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Where did the phrase "No Jinshi, No Hanlin, No Hanlin, No Cabinet" come from?

This was said by the Ming dynasty, but it was just talk, and there was never a formal official regulation.

This statement is more of a "public opinion threshold" set by Jinshi themselves. Exclude non-Jinshi competitors

In fact, it has never been implemented.

Not to mention that none of the prime ministers in the early years of the Ming Dynasty was admitted to the imperial examinations, even after the establishment of the cabinet. For example, Yang Shiqi, a famous figure in the prosperous times of Ren Xuan, never entered the imperial examinations, but entered the cabinet and made records.

In fact, in the feudal dynasty, the imperial examination was not the only way to be an official, or even the main way.

Throughout the 276 years of the Ming Dynasty, there were only more than 20,000 Jinshi. There were more than 20,000 officials (except military attache) in the Ming Dynasty. Unless every Jinshi can live to be 200 ~ 300 years old, it is possible to choose officials entirely by imperial examination.