Chapter 109: The Transformation of Crane Form Skill—Innate Qi!_3

"Pity that Old Wu will be leaving the position of Imperial Censor in July. I wonder who the new Imperial Censor will be. The Imperial Censor is the fourth most powerful figure in the civil servant system of South Zhili, with considerable influence. Although he cannot affect the chief examiner, the co-examiners are often local officials who naturally have to respect the Imperial Censor."

"Even though the essays in the provincial examination are transcribed by dedicated scribes to obscure the handwriting, one can easily recognize the style of writing. No matter how tight the system, after two hundred years and endless patching, there will always be ways around it as long as people are involved."

"But such means have a high threshold, out of reach for ordinary people."

"Therefore, the provincial examination is mostly fair."