Although there were many disadvantages in feudal society, the superiority of imperial examination system in Qing dynasty was inevitable. In order to attract talents, the emperor regarded the candidates who took the imperial examination as his own wealth. Once he gained fame, he could not beat and scold. However, this system has also brought a lot of inconvenience to the specific implementation. The scene of Tian Wenjing's helplessness in this student strike is an intuitive proof.
Poor scholar is a general term for examinees and literati in ancient times. In fact, it is not unreasonable to look at such an evaluation now. Although it is unknown whether they can enter the officialdom in the future, they have begun to get carried away by their fame, just don't know why. As we all know, many candidates who have achieved fame can't even solve the problem of food and clothing. It is more appropriate to describe them as poor scholars, which is also an exposure of the drawbacks of the imperial examination system.
Of course, the collective strike of the candidates who took part in the imperial examination was also a serious event at that time, so Yong Zhengdi sent his favorite son Li Hong to deal with it. Although authorized by his father, Li Hong didn't take tough measures to suppress it, but made the candidates realize their mistakes in a reasonable way. In the end, most of the candidates completed the exam after being appeased, which reflected Tian Wenjing's mediocrity in dealing with emergencies.