The imperial examination system is the most outstanding initiative in history. It combines the ancient version of continuous master's and doctorate studies plus public examinations for national ministries and commissions. It is both strict and serious. Even though it is not stated clearly, the appearance of the top three cannot be too bad. In short, this is a feast for selecting the elite of the empire! But even in such occasions, there are still some interesting hanging rails. This may be the interesting part of history.
At the beginning of the founding of the Zhao and Song Dynasties , due to the well-known minor flaws in the legal system, the emperor had to express his willingness to share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, so the ministers tacitly agreed to run the court according to their own rules, and continued to arrange "for the country" through the imperial examination Efficacy of our own people.
Soon Zhao Kuangyin found that the authority of the founding emperor of his country was facing a huge challenge. The ministers could always use the power of the group to prevent the emperor's power from being used. So in order to prevent the ministers from continuing to engage in insider information in the Song Dynasty top civil servant recruitment, To fool himself, Zhao Kuangyin decided to take an additional test besides the normal examination, which was the so-called "palace examination".
It is said that interviewing in person is a good way. In theory, it can prevent talented people from being brushed off because of their poor appearance, and it can also prevent ministers from installing cronies. But the problem is that Lao Zhao was born in Wuren, so he has knowledge, but it is not very good. Enough. But then I thought about it, those who can pass the exam are all academic masters, and there will definitely be no defective products. Let's just turn the palace exam into an shorthand exam. Simply put, it is to see who can write faster. It is simple and crude but quite effective.
Eight years after the opening of the treasure, it was another year of imperial examination feast, and the palace examination hall was filled with the rustle of writing. suddenly! The two candidates jumped up as if their buttocks were electrified and headed straight for Lao Zhao. Just when the napping guard was considering whether to draw his knife and cut these two people off, the two candidates had already put their papers in front of the case at the same time. If he hadn't braked in time, he wouldn't have screamed in the face of Lao Zhao.
Now Lao Zhao is in a dilemma. There cannot be two champions, just like there cannot be two emperors. After thinking for a while, let's do this. Seeing that you both run very fast and are in good health, let's have a fight. Whoever wins will be the top pick. Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second, right? So today we will make friends with Wu!
That night there were noisy gongs and drums, and firecrackers were blasting. Not to mention the emperor, even the prince came. I don’t know if the two men ate melon seeds, but they definitely chatted while drinking tea. So, under the shining of the sun and the future sun, the two top picks started fighting with one punch and one kick.
Oh, by the way, these two top scholars are called Wang Sizong and the other is Chen Shi.
If you want to say that the champion fights, there is no difference between him and the little hooligans. If you want to say the difference, it is that he does not dare to use king's eight punches in front of the emperor, so he fights more conventionally. But the problem is that Wang Sizong is weak in physical strength, and he feels exhausted after playing for a while. But at this point, it would be a big loss if the number one pick fails.
Then the clever little ghost Wang Si Zong took action and slapped Chen Shi's hat off. Coincidentally, Chen Shi didn't know whether it was because his wife married too early or he studied too hard. In short, he lost his hair and was probably bald. The hat fell off, and Chen Shi subconsciously protected the top of his head, while Wang Sizong took the opportunity to throw him down to seal the victory.
At that time, everyone was dumbfounded. It turned out that they could still play like this! It’s really a bitch!
In this way, the arrogant Wang Sizong and the hairless Chen Shi both died, and for a time they became the laughing stock of the Song Dynasty! It was a blessing in disguise. If it hadn't been for this fight, few people in history would have remembered them.
So, today’s students can’t run an 1,800 meters, which is a failure. How can they take the No. 1 exam if their health is not good? You know, there was a physical test in the Song Dynasty.
