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Chapter 310 Huge waves
Kuang Yangming was very old when he presided over the county examination, and his official career was hopeless. He adopted the strategy of protecting his life wisely, and now he is full of energy and ready to make a big difference.

After understanding the mentality of the examiner, when answering these two four-book essays, there is no need to study the literal meaning of the two essays. You only need to control the turbulent waves in the examiner's heart, and use the essays written by the pen to make you feel better. The waves in his heart are bigger, even if he is a big success.

If the article you write weakens the turbulent momentum in his chest, it will be a failure. If you make him feel depressed and talk about the principles of self-preservation, then you don’t know how to adapt to the situation, how can you get a high score?
In the end, only forty of the hundreds of examinees can pass. If you want to impress the eyes of the chief examiner among the many articles, you can pass this level that makes countless people sigh.

Catering to the examiner's mentality is precisely the most difficult part of the imperial examination, and many people can't understand it all their lives.

It's useless if you have talent and learning. If you write too much hype, if you don't talk about it in the examiner's mind, it's useless.

Let's solve the first question first.

You advocate governing the country with benevolence and morality, you also advocate Zhouyi, and you pay attention to the cycle of heaven and earth.

"The way of heaven is given to benevolence, and grace is obtained from the hearts of the people."

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First of all, from the perspective of the way of heaven, Zhu Hao suddenly thought of "the way of heaven damages more than it needs to make up for" in the "Tao Te Ching". popular support.

The king is not only under the sky, but also above the hearts of the people.

Don't let the emperor be the highest, but don't belittle too much...what else do you want if you are only lower than the sky?A little water will carry the boat, and water will overturn the boat, which implies the idea that the monarch is less important than the people, which is precisely the favorite argument of the old Neo Confucianists.

Next, let's talk about how to give benevolence.

If you want to be kind, you have to be compassionate, like King Xuan of Qi, who will feel pity when he sees the slaughter of cattle and sheep. Wouldn't it be worse to kill people?
So let’s talk about the Mohism’s “non-offensive” first, do not fight unjust wars, and focus on defense, just like this war against bandits.

Kuang Yangming dispatched local officers and soldiers to cooperate with the Xingwang Mansion to complete a great victory. It seems to have caused a murder, but because of the thought of benevolence as a guide, it is not your fault. Kuang Yangming, the small bloody sacrifice is to ensure more The safety of the people...

This direction of discussion can be said to relate to the current situation.

Zhu Hao really couldn't think of any mistakes in this general direction...

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Second question.

That would be even better.

Others only think that Kuang Yangming is expressing his feelings, thinking that the current situation is chaotic because there are evildoers in the court, and he persuades the emperor to stay away from traitors...

This involves a problem.

The proposition expressed by Kuang Yangming during the county test was to tell the emperor his "true feelings" in his heart, or to those in power.

Because he was about to resign at that time, and his future was bleak, he expressed his loyalty to the emperor before retiring, showing that I had noticed the evil deeds in the Xing Palace that did not follow the etiquette and music, but it was not easy to express without evidence. Study the Book of Changes carefully, and have no desire to seek fame and fortune, so please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely not cause trouble for the court.

But things are different now...

Having made great achievements in the fight against the bandits, Kuang Yangming no longer needs to directly serve as an official. The central ideas expressed in these two articles are all for the "boss".

Who?
Chaozhongbutang, those who have higher official positions than him, may be replaced by him with his efforts.

Why express it like this?

Because of being an official, one needs to be wise and protect one's life, and the emperor needs to have no doubts about himself, and not to be implicated by possible future changes in Xingwang's mansion.

After all, Kuang Yangming used to be the magistrate in Anlu, where King Xing's mansion is located. Who can guarantee that King Xing's rebellion will be found out in the future?What if someone says that you, Kuang Yangming, have close contacts with Xing Wangfu?At the critical moment, he can take out this county test question to defend himself.

Now that Kuang Yangming doesn't have to be an official, he can continue to be an official. What does the high-ranking emperor have to do with a low-level official?
The person who can determine Kuang Yangming's status in the court is no longer the emperor, but the ministers of the six ministries, local governors, and officials of the feudal government, so his words are meant for these dignitaries in the court.

You see, I think that when a country is about to perish, monsters will appear in the dynasty. This is a sign of a chaotic country. Do I have a high degree of unity with your thoughts?One heart with the leader is the necessary condition for a superior position. I don’t talk about learning the Book of Changes after the age of fifty. I want to talk about governing the country with benevolence and sweeping out the court’s treacherous...

You, Kuang Yangming, are really so "strong" that you dare to admonish the emperor directly because you are close to a traitor, seeing that my Daming is about to perish?
Does he really dare to fight head-on with those in power in the court, such as Qian Ning and Jiang Bin?

He dare not.

But why did he ask such a question that could easily cause trouble for himself?
This involves another problem, that is, different people have different thoughts when they see the same piece of text.

For example, the ministers in the court who are known as Zhijian and Qingzheng saw the second half of his title "The country is about to perish, and there must be evildoers". Concern with all our hearts is exactly the same as our governance.

