When we watch costume dramas, we often find that some "show talents" who look poor and sour are often admired by many people around them in life, which is much stronger than the social status of undergraduates now! So what is the current academic qualification of "Xiucai"? Can undergraduates get in?
To answer this question, we must first understand a little bit about the evolution of ancient "show talent".
"Guan Zi Xiao Kuang": "The son of a farmer is always a farmer, and Park Ye is not stubborn, and those who can be a scholar with their talent are enough to rely on it." At this time, the word "Xiucai" only refers to outstanding talents, and in the Han Dynasty, a system of recommending talents arose, and at this time, Xiucai needed to have a particularly outstanding family lineage, and his own talent was particularly long, and then he would be recommended by local officials - at this time, it was difficult for ordinary civilian undergraduates in modern times to have the opportunity to be admitted.
In the time of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, special attention was paid to the selection of Xiucai, but the difficulty of selecting Xiucai at this time was even higher than that of the Han Dynasty, and it was necessary to ask for advice. "Ce Xiucai, must be through all five strategies, worship for Lang Zhong." How do you ask for a question? Let's take a look at a few questions for the imperial examination after the Southern and Northern Dynasties:
"Question: There is no war, there is an opportunity for the Dao to survive and control the emperor; evil kills good life, and the reason for the cultivation of the pavilion is transformed." It is the saiyuan xi version, the warrior morning cooking, the source of the river in the city of Yufu, the north gate has not been opened; the shore of the Qiao Su Sea, the eastern suburbs are not open. Fang Yi drove the long hub and ascended to the long, built a high flag and pointed at the plug, and the sound of the sky was vibrating, and they were all hanging and burning. Fu Chunxue snuggled in the sun, the cold was easy to roll, and now he wanted to be a pioneer to seduce, temporarily punish the soldiers, write arrows and go down to the courtiers, blow the flute and return the riding. What is the reason for the planning? ”
Look at this, you will probably know whether undergraduate students can take the exam. For example, the meaning of this question is: "There will be people who will be killed and injured in a war, and the wise emperor cannot bear to see his people suffer harm, and now we hope to surrender the soldiers without fighting, do you have any good way?" ”
To answer this question, first of all, you must analyze who the enemies of the Tang Dynasty are, and then you must also analyze the grain, troop strength, population, economic situation, and mode of operation of the enemy and us, and then proceed from these basic conditions to set some basic strategies and tactics for the tang's diplomacy, politics, military, and economy -- not that you just say it, on the one hand, it is reasonable, on the other hand, it must be practical, because you may need to implement it yourself later, and if you do not do it well, then you will be to blame!
Such a question may be a very small number of undergraduate students who are particularly related to current affairs and have a more cross-disciplinary learning content can answer part of it, but whether they can pass or not is another matter.
During the Tang Dynasty, Xiucai was recommended by local officials, and then the emperor gave a test on a question, and those who failed the examination had to hold the local officials accountable. Because the requirements of Xiucai were too high, he even cancelled xiucai as an examination subject for a time.
At the same time, even if you pass the examination, you may not be able to finally obtain the status of Xiucai and go to office, because the Tang Dynasty requires that officials must be good-looking, and if you do not look very much in line with the meaning of officials, it is likely that you will also be resigned. It is said that the famous Huang Chao was once stripped of his fame by the emperor because his appearance was too fierce. In one breath, there came a "soaring incense array through Chang'an, full of golden armor all over the city."
After the Ming Dynasty, Xiu is the special name for scholars who read the Four Books and Five Classics, Xiu Cai must pass the Tong Zi Exam, but the Tong Zi Test does not mean that the Tong Zi Can Pass the Exam, in ancient times, the people who took the Exam Had a saying called "Twenty Young Champions, Eighty Old Boys". There is even an interesting couplet, written by the examiner specifically for an old boy:
"The upper hook is old, the lower hook is the examination, the old depends on the child, the child is tested to the old"
It can be seen that Xiucai is not so good at exams, and many people can't pass the exam until they are eighty years old, so this is why Fan Jinzhong was happy to get mad after he was lifted - because he was so lucky! In addition, after the Ming Dynasty passed the Xiucai examination, it is equivalent to having a meritorious name, and at this time, many special treatment of the country you will have, which is indeed much higher than the status of ordinary undergraduates now.
So don't watch a little boy on TV, it seems as if there is no skill, in ancient times, those who were really admitted to the show were all local great characters. With their connections and power, they can definitely achieve the existence of the rich side. Such a talent is not something that ordinary undergraduates can casually pass.