Imperial examination system is the way to select officials in Tang Dynasty, so scholars tend to believe that the prosperity of legendary novel is related with the fashion of Xing Juan. In fact, imperial examination in MidTang Dynasty is almost controlled by Shandong nobles and other revivalists. The deliberately odd style of legendary novel is Obviously contrary to Confucian rites, which is :Unlikely to get a good impression of You Si. In addition, the legendary novel hostilely attacks Shandong nobles, so it is impossible to be offered to Zhi Gong Jv who comes from Shandong nobles. The key purpose of legendary novel created by the intelligentsia is to wake up the eyes and ears; ancient Chinese prose is most likely to become the tool of XingJuan.%唐代以科举取士,学界往往认为中唐传奇小说的繁荣与科举行卷之风有关。实际上,中唐以后,科举几乎为山东士族和其他复古主义者所控制,传奇小说刻意作奇的风格明显有悖于儒家礼法,不大可能获得有司的好感。另外,传奇小说敌意地攻击了山东高门,难以用来向出身山东高门的知贡举者行卷。唐代举子创作传奇小说主要是为了醒人耳目,古文最有可能成为行卷的工具。
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