The examination system is a relatively fair and just examination system created in ancient China, it has brought many poor disciples the opportunity to become officials, triggered a cold window of hard reading, many poor scholars have stood out from it, it is undeniable that it is not so perfect, but it played a huge role in the development of society at that time, and many talents were selected.
The emergence of the imperial examination system dates back to the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, the Tang Dynasty became a turning point, and the name of Tanhua began to appear
China's examination system has been more than a thousand years ago, many poor families have been studying hard for decades for this opportunity to get ahead, this system is known as the most fair and just examination mechanism at that time, in the Tang and Song Dynasties has allowed talented people to participate in the construction and management of the country, so the emergence of the examination system just provided a source of talent selection.
The examination system dates back to the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, when this system was first proposed, but to say that it was more perfect and recognized, or developed to the Tang Dynasty, the previous Sui Dynasty was not formal, but also recommended by officials, many civilians could not enter the examination at all, but in the Tang Dynasty, relevant regulations had been formulated, so that many sages had the opportunity to be seen by the imperial court.
Zhuangyuan is a name that existed at the beginning, Tanhua appeared in the Tang Dynasty, at the beginning it was just the name of a position, after each imperial examination, in order to celebrate their upcoming work in the imperial court, they would hold a Tanhua feast, and the two most handsome people in the same list would be selected as "Tanhua Envoys" to welcome the arrival of Zhuangyuan.
The Northern Song Dynasty began to set tanhua as the third place in the temple test, and the appearance value was one of the important factors, which was also the first reason why the ancients competed for flowers
At the beginning, Tanhua did not specifically refer to the third place in the imperial examination, for example, the famous poet Weng Chengzan was Tanhua, but he actually ranked fourth, and in the Northern Song Dynasty, with the establishment of the temple examination system, Tanhua was also determined to be the title of the third place.
For the love of tanhua, in fact, in the Tang Dynasty period has been initially revealed, in fact, the top three in the exam in the literary attainment gap will not be very large, if you want to let many nobles choose as sons-in-law, the appearance is naturally an important factor, and tanhua is selected according to the aesthetics of the noble ministers, must be the handsome boys among the commoners.
Talented and good-looking, but also got the rank, the future official fortunes may also be flat, but also may be regarded as the son-in-law of these nobles, then naturally there will be no glory and wealth, in the career will also get help from others, so it will develop better in the imperial court.
It seems to be the first, but in fact there was water at that time, which is the second reason for the popularity of Tanhua
Zhuangyuan is the first place in the imperial examination system, and naturally there will be many special preferential treatment, but in fact, the selection of Zhuangyuan is watery, because at that time, the temple examination questions were all seen by the emperor, but after the selection of the top three, there was also an interview, and at this time it became interviewed by the minister.
The minister decided that there would be some problems, because some people may have relations in the palace, leaving these people aside, even the selection of the champions is also exquisite, because the emperor will generally choose people from poor births in order to serve the people, so that they can appear more fair and just, but even if these titles enter the imperial court, there are no rich children who are mixed well, and the official field is very realistic.
The reason why the ancients would be happier to get Tanhua was based on the two reasons mentioned above, the imperial examination system contributed a lot of talents to the society at that time, and also made the governance of society more people to participate, but its fairness and justice have always been questioned, after all, in such a period of feudal despotism, the idea of hierarchy was deeply rooted.
However, the promotion of the imperial examination system to social development is undeniable, no system is perfect, especially in the general environment at that time, it was already a very good degree to be able to do so, it also promoted people's enthusiasm for reading, and now the dross has ceased to exist, leaving behind the cultural treasures of the ancients.