In principle, Gong who tries to take the court exam on the list will no longer be eliminated. Generally speaking, he can become a scholar, and only the top scholar is the first, the second, the candidate for flower exploration, and the order of the top seven will be decided by the emperor.

Palace examination is divided into three categories, the first category is for Jinshi He, the second category is for Jinshi origin, and the third category is for fellow Jinshi origin. The number of second and third places is uncertain.

The first one only took three places, and according to the merits of the article, it was called the champion, and the second one, Tanhua, was collectively called Ding Jia. The number one scholar ranks first in the Ding family, so it is also called "Dingyuan", and its position in the imperial examination has become supreme.

Extended data:

In the early Song Dynasty, the first, second and third scholars ranked second. Because when filling in the Jinshi list, the top scholar's name is in the middle of the top, the second and third places are around, and the position on the Jinshi list is like the eye position of the human body, so it is called the second place.

In general, the first prize is awarded by imperial academy, and the second prize and flower exploration are awarded by imperial academy. The rest of the Jinshi took part in the imperial examination and studied the poems and fu written by the imperial edict. Jishi Shu was chosen to be good at literature and calligraphy.

The first place, the second place and the flower exploration are called "San Ding Jia", which should have started in the Southern Song Dynasty. "San Ding Jia" is a very rare honor, known as "the son of heaven's protege", and it is the dream goal of thousands of children in ancient Qian Qian.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Imperial Examination System