That night, the Wang family was brightly lit, there was laughter and laughter everywhere, the son became the founding viscount, and now the son-in-law has also won the jinshi, Wang Fugui and his family are naturally very happy. Not only did they send red envelopes to those who came to report the good news, but even the people in the house also followed suit, and they all had rewards.

Although there were a lot of gifts on that day, they were all neighbors, and on the second day, there were more people who came to give gifts and congratulations. Of course, most of these people came for the sake of Wang Dazhui's face, after all, although Li Boran was the first and second in high school, there were few acquaintances in Chang'an City.

At the same time, as soon as the news that the emperor was going to take the palace examination in person this year was announced, it immediately caused a commotion among the scholars.

You must know that at this time, the imperial examination system had just been established, so it was not perfect. The palace examination is not customized, even the imperial examination is once a year, and there are many enkes specially organized by the emperor. Of course, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the emperor's personal palace examination gradually became a practice.

The emperor personally tried the palace, then he can be said to be a protégé of the Son of Heaven in the future, and he will have a lot of face when he says it, and he will be an official in the future, and he will be unconsciously looked down upon in front of his colleagues.

If the emperor takes a fancy to you, then you will really be developed. Therefore, for the candidates in this examination, participating in the palace examination is an excellent opportunity to show themselves in front of the emperor. As long as the emperor takes a fancy to the palace test, it is not impossible for the latecomer to prevail.

There are many people who come to congratulate Wang Dazhu's family, and Wang Bo, as Wang Jue's nephew, has won the top spot again, and there are even more people who come to Daoxi, after all, he can dominate among thousands of students, and his future achievements will definitely not be low there, not to mention that Wang Bo and important ministers like Wang Jue are supported in the back.

According to historical records, Wang Jue (570-639), a native of Fufengyi (now Meixian County, Shaanxi), one of the four famous ministers in the early Tang Dynasty, and the grandson of Wang Shengbi of Shangshu Ling of Southern Liang.

In the thirteenth year of Emperor Wen of Sui, he was summoned to introspect as a secretary and awarded the title of Taichang Zhililang. Implicated by his uncle Wang Fei, he fled to Zhongnanshan. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he successively served as a counselor of the prince's palace to join the army, the prince Zhongsheren, and the prince Zhongyun, and became the confidant of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng, and was later exiled to Netzhou because of the Yang Wengan incident.

During the Zhenguan period, he was recalled to the court, and successively served as the counselor doctor, the Huangmen squire, the servant, the Tongzhou Thorn History, the Ministry of Rites, the Wei Wang teacher, and the Yongning County Duke. In the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, he died of illness, and was posthumously presented with the book of the Ministry of Officials, and was given the nickname Yi.

Now it is the sixth year of Zhenguan, Wang Qi is currently in the middle of the service, the official residence of the third grade, and he is also a high power, and the emperor is a close minister.

However, he is already old, and he doesn't think much about his position, and the hope in his heart is that there will be someone in the future generations of their Wang family who can have a career and shine on the lintel. Therefore, this time his nephew Wang Bo topped the high school list, which is simply a great joy for him.

There are successors of the Wang family, and even if they are under Jiuquan in the future, they will not be shameless when facing the ancestors and ancestors.

"Zi'an, this time you can be at the top of the high school rankings, uncle is really happy for you. Your Majesty is specially preparing to test you in person, there are not many good opportunities like this, so you should review and prepare at home in the past few days, and you must not be careless. Wang Qi said earnestly to his nephew Wang Bo.

"Thank you uncle for your praise, my nephew must guard against arrogance and rashness, prepare for the palace test at home, and never embarrass my uncle." Although Wang Bo is only sixteen years old, he is very smart, and naturally understands that his uncle Wang Qi does not let him go out for his own good.

"Good boy, it is worthy of the unicorn of my Wang family, as long as you are willing to work hard, uncle and I will work hard in the back, and when I am old, you will be able to stand alone. Whether our Wang family can go down in Changqing in the future depends on you. ”

"Zi'an has been taught by his uncle since he was a child, and he will never live up to his uncle's high expectations."

"Okay, well, uncle believes in you. However, a few of your cousins are not angry, and one by one they are unlearned, and if they are half as sensible as you, I will be relieved. ”

For his nephew to be the top of the high school list, Wang Jue was very happy and relieved. Over the years, he has been getting old day by day, but none of the younger generations of the Wang family are competitive, and Wang Qi has been depressed in his heart, and now he can be regarded as breathing a sigh of relief.

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The moon bends and shines on Kyushu, and a few families are happy and a few are sad. The students who are in the first place in the scientific examination are naturally overjoyed; For those students who failed to make the list, it is naturally sad and indignant.

To say that the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty, due to the short time, many places are not perfect, and there are also several drawbacks.

1. The ministers of the Taiwan Cabinet have the right to recommend, which can directly affect whether the candidate is selected. Therefore, before the start of the examination, candidates need to run in many ways, visit dignitaries, make friends with celebrities, and present their carefully prepared poems and manuscripts in order to gain appreciation and recommendation.

2. The imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty was not perfect, and there was no avoidance system for the relationship between examiners and candidates, invigilators and candidates, and mentors and apprentices, and the system of obfuscation was not widely implemented, which could easily lead to fraud in the examination room. The penalties for fraud are also far less severe than those of later generations. The bureaucracy jointly manipulated the imperial examination, and even the emperor could not help it.

3. The content of the exam is too heavy on "poetry" and light on "scripture", which is also the election of officials, not a poetry conference.

4. The number of admitted students is too small.

The existence of these drawbacks has made many readers come again and again and return disappointed.

Every year, I went back to the east, and I was ashamed to see the old master of Chang'an. This is the truest mental portrayal of many candidates who have fallen behind.

There are only a few who can become the winners of the scientific field like Wang Bo and Li Boran, and more are those who are unknown and unsuccessful, but they are not cared for.

People are only accustomed to remembering those who succeed, and those who fail are not qualified to be remembered.

Li Boran and Wang Bo were lucky, they harvested what they wanted, and successfully reached the other side in this competition of thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge.

Although this scientific examination is over, it does not mean that everything is fine, and whether they can get the emperor's recognition and attention in the palace examination is another hurdle in front of them.

Life is like a hurdle, after passing one level, there will still be the next hurdle waiting for you. Passing this level does not mean that you will be able to pass the next level smoothly, so only by working hard at all times can you get ahead of others as much as possible.

To be alive is to sail against the current, as it has been, is and will be.

(End of chapter)