中国最后一个“三元及第”乡试“四书文”赏析

The Study of“The Four Books”—the Chinese Last San-yuan- ji-di 's Article

作为中国古代科举考试史上最成功的读书人之一,陈继昌在乡试“四书文”中明确提出了以大小、取舍察人,既要守制又要创新,要保持生态平衡,上下要各司其职等看法,得出了“盛极必衰”和“无为而治”的结论,这些观点既符孔孟之道,又深切时政之要,实不失为一篇好的科举应对文章!

As one of the most the successful scholars in the history of Chinese ancient imperial exam inations, Chen Jichang put his viewpoint very clearly in his provincial exam ination article“The Four Books:” a person should be investigated accord ing to the profit-size and his choice; trad ition shall be observed, and innovation is also needed; the equilibrium of ecosystem shall be kept; the leadership and the rank and file should attend to their own duties, etc. He drew the conclusions that:“Top-Prosperousmeans D...