Deng Ke: It refers to the candidates admitted in the imperial examination era, and also refers to the Jinshi in the examination, also known as "the equal place". And: refers to the imperial examination, which is named because it has the second place in the list.

Sui and Tang dynasties were only used for the examination of Jinshi. A court exam in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was named "A-3", which also saved its name. In addition, it also has the titles of "champion", "champion", "flower exploration" and "champion" respectively.

Jinshi has other nicknames, such as:

1, dressed in Gong Jin, Tang Dynasty Jinshi wore palace robes, and later generations called Zhong Jinshi "wearing Gong Jin".

2, climb the Longmen, Longmen is a place name, also known as Yumenkou. The folklore "Carp yue longmen" points out that it is difficult to climb the Longmen, but as long as you climb the Longmen, you can become a dragon. So people use this metaphor to describe those who have to improve their reputation because they are recommended by celebrities to climb the dragon gate. Because the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty depended to a great extent on the recommendation of celebrities, people called it a scholar who entered the Longmen Examination.

3. Folding laurel, Shen Xi once used cassia twig in the middle of the month to refer to rare treasures in Answer to Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, which is a metaphor for outstanding talents.

Deng Ke Source:

1, Tang Pei said the poem "See Wang Zhenbai": "Congratulations to Deng Ke and Xuan Ming as Chen Zi." After congratulating each other on their election, they were called to Chenzi Hall.

2. Song Sima Guang's poem "Send Cui Guan to Chaoxian": "Go to the exam, such as gleaning, and go to Wan Li Road." Deng Ke found the lost things on the road, one step at a time.

3. The Magic of Meng Qian Bitan by Song Shen Kuo: "Zheng Wu Yi is really a young man who graduated from this department and has beautiful talents." Zheng Yifu, Wu Guoren, little scholar, outstanding talent.

The source is:

1, Yu Zhi Zubu Lu Yuan Shu: "In the next year or two, everyone who talks to him will be impressed."

In the next year or two, the candidates who took the imperial examination were all prominent and prestigious.

2. Song Gaocheng's "The History of the Later Han Dynasty Jiyuan School Elects Jidi": "Those who choose scholars in the Han Dynasty are the highest. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, I have entered various disciplines, so I have a purpose. "

In the Han dynasty, Jinshi was selected, and the selected one was called Gao Di. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, all the subjects of Jinshi have related subjects.