Li Er of the Tang Dynasty: Ancestor Xie is here!

Chapter 267 Don’t speak, pretend to be a master

The college entrance examination was a joint reform of the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties in the past few years. Its examination subjects and admission methods are the same as those of later generations.

The Five Dynasties unified nine years of compulsory education, with primary school, junior high school and high school totaling 12 years.

Zhao Kuangyin once expressed concern that he believed quality education should be carried out instead of exam-oriented education. However, Li Shimin held an objection. He only used one sentence to silence Zhao Kuangyin.

"Where can children from poor families go to develop their comprehensive qualities?"

In fact, just like the imperial examination, the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty examined a lot of content, such as policies, scriptures, essays, etc. The subjects examined also included scholars, Ming Jing, Junshi, Jinshi, Ming Dharma, Ming Zi, Ming Suan, etc. The subjects are not just "thirty-old Ming Jing, fifty-year-old Jinshi".

The imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty were Ming Jing and Jin Shi, and the examination subjects included Tie Jing, Mo Yi and Poetry. The inspection scope was large and the inspection contents were many, which resulted in the imperial examinations in the Tang and Song Dynasties being almost monopolized by wealthy families. In the ninety-two years from the first year of Xingyuan to the second year of Qianfu in the Tang Dynasty, except for the two years when the imperial examination was suspended, in the remaining ninety years, 116 people from the Fanyang Lu family passed the Jinshi examination. Other subjects have not been included.

What is even more astonishing is that only in the second year of Jingyun reign of Tang Ruizong and Li Dan, the Fan Yang Lu family had an examiner. This illustrates the problem. Knowledge is completely monopolized by the clan.

By the Song Dynasty, the situation was almost the same. The so-called representatives of two poor families, Fan Zhongyan, painted porridge after breaking up, and Ouyang Xiu's mother painted Di to teach her son, are just fairy tales told to the common people. A poor family is also a family, and it is not something that the poor can touch. Although Lao Fan and Ouyang Xiu were poor because of their low-income families, it should be noted that they were poor farmers because of their low-income families, and they were not poor farmers for generations.

It would take the Ming Dynasty for the imperial examination to really enter the homes of ordinary people. It is said that the Eight-legged essay imprisons the mind, but looking at the problem dialectically, the advantage of the Eight-part essay to select scholars is that no matter what family you are from, the scope of the examination is only a few books, limited to the Four Books and Five Classics.

This is not to say that this selection method of confining thoughts is right, but I am just talking about the advantages. After all, we need to look at this kind of issue dialectically and not be biased towards one end.

Why not mention the Sui Dynasty where the Net Temple was famous? It should be noted here that the imperial examination system of the Sui Dynasty was actually not very different from the imperial examination system of the Han Dynasty, and it was not as popular as Guangshen claimed. If you have an in-depth understanding, you will know that according to historical data, the imperial examinations of Emperor Wen and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty were The recorded subjects of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the Second Subject, and the Ten Subjects and the Four Subjects of the Sui Dynasty did not include the subjects of Jinshi and Mingjing. As for the method of recommending by subject, it did not start in the Sui Dynasty.

In the Han Dynasty, the examination and examination system was divided into subjects and examinations were organized. What's more, even if subjects equivalent to Jinshi did appear in the Sui Dynasty, it cannot be said that this was the imperial examination system. Because, compared with the previous official selection system, the most important features of the imperial examination system are: 1. The ultimatum is self-responsive. Scholars can sign up to take the exam on their own, and there is no need to be recommended by officials first;
2. Examinations are held regularly;

3. Strict examination.

The official selection system of the Sui Dynasty did not have the above three characteristics. The edicts of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty both stated that scholars who participated in the official selection still had to be recommended by senior officials. The system did not give them the opportunity to submit an ultimatum. right.

So this is where the stupidity and badness of the online temple believers lies. It is obviously a noble event that requires the recommendation of high-ranking officials to get tickets, but it has to be promoted as a selection system that can be participated in by future generations.

Lao Li has a long-term vision, and of course he knows the benefits of this kind of education. As long as it can ensure fairness for most people, that is enough.

As for those wealthy families, I believe they can live a comfortable life without taking the Five Dynasties Joint Entrance Examination.

After hearing about the joint entrance examination of the Five Dynasties and the education system of each dynasty, Fan Zhongyan's eyes lit up, and he almost begged Zhao Kuangyin, asking if he could find a university to be the president.

"You have to practice..." Zhao Kuangyin patted Fan Zhongyan's shoulder calmly.

There is no way, the universities in the Song Dynasty... can only be said to be average. The best university among the Five Dynasties was Chang'an Royal University of the Tang Dynasty, where Li Bai was seated, followed by Imperial University of Technology of the Tang Dynasty, and then Hongwu University of the Ming Dynasty, which ranked first in the Song Dynasty and ranked among the top ten in the Five Dynasties. Outside.

