Kaiyuan Merry

() The results of the palace test will come out soon.

There are two kinds of Jinshi list in Tang Dynasty: one is that after the palace examination, a notice is posted at a fixed place to announce the list of admissions, which is called "release list". "Golden list title" refers to this kind of list; the other is "bang post", also known as "golden flower post", which is the official admission document sent to various places, which is equivalent to today's admission notice.

The Jinhua post consists of two parts: first, list the name of the chief judge, and the date of birth, the name of the grandfather, and the date of private taboo; One volume, posted with golden flowers, the function of this kind of gold flower post is to inform the people who have won the Jinshi, that you have won the Jinshi.

At this time, the place where the list is released is the east wall of the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites: a short wall is built outside the east wall, about ten feet high, surrounded by hedges to prevent candidates from tearing up the list. <The weather is cold, and on the eve of the announcement of the rankings, all kinds of "gossip" came one after another. It is hard to distinguish whether it is true or not.

Xu Anzhen, who is in her 40s, is one of them. He has participated in several imperial examinations, but failed many times. This time he thinks that he did well in the examination. After all, he passed the provincial examination, and the probability of being eliminated in the imperial examination is not high.

Even so, Xu Anzhen was still very apprehensive, afraid that her papers would meet those overly strict bosses, and eventually she would be dethroned in the palace examination due to bad luck. This is also a very likely thing...

Along with Xu Anzhen, there are still many tributes waiting for the announcement, and they seem to be discussing a lot of gossip that has spread:

"The number one scholar this time, I'm afraid it must be Wang Mojie. I heard that one of his test papers solved the most difficult problems for the gentlemen..."

"Oh? Seriously, Wang Mojie is so young, it's unlikely that he will be the number one scholar?"

"Hehe, you only need to see that the new official coins have flowed into the market recently, and Chang'an's trade is booming again, and you can see why Wang Mojie can be unanimously appreciated by the officials of Zhongshu. And this is why he can be named as An important reason for the No. [-] pick."

"It's true. The last two times I went to the West Market to buy things, they didn't even take my money. But now that I've converted the money into government currency, I can buy and sell things."

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When Xu Anzhen heard the comments of the tribute scholars, she was naturally envious. Seeing how confident Wang Mojie was, he didn't come to wait for the announcement in person, but he really admired this Wang Mojie from the bottom of his heart. Not only was he a first-class poet , and he seems to be quite capable, if he wins the first prize, there is nothing wrong with it, but his age is still a bit young, and the limelight is too great, but it is not a good thing.

So Xu Anzhen also heard another saying about Wang Wei, saying that it was because Wang Wei was appreciated by so many people that it was impossible for him to be the number one scholar.On the contrary, those who rank second or third in the first ranking, or Jinshi in the second ranking, will become great talents in the future.

If Wang Wei really won the champion, it would be impossible for him to be reused. Some people asserted that...

Wang Wei in history was the number one scholar, but he was awarded a leisurely position as Tai Lecheng. Although he was an official from the eighth rank, he was far worse than the school secretary on the ninth rank. Generally, those who add the word "up" to the grade are more orthodox officials, while those with the word "down" are all assistant officials and miscellaneous officials, just like the difference between clear stream and turbid stream.

At this time, the morning light sprinkled all over the tribute courtyard of the Ministry of Rites, and accompanied by the sound of loud bells and drums, the gold list was crowded out from the Ministry of Rites and hung on the wall of the list built in advance.Candidates piled shoulder to shoulder, looking for their names on the rankings. Those who passed were ecstatic, while those who failed returned sadly. Naturally, some were happy and some were sad.

When Xu Anzhen found her name on the list, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She just wanted to be happy, but because of her age, it was hard for her to let go. Those tributes in their 30s and [-]s, um, should be accepted by now. Known as Jinshi, when they found out that they were on the list, they naturally shouted and jumped up and down, which showed their excitement.

Xu Anzhen cast her eyes on the top three, and was slightly startled, but someone who understood the unspoken rules of the officialdom said it was right. Wang Wei was indeed not the number one, but the third in the list. "Tanhua" does not refer to the third, but refers to the Tanhua envoys at the Tanhua Banquet. The second and third should be called "second place", two eyes. (The official name of the Tang Dynasty has not yet been called the second place, but the folks may have it)

Although the top two scholars in the Jinshi Division are not as famous as Wang Wei, they are also people with a small reputation in the literary world. The champion is Du Wan, who comes from a prominent family and has been an official for generations. His status can be regarded as a famous son; Fan Chongkai, a native of Neijiang, Sichuan, was once the number one scholar in the Jinshi Department in the fourth year of Kaiyuan, but he was absent due to a serious illness. Now he is taking the exam again two years later. .

