“八股文”,现在知道的人,恐怕极少极少了。可是,从明代初到清代末(十五世纪初到十九世纪末)的几百年间,读书人想从科举得到出身(入仕途的途径)的人,没有不被它束缚得梦魂颠倒至死不悟的。封建统治阶级的头子用它来麻醉、控制读书人的思想,使他们不致“胡思乱想”、“为非作歹”,或“谋反叛逆”。使他们由这条道路走入“皇权”控制的仕途迷宫。只要看看《儒林外史》里“范进中举”那一段描写,就可略知“科举”毒害读书人的头脑之深了!范进那样疯疯癫癫,正是中毒之后的形象描画。 那末,“八股文”那样大的魔力,倒底是什么样子?何以有如许大的“神通”?现在,没有必要找一篇标准的“八股文”向大家介绍。只想从它的谬种 “Eight-legged essay,” people now know, I am afraid that very few. However, for hundreds of years from the early Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty (from the beginning of the 15th century to the end of the 19th century), the scholar who wanted to get a diploma from the imperial examination did not become bound by it Imperceptible. The feudal ruling class leader uses it to anesthetize and control the thinking of the scholar so that they will not be “cranky,” “unjustly” or “rebellious.” So that they will go from this path into the maze of career mansions controlled by the imperial power. Just look at the description of “Fan Jinzhongju” in “Scholars”, you can know “the imperial examination” poisoned the mind of the reader deep! Fan Jin is so insane, it is poisoned after the image depicts. So what is the magic of such a great magic power as the “eight-part essay,” and why there is so much “magical power?” There is no need to find a standard “essay” to introduce it to everyone. Just want it from the fallacy