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Li Longji took away two Qing Ci poems written by Bai Gui.
He had already memorized Qing Ci in his mind, but Bai Gui's calligraphy was unique and had the style of a master. He was so happy to see it that he planned to take it home and copy it for his own collection.
There is a pair of good characters that were basically universal in ancient times.
Bai Gui practiced calligraphy hard for many years and received advice from Liu Xueyu, an elder in Guan School. At this time, Yan Lugong and Yan Zhenqing were just two years old, and there were no such people as the Caosheng Monk Huaisu, so his calligraphy claimed to be of the same lineage and started a generation.
atmosphere.
The next day.
Two Qing Ci poems are circulated in the streets and alleys of Chang'an Shifang.
"Qing Ci after Deng Di" is fine. This one can only show Bai Gui's outstanding literary talent and first-rate flattery skills, but nothing else. But the other short Qing Ci is different.
It was the eve of the imperial examination.
This sentence "I urge God to be vigorous and send talents of any kind" touched the minds of many scholars who were taking the exam, and became popular among the people. Similarly, Bai Gui's Qing Ci is different from previous Qing Ci in technique.
It was so different that the poets were greatly shocked. It turned out that Qing Ci could still be written like this.
The Qing Ci written in the past were all sacrificial poems dedicated to the Jiao Zhai ceremony. Except for Taoist priests, no one else would take a second look.
As a result, there were many more people in Chang'an City who specialized in the creation of Qingci.
After all... the emperor at this time was the Li Tang royal family, and the Li Tang royal family's Taoism was not much weaker than that of Emperor Jiajing.
It is obviously feasible to write Qing Ci and vote for these powerful people.
Therefore, in the regular examination in the second year of Jingyun's reign, among the well-known scholars, Bai Gui ranked first in the list for his calligraphy and poetry.
Soon, the examination of the Ministry of Rites of the Minister of Provincial Affairs came as scheduled.
During the Tang Dynasty, there were no county examinations, government examinations, and courtyard examinations, but there were only the Shangshu Provincial Rites Examination.
However, it is not that simple to take the Shangshu Provincial Rites Examination. There are two sources of candidates for the exam, one is Shengtu and the other is Xiang Gong. They are both literal meanings. Students who come from various schools in Chang'an are called Shengtu, while local
When the descendants of the prefectures and counties were escorting the tributes, the candidates brought to Chang'an were called tribute students.
The apprenticeship seems to be the easiest, but in fact it is the most difficult. In the Tang Dynasty, there were so-called six studies and two schools. The six studies refer to Guozixue, Taixue, Four Schools, Legal Studies, Calligraphy, and Arithmetic, all of which were affiliated to the Guozijian.
, the second hall refers to Hongwen Hall and Chongwen Hall.
At this time, the Imperial College was not a school, but the highest educational institution in the country.
Guozixue only admits the children of the royal family and the children of nobility of third rank or above. Taixue only admits the children of nobility of fifth rank or above. The four schools only admit the children of civil and military officials of seventh rank or above. The remaining studies of law, calligraphy and arithmetic are
Recruiting general scholars below the eighth grade and common people.
So if you want to become a disciple, you have to fight for your father.
Bai Gui, on the other hand, went to Chang'an, the capital, to take the regular subjects examination as a tribute student of the Xiazhou County School in Huazhou.
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Ministry of Rites and Gongyuan of Shangshu Province.
Bai Gui was holding the test basket, looking calm and calm.
He has gone through several imperial examinations and studied abroad, which is not comparable to ordinary students and tribute students. Moreover, he is not just a student studying abroad, but one who studied abroad after receiving traditional Confucian education. He is familiar with all Confucian classics.
"Bai Meihe writes good poems and poems, but those are just two essay items for the additional exam. The real exam content is the Five Current Affairs Policies."
"What's the use of poetry in governing a country?"
"What is really useful is current affairs policy..."
The Gongsheng and disciples around him were chatting in low voices.
Bai Gui's fame spread so fast that they didn't even have time to ask about Bai Gui's place of origin. His reputation had spread throughout Chang'an. Everyone knew about it, but none of the candidates who took the exam didn't hear it.
Too expensive.
They truly admired Bai Gui's talent and knowledge, but it was inevitable that they would have some doubts and questions if he was famous for nothing.
