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The imperial examination in the Song Dynasty was divided into the Xie Examination (Township Examination), the Provincial Examination (Hui Examination) and the final Palace Examination.

If Cai is still allowed to take the test himself, Cai still specifies that he will not even be able to pass the initial test, even if he has studied ancient texts because he has to translate some important historical materials.

It's not a matter of ability, it's that Cai still hasn't experienced professional training in this area at all.

Fortunately!

The original Cai still helped Cai still finish all the exams, leaving Cai still with a ready-made result.

Fourth place in the first department.

On TV, you can often see words such as "Jinshi Jiake" and "Jinshi B Branch".

There is actually a difference between Jinshi A and Jinshi B here, and the difference is not small.

The imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty originally did not have the distinction between A and B, from Tang Gaozu Li Yuan to the early Tang Ming Emperor, all Jinshi were called "B Branch".

In order to highlight the virtue of Wende, Emperor Tang Ming issued an edict saying: "There is no Jiake in modern times, and from the beginning of me, we must open the door of Jiajia, so that the best talents can become models for the people of the world." ”

As a result, in the end of the Tang Dynasty, "Jiake" became the name of the top three in Jinshike.

By the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination system had undergone great changes.

In the Jinshi examination in the early Northern Song Dynasty, subject A and subject B both refer to Jinshi, and subject A must be better than subject B.

In the later period of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was clear that the first grade of the first department, the second grade of the B department, and now there is even a third grade (that is, the same Jinshi origin).

In the Southern Song Dynasty, there were five grades (i.e., first, second, third, fourth, and fifth), and "secondary" was actually the same concept as "secondary".

All in all, no matter which dynasty or period, the first family is higher than the second family.

The top three of the first family are: champion, Bangyan, Tanhua - the champion is undoubtedly the leader, the Bangyan is the second and third place, and later evolved to refer to the second place, Tanhua in the early Tang Dynasty and the early Song Dynasty refers to the youngest one in the same list of Jinshi, and later it became the third place.

And Cai is still the fourth place in the first subject, which is actually the fourth place in this scientific expedition.

Compared with the champion, Bangyan, and Tanhua, Cai Yan's fourth place is naturally a little worse, but compared with tens of thousands of candidates in the same period, the fourth place is already a very good result.

The Song Dynasty, especially the Northern Song Dynasty, was extremely heavy on literature over military force.

Therefore, there is a fourth-place Cai still in the first department, and there will definitely be a higher starting point.

Therefore, when Cai Qian reported that he was fourth in high school, Cai still immediately confirmed with a look of surprise: "Can the fourth brother take this seriously? ”

Cai Qian smiled: "The third brother is the examiner of the undergraduate, can my news be wrong?" ”

Hearing Cai Qian say this, Cai Yan's heart completely put into his stomach, and he said in his heart: "Fourth, the progress of things seems to be smoother than I imagined." ”

At this time, Cai Qian said again: "By the way, the third brother also asked me to tell you that he intends to promote you as the palace attendant or go to a county to serve as the magistrate, I don't know what you think?" ”

After the Jinshi and the first, they will be conferred the ranks.

And there are actually some unwritten rules for this award.

In the early Northern Song Dynasty, the top three in the imperial examination were usually awarded the post of general judge, which was equivalent to the deputy prefecture-level officials in later generations.

In the late Northern Song Dynasty, due to various reasons such as fewer and fewer official positions, the level of conferral officials was reduced, and the top three in the imperial examination could only start from the county.

Cai Ying's fourth place, although it looks like it is only one place behind the top three, but it is actually a grade behind, if you follow the rules of this period, then Cai still can go to a county to be a master bookkeeper, and it is impossible to do it directly from the county.

This is the benefit of Cai still taking refuge in the Cai family, and he can take shortcuts that those without backgrounds can't.

But—

After listening to Cai Juan's inquiry, Cai still did not have a look of joy on his face, on the contrary, he frowned, as if he had encountered something troublesome.

Seeing this, Cai Qian asked, "The sixth brother is not satisfied with the third brother's arrangement?" ”

Cai still shook his head slightly, as if to say, "I'm not dissatisfied", and as if to say, "I'm dissatisfied".

Through this period of getting along, Cai Qian really regarded Cai Ying as his confidant, so seeing that Cai still didn't seem to want to serve the imperial history or the county magistrate in the palace, he said bluntly: "Sixth brother, if you have any ideas, just tell me, I and the third brother are siblings, if you don't want to say it, I can say it for you, you don't have to worry." ”

Cai Qian and Cai Qian are half-brothers of the same father and mother, so Cai Qian dared to play this package ticket.

At the same time, this also shows that Cai Qian really treats Cai as a close friend.

Cai Qian said such things, Cai Yan no longer concealed it, he said: "The third brother's kindness, the younger brother is grateful, but the fourth brother, you don't know, the younger brother is actually not in the text, but in the martial arts, the younger brother's lifelong wish is to be a general and fight on the battlefield for the country." ”

"What?" Cai Qian thought he had misheard.

After Zhao Kuangyin came to power, he summed up the lessons of the fall of the Tang Dynasty and believed that the strength of local military governors should be weakened, so he deprived Shi Shouxin and other founding generals of military command rights through the famous "glass of wine to release military power" and other means, and then began to emphasize literature and suppress military force in a big way.

As a result, in the Song Dynasty, especially in the Northern Song Dynasty, the status of literati was greatly elevated, while the martial artists were regarded as inferior.

What's more, Cai is still just entering the rank and the first, and it can be said that he has a bright future, so there is no reason to join the army!

Therefore, hearing Cai still say that he wanted to be a general, Cai Qian had such a big reaction.

Cai still stood and looked north, and said: "Drunk to pick up the lamp to look at the sword, dream back to blow the horn company camp." Eight hundred miles of fire, fifty strings turned over the outside sound, and the battlefield was an autumn soldier. The horse-made Lu was fast, and the bow was like a thunderbolt. But the king of the world, won the name before and after his death. I don't want to live this life! ”

"When I was drunk, I picked up the lamp and looked at the sword, and I dreamed of blowing the horn and the battalion...... I don't want to live this life! I don't want to live this life, I don't want to live this life...... Good poetry! Good poetry! What a first-class poem! After tasting Cai Yan's poem for a while, she praised it sincerely.

At the same time, Cai still "borrowed poetry to sing his aspirations", which also made Cai Qian understand Cai Ying's ambition, he said: "Sixth brother, your poem makes my brother eager to go to the outer border pass to fight with the Hu people on the battlefield!" ”

"When I was drunk, I picked up the lamp and looked at the sword, and I dreamed of blowing the horn and the battalion...... I don't want to live this life! ”

tasted Cai Ying's poems again, Cai Qian said with some regret: "It's just a pity that the sixth brother is your talent, if it weren't for your grandfather Wang Xianggong who changed the imperial examination system and did not test poetry, you designated as the first name of this department!" ”

Cai still has no nostalgia and said: "Poetry can't strengthen the country, I still like to fight for the country, and I am committed to the horse leather shroud in this life, and I think ...... Our Cai family also needs a general. ”

Cai Qian listened, and her heart moved!

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