Why didn’t Li Bai take the imperial examination?

1. "Liu Dian of the Tang Dynasty" stipulates that the sons of the Xing family are not allowed to participate in the scientific examination. Li Bai's father Li Ke happened to be a businessman, so Li Bai could not take the scientific examination. If you pretend to be someone else to take an exam, it will be a capital offense if found out.

2. Li Bai did not take the imperial examination, creating a sign that he had no way to serve the country, which was also quite popular at the time. It can reflect one's own temperament and arouse the excitement of many cultural people. Extended information

How Li Bai became an official;

In order to embark on an official career, he also began to make friends with powerful people. After Li Bai entered Chang'an, he met Wei Wei Zhang Qing, and through him he presented poems to Princess Yuzhen. Li Bai also met He Zhizhang in Chang'an, and He Zhizhang admired "The Road to Shu is Difficult" and "Wu Qi Qu" quite a lot.

In 758 AD, a 57-year-old man set out from Xunyang and headed for Yelang with great reluctance and helplessness. This man was hailed as the Immortal of Poetry by later generations. He was the famous poet Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty, also known as Taibai and Qinglian Jushi.

That year, Li Bai began to recover from his illness. Because he had previously participated in King Yong's eastern tour, he was sentenced to exile as Yelang in 757 AD. Whether Li Bai arrived in Yelang (now under the jurisdiction of Guizhou) is still controversial, but one thing is certain. The exile of Yelang means that the career of the poet Li Bai has come to an end.

In 762 AD, that is, in December 1253 years ago, a generation of poetry immortals who were frustrated in officialdom died in Dangtu County, Anhui, at the age of 61. It is said that "Lady Song" was written by him on his sick bed.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Li Bai