I watched Er Chuang’s short video, and everything went numb!

[In the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang, who loved southern literature, began to recruit scholars through the imperial examination. ]

[He wanted to break the monopoly of aristocratic families on talent selection and allow more people from ordinary families to change their fate through reading. ]

The barrage flew out:

"To be honest, although Yang Guang was a king who lost his country, he did a great job in creating the imperial examination."

"Reply - Yang Guang still has some ability, but he took too big a step and made a mess."

"Reply - Forget it, the imperial examination has existed since the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It can't really be considered as his creation. What ability does he have? The ability to make the country perish in the second generation?"

"Reply - Yes, there are relevant records of the examination in the "Book of Northern Qi". Yang Guang can at most be regarded as further promoting the development of the imperial examination system."

"..."

Many ancient people in all dynasties looked at the many arguments in the barrage and were not surprised.

People in later generations have already seen the dispute over the origin of the imperial examination in a previous video.

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[The Tang Dynasty further improved the imperial examination system. There was once an illustration in the history textbook, which depicted the prosperity of the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty and the emperor Taizong's gloating. ]

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A picture appeared on the sky screen.

[In the picture, Li Shimin stood with his head held high, looking at a large group of new Jinshi, and said with a smile:

"The heroes of the world are within my grasp."]

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The plane of Taizong of the Great Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin thought about it and realized that he had said this.

And he said it before he ascended the throne.

At that time, he ran to Duanmen privately and saw the new Jinshi coming out, and said this casually.

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[There are exams, and there are rankings. 】

【The term "top scholar" had already appeared in the Tang Dynasty. 】

【However, compared with his peers in later generations who passed the imperial examination and were celebrated by the court and the public, and could wait for promotion and salary increase, and marry princesses, the top scholar in the Tang Dynasty was "unlucky". 】

【In terms of treatment, the top scholar was no different from other Jinshi, and most of them did not even have their names remembered. 】

【According to scholars' statistics, in the early Tang Dynasty, only 15% of the top scholars were lucky enough to leave their names in history books. 】

【In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, as the imperial examination system became more prosperous and the official archives became more complete, the proportion of top scholars who left their names in history books finally successfully jumped to 16.73%. 】

【However, in the Song Dynasty, 49.15% of the top scholars had biographies in the "History of Song Dynasty". 】

The barrage flew out:

"Hiss! This gap is a bit big!"

"The Song Dynasty valued civil officials over military officials. Civil officials have a high status, so they naturally have a greater chance of leaving their names in history books."

"..."

In many other dynasties other than the Song Dynasty, many civil officials envied the civil officials of the Song Dynasty.

Although the Song Dynasty valued civil officials over military officials, which made the Song Dynasty's military strength weaker, it was indeedThe golden dynasty was very favorable to their civil servants.

Especially the phrase "Emperor and literati rule the world together" in the Song Dynasty made many civil servants in many dynasties other than the Song Dynasty feel excited.

That was really a golden age for civil servants.

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[Among the various subjects offered in the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty, the Jinshi subject was the most valued. There was a saying that "30 years old Mingjing, 50 years young Jinshi". ]

[It means: if you pass the Mingjing subject at the age of 30, your test level is not very good. But if you can pass the Jinshi subject at the age of 50, you can be considered a young celebrity. ]

[But in the Tang Dynasty, the treatment and official career of Jinshi were not very good. ]

[The promotion speed of the top scorers in the Tang Dynasty was also much lower than that of later dynasties. ]

[Like other Jinshi, they had to pass the selection of the Ministry of Personnel or the recommendation of local officials before they could become officials. 】

[Their first job was either to be a lieutenant in a certain county, helping the county magistrate or the county chancellor, or to be a staff member for a higher official. 】

The barrage flew out:

"This treatment is not good. Why does it feel a bit unworthy of the status of the top scholar."

"Compared with the top scholars of later dynasties, the starting point is too low."

