1904, the last imperial examination was held in Qing dynasty, which was also the last imperial examination in Chinese history. In the imperial examination, a man named Liu Chunlin was hand-picked as the champion by Empress Dowager Cixi.
It's a coincidence that Liu Chunlin won the highest prize. At that time, the Qing government was at home and abroad, and Empress Dowager Cixi, who was about to celebrate her seventieth birthday, was upset and decided to be happy and not be Guangxu. King James? Champion,
At that time, according to the rules, the examiner actually changed the scores of the students according to their answers and discharged them in order, while the emperor just nodded and made a formal project. However, Empress Dowager Cixi saw the winner, Zhu Ruzhen of Guangdong. Do you see it? Jane? This word reminds Cixi of the precious princess she hates. As for Hong Xiuquan of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Kang Youwei of the reformists, they are all Cantonese, which also makes Cixi more and more unhappy.
Finally, she didn't circle it with a pen according to the predetermined process, but looked at the second piece of paper, that is, Liu Chunlin's paper. Seeing the handwriting on the paper is very handsome and pleasing to the eye, plus? Chunlin? This word, too? After a long drought? Meaning, let the empress dowager cixi admiration, so a stroke of a pen, delimit Liu Chunlin as the champion. ?
Although the number one scholar is lucky, there is no doubt that Liu Chunlin has its own strength. By convention, examination papers are strictly forbidden to be made public. However, with the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the information inside the imperial court was decrypted, and Liu Chunlin's answer sheet was once again exposed to everyone. Let's have a good look. ?
The strategy questions in the palace exam are:? Jia Yi's theory of "five baits and three tables" was ridiculed by Ban Gu, but Qin Mugong tried to use it to dominate Xirong. The theory of "Bank of China" was also warned, but it was not ineffective. ? Candidate Liu Chunlin replied:? I read Jia Yi's new book and finished it. Emperor Wen invited me to try to take the officials of the country as the Lord of Xiongnu. "When carrying the theory of five baits and three tables, Khan's neck will be killed." Its so-called. . . ?
In a word, it is also a quotation, both the test questions and the articles are quite obscure, but what is shocking is Liu Chunlin's handwriting.
In just one hour, he can rely on the examination questions to quote the classics, and the papers are more fair without any smearing. It can be said that this kind of handwriting is comparable to today's printing, and calligraphers will be ashamed to read it.
In fact, Liu Chunlin's words deserve enough respect. He didn't achieve much in his political career. Later it was edited by the Hanlin Academy. After the Revolution of 1911, he lived in seclusion at home, served as the director of the education department of Zhili Province during the Beiyang government, and immediately retired after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War.
However, in poetry, calligraphy and painting, Liu Chunlin has high attainments, especially in small letters. At that time, in the Republic of China, people went to the Liu family to ask for pen and ink in an endless stream, ranking first in the world. Law is the highest in the world, and later learning is a Sect? Today, there are still good names in calligraphy. Learn from Dakaiyan (Zhenqing) and Xiaokailiu (Chunlin)? Said.