Chapter 280 Praying for What You Want
The second test is not difficult. Zhu Pingan has long been familiar with the application of officialdom. After the test paper was issued, Zhu Pingan spent a day and a half to get rid of Qing. All other test questions except Ci have been completed.
On the afternoon of the next day after the test papers were distributed, Zhu Pingan only had this Qingci question left.
Because he foresaw that this Qingci question would be the focus of the examination papers for this conference, Zhu Pingan paid enough attention to this Qingci question and left enough time.
This Qing Ci question is very simple. The title is just eight words in one sentence, "Pray for your wishes and try to make Qing Ci."
What does this title mean?
If you want to understand the meaning of this question, you have to briefly talk about this green word.
Qingci also belongs to a literary style, but this style is a specific style. In the past, this was used by Taoist priests to express their wishes or pray to heaven. To put it simply, you tell the gods about your mortal affairs, or tell the gods about your wishes, hoping that the gods will appear. At first, Taoist priests were writing, and later literati gradually started writing Qing Ci. After all, literati also believed in gods and needed to pray to gods. The Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty was the most prosperous period of Qing Ci, because during this period, Emperor Jiajing cultivated immortality. In alchemy, there is a relatively large demand for Qing Ci. Ministers who write good Qing Ci can be promoted, so the ministers all pay attention to Qing Ci.
“Pray for your wishes, try to make a Qing Ci”
The meaning of this topic is to make your prayer into a Qing Ci. Just write whatever you want to pray to the gods. It's generally an open-ended question. To put it simply, it is the composition topic that everyone often writes when they are in elementary school: "My Wish"; or the topic that everyone often encounters in English exams when they are in high school and college: "ihaveadream."
Although the topic is simple, it is difficult to write.
The reason why it is difficult to write is that Qing Ci is difficult to write. Qing Ci is even more difficult to write than Eight-part essay. The writing requires gorgeousness and sincerity, and there are many requirements. Generally speaking, there are two types of Qingci, one is Qingci written in poetry, and the other is Qingci written in Fu style. Generally speaking, there are more Fu styles, because Fu is easier to write, and Fu is closer to your eight-legged style.
See this topic. Ninety percent of the candidates are swearing at their mothers, and they have not done Qingci. Fortunately, they can write eight-part essays. Fu-style Qingci in Qingci is close to Eight-part essays, so most candidates try to write Fu-style Qingci. If they work hard, they can write it even if they are not good at it. Of course, the quality will not be the same. Guaranteed.
Faced with the Daoqing Ci style, the examinees suddenly turned a few hairs gray, racking their brains and frowning to conceive of the Daoqing Ci.
Relative to them. Zhu Ping'an felt much more relaxed and happy.
Writing Qing Ci is not a problem, nor is writing Qing Ci well. The only thing Zhu Pingan considers is how to write this Qing Ci brilliantly.
Emperor Jiajing practiced immortality and alchemy and was an out-and-out Taoist believer. In order to seek immortality, he took countless elixirs. Of course, he would often make wishes to the gods in the sky for a shortcut. Taoist brother Taibai gave Give me an elixir to help me become an immortal. Fellow Taoist Ziwei, I have a question that I would like to ask you. So the demand for Qingci is very high. Emperor Jiajing was busy refining elixirs and cultivating immortality, so he needed people to write Qing Ci. When the leadership needs it, we are naturally obligated. The ministers below have devoted themselves to the study of Qingci, one by one, vying to submit their own masterpieces of Qingci to our Emperor Jiajing. Over time, a craze for Qingci has formed. There are many people who write Qing Ci, but not many are good at it. Among the famous in the court are Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Yuan Wei, Xu Jie and other heavyweight Qing Ci experts.
It can be seen that Qingci is easy to write, but good works are hard to find.
For now, Emperor Jiajing's favorite Qingci is the Qingci fu-style couplet written by Yuan Wei, a bachelor at the time: "The black turtle in Luoshui first presented auspiciousness, the yin number is nine, the yang number is nine, The number ninety-nine and eighty-one, the number is connected to the Tao, and the Tao is in line with Yuanshi Tianzun, Yicheng felt that the two red phoenixes of Qishan are auspicious, the male sings six times, the female sings six times, and the sound is heard in the sky. He is born as the Jiajing Emperor and has a long life. "
The dialogue is neat and the diction is gorgeous. The flattery is so popular, how can it not be simple in the emperor's heart?
