There are many late bloomers in history. For example, Jiang Ziya didn’t meet King Wen of Zhou until he was eighty years old, and Sun Wukong didn’t meet Tang Monk until 500 years old. The main reason is that the editor has forgotten the complete sentence, so today we will go directly to the topic, because today’s protagonist has been taking the imperial examinations all his life, and it was not until he was 73 years old that he finally passed the third place in the exam. It’s really not easy. There are very few people who are so fond of learning.
This story took place in the Song Dynasty. In the eighth year of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty imperial court conducted a Jinshi examination. A man named Chen Xiu from Fujian won the third place in the imperial examination, which is what we often call the third best. However, the examiner was too old. He was also the oldest person to take the imperial examination in recent years. Already 73 years old.
Every time the Jinshi takes the scientific examination, they have to meet the emperor. When Chen Xiu saw the emperor, the emperor was shocked. When Chen Xiu came forward, the emperor didn't believe that he was so old and had such writing skills. He asked Chen Xiu how old he was this year and how many children he had. At that time, Chen Xiu straightened his clothes and said that he was 73 years old, but he was not married yet in order to study. This sentence surprised Song Gaozong especially, and his article was also very well written. Song Gaozong was deeply touched.
There are two sentences in his article written like this. " Congling Jindi, the land of Guanglun will not be restored day by day; Taishan Jade Certificate , when will the dust of Fengzen be cleared away." The meaning of these two sentences is that sooner or later, we can take back the land occupied by the Jin Kingdom in our country. I hope that one day we can take it back. On which day the emperor can personally hold a Zen ceremony on Mount Tai. These two sentences also moved Song Gaozong very much.
After knowing that Chen Xiu had no wife at this age, Song Gaozong immediately gave Chen Xiu a palace maid next to him. It goes without saying that the maids in the palace have been screened at all levels, so they must be beautiful women. Song Gaozong also felt pity for this man because he was so old and didn't even have a wife. Not only that, he also gave a lot of dowry, which would definitely be a big price for the emperor. In this way, the 73-year-old Chen Xiu, who was supposed to be buried at the age when he should have been buried, not only received the highest honor as a scholar, but also married a wife who was 40 years younger than him. However, Chen Xiu was extremely happy.
However, this ending has also attracted the jealousy of many people, and it is also because there is a jingle about it: "If a newlywed asks how old he is, fifty years ago, he was twenty-three." However, this is their jealous way of saying it. The real Chen Xiu is already a winner in life. Just think that although such a person is a late bloomer, it is not too late. No matter how old or persistent you are, it's not too late as long as you have a good result.
