Bachelor

Chapter 34 Honest Man Honest Article (recommendation ticket requested)

Sun Dan regretted secretly in his heart, regretting that he should not grab the places in those county examinations to gain the limelight.But if you don't grab this spot, you won't be able to take the county exam, and you have to find another way to guarantee it, which is very troublesome.No wonder Huang Hongxian, a pedant from the Qing Dynasty, wrote too maturely and mellowly, and he read them with a stern look, which at first glance was not written by a young man.

Mr. Li is an expert in examinations. He has read more papers and written stereotyped essays than he has eaten.

Hey, this is still an inconspicuous one. If it is replaced with a masterpiece by a famous artist, I don't know what the situation will be.

However, if he admits that it is plagiarism, he is afraid that the county test will be in vain, and he will really become a villain in Li Meiting's mind.Once the reputation is bad, what is the future, what is the future?

After thinking for a while, Sun Dan made up his mind, looked at Li Meiting sincerely, and said, "Sir, this article was indeed written by a student. However, the format and rationale in the article belonged to Mr. Wang Jia. The student I have always admired Mr. Wang, and I just happened to read a similar article by him, which happened to be the same as today's exam questions, so I copied an article based on Mr. Wang Ge's masterpiece. If the student knows his mistake, please punish him."

"Otherwise, there are a lot of articles in the world to copy, it depends on whether you can copy or not." Li Meiting waved his hand: "Copying is possible, and being able to copy is also a skill. In this way, you show me that article. If it is as you said Say, I don’t blame you. If you can copy the deeds, wait for my wrench.”

Sun Dan was sweating profusely when he heard the words. He never expected that Mr. Li would say such a thing.However, it is understandable to think that this Mr. Li is an examination machine.

In fact, as soon as he finished speaking, Sun Dan immediately understood the meaning of Mr. Li's words: plagiarism is a no-no, it involves a person's character and reputation, once caught, he must be severely punished.But following the trend is different. It seems that there was a period of time when TV series with the theme of spy wars were broadcast on TV. The themes, backgrounds, and character settings of many TV series were the same. Even the stories were very similar. It was impossible to say those things. Are TV shows copying each other?Besides, those are the topics of stereotyped essays, and those are the methods and formats.There are too many people who write, and it is inevitable to crash.

Sun Dan: "I saw the article written by Mr. Wang Ge from a manuscript in the market. However, the students have a good memory and have already memorized it. If you want to hear it, sir, the students will recite it immediately."

"Okay, come back and listen."

"Yes." Sun Dan cleared his throat and recited the short article verbatim.

Wang Xie was a cabinet scholar in the first year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty. After Zhengde served as an official for four years, he went home to retire.It is a famous article master in the era that Sun Dan traveled to.In Sun Dan's hand is "Zhen Ze Ji" written by him, which collects about forty excellent stereotyped essays.

Also because he was a contemporary, Sun Dan naturally did not dare to copy his work.However, one of the articles has the same name as the exam question for today's monthly exam.Anyway, that's what gossip essays are about, they're just composed around a sentence in the "Four Books" according to a fixed format, and they all look similar.

Of course, Wang Gelao's writing style is much more beautiful, and it is not comparable to that old pedant Huang Hongxian.

This article is less than [-] words in total, but every word is precise, listening to it, Li Meiting actually closed his eyes.

When Sun Dan read the last sentence, Mr. Li suddenly opened his eyes and called out: "Okay!" The ancient Mingde in the world must have preceded it. That is to observe it, and the study of self-cultivation, It’s not the great foundation of the world.” Wang Ge’s article really adds more words, and subtracts one word less. Sun Dan, speaking of it, your article is a good imitation. It’s very well explained. It’s not bad that Shiwen can imitate your level when imitating famous masters.”

Sun Dan breathed a sigh of relief, this test has finally passed.Fortunately, stereotyped essays are just like the government work reports of later generations.Otherwise, it would be really hard to fool Old Master Li.Moreover, Li Meiting, a disciple of Xinxue, doesn't seem to be a serious Confucian student. According to what he said, even if it is plagiarism, as long as it is not caught, and the level of copying is high, it is no big deal.

In their parlance, this is called "workaround".

After casually complimenting Sun Dan, Li Meiting suddenly said: "Your article is really not very good imitation. It's dull and bland, and it reads like chewing wax. I find this kind of writing annoying even if I look at it."

