Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 448 Explanation
The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty have not yet developed to the point of being abnormal like the Ming and Qing Dynasties in later generations.

Wang Chengwei signed up for the Jinshi examination. The soldiers at the gate of the Gongyuan just searched his body carefully to confirm that there was no problem with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone he was carrying, and then let him into the Gongyuan.

Datang is the initial stage of the imperial examination system. Although the imperial examination has become a major concern from top to bottom, there are still many senior officials who do not take the imperial examination.

One-third of the prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty were Jinshi, but one-third of the prime ministers 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 like the later Ming and Qing Dynasties, in other words, they have not yet reached that point.

It can even be said that the imperial examination system in this era is still very rough. Not only are there many off-site operational factors, but also on-site cheating is constantly developing.

But no matter how anti-cheating, for players with game systems, these are useless.

Wang Chengwei was brought into the Gongyuan, and he entered a small compartment with a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, where he would take his own exams from now on.

At this time, the imperial examinations did not take as long as later generations, and they needed to live in the examination room.

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty started at Mao hour in the morning (5:7-5:7 am) and closed at You hour ([-]:[-]-[-]:[-] pm), and the examination time was twelve hours.

Candidates can completely hand in the papers in advance, and even for the candidates who hand in the papers in advance, the examiner will keep it in mind. If the candidate does well in the exam, he may be admitted because of this.

Unlike the imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties that treated examinees as prisoners, and the examinations were like torture, Datang needed scholars who were talented and practical.

In fact, this is also a kind of threshold. It is not easy for ordinary children from poor families to study out of production, let alone express their opinions on the practical government.

You must know that there is no Internet in this era, and there is no material for you if you want government affairs. Ordinary scholars can't even explain the affairs of the state and county, let alone comment on the important affairs of the court.

Therefore, the practical policy exam question can wipe out most of the small towns to become the questioner.

There is no shortage of geniuses among ordinary children from poor families, but they do not have high-ranking fathers and relatives, and it is impossible for them to be exposed to the dynamics of the high-level court when they were young. They even lack understanding of the basic situation of the Tang Dynasty.

In such a situation, how to write a policy theory to criticize the current disadvantages?
This is also the reason why the clans of the Tang Dynasty did not decline because of the imperial examinations. Instead, after the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the five surnames and Qiwang became more active on the political stage.

Wang Chengwei also prepared a lot for this imperial examination. He not only studied rhyme and melancholy, but also collected a lot of ancient five-character poems, and systematically studied the writing methods of poems and prose.

This time the title of the poem is very simple, only the word "Zaomei".

This is the topic that Pei Mian thought of when he saw the early-blooming plum blossoms outside the window in the wing room in the morning.

Yes, the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were so random, except that the topics for posting scriptures had already been drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, and many of the topics for poems and prose were improvised by the examiners.

The questions about practical policy come from the emperor, and they are given to the examinees to find answers to the difficulties and problems encountered by the court.

It can even be said that this kind of casualness and freedom is the spirit of freedom in Datang's bones.

After Wang Chengwei finished studying ink, he picked up the brush and started to make a draft.

In terms of poetry and prose, you only need to be able to pass the test, and it is enough to meet the rhyme of the rhyme. Wang Chengwei has already got the news from Pei Mian's servant in advance. The most important part of the imperial examination this time is the practical part.

The title of Wang Chengwei's poems has become famous in Chang'an City, and the poems in the Jinshi examination are all examination articles. There are few people in this world who can write eternal masterpieces in the examination room, so as long as they are well-behaved, they can enter the next round.

After adjusting the words and sentences, Wang Chengwei began to copy his poems.

In the examination room not far from Wang Chengwei, good friends Gu Kuang and Wei Yingwu were also writing hard.

Gu Kuang and Wei Yingwu are both talented poets, and they also know that poetry is the most important thing in the Jinshi examination, but poetry readers are usually those who make mistakes in rhyming and rhyming. round.

The two of them will also be a little impatient, and quickly finish a poem, and then quickly copy it onto the paper.

While Gu Kuang and Wei Yingwu were still composing the Fu, Wang Chengwei had already finished the draft of the Fu, and began to seriously copy the Fu to the test paper.

In the examination room, the players who took the Jinshi examination with Wang Chengwei were also answering the questions quickly, and they were all planning to put more effort into practical strategies.

Yan Zhenqing, the servant of the Ministry of Rites who was patrolling the examination room, first finished Gu Kuang's paper.

Gu Kuang is Li Mi's disciple, and Li Mi also recommended Gu Kuang to many officials in the court for this disciple.

Yan Zhenqing looked at Gu Kuang's poems, he stroked his beard and nodded slightly, this Gu Kuang is indeed talented in poetry.

The poems are quite satisfactory, but it can still be seen that they are just starting. As long as there is no problem with pasting the scriptures, they can enter the third round of marking.

Then Yan Zhenqing saw Wei Yingwu again.