Therefore, it is not easy to write an outstanding Qingci!
After this Qing Ci is written, eighty-nine or one hundred percent will be seen by Emperor Jiajing. This is not only related to this examination, but also the most direct relationship to the palace examination. Of course, the more direct relationship is Your career.
Those big bosses who are easy to be promoted because of their Qingci writing, such as Yan Song, etc., are good examples!
So, we can’t ignore it!
Wearing a mask, Zhu Pingan placed the test question on one side of the table, pressed it down with a stone, stretched, thought for a moment, dipped the brush in ink, and then drew a blank A draft of Qingci fell on the paper:
"Sincerely, the Nine Immortals in the Heaven, the Supreme Immortal in the World, and the Pure Immortal Taoist Jade Emperor: I believe that the universe is in order, and all directions in the nine states are coveting the virtuous. I wish I could be sincere and sincere. The immortals have nine ministers, and the people have all the spirits. Yiyang Escaping to the West, Juntong extends to all directions, and enjoys the exchange of goods I hope the Ming Dynasty will be prosperous."
After finishing writing, Zhu Ping'an shook his head again. This kind of Qingci is in line with the rules, but if you want to be outstanding, you need to be simple. In the heart of the emperor, it is far from enough!
Putting down the brush, Zhu Pingan rubbed his forehead and started thinking.
What are the famous Qing Ci poems written after the Jiajing period thirty years ago? Can I borrow them for my own use, as long as they are Qing Ci poems that have not been written yet. However, after searching in my mind for a long time, I still had no clue. It was okay after Jiajing, but by the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Ci style was almost abandoned to the Western Pacific by the Qing government.
The Qing government, oh, yes, there was also a particularly famous Qing Ci in the Qing Dynasty. It was so famous that people ignored it as a Qing Ci.
Qing Dynasty. Gong Zizhen's "Miscellaneous Poems of Jihai"
The anger of Kyushu relies on wind and thunder, and it is sad that thousands of horses are silent.
I urge God to cheer up and send talents of any kind.
Yes, this poem is a famous Qingci poem. Maybe this poem is so famous that everyone didn’t realize that this famous Jihai poem is actually a Qingci poem, but the fact is the fact. , this poem is indeed a Qingci. This poem shows that when Gong Zizhen faced that the Qing government did not adopt her suggestions, she could only helplessly pray to the sky, hoping that talents could be sent to save the dim and dim Qing government.
Gong Zizhen was ostracized by the Qing government, and he was extremely disgusted with the darkness and incompetence of the Qing government's officialdom, so with a wave of his hand, he submitted his letter of resignation and went home. On the way home, he passed by a place called Zhenjiang, where a meeting to worship gods was being held. Gong Zizhen was recognized when he walked through the crowd without taking it seriously. This was a famous literary giant. The Taoist priest who held the god worship meeting was a wise man, so he stopped Gong Zizhen and hoped that Gong Zizhen would write a memorial essay for the god worship meeting. Gong Zizhen couldn't refuse, so he wrote this "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai".
However, if this Qing Ci is put up intact, then he will be beheaded. Because although this Qingci poem is famous, it also says that the country is dull and decadent, dead and lifeless. This Enke was specially ordered by Emperor Jiajing because the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful and auspicious.
Now if you offer this Qingci poem to me, you can get a good name, but don’t even think about your life. This is a loud slap in the face to my Emperor Jiajing! If you want to use it, you have to change it.
"Kiuzhou is angry with the wind and thunder"
Kiuzhou is angry with the wind and thunder, and it is a joy to see thousands of horses galloping forward.
Fuwei Tiangong is full of energy and sends talents of all kinds.
In this way, the meaning has changed. The country is full of vitality, God has ordered the wind and thunder to be smooth, and the situation is great. Thinking that God is in high spirits, I hope that I can select talents in an eclectic way. In other words, it expresses that the country is in a good situation and the situation is good. I hope that I can be selected and pass the examination so that I can contribute to the country.
Qing Ci and prayer perfectly fit together, well, it should be good. (End of this chapter)