The rise and fall of the feudal imperial examination system through literature

For example, from the article "Fan Jin Zhongju", it can be seen that the dark decay of the feudal imperial examination system will inevitably be replaced by other forms of selection.

I think the influence of the imperial examination system in ancient and Tang Dynasty literature is very far-reaching, because the emergence of the imperial examination system can be greater and more accurate to select some talents, which played an important role and contribution to the Renaissance at that time.

Knowledge of the ancient imperial examinations:

After the Sui and Tang dynasties, the examination system for selecting talents was the "imperial examination system".

The imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty formed a complete system, which was divided into four levels: the Yuan Examination (i.e., the Tongsheng Examination), the Township Examination, the Hui Examination and the Palace Examination.

In ancient times, if you wanted to enter the prefecture, state, or county to study, you had to pass the children's examination. The children's test consists of three stages: county test, prefectural test and township test. After passing the college examination, you will be qualified as a student.

It's called Xiucai. The first place in the exam is called the head of the case. 2.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the township test was held every three years in the provincial capitals (including the capital). It should be held mostly in autumn and August, so it is also called autumn. The examiner is appointed by the emperor, and after the examination, the main and secondary lists will be released to announce the rankings, which are called the laurel lists, and the main list is called the lifter.

The first name is Xie Yuan, and the second to tenth names are Yayuan.

For example, in the article "Fan Jinzhongju", Fan Jinzhongju participated in the township examination. Beijing Daily Lian Deng Huangjia: During the imperial examination**, he congratulated him on the good news. It means that there will be continuous successes in the future for the examination and the palace examination.

3.The examinations held in the capital every three years in the Ming and Qing dynasties were called the Hui Examination. Because it is held in spring, it is also called Chunqiu.

The examination is presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and the examiners of various provinces and the students of the national supervision and supervision can take the examination. The admitter is a tribute, and the first name is Huiyuan. After the exam, the announcement of the ranking became the apricot list.

4.In the imperial examination system, the highest level of examination is called the palace examination. The emperor personally assessed the tributes admitted to the examination at the court to determine the first rank. Admission is divided into three grades: the first and third, and the title of Jinshi and the first, the first.

The first, second and third places are called champions, bangyan and tanhua respectively. A number of the second class are given the title of Jinshi origin, and a number of third class names are given the title of Jinshi origin. Second, the first place in the top three is called Chuanyu.

The first, second and third are collectively referred to as Jinshi, and the gold list will be released after the exam.

There are strict limits on the number of sentences and sentence patterns in each part. The title of the article is from the Four Books and the Five Classics, and the content must not go beyond this range, and it must imitate the tone of the sages and convey the thoughts of the sages, and cannot be used freely.

I think that the imperial examination system broke the monopoly of the scholars on knowledge and provided a promotion channel for poor students. <>

Before the Sui and Tang dynasties, the talent selection system in ancient society has always been based on recommendation, and the gate lord clan monopolized the promotion channel, whether it is the filial piety since the Han Dynasty or the nine-product Zhongzheng system of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it is very difficult for students from poor families to become officials. In particular, before the emergence of the imperial examination system, the gate lord clan monopolized the right to interpret knowledge, and it was very difficult for poor students to study. This was undoubtedly a feat at the time, and the imperial court limited the scope of examinations, designated the right to interpret textbooks, and broke the monopoly of knowledge.

The imperial examination has improved the talent selection system, which is undoubtedly a kind of progress.

Although the scope of the imperial examination system is narrow, the scope of the examination is limited to the four books and five classics, and the use of style is limited, resulting in some talents being unable to give full play to their talents, but everyone is examined under the same system and the same teaching materials, which ensures fair selection, so that poor students do not need to go through other channels, as long as they study carefully, they can enter the officialdom, so that the talents in the officialdom are guaranteed.

In particular, in order to break the monopoly on knowledge of the gate lord clan, there are official schools established by the state in society, and private schools for reading and educating people have also appeared, so that more and more poor students can change their lives through the imperial examination.

While there is progress in the imperial examination system, there is also a certain amount of dross, and many people spend their lives studying for the imperial examination, spending a lot of time on books and lacking practical ability. There are countless examples like Fan Jinzhong in the Confucianism and Confucianism in the late feudal dynasty, and the Bagu articles were flooded with imperial examinations, hindering the progress and development of society, imprisoning the minds of scholars, and unable to integrate with reality and the world.

I don't think it's feudal dross, a dynasty has a necessity for a dynasty, and any system under that dynasty is produced for that society at that time, so the imperial examination system is of great help to the consolidation of dynastic rule in feudal society, he can help select some virtuous people to help the emperor govern the country, but now the imperial examination system is not suitable for the current socialist country.

I believe that the imperial examination system is not feudal dross, and it still has a certain reference role for the current selection system.

The imperial examination system began in the Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD) and ended in the late Qing Dynasty (1905). The imperial examination system was the most important system in feudal society, which made the Confucian values, which were originally only the patriarchal family tradition of the society, become the state ideology and the symbol of the legitimacy of the Chinese imperial system. And through the imperial examination system, the elite is selected from the society, which ensures the openness and competitiveness of the elite, and maintains the integration and stability of the social and cultural order. In the late Qing Dynasty, with the changes in the social structure, a large number of social elites without merit and fame crowded into the scholar class, and the imperial examination system existed in name only.

In 1905, with the abolition of the imperial examination system, the cultural foundation on which feudal society depended collapsed.