At the Qushui Liushang Poetry Meeting in the Princess Mansion of Fengxiang Mansion, the seventeen sons of Longyou wrote seventeen shocking poems, and none of the scholars who participated in the banquet could write poems to match.

In the end, Wei Yingwu from Gyeonggi stepped forward, finally earning some face for the scholars in the Central Plains.

Wei Yingwu's reputation soared, and even Yan Zhenqing heard many people praise Wei Yingwu's talent.

After reading Wei Yingwu's poem, Yan Zhenqing also nodded, this poem can be regarded as a pass.

When Yan Zhenqing walked in front of Wang Chengwei, this talented scholar from Longyou who was famous in Fengxiang Mansion, the poems he wrote in the exam were quite satisfactory.

However, there is no problem with the rhyming of the flat and zigzagging battles. Although Yan Zhenqing has some regrets, it is a wise choice for Wang Chengwei to do so for the sake of stability in the imperial examination.

But the word Wang Chengwei made Yan Zhenqing stop.

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were different from later generations. There was no mandatory requirement for fonts, and candidates were not required to use uniform fonts.

However, in general, it should be based on running script, so that points will not be deducted for sloppy writing.

The handwriting and cleanliness of the paper are also very basic requirements. If you can't meet these two points, you will be eliminated before the paper is graded.

However, Wang Chengwei's handwriting seems to have the shadow of his own face.

Interesting and interesting, although it is the shadow of the face, it still has its own characteristics. The word Wang Chengwei is very tall and straight, as if he is a scholar who is upright and proud.

Good word!
Yan Zhenqing couldn't help admiring in her heart.

It's just that Yan Zhenqing didn't know that Wang Chengwei had also practiced the willow script recently. 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, so this will also help him pass the first two tests.

The first batch of candidates had already completed the examination papers of poetry and prose in the morning.

After they raised their hands and handed in the papers, they got the test papers with scriptures.

For Wang Chengwei and other players, the posting part is basically equal to free points.

Searching the ancient books directly from the system, he quickly found out the sources of the five scripture test questions. Wang Chengwei quickly filled them out, and then raised his hand to hand in the paper.

Now Yan Zhenqing was taken aback, how long has it been?Wang Chengwei has finished the part of posting scriptures?
Could it be that he didn't understand the scriptures, so he handed in a blank paper?
No way?With Wang Chengwei's poetic talent, can't he read the scriptures thoroughly?
When the little official brought Wang Chengwei's examination paper, Yan Zhenqing said to the little official, "Show me."

Yan Zhenqing was the minister of the Ministry of Rites and a proper official of the imperial court. This little official immediately raised the test paper above his head, but still held it in his hand.

This is naturally also the rule of the examination room. The small official cannot let go of the collected test paper. If he lets go, the small official's finger pressing the red mark will be misaligned with the red mark printed on the paper, and the small official will be punished by the court. .

After reading the answers posted by Wang Chengwei, Yan Zhenqing became even more interested in talents.

The postings on the five topics are all correct!
To be able to complete the five test questions in such a short period of time, this Wang Chengwei can be called an urgent talent.

You must know that one of the questions was posed by Yan Zhenqing himself, and the source of the question is a little out of the way. I didn't expect Wang Chengwei to answer it so quickly.

The previous appetizers have been served, and the next one is the main course.

The emperor personally proposed a practical policy. When he saw the title, Wang Chengwei was a little silly.

What the hell kind of topic is this?

"Word and quality come back again"?
What the hell?

If it is an ordinary candidate, seeing this kind of question is already going to call him a father.

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 exam questions!"

Fang Guoshou didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he didn't expect that he, a dignified university professor, would actually help the candidates to cheat in the Tang Dynasty.

But everyone is a player, Fang Guoshou can help, of course: "You can send me the question."

"Old Fang, what does it mean that the quality of writing has changed again and again? How do you solve the problem?"

Fang Guoshou smiled when he saw the title, and replied to Wang Chengwei:

"The Master said: 'Quality wins over writing and you are wild, while writing wins over quality and makes history. Wen and quality are gentle, and then you are a gentleman.' This writing and quality are the two qualities that Confucius believed that a gentleman should have."

"Quality is the nature, and it can also be regarded as the inner wildness. Wen is the appearance, which is the etiquette rules learned the day after tomorrow."

"Confucius put forward a historical point of view, thinking that culture and quality can be extended to the country, and these two characteristics will reincarnate each other."

"The "Book of Rites" says that the Master said: The way of Yu and Xia has few grievances for the people, and the way of Yin and Zhou is beyond its weakness. The quality of Yu and Xia, and the writing of Yin and Zhou are the best. The writing of Yu and Xia is beyond its quality, and the quality of Yin and Zhou , beyond words."

"The meaning is that the Xia Dynasty had more quality than literature, so the Xia Dynasty was more barbaric, while the Zhou Dynasty had more literature than quality, so the Wen rule of the Zhou Dynasty seemed to be weaker."

"Barbarism and civilization are alternating cycles, which is also a historical law summed up by Confucianism."

(End of this chapter)