The imperial examination seems to be a test that determines life, but in fact, it is far more than just one test. If you want to get a higher admission rate and a higher ranking, you can do it a year or even a few years before the test.
We must start taking action.
Chen Ke and Song Duanping traveled to Sichuan to pay homage to famous people, so why didn't they have this plan? Now that they are the disciples of Ouyang Xiu, the leader of today's literary circle, Hanlin bachelor Ouyang Xiu, naturally they don't need to make efforts to pay homage to them, they can just concentrate on studying.
Chen Ke returned to Sichuan this time, firstly to reassure his little sister, secondly to reassure himself, thirdly to go through the formalities of ‘sending to Kaifeng Mansion’, and fourthly to move...
The so-called "Jiying", in the words of later generations, is...the college entrance examination immigrants. The imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty were divided into three levels, the interpretation examination, the tribute examination and the palace examination. The first level was the basis for the next level, so theoretically speaking, only
Only those who pass the test held on this road are eligible to go to Bianjing to participate in the next-level tribute test.
For example, all candidates from Shuzhong have to go to Chengdu to take the entrance exam. But this involves the issue of 'quota'... The so-called 'quota' refers to the number of students admitted... The quota for local states is fixed.
Therefore, the number of participants in the Song Dynasty's tribute examination was always fixed.
However, the Song Dynasty attached great importance to literature and education. In order to encourage people to read, Emperor Zhenzong even personally advertised... Everything is inferior, but the idea of being good at reading has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Therefore, the number of scholars has increased year by year, but the number of scholars has never increased.
This resulted in brutal competition with thousands of troops vying to cross the single-plank bridge during the test.
Once it is over, although it is not a prosperous road, the tribute test of one out of four is enough to make people cry with happiness.
Although according to regulations, students must take the exam in their hometown, the court also allowed them to take the exam elsewhere under certain conditions... For example, officials in Beijing whose origins are two thousand miles away from Beijing are allowed to send their children to Kaifeng Prefecture; another example is that they are far away in the countryside.
, those who have lived in the capital for a long time are allowed to study at the Imperial Academy and take exams in the capital.
What are the benefits of taking exams in the capital? Just think about future generations and you will know. The Song Dynasty's policy towards the capital was even more favorable than that of later generations. For example, in Bianjing City, three exams will be held at the same time... The Imperial College Examination,
Kaifeng Prefecture Township Examination, and other examinations.
The three examinations are aimed at different groups of people...the former is for supervisory students studying in national universities; the second is for the indigenous citizens of Kaifeng Prefecture; and the third is for those who have not obtained official positions through the imperial examination but want to take the imperial examination, as well as the children of powerful people.
Preparation. Taken together, its admission rate is much higher than that of local schools.
In addition to reducing the difficulty of the examination, scholars who immigrated to Bianliang can also obtain the incomparably superior educational resources of the capital. As the so-called "law of national employment, those who are not Jinshi will not be promoted to official positions; those who are not good at writing poetry and policy will not be promoted;"
Those who do not study in the capital are not good at writing poems and essays. In addition, the examiners of the provincial examinations also live in the capital, which is more conducive to scholars' grasp of examination information.
Judging from past experience, the proportion of those who pass the imperial examination and become Jinshi is at least no less than 40%, and the highest can even reach 50%... This is much higher than the admission rate of more than 20% in local states. This shows that the education in the capital
The quality is so high.
Chen Xiliang was an official in the capital, and Meizhou was several thousand miles away from the capital. Therefore, the Chen Ke brothers could apply for household registration in the capital and legally participate in the "exam". Song Duanping originally did not have that ability, but he achieved meritorious service at Kunlun Pass.
I was granted the title of Chengfeng Lang from the eighth rank... Although he was a casual official and had no place to work, he not only received a salary, but he was also qualified to participate in the 'special examination'.
However, although they could take the exam in the capital, they still had to be guaranteed by the local officials and the prison, and they had to obtain mutual guarantee documents from the five people who participated in the imperial examination together before they could register in the capital. So they had to return to Sichuan.
trip.
At the end of the year, all the necessary procedures were completed, and Song Duanping and Chen Ke discussed when to set off. At this time, Su Xun said: "Don't worry, wait for me and we will come together!"
The two of them were immediately shocked, thinking that your family also has a Beijing household registration? Isn’t this too hidden? Su Laoquan said disdainfully in his heart: "Do you think I have traveled to the capital for nothing?" Speaking of which, Su Xun ranked fourth.
Five times, although I gained nothing, I had already figured out all the ways of the imperial examination.
In the seventh year of Dazhong Xiangfu, the imperial court issued a decree: "For those who are outstanding and talented, Xu Zhaoyou, an official from the capital, can serve as a guarantor, but he can only protect three people." That is to say, some qualified officials
, you can send three people to Beijing to take the exam, which is also legal.
After Su Xun had made friends with Lei Zhizhou, he had the idea of asking him to escort him, but was later disturbed by Chen Ke. But it didn't matter, Su Xun had already become famous in Shu with several great essays, and he had already caught up with a higher position.
Zhi'er...Zhang Fangping, the governor of Yizhou and the pacifier of the two Sichuan provinces, if he gets his recommendation, his two sons will not have to take the exam in the capital. They will become famous and have one foot in the scholar forest in the capital.
