Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 196 It’s not Mr. Chen’s turn to take action yet

In the third year of Xianqing's reign, February 25th.

With the news of the reform of the imperial examination system, scholars from all over the world gathered in Chang'an.

Scholars can be seen everywhere on the streets. They are either studying hard, gathering in groups to play, or even visiting brothels and restaurants, creating considerable economic value for Chang'an.

But no matter what, it’s just for the present.

Chen Qingsi knew that such a grand event would lead to various unpredictable situations, so he deliberately chose to announce the high school list at more points.

They are on the side of the Zhuque Gate, Chang'an and Wannian county government notices, the entrance of the Imperial College, the entrance of the Confucius Temple, the entrance of Xuandu Temple and the entrance of Daxingshan Temple, to divide the flow of people and separate those who check the list and those who watch the excitement.

The effect was remarkable, but it could not resist the enthusiasm of scholars and people.

Almost all places where the results are released are crowded with people...

As the examiner this time, Chen Qingsi looked at the list in her hand, feeling a little pleased but also a little disappointed.

This is the first card in the provincial examination.

This famous prime minister in history spent eight years dormant in the Imperial College, studying hard and reading a lot of books.He was a famous poet prime minister in history, with literary talent and political potential. He also studied in the Imperial College, and his classics, policy questions, and essays were all highly praised.

When Chen Qingsi set the rankings, she didn't know that the paper was Zhang Jianzhi's. She just chose the one with the best C&Q among the ten papers that got top three.

But the best answer to the question was not Zhang Jianzhi, but Di Renjie.

Zhang Jianzhi's answers to policy questions have limitations and are very thoughtful, but some are not in line with the actual situation.

After all, he studied hard in the Imperial College for eight years. Although he had a good teaching environment, he lacked practice.

But Di Renjie's answer is the best choice, five strategies. Faced with different situations, Di Renjie will choose to attack with strong medicine according to different situations, or supplement it with warm soup. He has ideas, insights and practice.

Zhang Jianzhi got an A in the policy question because he was qualified, but Di Renjie got an A in the strategy question because the only one with the highest score was an A.

Di Renjie lost in Tie Jing and Essays. His grades in these two parts were B, A, A and B, ranking in the 50s.

No.2 on the list is Li Yuanyu, the south ancestral house of the Li family in Zhaojun

No.3 Zhang Jiuling, Zhang family in Luoyang. No. 4, Cui Dongri, brother of Qingzhou Cui family in Qinghe. No.5, Wei Zhenzai, also known as Wei Yuanzhong, the Wei family of Songzhou, No.6, Xu Hong, Xu Yanbo, No.8 Yang Zaisi, Zhengzhou Yuanwu Yang family, No.9, Guo Daifeng, No.10, Wang Fangqing , was born in Langya Wang family.

前十名中也就是张柬之、徐彦伯算得上庶族寒门以外，其他人都有一定背景，郭待封，此人父亲是名将郭孝恪，虽家道中落，却也衣食无忧，颇有人脉.

The remaining seven people are not low-ranking...

The imperial examination is to promote scholars from poor families, but judging from the list, children from aristocratic families account for two-thirds of them, while ordinary people from poor families only account for one-third.

Being able to occupy one-third is already pretty good, but it was stimulated by the reform of the imperial examination. The poor families of the common people were afraid that the court would not be able to withstand the pressure and would cancel this reform in the future, so they took part in it sharply.

In the future, with the irreversible trend of the imperial examination, more children from aristocratic families will seize the resources of the imperial examination, and the situation will be even worse.

But this is also something that can't be done.

Freezing three feet is not a day's cold.

After thousands of years of development, the gentry occupied most of the educational resources.

The poor family of the common people has lost the upper hand congenitally, and there is still a long way to go before they can truly rise.

The reform of the imperial examination is the first step, but it is a crucial step.With the announcement of the list, the top scholars received special attention.

