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After Song Taizu seized the world, he was very nervous about the rebellion of civil servants in the late Tang and Five Dynasties, so he adopted the method of prospering literature and restraining martial arts, determined the basic national policy of ruling the country by literati, restored the old system of Sui and Tang Dynasties, and began to learn from literati. At first, Song Taizu didn't determine the procedure of court examination. Does presided over the whole scientific research process, and finally he only told himself the results. However, after the expedition of Kaibao for six years (973), the newly admitted Jinshi went to Wujiang Hall to thank the emperor. In face-to-face communication, Song Taizu found that Wu Jichuan, Rui Liu and others had a little knowledge and answered irrelevant questions, which made Song Taizu very unhappy. Later, some people clamored for opposing the unfair choice of scientific research. In a rage, Song Taizu summoned more than 200 people who had been admitted and some who had not * * * to Wujiang Auditorium, presided over it in person, re-propositioned, re-examined and re-admitted. Since then, the imperial examination has become the customization and the highest threshold of scientific research in the Song Dynasty.
Song Taizu Beowulf, when he was a countryman, admired this quick master. He is determined to take part in the practice of the imperial examination. He must complete three questions, and whoever hands in the paper first will be the champion.
Song Taizu once met two "Japanese businessmen" at the same time in the court exam. In the eighth year of Kaibao (975), two candidates, Wang Si Zong and Chen Zhi, finished their exams and handed in their papers at the same time. Song Taizu made a mistake. A scientific research can't have two champions, can it? So, Song Taizu, who is quite funny, let the two men play a game on the court, and whoever wins will be the champion. As a result, Wang Sizong defeated Chen Zhi and won the first prize. Therefore, Wang Sizong was nicknamed "the champion of hand-to-hand combat".
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In the period, we still follow Mao's old system, from one exam every year to one exam every three years, and the selection standard is still a quick decision. "Emperor Taizong wants to be a scholar, and every scholar is the first" (Ouyang Xiu's Return to the Field). From Song Taizong and Lv Mengzheng in the second year of Taiping (977) to Hu Dan, Su Yijian and Chen Yao. They are all quick-thinking "day traders". As soon as they pick up a topic, they can start work, just like a torrent of literature, and they have become top scholars in one fell swoop.
Although "the advanced is the first", the emperors' original intention is not only to choose writing speed as the only standard, but their requirement is to write smoothly and quickly, that is, to write well and quickly. However, there are many people who take everything out of context and execute it well and quickly, so it doesn't matter if it is good, but only if it is fast. Therefore, scholars all over the world are looking for shortcuts and answers, no matter whether his writing is beautiful or not, his reasoning is unreasonable. He wrote thousands of words and made a mess, "but praised each other with sensitivity and speed", as long as he started quickly. During the nearly 20 years from the beginning of Taiping and Xingguo to the end of Chunhua, the wind of patchwork and frivolity prevailed and intensified.
In the third year of Chunhua (992), Ju even took the lead in holding a unique composition contest. He concentrated the candidates who didn't want to take the exam in the new year in a sesame cake shop in Beijing. The winner finished a rhyme while the chef was baking cakes, which attracted passers-by to look askance and make a big noise. Things have reached the ears of Song Taizong. Isn't this a joke about the founding exam? Song Taizong was furious and decided to take measures to stop this unhealthy trend.
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Song Taizong picked out the word "sunrise" from "Fable of Zhuangzi" in the imperial examination and wrote this rarely used article. He wants to see how these candidates who usually praise each other for their agility and quickness scratch their heads. Shortly after the examination questions were issued, when all the candidates were still frowning, Li Shu hastily wrote an article and handed in the paper first. Seeing him relaxed and proud, Song Taizong was furious and shouted at Li Shu. Kicked him out of the examination room on the spot. This time, Li Shu, who was quick-thinking, dropped out of the list several times, but Sun He, who was slow in composition, won the championship. Since then, the speed of answering questions is no longer the standard of scientific research, and there is no market for Japanese traders.
Although it depends on who pays quickly, in fact, Song Taizu will never be so confused as not to look at the quality of the article. Therefore, making friends quickly is not always the first, but just Mao's preference. So we can't generalize.