But what about the emperor and the traitors in the court?
What I saw was the first half of his title "The country will prosper, and there will be auspiciousness".

The emperor and those traitors will think, good you Kuang Yangming, this flattery makes us very comfortable, not bad, we should reuse you, let you come and enjoy this prosperous dynasty with us, and come to power with us.

If someone criticizes that Kuang Yangming is actually saying that Daming is about to die?

joke!

Even if the emperor messes around again and Ming has foreign troubles, can the emperor and those treacherous people see this in the eyes?They can only see the good side of the country, and never think about what will happen if the country dies...

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All kinds of signs show that Kuang Yangming is not only a master in the imperial examination questions, but also a master in pondering people's hearts.

Zhu Hao thought of the inconsistent attitudes of the state government in suppressing bandits, and the rush to come out to grab credit when the war against bandits made major progress that night.

Therefore, in Zhu Hao's two articles, there is no need to persuade a mediocre official who only has power in his eyes, is conservative and has little ability.

Zhu Hao found that he had participated in the two imperial examinations presided over by Kuang Yangming, and when he saw the four-point and four-book essay questions he gave, he almost understood this person.

This is probably the origin of the "half of the Analects governing the world" spread by the ancients.

After learning the Four Books, I can learn about a person's personality and political views, and then deduce what he likes to hear, what kind of personality he is, and how to cater to him...

Probably officials who have received systematic Confucianism like to study other people's preferences, and this is how human accidents in Confucian society come about.

Zhu Hao realizes that he is becoming the person he once hated... But the problem is, you are in this society and you don't have the power and status to change everything, what can you do?
Not going with the flow?

Then you are an outlier and will be eliminated by the tide of the times!

Zhu Hao couldn't help but think of the words of consolation to Yuan Rulin, and felt that they were also meant for himself. Sometimes it's not for his own liking to study people's hearts, but to gain the opportunity to change the times...

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Just as Tang Yin guessed, it would not take Zhu Hao a whole morning to complete the two essays for the government examination.

Tang Yin didn't have a complete and systematic understanding of Zhu Hao's talent and learning, but he was very clear about one thing, that is, Zhu Hao's level was like "killing a chicken with a sledgehammer" for the Anlu Mansion Examination.

But Zhu Hao was afraid of capsizing in the gutter.

The devil knows what kind of moths will come out of this quiz!
For example, if you can't grasp the direction of Kuang Yangming's question, who knows that he is so high-spirited now that he won't listen to persuasion at all?

If the direction of the discussion is wrong, writing an article will drive him into a hurry, regardless of your talent and how well the article is written, you will be dismissed without any discussion.

This is also the reason why many people have been depressed in the imperial examination.

It's not that you don't have talent, but that you don't know how to understand the world and the world, and many officials are like this... You can't control other people's behavior, you have to figure out his thoughts and prescribe the right medicine.

Of course, trying to figure out the psychology of the questioner is also part of Zhu Hao's knowledge.

Tang Yin knew this very well, so he trusted Zhu Hao more.

Zhu Hao wrote the two articles on the draft paper, and when he was taking a break after writing, he thought to himself that it was about time for Tang Yin to receive Wang Shouren, right?
If you hand in the papers early, you will be able to meet Wang Yangming, another unparalleled man in the world. He is also a famous philosopher, writer, educator, and military strategist who teachers and students majoring in ancient Chinese want to meet for a while. Fang's family is more exciting than Tang Yin's.

It's just that Wang Shouren will definitely not be controlled by him like Tang Yin. Who made Wang Shouren an important minister in the court, and his identity and status are beyond his control?
But in the future Ping Ning Wang Chaos, I can give advice, or I can become friends with him.

Think of it...

Zhu Hao didn't have to worry about the hidden front and low-key, and copied the article on the draft paper to the roll paper. At this time, it was less than an hour before the government examination started.

Is it difficult to write a composition of [-] words in two hours?
Why are you insulting me, a doctor of literature with a reserve of knowledge in two lifetimes?

When Zhu Hao raised his hand to indicate that he would hand in the test paper, he surprised the yamen servants and examinees around him.

Especially candidates.

We haven't written yet, this kid has already handed in the paper?
What's the matter?
"You little official, don't worry, if you don't know how to do it, you can think about it carefully..."

A yamen messenger came to persuade him.

The leader of the Yacha who bowed his head in front of Zhu Hao before appeared again, and slapped the buttocks of the talking Yacha with the handle of a knife: "What nonsense are you talking about? This young master is the head of the county's trial case, and he is already a scholar. Can you sit here without talent? Mr. Xiucai, have you finished it?"

"Yeah, I have something to do today. This morning, Gannan governor Wang Zhongcheng came to Anlu. I will accompany Mr. Lu to greet him. Why don't you finish the exam questions and go to the appointment... that's it."

Zhu Hao is very high profile.

The high profile made the candidates around them almost vomit blood!

What is this kid talking about?
Governor Zhongcheng came to the county, he said he would go to meet him?

Why is this bragging so outrageous?
Who believes?

Anyway, I don't believe it!
(End of this chapter)