On The Political Value Of The Imperial Examination System In The Northern Song Dynasty

Throughout the development history of China,the Northern Song Dynasty is at an important turning point in the history of China,whether it is the level of political and cultural development,or the degree of technological and economic prosperity.In the Northern Song Dynasty,the imperial examination system was improved and its advantages were exerted.The imperial examination system of the Northern Song Dynasty,regardless of family history,no recommendation,and taking the exam results,reflects the spirit of public examination,fair competition,and merit admission.Especially,the implementation of the imperial examination system of the Northern Song Dynasty broke the monopoly of officials in the family.It is conducive to fair and just selection of talents,improves the quality of officials and administrative efficiency,guarantees the source of government administrators,expands the basis of rule,maintains social stability,and promotes the formation of a culture of Chongwen and heavy learning in the Northern Song Dynasty.The imperial examination system in the Northern Song Dynasty was in the stage of perfect development.The imperial examinations gradually penetrated into all aspects of society,making the Northern Song Dynasty an unprecedented imperial examination society.At present,the number of papers published for the imperial examination system in the Northern Song Dynasty has always been on the rise,but most of them are analyzed in their own academic fields.The Northern Song Dynasty was at an important turning point in China's development,and the imperial examination system of this period was of crucial research significance.This article uses the literature method to refer to the ancient people's research results while referring to ancient books and documents in order to obtain true and objective information as much as possible.At the same time,comparing the official election system in the pre-examination period and the imperial examination system in the Li Tang period,the significance of the imperial examination system in the Northern Song Dynasty was highlighted.The imperial examination system was first established in the Sui and Tang dynasties,and was further improved in the Northern Song Dynasty.This article first carries on the outline to the imperial examination system.The system can be understood as the whole process isconducted by the emperor himself,according to the special needs of the country to set up specific examination subjects.Although admission can not show its talent in regular examinations,but the examination form for the talents who can meet the special needs of the country.At the same time,Taizu Kaibao six years,Chang Ke Shi into solution test,provincial examination,the three-level examination,a new palace examination system.Jie-shi was the key to the imperial examination in the Northern Song Dynasty.Only after jie-shi passed,did the examinee have a chance to enter the provincial examination stage.The palace examination is the final part of the regular course,which was first created in the Northern Song Dynasty,and is more to show the seriousness of the palace examination,in the name of the emperor as an examiner to highlight the pomp of the examination.This paper also analyzes the content of the imperial examination system in the Northern Song Dynasty.The imperial examination system in the Northern Song Dynasty made it possible for ordinary scholars to enter the court of the Song Dynasty and select talents according to their examination results.The Northern Song Emperor not only reduced the number of subjects,but also paid more attention to some new subjects with the value of the times,continuously expanded enrollment,and even created a number of new subjects,which have a very important impact on China's history.In order to effectively prevent fraud,the Northern Song Dynasty court is used to lock the courtyard,avoid.The system of sealing up and transcribing maintained the fairness of the examination.In the Imperial Examination Society,especially in the Imperial Examination Society of the Northern Song Dynasty,where Confucianism was highly recommended,the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty made the idea of "ruling the world together" more realizable by practicing the imperial examination system,to maintain the government of the Song Dynasty.The imperial examination system in the Northern Song Dynasty weakened the differences between agriculture,industry and Commerce,and unified the power of local officials to elect officials to the central government.At the same time,the world's elites were absorbed into the hands of the song court,thus ensuring the stable structure and social order of the society,reflect a deep sense of cohesion.Low-income students can also be placed in the center of power,which also created a clean and upright official style,is conducive to officials to build anti-corruption psychology.At the same time,the imperial examination system in theNorthern Song Dynasty ensured the fairness of official recruitment,open competition,and the selection of candidates according to their grades.The restrictions on candidates' origins were removed,and the contents of the examination were more practical.At the same time,a series of measures were taken,effectively prevent the occurrence of fraud.In the Northern Song Dynasty,there were three movements to build schools,and the idea of attaching importance to school education was also modern.The thought of emphasizing literature over martial arts ran through the whole history of the Northern Song Dynasty,which led to the thought of "scholar ruling the country".