What is the operation of Jin Chen mentioned by Cen Shen in The Twelve Hours of Chang an ?

Jin Zhi is the meaning of entering the view, which is a kind of honorific speech, and this behavior of the poets of the Tang Dynasty is also called "dry confession". It is to recommend himself to famous people (** mainly) with poems, and even form an exclusive school of "dry poetry".

There were many celebrities who did this in the Tang Dynasty, such as Meng Haoran, Li Bai, Cen Shen, Bai Juyi, etc., all of whom wrote poetry, and this kind of operation was very common in the Tang Dynasty. Because the imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty examined poetry, not only looked at the poems made on the spot, but also counted as those that had been done before, which promoted the popularity of poetry, but after the imperial examination, it was not necessarily possible to award official positions, and it was necessary to wait. The imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty was not the only way to become an official, and the door shade could also enter the official career, and the famous prime minister Li Deyu relied on the ancestral title of the door shade to enter the office.

One of the points of contention in the mid-to-late Tang Dynasty was whether the imperial examination was worth promoting and became the main way to enter the government.

In short, if you want to become an official as soon as possible in the Tang Dynasty, you need the appreciation of the powerful. Dry poetry is a poet's self-recommendation letter to seek refuge in the powerful, most of the characters from the local background come to the capital to seek officials, lack of backers, need to seek support from the powerful, dry poetry is appreciated, your talent has been affirmed, this is mainly affected by the legacy of the previous recommendation system.

The early imperial examination system was not a monopoly, naturally it could not be determined for life, and the autonomy of the first was relatively large, and the staff could be elected, so the dry poems were handed over, even if they could not be the imperial court, they could also be used as officials of the local shogunate (yes, it was the shogunate, which was a local term in China, and the Tang Dynasty festival made it possible to open the government, and the so-called opening of the government was to become a set of its own ** small system). After Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the festival was prevalent, and after the Anshi Rebellion, the imperial court had to recognize the feudal town.

It is to take the initiative to show your talent to **, and provide an extra way out for your career as an official.

There is a kind of self-recommendation, that is, to show the poems he wrote to ** and show his talent.

At that time, in order to be famous and be an official, for example, in the Tang Dynasty, there were two ways to be an official, the imperial examination system and the recommendation system, which seemed to be very fair, but in fact there were countless unspoken rules.

In the 12 hours of Chang'an, Cen Shen said that Jin Yu is an honorific speech, which means that some people need to recommend themselves to the right person when they take the exam.

It's dry poetry, sycophant poetry, self-promotion. Some people can't participate in the imperial examination, it has something to do with your nationality, and Li Bai can't rely on participating in the imperial examination to gain fame.

Jin is the meaning of entering and seeing, and it has the meaning of respect. In the Tang Dynasty, it was very important and was a kind of etiquette.

See, the meaning of seeing. For example, the first chapter of "The History of Confucianism": "This time, the son-in-law will go again, and ask my in-laws to write a letter to Jin to pay homage to Mr. Wei." ”

Jin is the meaning of visiting. At that time, the Tang Dynasty did not implement the imperial examination system for a long time, so there was still a slight legacy in becoming an official in the court. The literati of the Tang Dynasty would use their poems to meet those who could introduce them, so that they could be recommended to become officials.