"The weather is getting hotter too quickly this year. How can people stay calm?"
On April 28th, the seventh year of Yuanzhen, the Capital Examination began.
Early in the morning, there was a queue waiting outside the gate of the Academy of Literature. Thousands of scholars would come here as long as they had some brains. So this was a serious scene.
The day before, the garrison troops had already stationed inside and outside the Wenyuan. At this time, the Yulin Army and the Chang'an Magistrate's Officers were patrolling the periphery. Several streets around were under martial law, and no one could come in or out at will in the past few days.
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It was similar to the later university examination, except that later it was participated by all the people. Those who would enter the liberal arts academy were the cream of the dynasty, the seeds of the world's scholars.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, these seven or eight thousand people represented not only the group of scholars, but most of them were noble families from all over the world.
The fact that they were able to appear in the capital and honestly take part in the scientific examination showed a political significance that was much more important than the scientific examination itself.
Thousands of people came to the square in front of the Academy of Arts one after another. It was not long before the exams started. Scholars gathered in small groups, and the large square was filled to the brim with crowds of people.
Although the scholars were all of different shapes and colors, they were all considered to be dignified people and would not yell. Especially in places where scholars gathered together, they would not be rude and make people laugh.
There are some people who are dissolute, but they will not show off their uniqueness or make any trouble at this time, because they have been warned beforehand that making trouble here will make them miserable.
So everyone who knew each other gathered together and talked in low voices, but there were too many people, so even if they lowered their voices, the square was buzzing.
Master Xu Yu, his uncle and nephew, and several other scholars from Jiangyou gathered together and talked quietly from time to time.
Hao Chujun is lively and active by nature, and as the exam is approaching, he feels very irritable. But he blames the weather. Several other people laughed and wondered, is the weather very hot? Well, it is indeed too hot, which makes people restless.
Be determined.
No one meant to look down on anyone, but Master Xu Yuen, who was open-minded by nature, couldn't help but become a little nervous when he looked at so many polite people around him who spoke well.
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Someone said: "Chang'an is not as good as Jiangling. I came to Chang'an with my uncle a few years ago. Needless to say, there is no need to talk about winter. Everyone has spent a winter here and knows the sadness of dripping water turning into ice during the twelfth lunar month of winter."
When I was studying in the study, I had to check whether the brazier was out from time to time, otherwise why would it be so cold..."
Hearing what he said, several other people finally laughed. For us southerners, the winter in the north is the most difficult time. It is dry and cold. If you don't want to come to Chang'an to prepare for the exam, no one will go to Chang'an to prepare for the exam.
Come and suffer this sin.
Fortunately, it's summer now. Summer in Chang'an... is actually hard to describe for them. The sun is shining brightly in the sky, and the temperature rises very quickly. By the end of April, some thicker clothes are already difficult to wear.
Silk clothes have become the right choice.
That is to say, everyone is not short of money, otherwise they will have to wear shorts after a while, and their image will be very bad.
The man was still nagging, "After summer in Chang'an, the most comfortable thing is the rainy day. As for the rest, I advise you not to expect too much. The saddest thing is June, which is like being in a furnace, burning the body and burning the heart..."
Seeing that everyone looked unconvinced, this person emphasized his tone and said, "If you can get Jinshi, it is said that you will stay in the capital for half a year, and then you will know whether it is true or not."
Hao Chujun laughed, cupped his hands and said, "By Brother Zhang's words, it seems that I have to experience the pain of training my body and burning my heart."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh. Master Xu Yun patted his nephew and told him to stop causing trouble. We are all well-educated people here, and we don't tolerate people who are arrogant and wanton.
Someone started talking again and talked about Chang'an Academy.
This is a topic that scholars are very passionate about. It has been mentioned countless times during previous cultural gatherings. It is estimated that among the thousands of people here, there are very few people who have never been to Chang'an Academy.
There are many topics about Chang'an Academy. The landscape in the courtyard is one of a kind, and the library there is a holy place in the minds of scholars who like to read.
Then there are the professors in Chang'an Academy. For scholars who have not entered the officialdom, they are all important figures. Whether it is their status in the literary world or their own knowledge, they are enough to be admired.
Many scholars who have gone to Chang'an Academy have made a decision. If they fail this exam, they will try to enroll in Chang'an Academy and wait three years to take the exam again.
I want to become a professor in an academy, but I don't dare to think about it. With such talent and learning, how can I fail the Jinshi examination?
While talking, someone said with emotion: "My brother was interested in the course starting in the fourth year of Yuan Zhen's reign, but he was blocked by the elders in the family. He wanted to come this year, but he was sick in bed...
Everyone, tell me, are the people who lived in Yuanzhen’s four years better than us? Whether it’s studying in an academy or working as an adviser, it’s said that it’s easy.
When we come back this year, the situation will be completely different. We have to compete with others for everything. If we are not careful, we will become a stepping stone for others. Why bother?"
"Brother Guo, are you talking about Li Wenxiu?"
