From the beginning of the imperial examination in the fifth year of Wude (622), the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, to the last imperial examination in the 30th year of Guangxu (1904) in the Qing Dynasty, in 1282, the emperors of all dynasties selected Wen Zhuangyuan 654 Name, 185 Wu champions (with names recorded). In the ancient Chinese imperial examination system, there were 17 people who were able to win three yuan in a row. They are:
Zhang Youxin and Zhun Yuanhan in the Tang Dynasty;
Sun He, Wang Zeng, Song Xiang, Yang Chi, Wang Ruosou, Feng Jing;
Meng Songxian of the Jin Dynasty;
Wang Chongzhe of the Yuan Dynasty;
Huang Guan and Shang Ren of the Ming Dynasty ;
Qian Piao, Chen Jichang and Dai Quheng in the Qing Dynasty.
In addition, there have been two "Wu Sanyuan" in history.
The first one is that during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Mingshi, a native of Yongjia, Zhejiang Province, was awarded three yuan in martial arts in Lianzhong, and was awarded the imperial title of guarding thousands of households. He was well versed in classics and history, and was good at poetry and calligraphy. People at the time called his martial arts, poetry, and calligraphy the "Three Wonders." What is particularly commendable is that he has a strong character, does not flatter the powerful, and is quite a straightforward gentleman.
The second is Wang Yubi, also from Zhejiang during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, who won three yuan in the martial arts department. This person took part in the Wu Xiucai examination in the late Ming Dynasty and ranked first in archery. He was known as the "Master Archer", so people praised him as "Wu Siyuan". Although he was born as a warrior, he never let go of the scrolls, his writing was excellent, and he was known as a versatile scholar in both civil and military affairs.
In the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Guan won the first place six times in the county examination, government examination, college examination, township examination, joint examination and palace examination. " came to praise him for creating a miracle in the history of imperial examinations, but his name was not included in the imperial examination records of the Ming Dynasty. Because during the "Jingnan Incident", Huang Guan maintained his reputation as a loyal minister and sacrificed himself for the traditional concept of "the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers"