Chapter 138: The first step
The night is already quite deep.
The ten disciples in Zhuzi's pavilion were also sitting in the hall, and none of them left.
The disciples either focus on reading or write diligently.
Lin Yanchao sat in front of the desk, holding a book in his hand, and a small oil lamp was lit in front of him. The little bugs in the lampshade hit the lamp wall one by one.
The crickets in the yard were singing in their ears, one long and one short. Lin Yanchao lifted the lampshade, tied the black insect in the lampshade, buzzed and flapped his wings and ran away.
Lin Yanchao took back his eyes, put down the authentic article he had read, rubbed his eyes, thinking how he should choose the topic for this incident.
This collection of leisure cursive works is an excellent opportunity for me to practice writing.
It is not possible to write books and make words in one go. It is too natural to sell paper in Luoyang with the title of the head of the test case just because of the price of the case in his house. He didn't even sell a few books from the juren and Jinshi in the city, let alone a child. He was too ambitious and had a great talent like Chen Zi'ang, and he had to smash the piano and give poems to hype his fame.
At present, Lin Yanchao has not yet thought about the two selected articles, but he is distracted and read the authentic article written by Zhen Dexiu, the great master of Neo-Confucianism, so he can't bear to explain it.
Lin Yanchao was attentive, and Gong Zinan came to Lin Yanchao and asked, "Brother, why don't you write articles? You read this miscellaneous book with relish. I will pay the articles to the mountain leader tomorrow."
Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "I have my own sense of responsibility, you have finished writing."
Gong Zinan scratched his head and said, "Finally, the head of the mountain asked me to think carefully about how to write an article, but I wrote so quickly. I'm afraid the head of the mountain would say that I didn't write seriously."
Lin Yanchao knew that although Gong Zinan was young, he was quick-witted and could write a quick article, and he rarely thought about it for a long time.
Lin Yanchao said: "Some people have urgent talents, while others are good at thinking. Since you are good at writing quick articles, don't learn from others to procrastinate."
Gong Zinan chuckled and said, "This is true. Brother actually has a trick to write articles for free and cursive books. After this article is published, many articles will be included in the official engraving books. You also know that the articles to be recorded in the official engraving books must be written in a straight and peaceful manner, and not to be mysterious. Second, it must be praised for the sacred virtues and sing peace. If it is a poem, it must be adapted."
Lin Yanchao understood that this was the legendary officialdom.
Lin Yanchao said: "That's not, I'll have to wait to write the article into the Taige style."
Gong Zinan said: "My uncle taught me to read and write articles, which started from the Taige style. He said that we scholars are the herdsmen for the emperor and the herdsmen. It is natural to embellish peace. Therefore, official articles are the first-class articles that scholars should learn to write. The rest of their leisure time is fine, but they can't be put on the table."
Lin Yanchao nodded, Gong Zinan's words made sense.
Otherwise, I would have written Jin Ping Mei and Dream of the Red Chamber, and I would have become famous all over the world, but I would not know what the name is. Good people are called romantic talent, and bad people will be criticized as corrupting the world. For example, Pu Songling wrote a book on Stories from a Chinese Studio, and was ridiculed as saying that she should not talk about the empty story of Stories from a Chinese Studio. She regarded it as unwilling to specialize in studying the meaning of the scriptures and prefers evil ways.
So writing novels and stories is inconsistent with the identity of a scholar who is dedicated to his career.
Among the authentic articles that commented on the world, the resignations issued by the court were also ranked first. Those who say that the articles were given to the court and distributed to the world were no more important. For example, the edicts, oaths, and destinies in the Shangshu were all first-class articles.
But the problem is that although the officialdom is the main theme, it is inevitable that there are too many fakes and spaces.
The articles that praise the sage virtues and sing Taiping have been written badly, and the Taige style text of the previous dynasty was sprayed from beginning to end by the black sect like the seven sons in the first and the seven sons in the second sect. Therefore, unless you write new ideas in official articles, it is quite difficult for Lin Yanchao to become famous through his articles.
Lin Yanchao put the authenticity of the articles aside. Writing official articles is a step for every scholar to finish the scriptures. Not to mention that studying now, it is also worthwhile to be an official in the future.
However, Lin Yanchao is really unwilling to write articles that praise merits. For Tong Sheng, the articles that talk about the government are seeking death.
As a child, you should write an article that suits your identity. For students, writing an article that encourages and encourages learning is more appropriate.
Thinking of the word "Li Xue", Lin Yanchao suddenly remembered a good article to encourage learning in later generations.
Thinking of this, Lin Yanchao's frown unfolded. Lin Yanchao couldn't help but laugh in a low voice, even in the officialdom, there could be good articles.
He took his pen and dipped it ink and wrote it down rustly on the paper.
The title is Learning.
The beginning of the article states that if there are difficulties and easy things in the world, the difficult things will be easy; if there are no things to do, the easy things will be difficult. If there are difficulties and easy things to learn, the difficult things will be easy; if there are no things to learn, the easy things will be difficult.
The content of the article is very simple, and I gave two examples of monks, saying that one is poor monk and the other is rich monk, and he wanted to go from Shu to the South China Sea. The poor monk said that I could go with a bottle and a bowl. The rich monk mocked him, "I want to buy a boat and go down, but I can't, why can you go?" A year later, the poor monk came back from the South China Sea, and the rich monk looked ashamed.
Finally, it is concluded that stupidity and mediocrity can be limited but not limited; those who do not limit their stupidity and mediocrity and are untiring in mechanics are self-reliant.
Lin Yanchao was very satisfied after finishing the whole article. He encouraged and helped him to learn and learned to be consistent with the current official ideas.
After Lin Yanchao finished writing one article, he simply stopped writing the second article.
Before morning class the next day, Lin Yanchao directly took a volume of the article and borrowed Luzhai to read it for Shanchang Lin Yin.
Lin Yin was very happy to hear that Lin Yanchao came to submit the manuscript, and he became even happier after reading it.
Lin Yin's wrinkles stretched out and said with a smile: "This article is well said. When it comes to learning, the key is to set ambition, not to be talented, but to be diligent and studious. It fully expresses the meaning of sages. Although the article is shallow, it is concise and comprehensive, and the text is even more vulgar, which can urge people to learn."
"Thank you, Shanzhu, for the praise." Lin Yanchao said with a smile.
Lin Yin said: "No rush, I haven't finished it yet, especially this sentence is smart and not reliable, and it is not limited to being stupid. It is well written. You have the ability to recite it through the past, but you are not arrogant. It is really valuable to know how to learn this humbly."
Lin Yanchao said: "Don't praise the disciples anymore. Please give the mountain chief a touch of polish for the students."
Lin Yin shook his head and said, "This good article cannot be easily changed. How dare I change it? This article was taken when I was studying the book, and I will use it with your house to examine the first and last chapter of the Xiancao Collection. Then I will ask a scholar to comment on two articles for you."
Lin Yanchao said happily: "Thank you, the mountain leader."
Lin Yin smiled and said, "This is all your own talent, what does it have to do with me? If I don't appreciate it, it will be a good article that has buried you."
Chapter completed!