In the autumn, Sansu went to Chengdu and met Zhang Fangping, who was shown the works of the father and son. After Zhang Fangping saw them, it is said that he was immediately astonished by the three men and thought that they would be famous all over the world and not only make the father and son famous.
The gifts he prepared were returned, and two hundred taels of silver were sealed to them as travel expenses for leaving Sichuan to take the exam...
More importantly, he wrote to Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and Mei Yaochen, solemnly recommending the "Wang Zuozhicai" in Shu... The first Han Xianggong returned to the capital and served as deputy privy envoy, and the next two were
Senior officials in charge of culture and education in the Song Dynasty,
At that time, Su Xun was still worried. He heard that Zhang Fangping had conflicts with Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and others, and wondered whether he would be in trouble.
Zhang Fangping was the top minister in the Song Dynasty, and his experience was like a book. He naturally understood Su Xun's concerns, so he smiled and said: "You can go directly to their house to submit these letters, and they will definitely treat you with courtesy.
Treat each other. And after reading your article, they will definitely believe what I say." After a pause, he continued: "During the Qingli period, they launched the New Deal, with the purpose of making the people rich and the country strong. I agree, I just
Although I disagree with some of their practices, I still admire their character. They are all good people. Of course, I am also a good person." He laughed as he spoke, and finally said seriously: "I recommend you, yes.
There are no personal feelings when recommending talents to the imperial court. They must be the same..."
The demeanor of the famous ministers during the Qingli period was indeed unmatched by future generations.
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This trip to Sichuan is no better than last time. I may not come back for a long time, so I naturally have to take care of my family affairs.
This time when Chen Ke came back, Chen Xiliang specially asked him to bring Liu Lang to the capital, so that the whole family could be reunited, and secondly, he could supervise his studies. And Shi Lang also had to go to Beijing to take the exam, so the house was vacant. The house had not been inhabited for a long time.
It would collapse, so Chen Ke simply sold it to Carpenter Pan.
The house is okay, but the trouble is the bonds and shares of the Chen family... Although they didn't deliberately manage it, they have grown bigger and bigger over the past ten years, and the relationship is very complicated. A rough calculation shows that it must be about 100,000 yuan. It needs to be big.
It takes a lot of effort to sort it out, let alone the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.
He had no patience to spend every penny, so half a year ago, he packed up the account books, put them in a box, and threw them to his little sister.
When I was about to leave, I remembered to ask, but the little girl rolled my eyes at her charmingly: "You are such a hands-off shopkeeper, and you have caused others to be laughed at for a whole year."
"It's true, what's so funny?" Chen Ke squeezed into a chair with her with a smile, and the little girl stood up with a blushing face: "The door is still open..."
"I'm going to close the door." Chen Ke jumped up, went to close the door, and turned back and said, "It's okay now, kiss?"
"Listen to me and pay the bill first." The little girl jumped away like a rabbit and said with a smile: "But I didn't embezzle a penny from you!"
"What's mine is yours, and what's yours is mine." Chen Ke knew that this girl was shy and determined not to mess around in broad daylight, so he sat down and said: "I don't care about anything else. I just ask if you can take her away."
How much?"
"Sixty thousand yuan." The younger sister said, "I have been cashing it out for you for more than half a year. There are still many cases where the timing is not right or people are really in difficulty. I will continue to ask for it next year."
"With so much money, even if it is converted into silver, it will cost several cars, right?" Chen Ke scratched his head and asked, "How can I bring it with me?"
"I've thought of it for you," the younger sister said, "I asked Mr. Li and the others to pay the debt after a lot of effort."
"Jiaozi?" Chen Ke widened his eyes and said, "Can't we leave Sichuan?" The last time they left Sichuan, they brought only silver and spent it all when they arrived at Kunlun Pass. Fortunately, Di Qing rewarded each of them with a bag of gold.
beans.
"It was also Li Yuanwai and others who told me that there is a 'Jiaozi Exchange Bureau' in the capital. Businessmen in Sichuan can use Jiaozi to exchange gold, silver and copper coins."
"That's pretty much it."
"In addition, I exchanged two hundred taels of silver for you, half of which was minced into one tael and half into one penny. As long as you don't drink flower wine, it will be enough for you to go all the way to the capital."
"Hey," Chen Ke said with a wry smile, "Your father is watching over you, so what else do you have to worry about."
"There's nothing to worry about," the younger sister suddenly said with a smile, "I heard that there are many famous prostitutes and talented people in Beijing. Don't lose to my brother."
"..." Chen Ke smiled bitterly when he heard this. How could I compete with that famous figure in picking up girls? Foreigners who sent him beauties and were waiting to borrow their seeds had to queue up to make reservations.
Perhaps the social atmosphere was such that women in the Song Dynasty had an indifferent attitude towards their spouses visiting brothels and keeping concubines. Treating men like snot is not a good story, it is a laughing stock, such as the roar of the lion in Hedong...
Chen Ke couldn't stop laughing when he thought of the 'Hedong Lion's Roar'. Seeing his expression was different, his younger sister asked with concern: "What's wrong?"
"It's okay..." Chen Ke shook his head and smiled, not wanting her to worry. But he sighed secretly in his heart. The Liu family will definitely have to face this when they arrive in Beijing...
