In fact, among the four examiners here, only Song Shou was not from the Jinshi Department. He relied on his kindness to become an official.
Of course, Song Shou, who has a good family background, is not bad at talent and learning.
After all, his maternal grandfather was Yang Huizhi, a famous scholar in the early Song Dynasty.
In the third year of Xianping, Yang Huizhi died. Before his death, Yang Huizhi asked for an official position for his grandson.
In view of the fact that this memorial was left out by an old official, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty did not hesitate to reward him. Song Shou, who was only ten years old, was awarded the ninth-grade Taizhu of Taichang Temple (sending a salary official but only receiving a salary).
Although the rank of Taizhu in Taichang Temple is only the ninth rank, this ninth rank official is actually the ninth rank official of the capital.
Starting as a Beijing official, it is an honor only available to the top few in the Jinshi department.
In the eyes of others, Song Shou is a typical example of someone who rose to the top in one step. There are countless Jinshis in the country who are still struggling in the selection stage.
As a result, a teenage boy relies on the kindness of his ancestors and beats countless peers and even his seniors.
Some people were born in Rome, while others were born in Rome.
Song Shou, who was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, had an official career trajectory similar to that of Yan Shu. From the time he became an official, he served successively as the director of the Jixian School, the Taichang Liyuan, and the three divisions of the Sentencing Department.
Waiting for dispatch.
Although these missions involve ritual, finance, justice and other fields, they all have one thing in common.
They are all Beijing officials!
Secondly, apart from the three divisions and the trial court, the other positions are all civil servants of the Qing Dynasty.
Finally, Song Shou was from Zhaozhou (now Zhaoxian County, Hebei Province), a true northerner.
Therefore, he was more optimistic about the brothers of the Second Song Dynasty who were also from the north and were also famous for their literary skills.
Here, as soon as Song Shou finished speaking, Chen Yaozuo, who had always been steady, expressed his attitude uncharacteristically.
"Yin Zhu, a scholar from Xijing, is good at "Spring and Autumn" and is especially good at discussion. This subject may be able to stand out."
In fact, there was no relationship between Chen Yaozuo and Yin Zhu. He did not know this person at all until Yin Zhu visited him.
The two of them met because of Chen Yaozuo’s good friend Mu Xiu.
Yin Zhu once studied with Mu Xiu briefly. Although the study time was short, Mu Xiu was very optimistic about Yin Zhu.
Therefore, before Yin Zhu went to Beijing to take the exam, Mu Xiu wrote a letter of recommendation to Yin Zhu.
Although Mu Xiu's official position is not high, his reputation in the literary world is not small. He is another celebrity who vigorously advocates the classical prose movement after Liu Kai.
(The ancient prose movement advocates the writing style of Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan and opposes the frivolous style)
Although Chen Yaozuo was not deeply involved in the ancient prose movement, he was also a Han fan and respected Han Liu's writings.
During the Xianping period, when Chen Yaozuo was convicting Chaozhou, he also built a temple for Han Yu.
Chen Yaozuo and Mu Xiu became friends just because they were both lovers of ancient literature and did not like extravagant and impetuous writing styles.
Compared to relationships based on money and interests, relationships between like-minded people are actually more reliable.
Of course, Yin Zhu is indeed talented and knowledgeable, which is also the key factor why Chen Yaozuo nominated Yin Zhu.
"I'm also optimistic about Yin Zhu."
At this time, Lu Zongdao also spoke up. He had also heard of Yin Zhu's literary name.
After all, Yin Zhu once studied at Yingtian Academy, and Qi Shunbin, the mountain chief of Yingtian Academy, was the son of Lu Zongdao's Bole Qi Lun.
Because of this relationship, Lu Zongdao and Qi Shunbin kept in touch through letters.
After Lu Zongdao finished speaking, only one person present, Zhang Dexiang, had not nominated a candidate. He saw that all three people's eyes were focused on him.
Zhang Dexiang pondered for a moment: "Fu Bi, a scholar from Xijing, is especially good at strategy and theory, and his career is particularly far-reaching. This subject should hold a high position."
(PS: Historically, in the first year of Qianxing, Fu Bi’s father was demoted to Hailing. Fu Bi followed his father to Hailing. It was also at this time that Fu Bi met Fan Zhongyan.
However, according to the current timeline, Fu Bi’s father was not demoted.)
As for how Zhang Dexiang met Fu Bi, it was due to Kou Zhun's recommendation.
Kou Zhun often held banquets in Xijing, and the most attendees were scholars. Fu Bi was a well-known talent in Xijing, so of course he attended Kou Zhun's banquets.
Fu Bi was a partial scholar, good at policy theory, but not good at poetry. Ye Qingchen's poetry was mediocre, and he couldn't even compare with Ye Qingchen.
But his level of policy making is extremely high.
It was precisely because of his serious partiality that Kou Zhun was deeply impressed by him.
Before the start of the provincial examination, Kou Zhun did not know that this subject would also take policy measures. He suggested that Fu Bi take part in the imperial examination and personally wrote a letter of recommendation for Fu Bi, all out of cherishment of his talent.
Song Chu, Song Qi, Yin Zhu, and Fu Bi were all seed candidates in this imperial examination. The Second Song Dynasty were local scholars in Kaifeng and naturally had the advantage of having a household registration.
Fu Bi was even more favored by Kou Zhun. Among the four, Yin Zhu's reputation was the least prominent.
As for Ye Qingchen, who has become famous recently, Lu Zongdao and others have a tacit understanding, and no one mentioned Ye Qingchen.
Who made Ye Qingchen Ding Wei's prospective son-in-law?
None of the people here have a good relationship with Ding Wei, and it is their bottom line to fairly judge Ye Qingchen's test papers.
Others?
Sorry, they don't want to mention it more.
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In the examination room.
Looking at the title transcribed on the paper, Fu Bi couldn't help but have a hint of sadness on his face.
Writing poems is the area he is least good at.
The poems in the imperial examination are also called provincial poems, which are characterized by taking ancient poems as the title, and then drafting and imitating similar poems.
The difficulty with provincial poems is that the examiner only selects a certain sentence from a poem.
If the candidate's reading is not extensive enough, the candidate will not be able to pass the provincial questions.
Secondly, even if you pass the provincial question level, you still have to write new ideas. If your writing is not outstanding enough, it will be difficult to stand out from thousands of examples.
For example, if you are a candidate and the examiner writes a poem, such as The Generation of Gu Cheng.
[The night gave me black eyes, but I used them to look for light]
Next, what the candidates need to do is to write a similar poem. The rhyme and word count must all meet the standards, and the writing needs to be brilliant enough.
In addition, in the early Song Dynasty, the court did not explicitly stipulate the scope of examinations. It was mostly final examinations. The teacher waved his hand and the whole book was focused.
As a result, the difficulty of writing Yingzhi poems has doubled.
Especially for someone like Fu Bi who is not good at poetry.
However, Fu Bi soon adjusted his mood.
If poems and poems are not good, shouldn't there be strategies?
Isn’t it written in the imperial edict?
Pay equal attention to poetry and strategy.
He is good at policy analysis.
On the other side, while Fu Bi was thinking hard, Song Qi had already finished transcribing the examination papers.
For him, writing poetry is as simple as eating and drinking.
Talent is such an unreasonable thing.
The situation between Song Qi and Fu Bi is like a scene where a top student and a bad student take exams at the same time.
The former can be written with just a swipe of the pen, while the latter can't be found even in a complete sentence after struggling for a long time.