Is the Yongzheng imperial examination fraud case a real event?
The cheating case in Yongzheng Dynasty was a plot in a TV series. There was not enough information to prove that it was a real incident. In this plot, the case involved many characters, and there were many doubts. Some even thought that this might be a plot set by Yongzheng himself, but this was all based on the analysis of the plot of the TV series. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
Yongzheng Imperial Examination Fraud Case
Yongzheng Imperial Examination Fraud
Yongzheng imperial examination case
The Case of Fraud in the Examination Field of the Yongzheng Dynasty
The cheating case in the examination hall in Yongzheng Dynasty involved many people in the Qing Dynasty. The first was Hong Shi's problem. He was the person behind the sale of the exam questions, and Zhang Tinglu was just smuggling examinees. Yongzheng claimed that the test questions were written by himself, sealed and hidden in a confidential file cabinet. Hongshi could not know the contents of the test questions according to common sense, but he got the test questions, which was a big doubt. Moreover, the price of a test paper was 70 taels of silver. From the number of people Li Wei caught in the examination hall, there were at most 20 people who cheated, and the total profit was less than 2000 taels. As a prince, Hong Shi did not seem to lack this bit of money, so the real purpose of selling the test paper was thought-provoking. Secondly, the eighth prince recommended Zhang Tinglu as the main examiner. The purpose behind this behavior was also worth exploring. Because of Zhang Tingyu's loyalty to Yongzheng, it seemed useless for the Eighth Prince to express his goodwill to Zhang Tingyu. Moreover, as the deputy chief examiner, Li Fu had just sat down when someone tried to sell the exam questions to him. No one would openly sell the imperial examination questions, so how did he know that someone was selling the exam questions in Bolun House? This seemed too coincidental. There was also the Taoist priest who had appeared out of nowhere. He knew that Liu Molin and the other two would obtain the "Three Cauldrons Armor" result. If he had a divine foresight, wouldn't he know that someone had already bought the exam to cheat? Under such circumstances, he was still certain that the three of them were definitely high school students. Could it be that Liu Molin and the others were really stronger than the cheaters? On the whole, from Hongshi getting the exam questions, to someone exposing it to Li Fu, to Liu Molin and the others confirming the identity of the "Three Cauldrons Armor", it seemed unrelated, but in fact, it could be a conspiracy. The mastermind behind the scenes was very likely Yongzheng himself. At the beginning of Yongzheng's succession, after he dealt with the eighth and fourteenth princes, the two competitors for the throne, he thought that the imperial power could change the world. At that time, the eighth prince was the prime minister, and the minister was working hard to cast new coins. Nuomin, who was recommended by Long Keduo, claimed to pay back the debts owed by his predecessor for more than ten years within half a year. Yongzheng was happy to give Nuomin a plaque of "The First Governor in the World". However, after Nuomin's fraud was exposed, Yongzheng lacked his own manpower in Jiangnan and other places. This series of events may be related to the power scheme behind the cheating case. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
The Imperial Examination Case of the Yongzheng Dynasty
Yongzheng Dynasty imperial examination fraud with cheat sheets
Imperial Examination Fraud Case Tang Bohu
Imperial Examination Fraud Case Executed Directly
In the history of China's imperial examinations, there were cases of people directly executing the relevant personnel in the case of fraud in the imperial examinations. For example, in 1657, Emperor Shunzhi held a fraud case in the provincial imperial examination. After the Shuntian provincial examination was exposed, Emperor Shunzhi made a ruling and beheaded five examiners and two Juren. The Jiangnan provincial examination fraud case was dealt with even more severely. The chief examiner, Qian Kaizong, was sentenced to death. Seventeen examinees, including Ye Chuhuai, were sentenced to hanging. Eight examinees, including Fang Zhangyue, were sentenced to 40 boards of punishment. Their family property was confiscated into the government. Their parents, brothers, wives and children were moved to Liuning Ancient Pagoda. There was a similar situation in the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Shi was listed as the first in the first division of the imperial examination through bribery, but was found to be ignorant and incompetent. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was furious and severely punished all the examiners of the division and stripped Zhang Shi of his title as the top scholar. Although it was not explicitly mentioned whether or not they would be executed, it could be seen that the punishment for cheating in the imperial examination was very heavy. All of this showed that under the imperial examination system, the imperial court would take severe punishment measures, including execution, to maintain the fairness and seriousness of the imperial examination system and prevent the spread of fraud from affecting the selection of talents and the stability of the regime. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!