The Legend of Yibai

In the second year of Tang Tianbao's reign (743), a case of cheating in the imperial examination shocked both the government and the public. Zhang Shi, the son of Zhang Yi, the censor Zhongcheng, was ranked first in the official selection examination that year. However, soon after someone reported to the emperor that there was fraud in the exam, the emperor ordered a retake. On the day of the re-examination, Zhang Xi did not write a word on the examination paper and handed in a blank paper. From then on, he was recorded in history as "Yibai". However, the knowledgeable people at that time praised him as a national scholar... However, in an era when the world was selfish, no "national scholar" was allowed to exist...