According to this book, Jin Fan is a scholar who devoted himself to the imperial examination. He spent most of his life in poverty, humble position and being discriminated against. When he was too poor to open the pot, no neighbor was willing to help him, and even his father-in-law abused him. Jin Fan pinned his youth on the "single-plank bridge" of the imperial examination, but failed repeatedly. He is still a young boy in his fifties. Jin Fan was almost desperate, seeing that there was no way to take the science exam, but he was unexpectedly flattered by the examiner Zhou Jin and took the exam. With joy, I almost went crazy.
Before Zhongju became an official, Wu profoundly shaped the image in the eyes of the world. One yearns for fame. If you are laughed at and hungry, you have to take the exam. The second is cowardice and meanness. Jin Fan's "teaching" to Zhang Yue was just a slap in the face. The third is pedantic incompetence. On weekdays, he is only immersed in his studies and lacks the skills to make a living. When the family was too poor to cook, Jin Fan was at a loss and went out to buy chicken and sold it for a long time without selling it.
From the above analysis, many people take it for granted that Jin Fan is a simple and pedantic scholar, but this is actually inappropriate. Jin Fan is also more complicated.
After Jin Fan was promoted, his fate changed greatly, and his hypocritical and treacherous character was gradually exposed. Xiangshen Zhang visited Fan Jin when he was reunited, and they were very polite to each other. Fan Jin is polite and pretentious, showing his worldly side.
Of course, sophistication is the most basic skill in officialdom. At this point, Jin Fan is almost self-taught. However, this is nothing. After Fan Jinzhong became an official, he went directly to the opposite of his initial life, which was the most fatal.
After Jin Fan was promoted, many people came to flatter him. People brought land, shops and even devoted themselves to being slaves and maids, and Jin Fan accepted them all. Jin Fan has become a member of the feudal ruling class, and receiving this "gift" is nothing to the world. However, at the beginning of this incident, Jin Fan's soul began to be eroded step by step.
According to the book, after being a mother for three years, Jin Fan went to Beijing to take the exam, and was also selected as a scholar, appointed as a subordinate, and took the imperial examination. A few years later, he appointed Shandong to study Taoism and manage the education work in the province, which is equivalent to the current director of the Education Department.
After Fan Jin was in a high position, Wu did not give any special explanation. However, analyzing Jin Fan's personality characteristics, Fan Jinding will not commit a big rape and a big evil, but will only go with the flow in officialdom.
Jin Fan's life record and the imperial examination system behind it have become the object of criticism by novelists, and people like Jin Fan are undoubtedly martyrs of the imperial examination system. However, while criticizing Jin Fan's personality, many people also appreciate his enterprising spirit. After Jin Fan was promoted, he kept making progress, and modern people even regarded him as a "test god". For Fan, I don't know whether this is a kind of sadness or a kind of luck.