novelhk Chapter 130
Chapter 130
[The imperial court strictly guarded against cheating, so does that mean there was no cheating in the imperial examinations? That's impossible. Next, let's talk about cheating cases in the Ming and Qing dynasties.]
The emperors of the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties were at peace with themselves, but now look at how humiliated the Ming and Qing dynasties were.
When discussing imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing dynasties, one cannot avoid the North-South List case in the early Ming Dynasty. This happened in the 30th year of the Hongwu reign, when Zhu Yuanzhang dispatched the great Confucian scholars Liu Sanwu and Ji Shanbai Daoxin as chief examiners.
All 51 people admitted claimed to be from southern China.
Although the economy in the South was indeed strong and its culture was rich, it was a bit outrageous that no one from the North was admitted.
Exploding! Northern students from all dynasties were shocked. What kind of examiner is this? Is he discriminating against northerners? Why is there not a single northerner?
Are the students from the south so great? Have they forgotten where the term "breaking the record" came from?
After the ministers reported the matter, Zhu Yuanzhang severely punished the two examiners and re-examined the exam, admitting only students from the north.
【After that, the Ming Dynasty could implement the North-South List. 】
After reading this passage, Wu Zetian began to think deeply. Since the Ming Dynasty was able to implement the North and South Lists, could the Tang Dynasty implement the Guihan List?
That is, the examination contents for the children of aristocratic families and those of poor families will be separated, and they will be admitted separately at the time. In this way, there will be no need to worry about the court being controlled by aristocratic families.
"Call Di Renjie over, and have the censors write a memorial about this idea," Wu Zetian ordered. "Call Prince Qi as well."
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During the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty, there was also a case of imperial examination cheating. This time, it was in the Shuntian Prefecture provincial examination. The reason for mentioning this case is that a first-rank official lost his life as a result.
[This is also the highest official death rate in the history of the imperial examinations.]
A first-rank official? Several Tang Dynasty examiners immediately broke out in a cold sweat. If the imperial court wanted to thoroughly investigate all the exams over the years, they wouldn't be implicated as well.
It’s better to find an opportunity to resign as soon as possible.
At that time, a candidate named Luo made friends with the family of the chief examiner, Bai Qin. (This doesn't refer to his relatives, but rather one of his attendants.) He bribed the chief examiner through this family member.
【After the test papers were swapped, this candidate became a Juren.】
However, during the exam, there was not only a chief examiner, but also a post called "Mokan" (Mokan), who was responsible for checking the exam papers afterwards. This Mokan discovered the problem, but the chief examiner was a high-ranking official.
He didn't dare question him directly, so he reported the matter to a censor. After the censor reported it, the court sent an imperial envoy to investigate.
[Besides the case of the Luo family, there was also a man named Ping Ling who actually performed on stage. According to the regulations at the time, actors were not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations.]
A first-rank official was very important. Emperor Xianfeng wanted to spare his life, but after other ministers argued for his life, he was sentenced to beheading.
Damn!
Literati from all dynasties have despised this examiner. The provincial examination is a big event for scholars, even more important than the metropolitan examination!
And they even let actors participate. Isn't this an insult to these scholars?
"I think beheading is too light a punishment. Examiners like this should be hanged directly. And why are examiners in the examination room with their families? Should we continue with the lock-up system?"
As they were talking, they discovered a loophole. How did this Pingling pass the college entrance examination? Could it be that a singer like him could pass the examination and become a scholar?
There should be no other way to take the Juren exam, unlike the metropolitan examination, where you can participate by donating to the Imperial College.
Qing Dynasty
The Eight Banners descendants who liked to play around were shocked. They thought that this Pingling was most likely an amateur. After all, it takes hard work to study in a professional school nowadays.