"This is a bit different from the treatment of the top scholar I imagined. Shouldn't he become a high official, marry a princess, and reach the peak of his life from then on?"

"Reply-I have watched too many TV dramas? Which top scholar would actually be willing to marry a princess?"

"Reply-In real history, there was only one top scholar who married a princess, and that was Zheng Hao, who was the top scholar in the second year of Huichang of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Then he hated the matchmaker Bai Minzhong, the then prime minister, for the rest of his life."

"..."

Many top scholars in all dynasties could fully understand Zheng Hao's hatred.

Those who can pass the imperial examination are basically talented and ambitious, and want to make a difference in their official career.

In most cases, marrying a princess to become a consort is not a help in official career, but an obstacle.

Out of precaution, the emperor would give the consort some honorary official positions such as the consort commander, but they had no real power and could not wait for the court to use them.

In addition.

The ancient Chinese society was originally a patriarchal society where men were superior to women.

In the family, the status of men was obviously higher than that of women.

However, if you marry a princess to become a consort, the situation is different.

The princess is a golden branch and jade leaf.

It is conceivable who has a higher status in the family.

This is also unacceptable to many champions.

Therefore, the champions of all dynasties have refused to marry a princess.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be only one champion who married a princess in thousands of years, and he married her reluctantly.

Of course.

In addition, there is actually another objective reason that prevents the champion from marrying a princess.

That is the age of the champion.

After the Tang Dynasty, one must be familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics., only those with profound knowledge can be on the list.

This determines that most of these champions will not be too young.

After all, geniuses are not common.

According to statistics, the imperial examination was established in the second year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty and ended in the 31st year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty.

It lasted for more than 1,300 years and produced 638 champions.

Among them, the average age of champions in the Tang Dynasty was 29.4; the average age of champions in the Song Dynasty was 29.6; the average age of champions in the Yuan Dynasty was 29.5; the average age of champions in the Ming Dynasty was 32.3; and the average age of champions in the Qing Dynasty was 31.9.

In ancient times when early marriage was common.

At this age, most people have children, not to mention wives.

Naturally, there is no way to marry a princess.

Things like forcing champions to divorce their original wives and marry princesses only appear in TV dramas.

In real history, no emperor would do such a thing.

It's too embarrassing, and it will also leave a bad reputation.

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[The good days of the top scholar began in the Song Dynasty. ]

[The Taizu and Taizong of the Song Dynasty had a deep and personal understanding of the truth that "the emperor is the one with strong soldiers and horses." ]

[Therefore, they emphasized governing the country with culture and used civil officials to control military generals. ]

[Starting from Emperor Taizong of Song, not only did the scale of Jinshi admissions expand rapidly, but the treatment of the top scholars also improved significantly. ]

[During the reign of Emperor Taizu of Song, most of the top scholars started as a ninth-rank official. ]

[After entering the official career, the first job was a prefectural military magistrate, which was two levels higher than the county lieutenant in the Tang Dynasty. ]

[After working for five or six years, you can also be promoted to a Dali judge or a supervisory censor. 】

【During the reign of Emperor Taizong, the starting point of the career of the champion became an eighth-rank official, and many of them could directly become judges and supervisors of the Dali court. 】

……

Many champions of the Tang Dynasty envied the treatment of the champions of the Song Dynasty.

As champions, others started two levels higher.

It's true that the same champions have different fates.

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【Compared with the Ming and Qing dynasties, although the starting point is not very high, they are promoted quickly and have a bright future. 】

【In the two Song dynasties, there were a total of 118 champions, 8 of whom became prime ministers. 】

【There are also 18 people who became top officials such as the Minister of State Affairs or the Three Departments. 】

【Including those in other official systems, more than 60% of the champions of the Song Dynasty eventually became central government officials. 】

……

Many ancient people in all dynasties were shocked.

This ratio is indeed a bit high.

Therefore.

Many civil officials in other dynasties were even more envious of the civil officials of the Song Dynasty.

