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The Eight-part Forum below Huanghe Tower in Wuchang has evolved from a debate among ordinary scholars into a debate among masters, attracting thousands of scholars every day.
The party opposed to the stereotyped writing of scholars was represented by Gu Yanwu, Ai Nanying, Luo Wanzao and others.
Those who supported the Eight-part Writing System to recruit scholars were represented by Yang Tingshu, Jin Sheng and others.
On the high altar, in front of thousands of people, Yang Tingshu spoke eloquently: "If you want to understand the truth, you must trace it back to the Six Classics and study the Confucian sayings of the Song and Yuan Dynasties. If you want to speak, you must fit the meaning of the title and take it from the Three Dynasties." , the books of the two Han Dynasties, if the spirit is to flourish, the heart must be sprinkled with principles and principles, and the ancient writings of the Zhou, Qin, Shenghan, Tang, and Song dynasties can be submerged and repeated. Only in this way can the writing achieve the three elements of reason, diction, and qi. realm.”
Jin Sheng put it more bluntly: "Since the Han Dynasty, writers have been vainly pursuing magnificence and being lengthy and repetitive. One article contains thousands of empty words but fails to capture the essence. If it is a work for the literati's own entertainment, then that's it. However, military and political affairs The same is true for official documents. Wouldn't it harm the country and the people
As for the eight-part prose, everything has its own formula, and there is no room for empty words or politeness. The eight-part form is used in official documents, and it is actually a good medicine. Furthermore, if the eight-part essay is done well, other articles will not matter. You can use poems if you want, or poems if you want. As far as I am concerned, the eight-part essay has provided the world with a model of elegance and conciseness. Make the most of your words without repeating them. "
Yang Tingshu, courtesy name Weidou, was born in Changzhou, Suzhou Prefecture. He was one of the leaders of Fushe in the third year of Chongzhen's rural examination. After the Qing army went south, they avoided western Zhejiang because of the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, and finally settled in Wuchang.
Jin Sheng, whose courtesy name is Zhengxi and whose name is Chibi, was born in Oushan, Xiuning, Huizhou. He was a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen and a concubine in the Hanlin Academy. The letter recommended the use of exceptional personnel to defend against the enemy. He was not accepted, so he resigned due to illness and returned to his hometown. He recruited local warriors and practiced archery and warfare in the Fengshan area in the west of the city. Hongguang appointed him as the censor of Zuo Qiandu, but he refused.
When the Qing army arrived in Huizhou, he and his disciple Jiang Tianyi led an army to rebel against the Qing Dynasty. They used the slogan "Whoever kills the captives will prosper, and whoever surrenders the captives will perish." However, they were outnumbered. defeated;
Later, Cui Feng led an army to defend Huizhou. He also offered Cui Feng the strategy of guarding Jixi by relying on the dangerous passes of Congshan Pass. Cui Feng adopted it, which made it impossible for the 30,000 Qing troops to attack for a long time, and Huizhou was settled.
Jin Sheng opposed the cancellation of the eight-part essay selection process, but he enthusiastically supported Qin Mu. A few days ago, he was the one who identified the authenticity of the national jade seal. He opposed the abolition of the eight-part essay because he hated red tape;
When he was an official. Many officials exchanged official documents and wrote a lot of lies and flattery. After reading them for a long time, I couldn't find anything official to say. Jin Sheng thinks. This is exactly the result of the failure of eight-part essays to be well applied in official documents.
If all official documents are written in the form of eight-legged writing, the number of words is limited due to the open style, and there is no room for you to write more official articles. It harms the country and the people.
Jin Sheng's point of view won warm cheers from the audience, including Gu Yanwu and others. I have to admit that his point of view has some validity.
Next, Gu Yanwu once again made his own remarks: "In the Tang Dynasty, scholars were recruited based on gifts, and the late generation of Fu was the most cumbersome. In the Song Dynasty, scholars were recruited based on discussing policies, and the disadvantages of discussing policies were also the same. In the Ming Dynasty, scholars were selected based on classics and meanings. And the unwritten meaning of the scriptures is even more unwritten than that of previous generations;
It can be seen from this that taking the Eight-part essay test cannot solve the problems mentioned by Mr. Jin, but instead destroys the seeds of reading. In order to gain fame and fame, scholars read the scriptures carefully and tried to figure out the words and deeds of sages and write them down in time. Some people even stopped reading the scriptures and only memorized the passages that could be titled and dozens of titles. "
Ai Nanying also retorted: "The purpose of the country is to select scholars through the imperial examination, but the eight-part essay has become a trick to deceive others. Three sentences follow the topic, two sentences break the topic, shaking the head and tail, just saying that he is a senior disciple of the holy sect. But he doesn't know the three links. What kind of article is the Four Histories? Which dynasty was the emperor of the Song Dynasty and the Han Dynasty
I put a sermon high on my desk and bought new sharp tools in the store. I could read it with my shoulders up and down, and my mouth and mouth trembled. What does it taste like to chew sugarcane bagasse again and again? He has wasted his time and spent his whole life in a coma. If he can trick the high-ranking officials, it will only be bad luck for the people and the court. "
No one expected that Ai Nanying would use the form of drama written by his teacher Tang Xianzu to mock and satirize the eight-part essay, which caused a wave of laughter in the forum;
Although Ai Nanying's words are a play, they speak to the real situation of many scholars. Some people don't even read books in order to take the imperial examination. They just buy some good eight-part essays and memorize them by rote.
