The rise of the poor

Chapter 278 It's Raining

It's cold in spring, a drop of icy rain.

After Zhu Pingan finished writing the second stereotyped article, he just saw a drop of freezing rain hit the ground outside, and the soldiers outside shrank their necks.

It's raining!
Zhu Pingan looked up and took a closer look at his house. Well, yes, although it is a stinky house, the structure of the house is good, especially the top floor has just been repaired, and the rain-proof layer is also well arranged. Case of rain leakage.

So, Zhu Pingan took out his umbrella from his luggage, stretched it outside, pointed to his umbrella to the shrinking soldiers outside, and then placed it on the wall outside the dormitory.

Whether to use it or not is up to you.

After putting down the umbrella, Zhu Ping'an didn't bother, and continued to work on the questions.

This is the last topic of the Four Books, and the topic is quite satisfactory. It comes from a sentence in "Mencius": "Confucius climbed Dongshan and became a small Lu".

This sentence is very simple. It means that when Confucius climbed Dongshan and looked down, he felt that the state of Lu was small.Simple is simple, but it is not so simple to write a stereotyped essay with smooth meaning according to this sentence. If you really want to write according to the superficial meaning of this sentence, you can't write a travelogue of Confucius climbing Dongshan.

This topic should be understood in the full text. The full text of this sentence is as follows. Mencius said: "Confucius climbed Dongshan and became a small Lu, and climbed Taishan and made a small world. Therefore, it is difficult for those who look at the sea to be water, and it is difficult for those who swim in the gate of sages to speak. If you have the skills to observe water, you must observe its waves. The sun and the moon have light, and the light must shine on it. Flowing water is a thing, and it can’t be done if it is not full of science; a gentleman’s ambition is in the way, and if it is not organized, it will not be achieved.”

Seeing this sentence, Zhu Ping'an thought of Zhu Xi.

When Zhu Xi and Mr. Zhu read this chapter of "Mencius", he made a note in the corner: "This chapter says that the way of a sage is broad and has a foundation. Those who learn must use it gradually to achieve it."The interpretation version of the official definition of the Ming Dynasty imperial examination "Mencius" is the old man Zhu Xi.Mr. Zhu said this: the Confucianism established by the sage is broad and profound, and it has been inherited in one continuous line. Those who study must follow the laws of Confucianism and follow the steps step by step, so as to reach the profound state of the sage.

Don't worry about why Mr. Zhu's version is the official version, that's how Ming Dynasty stipulated that if you want to take the imperial examination, you have to follow Mr. Zhu's wishes.After Zhu Ping'an pondered for a while, he came up with an idea, so let's start the discussion according to Zhu Xi's words as the words to break the topic.

The rain outside is getting tighter. Looking out from the house, I can see that the sky is like a rain curtain, and there is a large splash of water on the Mingyuan Building not far away. At first glance, I thought the Mingyuan Building was blooming.There was no rain, but the chill brought by the spring rain still poured into the dormitory, making the candidates sitting in the dormitory feel cool.

The invigilator soldier outside was holding the umbrella that Zhu Ping'an gave him at the moment, and he was very grateful to see his colleagues nearby shivering in the wind and rain.In my heart, I was extremely grateful to Zhu Pingan who was sitting in the stinking hall, and looked at Zhu Pingan with gratitude.

However, Zhu Ping'an was completely immersed in his ink-stained world, which made the soldier waste his grateful eyes.

Picking up the brush and dipping it in the ink, Zhu Pingan wrote the breaking point of this stereotyped essay:

"The holy way is big and has its roots, and scholars must come gradually."

After solving the problem, Zhu Pingan didn't add points.Finish this stereotype in one go, and proceed to discuss it according to Zhu Xi's words.Didn't Mr. Zhu say that Confucianism is broad and profound, so I will advocate Confucianism all over the place and praise it greatly.Comparing Confucianism to a mountain of ten thousand feet, to an endless sea, to the source of light, you are the source of all things.Then I wrote down according to the meaning of Mr. Zhu. Those who study must start from the beginning and proceed step by step.This is roughly the case, and I wrote this stereotyped essay.

At this point, the three questions, four books, righteousness, and stereotyped essays for this exam have been written, and the remaining four questions should be all five classics, righteousness, and stereotyped essays.The stereotyped essays of the Five Classics are relatively simple. This is Zhu Pingan's experience in writing stereotyped essays. This is entirely a matter of personal preference.

Zhu Pingan opened the test paper and continued to read.

There are no accidents, and the remaining four questions are all questions from the Five Classics, and they are not difficult.Zhu Pingan read the four questions in one breath, and his thoughts flowed like a cold wind galloping in the rain.

With a smooth flow of thought, Zhu Pingan continued to do it.

Just like that, in the rain, a young man wearing a mask splashed ink tirelessly.

On rainy days, the smell in the toilet is stronger, and there are several stinky names like Zhu Ping'an in Gongyuan.Most of the people were fumigated and vomited.Another person couldn't hold on, and was sent to Mingjing Building by the invigilator.The rest who are still persisting are also pale and crumbling.

But Zhu Pingan was wearing a mask, and he seemed not to be affected by the stinking number next door at all. He splashed ink very smoothly, as if he was in the midst of birdsong and flowers.Every candidate who goes to the toilet, passing by Zhu Ping'an's place, is always shocked by the figure of Zhu Ping'an splashing ink in the stinking account.

"Swing an ax under the bed, and make a dojo in the screw shell."

This sentence is the ancients' description of stereotyped essays in imperial examinations. It is said that if you can't use it, how can you use the wheel ax under the bed? Use a snail shell to make a pot and let you cook a pot of soup. You can cook it.Stereotyped essays are just like this. They set a lot of restrictions on you, and every sentence has requirements, just like restricting the shell at the bottom of the bed. Most people find it difficult to use it.

However, at this moment, Zhu Ping'an felt that he was more than capable, and the direction of the intention and the writing of the pen were all in line with the various requirements of stereotyped writing.As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.

In one breath, Zhu Ping'an finished writing two five classics and righteous stereotyped essays before stopping, and his stomach was churning again.

So, Zhu Ping'an reached out his hand to signal, took the "Gong Gong card", and hung a piece of linoleum cloth in front of his dormitory as a door curtain to prevent the wind and rain from blowing into his dormitory and wet the test papers when he went to the toilet. After putting everything into the test paper bag and hanging it on the wall, I left the dormitory and went to the toilet next door.

Although there is a mask, the smell is still unbearable when entering the toilet.

Of course, without a mask, it stinks.The toilets are also very unclean. Unlike our modern toilets, which have flush toilets or something, they are squat-style tunnels, and they cannot be flushed. Anyway, it is hard to look directly inside.

There is also toilet paper inside, which is the kind of very rough straw paper.

Zhu Pingan almost solved the problem with the fastest speed in his life, and then returned to his dormitory.

At this time, it was about four or five o'clock in the afternoon. It was getting darker and darker outside, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier. A water curtain was almost formed outside the house, and the house was almost like a water curtain hole.

At this moment, a mournful howl was heard outside.

"Cao, there's a water leak! My test paper!"

Then I saw an examinee screaming wildly outside the hall, jumping and screaming, three or five buglers couldn't hold it down, and finally six or seven buglers controlled him, and then escorted him to Mingjing Building awaits disposal.

The unlucky child should have wet the test paper because of the leak in the dormitory. If the test paper is wet, there will be marks, and then the test paper will be invalid.Therefore, it is inevitable that this kid is like this.

From this point of view, the smelly number doesn't seem to be so unlucky.Zhu Pingan wore a mask and smiled self-deprecatingly.

(End of this chapter)