The fifth prince and the people of HKUST were not disappointed. Something happened on the day of the imperial examination!
And this year, it is indeed "just" to suppress the children of aristocratic families like him and Feng Sijin and mention a large number of students from poor families.
Thousands of people were sitting at the gate of the Gongyuan. These people did not make any trouble or make any noise. They just sat there, bringing their own dry food, and did not move for a whole day.
No emperor would like disobedient ministers, let alone those who oppose and question his orders.
"More than a hundred people?" The old emperor looked around, but he was too far away. He vaguely saw a shadow and immediately frowned: "Turn back and submit his paper to me for review."
Jiao Xiangdi truly felt that he had been wronged to death, and what made him most unhappy was that he had already decided not to take the palace exam, so why did his father force him to take the exam
The old emperor actually liked Feng Sijin quite a lot, but the articles of those who were ranked ahead of Feng Sijin were indeed better than Feng Sijin. This was undisputed.
With a score of more than 100, no matter how well he did in the imperial examination, he would be the same as Jinshi, as was his wife's fate. It is impossible to enter the court with this rank, let alone join the cabinet as an assistant minister, even to be a third-rank official with real power.
In the scientific examination held every three years, it is still possible to see children from poor families in the first class, but it is extremely rare for children from poor families to emerge in the second class. Is the scientific examination really fair
Jiao Xiangdi came to take the palace examination with a lot of anger, and when he saw the questions of the palace examination, he laughed angrily.
There are many bad things about scientific examinations, but there is one good thing about them. That is, it is relatively fair to scholars. Everyone can take the scientific examination to become an official. Although this fairness is just a joke in the eyes of many.
No officials of third rank or above in Da Qin were born with Jinshi.
"Lao Wu, lead people to expel all the students who are causing trouble, and those who disobey will be dismissed from their positions." Of course the old emperor knew that the fifth prince had tampered with the imperial examination, but as the fifth prince said, this was the old emperor's tacit approval, but …
On the day of the palace examination, all candidates on the list entered the palace according to the rules and took the examination in the main hall. Those students who did not pass the examination sat around the gate of Gongyuan.
The power of role models is infinite. In the eyes of the students, Feng Sijin and Jing Yan are role models for young people like them. They cannot learn from these two people, but one or two can always be done.
The literati of Da Qin had a high status and usually did not stop students from talking about national affairs. If something like this happened in the past, this group of students would definitely cause trouble, and the students who made the trouble would be the ones who suffered in the end.
"Obviously my talent and learning are second only to Feng Sijin, why did no one say a word for me when I fell into the top 100?"
After all, Feng Sijin and Jiao Xiangdi were the sons of the first and second assistants of the dynasty. The old emperor was also concerned about these two people. He looked around and saw Feng Sijin sitting there quietly, feeling quite satisfied.
It was a waste of time. Although I felt unlucky, it was better than having an accident. Overall, the fifth prince was very satisfied. This fully demonstrated that those candidates did not dare to challenge the country.
The old emperor didn't know that the fifth prince had such a big appetite.
"Is this the fate of the second child? But why is it that when I am accused of cheating the world and stealing my reputation, I am the one who shares it?"
The fifth prince knew that this was a hard job, but today's scientific examination was related to him, and he simply could not refuse.
Da Qin's selection of civil servants is a triennial scientific examination. If you don't take this opportunity to place people, you will have no chance.
The positions in the palace examination are arranged according to the ranking on the list. Fortunately for Feng Sijin, there were twenty or so people still in front, and Jiao Xiangdi was a hundred people away, sitting almost at the entrance of the hall, only better than those sitting outside.
There is nothing wrong with the fifth prince using the scientific examination to install his confidants. None of those princes and princes did this.
He is a child of a famous family, has thousands of books at home, and has been taught by famous teachers since he was born. A child from a poor family is living in poverty. He doesn't even have enough food to eat, and he can't even afford paper and pen. Are you sure there is any fairness
"Obviously I am a victim just like Feng Sijin. Why do all the scholars in the world only complain about Feng Sijin and don't see my grievances?"
When the emperor received the news, the imperial examination had already begun. Facing the students' silent protests, the old emperor's first reaction was not that they were wronged, but that they were daring.
Just in time, at this time, the fifth prince entered the palace in high spirits to resume his life...
The confidant eunuch had long expected this question and pointed to the door, "Your Majesty, Mr. Jiao did not do well in the exam this time. There are more than a hundred people sitting at the entrance of the palace."
All the candidates who participated in the scientific examination felt wronged, and all the scholars felt that Feng Sijin had been wronged. But in fact, the grievances they all suffered together were more grievances than Bu Jiao Xiangdi's.
The old emperor didn't know Jiao Xiangdi's ranking before. He only looked at the few people in the front. When he heard that Jiao Xiangdi was ranked more than a hundred people away, the old emperor's expression immediately changed: This year's scientific examination is Isn't it too "fair"
The fifth prince was distressed and led a large number of imperial troops to the outside of the Gongyuan. But when he arrived outside the Gongyuan, there was no one outside the Gongyuan. Thousands of students dispersed in a hurry. If it weren't for a few pieces of paper scattered on the ground, there would be almost no one. People know that a moment ago, this place was full of people.
They don't make trouble, they don't argue, but they still want to let people know when they have been wronged. They expressed their grievances in a negative way that would not cause them any trouble.
In the eyes of the old emperor, these students were challenging his authority, which was absolutely unacceptable.
The topic of today's palace examination is actually about the fairness of the scientific examination.
There is nothing wrong with the Fifth Prince planting dozens of people at once. As long as he is not targeted, no matter how big of a mistake he makes, it is not a mistake. The fifth prince's only fault was that he was targeted by Qin Jiyan, which added fuel to the fire for the fifth prince and made the whole situation out of control.
just
Every time there are always many people who have to devote their lives to this, but this time is different. In the eyes of all the students, they were wronged because of the shady secrets of the scientific examination. However, Feng Sijin, who is famous all over the world, and Jing Yan, who is famous in the south of the Yangtze River, were even more wronged than they were. Neither of them said anything, so what else could they say?
With this thought, Jiao Xiangdi's three views were finally corrected, and the depression in his heart became a little less. He picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and put down the pen. His literary thoughts surged like a spring, and he wrote a long paragraph without hesitation.
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Since that day, the fifth prince and Lord Kang had a frank talk. Both the fifth prince and Lord Kang were uneasy. The two of them were waiting for the palace examination to come.
Are the imperial examinations really fair
On the unfairness of scientific examinations, Jiao Xiangdi can write a lot, but when it comes to fairness, Jiao Xiangdi can't think of a few. However, there is one thing that Jiao Xiangdi agrees on, that is, the scientific examination is the only way for children from poor families to enter the officialdom. Without the scientific examination, children from poor families will have no success in their lives.
The fifth prince's high-spirited heart finally dropped, and he immediately took people into the palace to recover. But he didn't know that before he stepped into the palace gate, the group of students sat back again, each taking a space and sitting quietly at the gate of the Gongyuan, silently telling their grievances.
Seeing Feng Sijin, he couldn't help but think of Jiao Xiangdi again, but the old emperor searched around and couldn't find Jiao Xiangdi, so he immediately summoned his confidant eunuch, "Where is Mr. Jiao's son?"