They felt that the reason why so many champions were given important positions was not only because of their own abilities, but also because the Song Dynasty attached great importance to civil officials.

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[The rise in the status of champions, in addition to the Song Dynasty's national policy of emphasizing civil and suppressing military, was also due to the change in the nature of the identity of Jinshi. 】

[WuWu Zetian once personally presided over the Jinshi examination, which was considered a precedent for the emperor to preside over the palace examination. 】

【But this was not a formal palace examination, because Wu Zetian's palace examination was very arbitrary and not a fixed system. She could do it if she wanted to, and not do it if she didn't want to. 】

【Until the sixth year of Tianbao in the Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu of Song discovered that when the Hanlin scholars admitted Jinshi, they often gave students backup or something like that. 】

【So he decided to personally re-examine the Jinshi in the Lecture Hall. 】

【From then on, the palace examination or the imperial examination became a fixed system, which lasted until the abolition of the imperial examination system in the Qing Dynasty. 】

【After the palace examination, the rankings would be announced directly in front of the palace, and the emperor would personally grant court robes and handboards, as well as banquets and poems. 】

【This not only improved the fairness of admission, but more importantly, it improved the status of the imperial examination Jinshi, making the Jinshi become "disciples of the emperor." 】

【At the same time, the emperor also directly grasped the right to select scholars. 】

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The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up.

This palace examination method is good.

He just thought about it quickly in his mind and thought of the benefits of this system.

On the one hand, it prevents the examiners of the imperial examination from engaging in private fraud and forming cliques.

On the other hand, and the most important aspect, is the four words "Prince's disciples".

If there is no palace examination, those Jinshi who are on the list are the disciples of the chief examiner, and they may listen to the chief examiner in the future and belong to the chief examiner's party.

After the palace examination, those Jinshi who are on the list are the emperor's disciples, and they will only listen to the emperor and be loyal to the emperor in the future.

Through the palace examination, the emperor can control the dominance of high-end talents, which is actually strengthening the imperial power.

Think about this clearly.

Li Shimin understood why this system became a fixed link after the Song Dynasty.

Although the addition of the palace examination would consume more manpower, material resources, financial resources and other resources, and would also increase the emperor's workload.

But Li Shimin felt it was necessary.

"Fuji, Xuanling, the imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty should add a palace examination."

Li Shimin said to Zhangsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling.

His tone was very firm, which meant that he was not asking for opinions, but had already decided to implement it.........

"I obey your order."

Zhangsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling replied respectfully.

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[From the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, the origin of the champions also changed dramatically. ]

[In the Tang Dynasty, the ability of the north to produce champions was overwhelming that of the south. 】

[Among the Tang Dynasty champions whose native places can be checked, the ratio of northerners to southerners is 49:18. 】

"The north was the economic center and the education level was higher."

"Most of the aristocratic families such as the Five Surnames and Seven Famous Families are in the north, so of course there are more champions in the north."

"..."

See here.

Many ancientPeople thought of a message seen in the previous video. (To read the novels of Bao Shuang, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

In the imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty, the success rate of the noble families was extremely high, far exceeding that of students from ordinary families.

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[The capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an, was in Shaanxi, and the eastern capital, Luoyang, was in Henan. These two provinces together produced 12 champions. ]

[In 755 AD, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and the economic center of the Tang Dynasty shifted from north to south, and educational resources began to surpass the north. ]

[In 869 AD, Jiangsu produced the first champion of the Tang Dynasty. ]

[Afterwards, Suzhou produced 7 champions in a short period of time, and Sichuan, Guangxi and other "remote places" that were once "remote" also began to produce champions. ]

[The places that produced the most champions in the Northern Song Dynasty were Jingdong Road and Kaifeng Prefecture, with a total of 22 champions, and Liangzhe and Fujian had a total of 13 champions. 】

【As a native of Shanxi, Sima Guang often complained that too many southerners were admitted to the Jinshi examination. 】

【Unexpectedly, less than half a century after his death, the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed, and the Southern Song Dynasty settled in the south. Liangzhe and Fujian became the main production centers of top scholars. 】

Barrage flew out:

“Southern Song: As long as I don’t have the north, there will be no top scholars in the north. (dog head)”

“Southern Song: That’s good. The problem of imbalance between the north and the south has been completely solved. (dog head)”

“…”

Da Ming Hongwu plane.

