Since the establishment of the imperial examination system in the Sui Dynasty, when Zhang Shaofei's father Zhang Jinzhao was three years old, his grandfather Zhang Wenru began to teach him to learn the "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Text".

In the early Tang Dynasty, the Jinshi Department mainly focused on the five current affairs and policies, and the advantages and disadvantages of the articles were used as the marks of the examination. In this era of heavy writing, many Jinshi who had not yet been selected by the Ministry of Officials were regarded as future ministers when they wore the clothes of the people.

Jinshike attracts a lot of students to take the exam, which leads to fierce competition and great difficulty. There is a saying that "fifty young jinshi", if you are admitted to the jinshi at the age of fifty, it is still a very young age. It can be seen that the examination of Jinshi is difficult.

According to the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty, candidates who were qualified to raise people could go to Beijing to take the examination.

If you try to get it, you will be called a jinshi. In the Jinshi, you can be an official in the name of righteousness, and some outstanding ones are elected to the Hanlin Academy, called Hanlin, which is the highest "academic title", and the general Jinshi can at least be appointed as the prefect, which is the life goal that the literati of the Tang Dynasty fought for.

And Zhang Shaofei's father Zhang Jinzhao is not only studious since he was a child, but also smart, read and read, after reading the books at home, he often walks several miles to Qiu County Academy to borrow books, his diligence and studious can be seen, it is not difficult to see that he has great ambitions since he was a child, so he is well-read.

When Zhang Jinzhao was 20 years old, he was admitted to the township examination.

Three years later, he entered the country to study, and was deeply respected and became famous.

For another three years, he was re-examined in the Ministry of Rites and ranked among the best, but because he was scratched by a branch on his face when he was a child when he climbed a tree, leaving a scar, the examiner thought it was indecent, and only gave him the first Dengjin Shi in the second class of the palace examination.

Later, he became famous and was promoted to a bachelor's degree in Hanlin Academy.

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Zhang Shaofei also inherited his father's genes, when he was three years old, Zhang Jinzhao began to teach him to learn the "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Text", etc., instilling in him that "everything is inferior, only reading is high", and participating in the imperial examination is the way for his Zhang family to enter the career of the past dynasties.

The sun and the moon are reincarnated, and the triennial opening of the imperial court is approaching. Zhang Shaofei packed his bags and went to Lin'an to take the exam.

After entering the examination room, Zhang Shaofei sat in the left corner of the last row of the examination room, waiting for the examiner to enter.

"When-when-when", as the bell rang, the examiner came in with a bamboo pole and a phoenix standing on the bamboo pole.

The examiner shook the bamboo pole, and the phoenix howled on the bamboo pole.

The examiner walked around the venue with a bamboo pole and then left the examination room.

When the candidates on the field saw the examiner go out, they whispered:

"This examiner is so funny, what are you doing with a bamboo pole?"

"That phoenix is so beautiful, and it cries from time to time, as if it is talking to us."

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And after the experience in the Dongchan Temple, Zhang Shaofei, who was blessed by the wisdom of the law, was suddenly in a hurry, and when he was about to write the exam paper, the candidate named Wenlong next to him gave him a look. Zhang Shaofei signaled to him, and the examiner's question was "Mingfeng in Bamboo".

Wen Long comprehended, also picked up the pen, and worked hard to write on the exam paper. The other candidates, still talking, waited for the examiner to come in and give the test questions.

Who knew this, until the bell rang again.

The examiner came in and announced: The exam time is up, candidates please leave the venue immediately.

The other candidates looked at each other and left the examination room helplessly.

On the way back to the hall, Wenlong saw Zhang Shaofei, thanked him, and began to talk.

The more they talked, the more speculative they became, and they became brothers on the spot. Wenlong is two years old and is a brother, and Zhang Shaofei is a younger brother.

The two knelt down to heaven and earth and prayed: In the future, they will share blessings and difficulties, and take care of each other.

After the release of the list, Zhang Shaofei, Wenlong Jinshi and the first.

Originally, Zhang Shaofei was at the top of the list in the palace examination this time, but his road to the imperial examination was also full of ups and downs, since he was 17 years old to participate in the imperial examination, the first, second, and third passes are the old rules - the hospital examination, the township examination, and the general examination, and he passed it without much effort.

But when it comes to the fourth level now, the palace exam, he is not so smooth - the examiner is only wealthy. Therefore, let you Zhang Shaofei be a high fighter, if you don't let go of some money, don't think about being a high school champion.

Later, in order to appease Zhang Shaofei, the examiner gave him a "Jinshi and No.", allowing him to enter the official career.

Jinshi is the "ticket" to be an official in China's feudal society since the imperial examination, and you will enter a sunny road into officialdom.

For this reason, Zhang Shaofei reluctantly accepted the reality.

At that time, there was a master in the capital who felt this, looked up to the sky and sighed: "Taishan in Qiu County, although it is towering into the sky, the mountain road is bumpy, nine bends and eighteen bends, although Zhang Lang has a champion talent, but there is no champion life." What a pity, what a pity! ”

This also responded to his escape from the sea of fire that day, and when he went home in the starry night, he said to his mother, "Take the top prize and return to your hometown, and the minimum must be Jinshi and first."

Things in the world are sometimes so incredible. There is also the opening "Zhongzhou Thorn History Zhang Shaofei went down to the court on the way back to his home, suddenly on a whim, he visited Chang'an Thorn Shi Wenlong, Wenlong saw that his sworn brother Zhang Shaofei came, and he held a special banquet to entertain and present the Fengxi Cup"; There is also the story of "Falling Love" through strange feelings.