The imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty were basically the same as those in the Tang Dynasty, including general subjects, compulsory subjects and martial arts subjects. In contrast, the number of regular subjects in the Song Dynasty was greatly reduced compared with that in the Tang Dynasty, among which Jinshi was still the most important, and most of the first-class Jinshi could be prime ministers, so the Song people took Jinshi as prime ministers. Lu Song Zuqian said: "The subjects of Jinshi are often the same and extremely obvious." At that time, there was the language of burning incense and Jinshi. Except for Jinshi, other subjects are collectively referred to as subjects. The imperial examinations in Song Dynasty were greatly reformed in form and content.

First of all, the imperial examination in Song Dynasty broadened the scope and function of admission. Jinshi in Song Dynasty was divided into three classes: the first class was called Jinshi and Jinshi; Second-class said that Jinshi was born; A third-class scholar. Due to the expansion of the admission scope, the number of places has also doubled. In the Tang Dynasty, there were no more than 20 or 30 scholars, ranging from a few to more than a dozen. As many as 200 to 300 people, or even 500 to 600 people, were admitted at one time in the Song Dynasty. Candidates who fail the exam repeatedly are allowed to sign up for the attached exam when they meet the emperor's exam, which is called the special name. You can also ask the emperor to have mercy, grant birth qualifications and appoint officials to set a precedent for future generations.

The Song Dynasty established a three-level examination system once every three years. There was only a two-level examination system in the early Song Dynasty. The first level is the solution exam held by each state, and the first level is the provincial exam held by the Ministry of Rites. In order to select talents who were really down-to-earth under feudal rule to serve them, Song Taizu conducted the imperial examination in Kaibao for six years. Since then, palace examination has become the highest-level examination in the imperial examination system, and a three-level imperial examination system of national examination, provincial examination and palace examination has been formally established. After the court examination, you don't need to pass the official examination, and you can directly award the official. Song Taizu also ordered that after the examination, no examiner should be called a master, and no one should call himself a protege. In this way, all the people became disciples of the son of heaven. The court exam ranked in the top three. After the Southern Song Dynasty, the emperor announced the ranking of Jinshi in the imperial examination and hosted a banquet for Qiongyuan, so it was called Qionglin Banquet, which was followed and customized by later generations. The imperial examination in Song Dynasty was once a year at first, sometimes once a year or twice a year. It took three years for Yingzong to officially make it once every three years. Every autumn, each state takes the exam once, and the next spring, the exam is conducted by the Ministry of Ritual. Palace examination and provincial examination were conducted in the same year.

Since the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination began to paste and copy names, and a new system was established to prevent favoritism and malpractice. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the phenomenon of favoritism and malpractice has become more and more serious. In this regard, the rulers of the Song Dynasty took some measures, mainly to establish a system of pasting names and transliteration. Sticking the name means sealing the candidate's name and place of origin on the test paper, which is also called "seal" or "seal". In Song Taizong, according to Chen Jing's suggestion, the court examination was given a paste name system. Later, Song Renzong's provincial and state examinations implemented a paste name system. But after posting the name, you can also know calligraphy and painting. According to the suggestion of Li Yibin, a native of Yuanzhou, candidates' papers will be copied separately. When marking papers, examiners not only don't know the names of candidates, but also can't recognize their handwriting. This system has really played a great role in preventing examiners from favoritism. However, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, due to the increasingly corrupt politics, this system became a mere formality. The reform of examination form in Song Dynasty not only did not get rid of the chronic disease of imperial examination, but made it worse.

The imperial examination in the Song Dynasty also made great reforms in the examination content. The imperial examination in Song Dynasty basically followed the Tang system, and scholars attached classics, ink and poetry to the imperial examination, which had great disadvantages. Scholars take phonology as their service, ignorant in ancient and modern times; Ming Jing only memorizes and recites widely, but its meaning is useless learning. After Wang Anshi took part in politics, he began to reform the contents of the imperial examination, abolish poetry and fu, attach classics and ink meaning, and pay attention to selecting scholars through righteousness, reason and strategy. The so-called Confucian classics, similar to theory, is a short essay, which is limited to using the sentences in Confucian classics as the topic and using the meaning in Confucian classics to play. Wang Anshi's reform of examination content lies in the application of Confucian classics. In the eighth year of Xining, Song Shenzong ordered the abolition of poetry and fu, the posting of scriptures, and the selection of scholars by ink, and awarded Wang Anshi's New Meanings of Three Classics and On Choosing Scholars. The Book of Changes, The Book of Songs, Zhou Li and The Book of Rites are called great classics, while The Analects of Confucius and Mencius are called concurrently classics, and they are designated as required books for scholars. It is stipulated that there are four examinations for Jinshi: one is the Great Classics, the other is the Two Classics, the third is the Theory, and the last is the Strategy. The palace exam is limited to 1000 words or more. Wang Anshi's political reform was opposed by Su Shi and others. Later, with the change of political struggle, the new meanings of the Three Classics were cancelled, and sometimes poetry and prose were tested, sometimes classics were tested, and sometimes both were changed.

