As one of the Five Tributes, Bagong Sheng cannot be counted as a formal merit, but can only be counted as a status, which is equivalent to the status of a recommended student or a recommended student. Bagong students were selected every six years in the early Qing Dynasty, and once every twelve years in the seventh year of Qianlong's reign. They were recommended to Beijing after passing the academic and political examinations in each province. After passing the imperial examination, they could be awarded the position of minor Beijing official, county magistrate or teaching position.
Generally speaking, there are only three ways for Gong students to become officials: one is to participate in the provincial examination and then obtain a higher honor; the other is to study in prison and be selected and awarded an official after the expiration; the third is to directly experience Officials are awarded through examination. In principle, the third approach is aimed at Sui Gong, Bagong and Yougong students among the Gong students.
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Types of tribute paid by ancient Chinese
1. Pay tribute, whenever there is a royal or national celebration such as the emperor's enthronement, according to the government, state, or county school The annual tribute is the usual practice. In addition to the annual tribute, one additional time is chosen as the engraving. The descendants of "sages" granted by the Qing Dynasty to be imprisoned were also called engon. For example, the court would give a certain number of tribute students to the descendants of the Confucius family every year to show their respect for Confucius and Confucianism.
2. Sui Gong. Every year or two or three years, the local government selects long-term Lin students to study in the Imperial College. It is called Sui Gong. Since most tributes are paid in sequence, there is a saying of "paying tribute." ” proverb.
3. Yougong. Every three years, when the three-year term of academic administration in each province expires, the best students from the province are submitted to the Imperial College. They are called Yougong. There are only a few in each province, and there are no recruitment regulations. Tongzhi stipulates that after passing the court examination, Yougong can be appointed according to the county magistrate and teaching positions.
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