As Zhang Jianzhi ranked first in the provincial examination, he was in the limelight for a while.

Zhang Jianzhi still lives in the Imperial College. As a graduate of the Imperial College, he ranked first in the provincial examination, which is an honor for all students.

On this day, Zhang Jianzhi was invited by Cui Dongri and went to the largest restaurant in Chang'an for a banquet.

Zhang Jianzhi said calmly, "Tell Brother Li and Brother Cui that Zhang will be on time for the appointment."

He knew this was the Hongmen Banquet, but he responded without any hesitation.

Zhang Jianzhi's move became famous all over the world, but there was no doubt that it also received huge doubts...

After all, Zhang Jianzhi was unknown in the Imperial College, and the only memory he left was Linghu Defen's approval.

How could he be better than Cui Dongri, Li Yuanyu, and Lu Zhaolin?

Cui Dongri is the most dazzling rising star of the Qingzhou House of the Cui family in Qinghe. His father is the famous talent Cui Xinming, who is known as the most talented among the five surnames.Cui Dongri inherited his father's talent. He was well-read, quick-thinking, and wrote well. He was the most dazzling new star among the five surnamed nobles.Since he decided to participate in the imperial examination, he has been the most popular candidate at the top of the list.

Li Yuanyu and Cui Dongri are in the same situation. They are both the most popular people among the five surnames. They are often compared together and called Cui Li.

Li Yuanyu was also assigned by his family to participate in the imperial examination.

As for Lu Zhaolin, he has been famous for a long time.

However, it is slightly different from Li Yuanyu and Cui Dongri.

Although Lu Zhaolin was born in the Fanyang Lu family among the five surnames, he belonged to a side branch and was not carefully cultivated by the family. When he was ten years old, he went to the south of the Yangtze River to study with Cao Xian, a great scholar in literature, and Wang Yifang, an expert in classics and stone.Lu Zhaolin was erudite and good at writing. After achieving success in his studies, he went to Chang'an to seek an official position.He took refuge in Lai Ji, who had not yet become prime minister, and was deeply appreciated by him. Under Lai Ji's recommendation and recommendation, and his talent and reputation, he was recruited by Deng Wang Li Yuanyu, who regarded him as his Sima Xiangru.

During the reform of the imperial examination, Lu Zhaolin left Li Yuanyu's shogunate for unknown reasons and also participated in the imperial examination.

Many scholars who are superstitious about the five surnames regard them as the favorite candidates for the top three, and some even imagine that they will take the top three.

As a result, the unknown Zhang Jianzhi won the first place, Li Yuanzhi only got the second place, Cui Dongri ranked fourth, and Lu Zhaoli fell to 21.

Everyone knew that Zhang Jianzhi was highly regarded by Chen Qingsi in the Imperial College.

Now he has come out on top, and Chen Qingsi is the examiner. Although the scientific examination process is open and strict, no one can guarantee that the people who set these rules will not cheat.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?
An unknown person became the top one?
That is to say, the palace examination has been changed, and the top three candidates are selected by His Majesty himself. If there was no palace examination, according to the previous rules, Zhang Jianzhi would be the number one scholar.

As soon as Zhang Jianzhi received the invitation, he knew that the other party was not a good person.

As soon as he left the gate of the Imperial College, he saw that his friend Wei Yuanzhong had been waiting for a long time.

"I know that Brother Zhang will definitely keep the appointment." Wei Yuanzhong obviously also got the news.

Zhang Jianzhi said: "Zhang doesn't care about rumors. Whether he is qualified or not, it's not their turn to comment. But they question Mr. Chen, but they can't do anything without asking. It's not Mr. Chen's turn to take action against them..."

Wei Yuanzhong smiled and said: "Brother Zhang is so strong, I will go with you!"

　The Zhang Jiuling in this chapter is not the familiar Zhang Jiuling, a famous poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty in Lingnan, but has the same name.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)