Li Longji once ordered "Hua'e Lou Fu", and Fan Chongkai's work was highly praised.His younger brother Yuan Kai has the same name as him, and his name is "Wugang Shuangfeng".

Jinshi didn't have any doubts about the three people on the first list. If they had doubts, they felt that Fan Chongkai should beat Du Wan to take the first place. After all, Du Wan's qualifications in the examination room were lower than Fan Chongkai's.

As for the third Wang Wei, although some people complained about him, thinking that he should be the number one scholar, but the momentum was not big, and many people intentionally or unintentionally ignored Wang Wei, a Jinshi.

Obviously, Wang Wei's third place is very delicate. Maybe most people recognize that Wang Wei has the strength to win the first prize, but they don't want this guy who took the imperial examination for the first time to win the first prize. Naturally, there are all kinds of envy and hatred in his heart. Some young officials who have already entered the officialdom also have an urge to suppress Wang Wei.

And Wang Wei won the third place, subconsciously satisfied the impulse of others to suppress Wang Wei, but made some people complain for Wang Wei in their hearts. In this way, Wang Wei avoided the limelight and gained everyone's praise Sympathy and pity will make it easier to mess with in the officialdom in the future.

Du Wan from the Du family attracted firepower for Wang Wei. He was only 21, and it was also his first time to take the imperial examination. Because of his excellent strength and the help of his family, he passed the provincial examination easily, but who No one expected that he could win the palace examination in one fell swoop...

People are still more optimistic about Fan Chongkai, who has long been appreciated by Li Longji. Champion title.

Such a ranking pushed Du Wan to the forefront of the storm. As the champion, she would definitely be judged critically by everyone. If she could not show the strength of the champion in the officialdom in the future, it might be rough.

Du Wan was also among the crowd looking at the list at this time. Although he was also a son of a famous family, the house he was in was not strong, otherwise he would not take the road of imperial examinations. Like Wei Zhi and Cui Zongzhi, there is no need for imperial examinations, and they have lost their quality, and they can serve as officials at any time. When their elders pass away, they can still inherit the title of duke.

Du Wan couldn't help being overjoyed when she saw that she was ranked first, and several friends around her also sent their congratulations one after another. He really didn't know how much trouble his title of number one would bring him.

Anyway, now that he has won the title of "No. The famous prostitutes in the city like to serve the number one scholar the most.

Du Wan saw the well-known Fan Chongkai behind her, and Wang Wei, who was famous in Chang'an, third. You are a gifted talent, but you are still ranked below me?"

Du Wan's friends immediately flattered him one after another, making him even more frivolous and proud. When the rest of Jinshi heard Du Wan's arrogance, they couldn't help feeling disgusted in their hearts. I don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth.

In fact, Du Wan is not the kind of person who is too arrogant on weekdays, but he is also a young man, so of course he has his own arrogance. , to say such frivolous words.

Fan Chongkai was also in the crowd. Of course he didn't hear Du Wan's words, but someone else passed the words to his ears. He didn't react on the surface, but in his heart he had a grudge against the new champion.

Only Wang Wei did not come in person. In fact, Wang Wei knew his ranking long before the announcement of the list, so he was able to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. He knew it from Wei Zhi, and where did Wei Zhi inquire about it? That basically goes without saying.

Anyway, after the list post was issued, someone would send it to the location of Jidi Jinshi, so there was no need for Wang Wei to come and wait in person.

Here we need to talk about the "jinshi corps" at that time.As the name suggests, it is easy for people to understand the "jinshi group" as a small group formed by new scholars, or what people call "relatives and friends group" today, but the actual situation is not like this: it is a profitable commercial organization established by the people of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty. Because the main objects of business are Xinke Jinshi, it is called "Jinshi Group".

After the release of the list, Xinke Jinshi will participate in various ceremonial activities, such as thanking the seat owner, paying homage to the prime minister, and various banquets between Jinshi in the same year, etc. The Jinshi Group is responsible for organizing such activities and making profits from them.

In addition, the jinshi group also provided a series of services for individual candidates, such as renting a house on behalf of them, and matching up with famous ji on their behalf (the style of sex with ji was very popular among the new jinshi at that time), etc.And it is also within the scope of business of Jinshi regiment to send list posts.

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