The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty had not yet developed to the perverted stage of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Wang Chengwei signed up to take the Jinshi examination. The soldiers at the gate of Gongyuan just carefully searched his body to confirm that there was nothing wrong with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone he carried, and then let him into Gongyuan.
The Tang Dynasty was in the initial stage of the imperial examination system. Although the imperial examination was already a major matter of concern, there were still many senior officials who did not follow the imperial examination path.
One-third of the prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty were Jinshi scholars, but another one-third did not enter the officialdom through the imperial examination.
Today's imperial examinations have not become the only way for ordinary people to cross the class as they did in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In other words, they have not reached that point yet.
It can even be said that the imperial examination system in this era is still very rough. Not only are there many factors for off-site manipulation, but cheating on the court is also constantly developing.
But no matter how you fight against cheating, these are useless for players with game systems.
Wang Chengwei was brought into the Gongyuan. He entered a small cubicle with pen, ink, paper and inkstone, where he would take his exams from now on.
At this time, the imperial examination did not last as long as in later generations, and it was necessary to live in the examination room.
The imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty started at Mao o'clock in the morning (5 a.m.-7 o'clock in the morning) and ended at You o'clock (5 o'clock in the evening-7 o'clock in the evening). The examination time was twelve hours.
Candidates can completely submit their papers in advance. Even candidates who submit their papers in advance will be kept in mind by the examiner. If the candidate does well in the exam, he may be admitted.
Unlike the imperial examinations in later Ming and Qing dynasties, which treated candidates as prisoners and the examinations were like torture, what the Tang Dynasty needed were scholars who were talented and well-versed in practical matters.
In fact, this is also a threshold. It is already very difficult for ordinary children from poor families to be able to study full-time, let alone express their opinions on the practical affairs of the government.
You must know that there is no Internet in this era. If you want to influence politics, there is no material for you. Ordinary scholars cannot even explain the affairs of the state and county clearly, let alone comment on the important affairs of the court.
Therefore, this practical strategy test question can eliminate most of the small town test takers.
There is no shortage of geniuses among ordinary children from poor families, but they do not have fathers and relatives in high positions, and it is impossible for them to be exposed to the dynamics of high-level officials in the imperial court when they were young. They even lack understanding of the basic situation of the Tang Dynasty.
In such a situation, how can one write a policy statement that points out the current shortcomings?
This is also the reason why the Tang dynasty did not decline due to the imperial examinations. Instead, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes became more active on the political stage.
Wang Chengwei also prepared a lot for this imperial examination. He not only studied rhyme and ping, but also collected a lot of ancient five-character poems and systematically studied the writing methods of poems and poems.
This time the title of the poem is very simple, just two words "Early Plum Blossom".
This is the question that came to Pei Mian's mind when he saw the early plum blossoms blooming outside the window in the wing room in the morning.
Yes, the Imperial Examinations of the Tang Dynasty were so random. Except for the topics on scriptures that had been drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, many of the topics on poems and poems were improvised by the examiner.
The questions on practical policy came from the emperor. They were all about the difficulties and problems encountered by the imperial court, and then they were given to the candidates to seek answers.
It can even be said that this kind of casualness and freedom is the free spirit of the Tang Dynasty.
After Wang Chengwei finished researching the ink, he picked up the brush and started drafting.
In terms of poetry, it only needs to be able to pass the test and meet the rhyming and oblique contrasting rhymes. Wang Chengwei has already received the news in advance from Pei Mian's servant. The most important part of the imperial examination this time is the practical policy part.
The name of Wang Chengwei's poems has become famous in Chang'an City. The poems for the Jinshi examination are all examination articles. There are not many people in the world who can write eternal famous poems in the examination room, so as long as they meet the standards, they can advance to the next round.
After adjusting the words and sentences, Wang Chengwei began to copy his own poems.
In the examination room not far from Wang Chengwei, friends Gu Kuang and Wei Yingwu were also writing furiously.
Gu Kuang and Wei Yingwu are also people with quick poetic talents. They also know that the most important thing in the Jinshi examination is poetry. However, people who are criticized for poetry are often those who make mistakes in rhyming, oblique, oblique, antithetical, and rhyming. As long as the poems are at the middle or upper level, they can enter the lower level.
One round.
The two of them were also a little impatient. They quickly completed a poem and quickly copied it onto the paper.
While Gu Kuang and Wei Yingwu were still writing the poem, Wang Chengwei had already completed the draft of the poem and began to copy poems and poems onto the paper in earnest.
In the examination room, the players who took the Jinshi exam with Wang Chengwei were also answering questions quickly. They were all ready to work more on practical strategies.
Yan Zhenqing, the Minister of Rites, who was inspecting the examination room, first read Gu Kuang's paper.
Gu Kuang was a disciple of Li Mi, and Li Mi recommended Gu Kuang to many officials in the court for this disciple.
Yan Zhenqing looked at Gu Kuang's poems. He touched his beard and nodded slightly. Gu Kuang was indeed talented in poetry.
The poems are quite satisfactory, but the talent can still be seen. As long as there are no problems with the scriptures, you can enter the third round of marking.
Then Yan Zhenqing saw Wei Yingwu again.
