Cixi was the last ruler of the Qing Dynasty. Although she was not the emperor, she was the real ruler of the Qing Dynasty for the last forty years. In her later years, Cixi was dictatorial and had secretly embezzled naval funds for herself. When organizing a banquet, Cixi caused a lot of trouble when she selected the number one scholar. Sometimes she chose the number one scholar based on her own preferences. It was precisely because of her habits that led to the demise of the Qing Dynasty.
Speaking of the imperial examination system in ancient my country, some people think that it is a relatively fair system in the history of our country, because it provides opportunities for the common people to move to the upper class society. In the history of our country, the imperial examination system It has been practiced for nearly a thousand years, but there are only more than 800 number one scholars. This shows how scarce the number one scholar is. It is unknown how lucky you have to be to be the number one scholar in your previous life. The last number one scholar in the history of our country is a bit dramatic.
Liu Chunlin was not only the last number one scholar in the Qing Dynasty, but also the last number one scholar in China. Originally, according to the regulations of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial examination was opened every three years, so the imperial examination was opened in 1903 and should not be opened in 1904. The imperial examination, but in 1904 AD it was the 70th birthday of the Empress Dowager Cixi, which was called the "Wanshou Festival" at that time, so Cixi temporarily set up an examination called "Enke", which was the same as the usual imperial examination.
On July 1, 1904, the palace examination was held. The top three in the final palace examination were: Liu Chunlin, the number one scholar, Zhu Ruzhen, the second place winner, and Shang Yanliu, the flower explorer. Originally, Liu Chunlin could not be ranked as the top pick in this exam, because the Gongsheng students who took the exam include Tan Yan?, Tang Hualong, Pu Dianjun, Shen Junru and others. These people also had good results, but why not the top pick?
Originally, the first place in the examination should be Tan Yan? However, because this person has the same surname as Tan Yan? It should be the second-ranked Tang Hualong who was chosen as the top pick. Cixi saw this person’s place of origin and felt it was inappropriate because he was born in Guangdong. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the reformists Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao, as well as Sun Yat-sen who held high the banner of anti-Qing, these people They all came from Guangdong, so Cixi didn't want him to be the number one scholar.
At this time, it should be Zhu Ruzhen's turn to be the number one scholar. Cixi felt that this person should not be the number one scholar because the "Zhen" in his name was very similar to Cixi's enemy "Zhen Fei". She thought that this person should not be the number one scholar. It was Concubine Zhen who came to take revenge, and she did not let him be the number one scholar. At this time, she saw Liu Chunlin. Liu Chunlin was selected as the number one scholar because the word "Chunlin" means spring breeze turns into rain and sweet rain falls.
Liu Chunlin is good at calligraphy, and his handwriting is very neat and pleasing to the eye. But it didn't take long for the Qing Dynasty to fall. Soon Puyi became emperor of the puppet Manchukuo and hoped that Liu Chunlin could help him become the Minister of Education. However, Liu Chunlin resolutely opposed it and promised never to be a traitor.