In ancient China, the ultimate goal of fame and fortune was to be a scholar. Scholars are divided into three classes, and the best one is the book of scholars, which has three places: champion, champion and flower exploration. The three rankings seem to have little difference on the surface, but in fact the rights and interests they get are quite different. So many people struggle for "first".
1July, 904, that is, the thirty years of Guangxu, the two secretly competed for the "number one scholar." They are Zhu Ruzhen from Guangdong and Liu Chunlin from Suning.
It is said that these two men, with equal strength, are both knowledgeable people, and their calligraphy accomplishments are extremely superb!
Since the strength is almost the same, who is recommended as the "number one scholar"? The examiner looked at their papers, weighed them again, and finally chose Zhu Ruzhen, who was slightly better. After arranging the rankings, they were presented to Empress Dowager Cixi for "sealing".
After Cixi got the test paper, she first opened the test paper of Zhu Ruzhen, the top scholar. After reading his article, she can do it in one go, and she is really the top scholar. But as soon as she saw the name and basic information, her face suddenly fell down.
Why?
The first is the name. Zhu Ruzhen's word "true" reminded her of Emperor Guangxu's favorite concubine Zhen Fei, which made her throw Zhen Fei into the well.
Secondly, his birthplace is Guangdong. This makes her old man's house even more disgusting. Hong Xiuquan of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao who advocated political reform, and Sun Yat-sen who held high the anti-Qing banner were all Cantonese. In her view, Guangdong is simply a rebellious place.
And this guy actually answers questions with thick regular script. I wonder if she likes light and fresh fonts? That's it! Watch the next one!
Cixi said, and turned to Liu Chunlin's test paper.
All right! That's a good name! "Spring rain, spring rain", the spring breeze turns into rain, and the rain falls. There was a drought this year. This is a lucky star. This Liu Chunlin is Suning. Doesn't Suning mean silence? Now that the Qing Dynasty is crumbling, this Liu Chunlin is definitely a gift from heaven to the Qing Dynasty. And look at his lower case, his pen is delicate and stiff, I like it! Choose him as the champion!
In this way, Zhu Ruzhen, who should have been the "number one scholar", became the "number two"; Liu Chunlin, who was supposed to be the second, became the first.
In the second year, due to the change of the situation, the imperial examination system, which has been circulating for more than 1000 years, was cancelled, and Liu Chunlin became the last "top scholar" in China!
Although these two men used to be "opponents", they are both just and awesome as human beings. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, both of them were invited by the Japanese, and both of them were sternly rejected. They are always worried about the future of the Chinese nation!