欧阳修的落第与干谒

Ouyang Xiu's Failure in Imperial Examination & His Interview Seeking for Favor

欧阳修早年经历了两次落第,直到第三次科考才得以及第。欧阳修落第之后,没有在京城逗留,而是沿水路,溯长江,铩羽而归。欧阳修在总结前两次失败的经验教训之后,改变了应试的策略,向当时的知汉阳军胥偃干谒。在胥偃的提携下,欧阳修不再走乡试取解的旧路,而是通过国子监取解,最终非常成功地以省元的身份通过了礼部贡举。

Ouyang Xiu failed to Imperial Examination twice,until the third time he succeeded.After the second failure,lack of money,Ouyang Xiu couldn＇t stay in the capital.He went back home along the Yangtze River,full of sadness.In the summary of the failed lessons,he changed the way to the Imperial Examination by seeking an interview of Xu Yan,the leadership of Hayang.Under the help of Xu Yan,Ouyang Xiu Abandoned the conventional way to Imperial Examination,then he got a huge success in Imperial Examination.