Zhou Tianen, the youngest son of the Zhou family, although his studies are good, he is above average in school and not a monster.
Last year in 1871, as a fresh graduate, he was not among the top 120 in the empire, but only ranked over 400. He was not able to participate in the palace examination to show his qualifications for football training. Although his first choice, he wisely avoided the most popular official position that the monsters were prying at. , he chose the second most popular candidate, but it also overlapped with others, and he was not first, but second. He gave the other party four points in the test. The other party did not die violently and had no immediate family members engaged in illegal or criminal activities, so this question fell into the category. Got that talented man.
This puts Zhou Tianen into the adjustment range.
In order to show that "man's destiny is the grace of God. - Hai Huang's famous saying", in fact, in order to be absolutely fair (otherwise it will be defeated by Qiang Dad in the current culture), Wang Anshi's helpless lottery system was adopted. He drew lots from a bunch of "bad" official vacancies.
It is true to say "bad, bad, bad", because this kind of official vacancy is unattractive, and no one applies for it or very few apply for it. As a result, no qualified candidates appear and they enter the adjustment range; however, there is definitely a gold mine in it, and there are always some. There is a shortage because something happens to the candidates who passed the exam, or there is a wider range of choices when entering the palace examination, or it is just a coincidence that no one applied, making this gap become a vacancy again, and everyone draws this kind of gold mine.
Zhou Tianen didn¡¯t get a good job. The one he got was a copywriter from the Water Conservancy Bureau of a poor government in Guangxi Province.
"Don't say you don't know what the Water Conservancy Bureau is doing, but let a family like the Zhou family, who consider themselves "capital people", send their well-educated and talented son to a poor house outside? Isn't this a waste of natural resources?
Zhou Tianen went home to discuss the matter, but his father and brother were all opposed. So I gave up this gap and let other candidates continue to draw.
He wants to re-study and continue to take the exam, and he will miss one of the exams.
??Re-reading is considered the most cost-effective method in the imperial examination culture circle. It has been used by Manchu and Qing candidates for decades.
Hai Song is not far behind. Repeating is the norm. Even Peide students often encounter their seniors in the examination room:
"Alas, I made a mistake in a multiple-choice question in math the year before last and didn't get full marks. As a result, the Assistant Secretary of the Palace Office failed the exam. He lost to Senior Brother Zhang from the 66th class by one point. This position is vacant again this year. I must win! I also practiced. I hope both the running and swimming competitions go well."
When the Peide disciples heard what Senior Brother Kaoba said, they were all frightened. But that's okay. Because there are also aspiring uncles in their thirties and forties in the examination room:
"Oh. I think back when the Emperor of God came to Guangdong, my mother was seriously ill and had to abide by the system. Who would have thought it was a bad habit of the Manchus! Otherwise, I would have As a result, I only started taking the exam ten years ago. Now"
"Ah, you have been taking the exam for ten years? What are you doing now?"
"I am a bookseller of imperial examination textbooks. I am a living textbook myself."
Unlike Zhou Tianen who voluntarily gave up being admitted, Fang Bingsheng¡¯s son was completely delayed.
He had better grades than Zhou Tianen, but his father was imprisoned on suspicion of murder, which immediately made him lose his qualifications for the imperial examination that year.
The court of the Hai Song Dynasty, especially Zhao Kuo, would not fail to use old bottles even if he wanted to sell new wine: Zhulian is a culture recognized by all the people of the Hai Song Dynasty, so why throw it away? This greatly protects your own safety.
Therefore, even if a child is a suspect in many crimes, his children will immediately lose their qualifications for the imperial examination.
This is how many gold mine positions in the lottery came about. The review found that the candidate had family problems.
But because Zhao Kuo forcefully requested the draw, it was a matter of chance. So far, there has been no case of the police system being mobilized to arrest the opponent¡¯s father just because of the competitor. The costs outweigh the benefits.
Fang Bowen was such an unlucky guy because his immediate family members were criminals or even suspects, and his qualifications for the imperial examination were suspended. However, there was nothing to lose: his father was reported by the newspapers to be a manipulator of murderers. You give him a ten How can four or five-year-old children take exams with peace of mind?
So, last year, Fang Bowen received a diploma from Palm Springs Peide, but was absent from the imperial examination.
This year, the shadow of his father¡¯s suspect has disappeared. He must study hard and strive to pass the official examination.
So Fang Bowen, who has a high school diploma, is also considered a repeat student.
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If there is a need for repeat reading, there are products for repeat reading.
Because the current top foreign schools in the empire: Peide and the Catholic system are not for the purpose of imperial examinations and do not accept graduates, various private schools named "academies", "training institutes" and "further training institutes" have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. , the same as the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
This is the imperial examination cram school and review class.
"If nothing else, I just want to give the candidates an atmosphere like a Western classroom and help them study for the various subjects of the scientific examination."??Don't believe it.
"Li Zai, you seem to be very motivated lately. Have you done well in reading the Bible in the church?" Fang Bingsheng gasped and asked Li Zai with disbelief in his eyes. He really didn't understand how this kid got connected with the church.
"My little brother wants to take the imperial examination, of course I have to ask Jesus to bless me." Zhou Lizai replied casually, then pushed the driver away, and the other party Bingsheng said: "Master, come up quickly, I will take you there."
"Li Zai, do you want me to go too?" Zhou Hengfu heard the discussion outside and came out with his clothes on and asked.
"Old man, what are you messing around with! Stew the fish! Send the chicken and vegetable rice to the master's house. My brother and I will be back in half an hour." Zhou Lizai drove his father away impatiently and asked Fang Bingsheng to get in the car. .
Although he came to invite Zhou Lizai, he caught up with Fang Bingsheng, an uninvited guest, on the way. Wang Qian was a young man and it was hard to say anything. There were two rickshaws, one with him sitting on it, and one with Zhou Lizai pulling Fang Bingsheng. I went to Qiufeng Church. (To be continued)