"Du You said in "Tongdian·Selection": 'Among the Kaiyuan Tianbao, there are thousands of one-year-old tribute exams.' These are just tribute exams, not counting the students and disciples from various schools in Chang'an..."
"It's much more spectacular than when I took the imperial examination in Chang'an Mansion."
Bai Gui looked back and felt emotional.
He also heard some whispers about him from Gongju and Shengtu, but it was normal. Among the pre-listed celebrities, he was the most famous at this time. It was strange that he was not discussed and other people were discussed.
The bell rings.
The gate of Gongyuan opens.
Bai Gui entered steadily, without panic or irritation.
The number of people who applied for the Jinshi subject this time is about 1,300 for the regular subject, which is second only to the number of applicants for the Ming Jing subject in Gongyuan, which is spectacular.
But because he is the first among the famous people in advance.
Enjoyed the "seating ceremony".
This is the court hall of Gongyuan, with examination tables and benches on their backs. There are only less than seventy candidates who applied for Jinshi subjects to answer questions.
Although there are only less than 70 students, they account for at least 30% of the number of people admitted to the Jinshi program.
"That should be Song Jing, the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Personnel, right?"
"Joined with Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Yao Chong as the four most famous prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty..."
Bai Gui put down the examination basket and sat on a bench. He raised his head and glanced at the people sitting above the court. The first thing he saw was a middle-aged Confucian scholar dressed in purple robes, with a stern face, a seven-inch long beard, and cold eyes.
The official minister of the Ministry of Personnel during the Jingyun period was Song Jing.
He looked to the side again and saw another purple-robed official with a kind face and similar appearance to Song Jing.
It was Jia Zeng, the Minister of Rites.
In the Tang Dynasty, those of third rank and above wore purple robes.
Portraits of the powerful people of the dynasty had long been secretly sold in the Chang'an market, and Bai Gui also bought one. Although the ancients paid attention to freehand painting, realistic paintings were not necessarily bad. After a little guessing, he recognized the identities of the two people.
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One is Tianguan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who is in charge of the election, and the other is the Grand Uncle, the Minister of Rites, who is in charge of running schools and imperial examinations.
It is extremely reasonable for two prime ministers to preside over the examination.
Song Jing had a rather domineering personality and was on good terms with the royal family of Li and Tang Dynasties. He once strongly recommended that Princess Taiping go to the Eastern Capital to avoid interference from the harem.
Therefore, Song Jing became good friends with the prince Li Longji.
This is also true. After Li Longji ascended the throne, Song Jing, the prime minister, contributed to the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty.
So Bai Gui was talking about whether the two poems of Qing Ci can make the officials of the Ministry of Personnel warm the scrolls, rather than the great uncle of the Ministry of Rites. The reason is that, although Jia Zeng is the great uncle of the Ministry of Rites, he has no power in the evaluation of Jinshi subjects.
Song Jing must be more powerful.
And he knows history. Li Longji won the final victory, so it is no surprise that he bet on Li Longji.
Although Jia Zeng was still a highly respected minister later on and had little involvement with Princess Taiping, this matter had nothing to do with Bai Gui. He surrendered to Song Jing and asked Song Jing to warm up, which was equivalent to surrendering to Li Longji's team.
A kind of statement to Li Longji, stand in line!
"Is this Bai Meihe?"
"I heard that Ke Da (Zhong Shaojing's calligraphy) couldn't put it down because of his calligraphy. Princess Jinxian asked him to taste the poems written by Bai Meihe. He was kind enough and kept the poems..."
"In the past few days, Princess Jinxian has gone to the official's house to file several complaints."
Jia Zeng said with a smile.
He also sensed Bai Gui's gaze, but he didn't know that Bai Gui had asked Li Longji to ask Song Jing, the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to warm up the scroll. This was just a hint and a hint. Bai Gui's two Qing Ci poems also
Li Longji did not give it directly to Song Jing, but the manuscripts were still available to all the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang, and there were no omissions.
"Ke Da loves calligraphy the most. He has hundreds of volumes of original works by Wang Xianzhi, Wang Xizhi, and Yu Shinan. It's impossible not to feel happy when seeing Bai Meihe's unique calligraphy..."
"But I estimate that after excerpting and copying it, it will be returned to Princess Jinxian."
"After all, this is a poem about Princess Jinxian. It's not good for him to keep it without authorization."