Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Zhang Dongxiang was startled by his sudden slap, and couldn't help but shudder.

Fang Zheng Yi continued loudly, "Unreasonable rules need to be changed!"

"Is there any justice if the outhouse doesn't let people shit! Is there still law? Which article in the Da Jing law prohibits candidates from shitting? Tell me!"

Fang Zheng Yi's words were too vulgar, the word 'shit' was truly unbearable and made people feel nauseous.

Zhang Dongxiang's face was flushed red as he said, "Don't be so unreasonable here! What Da Jing law are you talking about, the examination hall has its own rules! How can you speak so crudely!"

Crude?

Fang Zheng Yi smirked: "I just want to say it, shit! Shit! Shit! Don't even mention the candidates, even if the Wenqu Star descends to earth, he still has to shit!"

"You! You dare to insult the Wenqu Star?" Zhang Dongxiang was greatly shocked.

He didn't expect Fang Zheng Yi to dare to bring up the Wenqu Star and associate it with such vulgar things.

The stars in the sky have always symbolized the imperial court, and the Wenqu Star, as the one in charge of the talents of scholars in the world, has even been personified as Emperor Wenchang and has long been revered.

Usually, the common people call successful candidates in the imperial examinations the reincarnation of the Wenqu Star.

Although everyone may not believe this, they still have some reverence for the Wenqu Star in their hearts.

Now Fang Zheng Yi actually uttered such wild words within the Gongyuan examination hall, which Zhang Dongxiang really couldn't accept...

"You dare to associate the Wenqu Star with such filthy things! It's simply outrageous!"

"Tch, filthy? Does the Wenqu Star not have an asshole? What kind of immortal is he if he doesn't have an asshole!"

"You dare..." Zhang Dongxiang pointed at Fang Zheng Yi tremblingly, his heart starting to ache again.

No, he couldn't let him continue, if he continued, he might just pass out...

Seeing the old man trembling, Fang Zheng Yi promptly shut his mouth.

He seemed to have been confused by himself a few times already, this body really couldn't be angered anymore, respecting the old and loving the young is a traditional virtue.

"Alright, Third Uncle, let's not talk about shit anymore, it's disgusting."

Isn't he the one who's been talking about it the whole time! Is his asshole growing on his face!?

Zhang Dongxiang's chest began to rise and fall again.

"The so-called preventing cheating is just an excuse. I believe that even without the so-called chop, the strictness inside and outside the examination hall will not be affected in any way. Third Uncle, you ask yourself, answer me honestly, is that really the case?"

Zhang Dongxiang closed his eyes, calmed his mood, and slowly said, "That's right... it won't have much impact on cheating, but it is necessary."

"All officials must go through this test, and the candidates in the Gongyuan now are no exception."

"If they can't pass this small test... this old man believes that they are not worthy of being officials, and other court officials will think the same, the principle is that simple."

Fang Zheng Yi sighed, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

This was the real reason... although he didn't say it so explicitly.

The so-called 'shit chop', this absurd unspoken rule was not created to prevent candidates from cheating.

No examiner would be so idiotic as to think that a candidate would plagiarize after going to the toilet, thus exempting him from promotion.

The real reason is that the imperial examination system naturally derived this to tame these future officials!

From the moment the candidates stepped into the Gongyuan, it proved that they had officially come into contact with the system of power!

Top-down power will begin to test them.

Being obedient... is the first step to winning the right to enter officialdom.

This kind of rule was definitely not formed by someone giving an order, but a way of taming that the bureaucratic system naturally derived.

To give a not-so-appropriate example, it's like your boyfriend (girlfriend) asks you for a gift on 520. Although he/she doesn't want your money, if you don't buy it, you won't pass the test, which means you don't care about him/her! After buying the gift, you are invisibly tamed! From then on, you have to buy a gift every year on 520...

How to tame?

The simplest and most direct way is to start by lowering self-esteem!

If you can't even hold in your shit, how can you be an obedient person? You can even shit in your pants, but you must not break the rules and go to the outhouse.

If you go, then I'm sorry, you have lost the opportunity to be accepted by the imperial court.

Because you are not obedient enough in your bones!

If you want to become a pillar of the imperial court, you must first break your pride, break your spine, and then reshape it after entering the imperial court!

Tests are everywhere!

Fang Zheng Yi had long understood this.

Although this kind of taming in the examination hall was still an unconscious product in Da Jing, it was not like this in later generations!

In his previous life, this set of rules had been summarized as psychology and management and was still being studied.

Many companies were already playing it smoothly!

The most typical is the ice-breaking ceremony!

Before joining the company, there is a welcome ceremony, euphemistically called ice-breaking.

The main activity is to do some small games, question and answer sessions, etc., so that everyone can get to know each other.

The games played are mostly touching and grabbing, with physical contact.

The content of the questions may be when was the first time, with whom? How many hours? Talk about the experience and feelings, etc.

In short, they are all about interrogating extremely personal privacy, suppressing your self-esteem, and tearing open your shame, so as to achieve the effect of taming!

Although he didn't have the memory of the imperial examination, Fang Zheng Yi had rich experience of being manipulated before crossing over, and was too familiar with this set!

Therefore, it was not easy to completely remove this thing from the examination hall. Zhang Dongxiang was too stubborn, so he could only take a roundabout way first.

"Third Uncle, as far as I am concerned, there are only three things in the examination hall." Fang Zheng Yi took a sip of tea.

"Which three things?" Zhang Dongxiang was a little confused when he suddenly brought up something else.

"Fairness! Fairness! And fucking fairness!"

"Let's not mention the matter of the chop for now, I have another thing to say!"

"All candidates are wearing single layers of clothing, but according to my observation for a day, about 20% of the candidates are wearing patched clothes, but at least 60% of the candidates sitting in the last rows are wearing patched single layers!"

"Why is the proportion of poor children in the last rows so high? Can you tell me the answer?!"

Zhang Dongxiang frowned: "Is there such a thing? After this old man has seen it, if it is really as you said, I will truthfully report it to His Majesty! Does this matter have any relationship with the chop?"

"Of course, you can't see such obvious cheating, yet you dare to uphold the fairness of the examination hall!"

"As far as I know, Master Zhang Shi's son is also taking the exam in the examination hall. He didn't have his chop deducted even after going to the outhouse twice, and he was sitting in the front row."

"Those poor children eat poorly and sit poorly! Even the right to go to the outhouse is deprived! Can this be considered fair?"

"I think... our Da Jing's ministers should look down on the poor and only work for the powerful!"

Zhang Dongxiang stood up angrily, stared at Fang Zheng Yi, and roared: "Shut up! No need to say anymore! This old man will report any injustice, but you must return the chop to the other examiners before noon!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and walked angrily towards the examination hall.

Fang Zheng Yi stared at his back expressionlessly.

Reasoning doesn't work, huh! Then I can only use the trump card...