Sun Dan: "Mr. taught me the lesson. When students just learn to write modern Chinese, they don't have any rhetoric. They can only write honestly according to the format. If they can write clearly, they will be Amitabha." Li Meiting criticized it severely, which made Sun Dan a little puzzled.He is also a Jinshi anyway, so what he writes is of a certain standard.

It seems that it is not that what Huang Jinshi wrote is not successful, but that the level of scholars in the Ming Dynasty is generally very high.Wang Shouren, Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, and Zhang Dai are as radiant as the stars in the sky.In the Qing Dynasty, it seems that there have never been such great masters.

This is still famous, and I don’t know how many unknown scholars there are.

After reading too many masterpieces by famous writers, the article copied by Sun Dan, which was able to win Jinshi during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, was just a mediocre appearance in the eyes of Mr. Li.

However, Sun Dan is low-key and doesn't want to attract attention.He was very satisfied with Li Meiting's evaluation.I was about to bow my head to listen to the teachings, and said something like asking my husband for advice.What Li Meiting said next surprised him.

"However, you can copy other people's articles like this, which is also considered a skill. The imperial examination is a stepping stone. As long as you pass the exam, you can throw it away. This year's county exam, based on my speculation of the previous years' exam papers, if there is no accident , the scope of the questions should be on the "Analects of Confucius". When the time comes, I will draw up more than a dozen questions, and everyone will do it. It's not me, Li, who is boasting. Although I don't get it, it's not far away. If you really have this ability, take the county test. One pass is easy. However, I have no idea what level you are. In this way, I just got an article written by Peng Shi, a senior scholar in Chenghua. You can read it first, and then copy one. If you really have the ability, I will You will be selected as a scholar this year."

After receiving that article, Sun Dan felt a little annoyed.

Li Meiting is also good at typing questions, and Sun Dan has thousands of model essays in his mind, so he can easily pass the test without Mr. Li's guarantee.Now asking myself to write an stereotyped essay is simply a waste of time.If I delay my meeting with Zhi Niang, the holiday will be ruined.

The title of the article is "If a gentleman is not serious, he will not be powerful; if he learns but is not solid, he will be faithful to the Lord; if he has no friends, he will not be as good as himself; if he has made mistakes, don't be afraid to correct them"

From "The Analects of Confucius".

"The Analects of Confucius" is a classic of Confucianism, and examiners like to choose topics from it.

In order not to perform too well, Sun Dan decided to copy an article from the stereotyped essays of the Qing Dynasty.After thinking for a while, he picked up his pen and wrote: "A gentleman's learning is based on his quality and he must do his best.

Quality is not prestige, and what you learn must not be solid.However, the Tao may not be completed, how can it be accomplished?"

This is a current article written by Zhang Tingyu, the minister of the study in the reign of Emperor Kangxi.

Zhang Dashi is the editor of "History of the Ming Dynasty", and he is said to be a person of high level.But he is cautious, but his writing is impeccable, full of empty words, which makes people drowsy.Moreover, Zhang Tingyu's stereotyped essay is more similar to Peng Shi's.It is estimated that Lao Zhang also read this article written by Peng Shi in the future and was inspired by it.Sun Dan just used it to deal with Li Meiting.

"You don't need to write it, it's really imitated..." Mr. Li shook his head again and again: "This kind of writing, this kind of article... can't be read."

Sun Dan suddenly felt a little ashamed: "Please teach me a lesson, sir."

Li Meiting: "You boy is really hateful. Writing the article so boring is also a means. If I were an examiner, I would just look at you and want to kick you out of the examination room. But I can't find a reason. Not only that, but I have to give you A class." Li Meiting looked helpless.

Sun Dan continued to sweat profusely: "Sun Dan came from a poor family, didn't read much, and the ink in his stomach is limited, so he can only be an honest person and write honest articles."

"What an honest person, write honest articles!" Li Meiting smiled: "The person who can write such stupid and dead articles is also a scholar who has studied for many years. Where did you go to school before you entered the Sun family school?" , and who did you learn from, which teacher taught you such a good student?"

"Mr. Qi, the student has never read a book before, and only started to learn to read and write after entering the Sun Family School."

"You only learned to read after entering ethnology. Why haven't I seen you before?"

"Mr. Yin, the student only entered the school seven days ago."

"What, you will be able to read and write in seven days?" Li Meiting's complexion changed drastically. He was holding a manuscript when he heard this, his hands trembled, and the manuscript fell to the ground.There are blue veins all over his forehead: "Sun Dan, what nonsense are you talking about to trick me?"

(End of this chapter)