze."

Empress Chen asked anxiously, "Doesn't he want to answer the question?"

Seeing that Empress Chen was so enthusiastic, the emperor snorted, "The empress seems to be very concerned."

Empress Chen felt unhappy when the emperor asked him such a question, and asked instead: "This subject is related to the dignity of your Majesty and the court, so why can't the concubines care about it?"

The emperor didn't want to entangle with the empress any longer, if he said more, he would inevitably have a quarrel.This Empress Chen's temper is also a little irritable.

He said: "The exam questions are not uncommon. I intend to lower the difficulty. Let alone a talented person like Sun Dan, even an ordinary scholar can easily answer them. Don't worry. There may be other reasons why Sun Dan is in a daze, right?"

The emperor pointed to the chessboard: "Play chess, play chess."

Another round was played, and Empress Chen was still defeated by the emperor.

The emperor was happy in his heart, he laughed and said: "Good chess, good chess, I have the intention to order Sun Dan to play a few games. It's just that Huang Jin will not look good when the time comes."

During the chess game, there were eunuchs running quickly to report the situation in the examination room.The emperor didn't answer, but waved his hand to show that he knew.

At this time, Bi Yun ran in excitedly: "Long live, Sun Dan has finally started to answer the test."

The emperor turned his head suddenly: "Has it finally started? How long has he been in a daze?"

"When I went back to Lord Long Live, I was in a daze for half an hour."

"How is he doing now? Is he still fluent in answering questions?"

Bi Yun: "Looking at Sun Dan's posture, I can sum it up in one sentence, that is: without adding points to the text, it is smooth and flowing, and it is done in one go."

"Okay, I haven't disappointed me at all." The emperor laughed.

Empress Chen also called out: "I just said that a great talent like Sun Jingyuan, how could he be stumped?"

(End of this chapter)