From Biography of Shen Xi in the Book of Jin: "I am right: I am the best in the world, one of Guilin, and the Pian Yu of Kunshan."
Interpretation: Shen Xi said: "I think benign countermeasures are the best in the world. It is like a branch of Guilin, like the jade of Kunlun Mountain. "
The imperial examination is to select officials through examinations. It is called imperial examination because it adopts the method of selecting scholars by subjects. It has three remarkable characteristics: taking subjects as the test, the right of scholars belongs to the central government, allowing free application (that is, "self-recommendation by counties", which is different from "recommendation by others" in the inspection system) and the choice based on achievements.
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During the reign of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, Cui Hong, the official minister, recommended him as the left prime minister. Later, when he became the secretariat of Yongzhou, Emperor Wu of Jin asked him what he thought of himself. He said, "I am like Guizhi in the Moon Palace and Baoyu on Kunlun Mountain."
A laurel in Guanghan Palace and a Pian Yu in Kunlun Mountain are used to describe particularly outstanding talents, which is the origin of "the laurel of the moon". The moon is the moon palace. Emperor Wu of song laughed and praised him. After the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system prevailed, and the laurel of the moon was used as a metaphor for scholars who passed the examination.