Summary of the plot of Zhou Jin's passing the imperial examination in "The Scholars"

Zhou Jin was still a child in his 60s and relied on teaching in a private school in the village to make a living. Later, he went into business and kept accounts with his brother-in-law. When visiting the Gongyuan, he cried bitterly and rolled on the floor. He cried until he vomited blood. Later, the businessmen promised him to donate a "supervisor" to him, so he burst into laughter and lay on the ground. Kowtow means that you will change into a donkey and a horse to repay them.

Zhou Jin won the imperial examination by describing Fan Jin's success in the provincial examination, using exaggerated techniques to vividly depict his image of being overjoyed and crazy, profoundly revealing the ugly soul of this scholar, and at the same time, through The changes in his fate reflect the changing state of the world, as well as the activities and spiritual outlook of intellectuals, officials and gentry in the late feudal society.

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"Excellence in learning leads to officialdom" stipulates the mental journey of ancient Chinese intellectuals. The "Imperial Examination" is a gap in front of them. If they cross this gap, they will be instantly prosperous and prosperous throughout their lives. As the saying goes, "After ten years of hard work, no one asked, he became famous all over the world in one fell swoop."

Fan Jin was a typical example of thousands of lower-class intellectuals who were keen on fame during the feudal era - a martyr of the imperial examination system. He lived in poverty for most of his life, and he was not admitted to the scholar examination until he was 54 years old. Before he was elected, he was so poor that no one in his neighborhood lent him rice. He was in a humble position and was discriminated against. His father-in-law could insult him at will. After Fan Jin passed the exam, the situation was completely different.

Once the decades of poverty and humiliation were over, once the fame and wealth he dreamed of appeared, and once the political, economic, and social status changed, he would go crazy with joy.