To say that the most critical and ironic novel in ancient China must be the "History of Rulinwai" written by Wu Jingzi of the Qing Dynasty. There are 56 chapters in the book, each of which is an independent fable. In a very realistic tone, it recounts the views of people from all walks of life on "fame and wealth".
As we all know, since the beginning of the birth of China's feudal society, it has taken Confucian thought as the core. Therefore, among all the professions in ancient times, career is naturally the most sought after. For thousands of years, countless ancients have gone forward for fame and fortune, and all kinds of diversity are indeed a treasure trove of literary creation.
Therefore, as the first book to break out of this normal state and criticize this system, the historical significance of "The History of Rulin" is naturally self-evident. It represents the highest peak of China's ancient satirical novels, and Lu Xun spoke highly of it, saying that the ideological content "upholds the public heart and accuses the shortcomings of the times." Even in the history of world literature, "The History of Rulin" can be compared with the social realism works written by Dickens and Balzac, and it is a pearl in the history of world literature.
Since it is such an outstanding satirical novel in our country, it is natural to be included in the textbook. The Chinese people have been in contact with the "Rulin Waishi" since the third year of junior high school, and some readers may wonder, in fact, the "Fan Jin Zhongju" in that year was the original text excerpted in the "Ru Lin Wai Biography".
The story of "Fan Jin Zhongju" is not unfamiliar to everyone. It tells the story of a poor acid show who has been successful for many years and has not been able to get a good name, and the structure is very simple. The main focus of the pen and ink is on the change in mentality before and after Fan Jinzhongju, as well as the change in the attitude of his relatives and neighbors around him, thus satirizing the examination system itself.
The final ending of the story is not satisfactory, due to the earth-shaking changes in identity before and after the middle move, Fan Jin, who is already pedantic and stupid, is extremely happy and crazy in the end, which is really regrettable.
Here, I believe that many people will laugh at Fan Jin's poor psychological endurance, and the middle move can go crazy. If he became emperor, wouldn't he have to die on the spot? In fact, you don't quite understand the concept of ancient Zhongju, if you compare it to today, I believe that your mentality at that time must be more excited than Fan Jin.
The ancient examination system is a common topic, here I will not repeat them all, today to talk about the various benefits after the entrance examination. As we all know, the ancient servitude is very heavy, if you are admitted to the show talent, it is the future national civil service reserve, so that your family can be exempted from the servitude of two men. Others are tired and tired in the fields to work for the imperial court, you can drink tea and chat in the shade of the trees, quite comfortable.
In addition, Xiucai's clothes are also different from ordinary people, Xiucai can wear long shirts, but ordinary people can only wear cloth clothes. Moreover, in ancient times, when the court was in court, Xiu Cai saw that the county prince could not kneel, and ordinary people usually saw the county grandfather's official car on the street, they all had to kneel immediately, even if they were landlords and rich merchants, they could not avoid it. It is no wonder that the ordinary people in that meeting want to change their fate and must study hard.
This is just a show talent, and the middle lift is much more cattle than the show talent. It is Xiucai who stands out from the township examination and becomes a reference for people in the examination. After all, Xiucai was only a reserve for state civil servants, and could only be regarded as a privileged commoner, and the person who lifted people was a civil servant of the imperial court who was a serious child.
Moreover, this court civil servant was not ordinary. Nowadays, when the national examination is admitted to the civil service, it is all started from the most grass-roots section members. If you want to mix up a section chief, how to get ten years and eight years, and then it is even more difficult. And what official positions could people do in ancient times? Generally speaking, it is Zhi County, and such county-level or sub-county-level official titles are judged, and if you are lucky, you can catch up with the selection of officials that year, and you can also mix with a prefect at the provincial and ministerial levels.
It is not difficult to see that ordinary county-level and sub-county-level cadres are already department-level cadres, and if they are on the prefect, they must be department-level cadres. Today, it is equivalent to being admitted to the civil service directly at the department level, saving decades of struggle time, can it not be exciting? Thinking like this, the reason why Fan Jin is extremely happy and crazy is also a certain reason. Dear readers, if this matter were to be left to you, would you be able to bear it?