论是我国古代的一种重要的散文文体,也是科举考试的重要文体之一。初唐后期,试论主要用于进士科;中晚唐时期,试论一度取代诗赋而成为科举考试的主要文体,并形成了鲜明的时文文体特征。受唐代试论影响,宋代科举考试中广泛应用论体,并形成专门的学问——论学,在当时产生很大影响。 On ancient Chinese is an important essay style, but also one of the important style of the imperial examination. In the late period of early Tang Dynasty, the trial was mainly used for Jinshi. In the middle and late Tang period, it was replaced by the poetry and funeral, which became the main style of the examination system and formed the distinct stylistic features of the time style. Affected by the trial of the Tang Dynasty, the extensive application of the discourse in the imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty and the formation of a special knowledge - theory, had a great impact at that time.