In the Song Dynasty, the status of the literati was unprecedentedly high, and a very interesting phenomenon was formed, called "catching a son-in-law under the list". What does that mean? That is, every time when the test is finished, some girls in the family go to the list early and strive to grab a son-in-law for the girl, according to the wild history, there are often people who fight in order to rob people.
However, this is still some low-level, people are really powerful, before the exam began to choose, to see which candidate is good, the future is immeasurable, in advance to say hello. And these candidates are also very happy, because as long as they are in a big family, their future official career will be bright.
Before the imperial examination in the first year of Emperor Renzong of Song (1049), Zhang Yaozuo (actually Zhang Guifei's uncle, but because Zhang Guifei's father died early, he always regarded his uncle as his father) took a fancy to a candidate. This candidate' name is Feng Jing, and he has won two firsts in a row: the township test Xie Yuan, the hui test Yuan, and naturally it is also a big hit for undergraduate titles. Zhang Yaozuo was very optimistic about this young man, and he also found out that Xiao Feng was not yet married, so he personally brought a heavy gift to him, and said straight to the point: "I have a young daughter who has not yet been married, and I have heard that Old Brother Feng is talented, is there any intention to form a good relationship with the little girl?" ”
If ordinary people were so happy that they didn't know what their surname was, but this was the head of the dynasty, if they married his daughter, wouldn't I have become the brother-in-law of the holy one today? But Feng Jing didn't care at all, because he looked down on Zhang Yaozuo as a person, so he pretended to be flattered and said: "Thank you for the love of Lord Guozhang, the late life is really a third life, but, such a major matter, I want to go back to my wife to discuss it first, and see if she can agree to give me a concubine." ”
Zhang Yaozuo listened, the fire, still want my family to be a concubine for you? Dream about it!
After returning home, Zhang Yaozuo's anger had not subsided, so he sent someone to talk to the undergraduate examiner, saying that he would never let Feng Jing be a leader! The chief examiner was also An old Zhang's person, so naturally he did not dare to be sloppy and agreed with a full mouth.
After the end of the temple examination, the chief examiner arranged the rankings and handed them to the emperor, who saw that there was no problem, and then began the last step - to open the seal to see if there was anything to avoid. As soon as the result was taken apart, the first place - Shen Xuan, the emperor took a look, isn't that who it is? They have all become officials, and they can no longer be the champions, so they put the scroll aside, and then opened the second place - Ma Liang, the emperor looked at it, this person has no impression, it should not be an official, let him be a champion!
Besides, the chief examiner was also staring at it on the side, as soon as Feng Jing's name appeared, he would immediately report his "bad deeds" to the emperor, so when the name of "Ma Liang" was revealed, the chief examiner quickly stretched his neck and glanced at it, "Ma Liang"? Sure that it was not "Feng Jing", he did not speak, and according to the emperor's will, Ma Liang was designated as a champion, and Shen Wei was changed to the position of the eye of the list.
By the way, this Shen Shuo is not an ordinary person, he has an uncle named Shen Kuo, the great scientist who wrote "Mengxi Pen Talk", and a grandson named Shen Han, who later became a high school champion.
By the time the new branch jinshi entered the temple to thank en, Feng Jingyi appeared, and Zhang Yaozuo and the chief examiner were stupid--wasn't Zhuangyuan Ma Liang? How did it become Feng Jing?
Originally, Feng Jing knew that Zhang Yaozuo was a villain who had a vendetta and would repay, so he made a clever move and changed his name to Ma Liang, escaping a disaster. Since then, "mistakenly treating Feng Jing as a horse liang" has become an allusion.
It can also be seen from this incident that Feng Zhuangyuan is not a pedantic person, and he refused Zhang Yaozuo's marriage proposal only because he looked down on Lao Zhang as a person, not because he did not want to climb up the magnate, because it was not long before he married the daughter of the prime minister Fu Bi. Of course, Fu Bi is a very upright magnate.
Feng Zhuangyuan was very strategic in his work, and once he recommended a person to Emperor Shenzong, Wang Gong, and his old rival Wang Anshi said on the side: "This Wang Gong is just a child who doesn't understand things." Feng Zhuangyuan immediately replied: "Wang Gong was born in the eighth year of the Qing calendar (1048), how can we say that he does not understand things?" ”
This counterattack is too wonderful, because Emperor Shenzong was also born in this year, if Wang Anshi thinks that Wang Gong is an ignorant child, what about Shenzong of the same age as him? Therefore, as soon as these words came out, Wang Anshi immediately closed his mouth.
Feng Jing is also commendable. In the second year of the reign of Emperor Yingzong of Song (1065), Feng Jing presided over the entrance examination. When reading the papers, Feng Jing found an article, which was very well written, the literary style was soaring, and the momentum was magnificent, but there was also a small problem in the article, that is, the rhyme place repeatedly used a "Ming" character. According to the rules of the exam at that time, such an error was equivalent to unqualified, and it was directly brushed off. But Feng Jing felt that this article was indeed very well written, and if this candidate was let fall off the list because of this small flaw, it would be too harsh.
What to do? Feng Jing thought about it for half a day, and finally made up his mind, isn't it just an extra "Ming" word, can't you just change it for him? Therefore, Feng Jing lifted his pen and helped this unknown candidate to do a cheat, and listed him as the second first place.
This candidate's name was Zhang Shunmin, and after entering high school, he flew all the way to Huang Tengda, an official to a counselor, known for his courage to speak out, and even pointed the spearhead at Feng Jing several times, making him embarrassed. But Feng Jing was always tight-lipped and did not mention that matter to him.
It was not until his later years, after Feng Jing retired, that Zhang Shunmin once passed by his house and visited him by the way, and Feng Jing told him about the incident that year. Zhang Shunmin was horrified and blamed him for not telling him earlier, so that he had offended the great benefactor several times. Feng Jing smiled and said, "I don't say it, just so that you don't have to care about my face, as a counselor doctor, if you protect me because of this matter, then how can you serve the public?" Now that I'm retired, it doesn't hurt to tell you any more. ”
In the official arena, Feng Jing was also a generation of famous courtiers, known for his extremely efficient work, and later became the prime minister. After Feng Jing's death, Emperor Zhezong personally went to his home to pay homage.