In fact, the imperial examination at that time was conducted in accordance with many laws and regulations of the Tang Dynasty, such as "walking on two feet" in the Tang Dynasty. First of all, it is called "regular division", that is, it is assessed by the county, state, Taoist and central etiquette departments every year, and sometimes it is decided by the emperor. Although this kind of examination is a little open and fair, its content is complex, its levels are many, and the number of people admitted is very small, which is far from meeting the needs of governing the country in the Tang Dynasty. Only excellent people don't want to muddle along here, but choose the form of "making moves" as a shortcut to the official position. Imperial examination system is the main form of imperial examination in Tang Dynasty. The emperor sent letters from time to time to gain extraordinary talents. The referee is directly recommended to the emperor by the famous minister, and the emperor makes the final decision after the interview. You can take the exam several times a year, and the number of people is unlimited. Under the grand occasion of ten thousand people taking the exam. There are three important conditions for participating in the system: first, special talents; The second is the recommendation of important people; Third, special skills are suitable for the emperor's taste. Li Bai has these three points: obey the rules and put himself in the "Dragon Gate".
First of all, in Jiangyou, Sichuan, Li Bai's hometown, "at the age of five, Liu Jia is on my back, and at the age of ten, I see a hundred schools of thought", "fifteen good swordsmanship" and "writing Ling Xiangru". Less than 20 years old, he has read many books and Buddhist scriptures, and learned the short classics of "Guotai Min 'an" from Zhao Kun, a famous master of vertical and horizontal techniques in Yanting County nearby. The breadth and depth of his knowledge, as well as his extraordinary understanding of predecessors' classic ancient books, are beyond the reach of Confucian scholars immersed in regular subject examinations. Moreover, Li Bai's poems are straightforward and have a strong folk song flavor. I studied "model essay" in my hometown when I was a teenager. These two majors exceeded the imagination or research of other scholars, and were also misunderstood by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.
Secondly, Li Bai was recommended by many dignitaries. 16 and 17 years old, learn dragon and short meridian. "Governor Guanghan heard strange things, because he could not afford the right way"; At the age of 2 1, he recommended Su Xiang as the secretariat of Yizhou with his own poems. Su once said that he was "an inexhaustible talent", which can be compared with the great poets of the Western Han Dynasty. In his thirties and forties, he visited Han Changshi in Jingzhou, Li Changshi in Anzhou, Pei Changshi and Zheng Changshi in Danzhou, Princess Yu Zhen, Zhang Mi, the daughter of the emperor, and Wu Jun, a Taoist who had contacts with the emperor. His friends went to Yanmen in the north, xiang yuan in the south, Yue Zhong in the east and no less than 65,438+000 martial arts lovers in the west, even though he is 42 years old. It can be seen that Li Bai's participation in public relations within the system is a perfect score.
Third, Li Bai's specialty adapted to the needs of the emperor. Li Bai's son, Xuan Zang, read the new epitaph written by Fan for him, saying that he "answered Fan's book carelessly and kept writing." As a result, the Ming literati wrote a book "Li Chenxian's drunkenness is amazing". Although the latter is a novelist's words, Li Bai is proficient in prose and has handled some foreign affairs documents in the Hanlin Academy, which is credible. The Tang Dynasty has a vast territory. From the west to the present, Central Asia is in urgent need of a large number of bilingual talents. Li Bai has a quick mind and can write poems at once. His language is popular and fluent, and his allusions are rich, appropriate and handy. For Tang, who is tired of listening to traditional court poems, it is like a fresh wind blowing head-on.
To sum up, Li Bai did follow the "hidden rules" at that time and left im.