釋鑑稽古略續集 1.268

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丁未二十七年　吳元年　開熙二　正月。絳州夜聞天鼓鳴。其聲如空中戰鬪者　三月太祖定文武科取士之法　應文舉者。察言行以觀其德。考經術以觀其業。試書算以觀其能。策經史時務。以觀其政事。應武舉者先以謀略。次以武藝俱求實效云　六月朔日食。皇太子寢殿後。新甃井中有龍。出光焰爍人。宮人仆地　九月大明兵取平江路。執吳王張士誠以歸。士誠閉目不食。自縊死　十月。大明兵取通州及台州。時溫台等皆方國珍所據。相次以降　太祖命大將徐達副將常遇春。北定中原　太祖定律令。頒戊申曆　十二月大明兵。討方國珍降之。

The dingwei year, the twenty-seventh year [of Zhizheng]; the first year of Wu; the second year of Kaixi. In the first month, in Jiangzhou at night, celestial drums were heard sounding; their noise was like that of combat in mid-air. In the third month, Taizu established the regulations for selecting scholars through the civil and military examinations. For those who sat for the civil examinations: their words and actions were observed to inspect their virtue; their mastery of the classics was tested to inspect their studies; their calligraphy and arithmetic were examined to inspect their capability; and they were essayed on the classics, history, and contemporary affairs to inspect their administrative ability. For those who sat for the military examinations: they were tested first on strategic planning and second on martial arts, in all seeking practical effectiveness. In the sixth month, on the first day, there was a solar eclipse. Behind the crown prince's sleeping palace, within a newly bricked well, there was a dragon emitting blazing flames that dazzled people; the palace attendants collapsed to the ground. In the ninth month, the Great Ming armies took Pingjiang Route, captured Zhang Shicheng, the King of Wu, and returned with him. Shicheng closed his eyes, refused food, and hanged himself. In the tenth month, the Great Ming armies took Tongzhou and Taizhou. At that time, Wenzhou, Taizhou, and other places were all occupied by Fang Guozhen, and they surrendered in succession. Taizu ordered the Senior General Xu Da and Vice General Chang Yuchun to pacify the Central Plains in the north. Taizu established the penal code and administrative ordinances, and promulgated the wushen calendar. In the twelfth month, the Great Ming armies campaigned against Fang Guozhen and brought him to surrender.