The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 288 No. [-] on the List of Celebrities (Full Order)

Li Longji took away the two poems written by Bai Gui.

He had already memorized Qing Ci in his mind, but Bai Gui's calligraphy was unique, as if he was a master, which made him happy to see Lie Xin, and he planned to take it home and copy it for collection.

There is a good word, which basically took everything in ancient times.

Bai Gui practiced calligraphy hard for many years, and got advice from Liu Xueyu, the elder of Guan Xue. At this time, Yan Lugong and Yan Zhenqing were only two years old, and there were no monks such as Cao Sheng Huaisu, so his calligraphy formed a line of its own and opened a generation. atmosphere.

The next day.

Two Qing Ci poems are circulated in the streets and alleys of Chang'an Shifang.

It's nothing more than Qing Ci after ascending the first rank, this song can only see Bai Gui's brilliant literary talent and first-rate flattering skills, nothing else can be seen.But the other short Qing Ci is different, and it is on the eve of the imperial examination.

This sentence "I urge the Lord of Heaven to cheer up and send down talents of all kinds" hit the minds of many candidates for the exam and was widely circulated among the people.Similarly, Bai Gui's Qing Ci is quite different from the previous Qing Ci in terms of technique, which greatly shocked the poets. It turns out that Qing Ci can still be written in this way.

The Qingci I wrote before were all dedicated to sacrificial rites for the sacrifice ceremony, except for the Taoist priests who would read them, how could anyone else take a second look at them.

As a result, in Chang'an City, there are many more talents who specialize in the creation of Qing Ci.

After all... the emperor at this time is the Li Tang royal family, and the Li Tang royal family's advocacy is not much weaker than that of Emperor Jiajing.

It is obviously feasible to write green words and vote for these dignitaries.

Therefore, in the second year of Jingyun's regular examination, among the pre-listed well-known scholars, Bai Gui jumped to the top of the list with his calligraphy and Fu.

Soon, the Ministry of Rites of Shangshu Province arrived as scheduled.

During the Tang Dynasty, there were no county examinations, government examinations, and hospital examinations, but only the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Shangshu.

However, it is not that simple to take the Ministry of Rites Examination of Shangshu Province. There are two sources of candidates for the examination, one is Shengtu and the other is Xianggong, both of which are literal meanings. Candidates who were taken to Chang'an while being escorted to tribute after the prefectural and county birth examinations were called tribute students.

Students seem to be the easiest to do, but in fact they are the hardest.In the Tang Dynasty, there was the so-called Six Schools and Two Schools. The Six Schools referred to Guozixue, Taixue, Simenxue, Law School, Calligraphy, and Mathematical Sciences, all of which were affiliated to Guozijian.

At this time, the Imperial College was not a school, but the highest educational institution in the country.

Guozixue only recruits the children of the royal family and nobles above the third rank, Taixue admits the children of the nobles above the fifth rank, and Simenxue only recruits the children of civil and military officials above the seventh rank. Recruiting scholars below the eighth rank and ordinary people.

So if you want to become a student, you have to work hard.

And Bai Gui, as a tribute student of Huazhou Xiayuzhou County School, went to the capital Chang'an to take the regular examination.

……

Shangshu Provincial Rites Department, Gong Yuan.

Bai Gui held the test basket with a calm expression.

He has gone through several imperial examinations and studied abroad, which is not comparable to ordinary students and Gong students.And he is not simply a foreign student, but a student who has received traditional Confucian education, and he is familiar with all Confucian classics.

"Bai Meihe's poems and prose are well written, but those are just two essays for the extra exam. The real exam content is the five topics of current affairs and policies."

"What's the use of poetry and prose in governing the country!"

"What's really useful is the current affairs policy..."

The Gongsheng students and disciples around were chattering in low voices.

Bai Gui's fame was so fast that they didn't even have time to inquire about Bai Gui's hometown. His reputation had spread throughout Chang'an, not to mention that everyone knew it, but which one of the candidates who took the exam didn't hear it? Too expensive.

They really admired Bai Gui's talent and learning, but they became famous in vain, and it was inevitable that some voices of doubt and questioning would be unavoidable.

"Du You said in "Tong Dian Election": "Among Kaiyuan Tianbao, there are thousands of tributes for one year old." This is just a tribute, not to mention students from various schools in Chang'an..."

