明朝南北榜案新探

A New Probe into the Case of the North and South List in the Ming Dynasty

明太祖洪武三十年(1397)发生了南北榜案,事件经过已可基本还原。通过分析,论证这次事件不是科场舞弊案件,而是一次由明太祖发动的政治事件。其目的在于解决当时科举考试中出现的南北失衡问题,以维护政治格局的平衡,避免遗留国家动荡的祸根,最终成为明朝科举制度改革的开端,以宏观视角分析明太祖发动这一事件的政治原因,并进行了论述。

In the 30th year of Ming Taizu Hongwu(1397),the case of the North and South List occurred,and the incident was basically restored.Through the analysis,it is proved that this incident is not a fraud case,but a political event initiated by Ming Taizu.Its purpose is to solve the imbalance between the North and the South in the imperial examination at that time,in order to maintain the balance of the political pattern and avoid the potential cause of national instability.Finally,it becomes the beginning of the reform of imperial examination system in the Ming Dynasty.This paper analyzes the political reasons of Ming Taizu's launching this incident from a macro point of view,and makes a discussion about it.