Contempt flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes.

The rift between the north and the south of China widened since the Song Dynasty.

Especially the Southern Song Dynasty settled in one side, leaving the north to foreigners.

As a result, the northern Han people were ruled by foreigners for more than a hundred years, and their sense of identity with the southern Han people became increasingly low.

"Really incompetent."

Zhu Yuanzhang once again expressed his contempt for the Southern Song Dynasty court, which was content with its own corner and did not think about recovering the north. []

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[After the Ming Dynasty reunified China, the quality of education in the south had completely overwhelmed, even overwhelmed, the north. ]

[The ratio of top scholars in the north and south in the Ming Dynasty was 79 to 10, while in the Qing Dynasty it was 99 to 13, of which Jiangsu alone produced 49 top scholars. ]

……

Seeing this comparative data.

Many ancient people in all dynasties were shocked.

This gap is too big.

It is a completely crushing trend.

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[Kunshan, the back garden of the Magic City, produced 4 top scholars in one county in the Ming Dynasty, which exceeded many provinces in the north. 】

[In the Ming Dynasty, many people would receive education in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and then try to get a Jinyiwei official status and go to the north where the education level was much lower to take the exam. 】

Barrage flew out:

"Wow, the earliest GK immigrants, right?"

"666, it's really the wisdom of our ancestors."

"This is what happened after the policy of selecting scholars from the north and south appeared?"

"Reply - Of course, it's obvious that it's to take advantage of this loophole." 0.0 "..."

Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynastyplane.

Zhu Di kept this in mind.

In the original time and space, the north-south examination and the selection of scholars were implemented when Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji were emperors.

However, in this life, Zhu Di already had a plan to implement it in advance.

And he would definitely find a way to plug this loophole.

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[During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, participating in the imperial examination and becoming a Jinshi gradually became a basic requirement for becoming a high-ranking official, and the status of the Hanlin Academy also rose. ]

[“No Jinshi can enter the Hanlin Academy, and no Hanlin can enter the cabinet” became a political convention, otherwise it would be looked down upon by the court and the public. ]

[Zuo Zongtang is a typical example of a person with high cultural level but poor test level. He barely passed the examination and then participated in the joint examination, but failed three or four times. ]

[When he was 61 years old, he was divided into the Dongge University Scholar because of his outstanding military exploits, but was ridiculed. 】

【The next year, he insisted on signing up for the imperial examination and wanted to be a candidate with white hair. Cixi thought it was embarrassing, so she gave him a Jinshi status and let him enter the Hanlin Academy. 】

The barrage flew out:

"With Zuo Gong's great achievements, what is a mere Dongge University Scholar? It's obvious that those pedantic literati are jealous of Zuo Gong."

"Zuo Gong's merits actually don't need any external identity to prove it."

"..."

Many ancient people in all dynasties nodded slightly.

They all agreed with these views of later generations in the barrage.

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【The Hanlin Academy is an institution that is both an official and a school. Hanlins have ranks, but few have actual positions. They are the emperor's nominal secretary group. 】

【It was also from the Ming Dynasty that the first place in the palace examination was called the champion, which became a system regulation. 】

【And. 】

[The treatment of the top scholar in the Ming Dynasty also far exceeded that of the Song Dynasty. 】

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Hearing this.

Many ancient people in all dynasties looked at the giant screen in the sky with more and more concentration.

They were very curious about how the treatment of the top scholar in the Ming Dynasty surpassed that of the Song Dynasty. .