But Zhao Kuangyin didn't care much about this and lay down flat.

Anyway, he didn’t start out as a unified dynasty, so if he falls behind a little bit, he will fall a little behind.

While joking, everyone came to Yueyang Tower in the sixth year of Qingli.

In fact, not only Fan Zhongyan, but also Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi have climbed the Yueyang Tower and left poems - even Lu Dongbin has left poems at the Yueyang Tower.

Yes, that's the man bitten by the dog.

It’s just that the brilliance of these people’s poems and essays was overshadowed by Fan Zhongyan’s "Yueyang Tower Inscription", so they are not well-known.

Every scenic spot has its representative works. Once this masterpiece appears, it will be extremely difficult for future generations to challenge it. For example, after Li Bai saw Cui Hao's "In the past, people have gone on the Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower is vacant here", he gave up the idea of ​​​​composing a poem for the Yellow Crane Tower.

Also, after Li Shimin read "Xuanzhou Xie Tiao Lou Farewell Secretary Shu Yun" written by Li Bai in Xie Tiao Tower in Xuancheng, he didn't want to show his shame again. This is the reason.

Li Bai has not stopped since he boarded the Yueyang Tower. Sometimes he opens his clothes and blows the whistling wind in the hall. At other times, he hugs the pillars and sticks to each other, looking cool and casual. He Zhizhang, Du Fu and Gao Shi beside him looked at him with doting looks on their faces. Du Fu also carried a small jar of high-quality flower carvings in his hand, waiting for Li Bai to ask for a drink at any time.

The friendship between Du Fu and Li Bai has not shaken at all because Du Fu became the Duke and Prime Minister. Du Fu will not show off in front of Li Bai, and Li Bai will not really regard his old friend as the Prime Minister, just like he was a good brother when he traveled around the world. Two looks.

Bai Juyi crossed his legs and raised his nostrils to the sky. He didn't want to look at this living treasure at all.

Give us Datang's face... uh, forget it. Bai Juyi originally wanted to complain about Li Bai's shame, but when he thought of Li Bai's poems, he had to admit that compared to such shouting and embarrassment, if these people knew that the man who cosplayed Tarzan was Li Bai, they would not care about him. The behavior of shouting is even considered to be Li Bai.

Right, if you don't be more wild, why would you call me Li Bai?
Of course, some people from the Song Dynasty noticed the movement on Li Bai's side. Some people originally wanted to go up and remind Li Bai to pay attention. After all, this is a public place. But since Li Bai hugged the railing, stuck his head out with an extremely dangerous movement, and recited a poem, he stopped trying to persuade.

Rely on your talent and let your kudos go. This is how literati behave.

It has to be said that everyone has a bit of romanticism in them. Even if you are a modern person, if you really meet a talented person like Li Bai, no one will say anything if you are a bit wild.

I'm afraid he is the kind of person who hangs around with less than half a bottle, who is first in sensationalism and last in terms of literary talent. That kind of behavior is not called being arrogant, but is called a stupid pig and a fool.

Teng Zongliang naturally noticed the situation here. As a civil servant of the Song Dynasty, he always had some literary spirit in him. Yueyang Tower also left a piece of "Linjiang Immortal" by Teng Zongliang. Although it used two lines from others, the overall level is still online.

Teng Zongliang did not make any fanfare today, but was in the mood for a private visit. At first I was a little unhappy with Li Bai's noise, but after listening to Li Bai's poems, the unhappiness on his face immediately disappeared. He even shook his robe and came over to look at the poet.

"This person has the style of Taibai..." The master next to him saw the admiration in Teng Zongliang's eyes and praised him with a smile while twirling his beard.

When it comes to emotional intelligence, the masters are very good at it.

"I'm afraid that if Taibai was still alive, it would be nothing more than this." Teng Zongliang looked at the wine jar in Li Bai's hand and began to drool in his mouth.

Greedy.

As the saying goes, poetry and wine do not separate families. Throughout the ages, those who like to compose poetry have always liked to have such a couple. Teng Zijing, who was demoted to Baling County, has always been focused on how to improve the local area. He rarely has free space to go sightseeing or drink and have fun.

But today is different. Today is a personal visit to the Yueyang Tower he rebuilt. I saw people writing poems. Although I didn't have any technical itch, my mouth was itchy and I wanted to drink.

"Dong Weng, do you want to drink?" Of course the master saw Teng Zongliang's greed and asked with a smile while waving his fan.

"Hahaha... To be honest, brother Qing, he is indeed a little greedy." Teng Zongliang smiled and stroked his beard.

Before the master could say anything, he heard a burst of cheers from the other side. "good!"

Following the sound, I saw a fat black man applauding vigorously.

While applauding, the flesh on the fat black man's face was still trembling, looking cute and funny.

Who is this fat black man, you ask? Who else, of course, is Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty.

The applause attracted Teng Zongliang. When he came over, he gently touched Zhao Kuangyin with his arm and said to him, "Brother, why are you applauding?"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and took an old flower sculpture from the side and handed it to Teng Zongliang.

