Does anyone know the details of the "Sanyuanjidi" archway inside the Zhengyang Gate of the Royal City of Guilin? Many thanks!

There is a plaque on the east gate of the Guilin Royal City with the four characters "San Yuan Ji Di" written on it. What is Sanyuanjidi? This is the highest honor for scholars who have passed the provincial examination, joint examination, and palace examination in the imperial examination era, and won the title of Jieyuan, Huiyuan, and Number One Scholar. Since the beginning of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there have been only 13 people in the past dynasties and thirteen hundred years who have won three yuan. Including the provinces in the Central Plains, there is less than one in each province. Guangxi, which is located in a remote area, actually occupied the second place. It is not difficult to explain that when tourists at home and abroad look at the "San Yuan Ji Di" tablet, they will have a feeling of admiration.

The two figures who strived for glory for Guangxi were Feng Jing from Yizhou and Chen Jichang from Lingui.

Feng Jing, courtesy name Dangshi. A native of Yizhou in the Northern Song Dynasty. During the three dynasties of Yingzong, Shenzong and Zhezong, he reached the rank of envoy of Baoning Army, prince's young master, and political advisor, that is, deputy prime minister. Feng Jing came out earlier than the great writer Su Dongpo. Su Dongpo recorded in his poems that Feng Jing told him the story of the Fairy in Feather Clothes. Su Dongpo was fascinated by this beautiful legend spread in Feng Jing's hometown. The young Su Shi was also recommended by Feng Jing.

Feng Jing was born in Longshui, Yizhou in 1021. He spent his youth in his hometown until he was fifteen years old, and then moved to Tengzhou, Ezhou and other places with his family. It was not easy for Feng Jing to win the third prize. In the eighth year of Qingli, Feng Jing took part in the provincial examination in Ezhou and passed the Yuan Dynasty examination. The following year, he passed the examination of the Ministry of Rites and passed the Yuan Dynasty. Feng Jing's momentum was just like what Feng Menglong, the author of "Three Words" said, "sneaking by the wind and clouds and rushing forward with strength". However, at the last moment of the palace examination, he encountered corruption in the examination room, a powerful enemy that could put him in catastrophe at any time. His rival was Shi Butong, the nephew of Zhang Yaozuo, a powerful official in the court and a relative of the emperor. If Zhang and Shi had known Feng Jing's fame, they would have killed him in his infancy. Feng Jing was so anxious that he moved the two dots in his name back, and Feng Jing became Ma Liang. After a palace examination, "Feng Jing is the best in the world, and Ma Liang is the best in the sky", and the reputation of "three yuan and the third place" fell on Feng Jing.

Feng Jing is a legendary figure, and there are many stories that happened to him. One of them is that after he won three yuan in a row, at a palace banquet, Emperor Renzong asked about Feng Jing's hometown. Feng Jing used vivid metaphorical techniques to describe the Tianmen Baixiang Mountain, Longjiang River, Longjiao Mountain, Jiulong Mountain and other scenic spots in his hometown one by one. So Long Yan was very happy and even praised Yizhou for its outstanding people and good family mountain.

Feng Jing was a man of great talent and upright character. After becoming an official, he understood the sentiments of the people, provided relief to the poor, recognized talents with a keen eye, rewarded young students, guarded the border, quelled chaos and protected the country, and made great contributions. On the third day of the fourth lunar month in the first year of Shaosheng (1094), Feng Jing died of illness at the age of 74. He is the author of "Collected Works of Qianshan" and a large number of memorials and poems.

The second person in Guangxi to win three yuan in a row is Chen Jichang from Lingui. Since China implemented the imperial examination system, there have been thirteen people in one country who have won three yuan in a row. Chen Jichang is the thirteenth person in the country to win three yuan and the third. The last one. There is a couplet "Jifu is the screen, spanning five hundred miles; the name of the family is Gaidai, the thirteenth", which refers to him. Chen Jichang was born in Lingui, Guangxi. His original name was Shourui, his courtesy name was Zhechen, and his nickname was Lianshi. He was born in the fifty-sixth year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1791) and died in the twenty-ninth year of Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1849). In the twenty-fifth year of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty (1820), Chen Jichang fell ill and took the imperial examination. He ranked first in the Gengchen imperial examination in high school and became famous in China for a while. Later, Chen Jichang went abroad many times and served as an official in Shanxi, Zhili, Gansu, Jiangxi and other places. Finally, he resigned and returned to his hometown when he was appointed governor of Jiangsu. Chen Jichang was an upright and upright official. Wherever he went, he promoted advantages and eliminated disadvantages, paid attention to education, and won the support of the people. Chen Jichang has profound attainments in poetry, prose and calligraphy. The author of Ruhuazhai Shicun has been handed down to the world. The world especially respects his couplets, which not only have exquisite dialogue and lofty artistic conception, but also have quick thinking and quick response. He once wrote the preface to "Conghua of Couplets" by Liang Zhangju, a master of couplets. At that time, many celebrities had contacts with him. The couplet given to him by Lin Zexu is "The origin of southern scholars inherits northern learning, and the spring breeze of Qiu Caomen Hall". Among the many couplets, one that talks about his family is particularly eye-catching: "The great ancestor was the first dynasty, Wen Sun and the third dynasty."

The latter sentence is naturally about Chen Jichang, and the former sentence is about his great-grandfather Chen Hongmou, an important minister in the Qing Dynasty. To this day, people in my hometown are proud of their achievements.