The imperial examination system came into being in Sui Dynasty and developed in Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong once proudly said, "All heroes in the world are in my heart." Ten years of cold window, nobody cares, famous all over the world. The imperial examination system has given countless literati the opportunity to embark on their official careers and realize their ideals in life.
However, the imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty was only a preliminary development, and it was still far from perfect, and there was even no provision for sealing the papers. Candidates who take part in scientific research must be recommended by authoritative departments, otherwise they are not qualified to take the exam. If a scholar wants to enter politics, he must rely on the recommendation and promotion of powerful people to a great extent, and the status of referees directly affects the scientific research results.
Therefore, in order to find the best reference, authors often edit their favorite poems and bring them to Beijing in the autumn of the year before the exam, and present them to people who were famous or prestigious in politics or literature at that time. This is called "writing". Once it is optimistic, it is a good start, and the scientific research of elevators is half successful.
Some people are dismissive of this. Gao Shi, who wrote the famous sentence "Mochow has no confidant in the future, and everyone in the world doesn't know a gentleman", said that behind closed doors, both men and women are talented. He is confident and refuses to rely on his family background and take the road of high office. He wants to be promoted to the official position by his real talent and knowledge. He didn't think it was a dead end, just turned around in a dead end. By the time he figured it out, the people around him had developed, and he regretted missing the opportunity. He was down and out for decades until he was over 500. When his good friend Yan Zhenqing became prime minister, he was recommended by Xiang Yan as a small official. Gold always shines, and later he took advantage of the Anshi rebellion and made our time.
Perhaps the most interesting story of talented people entering the Tang Dynasty is that Wang Wei became the champion. As we all know, he was a famous pastoral poet in Tang Dynasty. Su Dongpo commented on his poem "There is a picture in the poem and a poem in the picture". But he is not widely known for mastering melody, being good at lyrics and various musical instruments. His musical talent directly contributed to his finding the best recommender.
Although Wang Wei was famous in Beijing at that time, he still had to take an exam to be an official. When preparing for the exam, Wang Wei was also worried about this mysterious and rigorous science exam. He felt uncertain about his future.
Just then, Wang Wei heard that there was a poet, Zhang Jiugao, who was also a minor celebrity. He is Zhang Jiuling's younger brother, and Zhang Jiuling wrote "The moon is now full of the sea, illuminating the whole heaven". It is said that Zhang Jiugao has gone through the back door of the powerful Princess Taiping, and the princess has promised him to be the first on the list. This is bad news for Wang Wei, because he also wants to be the first.
Wang Wei has a good friend, the emperor's brother Li Fan. When Li Fan learned of Wang Wei's unfortunate experience, he showed deep sympathy for him. Li Fan said, "Princess Taiping is very powerful. If we fight hard, there will be no good result. We must take a long-term view and find a way. " Li Fan walked around the room for a long time, and suddenly he said happily, "Yes! The princess likes music very much. You play a few pipa, and I'll take you to meet the princess. "
Five days later, Li Fan asked Wang Wei to dress up as an actor and mingle with the actors to meet the princess. The Princess House is hosting a banquet, and people are coming and going, bustling. Wang Wei dances with all musicians. Wang Wei, with fine features, elegant and romantic, is extraordinary and free from vulgarity. He is in a prominent position among musicians and soon caught the attention of the princess. The princess asked Li Fan, "Who is he?" Li Fan replied: "bosom friend." The princess was surprised to hear this answer, so she continued to ask, "What do you know as a bosom friend?" Li Fan said: "Wonderful solution to pipa." The princess made Wang Wei play a song. Wang Wei played a new song called Yu Lun Bao, which was composed by himself. At the end of the song, the room was full of surprises. Everyone appreciates his performance very much, and they all like this unique music. The princess is very happy and has a feeling of "bosom friend".
Seeing that things were going well, Li Fan immediately seized the opportunity to say to the princess, "Wang Wei is not only proficient in music, but also excellent in poetry." At this time, Wang Wei immediately presented ten poems he had written in advance to the princess for reading. The princess praised and said, "I have read these poems in the past, but I thought they were masterpieces of ancient sages." I didn't expect it to be written by teenagers. Wang Wei is really a rare talent. " Li Fan took the opportunity to say: "Wang Wei has a high heart, and he vowed to take the first place in this scientific research." Of course, the princess understood the meaning of these words. She smiled and said to Wang Wei around her, "Don't worry! People like you won't miss the top spot. "
This autumn, the list was released, ranking first in Wei Wang high schools.
The truth of this story remains to be verified, and many scholars believe that it was invented by later generations. To be sure, Wang Weihe's relationship is really good, which is recorded in the new and old Tang books. Wang Wei's poems are universally recognized. The books of the Tang Dynasty mentioned that someone was very talented at that time and often wrote about him singing with him. It can be seen that the literati at that time were quite proud of singing with Wang Wei. Even with knowledge, the top scholar should belong to him. Of course, this story also shows us the dragon climbing skills of the talented people in the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty was an era of talented people, such as the Ganges River. It is not easy to be a talented person in the Tang Dynasty, nor is it easy to be an official. Talents must be recommended by powerful people, just as you need a recommendation letter from a tutor to study for a doctorate abroad now, the more famous the teacher's recommendation letter, the more effective it is. Without the recommendation and promotion of dignitaries, there would be no brilliant bloom of talented people. Wits in the Tang Dynasty were not nerds. In order to get the best recommendation, they have practiced 18 skills, so they are all-rounders.