Teng Zongliang's eyes lit up. Wasn't this just what he wanted? He was not polite, followed Zhao Kuangyin's example, opened the mud seal, and took a sip.

"Ha..." Teng Zongliang breathed a sigh of satisfaction.

When Zhao Kuangyin saw him put down the wine jar, he smiled and recited to him the poem Wang Bo had just written.

"Well, this poem is gorgeous and has a lot of legacy from the Southern Dynasties..." Teng Zongliang commented while shaking his head.

The so-called "Southern Dynasties legacy" refers to the Southern Dynasties' style of writing that valued diction, advocating the use of allusions, and elegance and splendor.

Of course, this style is not surprising, after all, Xiao Nanliang...

Wang Bo also had this characteristic to some extent. Of course, in the early Tang Dynasty, it was not surprising that this trend would not begin to decline until the ancient prose movement advocated by Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan.

Otherwise, they would be among the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties".

"You guessed it right, Zijing."

A familiar voice sounded from behind him. Teng Zijing was surprised at first, and then ecstatic.

He turned back and held the visitor's hand in surprise: "Xiwen? Why didn't you say anything to me when you came?"

Teng Zijing was editing books the day before yesterday, and he could only hope that Fan Zhongyan would write an article for Yueyang Tower. He did not expect him to come to Yueyang Tower at all. Now there is an unexpected gain, how can Teng Zijing not be excited?
"Hahaha... Emperor Taizu invited me, how could I not come?" Fan Zhongyan said with a smile.

"Emperor Taizu?" Teng Zijing was immediately silenced.

Is it because I didn't wake up, or did you, Old Fan, drink too much?
But looking at the jar in his hand...it seems like he drank too much?
"This is my Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty." Fan Zhongyan introduced the fat black man to Teng Zongliang with a smile.

Teng Zongliang looked in the direction of Fan Zhongyan's finger. The fat man who just slapped Gu with his elbow was actually Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty? Teng Zongliang's first reaction was disbelief.

No way...

"Really? I don't believe it." Teng Zongliang stretched his head back, sticking out his double chin, "Xi Wen, don't make fun of me, this is rebellious..."

"Can I make such a joke on my whole family?" Fan Zhongyan patted Teng Zongliang's arm, "This is really my Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty. I am favored by Master Xian. This is why I can come to Baling from Dengzhou in an instant."

It's not that Teng Zongliang couldn't accept it.

Thinking of Fan Zhongyan's temper and temperament, he would never have left Dengzhou's affairs alone and come to Yueyang Tower to play if it had not been invited by the real Emperor Taizu.

"Your Majesty Teng Zongliang, I have met Emperor Taizu!" Teng Zongliang saluted immediately.

Zhao Kuangyin supported him kindly and said with a smile: "There is no Emperor Taizu here, they are all tourists visiting Yueyang Tower."

Teng Zongliang nodded in fear. Seeing his restraint, Fan Zhongyan smiled and pointed at Wang Bo and said, "Brother Zijing, guess who the one who composed the poem just now is?"

"Who?" Teng Zongliang still felt a little confused. After all, the person he just saw was Emperor Taizu.

"Guess, didn't you say he has the legacy of the Southern Dynasty? Guess who he is." Fan Zhongyan said with a smile.

Teng Zongliang came back to his senses, looked at Wang Bo, and thought of the 'Southern Dynasty' that Fan Zhongyan emphasized, he pondered for a long time and asked: "But Yu Kaifu?"

Yu Kaifu refers to the poet Yu Xin of the Southern Dynasties. Du Fu missed Yu Kaifu in Li Bai's "Fresh Yu Kaifu, Jun Yi Bao Joins the Army", it was this person.

Bao Canjun is Bao Zhao.

"Ah, no." Fan Zhongyan denied, holding his beard.

"Then...that's, can't it be Xiao Xie?" Teng Zongliang was at odds with Nan Chao and insisted on picking up the Nan Chao people.

"No, no, not from the Southern Dynasty." Fan Zhongyan thought to himself why he was getting further and further away, Xie Tiao, that was all so many years ago. Seeing that Teng Zongliang really couldn't guess, he smiled and reminded: "Let me remind you, this is one of the 'Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty'..."

"Ah! But Wang Bo, who wrote the "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion", Prince Ann?" Teng Zongliang immediately thought of Wang Bo.

This temperament and writing style look more and more like each other.

"Haha..." Fan Zhongyan smiled and stroked Teng Zongliang's back: "Zijing is really smart, and his guess is right!"

Teng Zongliang stroked his beard and smiled without saying a word, and began to pretend to be an expert.

Then, he remembered a fatal question.

He couldn't help but stand on end. He turned back and pointed at Li Bai, who was still doing crab steps, and asked in horror: "Then this... this... this is the poet Li Taibai in front of you?!"

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)