After thousands of scholars in the audience laughed, many people blushed secretly, because what Ai Nanying said was exactly what they were doing.
In fact, the discussion in the Eight-Partu Forum is slowly evolving day by day, and it has gradually become an academic discussion supporting the old Ming and New Qin.
Because the Eight-legged essay was the form of imperial examination first implemented by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and Qin Mu intended to abolish the Eight-legged essay as soon as he founded the country and established Zuo.
Supporting the Eight-Part Writing Scholarship Recruitment does not necessarily mean supporting the Ming Dynasty. Like Jin Sheng, there are also people who have other views.
But those who oppose the stereotyped writing of scholars are basically supportive of the Qin State. The number of people who oppose the stereotyped writing of scholars has become a general figure of how many scholars support the Qin State.
Criticizing the Eight-Part Writing Forum for recruiting scholars is actually equivalent to criticizing the national policy of the Ming Dynasty. This is one of the main reasons why Qin Mu asked Gu Yanwu to open the Eight-Part Writing Forum.
If you want to replace the previous dynasty, you must criticize it and prove that the previous dynasty was inappropriate, thereby proving that it is natural for you to replace it, so that it makes sense in theory.
Qin Mu did not make a bloody direct criticism of the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he cleverly guided through the Eight-Part Partition Forum, denying the Eight-Part Partition Scholarship, that is, denying the Ming Dynasty.
Scholars control the direction of public opinion in the world. If they win the support of scholars, they will also win the hearts and minds of the people.
Yang Zhi understands Qin Mu's thoughts very well. She can't go to the front line, but she also thinks about helping her husband day and night in the rear. Wuchang is famous for its hot weather. After August, in addition to the cool mornings and evenings, the daytime temperature is also cool. Still like a furnace.
Yang Zhi used her private money to buy tea, cakes and cakes, and sent people to Huanghe Downstairs to provide food and drinks for the scholars who participated in the forum, to show her respect for the scholars.
If you respect others, others will respect you. No matter what attitude the scholars present had towards Qin Mu, they were all full of goodwill and respect for this virtuous queen.
The Wuchang Prince's Palace was once burned down by Zhang Xianzhong, and half of the palace was destroyed by the fire. When the Qin Dynasty was founded, ministers advised Qin Mu to make some repairs to reflect the new dynasty, but Qin Mu sternly refused.
At that time, Qin Mu said: "The world is uncertain, and the money should be used to strengthen the army and benefit the people, and it must not be used to build luxurious houses and mansions."
Seeing Qin Mu's firm opposition, the ministers gave up.
However, half of the palace was in ruins, which really affected the view. After Yang Zhi wrote to Qin Mu for advice, he sold the collapsed bricks and stones;
The bricks and stones used in the palace were all of the best quality, and many people were willing to buy them. They were quickly sold out, and a large area of empty land was cleared.
Yang Zhi also asked people to plant peaches and plums on the open space, and then decorated it with some ordinary flowers and plants. It did not cost much, but it made the palace look brand new and full of vitality, which made the officials and people of Wuchang admire it.
In addition to spending part of the money from selling bricks and stones on fruit trees, Yang Zhi used the rest to build a nursery and adopt some orphans.
It was rumored that the queen and the little prince only had two dishes and one soup for each meal, and they were all home-cooked side dishes. Most of the expenses allocated to the palace by the Ministry of Revenue were used by the princess to raise orphans.
The people were very moved after hearing this, and many people began to donate some money to the nursery. Some women even took time to go to the nursery to help take care of their children.
The queen was a very good embroiderer. She taught the maids in the palace to weave military uniforms for the soldiers at the front. This matter soon spread to the people and attracted many women from the common people. The looms in Wuchang City worked day and night and became a common practice.
What Yang Zhi did was not a great merit, but cumulatively, it had a subtle and good effect on the people of Wuchang. It also won her the reputation of a virtuous and virtuous queen.
Some people have compared Qin Mu with Tang Taizong before, and now, some people are starting to compare Queen Yang with Queen Changsun.
A virtuous queen can often correct the behavior of the monarch. The character of the mother of a country will directly or indirectly affect the success or failure of a country.
If the family has a good wife, the husband will not suffer any disaster. As big as a country is, if it has a virtuous mother-in-law, it is also one of the guarantees for the prosperity of the country.
Therefore, people are very concerned about Yang Zhi's every move, and highly praise her words and deeds, which in turn makes more people love Qin.
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