The short video shows the ancient times, and the emperors cried with envy!

Chapter 854: How difficult are the strange civil service exam questions? Su Shi: This is too easy!
The content of the sky screen changed, and a new video appeared:

[It’s almost time for the civil service exam again. Let’s take a look at the questions from past civil service exams.]

[In fact, the civil service exam is the most similar to the imperial examination among many exams. In order to select the pillars of the country, the examinees have to compete against each other in large numbers.]

【Then let’s see how difficult this single-plank bridge question is? 】

[In recent years, many people have complained that the questions in the civil service exam are very strange, but in fact, each question has the good intentions of the person who sets it]

[These questions are designed to screen suitable civil servants and require candidates to think from the perspective of civil servants]

[First, let’s take a look at the questions of the Administrative Professional Competency Test]

"Oh? That means, this civil service exam is the later imperial examination, and the questions in the administrative professional ability test are the questions in the later imperial examination?"

Yang Jian became interested and he personally created the imperial examination system. Naturally, he quite approved of this way of selecting talents through examinations.

He was somewhat curious about the content of the imperial examination questions in later generations.

Now that the imperial examination system has just been established, many aspects need to be improved. Perhaps we can find some inspiration from the questions in the imperial examinations of later generations.

It is said that one cannot compare the past with the present, and since later generations were more advanced than the Sui Dynasty, it is likely that the imperial examination would also be better and more complete than that of the Sui Dynasty, and there must be many areas for him to learn from.

"The imperial examination of later times? Is this the examination for selecting officials that was established after the imperial examination was abolished in later times?"

Qianlong looked at the sky, feeling curious and a little unconvinced.

Later generations gave them special approval for the imperial examination system in the late Qing Dynasty, and some even aspired to abolish it, believing that this was the only way to make progress.

Then he wanted to see how the examination for selecting officials, which was considered more progressive by later generations, was improved compared to the imperial examination.

At the same time, Qianlong had other thoughts.

Perhaps he could also improve the imperial examination system based on this civil service examination in later generations, so that the imperial examinations in the Qing Dynasty would not be criticized in the future.

Almost everyone in the world was attracted by this video.

Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, whether they are the "scholar" class or those who want to become the scholar class.

The only way for them to change their fate is to be selected and become an official, thus becoming a superior person.

Ordinary people also want to know how officials will be selected in the future and what kind of officials will be selected?
After all, although the officials are far away from them, if there is a good official, their life will be much more comfortable.

Just as everyone's eyes were focused on the sky screen, the first question appeared in the video:
【Where were most of my country's modern writers born? 】

【A China; B society; C family; D delivery room】

what?
Many people were confused when they saw this title.

Why do later generations of imperial examinations ask this kind of question?
"Hahaha! They are actually writers from our country. Of course, most of them were born in our country."

"Do I need to think about the answer? It must be China!"

Shi Dacheng waved a fan, still wearing the top scholar's cap and robe, and said as a matter of course.

He even felt a little disappointed. Could the questions in the imperial examinations of later generations be so simple?
If this is the case, wouldn't many people be able to pass the exam? Besides, what's the point of asking these questions in selecting officials?

Shi Dacheng seemed to have forgotten that the eight-legged essay used in the Qing Dynasty to select scholars and many pedantic and unchanging contents of Confucian classics were of no use to officials in governing the country.

He just thought that since he could pass the imperial examination and become the top scorer at that time, if he were to take the exam for these questions in the future, he would easily be able to get the first place.

[The correct answer is the delivery room. Most people are born in the delivery room, and writers are no exception.]

"It's not Huaxia, it's the delivery room?"

Shi Dacheng looked at the sky in shock. This, this answer was too tricky!
But he couldn't refute it, because when the question was read together with the answer, "Most of my country's modern writers were born in delivery rooms." It sounded really reasonable!
Not only writers, most people are born in the delivery room.

Shi Dacheng, who had just boasted that the questions were easy, now felt so ashamed that his face burned hot, as he had actually gotten the first question wrong.

He covered his face with a fan and left in a hurry, fearing that someone would hear what he had just said. And everyone in the heavens was also shocked by this answer.

This... they really haven't thought about it in this direction.

But doesn’t China also make sense?

Everyone looked at the sky in confusion. Will the questions in future scientific examinations be so tricky and difficult?

Then, the next question appeared:
【What kind of melon is sold in “Wang Po sells melons”? 】

[A watermelon; B winter melon; C pumpkin; D cantaloupe]

Seeing this question, everyone was even more confused.

Wang Po selling melons? Is this Wang Po a celebrity?

Just when everyone was puzzled, Tianmu immediately revealed the answer:
[The answer is Hami melon. Wang Po’s real name is Wang Po. She is called “Wang Po” because she talks a lot.]

[Wang Po's hometown is in the Western Regions, which is now Xinjiang and Gansu. He made a living by growing and selling melons. The melons grown in that area were cucumbers, which are now Hami melons.]

"I know! This is a test on allusions!"

"This is using the character of Wang Po to examine historical allusions!"

A scholar from the Tang Dynasty clapped his hands suddenly and suddenly realized.

After saying this, he felt very distressed again. Was the content of this test too detailed?
Although the Tang Dynasty had a lot of subjects and a lot of content in its examinations, those minor subjects did not have much impact on the final results.

The main subjects will never test such detailed contents.

The scholar sighed, "It seems that no matter when the imperial examination is held, it is not easy to pass. There are thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge, and it is true that I am not deceived!"

……

[This is a fully open-ended graph question. What is 33+33? ]

【A66; B77; C88; D99】

"Thirty-three plus thirty-three... doesn't that make sixty-six?"

Liu Hui moved the beads on the abacus and quickly figured out the answer.

Anyone who knows math can solve this problem. It's just simple addition and subtraction.

Could it be that a simple calculation problem was chosen as an extra bonus?
It is no wonder that Liu Hui thought this way. At that time, not many people could count, and those who could generally only recognize some basic words.

Since it is about selecting officials, we naturally cannot recruit people who cannot read or write or who cannot even do basic calculations.

However, such arithmetic questions are too simple, and it seems like giving some points to qualified candidates so that they don’t get the last question wrong.

After all, looking at the previous two questions, this exam for selecting talents in future generations should not be easy.

In this case, we need some simple questions to avoid the situation where many people hand in blank papers or fill in all the answers randomly.

Qin Dynasty.

Qin Shihuang narrowed his eyes slightly. Thirty-three plus thirty-three equals sixty-six. He could see the answer at a glance.

But, is this question really that simple?
The answers to the first two questions were unexpected, and he didn't think the third question released by Tianmu would be an exception.

Just as Qin Shi Huang was thinking about what the answer would be, he suddenly heard Li Si ask in distress:
"Your Majesty, do you know what the question is?"

"I always feel that the first option seems to be correct, but it is probably not the real answer."

(End of this chapter)