In the imperial examination era, the imperial examination was called the first scholar. Under the Tang system, all candidates who bring juren to Beijing must submit a petition. Because the person who comes first is called the leader, he is called the champion. "Tang Yan Xie En" by Wang Dingbao of the Five Dynasties: "The champion has got off the bus, dismounted in front of the main office, stood in a row and presented his paper." Yuan Guan Hanqing's "Mu Chen Jiaozi" is the first fold: "Learn Confucianism, watch the lights and windows, and hope to become famous. The robe sleeves are swaying, osmanthus fragrance, Qionglin banquet, drinking Xiayi, and winning the champion Lang himself! "
Tang dynasty: the general examination was originally made by. It was presided over by Yuan Wailang, the official minister, and later by Assistant Minister of Ritual, which was called "Quan Zhi Gong Ju". The scholar is also called "climbing the dragon gate", and the first name is the champion or head. People in the same list should chip in to hold a celebration party, and let the two teenagers in the same list go to the famous garden to explore famous flowers, called flower-exploring messengers. We should collectively go to the apricot garden to attend a banquet, which is called a flower-exploring banquet. After the banquet, they all went to Ji 'en Temple to write an inscription for the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to show their glory, so they called Zhongjingshi "the inscription for the Big Wild Goose Pagoda". Jiao once wrote a poem "After Graduation": "I am proud of horseshoe disease and have seen Chang 'an flowers." Therefore, the spring breeze has become synonymous with Jinshi and it. Deng Ke is often the first, and it is also tested by the official department, which is called the selection examination. Only qualified people can be awarded official positions. Liu Zongyuan, a great scholar in the Tang Dynasty, was awarded "Jixiantang Orthography" because of his erudition. If the official department fails in the exam, it can only go to our department as an adjutant, and then strive to get an official position officially appointed by the state. After Han Yu's Jinshi exam, he failed three times, so he had to be the adjutant of our times before he entered the officialdom.
Song Dynasty: On the steps in front of the palace, there was a relief sculpture of the fish, and the champion stood here to greet the imperial examination when the imperial examination scholars issued the list. The emperor summoned the champion, runner-up and others in front of the palace. Wang Ding knelt in front of him, which happened to be the relief head of the giant ao. Aotou originally referred to the champion in the imperial examination, but now it generally refers to the first or the first.