Tang Xuanzong's contribution to the imperial examination system mainly included appointing senior officials to preside over the examination, improving the status of the imperial examination, and making poetry and poetry the main examination content of the Jinshi subject. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he personally interviewed imperial examination candidates eight times in the palaces of Chang'an and Luoyang, and admitted many very talented people.
Tang Xuanzong’s specific contribution to the imperial examination system
(1) Poems and poems became the main content of the Jinshi examination. The imperial examination system originated during the period of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, but it truly took shape in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty inherited and improved the imperial examination system, and Tang Xuanzong was one of the key figures in improving the imperial examination system. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, poetry and Fu became the main content of Jinshi subjects. In the past, the examination method of the imperial examination system mainly assessed the creation of articles. After Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty came to the throne, the assessment of poetry and creative ability was gradually added to the examination of the imperial examination system. Listing poetry and poetry as the main content of Jinshi subjects not only played a very important role in the inheritance of Chinese culture, but also promoted the prosperity of poetry in the Tang Dynasty.
(2) Tang Xuanzong improved the status of the imperial examination. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he personally interviewed candidates for the imperial examination eight times in the palaces of Chang'an and Luoyang, and admitted many very talented people. During the Kaiyuan period, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty appointed high-ranking officials to preside over the examinations, which improved the status of the imperial examinations. It later became a customized system and was used by all dynasties. In the past, those who became officials through the imperial examinations were mainly children of aristocratic families with meritorious service. There were not many real talents selected by the imperial examination. The appointment of senior central officials to preside over the imperial examinations suppressed the phenomenon of children from aristocratic families and distinguished people with meritorious service monopolizing national official positions. A group of people with real talents but humble backgrounds came to the fore, making the government full of vitality. It was precisely because of the unity of the monarch and his ministers in the early Kaiyuan period that the country's economy prospered rapidly and ushered in the prosperous Kaiyuan era.