At the last imperial examination in Qing Dynasty, more than 200 people took part, and a candidate named Liu Chunlin successfully won the first place. This man was able to become the top scholar only because Zhu Ruzhen, the top scholar appointed by Emperor Guangxu, was rejected by Cixi because of his name. At that time, Emperor Guangxu selected the top three candidates after checking the answers of the candidates who took the court exam, and then the eunuch submitted the list to Empress Dowager Cixi for confirmation. Cixi was very unhappy when she saw the name of the top scholar Zhu Ruzhen, so she reduced him to the second place.
The reason why Cixi dislikes the name Zhu Ruzhen so much is because the surname of this name is the same as that of the previous dynasty. Zhu? Consistent, after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, there were many incidents of anti-Qing and regaining sight, so Cixi was right? Zhu? Surnames are inherently biased. Second, because Zhu Ruyun won? Jane? This word reminds Cixi of Zhen Fei. This princess Zhen was the beloved of Emperor Guangxu, who once defied Cixi with the love of the king. So Cixi was very dissatisfied with her and later killed her directly. In fact, there are two words in the three-word name that make Cixi feel unhappy, so Zhu Ruzhen was dropped by Cixi in the imperial examination.
It can also be seen from this incident that the imperial examination system at that time really lacked fairness, and it was even more difficult for the Qing court to select talents on this basis. But people like Zhu Ruzhen who lost the title of No.1 scholar just because of their names are unique. I have to say that he is unlucky.