In the plot of the novel, the imperial examination, which scholars or literati and the civil service group are most proud of, all the secrets and hidden rules are revealed.
After all, I spent so long in the film world in the late Qing Dynasty and learned some information in modern society, so I have a good understanding of the inside story of the imperial examination.
At this time, through the various experiences of the male pig-footed Chen Shimei, these inside stories are revealed one by one in an orderly manner.
For example, after getting to know a so-called friend of the same age, some of the information I got from him was quite shocking.
This man was born in a certain academy in the same year, and according to what he said, all the academies had almost all the places for candidates to be elected.
There are very few opportunities and places left for other reference scholars!
As for how various academies can secure the vast majority of candidates for the exam under the condition of sealing their names?
It's not blatant fraud, the method is actually quite simple.
Look at the writing style, writing habits, and some distinctive personal writing styles.
Those outstanding students in the academies, their writing skills and various habits are very clear to the senior officials of the major academies.
Once you serve as an examiner and marking officer, you will naturally have biases.
Think about it, any test paper that is similar to the level of college students will basically not be able to pass the examiner's test.
There are only so many places for admission every three years in Qiuwei. After all the major colleges have passed, how many will be left?
It can be said that under such circumstances, non-academy students who are still able to pass the examination are either very lucky or have really good abilities.
The drunk college scholar said very rudely that if he hadn't seen that Chen Shimei had a good chance of becoming a Jinshi, it would have been a dream for him to get into the circle of college graduates.
Chen Shimei was shocked when she overheard this "telling the truth while drunk".
Subconsciously, I was a little more defensive and repulsive towards the academy's candidates.
Of course, things remain the same on the surface.
These plots take on a different flavor to the ears of the audience.
If it doesn't exist here, how can it be possible to understand the inside story?
I can only say that after listening to the story, I realized why those famous academies are so popular and their reputation is getting bigger and bigger. It turns out that one of the main reasons is right here.
I don’t know what the ordinary audience is thinking. Anyway, those scholars who come from poor backgrounds and are not from academies probably feel quite chilled.
Of course, even though I was filled with indignation, I would not make a fuss rashly. After all, this is just the plot of a novel and cannot be regarded as 'real'.
However, the plot of this story is too real.
No matter who listened, there was a rather exaggerated sense of reality in their hearts.
"We can't let stories like this continue to circulate!"
The capital is the headquarters of the civil service group. As soon as a novel story like "The Biography of Chen Shimei" came out, many civil servants heard about it.
But later on, the more I heard it, the more uncomfortable it became.
The plot of the story was relatively plain, but the abuses of the imperial examination revealed in it made them unable to sit still.
Although the dynasty in the story is the Song Dynasty, why does it make the audience feel like this dynasty?
In the Song Dynasty, there was no such thing as the Tongsheng Examination and the Academy Examination. There were only two levels of examinations, the Interpretation Examination and the Comprehensive Examination.
Of course, ordinary people or scholars who do not understand history have no idea about this at all, and it is easy to apply the imperial examination system of this dynasty.
Several civil servants who felt something was wrong immediately passed the news to the top management, hoping to prevent the spread of "Chen Shimei's Biography".
However, their expectations are destined to be disappointed.
The capital is not only the headquarters of the Civil Service Group, it is also the area with the strongest power of the royal family and the home base of the Xungui Group.
If the civil service group wants to take action to ban the spread of "The Biography of Chen Shimei", it has to ask whether the Xungui Group will agree?
In short, it is basically impossible to ban the spread of "Chen Shimei's Biography" due to obstacles.
At this time, the story of "Chen Shimei's Biography" revealed another big twist.
Chen Shimei, a boy with pig feet, felt that he was successful in his studies and his level was not low, so he rushed to the capital with his childhood friends from the same province to participate in the Spring Examination.
During this period, I just wrote a letter to my wife Qin Xianglian who was far away in my hometown.
Not only that, the confidante he met in the provincial capital and the brothel oiran he fell in love with were abandoned by him without even getting any news.
At this time, Chen Shimei already had the character of a bastard in legendary stories.
But after arriving in the capital, Chen Shimei suffered another serious psychological trauma.
The fellow scholar from the academy simply forgot about it and spent the whole day either visiting this Hanlin or sending invitations to visit a certain official doctor who was also from the academy.
Not only that, they also actively and enthusiastically participated in literary conferences held jointly by various provincial academies, often attended by officials from Beijing and China.
And Chen Shimei is not qualified to participate in any of these. Who said he is not a scholar of the academy?
What he could participate in were the shabby literary gatherings held by some people from poor backgrounds.
The psychological gap is quite big. He originally attracted much attention in the provincial capital, but after coming to the capital, he became a little transparent person that no one noticed.
What's even more terrible is that the truth that Juren, who came from the same profession and came to the academy, revealed while drunkenly was like a bolt from the blue, making him burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. For a moment, he was confused and didn't know what to do.
This guy uttered arrogant words after drinking. In addition to being able to test the Three Cauldron Armor, he also gave the top ten Jinshi in the second level, and could be directly awarded an official.
The rest of the Jinshi who are not from academies can only wait slowly for the imperial court to appoint them.
Although Chen Shimei prided herself on her talent and learning, she was not confident that she would be able to do so well in the exam.
He is not from an academy, so it is obviously impossible for him to directly appoint officials and exert authority.
This news was a heavy blow to him, and he almost collapsed.
But at this time, the man who spoke the truth while drunk was really not afraid of drinking himself to death, and once again gave Chen Shimei a very good way out while drunk.
That is, after the Spring Festival, when the Jinshi list is released, there will still be some time before the final court examination.
At this time, the dignitaries in the capital and even the royal family began to quietly contact these new scholars. If they were not married, they might be favored and even become consorts.
When Chen Shimei heard this, he was immediately moved. Isn't this a shortcut for him to directly enter the powerful class?
If you become a prince-in-law, a county horse, or a county horse, you will directly become a member of the royal family, and you will naturally become a member of the powerful.
As for becoming a prince-in-law, a county horse, or a county horse, you cannot serve as a real official, and you don't care about it at all.
If he doesn't take this step, it will be difficult to even directly confer an official position. As a Jinshi from a poor background, what can he do when he gets there?
As for my wife and children back home, I don’t care at all at this time...