The imperial examinations in the Qing dynasty followed the Ming dynasty, which was basically the same. The imperial examination must be presided over by Tong Sheng, who is a child's "child". Boys and girls are not all children, some are around 12 years old, and the oldest is 60 or 70 years old. They were all boys and girls before they were admitted.

The examination in Tongsheng County is conducted in the county and presided over by the magistrate of a county. After passing the examination, the government affairs examination shall be conducted and presided over by the magistrate. After passing the exam, the college entrance examination will be conducted, presided over by the provincial academic affairs office, which is equivalent to the director of the provincial education department today. After the county exam, the government exam and the academy exam, they all passed. Learning is an excellent talent. A scholar is qualified to attend a county school or an official school, and is a student. Only after they have obtained this status can they be qualified to take the official imperial examination. It can also be said that taking the scholar test is a prelude and preparation before the official imperial examination, or qualification.