The number one scholar is one of the most flamboyant nouns in Chinese imperial examination system. The selection of the top scholar in the imperial examination system was based on the Sui Dynasty, established in the Tang Dynasty and completed in the Song Dynasty. From the imperial examination in the fifth year of Tang Gaozu Wude (622) to the last scientific examination in the thirtieth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1904), during the period of 1282, * * selected 654 literary champions and 65438 martial champions (with names recorded).
Scholar: In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the editorial posts of Liu Pin Hanlin Academy were reserved for the new school champions, especially Liu Frequently. When you become the top scholar, you become a very important academician. Moreover, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (the number one scholar, the number one scholar, and the flower exploration), a few promising top scholars should be "Jishi Shu", and the state should send big shots to train them specially for three years as the seeds of future prime ministers. Therefore, the champion is generally a six-product official, and will be entrusted with an important task as the case may be.
Champion Army: The Champion Army and its successors can be awarded official positions such as vanguard participation and army protection participation. General positions are six products and five products, and the same level of official positions include Wang Fu Five Products Ceremony, shotgun participation in the Guard, Commander-in-Chief of the garrison, Commander-in-Chief of the Guard, etc.
To sum up, the top civil and military scholars are generally in the sixth grade. The initial rank of the top scholar in Ming and Qing Dynasties generally inherited the system of Yuan Dynasty, with a bright future.
History of the champion:
At first, the champion was called the "champion". It turns out that the taxis that took the exam in the Tang Dynasty were sent to Beijing by state tributes, and "forms" need to be delivered before taking the exam, which is similar to the situation of filling in the information in today's exam. After the exam, the one who puts the highest score at the front is called "head". The first person is also called the champion because of his head shape.
In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the imperial examination was listed as the number one scholar, the number two scholar and the number two flower explorer, collectively known as the "Three Ding Family". The position of the champion is becoming more and more special. As usual, the new champion is edited by Liu Pin Hanlin Academy. Hanlin is called "storing the phase" because this position is closer to the emperor and the chances of promotion are faster than those in the same list.
In the court examination in Qing Dynasty, the examinee's calligraphy is the main way to judge its quality. The Qing government originally only required the papers to be neat and tidy, which was convenient for examiners to read. During the reign of Kangxi, Kangxi, who was middle-aged, became interested in calligraphy, so scholars all over the world practiced calligraphy diligently in an atmosphere of upward mobility and downward mobility.
This trend has a great influence on the selection of top scholars. In the 30th year of Kangxi, palace examination elected Wu Min as the number one scholar, but Kangxi liked the calligraphy of Dai Youqi, who ranked second, so Dai Youqi became the number one scholar appointed by hand.
The first scholar in China's imperial examination history was Sun Wude in the 5th year of Tang Dynasty (AD 622), and the last scholar was in the 30th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1904).