In the history of "being suitable for each other", none of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties was Lu You, the top scholar, because Qin Gui failed.

Guide: For thousands of years, not all the predecessors have made clear records, nor can the scenery when winning the first prize guarantee smooth sailing in the future. Zhang Ji, the last student of the Tang Dynasty, was famous for a thousand years with a song "a night-mooring near maple bridge", but no one remembered the champion of that year. Luo Guanzhong, Pu Songling, Li Shizhen and Xu Xiake, these people actually didn't get any fame in the imperial examination. The top scholar in the imperial examination aims at being an official, but in the long history of China, his name as a politician needs a special era and historical background. There were so many scholars and politicians in ancient China that it was difficult to compare the number of politicians and writers who were famous only for their achievements.

Wang Wei, a great poet, had to rely on the princess to support him.

Wang Wei was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, but he was actually the number one scholar. However, this champion of Wang Wei comes from "activities". Liu Xiancheng said that the examination in the Tang Dynasty was not easy. Before Wang Wei took the exam, he heard that Zhang Jiugao, a famous scholar at that time, also planned to take the exam, so he took a letter of recommendation written in the name of Princess Taiping and handed it to the examiner in Chang 'an. Wang Wei was worried about his ranking in the Chang 'an exam, so he went to Wang Qi to find a way.

Wang Qi asked Wang Wei to decorate it carefully and took him to nine princess Palace, saying it was a place where wine and music were served. Wang Wei played a sad song "Rain Dragon Robe", which made the princess who was impressed by Wang Wei's appearance happier. Wang Qi took this opportunity to say that he is a scholar, not only teaching music, but also writing poems. The princess was even more surprised and immediately asked Wang Wei to read a poem. This interpretation is even more surprising. It turns out that these are all poems that she usually likes to read. She thinks they are the masterpieces of the ancients. The princess immediately put on a dress for Wang Wei and sat on the VIP table. Wang Wei also played a great personal charm. Seeing that time was up, Wang Qi casually explained her purpose, and the princess promised to "do her best" for Wang Wei's Chang 'an Experimental Zone. Looking back, the princess called the invigilator of Jingzhao House to the room, asked the maid to take a message and turned her head to Wang Wei. In this way, Wang Wei became the number one scholar and ranked first in the provincial examination the following spring.

None of Song Ba is a champion.

The eight great literati in Tang Dynasty are one of the most famous literati in history. But among this group of people, except Su Xun, the father of Su Shi and Su Zhe brothers, who was not famous in the imperial examination, all the others were literati, not top scholars. Su Shi, Su Zhe and Ceng Gong were all Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou. Sue is the only name of Zhe Brothers. Ouyang Xiu, the examiner at that time, had heard of it. It is said that Su Shi's political essay was praised by the detailed official Mei when he entered the palace for the exam, and was immediately presented to the examiner. Ouyang Xiu finished reading it at once. He was pleasantly surprised and wanted to be the first. However, on second thought, he found that this article is very similar to that written by Ceng Gong. Ceng Gong and Ouyang Xiu are lovers between teachers and students. In order to avoid suspicion, Ouyang Xiu did not rank Su Shi's article as the first, so he ranked Su Shi as the number one scholar. Perhaps some readers will ask, isn't the imperial examination ranked by the emperor? In fact, the examiner will arrange the order of the articles first, then submit the former 10 to the emperor, and then the emperor will decide whether to change the ranking.

Due to the subtle differences in the imperial examination system between the Tang and Song Dynasties, the literati in the Tang Dynasty had to pass the imperial examination to be an official. This exam also includes official documents, calligraphy, writing, appearance and so on. It is said that after Han Yu was admitted to Jinshi, he waited for ten years before becoming an official.

A scholar who travels by land is not famous for Qin Gui.

Lu You's story is a bit sighing. Lu Youtian loved reading, and dreamed of "sweeping Chen Hu" and "clearing the Central Plains" since he was a child. At the age of 28, Lu You went to Lin 'an to take the exam, and Qin Gui's grandson Qin Yu also took the exam. Originally, Qin Gui wanted the examiner Chen Zhimao to test his grandson first, but because Lu You's article was so good, Chen Zhimao didn't listen to Qin Gui's arrangement. In a rage, Qin Gui took Lu You's test paper, so Lu You didn't say he won the top prize, and he didn't even have a Jinshi. However, the imperial examination was presided over by the emperor himself. Qin Yu didn't win the first prize, but the first prize was won by another genius, Zhang Xiaoxiang. Later, Song Xiaozong succeeded to the throne, he launched the hawks, and Lu You entered the state affairs. Because it is not good to be an official without the imperial examination fame, the establishment gave Lu You a reputation as a scholar.