Several young people had strange looks on their faces. They wanted to laugh, but they felt sad at the same time.
Li Wenxiu was a scholar from Henan. He came to Chang'an in February. He was an unknown person, but he was quite confident and believed in the saying that the heroes of the world came from Henan.
Self-reliant on his talent and arrogant, he wanted to make a name for himself. He heard that Chang'an Academy was a good place, so he sent someone to write a letter to argue with the professors of Chang'an Academy.
I guess I heard about the great debate in the fourth year of Yuanzhen's reign, and felt that I was just a few years late, otherwise there would be no chance for others to show their faces?
Now that he is here this time, he wants to have a verbal battle with the scholars and make a big name for himself.
How could the people in Chang'an Academy pay attention to this kind of madness? They just ignored it.
Li Wenxiu was very arrogant and thought that he had the upper hand. No one dared to argue with him, so he proudly spread the news everywhere.
The professors at Chang'an Academy were well-educated and did not get angry. In fact, the main reason was the debate in Chang'an Academy in the fourth year of Yuan Zhen's reign, which ultimately had a very bad impact on Chang'an Academy.
After that incident, the academy immediately changed its ministers, and several professors involved were also implicated. They were all ordered by the court to return to their hometowns and were not allowed to enter official positions within ten years.
This is a very severe punishment for scholars, which shows the dissatisfaction of the court.
In fact, it was the people at Chang'an Academy who got too carried away and failed to control the situation, which also aroused the antagonism between scholars from the north and the south. They did not realize the seriousness of the problem after the incident, and almost ruined the imperial talent ceremony.
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Therefore, Chang'an Academy was very cautious this year and no longer invited scholars to the academy with such great fanfare for academic discussions. However, literary conferences were not allowed, and the scope of the topics at the literary conferences had to be determined in advance.
In this way, we have attracted flies like Li Wenxiu, who are disgusting and cannot kill people.
The result of Li Wenxiu's publicity everywhere was to annoy the scholars who participated in the Beijing Examination. In fact, this guy set himself up as a target, and all those who were right wanted to shoot a few arrows.
Firstly, it can please some professors from Chang'an Academy, and secondly, it can also make a name for itself.
Scholars are scheming, and most of the scholars these days are from aristocratic families, and the city must be deeper. So at the beginning, Li Xiuning's reputation became more and more popular. Obviously someone wanted to make this target more conspicuous. Later,
It will be more enjoyable for everyone to ejaculate.
By March, Li Wenxiu was already well-known, and letters inviting him to attend literary conferences came one after another.
Li Wenxiu was not aware of the danger and thought that he had really become the leader of the scholars. He proudly talked about literature and martial arts with others, enjoying the glory he had never had before.
At this time, it is estimated that if Chang'an Academy sends him an invitation letter, he will also be careful about it. Compared with the literary masters, he is not brave enough, but ordinary people will not take it seriously.
By the end of March or the beginning of April, the time was finally ripe. Someone started a fight with Li Wenxiu at the cultural conference. He was a Kansai native, surnamed Wang, and a member of the Wang family that dominates the city.
The Wang family that dominated the city after the birth of Wang Shichong has now declined, but it still has a little influence in the Jingzhao area.
Needless to say, Wang Shichong's origins are descendants of Hu people from the Western Regions. The father and son lived with Wang Shichong's mother who remarried to the Wang family in Bacheng. Otherwise, they are Hu people. Look at this mess.
Being able to allow this kind of thing to happen shows that the Wang family in Bacheng is not a big family. If Wang Shichong had not been born, this family might not be known to future generations.
At this moment, another person from the Wang family in Bacheng was about to show his face. This person had already prepared for a debate with Li Wenxiu. Li Wenxiu's face turned pale during the debate, and he finally left in a hurry.
After getting off to a good start, people who added insult to injury came one after another. Li Wenxiu was worthy of being born in Henan, and he had such a strong psychological quality that he participated in more than a dozen debates, and the whole army was wiped out without any victory.
The scholars became happy because they ate a big melon and watched the excitement during the boring time of preparing for exams. Naturally, they were extremely happy and spread Li Wenxiu's name more and more widely.
So Li Wenxiu died... This man drowned himself in the Weishui River in mid-April, and apparently suffered a mental breakdown.
The scholars shed some crocodile tears after forcing people to death. Some people sneered at this matter, while others lamented the harshness of the world. The main reason was that some people's actions were too unethical, which aroused the resentment of many scholars.
Then the reflection monster appeared. When talking about Li Wenxiu, he would sigh and look regretful. In fact, everyone didn't think so much when eating the melon. They were all worried that Li Wenxiu would fall because he didn't have enough tricks.
The imperial court was kind enough to collect Li Wenxiu's body and send it back to his hometown for burial. All matters were handled by the government.
It can be regarded as a positive example for the scholars, and it tells these young people in a subtle way that virtue is very important, and that is before the article.
Those who had argued with Li Wenxiu all shrank their heads...