At the Qushui Shang Poetry Party in Princess Mansion of Fengxiang Mansion, the seventeenth son of Longyou composed seventeen astonishing poems. No one among the scholars who attended the banquet could compose a corresponding poem.
In the end, Wei Yingwu from Gyeonggi came forward and finally earned some face for the Central Plains scholars.
Wei Yingwu's reputation soared, and even Yan Zhenqing heard many people praising Wei Yingwu's talent.
After reading Wei Yingwu's poem, Yan Zhenqing also nodded. This poem was considered to have passed the test.
When Yan Zhenqing walked in front of Wang Chengwei, this talented scholar from Longyou, a famous town in Fengxiang Mansion, the poems he wrote in the exam were quite satisfactory.
However, there is no problem with the rhyme between ping and qi. Although Yan Zhenqing is a little regretful, the purpose of the imperial examination is to seek stability, and Wang Chengwei made a wise choice.
However, the word Wang Chengwei made Yan Zhenqing stop in his tracks.
Unlike later generations, the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty did not have mandatory requirements for fonts, and candidates were not required to use a unified font.
However, it should generally be written in running script, so that you won’t be deducted for sloppy writing.
Clean handwriting and clean paper are also very basic requirements. If you cannot meet these two points, you will be eliminated before the exam is graded.
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However, the handwriting of Wang Chengwei seems to have the shadow of his own face.
It is interesting and interesting. Although it is a shadow of the appearance, it still has its own characteristics. The character Wang Chengwei is very upright, as if he is a proud scholar.
What a good word!
Yan Zhenqing couldn't help but admire in her heart.
But Yan Zhenqing didn't know that Wang Chengwei had recently mastered Liu style calligraphy through hard work. Liu Gongquan's calligraphy was based on Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy. He used this slightly novel font to impress the examiners.
After all, Wang Chengwei's current name is already a well-known talent in Chang'an, which can also help him pass the first two tests.
The first batch of candidates have completed the poetry and poetry examination papers in the morning.
After they raised their hands and handed in the papers, they got the test papers with scriptures attached.
For Wang Chengwei and other players, the sutra-posting part is basically equal to free points.
Searching ancient books directly from the system, he quickly found the sources of the five scripture-posted examination questions. Wang Chengwei quickly filled them in and then raised his hand to hand in the papers.
Yan Zhenqing was surprised at this moment. How long had it been before Wang Chengwei had completed the part of pasting the scriptures?
Could it be that he didn't understand the scriptures, so he turned in a blank test?
No? With Wang Chengwei’s poetic talent, shouldn’t he be able to read the scriptures in full?
When the clerk brought Wang Chengwei's test paper, Yan Zhenqing said to the clerk, "Show it to me."
Yan Zhenqing was the Minister of Rites and a proper official of the imperial court. The clerk immediately raised the test paper above his head, but still held it in his hand.
This is naturally the rule in the examination room. The clerk cannot let go of the examination paper that has been collected. If he lets go, the clerk's finger pressing the red seal will be misaligned with the red seal printed on the paper, and then the clerk will be punished by the court.
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After reading Wang Chengwei's answers to scriptures, Yan Zhenqing became even more passionate about talents.
The answers to the five questions are all correct!
For being able to complete the five questions on the Sutras in such a short period of time, Wang Chengwei can be said to be a very talented person.
You must know that one of the questions was asked by Yan Zhenqing himself. The origin of the question is a bit remote. I didn't expect that Wang Chengwei could answer it so quickly.
The appetizers in front have been served, and the next thing to be served is the main course.
The emperor personally proposed a practical policy. When he saw the title, Wang Chengwei was a little stupid.
What the hell is this topic?
"Regaining culture and quality"?
What the hell?
If you are an ordinary candidate, you will already call me dad when you see this kind of question.
But we are players, and players have cheats!
Wang Chengwei immediately sent a message for help to Fang Guoshou.
"Mr. Fang, save me! Help me read the test questions!"
Fang Guoshou didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect that he, a dignified university professor, would help candidates in Datang to cheat.
But everyone is a player, so if Fang Guoshou can help, he will naturally help: "Send me the questions."
"Mr. Fang, what does it mean to restore literary quality? How can we solve the problem?"
Fang Guoshou smiled when he saw the title and replied to Wang Chengwei:
"Confucius said: 'If quality is better than literature, then you will be wild; if literature is better than quality, you will be history. If literature and quality are gentle, then you will be a gentleman.' This essay and quality are the two qualities that Confucius believed a gentleman should have."
"Quality refers to nature, which can also be considered as the inner wildness. Wen refers to appearance, which is the etiquette and rules learned later in life."
"Confucius put forward a historical point of view, believing that culture and quality can be extended to the country, and these two characteristics will reincarnate each other."
"Book of Rites" says that Confucius said: The way of Yu and Xia has little resentment towards the people, but the way of Yin and Zhou is not as good as theirs. The quality of Yu and Xia, the writing of Yin and Zhou, is over. The writing of Yu and Xia is not worthy of its quality, and the quality of Yin and Zhou
, too much to write about.”
"It means that the Xia Dynasty has more quality than literature, so the Xia Dynasty is more barbaric, while the Zhou Dynasty has more literature than quality, so the Zhou Dynasty's literary rule of the world appears to be more literary and weak."
"Barbarism and civilization cycle alternately, which is also a historical law summarized by Confucianism."