There were many political systems in ancient China, which were very beneficial to the development of China at that time to some extent. One of them is called the imperial examination system, which is still admired by people, but different people have different views on the evaluation of the imperial examination system.
Pictures of imperial examination system
Some people may say that the imperial examination system has existed for a long time in China, and this way of selecting talents was very necessary for China at that time. Because in China at that time, before the imperial examination system, the positions in the imperial court were basically recommended by very important people in the imperial court at that time or directly replaced by their own children, after the appearance of the imperial examination system, people's evaluation of the imperial examination system was very high, because they began to have some real contact with politics.
For people with very political ideas, they can plan strategies for the country in a relatively fair way and show their talents. So for ordinary people, the imperial examination system is a very good system, because it began to let people into the court, but there are still some people who are very opposed to the evaluation of the imperial examination system, that is, the aristocratic families at that time, and their status was shaken by the imperial examination system. Therefore, their evaluation of the imperial examination system is very bad, and for most people now, their evaluation of the imperial examination system actually thinks that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Although its fundamental purpose is to strengthen the rule of the emperor, many people have a very high evaluation of the imperial examination system.
Why did Gu attack the imperial examination system?
The imperial examination system has made many contributions in the history of our country, but it didn't really play a role in any period in China. When Gu was alive, the imperial examination system was in a downturn. Gu vigorously attacked the imperial examination system, so why did Gu attack the imperial examination system?
Gu pictures
First of all, Gu believes that the implementation of the imperial examination system is actually very unacceptable, because Gu believes that the invention of the imperial examination system actually set back the development of society. In the imperial examination, people admire Confucianism, but they can't have their own development and innovation, so Gu is very opposed to the imperial examination system at this point, which is why Gu attacked the imperial examination system. In addition, although the imperial examination system initially played a role in the country's talent selection, due to the imperfection of the system, students were imprisoned by a single teaching, and the purpose of reading was mostly to promote and make a fortune, which was contrary to what Gu advocated and respected, even a paradox, so Gu opposed and criticized the imperial examination system. Ideologically, he thinks that the imperial examination system is actually a way to bind people's minds. Society cannot develop without innovation for a long time. Therefore, from this perspective, Gu criticized not this way of selecting officials through examinations, but this way of examination that only advocates Confucianism, which is why Gu criticized the imperial examination system.
From the reasons why Gu attacked the imperial examination system, it can be seen that Gu's thought was relatively advanced at that time.
Historical position of imperial examination system
China has a method of selecting talents, which has lasted for nearly 1300 years. This selection system has selected nearly 300,000 to 400,000 talents for China, who come from different places and different cousins. The name of this system is the imperial examination system.
Imperial examination chart
Speaking of the historical position of the imperial examination system, it plays a very important role in the history of China. Before this system appeared, China actually had many political systems, but most of them inherited their own throne or power to their descendants or people trusted by their families. They will never inherit power to a person they have never met, like the imperial examination system. However, since the appearance of the imperial examination system, some changes have taken place in China's political system. And since then, China's official selection system has been following the imperial examination system. Throughout ancient and modern times, the form of college entrance examination that still exists now is actually transformed from the imperial examination system. Therefore, it can be seen that the historical position of the imperial examination system is very high, and it has been used until now. This is viewed from the history of China, and the imperial examination system is a very great pioneering work for China.
On the other hand, we should look at the historical position of the imperial examination system from the perspective of world history. Many European countries, such as Britain and the United States, adopt a system similar to the imperial examination system in elections and personnel elections. In fact, many years ago, when their missionaries came to China, they saw the imperial examination system in China. At that time, China used the imperial examination system to select talents. This way made missionaries feel very happy, because they thought it was a very good way to select off-duty talents, so they extended this way to their own countries. Imperial examination actually plays a very important role in any country, so its historical status is very high.