The title of Literature General Examination, referred to as General Examination, was written by Ma Duanlin in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. 348 volumes. Because "citing ancient classics and history as" literature ",and taking part in the recitation of ministers since Tang and Song Dynasties and the discussion of Confucianism, it is called" offering the old name as "Wen Tong Kao" (Preface). Compared with Du You's General Code, it records the evolution of laws and regulations from ancient times to Song Ningzong in more detail, including land tax examination, coin examination, household registration examination, vocational service examination, tax collection examination, municipal tax examination, national use examination, selective examination, school examination, official examination, rural community examination, ancestral temple examination, Wang Li examination, music examination and military examination.
In addition to the General Code, it also uses documents such as classics, conferences, biographies, notes and annotations, which are more abundant than the General Code, especially in the legal system of the Song Dynasty. Among them, the punishment assessment is divided into punishment system, detailed recommendation system, redemption system and forgiveness system. It can be used as a reference for studying the history of Chinese legal system.