What is Mingjingke?

Ming Jing, a subject for electing officials in the Han Dynasty, began in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and was abolished in the period of Song Shenzong. The candidate must be familiar with the study of Confucian classics, so it is named "Ming Jing". Gong Sui, Zhai Fangjin, etc. all took the Ming Classics as their official posts.

Ming was recommended by the county government or officials, and after he was cited, he had to decide his rank through shooting strategies. For example, Zhao Xinchen and Wang Jia in the Western Han Dynasty were all promoted by shooting strategies. The establishment of this subject in Han Dynasty provided a channel for Confucian scholars to enter the official career.

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The significance of the Ming Classics Department:

1. It is conducive to selecting talents with real skills and practical learning.

It is precisely because of the family status that the standard of evaluation in Jiupin is, the aristocratic dude children can be awarded officials without real talent and learning, and the poor children can't be awarded officials even if they are talented and excellent. The imperial examination system has the principle of merit-based admission, and with the development, it has also increased the provincial examination, provincial examination, general examination and palace examination.

It made it impossible for the children of the gentry who had no real talent and learning to obtain official positions through their families. However, the children of commoners landlords who had real talent and learning were quickly promoted, and the country also elected people with real talent and learning.

2. The state has mastered the power of selecting officials, which has expanded the ruling foundation of the landlord class and is conducive to promoting social development.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the influence of the gentry gradually grew, and they gradually mastered the power of the state. Therefore, in name, the Nine Grades Zhengzhong system was designated by the state to evaluate the rank of Zhengzhong, but in fact it was a promotion tool manipulated by the gentry. The imperial examination system is presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and examined by the emperor after palace examination. In this way, the state really has the power to select officials.

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