1. Which famous doctor was once a crab-catching boy and passed the university entrance exam at the age of over 50?

  • Nguyen Trai
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  • Chu Van An
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  • Dear Mr. Trung
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  • Phan Boi Chau
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According to Bac Ninh newspaper , Than Nhan Trung was an outstanding historical and cultural celebrity of the Vietnamese people in the 15th century. He was from Yen Ninh commune, Yen Dung district, ancient Kinh Bac region.

In 1469, when he was over 50 years old, he took part in the Hoi exam of Ky Suu. This was an extremely important exam, with thousands of candidates from all over the country participating, but only 22 people passed. Than Nhan Trung was honored to be the first to pass the Hoi exam, but in the Dinh exam (Dien thi), he only passed the third class, the same rank as a doctor.

2. Why did he not take the doctoral exam until he was over 50 years old?

  • Because he wants to study hard before taking the exam.
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  • Because at that time no examination was held.
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  • Because of poverty and lack of education, he had to catch crabs and snails to make a living.
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  • Because he used to be a doctor like his father.
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Than Nhan Trung was born into a poor family, his mother was a concubine, his father often traveled far away to seek medical treatment. He did not have the opportunity to receive formal education, had to eavesdrop on lectures outside the classroom, and write on the ground with a stick. It was not until 1469, with the help of a teacher who provided him with money and encouragement, that he took the imperial examination and passed the imperial examinations, even though he was over 50 years old. From then on, his career turned a new page during the prosperous period of King Le Thanh Tong.

3. In the following positions he held, which position was associated with the role of "rector" of an ancient university?

  • Minister of Rites
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  • Rector of the Imperial Academy
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  • The Academy of Sciences
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After returning home in glory to pay respect to his ancestors, Than Nhan Trung was given the position of Han Lam Vien Thi Doc by the royal court, the second highest ranking official in the Han Lam Academy, responsible for drafting decrees, proclamations, edicts, and orders...

Holding this position for several years, he was promoted to the position of Han Lam Vien Thua Chi, the head of the Academy under King Le Thanh Tong, concurrently holding the position of Dong Cac Dai Hoc Si ​​and holding the position of Te Tuu Quoc Tu Giam. The position of Dong Cac Dai Hoc Si ​​originally had the same duties as Han Lam Vien Thua Chi, but also had the additional duties of following orders to correct the draft of poetry, documents and taking care of recommending officials of the court. Te Tuu Quoc Tu Giam was the head of the Quoc Tu Giam, considered the principal of the only university in the country at that time.

According to some documents such as Dang Khoa Luc and Dia Du Chi , in his last years, Doctor Than Nhan Trung was assigned the important responsibility of holding the position of Minister of Rites (in charge of ceremonies, rituals, banquets,education , examinations, and national education) and Minister of Personnel (in charge of recruiting, promoting, demoting, selecting, examining, and bestowing titles on officials). The book Nguyen Phi Khanh Thi Tap said that at the end of his life, he was assigned the position of Nhap Noi Phu Chinh, an official position below the Prime Minister, who was allowed to discuss confidential matters of the royal court.

4. He was the one who wrote the famous sentence: "Talent is the vitality of the nation"?

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"Talents are the vital energy of a nation. When the vital energy is strong, the nation is strong and prosperous. When the vital energy is weak, the nation is weak and lowly. Therefore, wise and holy kings have never failed to consider educating talented people, selecting scholars, and cultivating the vital energy of the nation as urgent tasks" - this is a passage from the inscription written on the first doctoral stele, talking about the examination in 1442. The author of this inscription was Dong Cac Dai Hoc Si ​​Than Nhan Trung.

The above stele has existed at the Temple of Literature for over 500 years, constantly reminding dynasties about policies towards scholars, and has always proven his immortal words about the prosperity and decline of the country being closely linked to the prosperity and decline of talented people.

5. What is the massive book series that this doctor once edited under the order of King Le Thanh Tong?

  • Complete Annals of Dai Viet
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  • Strange Tales of the South
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  • The remaining parts of the Southern region
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  • Hoang Viet rules
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In the 14th year of Hong Duc (1483), while holding the position of Han Lam Vien Thua Chi and Dong Cac Dai Hoc Si, Than Nhan Trung was assigned by King Le Thanh Tong to compile and be the chief editor of the books "Thien Nam du ha tap" and "Than chinh ky su". The book consisted of 100 volumes with a preface written by himself, recording in full the regimes, laws, literature, regulations, proclamations... but now only his preface remains.

6. What is special about your family in the history of Vietnamese imperial examinations?

  • The only family with 3 generations of high-ranking mandarins
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  • The first family to have their name engraved on a stone stele at the Temple of Literature
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  • The only ethnic minority family with 3 consecutive generations of doctoral graduates
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  • The family with the most educated people during the Le dynasty.
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According to documents, the Than family of the famous scholar Than Nhan Trung - a Tay ethnic group, is the only minority family in the thousand-year history of our country to have 3 consecutive generations with 4 people passing the doctoral exam.

Than Nhan Trung was also the one who started the tradition of learning and examinations in Yen Ninh village with 10 excellent Confucian scholars passing the imperial examinations and was honored by the people as the "village of Doctors".

King Le Thanh Tong once wrote a poem praising the Than family: The ten Trinh brothers follow each other in nobility/The two pairs of father and son of the Than family bathe in grace and glory.

Than Nhan Trung's two children and grandchildren all had the will to study and passed the imperial examinations (Than Nhan Tin, the eldest son; Than Nhan Vu, the second son and Than Canh Van, the grandson).

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/vi-tien-si-noi-danh-nao-tung-la-chu-be-mo-cua-hon-50-tuoi-moi-thi-do-dai-khoa-2420281.html