First, the background of the examination system
Regarding its origin in the Sui Dynasty or the Han Dynasty, historians have debated the question of not being unified for decades, and we will not discuss it, but simply analyze why there are people who die when they take the imperial examination.
As we all know, the main examinations of the imperial examination system were held at regular intervals, and the imperial examination system during the Tang Dynasty was formally formed, and the rules of all aspects also reached a complete state.
At the same time, the Tang Dynasty paid special attention to the exploration and cultivation of talents, so the emperor decided to hold an imperial examination once a year to recruit talents for the country and improve the cultural quality of the people.
The annual imperial examination continued until the early years of the Song Dynasty, until the Time of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, when the state attached more importance to force than literature, and extended the timeline of the imperial examination to hold the imperial examination every two years.
As the imperial court paid more and more attention to military attached importance to military officers, the social atmosphere also changed greatly (the middle and late Song Dynasty began to emphasize literature and light weapons), and by the time of Emperor Yingzong of Song, the time period of the imperial examination was extended again, and it was held every three years, and this rule also continued until the Qing Dynasty.
There are also great requirements for those who take the exam, and candidates must ensure that the ancestors of the three generations are innocent and do not have any stains to obtain the qualification to take the imperial examination.
I believe that everyone is familiar with the name "Xiucai", many ancient film and television dramas will mention this word, and what exactly Xiucai refers to, and what relationship with the imperial examination system, I believe it will be difficult for some people.
The general meaning of Xiucai refers to the candidates who have passed the county examination, the prefectural examination and the hospital examination, but the Xiucai who have passed the three stage examinations have only obtained the qualifications to participate in the imperial examination, which shows how difficult it is to participate in the imperial examination, and it is even more difficult to become a "lifting person".
But even if it is so difficult, the number of people with lofty ideals in ancient times is still huge, and after obtaining the qualification to participate in the imperial examination, they must continue to take the examination, which is still divided into three stages, the local township examination, the central provincial examination and the temple examination.
2. The tribute court of "eating people"
Compared with the other two, the township examination is the most difficult, and the township examination is the well-known "tribute".
In the Gongyuan are all rows of small rooms next to each other, about one square meter per person, and the examination is held once every three years, and there are three examinations at a time, and each examination lasts for three days.
In these nine days, the candidates' eating, drinking, and sleeping are all solved in this square meter place, and the examination is held in the hot summer, the exposure of the sun and the continuation of the high temperature will make the candidates suffer from heat stroke, although most of the people who take the examination are young people, but there are still some elderly people, and many elderly people's bodies will not be able to withstand and die on the spot.
In addition to these, there is also the problem of the candidate's food, generally speaking, the candidate will bring his own nine days of dry food to take the exam, but the summer food can not help but be shelved, so most people eat things that have deteriorated after the exam.
The water source is even more unsecured, although there will be a waterman in the examination room who is responsible for carrying water to the tribute courtyard for the candidates to drink, but it is difficult to say where the water is.
Waterman
Therefore, most of the candidates will have gastrointestinal problems, and because of this, some candidates will die of illness in every examination.
Although many dead will appear, the doors are not allowed to open during the exam, and these bodies are simply thrown out of the wall.
I have to say that the imperial examination will really test people's lives.
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