In the dramas we see, there are often plots in which the middle of the group is a donkey. In fact, this is extremely rare in history, because those who can be admitted to the yuan are all otaku who study hard in the cold window, and casually pass the time of more than ten years and decades. By the time they reached the first level, they were often no longer teenagers, and the ancients generally married early, and the champions generally married wives and had children in their hometowns, and the princess could not afford to wait.
For example, the oldest champion in Chinese history is Yin Shu of the Tang Dynasty, who was born in the eighth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, took the imperial examination and won the championship in one fell swoop in the seventh year of the Zhenyuan Dynasty, and was already 72 years old. Among the jinshi on the same list, there was no shortage of Wenzong-level figures like Ling Huchu. However, he unexpectedly became an old dark horse, of course, his title, came by accident.
In that year's imperial examination, although Yin Shu was famous, it was the first reference. In contrast, the chief examiner is the famous Du Huangsheng, who is also a first brother. Although Du Huangsheng had a wealth of experience, he later became the prime minister, but he was still the first to be the chief examiner. He aspired to be ambitious, and naturally hoped to be able to win the soldier with a fair attitude and leave a good reputation.
After the three exams were completed, Du Huangsheng sighed and said to the candidates: You are all talented people in the world, the elites are all here, why is there no one to help me.
This time, there were five hundred candidates, and after listening to Examiner Du's words, they all looked at each other, and they really didn't understand how they could help this high-ranking official. Only Yin Shu, not knowing whether it was the old and bold, or whether the mind was really simple, went forward and respectfully said to Du Huangsheng: The student is here, I don't know what the adults have commanded?
At this time, Yin Shu was 72 years old, and Du Huangsheng was only 53 years old, which was completely a father and son, but Yin Shu was white, Du Huangshou was already the secretary of the Taichang Temple, and the son-in-law Wei Zhiyi had already worshipped him. More importantly, Du Huangsheng is the chief examiner, and Yin Shu is a student who should take the exam, so Yin Shu shouts a word of grace, but also to see Du Huangsheng appreciate his face and does not appreciate his face, call an adult, call himself a student, and it is the number of etiquette.
At that time, Du Huangsheng said to the white-haired candidate: "I already have the results in my heart, but unfortunately no one has written the list!" Yin Shu heard this and immediately said, "Students are willing." ”
I already knew that this was the case, and I believed that all the candidates present would be willing, but unfortunately, Yin Shu had already seized the opportunity. Du Huangsheng said one person, Yin Shu wrote down the name of a person, and then roll called, and the whole audience was silent and obeyed his justice. This is a bit like the taste of scoring on the spot and announcing the results on the spot, which eliminates the human sentiment to the greatest extent.
However, in the end, Du Huangsheng was still very entangled: "The list of all thirty people has been determined, and the whole world is served, but unfortunately, the title cannot be determined!" ”
Unexpectedly, it was still Yin Shu, although he was older, his voice did not weaken at all. He replied in a full-spirited manner: It must be an old man!
Du Huangsheng definitely did not consider Yin Shu in advance, and it should be known that the election of officials is not really whose literary talent has been on the list for a long time. Want an old man in his 70s to be a champion, and be admitted to the imperial court for a few years to contribute? Maybe as soon as you get excited, you will drive the crane to the west, isn't this a joke? Of course, he wants to choose young and energetic cadres, and he can also have the grace of promotion and have one more helper on the road. But when Yin Shu said this, Du Huangsheng was not mentally prepared at all, nor could he propose other candidates, so he had to nod his head and agreed.
Many novels also have self-nomination plots, but most of them are fictional. This incident is indeed a historical fact, and it also caused a sensation at the time, and the poet Lu Lun left "Sending Yin Shu Ling Fox Chu and the First Return" as a memorial to this news.
Many friends may have doubts, isn't the emperor's hand-picked, isn't the examination paper very strictly guarded, how can it be so playful. In fact, it was a matter of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the Tang and Song dynasties, especially in the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination had just been established, the various systems were not mature, and at that time, it was possible to openly go through the back door to pull relations, not only did not lose face, but also had special names called "Gan Gurudwara" and "Line Scroll". Moreover, at that time, the examination papers were not pasted, and who wrote them would be known at a glance.
More importantly, at that time, there was no palace examination link, and who was the winner was basically recommended by the chief examiner, which can also be said to be decided by the chief examiner. Therefore, this 70-year-old Yin Shu can become the oldest leader in Chinese history, which is also related to this. Only a few years later, Yin Shu died, and his younger brother Yin Ji was admitted to the Yuanyuan 22 years later, known as "Wutong Shuangfeng". His story, this time can not be finished, we will talk about it later.