The scientific examination in Song Dynasty is divided into three levels: solution examination (state examination), provincial examination (organized by the Ministry of Rites) and palace examination. The solution exam is conducted by all localities, and those who pass the exam can go to Beijing to take the provincial exam. The provincial examination was held in the hospital in Hiran for three days. In order to prevent cheating, the examiner is appointed temporarily and served by many people. After the examiner is appointed, he should go to Hiram's Hospital immediately and not communicate with the outside world. This is called locking the hospital. Candidates should be seated accordingly after arriving at the Hiram's Hospital, and are not allowed to leave the venue like examiners. The test paper should be pasted and transcribed and corrected by many people. The entrance examination was held in the palace, presided over by the emperor himself, and made a name for himself. Since the Song Dynasty, all scholars who entered palace examination were given official positions, and they did not need to be selected by the official department.

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Jinshi in Song Dynasty was divided into three classes: the first class was called Jinshi, etc. Second-class said that Jinshi was born; Third-rate scholars are endowed with the same origins as scholars. Due to the expansion of admission scope, the number of places has doubled. In the Tang Dynasty, only twenty or thirty scholars were admitted at a time, and at least a few or a dozen people were admitted at a time. In the Song Dynasty, as many as 200 or 300 people were admitted at a time, or even 500 or 600 people were admitted at a time. Candidates who have repeatedly failed in the exam are allowed to sign up for the attached exam, which is called the special name. They can also ask the emperor for mercy and reward their birth qualifications.

A three-level examination system was established in the Song Dynasty. There was only a two-level examination system in the early Song Dynasty. The first level is the examination held by each state, and the first level is the provincial examination held by the Ministry of Rites. In order to select truly practical talents to serve the feudal rule, Song Taizu implemented the imperial examination system for six years in Kaibao. Since then, the court examination has become the highest-level examination in the imperial examination system, and the three-level imperial examination in the national examination, provincial examination and court examination has been formally established. You don't need to pass the official examination, and you are directly awarded the official position. Song Taizu also ordered that after the exam, you are not allowed to call the examiner your master or claim to be your student. In this way, everyone who passed the exam became the students of the son of heaven. After the Southern Song Dynasty, there will be a ceremony for the emperor to announce the ranking of the imperial examinations and hold a banquet for Qiongyuan, so it is called Qionglin Banquet, which was later imitated and customized by later generations. The imperial examination in the song dynasty was originally.

Since the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination began to paste the name and remember the reputation, and established a new system to prevent favoritism. Since Sui and Tang Dynasties, favoritism has become more and more serious. In this regard, the rulers of the Song Dynasty took some measures, mainly establishing a system of pasting names and recording reputations. Sticking the name means printing the name and place of origin on the examinee's test paper, which is also called "seal" or "seal". According to Chen Jing Song Taizong, in Song Renzong, the system of pasting names is adopted in provincial and national examinations. But after posting the name, you can also know calligraphy and painting. According to the suggestion of Li Yibin, a native of Yuanzhou, the examiner will record the examination papers separately. When marking papers, they not only know the names of candidates, but also can't recognize the handwriting of candidates. This system has really played a great role in preventing examiners from favoritism. However, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, due to increasingly corrupt politics,

The imperial examination in the Song Dynasty also made great reforms in the examination content. The imperial examination in the Song Dynasty basically followed the Tang system, and scholars learned classics, Mohism and poetry, which had great disadvantages. Scholars take phonology as their service and are ignorant of ancient and modern times. After Wang Anshi took part in politics, he began to reform the contents of the imperial examination, abolished poetry and fu, attached classics and ink meaning, and paid attention to the meaning, theory and strategy of classics. The so-called classic meaning, similar to theory, is a short essay, which is limited to using the sentences in the classic as the topic and using the meaning in the classic to examine the content. Wang Anshi was awarded New Meanings of Three Classics and Selected Works, and called The Book of Changes, The Book of Songs, Zhou Li and The Book of Rites as great classics, while The Analects of Confucius and Mencius were both classics, which were designated as required reading for scholars. At that time, it was stipulated that Jinshi had to take four exams: one was the Great Classic.