"It's much more spectacular than when I took the exam in Chang'an Prefecture."

Bai Gui looked back and felt emotional.

He also heard some whispers about him from Gongju and Shengtu, but it was normal, he was the most famous among the pre-listed celebrities at this time, it would be a miracle not to discuss him and other talents.

bell ringing.

The gate of the Gongyuan opened.

Bai Gui stepped inside steadily, neither panic nor impatience.

The number of applicants for the Jinshi section, this time there are about 300 people in the regular section, which is second only to the Mingjing section in the Gongyuan, and it is spectacular.

But because he is No.1 among the pre-listed celebrities.

Enjoyed the "promoting hall number".

This is the public hall of the Gongyuan, equipped with examination tables and stools, and only less than 70 candidates who applied for the Jinshi department entered to answer the questions.

Hugh, there are less than [-] people, but the number of people admitted to the Jinshi department has always accounted for at least [-]%.

"Then it should be Song Jing, the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Officials, right?"

"Together with Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Yao Chong as the four famous prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty..."

Bai Gui put down his test basket, sat on a bench, looked up at the people sitting in the courtroom, and saw a middle-aged Confucian scholar dressed in purple robes, with a stern face, a seven-inch long beard, and cold eyes.

During the Jingyun period, the Minister of the Ministry of officials was Song Jing.

He looked to the side again, and saw a purple-robed official with a kind appearance similar to Song Jing's.

It is Jia Zeng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

In the Tang Dynasty, purple robes were worn by people of the third rank and above.

In the Chang'an market, portraits of the dignitaries of the dynasty had been secretly sold for a long time, and Bai Gui also bought one. Although the ancients paid attention to freehand brushwork, realistic paintings are not necessarily bad. He made a little guess and recognized the identities of the two. .

One is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who is in charge of the selection of officials, and the other is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, who is in charge of schools and imperial examinations.

It is very reasonable for the two prime ministers to take the exam.

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were not standardized, and the Ministry of Rites was the main field. Often, the Zhengshitang would send officials to supervise or also be the chief examiner to invigilate the examination.

Song Jing's personality is relatively domineering, and he has a good relationship with the royal family of Li and Tang. He once strongly recommended that Princess Taiping go to the Eastern Capital to avoid the intervention of the harem.

Therefore, Song Jing and Li Longji, the prince, have a close relationship.

The fact is also the same. After Li Longji ascended the throne, Song Jing, the prime minister, was credited with the prosperity of Kaiyuan.

So Bai Gui is talking about whether the two Qingci can be reviewed by the officials of the Ministry of Officials, not the Grand Master of the Ministry of Rites. There must be Song Jing.

And he knows the history, Li Longji won the final victory, it must be no surprise to bet on Li Longji.

Although Jia Zeng was still an extremely human minister later on, and he had nothing to do with Princess Taiping, this matter has nothing to do with Bai Gui.He delivered it to Song Jing and let Song Jing take it easy, which is equivalent to taking refuge in the power of Li Longji.

A statement to Li Longji, stand in line!

"This is Bai Meihe?"

"I heard that Keda (Zhong Shaojing's handwriting) couldn't put it down because of his calligraphy. Princess Jinxian asked him to appreciate Bai Meihe's poems. Fortunately, he put them away..."

"In the past few days, Princess Jinxian went to the saint to complain several times."

(Saint, the title of the emperor in Tang Dynasty)
Jia Zeng said with a smile.

He also sensed Bai Gui's gaze, but he didn't know that Bai Gui had asked Li Longji to let Song Jing, an official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, do the same.Bai Gui's two Qingci poems are also in Li Longji's possession, and they were not given directly to Song Jing, but the manuscripts are still available to the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang, and there is no missing one.

"But Da loves calligraphy the most. He has hundreds of volumes of authentic works by Wang Xianzhi, Wang Xizhi, and Yu Shinan. It is impossible not to miss Bai Mei and this self-contained calligraphy..."

"However, it is estimated that after copying the excerpt, it will be returned to Princess Jinxian."

"After all, this is a poem about Princess Jinxian, so he can't keep it without authorization."

Song Jing said slowly.

　Ask for a monthly pass...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)