《蔡元培全集》补遗

AN ADDENDUM TO CAI YUAPEI CORPUS

《清代硃卷集成》中蔡元培参加光绪庚寅恩科会试文章,未见收录于后人编纂的蔡元培著作集。我们将新发现的应试之文按考试场次排列其题:首场,四书文三篇,五言八韵诗一首;第二场,经文两篇;第三场,策问两道。并择其《四书》文"知所以治人,则知所以治天下国家矣。凡为天下国家有九经"标点照录,分析其破题、承题、起讲、八股之作法及考官的评语。该文思路清晰,层次分明,环环紧扣,结构严谨;语言古朴自然。据此可见其早期应试文章特色。

Cai Yuanpei's articles composed in the Imperorial Assembly Examination in the Genyin year were not collected in the collechions of his articles.Cai's articles in the examinations are,in the order of rounds of examinations,3 articles based on The Four Books and 1 poem in the first round,2 articles based on the Five Classics in the second round,and 2 policy comments in the third round.We take one of his first round articles for detailed analysis and find that this article is well organized with clear logic and precise arrangement,natural and smooth transition,and very elegant language.We believe those are the features in Cai's examinations aticles.